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Gen X. Teacher Book & film geek Secular humanist Progressive Dem Feminist AF she/her Living my best childless cat lady life.

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💫✨🌟Mare🌟✨💫 @utexas-96.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Asking for a friend
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Still not a hoax.
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Agnes of Caerbanogg 🐇🐹🦜🐈‍⬛ @agnes-bunnypants.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Since it’s banned book week, I’m going to post one banned book a day that I have actually read. I should’ve started yesterday, but I wasn’t thinking. So we’re kicking off with this an absolute classic and very pertinent right now.
This, in my opinion, is not only a classic, but a must read.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh, this is egregious.
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Fierce Reads @fiercereads.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
PEN reports that SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson was the second most banned book in the 2025-2026 school year. 📣 SPEAK UP for banned books during #BannedBooksWeek by sharing what books changed your life and pledge your support for the Freedom to Read here ➡️ vist.ly/5m532
A flier showing a copy of SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson, along with an image of the author. The text reads: "Speak up for banned books!" with a quote from Laurie, "Censorship is the child and fear and the father of ignorance."
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
LSU found a man responsible for r*ping a woman and decided suspension was too harsh. Kendall was a freshman when a football player assaulted her in his on-campus dorm in October 2025. She went to the hospital for a r*pe kit. She filed a Title IX complaint in January.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Let’s be clear: this is *the* fight.
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EXPLAINER: Shield Laws Under Siege
Everything you need to know about the two new lawsuits targeting abortion providers & pro-choice states
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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Directing DOJ to slow-walk politically damaging decisions until after people vote would be a major scandal under any normal administration. Here, it’s just Friday.
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Aida 🇵🇷🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦🐾🌊🦋🗽💙🐸 @latina4jesusdshw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have had it, stop protecting men! Stop asking her name! #Pinks #USDemocracy
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
“If your concern for women disappears the moment accountability becomes socially inconvenient, then protection was never the principle to begin with. Performance was.”
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I'm jealous of my fellow Mainers who have this opportunity. 😬
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/09/2026
This has the potential to rip apart comity between the states. If SCOTUS comes in and says that blue states can't regulate abortion in their own states and red states get a veto over it, it'll create a massive crisis for federalism. thehill.com/homenews/sta...
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Red states challenge mail-order abortion shield laws for providers
Three attorneys general in anti-abortion states filed a lawsuit directly with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the abortion shield laws of three Democratic-led states that protect ph…
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Neither Democrats nor the media seems interested in making abortion a centerpiece of the midterm campaign cycle, and so Republican efforts to bury this data have been largely successful."
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Why has abortion faded from America’s national conversation? | Moira Donegan
The US has already grown used to the horror caused by abortion bans. And Republicans have sought to quash the stories
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/09/2026
Our Life After Roe package, appearing this week, looks at the surprising resilience of the abortion access movement—and the hardliners doubling down on their efforts to ban abortion nationwide. First up: Kristan Hawkins, who helped kill Roe, as she fights to control the movement she created.
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Kristan Hawkins helped kill Roe. Now she's fighting to control the movement she created.
How the Charlie Kirk of abortion moved from the fringes to the mainstream.
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SnowsMom 🐶❤️🌊 @snowsmom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You know when public attention can reverse a prosecutorial decision like this you almost get the sense that the decision to shrug it off in the first place was not based on an assessment of the quality of the evidence so much as an assessment of the seriousness of the crime.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NO FLUID was found in Nolan Wells' lungs or airways, per the autopsy report by the Mississippi State Medical Examiner. How do you die by "accidental drowning" if there is no water in your lungs?
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Men have NO business telling women anything about their bodies or abortion. This woman ATE him up.
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Sexual prohibition and sexual force, after all, are just two different styles of what is ultimately a single project: the use of sex to subordinate women. At least now we can stop pretending that they’re not the same thing." Another great piece from @moiradonegan.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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In its push to subordinate women, the American right is embracing raunch
Conservatives long promoted a politics of sexual prohibition. Now such morals have been shed in favor of male domination
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A teacher should be able to afford a home in the richest, most powerful country in the world.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Susan Collins is blatantly corrupt. Hollywood couldn't write this in a script.
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There are teachers standing up for democracy every day in classrooms, balancing keeping their jobs and doing what is right. These teachers are putting it all out there and risking their livelihoods. Heroes.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sounds guilty to me.
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 23/09/2026
In 2024, nearly 2,400 women were killed by men, according to the Violence Policy Center. Of these, 86.9 percent knew their killer—nearly nine out of 10.
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A Restraining Order Is Not Enough When an Abuser Has a Gun
Nearly 2,400 women were killed by men in 2024, according to a recent Violence Policy Center report. Nearly nine out of 10 knew their killer, and firearms were used in 63.4 percent of these homicides. ...
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I don’t even know what to say anymore jessica.substack.com/p/her-baby-h...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026
I told ya she did it.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026
John Oliver is right: One huge company shouldn’t own your doctor, your insurer, and your pharmacy – AND get to squeeze every penny out of you at each step.
