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Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 17h

@manongarcia.bsky.social @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social “It’s not because they’re dumb. It’s because there’s something about what it is for them to be a man, and to be entitled to women’s bodies, that makes them, I think, at least some of them, deeply convinced that they haven’t done anything wrong.”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17h

‘These men think they’ve done nothing wrong’: the philosopher who tried to understand Gisèle Pelicot’s rapists

When 50 men went on trial in France, accused of raping a woman who had been drugged by her husband, Manon Garcia was in the courtroom – and in the prosecutors’ closing arguments. How does she make sense of what happened?

www.theguardian.com

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Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 19h

For two years and one month I have been coveting this book and tomorrow it will be mine! 🥳 @lancerichardson.bsky.social the best reviews in the right places

Lance Richardson @lancerichardson.bsky.social · 19h

Reviewed in The New Yorker.

Peter Matthiessen Travelled the World, Trying to Escape Himself

He was a spy, a crusader, an obsessive advocate for neglected people and places—yet his work was shaped, too, by an inner crisis.

www.newyorker.com

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Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 19h

“an act of both courage and pedagogy. ‘I want to say to victims to never be ashamed of what was imposed on them, because they’re never responsible,’ she added in her conclusion.”

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Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 19h

The second time around can we possibly hope for signs of an effort to limit “secondary victimization?” @diane2v.bsky.social Merci Gisèle

Diane de Vignemont @diane2v.bsky.social · 19h

In my latest for @prospectmagazine.co.uk, I returned to the Pelicot rape trial.
Gisèle Pelicot's lawyers didn't just win a case—they challenged the legal playbook, setting a crucial potential precedent against the retraumatisation of rape survivors. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...

Gisèle Pelicot’s pedagogy of justice

A retrial in the landmark French abuse case is a lesson in how rape survivors are retraumatised in court

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 1d

www.wsj.com/us-news/ghis...

Lockdowns and a Mysterious Meeting: A Quiet Texas Prison Adapts to Life With Ghislaine Maxwell

The unexpected arrival of the Epstein associate upset the camp’s routines. Some inmates say she got favorable treatment.

www.wsj.com

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 1d

“More than half of the work done by women in the period between the 16th and 18th centuries took place outside of the home, and around half of all housework and three-quarters of care work was conducted professionally for other households” [England]

phys.org/news/2025-10...

A woman's place was not in the home: Challenging the assumptions about women's work in early modern history

New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England's national economy before 1700.

phys.org

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Outside of Portland's ICE facility last night, Kenny from South Park got married to a unicorn.

The betrothed Portland couple said they decided to get hitched on site to bring some joy and fun to a dark time.

"People can be fun loving people and still protest."

www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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The Family History Society of Cheshire 🌾🌳 @fhsofcheshire.bsky.social · 19d

THIS is a fabulous website

The #Chester Consistory Court

Archive of cause papers from the oldest complete ecclesiastical courtroom in #England

Find out more about this amazing free database 👉 www.chestercausepapers.org.uk

To search 👉 www.chestercausepapers.org.uk/directory

#Cheshire

Chester Consistory Court - Cause Papers Archive

Searchable archive of cause papers from Chester Consistory Court - the oldest complete ecclesiastical courtroom in England.

www.chestercausepapers.org.uk

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PS2 @CUNY Center for the Humanities @cunygcps2.bsky.social · Aug 12

📣 “Knowledge is a Public Good”

🖊️ Apply for the NEW Advanced Certificate in Public Scholarship launching this fall @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social

CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · Aug 12

The Graduate Center is pleased to announce a new Advanced Certificate in Public Scholarship, which will prepare our students to conduct community-engaged and public-facing scholarship www.gc.cuny.edu/news/new-cer... @cunygcps2.bsky.social @humanitiescuny.bsky.social @prithik.bsky.social

New Certificate Supports Public-Facing and Community-Based Scholarship

Open to matriculated students, the program builds on the Graduate Center’s strengths and emphasizes in-demand skills for careers in and beyond academia.

www.gc.cuny.edu

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The Center for Humanities @humanitiescuny.bsky.social · 3d

Check out Prithi, the head of @cunygcps2.bsky.social , talking about the new Public Scholarship certificate at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social! "Scholarship that is deeply rooted in social justice, responsive to community needs, and accessible beyond academic walls."

www.gc.cuny.edu/news/buildin...

Building Bridges Through Public Scholarship

Professor Prithi Kanakamedala joins “The Thought Project” podcast to discuss how the Graduate Center’s Public Scholarship certificate and her groundbreaking book on free Black communities in Brooklyn ...

www.gc.cuny.edu

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Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 1d

“Email is the most reliable distribution method in the oligarch algorithm era”… resist the “regriftance”

Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 2d

On strikes, boycotts, and rethinking leverage when the government WANTS the economy to collapse:
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/panopticon...

Quotes from here: https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/panopticon-artists-your-questions

https://sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/panopticon-artists-your-questions

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Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 2d

Merci Gisèle www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

French appeal court increases sentence of Gisèle Pelicot rapist

Husamettin Dogan loses appeal after jury at retrial finds him guilty of raping Pelicot while she was sedated

www.theguardian.com

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Dave Hutchinson @hutchinsondave.bsky.social · 2d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

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Humanit'Elles @humanitelles.bsky.social · 3d

En contact avec Dominique Pelicot, un Lyonnais sera jugé pour viols et soumission chimique
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/auvergne-rho...

