Christine Grimaldi (she/her)
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Christopher
Fearing the man society could have made me into.
theflytrap.beehiiv.com
This week in 1986, the force of my fetal kicks had my parents convinced I’d be a boy.
For @theflytrapmedia.bsky.social, I wrote about Christopher, the coddled son they never had and the unaccountable man I fear society could have made me into.
theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/christopher
For @theflytrapmedia.bsky.social, I wrote about Christopher, the coddled son they never had and the unaccountable man I fear society could have made me into.
theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/christopher
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Kathleen Stock has written an article against "abortion permissiveness". She claims abortion requires "justification" saying the state should limit "unacceptable decision-making" by women about their own bodies.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Kathleen Stock has written an article against "abortion permissiveness". She claims abortion requires "justification" saying the state should limit "unacceptable decision-making" by women about their own bodies.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
This is who anti-trans activists proclaim as the feminist thought leaders of our time.
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I really enjoyed getting into the weeds with Kate and Christine on what this month’s elections means (and doesn’t mean) for the future of transphobic political ads
I hope you all can make it! The episode tomorrow is titled "The Death of the Anti-Trans Ad: Why Democrats’ 2025 Wins Changed Everything" with our guest @laurelpowell.net!
We're trying something new with tomorrow's YouTube upload and doing a Premiere at 4pm ET! Katelyn will be in chat talking about the episode while we watch!
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I really enjoyed getting into the weeds with Kate and Christine on what this month’s elections means (and doesn’t mean) for the future of transphobic political ads
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Here's the link for it!! bsky.app/profile/canc...
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Here's the link for it!! bsky.app/profile/canc...
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I hope you all can make it! The episode tomorrow is titled "The Death of the Anti-Trans Ad: Why Democrats’ 2025 Wins Changed Everything" with our guest @laurelpowell.net!
We're trying something new with tomorrow's YouTube upload and doing a Premiere at 4pm ET! Katelyn will be in chat talking about the episode while we watch!
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I hope you all can make it! The episode tomorrow is titled "The Death of the Anti-Trans Ad: Why Democrats’ 2025 Wins Changed Everything" with our guest @laurelpowell.net!
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It is Tuesday, which means I am devoting a few hours to this project. I will be doing so on Tuesdays for the foreseeable future, so if you published stories in Bitch Media and want to consider having them republished, please get in touch! You can also drop your email below and I will reach out. 💜
Hi! I have reached out to as many writers as I could find for the Bitch x @theflytrapmedia.com project I am shepherding. If you published stories in Bitch and want to have them potentially republished at The Flytrap, email us! I’ll be responding. flyteam[at]theflytrapmedia[dot]com
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
It is Tuesday, which means I am devoting a few hours to this project. I will be doing so on Tuesdays for the foreseeable future, so if you published stories in Bitch Media and want to consider having them republished, please get in touch! You can also drop your email below and I will reach out. 💜
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sexism upsets me for many reasons but one of them is that no one ever asks me to back them up in a brawl but I’d be so good at it
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
sexism upsets me for many reasons but one of them is that no one ever asks me to back them up in a brawl but I’d be so good at it
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November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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“literary mid-off”
Perfection.
Perfection.
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“literary mid-off”
Perfection.
Perfection.
Fuckin race to the bottom
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Fuckin race to the bottom
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underrated bit of handwaving in the lizza blog
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM
underrated bit of handwaving in the lizza blog
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biggest italian-american cliffhanger since the sopranos finale
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
biggest italian-american cliffhanger since the sopranos finale
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you're really gonna post through it, okay
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
you're really gonna post through it, okay
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She’s also a way of devaluing the recent electoral wins and undercutting people for racism and “common sense strategy”
If Dems were smarter than patronizing they’d make her earn them a majority first
They won’t
If Dems were smarter than patronizing they’d make her earn them a majority first
They won’t
MTG is an experiment in how little it will take for white voters to ignore red flags they’ve already clocked
November 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
She’s also a way of devaluing the recent electoral wins and undercutting people for racism and “common sense strategy”
If Dems were smarter than patronizing they’d make her earn them a majority first
They won’t
If Dems were smarter than patronizing they’d make her earn them a majority first
They won’t
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“Oh she’s moderating!”
Y’all don’t deserve democracy smdh
Y’all don’t deserve democracy smdh
November 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“Oh she’s moderating!”
Y’all don’t deserve democracy smdh
Y’all don’t deserve democracy smdh
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MTG is an experiment in how little it will take for white voters to ignore red flags they’ve already clocked
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
MTG is an experiment in how little it will take for white voters to ignore red flags they’ve already clocked
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Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.
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We were so happy to see everyone's enthusiasm for our project to reprint pieces from Bitch Media! We are all excited because we also loved Bitch just as much as you. It was a formative publication for many of us. So here's a thread of some of our fave Bitch articles.
