Moira Donegan
@moiradonegan.bsky.social
Opinion columnist covering gender and politics at The Guardian. Writer in residence at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Host of the podcast In Bed with the Right. Real piece of work.
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The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
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He’s at 60% disproval lol
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
He’s at 60% disproval lol
You think Freud’s misogyny has been beaten to death but then you read more of what Freud and his disciples actually wrote about women.
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
You think Freud’s misogyny has been beaten to death but then you read more of what Freud and his disciples actually wrote about women.
In case you were wondering, today is the first acceptable day to erect your Christmas tree. Monday is preferable.
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In case you were wondering, today is the first acceptable day to erect your Christmas tree. Monday is preferable.
Something about the persistence of the rape revenge plot in fantasies of male heroism and courage that actually serves to enable and perpetuate the generalized impunity for rape and dismissal of survivors suffering in life.
November 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Something about the persistence of the rape revenge plot in fantasies of male heroism and courage that actually serves to enable and perpetuate the generalized impunity for rape and dismissal of survivors suffering in life.
Ah Black Friday, when every business I have ever made a purchase from in the past ten years emails me to offer shockingly small discounts on still-overpriced clothing that will fall apart after three washes.
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Ah Black Friday, when every business I have ever made a purchase from in the past ten years emails me to offer shockingly small discounts on still-overpriced clothing that will fall apart after three washes.
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Please recommend to me your favorite writing about Marilyn Monroe.
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Please recommend to me your favorite writing about Marilyn Monroe.
Read an advance copy of a piece written by a woman who was mean to me in my formative years and it’s bad.
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Read an advance copy of a piece written by a woman who was mean to me in my formative years and it’s bad.
Not to sound too corny or like a version of 2019 woke that would be insufferable now but I do hope that everyone who has difficult or painful relationships with their family finds comfort, love, and belonging today.
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Not to sound too corny or like a version of 2019 woke that would be insufferable now but I do hope that everyone who has difficult or painful relationships with their family finds comfort, love, and belonging today.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. While I’m in the spirit of thinking of how lucky I am, I like to donate to my local food bank—this year, that’s Alameda County Community Food Bank. donate.accfb.org/search/Donat...
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Help support ACCFB today!
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November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. While I’m in the spirit of thinking of how lucky I am, I like to donate to my local food bank—this year, that’s Alameda County Community Food Bank. donate.accfb.org/search/Donat...
Are straight women ok
The women drawn to RFK Jr. see an intoxicating cocktail of romance and danger—whether it's getting attacked by a yak or texting about taking metaphorical bullets for each other.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
The inexplicable sex appeal of RFK Jr.
How can such ferocious desire be attached to this man? Two memoirs by the women who love him offer some clues.
www.motherjones.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Are straight women ok
Are we still doing diner journalism? Because today at a greasy spoon in Stateline, Nevada, a 65 year old birder named Maryanne told me that she likes that “Mamdonnelly” fellow and thinks that Donald Trump is a pedophile.
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Are we still doing diner journalism? Because today at a greasy spoon in Stateline, Nevada, a 65 year old birder named Maryanne told me that she likes that “Mamdonnelly” fellow and thinks that Donald Trump is a pedophile.
Happy St Catherine’s Day! She’s the patron of women students, anyone who works with wheels (e.g., potters), tanners, philosophers, and librarians. She’s also my confirmation saint. I love this painting of her by Caravaggio.
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Happy St Catherine’s Day! She’s the patron of women students, anyone who works with wheels (e.g., potters), tanners, philosophers, and librarians. She’s also my confirmation saint. I love this painting of her by Caravaggio.
Key lime pie that you eat from that place in Red Hook at like 6 PM in summer … unparalleled.
key lime pie crushes cheese cake. not even close
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Key lime pie that you eat from that place in Red Hook at like 6 PM in summer … unparalleled.
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Beneficiaries of the Trump crime syndicate's immoral war on immigrants: child sex abusers
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Beneficiaries of the Trump crime syndicate's immoral war on immigrants: child sex abusers
One of the most fun nights of my life is now available as a podcast.
Live from San Francisco, it was MORAL PANIC BINGO NIGHT! For our 108th episode spectacular @moiradonegan.bsky.social and I were joined by Sarah Marshall and @mattxiv.bsky.social to talk reading, drag, Satan, nasties, windshields, masks, cops and much more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Episode 108 -- Live from San Francisco, It's Moral Panic Bingo Night!
Podcast Episode · In Bed With The Right · 11/25/2025 · 1h 41m
podcasts.apple.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
One of the most fun nights of my life is now available as a podcast.
For Elle, I wrote about intimacy coordinators—a really fascinating and varied group of people—and asked them how they feel about the rapid rise and recent backlash to their profession. They surprised me. www.elle.com/culture/movi...
Why Some Stars Are Skipping Intimacy Coordinators—and What It Means for Hollywood Sets
The rise of intimacy coordinators on film sets was seen as one of the most tangible wins of the MeToo movement. So why has the tide started to turn?
www.elle.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For Elle, I wrote about intimacy coordinators—a really fascinating and varied group of people—and asked them how they feel about the rapid rise and recent backlash to their profession. They surprised me. www.elle.com/culture/movi...
I am willing to step up and care for Babydog Justice.
NEWS
The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
The IRS is suing GOP Senator Jim Justice and his wife saying they owe more than $5 million in back taxes.
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I am willing to step up and care for Babydog Justice.
You know at one point in my life I went through kind of a lot of public ridicule and personal consequence because I didn’t think that sex should be a prerequisite for women to have media careers.
Anyway, here's an abstract nude of our new editor nypost.com/2025/11/24/m...
Vanity Fair to publish ‘abstract nude portrait’ of Olivia Nuzzi — as scandal-plagued journalist accused of shirking job duties: report
Vanity Fair staffers privately gripe that Olivia Nuzzi has failed to carry out core duties since joining the magazine, according to a report.
nypost.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
You know at one point in my life I went through kind of a lot of public ridicule and personal consequence because I didn’t think that sex should be a prerequisite for women to have media careers.
The high pressure question of the holiday gift-buying season descends upon us once again: Is this dad a Civil War book dad or a World War II book dad?
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The high pressure question of the holiday gift-buying season descends upon us once again: Is this dad a Civil War book dad or a World War II book dad?
“Men are in trouble. Unchallenged private sphere domination over women and children is a solution.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“Men are in trouble. Unchallenged private sphere domination over women and children is a solution.”
Yesterday on our outing to let our dog run around on the beach my wife purchased and ate what she considered to be a lackluster caprese sandwich. To compensate she has spent the morning going to the bakery and the farmer’s market assembling the ingredients for a better version of the same sandwich.
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Yesterday on our outing to let our dog run around on the beach my wife purchased and ate what she considered to be a lackluster caprese sandwich. To compensate she has spent the morning going to the bakery and the farmer’s market assembling the ingredients for a better version of the same sandwich.
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
No no no, definitely ask people this. The answer will surely be fun and festive.
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
No no no, definitely ask people this. The answer will surely be fun and festive.