Bad + Bitchy Podcast
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Feminist politics with a pop culture twist
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At this rate college now has to be considered by doing a cost-benefit assessment
“The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday”
apnews.com/article/stud...
apnews.com/article/stud...
Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday.
apnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
At this rate college now has to be considered by doing a cost-benefit assessment
“The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday”
apnews.com/article/stud...
apnews.com/article/stud...
Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday.
apnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday”
apnews.com/article/stud...
apnews.com/article/stud...
Toronto cops are shooting people again
#Breaking: 16-year-old shot by police in North York traffic stop has died, SIU says
16-year-old dies after Toronto police-involved shooting
A 16-year-old boy shot by Toronto police following a traffic stop in North York earlier this week has died in hospital, Ontario's police watchdog says.
www.thestar.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Toronto cops are shooting people again
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the only real discrimination period, for these folks, is against hard-right conservative christians, whose religious beliefs give them a kind of super-citizenship that allows them to either discriminate, opt out of common obligations or dictate to others
April 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
the only real discrimination period, for these folks, is against hard-right conservative christians, whose religious beliefs give them a kind of super-citizenship that allows them to either discriminate, opt out of common obligations or dictate to others
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Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.
How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact
Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.
www.wired.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.
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I spoke with @rachelgilmore.bsky.social for @badandbitchy.com last year and we had a great discussion about this
It's been more than a decade since Gamergate. The niche internet harassment campaign's effects can still be felt today: cnn.it/4bYKSwE
How Gamergate foreshadowed the toxic hellscape that the internet has now become | CNN
Gamergate was one of the earliest indications that what happened online could have major implications offline — and that a few people who understood the mechanics of the internet could manipulate it t...
cnn.it
March 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I spoke with @rachelgilmore.bsky.social for @badandbitchy.com last year and we had a great discussion about this
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There are many veterans with disabilities. They are included in DEI.
Americans with disabilities warn protections are vanishing in Trump's DEI rollback www.axios.com/2025/02/23/t...
Americans with disabilities warn protections are vanishing in Trump's DEI rollback www.axios.com/2025/02/23/t...
Americans with disabilities warn protections are vanishing in Trump's DEI rollback
"Disability is a natural part of the human experience," said Katy Neas, chief executive officer of The Arc.
www.axios.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There are many veterans with disabilities. They are included in DEI.
Americans with disabilities warn protections are vanishing in Trump's DEI rollback www.axios.com/2025/02/23/t...
Americans with disabilities warn protections are vanishing in Trump's DEI rollback www.axios.com/2025/02/23/t...
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Number of Americans who identify as LGBTQ+ hits record high
Number of Americans who identify as LGBTQ+ hits record high
The number of Americans who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community has hit a record high, a new study by Gallup has found.
www.thepinknews.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Number of Americans who identify as LGBTQ+ hits record high
This is land theft
Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that he had instructed the military 'to prepare for an extended stay'. www.ft.com/content/8e2b...
February 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
This is land theft
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I know this is just the grumpy Linux user talking, but for the love of god, everyone. Stop giving out information that you absolutely do not have to.
Don't do those ancestry DNA tests.
Don't have smart home devices.
Don't let your car insurance company track your driving.
Don't do those ancestry DNA tests.
Don't have smart home devices.
Don't let your car insurance company track your driving.
February 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I know this is just the grumpy Linux user talking, but for the love of god, everyone. Stop giving out information that you absolutely do not have to.
Don't do those ancestry DNA tests.
Don't have smart home devices.
Don't let your car insurance company track your driving.
Don't do those ancestry DNA tests.
Don't have smart home devices.
Don't let your car insurance company track your driving.
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Trump's crusade against "wokeness" is co-opting the language of the civil rights movement to undo its legacy.
How Trump Twisted DEI to Only Benefit White Christians
With Trump's crusade against DEI, the Christian right is co-opting the language of the civil rights movement to undo its legacy.
interc.pt
February 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trump's crusade against "wokeness" is co-opting the language of the civil rights movement to undo its legacy.
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The Canadian establishment that lost its mind over a protest passing by Mount Sinai hospital has been entirely quiet over a Canadian company selling Nazi T-Shirts for the English world's most famous, out Nazi.
I wrote about this and asked the question: why? noraloreto.substack.com/p/instrument...
I wrote about this and asked the question: why? noraloreto.substack.com/p/instrument...
Instrumentalizing antisemitism (again)
Why did a Spiderman who climbed up a scaffold with a Palestinian flag get so much more attention (and condemnation) than Shopify selling a Nazi T-shirt?
noraloreto.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The Canadian establishment that lost its mind over a protest passing by Mount Sinai hospital has been entirely quiet over a Canadian company selling Nazi T-Shirts for the English world's most famous, out Nazi.
I wrote about this and asked the question: why? noraloreto.substack.com/p/instrument...
I wrote about this and asked the question: why? noraloreto.substack.com/p/instrument...
