ICYMI: @queenmab.bsky.social wrote about Cesar Chavez, Eric Swalwell, Justin Fairfax, and the politics of how these men retained power at women’s expense.
There’s a huge difference between laws that make things illegal by controlling the behavior of businesses and laws that increase policing of individuals
We did this at Swarthmore when I was an undergrad there, and I am glad to see other Jewish students doing the same: forward.com/news/824410/...
I know women sacrificing themselves now for cis white men running for office who have done harm.
When can the silence be broken? How can we help women share their truth & be cared for? How many people truly support the silencing of women for the cause?
Oof. This from @queenmab.bsky.social hurts to read. And is even more important because of that.
How much has been lost because we’re forced- and force ourselves- to protect abusers?
"This self-sacrifice seemingly stems from what seems to me to be a societal belief that the men who commit harm are more needed than the women who are harmed."
Over the past few months, we’ve been bombarded by stories of powerful men in politics committing violence against women. @queenmab.bsky.social wrote about how no matter how much progress we think we’ve made, women keep being sacrificed for men’s accomplishments:
Women Have Sacrificed Too Much for the Careers of Powerful Men: Analysis rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/05/12/e...