Ilene Feinman
@ilene-feinman.bsky.social
US social movements scholar/teacher; Commissioner, Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women;
Faculty, MPS Branding, SVA; Professor Emerita; retired Dean College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
CSUMB
Faculty, MPS Branding, SVA; Professor Emerita; retired Dean College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
CSUMB
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I won't lie, this was a tough year for democracy. But we enter 2026 with hope and optimism for the year ahead. I wish you all a happy and healthy new year.
January 1, 2026 at 3:09 AM
I won't lie, this was a tough year for democracy. But we enter 2026 with hope and optimism for the year ahead. I wish you all a happy and healthy new year.
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Please continue to pass this on to everyone you know because this issue is too important to overlook: 👇🏻
Trump acolytes at the US Postal Service quietly issued a rule on Christmas Eve that will allow some branches, in critical electoral battleground locations, to reject a ballot by delaying a postmark. shero.substack.com/p/new-usps-m...
New USPS Mailbox Rule Will Hinder Mail-in Voting
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December 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Please continue to pass this on to everyone you know because this issue is too important to overlook: 👇🏻
Unreal. Gives Phyllis Schlafly vibes.
“Woman Enjoying Career Literally Made Possible by Feminism Declares Feminism a Failure”
December 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Unreal. Gives Phyllis Schlafly vibes.
@angrystaffer.bsky.social I think you are doing AMA tonight… what are the rumblings in the career staff about this stage of Trump admin?
December 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
@angrystaffer.bsky.social I think you are doing AMA tonight… what are the rumblings in the career staff about this stage of Trump admin?
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This: In the same week that Vance expressed concern that France and the United Kingdom had nuclear weapons, he said Denmark was not a very good ally to the US. It is shameful.
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The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account:
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This: In the same week that Vance expressed concern that France and the United Kingdom had nuclear weapons, he said Denmark was not a very good ally to the US. It is shameful.
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A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.
Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area | CNN
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and c...
www.cnn.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and confusion.
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Worth noting that Nigeria makes a point in its statement to debunk Trump’s comments that this violence is specifically directed at Christians, acknowledging that it impacts everyone.
December 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Worth noting that Nigeria makes a point in its statement to debunk Trump’s comments that this violence is specifically directed at Christians, acknowledging that it impacts everyone.
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DON’T. PRINT. LIES. IN. THE. NEWSPAPERS.
Every damn day. It’s exhausting.
Every damn day. It’s exhausting.
NYT provides no evidence here, probably because the claim is flatly untrue. See eg recent Pew data, or many posts on the subject from @gelliottmorris.com this year
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
December 26, 2025 at 2:45 AM
DON’T. PRINT. LIES. IN. THE. NEWSPAPERS.
Every damn day. It’s exhausting.
Every damn day. It’s exhausting.
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this is horrifying..... we need to turn it around. VOTE
🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
this is horrifying..... we need to turn it around. VOTE
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the vice president is a klansman
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the vice president is a klansman
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Happy Solstice, witches
a tree with christmas lights on it against a blue sky
Alt: a tree with christmas lights on it against a blue sky
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December 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Happy Solstice, witches
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Please make sure every military member you know knows this.
Trump’s promise Wednesday to pay troops a “warrior dividend” bonus is actually a military housing stipend already approved by Congress, and not a generous new White House program.
Trump claims credit for military bonus that Congress already approved
The White House’s plans for a “warrior dividend” to reward troops this holiday season are actually housing assistance funds approved this summer.
www.politico.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Please make sure every military member you know knows this.
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Worst jobs President in American history
December 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Worst jobs President in American history
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Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose
The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Muting a Black woman to claim the vote was unanimous is so incredibly on the nose
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While the media chums it up with Greene, reminder that she has a bill going before the House today to make it a *federal crime* to provide or advocate for healthcare for trans youth.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "What I'd like to see from the president is empathy for Americans. Donald Trump is a billionaire and he's the president. When he looks into a camera and says 'affordability is a hoax,' he's talking to Americans that are suffering and have been for many years now."
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
While the media chums it up with Greene, reminder that she has a bill going before the House today to make it a *federal crime* to provide or advocate for healthcare for trans youth.
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There’s simple reason why Republicans have no alternative to
Obamacare. (affordable care act.) THEY DON’T CARE! another way to put it: THEY DON’T CARE! No need for experts to make excuses for a party that also opposed Medicare. Now they are trying to destroy veterans health.Clear & present danger.
Obamacare. (affordable care act.) THEY DON’T CARE! another way to put it: THEY DON’T CARE! No need for experts to make excuses for a party that also opposed Medicare. Now they are trying to destroy veterans health.Clear & present danger.
December 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
There’s simple reason why Republicans have no alternative to
Obamacare. (affordable care act.) THEY DON’T CARE! another way to put it: THEY DON’T CARE! No need for experts to make excuses for a party that also opposed Medicare. Now they are trying to destroy veterans health.Clear & present danger.
Obamacare. (affordable care act.) THEY DON’T CARE! another way to put it: THEY DON’T CARE! No need for experts to make excuses for a party that also opposed Medicare. Now they are trying to destroy veterans health.Clear & present danger.
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With the latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
With the latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
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The word “hero” gets thrown around too often, but Ahmed Al Ahmed truly fits the description.
A good guy *without* a gun who put his life on the line preventing further harm and tragedy.
May he recover quickly from his wounds and be treated with the respect he deserves.
My heart is with 🇦🇺.
🤍🙏🏽🕊️
A good guy *without* a gun who put his life on the line preventing further harm and tragedy.
May he recover quickly from his wounds and be treated with the respect he deserves.
My heart is with 🇦🇺.
🤍🙏🏽🕊️
A heroic moment in this anti-semitic tragedy.
The hero here is a 43 yo Lebanese immigrant and fruit stand owner named
Ahmed Al Ahmed who was shot twice in the arm (apparently bt the other gunman) after wrestling the gun away.
He will be fine according to a relative.
youtu.be/IUEcLiZI6sI?...
The hero here is a 43 yo Lebanese immigrant and fruit stand owner named
Ahmed Al Ahmed who was shot twice in the arm (apparently bt the other gunman) after wrestling the gun away.
He will be fine according to a relative.
youtu.be/IUEcLiZI6sI?...
December 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The word “hero” gets thrown around too often, but Ahmed Al Ahmed truly fits the description.
A good guy *without* a gun who put his life on the line preventing further harm and tragedy.
May he recover quickly from his wounds and be treated with the respect he deserves.
My heart is with 🇦🇺.
🤍🙏🏽🕊️
A good guy *without* a gun who put his life on the line preventing further harm and tragedy.
May he recover quickly from his wounds and be treated with the respect he deserves.
My heart is with 🇦🇺.
🤍🙏🏽🕊️
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hunger’s whip: why connecting US food stamps to work is outdated and ineffective
Hunger’s whip: why connecting US food stamps to work is outdated and ineffective
Hunger’s whip: why connecting US food stamps to work is outdated and ineffective
In many parts of the country, there are new work requirements to get food aid. But starving people doesn’t motivate them – despite centuries of this rhetoric
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hunger’s whip: why connecting US food stamps to work is outdated and ineffective
Hunger’s whip: why connecting US food stamps to work is outdated and ineffective
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🚨 BREAKING: Oversight Dems received 95,000 new photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. These disturbing images raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
Time to end this White House cover-up. Release the files!
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
Excellent news.
Bring it on.
The Heritage Foundation is cracking
December 12, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Excellent news.