The notion that we can ever build freedom for ANYBODY on top of the patriarchal rot in the foundation of this country is magical thinking. The time to clear it out – in this moment of Epstein and Chavez – is now.
brigette russell
@msbeakind.bsky.social
mom of 6 | artist + creative | activist + advocate | raised in montana • residing in virginia | dv survivor • c-ptsd | she/her | 🌱 | 🖖🏼 | on IG @ms.bea.kind | all opinions my own
Supposed free speech enthusiasts Turning Point USA got an abortion providers' speech canceled at Texas Tech www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Abortion Rights Advocate Talk Canceled After TPUSA Pressure
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center canceled a talk by a retired doctor who advocates for a woman’s right to receive a third-trimester abortion, the conservative Texas Scorecard website repor...
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“you’re being alarmist” listen, this isn’t a reality show. it’s reality. normalizing the complexities of this moment, just so you can cope, is called apathy. that’s how facism thrives. so feel. grieve. rest. keep alive elements of joy and connection and imagination. “love and resist”
“you’re being alarmist” listen, this isn’t a reality show. it’s reality. normalizing the complexities of this moment, just so you can cope, is called apathy. that’s how facism thrives. so feel. grieve. rest. keep alive elements of joy and connection and imagination. “love and resist”
noticed you texted me "thanks" instead of "thanks!" where is this hostility coming from?
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💙 VIRGINIA, TODAY IS AN ELECTION DAY ✔️ Polls open 6 AM-7 PM ✔️ Virginia has Same Day Registration! Find your polling place & more at iwillvote.com ✔️ Bring ID ✔️ In line when polls close? STAY IN LINE until ballot is cast ✔️ Voter Protection Hotline 866-OUR-VOTE
🚨 CALLING ALL STUDENTS NATIONWIDE! 🚨 We’re fed up with mourning friends and classmates stolen by preventable mass shootings while lawmakers refuse to act. Demand change with us by walking out of school on September 5. Text WALKOUT to 644-33 or click here to organize on your campus: buff.ly/G8HcEe1
“I am proud to be an American. This country has always been an ark for the disenfranchised.” op: @therecount.com
We live in a world where the same people who believe a man built a boat big enough for every animal don't believe in climate science because it’s “unproven.”
Still recruiting for our study on the ripples of #gunviolence! Are you 18+? Have you experienced firearm violence in the U.S.? Click here to learn more: forms.office.com/e/7HphbRnfQJ
we keep doing what we can, with whatever we have, from our little corners of the planet and we bring friends and our friends bring friends. action will always be the antidote to despair. keep creating ripples. i love you —b ❤️🔥
Omigawsh you guys. Skip the Senate, this lady needs to be Surgeon General and Secretary of Keeping It Real.
Dr. Annie Andrews@drannieandrews.com · last yr.We went so viral this week I’m worried RFK Jr. is going to start telling people to take vitamin A and ivermectin to get rid of me. Spoiler alert: it won’t work for the measles and it won’t work for me
🧡 It's National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Women in the US are 28x more likely to be killed by guns than women in other high-income countries. TODAY, I #WearOrange to honor the victims & survivors of gun violence + bring attention to this uniquely American crisis.
Thank you to Mayors & Council Members of Fairmount Heights and @cityofgreenbelt.bsky.social for their recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Day! Learn more at WearOrange.org. #EndGunViolence #WearOrange @everytown.bsky.social @ferrellzabala.bsky.social @momsdemand.bsky.social
Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. We #WearOrange today & at events all weekend to bring attention to the 125 Americans on average who are killed every day by guns & the 200 wounded. We recommit to fighting to end gun violence, uplift survivors & gather with community. wearorange.org. 🧡
Today I #WearOrange to honor the survivors of gun violence and remember those we have lost. Follow @everytown.bsky.social & @giffords.org to take a stand against an issue our leaders continue to do nothing about.
Today Friday, June 6, is the 11th National Gun Violence Awareness Day, followed by Wear Orange Weekend, June 7-8 During #WearOrange, everyone who believes we can and must solve the problem of gun violence in America will take action and recommit to a culture of responsibility, safety, and power! 🧡
I am wearing orange today to express my strong commitment to ending the gun violence public health crisis. Gun violence is the leading cause of death for our kids and teens. This is NOT acceptable. We can and must do better to make sure our kids and communities are safe. #wearorange
Stopped back to visit #DePaulUniversity and #WearOrange remembering the call I took on campus here 35 years ago. #keepgoing #survivorstrong
Great intersectional turnout or organizations, community members and youth in Mount Vernon today for #WearOrange
Shoutout to the thousands of people nationwide who joined us to #WearOrange on National Gun Violence Awareness Day today! Thank you for raising awareness and honoring those impacted by gun violence. 🧡
Feeling inspired by the online support for #WearOrange today? You can participate offline, too, at one of more than 600 events across the country this weekend! Simply text ORANGE to 644-33 to find an event in your community!
#WearOrange was started by the friends and family of Hadiya Pendleton to honor her after she was shot and killed. Today, we wear orange—the color hunters wear in the woods to protect themselves—to remember Hadiya and the nearly 46,000 Americans who are killed with guns every year. 🧡