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4 May, 6 tweets, 3 min read
The police don’t protect us from violence; the police are perpetrators of violence. Headline: "Queensland ...
It is telling that police are thought to be protectors from violence when that protection is conditional on who you are: “racism, poor relationships with local communities, misogyny, and the patriarchal culture of the police service” were ongoing concerns. theguardian.com/australia-news… Headline: Queensland police...
The above two articles are from Australia, where a TV episode was banned because, among other reason, I asked “How long must we wait for men and boys to stop murdering us, to stop beating us and to stop raping us? How many rapists must we kill?"

Not everyone can or wants to call the police. The police don’t protect everyone. I don’t want to be protected. Protection is conditional. I want patriarchy to stop protecting violent cis men. I want to be free of violent cis men 🎥 @rerutled (April 2020)

The police don’t protect us from violence; the police are perpetrators of violence. Ask the non-cis, the non-white, the non-wealthy, and most broadly, the non-men. I do not want to be protected. I want to be free of violence.

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1 May
Too often the story of ambition has been written by and for middle and upper class white women and then presented to the rest of us as pre-packaged ambition for our consumption.

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It was never my ambition to become a CEO, to have a corner office, or to become rich. What is ambition liberated from all of that?

What does ambition look like for a woman whose goal is not to become rich? What is ambition liberated from corporate success? #MayDay2021 Text: It is my ambition to liberate ambition from accumulati
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1 May
Happy #MayDay! Emma Goldman seen from the shoulders up and next to her pict
I began this essay which I wrote in December with Emma Goldman's words above. feministgiant.com/p/essay-a-time… #MayDay
Lucy Gonzalez Parsons led the first May Day parade in the US in Chicago in 1886. #MayDay Lucy Parsons face and next to it the words: Never be deceive
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30 Apr
I have never seen an ad like this before. First time I’ve heard “vagina” and “menopause” in an ad. Note: It is targeted at cis women and is not inclusive of all menopausal people. h/t @hotflashinc
For an intersectional, trans, nonbinary and gender non conforming inclusive book on perimenopause and menopause PRE-ORDER @heathercorinna brilliant book - and I'm not saying that just because I'm in it!

hachettego.com/titles/heather… The cover of What Fresh Hell is This?
Also: are you ready for our chat about Heather’s book for one of my favourite bookshops @wcfbook?! Sign up! I’m so excited to be talking to them about everything perimenopause & menopause.
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29 Apr
“I wrote this book with enough rage to fuel a rocket.” The Seven Necessary Sins For Women and Girls is now available in Ireland and the UK via
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"I wrote this book with enough rage to fuel a rocket."

I am still enthralled and delighted by this display at the front of @Foyles in London. Look for it in your local bookshops or order online here feministgiant.com/p/the-seven-ne… A table with Mona's books o...
Anger.
Attention.
Profanity.
Ambition.
Power.
Violence.
Lust.

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28 Apr
Feminism is not me and my friends making it through patriarchy’s obstacle course to live in post-feminist heaven. Feminism is the destruction of obstacles that hold back all those other women who are mired in the patriarchal fuckery of the here and now. feministgiant.com/p/essay-my-amb…
Too often the story of ambition has been written by and for middle and upper class (white) women and then presented to the rest of us as pre-packaged ambition for our consumption.

Feminism is not a few women hurdling over the obstacles. It is the destruction of those obstacles.
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27 Apr
"Fuck school, fuck softball, fuck cheer, fuck everything," said a then 14yo cheerleader on Snapchat after she didn't make Varsity.

The Supreme Court hears arguments this week in the case of the school vs the sweary cheerleader h/t @rerutled

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I'm a massive fan of profanity. I am intentionally sweary. And I write often about who can swear and when.

Patriarchy insists it controls everything, including our mouths. When our mouths threaten that control, patriarchy insists we shut them. feministgiant.com/p/essay-why-i-…
The obsession with civility in the United States is bipartisan and white, and often directed at women, especially Black women and women of colour.

The less power a woman has, the less freedom she is given to curse.
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