Mayday Marin (SF Bay)

@maydaymarin.bsky.social

The day before Dobbs will NOT be the apex of US women’s freedoms. Anti MAGA, anti Christian Nationalism, anti fascist, anti forced birth, anti patriarchy.

“A White House staffer accused of assault by a woman whom the president knew and trusted? It didn’t even seem to register on the president’s radar screen as a concern. To the contrary, knowing what he knows, Trump has endorsed my ex’s bid for Congress.” gift link 👉 wapo.st/44YwTUP

Opinion | Stephanie Grisham: I told the Trumps my relationship with a White House staffer had turned abusive. They didn’t seem to care.

Now comes the effort to destroy me for telling the truth about Trumpworld.

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“The president and first lady seemed totally unfazed about whether there was an abuser—another abuser—in their workplace. There was no follow-up from either of them to see if I needed help or protection. There was no investigation ordered. No effort to get to the bottom of this ....

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Too many people who wear the Christian label in the public square have chosen to use government power in contradictory ways. On one hand, to *compel* others to adhere to their conception of Christian belief. On the other, to justify actions contrary to examples and teaching of the Bible.

Scientists have found such significant similarities between cancer tumor growth and embryonic growth that a new line of cancer research now looks at embryonic development for answers. Both are hard on the body. Embryonic cell growth is no more sacred than cancer cell growth if both are “God’s will.”

If you say you’re “pro choice” but you vote Republican because “I can always fly my wife/daughter to a state where abortion is legal,” what you are is a selfish opportunist with no gratitude for the Sisyphean struggle by other people to preserve this right for all people.

“Girls will be girls,” the headmaster said after two high school girls used AI to create and widely distribute nude images of *59* minor boy classmates. Oh right, that would never happen. But the opposite did. And the school told female victims not to go to the police.

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517 days since the promise of transparency. The headlines came. The press conferences came. The promises came. The full transparency survivors were told was coming never did. I’m still here. So are the survivors. And we’ll keep counting the days until promises become action.

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It doesn’t matter what % support a woman deciding for herself whether to be pregnant. Just as it doesn’t matter what % support being LGBTQ, atheist or free from enslavement. Human rights are not up for debate, vote or state interference. Props, but we’re not free til the necessity for this👇ends.

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Elizabeth Packard's independent voice threatened her husband's authority & embarrassed him socially, so he decided to silence her. Under Illinois law, he could commit her to an insane asylum with no evidence, no exam, no judicial input. He had her committed & she remained there for 3 years. (1/3)🧵

Sepia-toned, 19th-century portrait of American social reformer and activist Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard (1816–1897). She is depicted from the waist up, seated slightly angled to the left while turning her torso to face forward. Her dark hair is styled in prominent Victorian ringlets on either side of her face, framing an intelligent, calm, and resilient expression with a faint, tight-lipped smile. She wears a dark, long-sleeved silk or satin dress with full sleeves that taper at the wrist, a neatly pleated bodice, and a distinct white lace collar outlining the neckline. A thin chain or cord dips down the front of her gown to a pocket watch or monocle tucked near her waist. In her right hand, she holds a writing stylus or pen, poised over a small notebook or tablet resting in her lap, emphasizing her historical role as an author and legal record-keeper. The background is a plain, neutral interior surface typical of early photography studios, casting all focus onto her composure. The overall composition uses soft studio lighting, creating a serious yet determined mood. This image possesses immense historical significance, representing the woman who successfully fought a landmark 1864 jury trial to prove her sanity after being wrongfully committed to an asylum by her husband. Her subsequent activism directly led to the passage of married women's property rights and sweeping mental health asylum reforms across the United States.

One of Africa’s tallest statues honors one of history’s most legendary armies of women. Standing 98 feet tall in Benin, this monument pays tribute to the Agojie, the women warriors of the Kingdom of Dahomey. Unveiled in 2022, it celebrates their courage, strength, and enduring legacy. #SheShed