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Also I’m sure that his baby mothers get ridiculed more than him because society still hates single mothers.
They are blamed for everything that went wrong in the relationship and having children without a man in the house
They are blamed for everything that went wrong in the relationship and having children without a man in the house
February 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Also I’m sure that his baby mothers get ridiculed more than him because society still hates single mothers.
They are blamed for everything that went wrong in the relationship and having children without a man in the house
They are blamed for everything that went wrong in the relationship and having children without a man in the house
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This was just done at the University of Cincinnati. The administration are also requiring RAs to inform on any potential trans students to assign them to separate dorms.
February 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This was just done at the University of Cincinnati. The administration are also requiring RAs to inform on any potential trans students to assign them to separate dorms.
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Spanish court finds ex-football chief Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without consent after the 2023 Women’s World Cup Final.
Read here: aje.io/3vwiiu
Read here: aje.io/3vwiiu
February 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Spanish court finds ex-football chief Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without consent after the 2023 Women’s World Cup Final.
Read here: aje.io/3vwiiu
Read here: aje.io/3vwiiu
They never truly get cancelled
Legislation should be enacted to prohibit habitual sexual harassers like Cuomo from holding public office.
February 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
They never truly get cancelled
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He's a weak willed white supremacist.
February 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
He's a weak willed white supremacist.
“Pierre Poilievre is not running to become the prime minister of Canada, he’s running to become the governor of the 51st state of the United States of America.
Poilievre and the Conservative Party are not like us.” ☠️
Poilievre and the Conservative Party are not like us.” ☠️
February 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“Pierre Poilievre is not running to become the prime minister of Canada, he’s running to become the governor of the 51st state of the United States of America.
Poilievre and the Conservative Party are not like us.” ☠️
Poilievre and the Conservative Party are not like us.” ☠️
We are intersectional feminists
Today is a really fucking good day for every man who considers himself a feminist to make that fact known.
February 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We are intersectional feminists
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Everyday the Trump administration remains in power, women's rights and safety deteriorates further. Andrew Tate wears his misogyny like a badge of honour and encourages men to view women as inferior. It's astonishing that this request 👇is even being made; what message does that send to men?
Donald Trump pressures Romania to lift restrictions on Tate brothers
https://www.ft.com/content/3f951e0b-a9cb-489a-be89-fdf9f996ed27
https://www.ft.com/content/3f951e0b-a9cb-489a-be89-fdf9f996ed27
Donald Trump pressures Romania to lift restrictions on Tate brothers
Tristan and Andrew Tate have been charged with sexual misconduct, organised crime and money laundering
www.ft.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Everyday the Trump administration remains in power, women's rights and safety deteriorates further. Andrew Tate wears his misogyny like a badge of honour and encourages men to view women as inferior. It's astonishing that this request 👇is even being made; what message does that send to men?
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When we talk about the latest iteration of the segregation movement it’s important to be clear that it’s about transphobia AND misogynist racism.
“The bills flow from a fundamental belief that whiteness — both the category and those who occupy it — is under threat.”
truthout.org/articles/the...
“The bills flow from a fundamental belief that whiteness — both the category and those who occupy it — is under threat.”
truthout.org/articles/the...
The Anti-Trans Panic Is Rooted in White Supremacist Ideology
Gender-affirming care poses a challenge to the reproductive imperative imposed by white supremacy.
truthout.org
February 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
When we talk about the latest iteration of the segregation movement it’s important to be clear that it’s about transphobia AND misogynist racism.
“The bills flow from a fundamental belief that whiteness — both the category and those who occupy it — is under threat.”
truthout.org/articles/the...
“The bills flow from a fundamental belief that whiteness — both the category and those who occupy it — is under threat.”
truthout.org/articles/the...
This is why we need to fund intersectional feminist media
Very depressed by how rapidly antifeminism is ascending, both in the halls of political power and as a tenet of the cultural elite.
February 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This is why we need to fund intersectional feminist media
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This article touches on it, but this seems like the grimmest result of the larger trend of social media degradation that @edzitron.com has been covering so well.
These dating apps have "gamified" to keep people forever scrolling. That is well-suited for rapists.
19thnews.org/2025/02/dati...
These dating apps have "gamified" to keep people forever scrolling. That is well-suited for rapists.
19thnews.org/2025/02/dati...
Dating app cover-up: How Tinder, Hinge and their corporate owner keep rape under wraps
The company behind more than a dozen dating apps, Match Group, has known for years about the abusive users on its platforms, but chooses to leave millions of people in the dark.
19thnews.org
February 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This article touches on it, but this seems like the grimmest result of the larger trend of social media degradation that @edzitron.com has been covering so well.
These dating apps have "gamified" to keep people forever scrolling. That is well-suited for rapists.
19thnews.org/2025/02/dati...
These dating apps have "gamified" to keep people forever scrolling. That is well-suited for rapists.
19thnews.org/2025/02/dati...
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Musty 🤝🏻 Poilievre
February 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Musty 🤝🏻 Poilievre