Ella Dawson
@brosandprose.bsky.social
sex & culture critic. author of BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY. host of the REBEL EVER AFTER podcast about progressive romance novels. survivor. she/her.
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Ella Dawson
@brosandprose.bsky.social
· May 4
hey! does anyone want to buy my book? it comes in beautiful hardcover or the charming newly updated ebook with fresh artwork!
BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY is about two exes who have big time unfinished business at their five year college reunion.
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BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY is about two exes who have big time unfinished business at their five year college reunion.
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Katie Mettler, a former chair of the Washington Post guild, said: “I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.”
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Katie Mettler, a former chair of the Washington Post guild, said: “I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.”
“It’s not okay when billionaires and presidents do it, but it’s also not okay when your uncle Greg does it, or when the guy at the gas station does it, and no, it’s not okay when women do it… There are no unimportant assaults, and no unimportant victims, and that’s the point.” @judedoyle.bsky.social
You Know, You Can Just Say "Patriarchy"
These analyses of the Epstein case are... missing something.
jude-doyle.ghost.io
February 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
“It’s not okay when billionaires and presidents do it, but it’s also not okay when your uncle Greg does it, or when the guy at the gas station does it, and no, it’s not okay when women do it… There are no unimportant assaults, and no unimportant victims, and that’s the point.” @judedoyle.bsky.social
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OK, I think I'm done word vomiting my feelings and tinkering with this post. Little Miss Crabby Pants breaks her chains, escapes her attic room and talks about the closing of the Harlequin Historical line wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/02/pour... #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia
Little Miss Crabby Pants Pours One Out: RIP Harlequin Historical
A public librarian-written blog about romance novels, baseball, and other random natterings.
wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
OK, I think I'm done word vomiting my feelings and tinkering with this post. Little Miss Crabby Pants breaks her chains, escapes her attic room and talks about the closing of the Harlequin Historical line wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/02/pour... #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia
Pillion (2025): Doms will literally move out of their apartment and change their number after one moment of true vulnerability instead of going to therapy.
February 7, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Pillion (2025): Doms will literally move out of their apartment and change their number after one moment of true vulnerability instead of going to therapy.
extrovert bf roasted by the group chat
February 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
extrovert bf roasted by the group chat
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I wrote about how the women Epstein and co victimized have been minimized and ignored as individuals even in popular discourse about the very abuse they endured—and how the legal system has punished them and other women, not helped them, for daring to come forward.
spitfirenews.com/p/even-the-m...
spitfirenews.com/p/even-the-m...
Even the most famous victims are silenced
From the Epstein files to Amber Heard, we obsess over victims while denying their own right to speak.
spitfirenews.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I wrote about how the women Epstein and co victimized have been minimized and ignored as individuals even in popular discourse about the very abuse they endured—and how the legal system has punished them and other women, not helped them, for daring to come forward.
spitfirenews.com/p/even-the-m...
spitfirenews.com/p/even-the-m...
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Other outlets had reported some of the allegations against former PPSE interim CEO Mairo Akposé, but @susanrinkunas.com uncovered new details, including that Akposé wanted to halt abortions. PPSE's board had cleared Akposé of wrongdoing, but she stepped down not long after we published this story 👀
NEW: Six former employees of the embattled Planned Parenthood Southeast affiliate filed EEOC complaints alleging retaliation and discrimination in their firings. (EEOC complaints required before lawsuits)
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/iemf0...
My @autonomynews.co story on the interim CEO who fired them:
www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/iemf0...
My @autonomynews.co story on the interim CEO who fired them:
Embattled Planned Parenthood Affiliate CEO Wanted to Halt Abortions
Sources level new allegations against Planned Parenthood Southeast interim CEO Mairo Akposé, who remains in her role after an investigation they call a "farce."
www.autonomynews.co
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Other outlets had reported some of the allegations against former PPSE interim CEO Mairo Akposé, but @susanrinkunas.com uncovered new details, including that Akposé wanted to halt abortions. PPSE's board had cleared Akposé of wrongdoing, but she stepped down not long after we published this story 👀
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"It’s hard not to read these files and come to the conclusion that Epstein helped engineer the ultimate elite impunity — in which our society has been totally destroyed so the richest and most powerful men in the world can do whatever they want." — @lopatto.bsky.social
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
"It’s hard not to read these files and come to the conclusion that Epstein helped engineer the ultimate elite impunity — in which our society has been totally destroyed so the richest and most powerful men in the world can do whatever they want." — @lopatto.bsky.social
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A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."
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Epstein & associates sending each other links to various New Rules is the least surprising shit ever
@oldmanweldon.bsky.social Just when I was about to say, I bet Bill Maher only wishes he was mentioned in the Epstein Files, I checked. He is mentioned a copious amount of times. I'm going to hold my own beer.
February 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Epstein & associates sending each other links to various New Rules is the least surprising shit ever
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The interests of investigative journalism and the interests of rapacious capitalists are diametrically opposed, I think, but billionaires used to at least pretend that they liked to serve the public interest in meaningful ways.
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
The interests of investigative journalism and the interests of rapacious capitalists are diametrically opposed, I think, but billionaires used to at least pretend that they liked to serve the public interest in meaningful ways.
