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Mia Brett

@queenmab.bsky.social
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Your neighborhood legal historian with a focus on constructions of race & antisemitism in US law. She/her (was @queenmab87 at the other place) open.substack.com/pub/miabrett

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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Texas has purged tons of people from voter rolls! Check your registration!
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 23/09/2026
Lindsey Clancy’s criminal trial for allegedly killing her children has sparked debate about postpartum psychosis. Some feel a new mom who tried futilely to get mental health care deserves mercy; others condemn her as a killer. The law tends to judge mothers harshly, writes @queenmab.bsky.social.
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Lindsay Clancy Case Exposes How We Criminalize the Tragedies of Motherhood: Analysis
A mistrial may have been the right outcome here. But moms of dead children tend to be harshly judged, even when they've done nothing wrong. Mia Brett traces the legal history of assuming maternal guil...
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Lindsay Clancy trial should have been an open & shut case of insanity but the prosecution exposed the way the legal system criminalizes motherhood when tragedies happen as a result of psychosis, accident, or illness. My latest for @rewirenewsgroup.com rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/09/23/l...
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Lindsay Clancy Case Exposes How We Criminalize the Tragedies of Motherhood: Analysis
A mistrial may have been the right outcome here. But moms of dead children tend to be harshly judged, even when they've done nothing wrong. Mia Brett traces the legal history of assuming maternal guil...
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Catesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mia also wrote this month's Fallout newsletter about the Clancy case, which is about to hit inboxes, so sign up now to get her legal analysis and more in your inbox.
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Catesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I couldn't handle watching the Clancy trial. I'm a mom not so far out from postpartum, and I just...couldn't. But I also run a newsroom that covers reproductive justice and knew we had to cover this tragic case--properly. I knew @queenmab.bsky.social would bring the necessary nuanced & critical eye
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Lindsay Clancy Case Exposes How We Criminalize the Tragedies of Motherhood: Analysis
A mistrial may have been the right outcome here. But moms of dead children tend to be harshly judged, even when they've done nothing wrong. Mia Brett traces the legal history of assuming maternal guil...
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I wrote about positive masculinity with Mamdani, Ossoff, Warnock, Lander, & Talarico for @rewirenewsgroup.com last week. El Sayed was originally included but sadly his section was one of the ones cut for length! rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/08/04/e...
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What Is 'Edgelord' Politics—and Why Are Democrats Flirting With It Before the Midterms?
Max Miller, Graham Platner, and the rise of edgelord politics on the left. Democrats don't need toxic men to win young male voters. Here's why.
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Catesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Funny you should mention: @queenmab.bsky.social did for @rewirenewsgroup.com
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What Is 'Edgelord' Politics—and Why Are Democrats Flirting With It Before the Midterms?
Max Miller, Graham Platner, and the rise of edgelord politics on the left. Democrats don't need toxic men to win young male voters. Here's why.
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Also should have linked the piece! rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/08/04/e...
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What Is 'Edgelord' Politics—and Why Are Democrats Flirting With It Before the Midterms?
Max Miller, Graham Platner, and the rise of edgelord politics on the left. Democrats don't need toxic men to win young male voters. Here's why.
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
To to clarify the comment about Abdul El-Sayed was only cut for length! I think @catesby.bsky.social had to cut a few hundred words and kill a few darlings from my original draft. Interesting subjects could often support pieces that are twice as long
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Thanks so much!
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
bsky.app/profile/quee...
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I originally included El-Sayed in my piece on political masculinity for @rewirenewsgroup.com but it didn’t make the cut. Chris Hayes being impressed by his 315 bench press shows the appeal to men. But its interesting El-Sayed hasn’t been touted as masculine by pundits
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Yep! Exactly
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
No I’m exasperated but maybe that’s not fair on my part. I just feel like you’re trying to “no true Scotsman” the issue by dismissing the support of Platner to twitter & pundits
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
That doesn’t make sense
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I have 30k followers there and post multiple times a day. Has that made me prone to toxic masculinity? Is every politician who supported Platner active on twitter? Every Maine voter who liked him?
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The people cited in my piece are obviously public because I can’t point to private people’s statements but Platner had support in Maine, online, and in certain wings of the party
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
What does twitter have to do with anything?
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I didn’t say it appealed to all men
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
That’s ridiculous. And it wasn’t only pundit class who liked Platner. Additionally the point in the piece is that it’s a type of masculinity that appeals to men vs a type that appeals to women
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Why
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Except for the progressive men who supported Platner
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app my line about our visceral disgust as fanboying over masculinity stayed in!
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Catesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Max Miller & Graham Platner are edgelords, writes @queenmab.bsky.social -- and the Dems don't need to echo the GOP's embrace of toxic masculinity. After all, the left has its own election-winning brand of masculinity: the "Mamdani man." Another 🔥 take on the dumpster fire that is modern politics
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What Is 'Edgelord' Politics—and Why Are Democrats Flirting With It Before the Midterms?
Max Miller, Graham Platner, and the rise of edgelord politics on the left. Democrats don't need toxic men to win young male voters. Here's why.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 04/08/2026
New domestic violence accusations against Rep. Max Miller come just weeks after the scandal that ended Graham Platner's Senate race. As more young men run for office, @queenmab.bsky.social explains why we need to talk about "edgelord" politics, and how Dems keep flirting with it.
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What Is 'Edgelord' Politics—and Why Are Democrats Flirting With It Before the Midterms?
Max Miller, Graham Platner, and the rise of edgelord politics on the left. Democrats don't need toxic men to win young male voters. Here's why.
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Max Miller & Graham Platner are examples of men who perform masculinity in ways that men drool over even if it harms women. Democrats don’t need to follow the republican masculinity playbook to win men. My latest for @rewirenewsgroup.com rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/08/04/e...
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What Is 'Edgelord' Politics—and Why Are Democrats Flirting With It Before the Midterms?
Max Miller, Graham Platner, and the rise of edgelord politics on the left. Democrats don't need toxic men to win young male voters. Here's why.
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It wasn’t a case of postpartum psychosis
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Yes but that case was very different
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
From Andrea Yates to Lindsay Clancy society refuses to help mothers which causes these tragedies. Instead our forced birth culture relies on dismissing the difficulties and telling women pregnancy & motherhood is easy and natural. My latest substack open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Do you have postpartum psychosis?
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I can’t believe we’re reliving Andrea Yates. Lindsay Clancy begged for help. She didn’t want to kill her children. And everyday I swear people questioning if this can really be blamed on post partum psychosis. The response to this tragedy is connected to our forced birth culture
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Yes!
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My classics major filmmaker brother wrote about Emily Wilson’s translation and #TheOdyssey open.substack.com/pub/davidbre...
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A Complicated Question
An Educated Amateur Looks at The Odyssey
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Any editors want to hire me to write about the cast of #TheUltimatum being more MAGA and Christian and reliant on ChatGPT is a sign of societal regression
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🌬️Doctrix Snow • NYC/FMTY @mistresssnowphd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
for over 5 years, I, @adrierising.bsky.social, @roslyn.bsky.social, & others, primarily women of color, have been relentlessly stalked by caitdissociates @moderation.bsky.app has punished me & adrie for talking about our own harassment bc our stalker is successfully abusing the reporting system
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heads up, my most relentless stalker caitdissociates appears to be on this website under fashfinder dot bsky dot social 🤡 ** they’ve found many additional targets in my friends & colleagues so I’d advise blocking since catching their attention is extremely unpleasant!

