The cycle of abuse is a perfect storm. It psychology blinds you to the abuse until its already too late and you've been immersed in it and have been mentally and psychological weakened by your abuser.

A powerful, rich white man abuses his female partner for years, and when she finally fights back, he weaponizes the legal system to punish, silence, and smear her as the real monster. We saw a similar dynamic play out with Trump. But when they're a star, we let them do it.

#IStillStandWithAmberHeard Morning to #HeardsHerd Here is today’s post entitled The Exploitation of D.A.R.V.O and How it Effected Ms. Heard. Once again, thank you for taking your time to read it and I hope you enjoy it. Thank you all that #IStandWithAmberHeard #IStandWithAmber

cw // suicidality People have gone on hunger strike - some even attempted suicide. The Home Office's response was to threaten to deport them faster. Their cruelty knows no bounds. #StopRwandaFlight #EndTheHostileEnvironment theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/j…

"As Johnny Depp says he's 'moving forward,' women's rights are moving backward. The verdict's message to victims of domestic violence is ... be afraid to stand up and speak out." #IStandWithAmberHeard people.com/movies/amber-h… #IStandWithAmberHeard

Just like Depp tries to suggest that 1 expert Judge in UK that reviewed 14 lever arch files of evidence to support his 129 pages decisions + 2 Judges that reviewed all over again for his attempt to appeal, all were under Amber Heard's spell too Judges aren't as easy to fool 🤪

Lots of folk gathering at the Home Office now to demand the end to the government’s deportation policy. Road already full. Please join us. #StopRwandaFlight

BREAKING: The EHCR has successfully stopped people traffickers sending innocent people to a country they've never visited against their will. Those people traffickers are called Boris Johnson and Priti Patel x

"Abusers rely on acts of “reactive abuse” to frame their victims as perpetrators...Abusers rely on reactive violence as proof that the victim is unstable, delusional, “just as bad”, or are the abuser themselves." #ISupportAmberHeard #JusticeForAmberHeard

Retweeting again! If you haven’t already, read through and share. The biggest miscarriage of justice I’ve witnessed. #AmberHeardIsASurvivor

Brilliant thread on why abusers end up being believed over victims-survivors, and on the mental health and physical impacts of chronic trauma.

'When children express the view that they would like to have contact with, or live with, perpetrators/fathers, courts may mistakenly interpret this to mean that the perpetrator has been a good parent & the children have not been harmed by his DV. However-' journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…

Caroline Criado Perez brings together an impressive range of case studies, stories and new research from across the world that illustrate the hidden ways in which half the population are forgotten, and the profound impact this has on us all.

Thank you Refugee Council 🧡 for this video. No refugee is a criminal.

“At Women’s Aid we were shocked to see the Question Time presenter Fiona Bruce state, in response to a comment that Stanley Johnson was a ‘wife-beater’, that “friends of his said it did happen, it was a one off”. This comment was womensaid.org.uk/fiona-bruce-qu…

Here’s why this ‘10 second groping’ rule is going viral in Italy. Read more about #10secondi here: trib.al/ljwjLOq

'The domestic abuse commissioner Nicole Jacobs, calls in the report for urgent reforms to a family justice system that she says retraumatises victims, minimises abuse and fails to hear the voice of the child.' Dame Nicole Jacobs Hannah Summers theguardian.com/society/2023/j…