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I hope that there are now fact-based counter-ads about Collins' real corruption because if I see one more manipulated-facts based ad screaming "Troy Jackson is corrupt because his son is a lobbyist" I will be screaming into the void again.
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"A theatre in Barcelona has been banned from promoting a stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own on Instagram and Facebook because the work includes'social topics.'" I attempted to report violent rape "jokes" a few times on FB and was told they didn't violate community standards. 🤷🏼‍♀️
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Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Roxanne Gay, as always, nails it. "This entire debacle is a stark reminder that opting out of taking political stands is, in and of itself, a political stand: a politics of self-interest."
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Opinion | Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and Why Politics Is So Hard for Celebrities (Gift Article)
Celebrities use the facade of neutrality as shelter, as a place to take refuge.
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s terrible strategy, and one that’s driven by an inherent devaluing of the lives, health, and safety of women. Including in the Democratic Party. I think that needs to be said out loud.
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Education International @eduinternational.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
On the first day of the 5th EI World Women's Conference, educator unionists came together to advance feminist leadership and launch EI's Gender Equality Action Plan 2026-2029. #EIWomen
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Not a single indicator ... is on track to be met by 2030, the initial deadline. The targets: ending discrimination, gender-based violence and ... forced marriage and female genital mutilation alongside ensuring women’s full participation in leadership and securing economic and property rights."
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Gender equality woefully off track, new UN report reveals
At the current rate of progress, gender equality would take 171 years to achieve, a new UN report finds as institutions built to advance gains are being defunded and demobilised.
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Catrinka56 @catrinka56.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Oklahoma Women Sue Over Being Denied Abortions Despite Fatal Fetal Diagnoses www.commondreams.org/news/oklahom...
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Oklahoma Women Sue Over Being Denied Abortions Despite Fatal Fetal Diagnoses | Common Dreams
Two Oklahoma mothers, Sheena Hamlin and Magon Hoffman, and their doctors are suing state officials over abortion bans that denied them care despite fatal fetal diagnoses.
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Rob Bluebird @bobbradysd1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Family of Tierra Walker—Who Died After Being Denied Abortion Care—Sues Texas AG Ken Paxton - officials imposed a merciless blanket prohibition on abortion that intimidates doctors into inaction: lawsuit. “Too many pregnant Texans have died preventable deaths www.commondreams.org/news/abortio...
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Family of Tierra Walker—Who Died After Being Denied Abortion Care—Sues Texas AG Ken Paxton | Common Dreams
The family of Tierra Walker filed a lawsuit against Texas officials and doctors over her "preventable death" linked to the state's abortion ban—the first case of its kind.
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In case any of my fellow Mainers need a reminder of Susan Collins' gaslighting as a "pro-choice" Senator.
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Susan Collins Casts Major Anti-Abortion Vote 6 Weeks Out From Election
The Maine senator voted in favor of a Donald Trump judicial nominee who served on the board of an anti-abortion pregnancy center.
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I know I shouldn't read the comments, but ... So many of the comments: Why is congress wasting time talking about menopause? Every time it is about women's health: No a priority. Pre Dobbs: Reproductive health care is a women's issue. Not a priority. And women die.
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As Midterms Rage, Gillibrand Wants Congress to Talk Menopause (Gift Article)
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is devoting a hearing to a topic that affects millions but is poorly understood and widely ignored, including when it comes to federal research money.
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I feel seen. And fuck fascists.
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
JCO has been one of "my authors" for over 30. I took a break from the grueling 1L year in law school, hit a bookstore, and devoured "Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang." She always captures the hurt, fear and rage of girls & woman navigating this world. Here? The emptiness of corrupt male power.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Women are TOO EMOTIONAL to be president!!!!!"
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Just what do we have to do get our country to care about women dying? To see women as full human beings? I am just so tired of seeing these reports and knowing, in the end, its just another day in America.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Reclaiming Letters @reclaimingletters.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A misdemeanor? WTF 🤬 "Asked about the man’s intent, the sheriff said: “I think it was to ask her a couple of questions. He was just, you know, pretty aggressive about it.” (Sheriff Greene has endorsed Dr. Acton’s Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, in the governor’s race.)"
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Armed Man Arrested After Charging Toward Democratic Candidate for Ohio Governor (Gift Article)
The authorities are charging the man, who they said had two pistols and a Taser on him but did not draw his weapons, with misdemeanor assault.
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Opinion | What Happened When Gloria Steinem Was 22, Pregnant and Fleeing Her Old Life (Gift Article)
Gloria Steinem got to be who she was because of a pre-Roe abortion.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I had the privilege of being a part of the last group of women journalists, truth tellersto visit Gloria Steinem in her home. She told us the importance of having attitude in our work, sharing stories, and starting new ideas. “Just do it” she told me. And we will. Rest well Gloria.
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