carmen f*cking rios

Quite telling as well how many MAGA men increasingly just say they want to beat women into submission.

By his own measure, her “crime” is being “shrill and annoying.”

Same logic justifies any man’s choice to beat his wife.

I can't exaggerate how important it is that every ICE officer is met with contempt & mockery in public, everywhere they go, for the rest of their lives.

Omisade Burney-Scott Is Building the Menopause Multiverse—And It Begins at the Margins Omisade Burney-Scott shares how Indigenous, queer and Black menopause stories can fuel justice, healing and inclusion at Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀.

"we get to co-create together an alternative future for ourselves and for people coming behind us. let’s do that together.”

i talked to @omisadeburneyscott.bsky.social for @thisisflowspace.bsky.social about bringing the menopause multiverse to life.

every clip i accidentally see from the charlie kirk memorial makes me wonder if we’re talking about the same guy

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 282 (Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined) H RES 719 YEA-AND-NAY 19-Sep-2025 10:53 AM QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution BILL TITLE: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles “Charlie” James Kirk Yeas Nays PRES NV Republican 215 4 Democratic 95 58 38 22 Independent TOTALS 310 58 38 26

95 democrats, including @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social voted to "honor" the life of charlie kirk, who called for joe biden to be killed and said black women like justice ketanji brown jackson are unqualified affirmative action hires.

shame.

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‘You’re Either Going to Be on the Right Side of History, or on the Sidelines Watching Us Make History’: ERA Champion Pat Spearman Is Ready for the Feminist Future ‘You’re Either Going to Be on the Right Side of History, or on the Sidelines Watching Us Make History’: ERA Champion Pat Spearman

"we’re not going to quit until done o’clock."

in the last episode of looking back, moving forward, i talked to former nevada sen. pat spearman about the ongoing fight for the equal rights amendment — and why constitutional equality still matters.

read more + tune in @msmagazine.com!

‘Who Could Be Opposed to This?’: Why the ERA Is Kathy Spillar’s ‘North Star’ in the Fight for Gender Equality ‘Who Could Be Opposed to This?’: Why the ERA Is Kathy Spillar’s ‘North Star’ in the Fight for Gender Equality

"if we’re going to get real equality, we have to have a constitutional guarantee of equality."

for the latest episode of "looking back, moving forward," i talked to ms. executive ed kathy spillar about the promise of the equal rights amendment.

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'These Aren't Decorative Constitutional Provisions—They’re Powerful Tools Waiting to Be Used': How the ERA Project Is Advancing the Feminist Agenda, State by State In the final episode of the <em>Ms.</em> Studios podcast <em>Looking Back, Moving Forward</em>, ERA Project director Ting Ting Cheng breaks down the power of state Equal Rights Amendments—and how acti...

"things are pretty dire right now... this is where the era becomes essential."

for the latest ep of "looking back, moving forward," i talked to era project director ting ting cheng about the urgency and power of the equal rights amendment.

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someone should run for president on this platform

‘It Was The Most Important Thing I Could Do’: Ellie Smeal Reflects on a Lifetime of ERA Activism—And What Comes Next ‘It Was The Most Important Thing I Could Do’: Ellie Smeal Reflects on a Lifetime of ERA Activism—And What Comes Next

#AmericanFeminists -- a forthright review of where we must go and what we've achieved. Ellie Smeal, National Organization for Women leader, shares her reflections and perspective in depth. A great read.

@feministmajority.org

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‘Who Could Be Opposed to This?’: Why the ERA Is Kathy Spillar’s ‘North Star’ in the Fight for Gender Equality ‘Who Could Be Opposed to This?’: Why the ERA Is Kathy Spillar’s ‘North Star’ in the Fight for Gender Equality

The executive editor of Ms. became involved in feminist organizing when the supposed ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment expired in 1982. In the final episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward, she explains why, 40 years later, she’s still calling for constitutional equality.

🎙️ @carmenriosss.bsky.social gave us a shoutout on the @msmagazine.com "Looking Back Moving Forward" podcast while talking about the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment!

Listen here: https://msmagazine.com/series/looking-back-moving-forward/

Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead Turning Point USA Co-Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally, Oct.

