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The cat who stole the spotlight during a Romeo and Juliet performance in Turkey came back for rehearsal too. She must really love theater.
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During a Romeo and Juliet performance in Turkey, a cat stole the show.š¹š·š§”
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Why does the safety of incarcerated women not matter? Housing males in women prisons, particularly predators, perpetrators of femicide and violence against women goes against all common sense, the principles of dignity, safety and equality of women. Women i prison are entilef to those rights too! It has gone on for too long and must stop immediately!
Serial killer Harvey Marcelin has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering and dismembering a woman he met in a NYC womenās shelter.
This is the third separate time that Marcelin has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a woman. He was first convicted of murder in 1963, then paroled in 1984, only to be arrested for a second femicide in 1986. He was paroled a second time, to a womenās shelter, in 2019, even though he told a parole officer upon his release that he had āa problem with women.ā
For the last four years, Marcelin has been housed in a womenās facility, but has recently been moved to hospital accommodations, probably as a result of age and ill health.
This case should serve as a reminder that even ill, very elderly men can be dangerous to women, and that women need separate housing in shelters and other facilities.
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10 years ago my wife, the mum of our kids & the MP for Batley&Spen was killed by a far right extremist.
At anniversaries I try to be optimistic about the future. But not this time. In the ten years since she was killed we have gone backwards & I fear our democracy is now at risk
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Jun 14
Doctor say that vaccines are one of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history. A nepo baby who snorts cocaine off toilet seats, bathes in raw sewage, and takes raccoon penises home for āfurther studyā says they cause autism. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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On AI "Poetry" ā @KathaPollitt says the AI-generated poems in the style of her work is "like the uncanny valley version of me. Itās like a Stepford writer" ā on @thenation podcast bit.ly/4v8xnDa
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Can AI write poetry? Good poetry? Award-winning poet, essayist, critic and columnist @thenation @KathaPollitt comments ā on the podcast "Start Making Sense" bit.ly/4v8xnDa
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The BBC did this too: wrote a headline to suggest a sensitive prude over-reacted to an admirer. "Asked for a kiss" sounds like an optimistic romantic. In fact he grabbed her hair, virtually sat on her and frightened her. Why are the media so ok with crimes against women? š¤
Rail passenger who asked if he could kiss woman is first to be sentenced under harassment law
Read more š trib.al/u4d27ub
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The man in question assaulted the woman by grabbing her hair before asking to kiss her. It's right at the beginning of the story, the tweet should clearly have contained that.
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We asked the GOV to restore women's words. They said NO!
šØNow we're asking for research.
āDo terms like "pregnant people" and "chestfeeding" affect women's understanding of health info?
š¢14 days left to reach 10,000 signatures
Sign & share:
petition.parliament.uk/petitā¦
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We rather the GOV would just restore our words, here at @justsay_mother why would they listen to us mums! Last year we failed to get 100th, now we are failing to even getting 10,000 signatures. If you see this tonight. It would mean a lot if you can sign
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Jun 7
He's behaving like a massive man-child, throwing a mantrum and then running away. Whaaah....
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Right, only a literal employee of Israel would object to a person with a Nazi-adjacent tattoo who sexts multiple women as a newlywed. I would vote for him, BTW, because the only thing that matters is taking the Senate.
Jun 5
If you want a handy list of people who work for Israel, look at everyone criticizing Graham Platner now, especially Democrats. I get why Republicans want to tear him down. But Democrats attacking their own candidate only happens when they are ordered to do so by their handlers.
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Pro-life and making America healthy again by cutting money to help moms buy vegetables for their babies.
As grocery prices continue to rise nationally, the House passed an appropriations bill that would cut $141 million in funding for a program that helps pregnant women and children purchase healthy foods. wapo.st/4ocfEIf
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A panel from Persepolis I particularly enjoy.
I always loved this page in Persepolis; I'd stare at it for ages as a teenager. The way Satrapi clearly delineates the figures with various contoured patterns. Comic genius.
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We wanted to understand whatās happening with the Strait of Hormuz. So we talked to five raw milk drinkers at an emergency room in Idaho.
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Some Japanese feminists would like their country to criminalise buying sex while shielding sellers themselves from prosecution. Others argue that getting tougher on buyers will drive sex work underground economist.com/asia/2026/06/0ā¦
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I wrote about Nina Schwalbe, scientist and public-heaty expert, only visible woman running for Rep. Jerry Nadler's seat in Manyhappan's NY-12. Turns out she's pretty excellent! @nschwalbe thenation.com/article/politiā¦
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This is deeply troubling.
I hope New York will step away from this move!
I wrote about the push to eliminate the word āmotherā and mother-related terminology in law and policies; how it is linked to the devaluation of motherhood and women overall.
I will be presenting this report on āviolence against mothersā to the UN Human Rights Council in a few weeks.
šØ New York Democrats just voted to erase "Mother" and "Fatherā.
Governor Kathy Hochul will be replacing "mother" with "gestating parent" and "father" with "non-gestating parent."
This isn't inclusion, it's insanity.
While New Yorkers battle sky-high taxes, crime, and failing schools, The state is obsessed with rewriting biology and the English language. Real parents don't need woke bureaucrats redefining them.
Reject this nonsense.
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Graham Platnerās rocket to stardom reflects something ugly thatās developed, not only on the right, but the left: The only acceptable form of āidentity politicsā now is white male identity politics.
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It's a bad time for free speech in Britain. Two controversial American left-wing influencers have had their visas blocked by the British government after being deemed not āconducive to the public goodā. Sacha Nauta, The Economistās Britain editor, explains why this is a bad look for a country that sees itself as the birthplace of free speech. Read why such governmental power should be used sparingly: econ.st/4e3Quaj
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I wrote about Nina Schwalbe, scientist and public health expert, who is only visible woman running for Congress in Manhattan's 12th district. (You may have heard Jack Schlossberg is running too). Turns, out she's pretty good!
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