McCain described Sanders as promoting the “complete paradigm shift of the American system as we know it.”

I used to work in local news. I knew it was the beginning of the end for me when I read a police report of a young boy abused and murdered in the most horrific way. I was thankful that we didn’t report all of the gory details because they served no purpose to the public. Even the most basic 5 W’s reporting on that…

It’s one of those things where if the genders were flipped the criticism would largely disappear (in this case it’s also amplified by the fact that media covering Panettiere largely fails to grasp how successful her ex-husband was-- this wasn’t Star leaves kid to move on to upgrade in relationship so much as star…

One of the main reasons victims of abuse don’t leave is not some psychological prison but because of the very real fact that violence escalates when they leave or press charges. Most women murdered by intimate partners are murdered immediately following them ending the relationship. It’s not just up to her to leave,…

I don’t think it’s fair to assume she’s not economically dependant on him at this point. Perhaps not in the same way as a single mother with less than a high school education living in rural West Virginia, but abusers want to control every aspect of your life. As far as I know she hasn’t done much work recently, so I…

JFC, this actually makes a lot of sense to me. Thank you for sharing this because it’s actually helping me sort out some awful stuff that I’ve been through. My abusive narcissistic ex husband would’ve spent 6 months and $100,000 if he thought he could get away with making my even life slightly more difficult (just a hy…

Domestic abusers are regularly a danger to the police who encounter them as well, whether it’s territorialism or trying to commit suicide by cop.

addictions hard on everyone, I’ll never hate someone for cutting an addict out of their life, but I’ll also never hate an addict for being an addict. 

They are, unfortunately, often used (or attempted to be used) in divorce proceedings. Accusations of intimate partner violence are common in messy divorces, often as a threat to try and secure more favourable terms, or to try and ensure custody of children. It’s a nightmare. I’ve had to advise clients that we would…

Sadly, in some ways, untrue. The only “rights” one can lose under a TRO are in relationship to the person awarded the order. House arrest is a fairly steep escalation and rightfully requires due process consistent with the measure.

IDK I thought the “sweeping reform candidate with ACTUAL FUCKING STEP-BY-STEP PLANS” was a pretty great niche but what do I know

Well, she’s paid for her missteps more than anyone else, hell she even paid for Sander’s mistep (a woman can’t win.) The media HAS taken its focus off of her no doubt, she’s not getting positive coverage at all. Hell, this is a “supposedly” feminist site, and the loudest political blogger here, has been writing…

I know someone who wrote an ok but not great ya-novel. She went all in on social media and became everyone’s bff and supportive big sister and scored a book deal for two more books and a movie deal out of it. She is very, very good at social media. Meanwhile, I also once talked to a well-established author who’s…

I don’t think she’s saying Billie should have to read the comments. I think she’s just saying Billie is a lucky fucking duck that she doesn’t have to. But like, she has to deal with a bunch of other shit like constant security and worry about her physical safety. I don’t know that life of a famous teen is such a cake…

I’ve stopped reading the comments as well but my boss says it’s an “Annual Performance Review” and that I need to sign it. Whatever Boomer, I'm still not reading it.

No, and there should be. I am currently being harassed by an ex lover who happens to be female, though her texts are sent anonymously from different phones. My heart breaks for this woman, her clients, her friends, her family. Some days the world just makes no sense. 

Yes, but the key thing is that the division is no longer simply gender identity but tied to a biological fact that doesn’t lead to transphobia or non-binary and intersex erasure.

What if we just got rid of boy/girl divisions in sports all together? Surely there’s a better way to even the playing field here. 

Was LeBron James or Lisa Leslie on your HS team? That’s crazy.

I feel like the film/entertainment business threw Weinstein out (after 30 years of mounting evidence they all knew about at the time) and are now like “Well, that’s that! No more problems in our industry!” and have let the other predators like Polanski just slither on.