The Patron Saint of the Male Debate Me Industrial Complex died doing what he loved–spewing hate and incitement at a debate.

Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead
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‘It Was The Most Important Thing I Could Do’: Ellie Smeal Reflects on a Lifetime of ERA Activism—And What Comes Next ‘It Was The Most Important Thing I Could Do’: Ellie Smeal Reflects on a Lifetime of ERA Activism—And What Comes Next

"people think it’s either won, or we can’t ever do it. they’re both wrong."

i talked to @feminist.org president ellie smeal for the latest ep of "looking back, moving forward" about the history and future of the fight for the ERA.

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‘I’m Not Going to Tolerate Being Treated as a Second-Class Citizen’: Carol Moseley Braun Isn’t Giving Up on the Fight for Constitutional Equality ‘I’m Not Going to Tolerate Being Treated as a Second-Class Citizen’: Carol Moseley Braun Isn’t Giving Up on the Fight for Constitutional Equality

Carol Moseley Braun became the first Black woman elected to the Senate after her involvement in the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. In the final episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward, more than 40 years later, she asked a simple question: “Why haven’t we gotten this right yet?”

‘I’m Not Going to Tolerate Being Treated as a Second-Class Citizen’: Carol Moseley Braun Isn’t Giving Up on the Fight for Constitutional Equality ‘I’m Not Going to Tolerate Being Treated as a Second-Class Citizen’: Carol Moseley Braun Isn’t Giving Up on the Fight for Constitutional Equality

"the expectation of equality is the most important cultural thing that we can achieve."

in the latest episode of "looking back, moving forward," i talked to trailblazer carol moseley braun about the long battle for the ERA—and why it still matters.

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The Feminist Fight For The Equal Rights Amendment Is Far From Over—and More Urgent Than Ever (with Pat Spearman, Ellie Smeal, Carol Moseley Braun, Kathy Spillar, and Ting Ting Cheng) Meet the Voices Pat Spearman, cleric, veteran and former Nevada state Senator who led efforts to ratify the federal ERA in 2016 and add an ERA to the state's constitution. Follow her on Instagram, Fac...

"looking back, moving forward" wraps today with an ERA special!

feat former nv sen. pat spearman, @feminist.org pres ellie smeal, the hon. carol moseley braun, ms. exec ed kathy spillar + era project director ting ting cheng.

tune in @msmagazine.com!

What Feminist Scholar Jane Caputi Believes History Can Teach Us About Taking on Male Supremacy—and Building a Future Without Femicide What Feminist Scholar Jane Caputi Believes History Can Teach Us About Taking on Male Supremacy—and Building a Future Without Femicide

"we have to disbelieve in patriarchy."

for the latest ep of "looking back, moving forward," i talked to scholar jane caputi about the culture of violence that permeates women's lives—and why we need visions for a future without male supremacy.

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‘A Patriarchal, Male-Dominated, Use-of-Violence Society Is Not Good for Anybody’: Ellen Sweet on the Historic Ms. Study of Campus Rape, 40 Years Later The former senior editor and writer for Ms. coordinated what became the first-ever national survey of campus sexual violence. In the latest episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward, Sweet assesses what...

"a patriarchal, male-dominated use of violence society is not good for anybody."

for e4 of "looking back, moving forward," i talked to former ms. editor ellen sweet about what it will take to change the narrative around gender-based violence.

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Victoria Nourse Helped Write the Violence Against Women Act. She Knows Policy Change Matters in the Struggle to End Gender-Based Violence. Victoria Nourse Helped Write the Violence Against Women Act. She Knows Policy Change Matters in the Struggle to End Gender-Based Violence.

"We ripped the Band-Aid off and said: ‘No, this is a public policy matter. This is not something that’s in the private sphere.’"

“When and Where Do We Get to This Place Called ‘Fair?’” What Political Scientist and Survivor Vanessa Tyson Wants the Feminist Future to Look Like “When and Where Do We Get to This Place Called ‘Fair?’” What Political Scientist & Survivor Vanessa Tyson Wants a Feminist Future to Look Like

"we have a society that allows... victims of trauma to fall through the cracks."

for the latest ep of "looking back, moving fwd," i talked to @proftyson.bsky.social about how politics shape the struggle to end gender-based violence.

