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Reposting a Repost: 2017’s “To the Brave 22 Women Who Told Us What Trump Did to Them” and Its 2023 Update

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TW/CW: Graphic depictions of sexual, emotional, and verbal violence.

UPDATE: Yesterday, January 30, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York signed the “Rape Is Rape” Law, nicknamed as such because currently, New York’s legal code defines rape only as non-consensual vaginal penetration by a penis. Many forms of what are commonly considered rape in our society have instead fallen under New York’s legal category of sexual abuse. This was highlighted in the recent civil actions filed by writer and journalist E. Jean Carroll against former President Trump; a jury awarded Ms. Carroll a $5 million judgment against Mr. Trump in 2023 for sexual abuse and defamation, and a second jury awarded Ms. Carroll an $83 million judgment against Mr. Trump last week for further defamation.

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F.A.D. Repost: 2017’s “To the Brave 22 Women Who Told Us What Trump Did to Them”

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TW/CW: Sexual and verbal violence.

I first posted this piece back in January of 2017, the same month Donald John Trump was sworn into office as the 45th President of the United States. Since then, the number of his accusers has grown beyond the number noted in the title above.

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Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Is the Perfect Show for Resisters

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Keeping Hope Alive

Resisting is EXHAUSTING. Calling out our president’s constant lies and hate-mongering, and trying desperately to protect those abused and traumatized by his policies, have been so wearying to our souls.

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We’re also getting our steps in!

That’s why we need hopeful stories as much as ever right now. Stories – in film, TV, books, theater, dance, or some other form – have a profound ability to comfort, encourage, and inspire. They can lift our hearts and sustain our motivation during hard times, like this Trumpian dark age, which has sucked so much life out of so many of us.

I sometimes find hope in true stories. But I’m also renewed by fictional tales, especially those set in superhero, sci-fi, and fantasy worlds. Those genres don’t suit all tastes, I know. Yet even if you’re not a nerd, if you are a fellow Trump resister, I believe there’s no better story to sustain your activist spirit than Marvel’s new TV superhero series on Freeform, Cloak & Dagger.

It certainly has refreshed me. So seriously, binge it now before the next episode comes out this week! But if you remain unconvinced, read on!

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