En contact avec Dominique Pelicot, un Lyonnais sera jugé pour viols et soumission chimique

Un Lyonnais accusé de viol sur conjoint sous administration de sédatifs avait été en contact avec Dominique Pélicot, qui lui aurait prodigué des "conseils" pour droguer sa compagne à son insu.

france3-regions.franceinfo.fr

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Libération @liberation.fr · 3d

⚖️ Prostitution d’adolescentes : treize membres d’un réseau de proxénétisme condamnés à Toulouse

Le proxénète en chef, un détenu de 29 ans qui opérait depuis sa cellule de prison à Béziers, a écopé de la plus lourde peine : quatorze ans de prison.

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Prostitution d’adolescentes : treize membres d’un réseau proxénétisme condamnés à Toulouse

Le tribunal correctionnel de Toulouse a déclaré coupables treize des quatorze prévenus. A la tête de cette organisation criminelle, le détenu de 29 ans qui opérait depuis sa prison a écopé de quatorze ans de prison.

www.liberation.fr

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Adrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social · 3d

I wrote about Peter Thiel’s lectures on the Antichrist and how the fact that there’s a strong chance Thiel thinks Greta Thunberg is the literal Antichrist isn’t even the weirdest thing about them — at the @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

Peter Thiel’s off-the-record antichrist lectures reveal more about him than Armageddon

Silicon Valley titan desperately tries to detach self from power in amateurish talks attempting to ape his favorite philosopher

www.theguardian.com

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Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 4d

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Valérie Manteau @valeriemanteau.bsky.social · 4d

J3 au procès #Mazan2 ajd LT des réquisitions et des plaidoiries de la défense

Queen Cecile Hautefeuille vous raconte l’énervante journée d’hier par ici 👇
« La victime, c’est moi ! » Au procès en appel des viols de Mazan, Gisèle Pelicot remet l’accusé à sa place www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...

« La victime, c’est moi ! » Au procès en appel des viols de Mazan, Gisèle Pelicot remet l’accusé à sa place

Au troisième jour de son procès en appel devant la cour d’assises de Nîmes, Husamettin D. a nié avoir commis des viols sur Gisèle Pelicot et s’est présenté comme une victime, malgré la diffusion de v…

www.mediapart.fr

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Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 5d

Tout à fait clair, même depuis New York, mais tellement pénible à entendre ce que ces avocats et l'accusé osent lui dire. Merci pour ce reportage @valeriemanteau.bsky.social

Valérie Manteau @valeriemanteau.bsky.social · 5d

Bon voilà j’étais toute énervée au micro de France Culture (12h42) mais je crois qu’on comprend un peu le pb de ce qu’on a vécu ce matin au procès Mazan - le pire de la violence de la 1re instance

www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

Sébastien Lecornu continue à jouer contre la montre

Chargé de trouver une issue à la crise avant ce soir, le Premier ministre démissionnaire mène d'ultimes pourparlers. Selon lui, les formations consultées manifesteraient une volonté de doter le pays d...

www.radiofrance.fr

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Valérie Manteau @valeriemanteau.bsky.social · 5d

On reprend directement avec la prise de parole de Gisèle, à chaud. Elle est visiblement très remontée. Elle sermonne HD, "J'ai honte pour vous! Il n'y a qu'une seule victime ici, c'est moi! Assumez vos actes!"

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Valérie Manteau @valeriemanteau.bsky.social · 5d

(on n'entend RIEN à ce que dit l'avocat général, désolée. Si on avait un ministre de la justice je ferais bien une requête pour faire changer les micros de la salle d'appel de Nîmes)

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Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 6d

Merci merci merci d’abord c’est un livre pour lui
bookshop.org/p/books/with...

Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime

A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime

bookshop.org

Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · 6d

@sarahweinman.com any plans for a French translation?

Valérie Manteau @valeriemanteau.bsky.social · 6d

Menvielle demande sil confirme qu'il annoncait clairement aux autres hommes qu'il proposait un viol.
Pelicot dit qu'il proposait d'abuser de sa femme endormie.
Menvielle lui rappelle qu'en gàv il a déclaré qu'il n'avait pas conscience que le viol conjugal existait

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 7d

Female journalists interested in health reporting: the fellowship I did at @womenjournos.bsky.social last year is open again for next year! Deadline to apply is December 5. www.jaws.org/apply-here

2026 Application & Overview — JAWS

www.jaws.org

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Mediapart @mediapart.fr · 8d

Mazan, un an après : des avancées et des espoirs déçus

Par Sarah Brethes, @cechautefeuille.bsky.social et @marineturchi.bsky.social

Mazan, un an après : des avancées et des espoirs déçus

Les tribunaux sont depuis des décennies des lieux de combat contre les violences masculines. Le procès des violeurs de Gisèle Pelicot aura joué un rôle de révélateur de la culture du viol. Mais il laisse aussi des déceptions et la crainte, qu’une fois l’émotion retombée, la France oublie.

l.mediapart.fr

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