@bharkavy
SVU prosecutor turned civil litigator committed to empowering survivors of SA/CSA, gender-based violence & discrimination. I will never stop advocating, educating, & fighting for systemic change. Mom of 3 (twins + 1). #empoweredwomenempowerwomen
Last year, we wrote about survivor Taylor Cadle. When she was 12, she told police sheβd been raped. They said she was lying and charged her with false reporting. She then took the extraordinary measure of recording the next act of abuse.
Now, Taylor has legal counsel and filed a lawsuit.
βWhat we, actors, create is empathy. Our job is to understand another human being so profoundly that we can touch their souls,β said Fonda, βAnd make no mistake, empathy is not weak or woke. By the way, woke just means you give a damn about other people.β
#sagawards
Trumpists will continue to be furious at any dissent no matter how much power they steal. Thatβs because the administration is premised on pathological insecurity. Theyβre shitty people, they know it, and they will never stop resenting being seen as shitty people.
When a judge stops the president from doing something illegal, thatβs not a βthreat to democracy,β thatβs a check on the presidentβs power. That's the whole damn point.
JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse β but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
I just wanted to note for the record that we have a decorated Iraq war veteran who flew combat missions in a Blackhawk as sitting member of Congress! Who also happens to be a woman! And if you donβt know who Tammy Duckworth is, youβre in for a treat (complimentary).
Donald Trump fired the head of TSA.
He illegally fired the entire Aviation Security Advisory Committee mandated by Congress.
And he put a hiring freeze on FAA air traffic controllers.
The buck stops with him.
Hi. Jewish person here. These are concentration camps and should be called that by everyone.
Caroline Kennedy urges Senators to reject her cousin RFK Jrβs nomination
ο»ΏβBobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children β vaccinating his own children while building a following by hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs,β
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ALERT: GOP Sen Wicker says some Republicans plan to vote NO on Hegsethβplease contact your Senator immediately below, and spread the word!
with @mimirocah1.bsky.social and @joycewhitevance.bsky.social
" It increasingly appears that the campaign promise to βprotect all womenβ can only be achieved by silencing them first."
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I suspect most of my followers know but this is a case where actual scientists calling Congress βΒ both houses, both parties β and making a BIG stink FAST can possibly make a difference. Gonna make my calls as soon as I'm out of lab
at this point you have to ask, what evidence is that the hegseth *isnβt* abusive to the women in his life, or even any woman who crosses his path www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...
I love this, from Cecile Richards:
βItβs not hard to imagine future generations one day asking: βWhen there was so much at stake for our country, what did you do?β The only acceptable answer is: βEverything we could.ββ
Rest well. β₯οΈ
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Did you know? π 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 13 boys are sexually abused before they turn 18. At CHILD USA, weβre fighting to change these statistics by pushing for legal reform, research, and advocacy. Learn more about our work and how you can help: www.childusa.org
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βThe world that they want to shapeβto go back to before Me Tooβis one where consent really doesnβt mean much. And we go back to an ethos that says itβs fine for powerful men to do whatever they want,β says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the many Trump cabinet picks accused of sexual misconduct.
For me, the thing that knocked the wind out of me with this election is that I dared to believe America would get it right THIS time, that America was ready for a Woman President.
It hurt having that blind faith in neighbors, friends, and strangers smacked out of me.
Dammit, America. π
Still canβt get over how many people on the right voluntarily went to bat for Matt Gaetz despite allegations of sex trafficking of a minor. Not only was it for nothing since the AG nomination failedβ¦ but now youβre forever on record advocating for an alleged statutory rapist.
