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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · 3d

He is the biggest asshole but I love him so freakin much and he’s also photogenic as hell. #cats #pets #cute

A small, grey tuxedo cat on a green bathmat. He has an orange collar with a bow tie and a little grey patch on his white chin. He has a relaxed, curious look on his face.

Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · 5d

My niece has been Bat-Mitzvah-ed, and my pride and joy is an island of comfort in an ocean of the daily wtf we live in. L’chaim, to life. ❤️

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · 6d

I’m traveling so obviously I miss my cats! LOOK AT THESE GOOD GOOD BOYS! 🥹

Two grey tuxedo cats lay on a blue patterned rug. One is older and bigger. The other is smaller, darker, and looks ready to cause trouble…

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · 6d

Sending good vibes and healing thoughts. ❤️

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · 6d

Have you campaigned for new laws? Have you had a period in prison, jail, immigration detention, etc? Are you researching periods in confinement or interested in that? We’d love to hear from you! #womensrights #menstruatorsrights #womeninprison #genderequity

Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 6d

We’re starting a monthly blog in early 2026 focusing on periods in places of confinement! If you have experienced that or are an advocate or researcher, we want to hear from you! Check out our submission guidelines below. #socialscience #menstruation #menstrualequity #periodpoverty #menstrualrights

Blog Submission Guidelines

We look forward to receiving submissions from researchers, advocates, and those who have experienced a period in confinement! Possible topics for blog posts are listed below. If you have an idea fo…

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 8d

Looking for something to do this #PeriodActionDay? The Prison Flow Project is hosting a webinar panel on periods in prison: how periods impact the experience of prison, how current policies hurt menstruators, and what we can do to make change. 10:30 am CT, October 11th! Sign up at bit.ly/4pzXKj5

PERIOD ACTION DAY 2025
Menstruation and Incarceration
The menstrual equity movement must recognize the menstrual health rights and needs of people who are incarcerated. Learn about the experiences of menstrual discrimination and injustice in prison and the roles you can play to address this crisis.
LIVE WEBINAR
Saturday, October 11th, 2025
Start at 10:30 AM CT/11:30 AM ET
For more info https://bit.ly/4pzXKj5
Co-hosted by Miriam Vishniac, PhD (Prison Flow Project) and Regan Moss, MPH (Menstruation & Incarceration Study)
EXPERT PANELISTS
Veronica Carrier - New Hour for Women and Children - LI, Reentry Recovery Advocate
Jennifer Toon - Executive Director of Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance
Stacy Burnett - Senior Product Manager at ITHAKA

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Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 9d

Are YOU planning on going to the 14th Annual U.S. Conference on Poverty & Basic Needs? Both Prison Flow Project founder, @miriamvishniac.bsky.social and board member Regan Moss, MPH will be presenting! Hosted by @diapernetwork.bsky.social and @periodsupplies.bsky.social, learn more at BIT.LY/CPBN25

A flyer for the 14th Annual U.S. Conference on Poverty & Basic Needs highlighting Miriam Vishniac, founder of the Prison Flow Project, who is presenting on Menstrual Equity Research. The conference runs from October 21-23, 2025, in-person in Las Vegas and virtually, and is hosted by the National Diaper Bank Network (nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org) and the Alliance for Period Supplies (allianceforperiodsupplies.org). Learn more at BIT.LY/CPBN25

A flyer for the 14th Annual U.S. Conference on Poverty & Basic Needs highlighting Regan Moss, MPH, board member of the Prison Flow Project and researcher with the Caregiver Initiative at Auburn University, who is presenting on Increasing Access to Material Basic Needs. The conference runs from October 21-23, 2025, in-person in Las Vegas and virtually, and is hosted by the National Diaper Bank Network (nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org) and the Alliance for Period Supplies (allianceforperiodsupplies.org). Learn more at BIT.LY/CPBN25

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · 15d

Now with 100% more LinkedIn! Because we are professional like that!

Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · 15d

Now with our own LinkedIn page! Connect with us!

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The Prison Flow Project | 2 followers on LinkedIn. Providing information, period. | The Prison Flow Project is dedicated to fighting for justice for menstruators in places of confinement. It is one of...

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · 21d

It feels wasteful, but I love long showers and baths. It’s the one place where I feel like I can hide away from the world. I took so many long showers during my dissertation that I gave myself a skin rash. 😓 It feels like America is tryna get me there again.

Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · 22d

Israel is committing genocide, a black man was found hanging from a tree in MS, and Jimmy Kimmel was fired after gov’t pressure for suggesting the man who killed famed asshole Charlie Kirk was right-leaning, wtf is even happening

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · 27d

You can recognize that violence is bad (and, yes, you DO need to say this in the US) without praising a racist, sexist, transphobic piece of shit who made the world that killed him. Fuck Charlie Kirk forever, and everything he stood for. Hope his family and the traumatized Utah students are ok.

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · 29d

Sometimes I just read this piece aloud to myself and cry, because it resonates so strongly and makes me feel so seen. evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org/on-finding-o...

On Finding Our Temple Covered in Blood - Evolve

Why can’t religious leaders and institutions say, with clarity, that the grotesque violence against a trapped civilian population in Gaza is indefensible and wrong?

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Sep 5

There is no reason to vote for any Democrat who supports genocide in Gaza and the erasure of Jewish dissent. There is no reason to donate to general funds that support those who funded Trump’s cuts so Schumer could go on a book tour. There is no reason to support a party that hates Mamdani and Fateh

Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Sep 1

Papa has brought home a mew toy, so the babies are occupied for the next few months.

Two grey tuxedo cats on a blue patterened rug are playing with each other and a circular scratching post toy with a ball in a track, one cat is on his side making faces at his brother.

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Aug 30

Hot take of the day: the Minecraft movie was fine. Why did so many people get upset? It was ridiculous and silly and weird, which it was meant to be. Also, the role Jason Momoa was born to play.

Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Aug 28

🤬😤 HOW RUDE

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Aug 28

TELL MY SON HE’S HANDSOME, DANGIT! 😡❤️

A small, grey tuxedo cat with an orange bow on his collar lays on a black bath mat and is mid-yawn.

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Aug 27

There are five instances I’ve found of sexual abuse through control over menstrual products from 2011-2021. Four had to be corroborated from personal testimony in news since lawyers lumped these items in with ‘contraband’ and ‘personal hygiene items.’ This makes it impossible to track.

Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Aug 27

Prison guards routinely use their power over menstrual products to sexually abuse women in their power. Yet attorneys routinely fail to call these items out by name in legal documents, essentially covering up sex-linked abuse. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/10/s...

Why Solitary Confinement Is a Safe Haven for Sexually Abusive Guards

After eight years in “the hole” at Texas’ Lane Murray Unit, Kwaneta Harris documents the “daily reality” of staff sexual exploitation and violence.

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Aug 25

Calling all bloggers, academics, advocates, and formerly confined menstruators! The Prison Flow Project is starting a monthly blog on #periodpoverty in places of confinement. Looking for 1,500 to 2,000 word submissions with various perspectives. Submit through [email protected]

Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Aug 25

Are you someone who is interested in #confinedperiods, studies the topic, has experienced one, or wants to summarize academic manuscripts for a lay audience? Coming soon, the Prison Flow Project monthly blog: a unique place for sharing narratives, period.
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The Prison Flow Project BLOG will soon provide a platform for advocates, academics, and those with prison experience to share insights about periods in confinement. Highlighting the impact on healt…

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · Aug 20

I just found out my friend Ahmed in Gaza lives in Gaza City. He does not want to evacuate. I am spending my day crying as I see how this may be one of the last days I speak to him.

I am sharing this so you see, this is one of millions. Every life there is affected by this. Every single life.

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Aug 18

Every time an academic asks me to cite the complete lack of documentation showing menstrual products are a threat in prison, I want to bang my head against a wall.

Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Aug 11

10/10 bestest kitty! <3

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Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · Aug 11

Genuinely incredible that she's saying this with 2 accused rapists on either side of her

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 11

Bondi: "Let me be crystal clear: crime in DC is ending and ending today."

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Miriam Vishniac, MPP, PhD @miriamvishniac.bsky.social · Aug 11

Been meaning to do this forever but have honestly been scared. Starting a nonprofit is a huge amount of work. I’m almost 40, and I’m tired. But I don’t see anyone else championing this necessary work!

Prison Flow Project @prisonflowproject.bsky.social · Aug 11

Finally making moves to establish The Prison Flow Project as a nonprofit supporting, among other things, research on menstruation in places of confinement and the voices of those directly affected. Hit me up if you have advice, pls!

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Aug 11

screenshot of a Facebook post by Sam Brody:

"What is happening in DC right now would not be happening if DC had been made a state any time Democrats held both the presidency and Congress in the last 30 years.

Adding states to the union is much easier to do than amending the constitution. It requires nothing more than an act of Congress, and only needs a simple majority to pass. The Obama Senate could have easily done it when they had 59 senators. But the party leaders thought, I dunno, it wouldn’t be sporting or something. Not fair to the Republicans to use power to do things. The pundits might call it “overreach,” oh no, not that. Biden could have tried to do it - everyone was already saying it was necessary democracy reform after Trump I - but he pre-gave up because Manchin and Sinema said they just had to respect the ancient and immortal filibuster, so what can you do? Best not to try.

So now we have millions of US citizens with no representation at all under naked authoritarian rule by an unchecked federal law enforcement apparatus. And the pundits have all forgotten the word “overreach,” which only applies to Democrats when they win by much greater margins than this and have much larger and more representative majorities than this."

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