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This morning, I turned on the news and there was a report of increasing numbers of investigations and prosecutions of women for terminating their pregnancies after the 6th month of pregnancy; between 2023-23, 29 women have faced investigation for...
by NY brit expat
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on Sun Jan 12, 2025 at 03:00 PM PST
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France’s most notorious rape trial has ended in 51 guilty verdicts. Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years for an ufathomable crime: he routinely drugged his wife Gisele, and recruited other men to come to their home and rape her while she was...
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
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on Sat Dec 21, 2024 at 05:00 PM PST
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There were a lot of historical reasons to expect Kamala to win, but a major one was the new crop of young voters who had just turned 18 -- the children being born to my generation, Generation X. Historically, we have always been able to count on young...
by erikpespe
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on Sun Jan 05, 2025 at 07:28 PM PST
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(Please feel free to share links from the kmail thread if you wish) This Week in the War on Women provides a weekly summary of news on women's issues and information on current political actions. ...
by Angmar
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on Sat Nov 23, 2024 at 05:00 PM PST
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As a Feminist who grew up during the Women’s Liberation movement in the 1960’s & 70’s I’d rather die than suffer being with some foolish man who doesn’t recognize me as an individual who has worth beyond my sexual and reproductive ability (even though...
by jodem
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on Tue Nov 12, 2024 at 05:22 AM PST
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I know many of you are grieving, not only for Trump taking power, but also for Kamala Harris’s defeat and what it tells you about people�living in the US who voted for Trump. Many are also ...
by NY brit expat
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on Sun Nov 10, 2024 at 03:00 PM PST
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First, a rant. By this time next week we will know whether we will have elected the first woman president of the US, or perhaps the most misogynistic president/vice president pair in history. Why ...
by ramara
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on Sat Nov 02, 2024 at 05:00 PM PDT
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Parsha titles come from the first meaningful words in a given Torah portion, a sort of bookmark, “this week’s readings start here”, with no sure sign of subjects involved. In the case of Parashat Chayei-Sarah (Bereishit/ Gen. 23:1 to 25:18, haftarah 1...
by mettle fatigue
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on Thu Dec 05, 2024 at 04:00 PM PST
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By David Glenn Cox Mitch McConnell says Donald Trump is a low-down lying piece of dried orange dog shit. And he’s voting for him this November and hopes that you will too! Such is the state of Donald Trump’s support. Nikki Haley says she supports...
by This Carbon Based Life
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on Fri Oct 25, 2024 at 10:01 AM PDT
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The next ten days are going to be stressful. Stay focused, leave it all on the road, and find one more thing to do to help elect President Kamala Harris. As always, this diary is a group effort. ...
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
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on Sat Oct 26, 2024 at 05:03 PM PDT
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The other evening I watched the documentary Louder: The Soundtrack of Change, which is available on HBO’s streaming platform, Max. Produced and narrated by Stacey Abrams and Selena Gomez, the film focuses on female musicians in America and their...
by jazzmaniac
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on Sun Oct 20, 2024 at 12:00 PM PDT
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Last night the holiday of Sukkot began. Sukkot lasts seven days in Israel and eight days elsewhere. Sukkot is a kind of harvest holiday. It is marked by creating a temporary shelter (sukkah) with various specifications, like a roof of organic material...
by Eccaba
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on Mon Oct 21, 2024 at 03:59 PM PDT
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Just how much of a setback was the COVID-19 pandemic for U.S. working women?
Although women who lost or left their jobs at the height of the crisis have largely returned to the workforce, a recent ...
by Associated Press
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on Sat Nov 30, 2024 at 02:00 PM PST
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Lilly Ledbetter, trailblazing fighter for equal pay, died this week at age 86. We all owe her a debt of gratitude for the law named after her.�
But first, a word from our sponsor!
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by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
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on Wed Oct 16, 2024 at 07:00 PM PDT
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Yeah, I click on all the Trump ads I see online. I’m happy to drain his funds. Plus, it’s good opposition research. It leads me to propaganda like the above image in this fundraising landing page, an image that encapsulates the core of the Trump...
by Douglas Giles
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on Sun Oct 06, 2024 at 08:24 AM PDT
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by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
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on Sat Sep 28, 2024 at 05:00 PM PDT
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I tried to watch the Harris speech at the DNC, even though I’m not interested in electoral politics, because I feel its important to at least have a sense of how this person presents themself and ...
by UnaSpenser
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on Sun Sep 22, 2024 at 03:00 PM PDT
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The purpose of this diary is to provide evidence to prove that racial genetic factors do not increase or decrease sex discrimination. Sadly, I have to actually say this, because some Kos readers voiced disapproval that I mentioned that some BIPOC...
by Nancy Groutsis
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on Tue Sep 17, 2024 at 06:49 AM PDT
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A civil right is, “an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise to an action for injury.” That injury is discrimination. Regarding American civil rights Cornell says… Discrimination occurs when the civil rights of...
by Nancy Groutsis
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on Mon Sep 16, 2024 at 12:00 PM PDT
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It’s such an exciting time to have Kamala Harris as a choice for President, especially in my house. My 7-year-old daughter Phoenix is completely captivated by her. Seeing a woman of color, like Kamala, running for the highest office has ignited...
by DanikaFornear
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on Tue Sep 10, 2024 at 01:31 AM PDT
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