Category Archives: Justice

Violence

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I know I have said here more than once that I believe the right-wing patriarchy, the white supremacist movement in this country wants me and everyone like me to be dead so long as we refuse to conform to their ideas of how human culture should be structured. They don’t want feminists to exist, or queers of any variety. They are uncomfortable with creative artists and free-thinkers. They don’t like science because they can’t control it. They definitely hate people of color and immigrants who come from non-Western countries. Even a whiff of social democracy as it exists in European … Continue reading →

HIMARS

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An image from occupied #Kherson where Ukrainian resistance is active and waiting for the #UkrainianArmy: "Occupier, go homeor HIMARS will show you the way" pic.twitter.com/AzQkLcqS5k — Victoria Amelina 🇺🇦 (@vamelina) July 27, 2022 From the BBC: West’s modern weapons halt Russia’s advance in Donbas The US and Europe have sent a number of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems) to the Ukrainian army, and they are using the systems most effectively. Russia has very little in the way of defense against these very lethal, highly mobile truck-mounted rockets. Countries such as Poland and Estonia, also at risk of attack, have … Continue reading →

They are just getting started

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As I said earlier, it is important not to accept this Roe decision as normal, or as status quo. The Christian Nationalists have no intention of stopping here, no intention of letting those of us still living in free states live our lives as we wish. They intend to stomp on us all unless we conform to their religious dictates—no feminists, no queers, no history or discussion of the lives of people of color, certainly no movement forward on issues of equality and justice for workers, families, or those who live in poverty. This New York Times article reports on … Continue reading →

These things are all connected

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I think Laurie Penny said this well in her substack column. You should read the whole thing. But realize that most if not all of the crises happening in the world today are the outcome of the same problem: the violent response of a white patriarchal order which sees its power waning.

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Yes, killing Roe is a racist act

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Jane Elliott is famous for her exercises teaching about racism, exercises she presents at various schools and to different groups of people. Below she reports about the ideology behind the movement to stop abortions in this country. I’ve transcribed her words beneath the video, and any transcription errors are definitely my own. 90-priceless seconds of Jane Elliot…pic.twitter.com/zfpPLCQLTV — Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 25, 2022 Jane Elliott: “And right now white people are really frightened. If you don’t understand this discussion of Planned Parenthood offices and you don’t understand the Wall that we’re going to build on the southern border of … Continue reading →

The death of Roe is not the end, either

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Clarence Thomas writes, in a concurring opinion, that the Supreme Court should reconsider Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell — the rulings that now protect contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 24, 2022

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“Roe and Casey are overruled.”

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Resources: National Network of Abortion Funds – help women who live in states where abortion is prohibited. NNAF is hosting an ActBlue account which shares donations with multiple abortion funds around the country. Planned Parenthood. I’ve had a small monthly donation to them going back years. I have created a document with information about abortion funds specific to each state: https://t.co/isAbSST2ARI encourage y'all to share this information and follow/donate to the organizations I have cited, whether or not you copy this language into tweets. — abortion donation link fairy ✨️ (@helmsinki) September 8, 2021 How to Make Abortion Pills More … Continue reading →