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And now for something completely different...
This is another collection of links, but these are completely random. Although I have tried to arrange them by subject.
Although first of all, in honour of Women's Day:
Barbie has released a new line of dolls for International Women’s Day and they’re awesome
(I want the Frida Khalo one...)
Twitter thread: There are a whole bunch of women who have (and do) inspired me in different ways, some of whom I've been lucky enough to write about, some I've worked with, some I listen to or read. So here they are
Fundraiser for Refuge (For women & children. Against Domestic violence.)
Richard Herring: I am spending March 8th on Twitter for Refuge because people don't seem to know when Int Men's Day is.
And also this one, because it's one of the most interesting, hard-hitting and informative things I have read on the subject:
Eco-fashion’s Animal Rights Delusion
In this exploration of the hidden stories behind materials such as wool and rayon, silk and polyester, and vegan leather, Alden Wicker—a frequent writer, blogger, and speaker on sustainable fashion—finds some inconvenient truths for the animal rights movement.
ETA: And one more:
Following John Lewis on civil rights journey 'touched by the spirit of history'
(If you can watch/read this without tearing up, you are doing better than I.)
Politics
USA
Whatever your opinion on Bernie Sanders, his son is bad news:
Twitter thread 1
Twitter thread 2
The Heartbeat of Racism Is Denial
Why you should stop saying “all lives matter,” explained in 9 different ways
Why Everyone Thinks that They Care About Disability Rights When They Really Don’t
UK
John Redwood admits it: there never was a reason for austerity
Voter ID trials 'risk disenfranchising vulnerable people'
Campaigners write to ministers over plans to pilot compulsory ID for voters in May’s local elections
(What is WRONG with the Tories? Why do they want to import all the worst aspects of America?)
School Shootings
What Congress Has Accomplished Since the Sandy Hook Massacre
Why Inner City Schools Don't Have Shootings
How to Buy a Gun in 15 Countries
Many Americans can buy a gun in less than an hour. The process takes months in some countries. Here are the basic steps for how most people buy a gun in 15 of them. Many countries have exceptions for specialized professions, and local laws vary.
Twitter thread on Understanding Gun laws
When gun owners meet for the NRA convention, gun injury rates seem to decline
The 20 percent decline happened nationwide, researchers found.
School attack in The Netherlands – no one gets hurt because it isn’t the US
Intersex Rights
Intersex Human Rights Australia
This Young Man Wants You To Know What It's Like Being Intersex
When Anick was a baby, doctors knew his body wasn't like other boys'. He tells BuzzFeed News how he has spent his life battling shame, secrecy, and endless surgeries, but is determined to give others hope.
The intersex movement has been silenced for too long - we must all campaign, together
Wimmin
#AskMoreOfHim invites us to expect more of men. Good
A Strange, Uneven Oscar Night in the Year of #MeToo
This charming story by Virginia Woolf’s lover hid in a dollhouse for more than 90 years
“A Note of Explanation” by Vita Sackville-West is a precursor to Woolf’s Orlando.
“Isn’t your sister and your daughter and your wife a person?”
Margaret Hinchey: Immigrant, Labour Leader and Suffragette
The girl who sabotaged her own wedding
The Abyss of Motherhood
Misc
Nerf gun therapy
Couple surprise each other by proposing at the same time
Oh and I just came across this...
Although first of all, in honour of Women's Day:
Barbie has released a new line of dolls for International Women’s Day and they’re awesome
(I want the Frida Khalo one...)
Twitter thread: There are a whole bunch of women who have (and do) inspired me in different ways, some of whom I've been lucky enough to write about, some I've worked with, some I listen to or read. So here they are
Fundraiser for Refuge (For women & children. Against Domestic violence.)
Richard Herring: I am spending March 8th on Twitter for Refuge because people don't seem to know when Int Men's Day is.
And also this one, because it's one of the most interesting, hard-hitting and informative things I have read on the subject:
Eco-fashion’s Animal Rights Delusion
In this exploration of the hidden stories behind materials such as wool and rayon, silk and polyester, and vegan leather, Alden Wicker—a frequent writer, blogger, and speaker on sustainable fashion—finds some inconvenient truths for the animal rights movement.
ETA: And one more:
Following John Lewis on civil rights journey 'touched by the spirit of history'
(If you can watch/read this without tearing up, you are doing better than I.)
Politics
USA
Whatever your opinion on Bernie Sanders, his son is bad news:
Twitter thread 1
Twitter thread 2
The Heartbeat of Racism Is Denial
Why you should stop saying “all lives matter,” explained in 9 different ways
Why Everyone Thinks that They Care About Disability Rights When They Really Don’t
I've found it. The most libertarian internet post of all time. pic.twitter.com/8SZoP1RdMQ
— Nate Diorio (@DIorioNathaniel) March 7, 2018
UK
John Redwood admits it: there never was a reason for austerity
Voter ID trials 'risk disenfranchising vulnerable people'
Campaigners write to ministers over plans to pilot compulsory ID for voters in May’s local elections
(What is WRONG with the Tories? Why do they want to import all the worst aspects of America?)
School Shootings
What Congress Has Accomplished Since the Sandy Hook Massacre
Why Inner City Schools Don't Have Shootings
How to Buy a Gun in 15 Countries
Many Americans can buy a gun in less than an hour. The process takes months in some countries. Here are the basic steps for how most people buy a gun in 15 of them. Many countries have exceptions for specialized professions, and local laws vary.
Twitter thread on Understanding Gun laws
When gun owners meet for the NRA convention, gun injury rates seem to decline
The 20 percent decline happened nationwide, researchers found.
School attack in The Netherlands – no one gets hurt because it isn’t the US
Intersex Rights
Intersex Human Rights Australia
This Young Man Wants You To Know What It's Like Being Intersex
When Anick was a baby, doctors knew his body wasn't like other boys'. He tells BuzzFeed News how he has spent his life battling shame, secrecy, and endless surgeries, but is determined to give others hope.
The intersex movement has been silenced for too long - we must all campaign, together
Wimmin
#AskMoreOfHim invites us to expect more of men. Good
A Strange, Uneven Oscar Night in the Year of #MeToo
This charming story by Virginia Woolf’s lover hid in a dollhouse for more than 90 years
“A Note of Explanation” by Vita Sackville-West is a precursor to Woolf’s Orlando.
“Isn’t your sister and your daughter and your wife a person?”
Margaret Hinchey: Immigrant, Labour Leader and Suffragette
The girl who sabotaged her own wedding
The Abyss of Motherhood
Misc
Nerf gun therapy
Couple surprise each other by proposing at the same time
Oh and I just came across this...
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(We've got Brexit & austerity and endless shitty Tory policies, and yeah, it's nice to think of other things.)
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She has an amazing ability to tie things together and paint an overall picture that is both awful, yet undeniably true.