October 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
And to those of you who have been with us since our Kickstarter...
YOU NEED TO MANUALLY RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION! CHECK YOUR EMAILS SO YOU DONT MISS A SINGLE FLYTRAP EDITION! HELP US HELP YOU!!
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I went to the beach this weekend to do a mini photoshoot for The Flytrap's subscription campaign. Not to be alarmist, but subscriptions have slowed down today and we are still looking to make our goal!
We were so happy to see everyone's enthusiasm for our project to reprint pieces from Bitch Media! We are all excited because we also loved Bitch just as much as you. It was a formative publication for many of us. So here's a thread of some of our fave Bitch articles.
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I went to the beach this weekend to do a mini photoshoot for The Flytrap's subscription campaign. Not to be alarmist, but subscriptions have slowed down today and we are still looking to make our goal!
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Reprinting selections from the Bitch archive is a thing I am SO, SO excited about, and it's only possible because of support from our members.
During our membership drive, get $55.25 for a year of The Flytrap to make sure we can keep doing this work!
During our membership drive, get $55.25 for a year of The Flytrap to make sure we can keep doing this work!
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Reprinting selections from the Bitch archive is a thing I am SO, SO excited about, and it's only possible because of support from our members.
During our membership drive, get $55.25 for a year of The Flytrap to make sure we can keep doing this work!
During our membership drive, get $55.25 for a year of The Flytrap to make sure we can keep doing this work!
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Blanket pardons. This is evil.
These guys get $50k signing bonuses.
Stephen Miller is telling them they have immunity and encouraging them to create chaos.
They get almost no training, many couldn’t pass an open book exam & they’re allowed to hide their faces.
They’re swinging assault rifles around in public.
Abolish ICE
Stephen Miller is telling them they have immunity and encouraging them to create chaos.
They get almost no training, many couldn’t pass an open book exam & they’re allowed to hide their faces.
They’re swinging assault rifles around in public.
Abolish ICE
October 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Blanket pardons. This is evil.
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Republicans essentially plundering the national museum for trophies – a space shuttle, placed on free display for the world! – as if they were conquerors of some foreign capital.
What, and I cannot stress this enough, the f––.
What, and I cannot stress this enough, the f––.
A GOP-led plan to move the Discovery space shuttle from the National Air and Space Museum, which has housed the orbiter since 2012, has set off a fight for its future.
The Smithsonian said the Discovery cannot be moved without being taken apart.
The Smithsonian said the Discovery cannot be moved without being taken apart.
GOP lawmakers raise pressure on Smithsonian over space shuttle fight
Texas legislators accused the Smithsonian of potentially violating anti-lobbying laws. The Smithsonian told Congress moving the shuttle would require breaking it apart.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Republicans essentially plundering the national museum for trophies – a space shuttle, placed on free display for the world! – as if they were conquerors of some foreign capital.
What, and I cannot stress this enough, the f––.
What, and I cannot stress this enough, the f––.
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okay so here’s the idea: fundraiser for tbd new mexico org to keep people clothed/fed/housed/warm, selling glass guys, as pictured below. but this time they come with a one-of-a-kind lore zine, using a handmade tracery generator; i mail it to you with the guy.
October 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
okay so here’s the idea: fundraiser for tbd new mexico org to keep people clothed/fed/housed/warm, selling glass guys, as pictured below. but this time they come with a one-of-a-kind lore zine, using a handmade tracery generator; i mail it to you with the guy.
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Consider how few anecdotes it took for the media to declare a Free Speech on Campus crisis.
Every day we get more evidence that the Republican Party is teeming with white supremacists yet elite institutions refuse to frame this as a crisis that needs the nation’s attention.
Every day we get more evidence that the Republican Party is teeming with white supremacists yet elite institutions refuse to frame this as a crisis that needs the nation’s attention.
DHS posted a disturbing video today featuring a song that’s popular with Nazi creators
DHS Posts Video Featuring Song Popular With Nazi Creators
The agency denied making
gizmodo.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Consider how few anecdotes it took for the media to declare a Free Speech on Campus crisis.
Every day we get more evidence that the Republican Party is teeming with white supremacists yet elite institutions refuse to frame this as a crisis that needs the nation’s attention.
Every day we get more evidence that the Republican Party is teeming with white supremacists yet elite institutions refuse to frame this as a crisis that needs the nation’s attention.
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I've been saying for months that experts are avoiding speaking to the press bc they're afraid of blowback from Trump.
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I've been saying for months that experts are avoiding speaking to the press bc they're afraid of blowback from Trump.
Can’t wait until it’s the lead story on “60 Minutes”
You three had great jokes on this episode. Placing a bet now that Bari eventually does an article on "bussy" as an example of the left going too far.
October 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Can’t wait until it’s the lead story on “60 Minutes”