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The Pathetic Price of Entry to Epstein's World 2 niyad Feb 2026 Apr 18 9 1176
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Astronomer, astrophotographer and writer Annie Russell Maunder was born #OnThisDay in 1868. 0 littlemissmartypants Apr 14 Apr 14 2 515
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Look at all that DEI sending astronauts around the moon. 4 littlemissmartypants Apr 11 Apr 11 33 1034
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Dr. Mary Claire Haver - "The New Perimenopause" - The Daily Show 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2 Apr 2 9 837
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This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TheEnlightenedBiglet Mar 9 Mar 9 1 736
'The Moral Property of Women': Mifepristone, Fibroids and the Stakes of Suppressed Science 5 niyad Feb 2026 Mar 2026 8 1247
Blue butterfly imagery, trafficking, Dilley Detention Center 3 suegeo Mar 2026 Mar 2026 13 1917
Laura Flanders & Friends: Epstein, Trump & How Misogyny Fuels Fascism 0 AStern Feb 2026 Feb 2026 4 833
"Break the Chain/One Billion Rising Flash Mob SF 2013" 1 niyad Feb 2026 Feb 2026 6 949
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Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein's sordid men's club 2 niyad Feb 2026 Feb 2026 5 1028
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Women's Rights & Issues Continued...

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Maine indigenous organization trained 30 new doulas 2 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2026 Jan 2026 9 1117
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Challenging how women were expected to be portrayed 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2026 Jan 2026 10 955
A school for husbands. How Senegal is reshaping gender roles 2 BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2026 Jan 2026 5 1203
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Boys to be sent on courses to tackle misogyny in schools - UK 2 BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 2025 Dec 2025 5 1206
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Brigitte Macron, wife of Emmanuel Macron filmed using sexist slur at Paris theatre 3 Beringia Dec 2025 Dec 2025 4 1458
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 littlemissmartypants Dec 2025 Dec 2025 0 951
Project 2026 Declares Open War on Women's Rights 2 niyad Dec 2025 Dec 2025 7 1353
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