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The "benevolent billionaire" model of journalism is dead. Solidarity with everyone at the Post who's lost their job because a man worth $239,000,000,000 belatedly realized that accountability journalism doesn't always make Number Go Up.
February 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The "benevolent billionaire" model of journalism is dead. Solidarity with everyone at the Post who's lost their job because a man worth $239,000,000,000 belatedly realized that accountability journalism doesn't always make Number Go Up.
what's up MACEDONIA!!!! Rebel Ever After is NUMBER 100 ON THE TOP PODCAST CHARTS what's gooooood!!!!!!
February 5, 2026 at 12:47 AM
what's up MACEDONIA!!!! Rebel Ever After is NUMBER 100 ON THE TOP PODCAST CHARTS what's gooooood!!!!!!
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Jeannie Lin's Harlequin Historicals and HQNs are some of the best romances there are. Harlequin's always done their authors dirty, never promoting brilliant works, letting category titles languish. It fucking sucks to see them fold the line when they had the means to bolster it YEARS ago.
February 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Jeannie Lin's Harlequin Historicals and HQNs are some of the best romances there are. Harlequin's always done their authors dirty, never promoting brilliant works, letting category titles languish. It fucking sucks to see them fold the line when they had the means to bolster it YEARS ago.
I know I’m not the first to say this, but the way people are treating the Epstein files like a meme is so triggering and disrespectful.
February 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I know I’m not the first to say this, but the way people are treating the Epstein files like a meme is so triggering and disrespectful.
“She’s 200 years old! And she’s not even from America! She’s Canadian!”
Fallout why are you so good
Fallout why are you so good
a man in a blue and yellow uniform with the word vault dweller on his chest
ALT: a man in a blue and yellow uniform with the word vault dweller on his chest
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:22 AM
“She’s 200 years old! And she’s not even from America! She’s Canadian!”
Fallout why are you so good
Fallout why are you so good
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I have been doing investigative reporting on misconduct for years & it got harder and harder to do over time. Of course I blamed myself to an extent. But yeah, anyway, the plutocratic class & their minions destroyed the media & what remained formed up like Voltron to protect the worst of the worst.
To give u an idea of how powerful men protect each other, remember Moira Donegan's "Shitty Men in Media" list? Here are former Paris Review Editor Lorin Stein (who got fired for being named), Michael Wolff, & Epstein discussing backing Stephen Eliott to supress MeToo
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 3, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I have been doing investigative reporting on misconduct for years & it got harder and harder to do over time. Of course I blamed myself to an extent. But yeah, anyway, the plutocratic class & their minions destroyed the media & what remained formed up like Voltron to protect the worst of the worst.
FYI this defaults on! Go turn it off!
Turning off the "Rude" filter because the word "fuck" in itself does not rise to the level of "Rude" I want filtered.
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 AM
FYI this defaults on! Go turn it off!
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This week on Rebel Ever After, LaQuette and I talked about love and romance between characters in their 40s.
Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1ZPV...
Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1ZPV...
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This week on Rebel Ever After, LaQuette and I talked about love and romance between characters in their 40s.
Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1ZPV...
Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/1ZPV...
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dozens of women have accused him of sexual misconduct including rape and assaulting children and when you see him speak this way you know he doesn't even care to deny it, because he doesn't think he did anything wrong
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:37 PM
dozens of women have accused him of sexual misconduct including rape and assaulting children and when you see him speak this way you know he doesn't even care to deny it, because he doesn't think he did anything wrong
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I hadn’t known this. Two men who were accused of sexual abuse on the Shitty Media Men document that I created back in 2017 reached out to Michael Wolff for help as they looked to sue me, and Wolf forwarded their concerns to Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein offered to help. www.jmail.world/thread/EFTA0...
February 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I hadn’t known this. Two men who were accused of sexual abuse on the Shitty Media Men document that I created back in 2017 reached out to Michael Wolff for help as they looked to sue me, and Wolf forwarded their concerns to Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein offered to help. www.jmail.world/thread/EFTA0...
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There’s literally a straight line between Trump, Epstein, and the retaliatory lawsuits against women who came forward with allegations against celebrity men like Amber Heard and Blake Lively. They all even have the same PR folks. And yet people still refuse to see it
February 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
There’s literally a straight line between Trump, Epstein, and the retaliatory lawsuits against women who came forward with allegations against celebrity men like Amber Heard and Blake Lively. They all even have the same PR folks. And yet people still refuse to see it
If someone takes up a seat on a peak metro north train with their suitcase instead of putting it on the overhead rack, you should be allowed to duel them
February 3, 2026 at 10:50 PM
If someone takes up a seat on a peak metro north train with their suitcase instead of putting it on the overhead rack, you should be allowed to duel them
as if I needed more proof, my homophobic hometown bookstore isn't selling Heated Rivalry
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
as if I needed more proof, my homophobic hometown bookstore isn't selling Heated Rivalry
"The French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offences including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography."
Musk's X office in France raided by Paris prosecutor
The Paris prosecutor says its cyber-crime unit is conducting a search of X's offices.
www.bbc.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM
"The French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offences including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography."