It says something about Brand and how hard it is to convict these kinds of men that not a single allegation I shared made it into the documentary or the court case. But after waiting a decade I can finally say publicly: Russell Brand is a rapist. I wish the survivors peace and happiness.
Ivan Nemet
@nemetoons.bsky.social
23. Pro-queer, pro-choice, pro-art, anti-fascist, anti-racist, anti-zionist, anti-AI. (Very) amateur writer and animator that feels like shit.
Let me tell you about Russell Brand, as someone who helped the journalists who eventually exposed him. In 2013/4, Brand started to become interested in progressive politics. He said progressive things publicly, went on Newsnight etc. At the time I was involved in progressive grassroots work myself.
I live in deeply conservative Croatia. Since the 2000s, the Catholic Church and other fascist/far right forces have done everything they can to foster a culture of bigotry and nationalism that openly celebrates our Nazi past and denies any wrongdoing. I realized early they were all liars and leeches
Now I want to know your childhood villain origin story. What radicalised you as a child? What filled you with a rage that lasted a lifetime?
I lived in deep rural Appalachia in Ohio. When Clinton’s welfare to work policies kicked in, my mom literally could not apply for enough jobs because our town was so small. So I stopped getting meals. I watched the Clintons celebrate and liberals fawned over my childhood starvation.
Now I want to know your childhood villain origin story. What radicalised you as a child? What filled you with a rage that lasted a lifetime?
Incredible. Three in five American Jews openly believe that the main organizations that claim to represent American Jews "are exploiting concerns over antisemitism in order to defend unpopular Israeli policies." jstreet.org/sites/defaul...
The woke is back stuff is fun for memes and all but unless Americans are going to reign in their fascist pedophile president and stop killing people in Venezuela or starving people in Cuba or arming Israel's genocide of Palestinians then it's all just memes
The entire TERF movement is made up of bio-Fascists like this trying to gaslight people about trans women, claim we're the massive threat to cis women as they idolize and worship rapists that we serve as the sin-eaters for.
My top line takeaway from the election is up: NOBODY HAS TO BE LEFT BEHIND. It turns out we DON’T have to sacrifice trans kids to win. We DON’T have to deport our neighbors. We DON’T have to support abusers with Nazi tattoos. We can just *have principles* and win. My latest in @thenation.com
Actually, Democrats Don’t Have to Sacrifice Trans People or Immigrants to Win
For two years, leading Democratic factions have insisted the party must abandon key populations to win. Tuesday proved them wrong.
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There’s a reason that will never happen in a million years. You can vote on reps but the agenda must always remain the same.
Want to see an actual bloodbath? Let the country vote on the Dem Party Leadership.
I know he had already said before the elections that he was capitulating to transphobes, but boy did it not take him long to make it clear he's just Republican-lite! thehill.com/homenews/cam...
Talarico says he wants to work with Trump on bipartisan MAGA agenda
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico said he would want to work with President Trump on a bipartisan “Make America Great Again” agenda. “I would love, as the next U.S. senator from Texa…
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one million people voted for little girls to be subjected to genital inspection society fundamentally sees girls and women as property and is willing and sometimes eager to satisfy the desire for control by the worse means necessary epstein society in full force here
At least half the states in the country have some kind of restriction on trans girls in sports. But Washington would be one of the first to require medical testing to verify birth sex. Other states with bans require only proof of birth sex via a birth certificate.
For starters: Replace Schumer and Jeffries, undo anti-trans, anti-lgbtq and anti-DEI bills, reinstate USAID, tax the shit out of the billionaires, regulate AI, a moratorium on data centers, nationalize Space X. Then roll up our sleeves and get to work for the next several decades cleaning this mess.
Alright Barker you're not helping your case. Please push boundaries that actually exist.
Obsession writer-director Curry Barker said that he wants to make an R-rated version of Indiana Jones that steers away from the family-friendly tone and pushes genre boundaries. tinyurl.com/3287msab
10 trans kids thats the price thats too high for these freaks. 10 kids who want to play sports with their friends. washington must molest every girl in the state who wants to play soccer or softball bc 10 children wanted to play sports with their friends
Voting to get an adult to molest every girl doing extracurriculars in order to fuck over fewer specific children than you can count on two hands. Shameful doesn’t begin to describe it
Probably because we are all the people that know how to read actual statistic, listen to experts, and think clearly about trends, and they are on a nazi site filled with fake bot opinions and other nazis thinking its still where everyone is and that they are the whole of culture rather than a speck?
Compelling piece: "While X may have been more plugged into the political discourse online for the past two years, Bluesky now appears better attuned to what’s been happening on the ground. Its users were right about pretty much everything."
Tech Fascists have enough money to buy both sides. We can't brunch our way out of this. Time for massive, ongoing internal party revolt. No compromise. The corrupt Democratic establishment must be dismantled & rebuilt. Can we have a party that serves the people instead of the billionaires?
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gonna politely but firmly call up my reps and say: - congrats - replace schumer and jeffries - protect trans people - stop funding the genocide in gaza - dismantle ICE - codify abortion rights - claw back medicaid funding & DOGE cuts - AI regulations NOW - no truces with fascists
Ditto! Rather watch Tim's worst movie many times over than Jared Leto/Chris Pratt/Russell Brand's best once lmaaooo.
You’re locked inside a movie theater for 24 hours. You can only watch movies starring one actor the entire time. Whose filmography are you choosing? #moviesky #filmsky Great choice I pick :
Right now the Democratic Party is making it abundantly clear that Trump will be coddled for crimes that would have me never seeing the sunlight again. He has tacit permission to commit them over and over. And we aren’t revolting in the streets over this. Somehow.
NO MORE LOBBYCUCKS IN OUR LEADERSHIP. GET EM OUT! We need party heads who work for the PEOPLE this time.
Meet the donors behind incoming speaker Hakeem Jeffries: -Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf: $100,000 -Anduril COO Matthew Grimm: $44,300 -Palantir’s Mehdi Allhassani: $44,300 -Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong: $7,000 -Crypto trade group lobbyist Adrian Wall: $50,000 🧵