Mia Brett

Moving the thread of my work on antisemitism and CRT over here t.co/cavk5p6nUO

Bloody nails just in time for Halloween

Texas has purged tons of people from voter rolls! Check your registration!

Lindsey Clancy’s criminal trial for allegedly killing her children has sparked debate about postpartum psychosis. Some feel a new mom who tried futilely to get mental health care deserves mercy; others condemn her as a killer. The law tends to judge mothers harshly, writes @queenmab.bsky.social.

Mia also wrote this month's Fallout newsletter about the Clancy case, which is about to hit inboxes, so sign up now to get her legal analysis and more in your inbox.

I couldn't handle watching the Clancy trial. I'm a mom not so far out from postpartum, and I just...couldn't. But I also run a newsroom that covers reproductive justice and knew we had to cover this tragic case--properly. I knew @queenmab.bsky.social would bring the necessary nuanced & critical eye

I wrote about positive masculinity with Mamdani, Ossoff, Warnock, Lander, & Talarico for @rewirenewsgroup.com last week. El Sayed was originally included but sadly his section was one of the ones cut for length! rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/08/04/e...

Funny you should mention: @queenmab.bsky.social did for @rewirenewsgroup.com

Max Miller & Graham Platner are edgelords, writes @queenmab.bsky.social -- and the Dems don't need to echo the GOP's embrace of toxic masculinity. After all, the left has its own election-winning brand of masculinity: the "Mamdani man." Another 🔥 take on the dumpster fire that is modern politics

New domestic violence accusations against Rep. Max Miller come just weeks after the scandal that ended Graham Platner's Senate race. As more young men run for office, @queenmab.bsky.social explains why we need to talk about "edgelord" politics, and how Dems keep flirting with it.

From Andrea Yates to Lindsay Clancy society refuses to help mothers which causes these tragedies. Instead our forced birth culture relies on dismissing the difficulties and telling women pregnancy & motherhood is easy and natural. My latest substack open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

I can’t believe we’re reliving Andrea Yates. Lindsay Clancy begged for help. She didn’t want to kill her children. And everyday I swear people questioning if this can really be blamed on post partum psychosis. The response to this tragedy is connected to our forced birth culture

My classics major filmmaker brother wrote about Emily Wilson’s translation and #TheOdyssey open.substack.com/pub/davidbre...

Any editors want to hire me to write about the cast of #TheUltimatum being more MAGA and Christian and reliant on ChatGPT is a sign of societal regression

for over 5 years, I, @adrierising.bsky.social, @roslyn.bsky.social, & others, primarily women of color, have been relentlessly stalked by caitdissociates @moderation.bsky.app has punished me & adrie for talking about our own harassment bc our stalker is successfully abusing the reporting system

Out here microwaving cherry tomatoes so I can keep making tomato spritzes

ICE is just going to keep murdering people with impunity and no oversight. How can anyone say the call to abolish ICE is extreme. It’s the bare minimum

Last night, Maine Democratic nominee Graham Platner suspended his campaign for Senate following sexual assault allegations. Back in May, @queenmab.bsky.social wrote about how women’s safety has routinely been sacrificed to protect the political careers of powerful men.

Democrat Graham Platner has pulled out of Maine's Senate race after allegations of sexual assault and rape. This latest scandal comes after Eric Swalwell resigned from Congress and his California governor bid earlier this year. Mia Brett writes on why women keep secrets and when they come forward.

Women often downplay sexual violations when we’re assaulted by men we know. We say it was a bad hookup, an uncomfortable sexual experience, it was our fault. That we do this doesn’t mean we weren’t assaulted. It means it’s difficult to admit a man we trusted did this

I never claimed to help victims in court. I have helped many victims access legal help & resources. I’ve interviewed & advocated for victims. I’ve written countless articles on sexual abuse. And I’ve experienced sexual abuse

I couldn’t care less if you kiss my ass. I care a lot that you’re claiming a woman wasn’t raped because she didn’t call the police in a timely manner & chose to date an alcoholic

A woman who apparently counsels rape victims is saying that if you date an alcoholic it’s your fault if your boyfriend rapes you

It’s misogyny to erase the multiple examples I’ve given of the work I do, presume you know better, and suggest women are only caring about democrats committing sexual assault out of political bias. Calling out your misogyny isn’t name calling.

I’ve listed multiple things I’ve done to stand against sexual abusers across political parties but this man presumes to lecture women that were not doing anything. Abusers being in power is not the fault of women who are doing everything we can. This is pure misogyny

I already told you why the Republican men are still in office. Because Republicans don’t care about sexual assault

I ran a political advocacy group from 2017-2020 that was involved in supporting Christine Blasey Ford and educating people about sexual abusers in office. I’ve written articles, called reps, protested

Ah yes I’m either biased or a coward because despite my standing against all sexual abusers regardless of party affiliation I can’t get republicans to care no matter how much we scream

What would you like us to do? We supported Christine Blasey Ford, E Jean Carroll. We can’t make the Republican Party care.

I will keep writing about patriarchy and sexual abuse until we end it. I don’t care how many people have talked about it before or how tired you are of hearing it. Voting is wholly insufficient in addressing these problems. If you don’t want to hear about it don’t listen

This story on the dirty secrets of powerful men almost didn’t get done bc the list kept getting longer. The list grows again now.

In May I wrote for @rewirenewsgroup.com abt the sacrifices women make in politics. We’re expected to stay silent abt sexism & assault. Many of us knew who Platner was & were told to be quiet to beat Collins. Jenny Racicot’s story shows we were right rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/05/12/e...

It has not been 250 years of freedom. It has been 400 years of colonialism and racism. There have been moments of the possibility of something better. Small promises of improvement. But the current moment is showing the worst of our legacy

Hey y’all my brother wrote a review of Supergirl that doesn’t sound like an incel! Check it out open.substack.com/pub/davidbre...

Too hot to do anything but make gazpacho and tomato spritzes

I just breathed the biggest sigh of relief. Birthright Citizenship is safe

As in the Supreme Court's opinion in the TPS cases, this is just a wild, wilful mischaracterization of the racism against Haitians fomented by the powerful ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/mulli...

Kav has the opinion for the majority and tries to minimize it like We're just saying states *may legally keep trans girls off girls' *sports teams but it accepts and advances the absurd idea that there's no constitutional discrimination problem w/ laws that clearly discriminate against trans people

I wrote about the ridiculous hysterics claiming Jews are in danger from the NYC Dem Primary results. The results actually show a mix of Jews with different political opinions winning the night. open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...