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heads up, my most relentless stalker caitdissociates appears to be on this website under fashfinder dot bsky dot social 🤡 ** they’ve found many additional targets in my friends & colleagues so I’d advise blocking since catching their attention is extremely unpleasant!

Your Post was removed, but no new strikes have been applied to your account.

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Bluesky Moderation TeamHi, We've reviewed a Post on your account @mistresssnowphd.bsky.social and found it violates Bluesky's Community Guidelines on Anti-Harassment. We create space for everyone to express themselves by prohibiting harassment and toxic behaviors.

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Do not stalk, persistently target, or create malicious content designed to humiliate or degrade individuals, including through coordinated campaigns.
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absolutely incredible irony here

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Bluesky Moderation TeamHi, We've reviewed a Post on your account @mistresssnowphd.bsky.social and found it violates Bluesky's Community Guidelines on Anti-Harassment. We create space for everyone to express themselves by prohibiting harassment and toxic behaviors.

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Do not stalk, persistently target, or create malicious content designed to humiliate or degrade individuals, including through coordinated campaigns.
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absolutely incredible irony here

Your post was classified as a Moderate Violation, adding 2 strikes to your account. You now have 2 total strikes.

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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Out here microwaving cherry tomatoes so I can keep making tomato spritzes
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
ICE is just going to keep murdering people with impunity and no oversight. How can anyone say the call to abolish ICE is extreme. It’s the bare minimum
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 09/07/2026
Last night, Maine Democratic nominee Graham Platner suspended his campaign for Senate following sexual assault allegations. Back in May, @queenmab.bsky.social wrote about how women’s safety has routinely been sacrificed to protect the political careers of powerful men.
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Women Have Sacrificed Too Much for the Careers of Powerful Men: Analysis – Rewire News Group
Cesar Chavez, Eric Swalwell, Justin Fairfax, and the gender politics of keeping their dirty secrets.
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 09/07/2026
Democrat Graham Platner has pulled out of Maine's Senate race after allegations of sexual assault and rape. This latest scandal comes after Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress and his California governor bid earlier this year. Mia Brett writes on why women keep secrets and when they come forward.
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Women Have Sacrificed Too Much for the Careers of Powerful Men: Analysis – Rewire News Group
Cesar Chavez, Eric Swalwell, Justin Fairfax, and the gender politics of keeping their dirty secrets.
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Women often downplay sexual violations when we’re assaulted by men we know. We say it was a bad hookup, an uncomfortable sexual experience, it was our fault. That we do this doesn’t mean we weren’t assaulted. It means it’s difficult to admit a man we trusted did this
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
He has a million public issues. People just didn’t care
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Good job. You’re doing exactly what I’m calling out in the piece. And it’s looking like Platner could be replaced by Troy Jackson. This also all could have been avoided if the first red flag was taken seriously
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
You demanded to know what I’ve done for victims and I told you
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I’m sorry you experienced that
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I am a victim & I just listed all the ways I’ve worked first hand with other victims.
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I never claimed to help victims in court. I have helped many victims access legal help & resources. I’ve interviewed & advocated for victims. I’ve written countless articles on sexual abuse. And I’ve experienced sexual abuse
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
You came in here being a scum to other women
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I couldn’t care less if you kiss my ass. I care a lot that you’re claiming a woman wasn’t raped because she didn’t call the police in a timely manner & chose to date an alcoholic
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Because that’s not why women go to counselors. I’m not the one with MAGA brain here. You’re dismissing & blaming a rape victim because she didn’t call the police. It’s disgusting
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