I just looked up the poverty guidelines for the US in 2023 and I am HORRIFIED. The average rent in the US for a one-bedroom apartment is $1,702 per month. That’s $16,825 per year. The poverty guideline for one person doesn’t even cover rent. Don’t come at me with “get a

NEW: A pregnant woman in Alabama was accused of drug use + jailed to "protect her unborn child." She ended up giving birth in the jail shower after officers refused to take her to the hospital, leaving her to labor alone for 12 hours. She nearly died. theguardian.com/us-news/2023/o…

I saw a report about a NY woman who is suing her neurologist bc he denied her med for her cluster headaches due to "hypothetical fetuses". He said she couldn't have the needed meds bc she is "of childbearing age" and asked her to bring her bf in to talk about it. Wtf?

No thanks, scammers. Do people really fall for this?

The Duggar kids were respectful, well-behaved, blindly obedient children and their parents were praised for it. Whole time they were being abused. The abuse started with blanket training when they were babies.

I don’t ever want to hear “not all men” from you if you don’t regularly and vocally push back on shit like this.

Anyway - while I've got your attention: Remember to pee after sex If you're over 150lbs, you need 2 Plan Bs If you randomly smell fish, rule out electrical fire. Disinfect your cell phone Loess is one of the most fragile things on earth, second only to homophobes & TERFs 💚

Did you know that the way a woman looks will impact whether her rapist or abuser is found guilty in a courtroom? This was one of the most depressing findings of my PhD years ago. Here’s what I learned: If a woman is raped or abused, and she is seen as unattractive,

I have a question for everyone: No matter where you are now, would you want someone you love to live through the life you have? Meaning they would go through the exact same experiences with the same choices and outcomes.

when i was a kid we had to go to a church food bank to receive free ramen, mac & cheese, hamburger helper (without the hamburger) & other such items. I never felt "less than" but I also never knew who provided what we were gifted. The church bought my mom a car one time when she

AskAubry 🦝 Men: if there was a real rape the system would punish him The system:

This is a really common question, probably because the library/author relationship can seem pretty opaque from the outside. But libraries do benefit authors! A lot! Here’s how-

Man or Bear by the numbers.

alex zawacki I'm a huge fan of absinthe. One of my favorite drinks. The way you drink it was simple: to taste. They served you a carafe of water, a shot of absinthe, and sugar. You did your own mixing to get the taste just right. That's why in many painting of people drinking absinthe you

A heads up that many are following this fake account is pretending to be liberal and posting garbage.

This is why I’m voting for Kamala Harris.