Your neighborhood legal historian with a focus on constructions of race & antisemitism in US law. She/her (was @queenmab87 at the other place) https://open.substack.com/pub/miabretthttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mstgzlogus2aI wrote about positive masculinity with Mamdani, Ossoff, Warnock, Lander, & Talarico for @rewirenewsgroup.com last week. El Sayed was originally included but sadly his section was one of the ones cut for length! https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/08/04/edgelord-politics-democrats/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstgzlogus2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mseeibquc22yI originally included El-Sayed in my piece on political masculinity for @rewirenewsgroup.com but it didn’t make the cut. Chris Hayes being impressed by his 315 bench press shows the appeal to men. But its interesting El-Sayed hasn’t been touted as masculine by pundits [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseeibquc22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3msb5wmdg422vMax Miller & Graham Platner are examples of men who perform masculinity in ways that men drool over even if it harms women. Democrats don’t need to follow the republican masculinity playbook to win men. My latest for @rewirenewsgroup.com https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/08/04/edgelord-politics-democrats/04 Aug 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb5wmdg422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3ms4iwck5hs2qFrom Andrea Yates to Lindsay Clancy society refuses to help mothers which causes these tragedies. Instead our forced birth culture relies on dismissing the difficulties and telling women pregnancy & motherhood is easy and natural. My latest substack https://open.substack.com/pub/miabrett/p/from-andrea-yates-to-lindsay-clancy?r=1dg8k&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true02 Aug 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4iwck5hs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3ms2meaxhmc2vI can’t believe we’re reliving Andrea Yates. Lindsay Clancy begged for help. She didn’t want to kill her children. And everyday I swear people questioning if this can really be blamed on post partum psychosis. The response to this tragedy is connected to our forced birth culture01 Aug 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2meaxhmc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mqwzfuivf22gMy classics major filmmaker brother wrote about Emily Wilson’s translation and #TheOdyssey https://open.substack.com/pub/davidbrett/p/a-complicated-question?r=1dg8k&utm_medium=ios18 Jul 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwzfuivf22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mquqctfrsc2wAny editors want to hire me to write about the cast of #TheUltimatum being more MAGA and Christian and reliant on ChatGPT is a sign of societal regression17 Jul 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquqctfrsc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mqn7v6jv4k2aOut here microwaving cherry tomatoes so I can keep making tomato spritzes14 Jul 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqn7v6jv4k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mqmiivvz4s2aICE is just going to keep murdering people with impunity and no oversight. How can anyone say the call to abolish ICE is extreme. It’s the bare minimum14 Jul 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmiivvz4s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mq66pdcqns2xWomen often downplay sexual violations when we’re assaulted by men we know. We say it was a bad hookup, an uncomfortable sexual experience, it was our fault. That we do this doesn’t mean we weren’t assaulted. It means it’s difficult to admit a man we trusted did this08 Jul 2026 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq66pdcqns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mq2rsyqgl226I never claimed to help victims in court. I have helped many victims access legal help & resources. I’ve interviewed & advocated for victims. I’ve written countless articles on sexual abuse. And I’ve experienced sexual abuse [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2rsyqgl226https://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mq2rnlo6ws26I couldn’t care less if you kiss my ass. I care a lot that you’re claiming a woman wasn’t raped because she didn’t call the police in a timely manner & chose to date an alcoholic [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2rnlo6ws26https://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mq2racqlvc26A woman who apparently counsels rape victims is saying that if you date an alcoholic it’s your fault if your boyfriend rapes you [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2racqlvc26https://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mpzkqau4ks2kIt’s misogyny to erase the multiple examples I’ve given of the work I do, presume you know better, and suggest women are only caring about democrats committing sexual assault out of political bias. Calling out your misogyny isn’t name calling. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzkqau4ks2khttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mpziprryic2sI’ve listed multiple things I’ve done to stand against sexual abusers across political parties but this man presumes to lecture women that were not doing anything. Abusers being in power is not the fault of women who are doing everything we can. This is pure misogyny [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpziprryic2shttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mpzhtgrge22sI already told you why the Republican men are still in office. Because Republicans don’t care about sexual assault [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzhtgrge22shttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mpzhnmmn622sI ran a political advocacy group from 2017-2020 that was involved in supporting Christine Blasey Ford and educating people about sexual abusers in office. I’ve written articles, called reps, protested [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzhnmmn622shttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mpzgx4k5s222Ah yes I’m either biased or a coward because despite my standing against all sexual abusers regardless of party affiliation I can’t get republicans to care no matter how much we scream [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzgx4k5s222https://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mpzf4es5js26What would you like us to do? We supported Christine Blasey Ford, E Jean Carroll. We can’t make the Republican Party care. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzf4es5js26https://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mpzadc23bc2tI will keep writing about patriarchy and sexual abuse until we end it. I don’t care how many people have talked about it before or how tired you are of hearing it. Voting is wholly insufficient in addressing these problems. If you don’t want to hear about it don’t listen [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jul 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzadc23bc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mpyxhd64bs2uIn May I wrote for @rewirenewsgroup.com abt the sacrifices women make in politics. We’re expected to stay silent abt sexism & assault. Many of us knew who Platner was & were told to be quiet to beat Collins. Jenny Racicot’s story shows we were right https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/05/12/eric-swalwell-justin-fairfax-sexual-misconduct-women/06 Jul 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyxhd64bs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mptazqdojs2zIt has not been 250 years of freedom. It has been 400 years of colonialism and racism. There have been moments of the possibility of something better. Small promises of improvement. But the current moment is showing the worst of our legacy04 Jul 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mptazqdojs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/queenmab.bsky.social/post/3mprd6r2vms22Hey y’all my brother wrote a review of Supergirl that doesn’t sound like an incel! Check it out https://open.substack.com/pub/davidbrett/p/going-somewhere-with-supergirl?r=1dg8k&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=split03 Jul 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:nctlpow6hnr2numdpf6i6ulq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mprd6r2vms22