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Victoria Nourse Helped Write the Violence Against Women Act. She Knows Policy Change Matters in the Struggle to End Gender-Based Violence. Victoria Nourse Helped Write the Violence Against Women Act. She Knows Policy Change Matters in the Struggle to End Gender-Based Violence.

"the culture change should not be diminished."

victoria nourse helped draft the original violence against women act. i talked to her in the latest ep of "looking back, moving forward" about the power of policy in the struggle to end gender-based violence.

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'Misogyny Is a System': Julie Suk Wants to Reimagine U.S. Institutions—and Build a Democracy of Equality 'Misogyny Is a System': Feminist Scholar Julie Suk Wants to Reimagine U.S. Institutions — and Build a Democracy of Equality

“Even if we formally have the right to vote and we formally have equality,” legal scholar Julie Suk explains in the first episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward, “the entire infrastructure by which women have been excluded from real participation in decision making and power, that continues.”

‘We Have to Be Relentless’: #MeToo Champion Debra Katz Is Confident ‘There Will Be Wins’ for Survivors in the Days Ahead ‘We Have to Be Relentless’: Why #MeToo Champion Debra Katz is Confident That ‘There Will Be Wins’ for Survivors in the Days Ahead

"we have to be relentless."

for the latest ep of "looking back, moving forward," i talked to @debrakatz.bsky.social—"the feared attorney of the #metoo movement"—about how we can expand justice for survivors. (even now.)

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Gender-Based Violence Is Everywhere. What Will It Take to Break the Cycle? In the fourth episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward, advocates and experts name the sociopolitical factors that fuel gender-based violence, and outline what it will take—in the courts, legislatures ...

In the fourth episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward, advocates and experts name the sociopolitical factors that fuel gender-based violence, and outline what it will take—in the courts, legislatures and our communities—to finally break the cycle.

So grateful to be invited into this conversation with @msmagazine.com and @carmenriosss.bsky.social alongside @lenorepalladino.bsky.social.

I found it personally helpful to take a moment to reflect and regroup in the fight for a just society, and I hope this conversation helps others as well.

How Feminists are Breaking the Cycle of Gender-Based Violence and Harassment (with Ellen Sweet, Jane Caputi, Vanessa Tyson, Victoria Nourse, and Debra Katz) Meet the Voices Ellen Sweet, a former senior editor and writer for Ms. who coordinated the magazine's historic nationwide study of campus date rape in the 1980s. Read her work in Ms. Jane Caputi, Prof...

want a future without violence? listen to ep four of looking back, moving forward.

feat former ms. editor ellen sweet, wgs prof jane caputi, politico @proftyson.bsky.social, VAWA pioneer victoria nourse, and “feared attorney of the #metoo movement,” @debrakatz.bsky.social.

tune in @msmagazine.com!

Framing care work not as something that’s about the home, but is about our economy, and the jobs that we have now, and the jobs that we’re going to have in the future, and making them quality jobs so that men will take them, is actually key.

A healthy economy depends on care.

When caregivers are paid and valued, families can work, businesses can hire, and communities can thrive.

@lenorepalladino.bsky.social joined @msmagazine.com to discuss what it means to truly invest in care: msmagazine.com/2025/08/12/c...

‘Care Is Baked Into a Healthy, Functioning Economy’: Economists Lenore Palladino and Rakeen Mabud on How to Advance Economic Justice ‘Care Is Baked Into a Healthy, Functioning Economy’: Economists Lenore Palladino and Rakeen Mabud on How to Advance Economic Justice

"Women actually make most financial decisions in households, but men are the ones who are seen as the experts, and our financial system is shaped around their life cycles."

‘Care Is Baked Into a Healthy, Functioning Economy’: Economists Lenore Palladino and Rakeen Mabud on How to Advance Economic Justice ‘Care Is Baked Into a Healthy, Functioning Economy’: Economists Lenore Palladino and Rakeen Mabud on How to Advance Economic Justice

“we are the people who keep our economy going.”

i talked to economists @lenorepalladino.bsky.social + @rmabud.bsky.social in the latest ep of "looking back, moving forward" about what's broken in our economy—and how we can fix it.

read more + tune in @msmagazine.com! msmagazine.com/2025/08/12/c...