Parental Alienation: A New Form of Gender-Based Violence Against Women and Children - Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law Parental Alienation: A New Form of Gender-Based Violence Against Women and Children in Latin America and the Caribbean is a groundbreaking collective work

As the others said, that’s inaccurate and a harmful misconception. In fact, men have figured out how to weaponize family court against women too. equalfamilylaws.org/parental-ali...

I’m still surprised by how badly journalists cover these crimes. I’ve vowed to do better. As has my partner in this work @oliviamesser.bsky.social we won’t always get it right but will keep trying. Because we have to keep telling these stories of this shit is not going to change.

I’ve been reporting on DV, SA, sexual harassment, sex trafficking for years now, I’ve interviewed hundreds of victims and survivors, and then myself experienced the reckless disregard of editors at The Washington Post when I wound up on the other side of one of these stories.

The couple’s problems had been mounting??? AGAIN what evidence is there to put the onus on anyone but Justin?

It is so close to saying ‘women daring to claim he violently hurt them were the reason he lost his political career and was depressed.’ AGAIN this is telegraphing to victims not to come forward.

The quote from this judge (which is paraphrased, which means editors exercised their own discretion) also puts the onus of his ‘upended hopes’ on the sexual assault allegations, and thus the women who made them.

It gets worse. The quote from the police chief is literally why women, especially black women, don’t trust police. ‘Ongoing domestic dispute’ implies wrongdoing on both sides. There is nothing in this story that indicates Cerina did anything except file for divorce and try to protect her children.

1. Cerina’s name is missing. 2. ‘Erratic’ is an adjective and thus an editorial choice. 3. The story about how his political rise ‘flamed out after scandal’ is INSANE. He was accused of VIOLENT CRIMES.

This section of the @washingtonpost.com really captures why women are enraged right now and how the system keeps allowing women to die and be assaulted. I’m HOT today so here’s a thread explaining why.

Thank you @oliviamesser.bsky.social , @carakelly.bsky.social and @iamleslierangel.bsky.social for letting me write about an icon

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At Least 15 LGBTQ+ Businesses Have Quietly Disappeared in Texas Since 2020, at least 15 LGBTQ gathering spaces — bars, clubs, Pride associations, and restaurants — across Texas have closed their doors.

“We have to travel outside the country sometimes to feel accepted and to feel ourselves,” Fabelina Guerra, a board member with the Gateway City Pride Association in Laredo, told The Barbed Wire.
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It’s not just that it’s Texas — because in 2020 we had 15 more LGBTQ+ businesses than we do now.

It’s the economy, it’s tariffs, and it’s increased discrimination under the leadership of the federal government and the Texas lawmakers pushing anti-DEI initiatives.

In Natural Disasters, Community Matters More Than Ever. ‘Help’s Not Coming from the Government.’ Thanks to climate change, harsher flood events will require more rescue operations, resources, and rebuilding. But the current system “offloads everything to the volunteer,” says Chris Boyer, the exec...

“Search and rescue in the United States is 99% volunteer,” Chris Boyer, the executive director at the National Association for Search and Rescue, told The Barbed Wire in an interview days after the July 4, 2025 Central Texas flood disaster.
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Getting ready for my first #sxsw panel as a speaker!! Talking about @thebarbedwire.com approach to climate change storytelling. It’s close to my heart after writing about my family’s experience during Hurricane Helene and our coverage of the Texas floods. thebarbedwire.com/2025/07/12/t...

Texas’ Senate Primary Race Is the Most Expensive on Record, Ad Tracking Report Says A staggering $128 million has been spent in Texas’ Senate primary, per an ad tracking report, thanks mostly to John Cornyn and Republicans.

Ad spending in the Texas Republican race has stacked up to $98.9 million, according to AdImpact, which noted that GOP spending alone would be one of the most expensive Senate primaries on record.

We’re here to break down the numbers for you.

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join The Barbed Wire’s livestream tonight at 6pm CT

Happy election day!!! The Texas Democratic primary for U.S. Senate has been a wild ride, and while we wait for results to roll in, @thebarbedwire.com is hosting a live stream where we’ll unpack it all at 6pm CT.

LINK HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI6b...

Texas’ Senate Primary Race Is the Most Expensive on Record, Ad Tracking Report Says A staggering $128 million has been spent in Texas’ Senate primary, per an ad tracking report, thanks mostly to John Cornyn and Republicans.

dove into the $ in Texas’ Senate primary, here are a few tidbits:
- Republicans have spent $98.9 million
- mostly for Cornyn
- bc establishment GOP thinks Paxton would lose to Dems in the general
- Paxton lost a big donor
- Talarico ad spends are 4x Crockett’s
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WATCH: We're Hosting a Live Stream Panel of Experts, Creators & Journalists to Talk About the Texas Democratic Senate Primary on Election Day

The Texas Democratic primary for U.S. Senate has been a wild ride. The Barbed Wire will unpack it all while we all wait for the results to roll in, from the primary’s historic turnout to the scandals (with a keen eye on fact-checking).

We Analyzed 300 Texas Accounts on a White Supremacist Dating Site. The Data Explains a Lot About Politics Right Now. About the state of extremism in the U.S.

Please keep these good-faith questions and discussions coming because we do try to incorporate them to make our journalism better! Happy to answer things here in comments.
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We found that rhetoric in the data echoes language used in the highest levels of government. Questions on White Date included IQ scores and how many children users wanted. They correspond to the far-right’s embrace of debunked “race science,” and with the rise of the “pronatalist movement.”

A big question we’ve received has been about platforming — who we name, and why we chose to cover these things. So we laid out reasons for our editorial decisions — i.e. military members’ beliefs in white supremacy can impact public wellbeing.

What did we learn from data from a White Supremacist dating site? A lot, actually.

@stevanzetti.bsky.social went beyond individual Texas accounts, bringing in his knowledge of ultra conservative politics right now. Also tried to answer questions we’ve gotten on past reporting about fascists etc.

2-Month-Old Baby Juan Nicolás & His Mother Were ‘Abandoned Across the Border’ Hours After He Was Hospitalized With Bronchitis, Castro Says “His life is in danger,” Congressman Castro said Tuesday about the baby.

a 2-month-old with bronchitis. Castro just confirmed he and his mother were not kept at the hospital — they were deported.

feeling downright sick about this one.

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Whistleblower Says Radioactive Fracking Waste Site Melted His Jaw. Now There’s an Elementary School There. Then an elementary school was built on top of it.

EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells @thebarbedwire.com he spent years burying radioactive fracking waste, which melted the bones in his neck and jaw. Then a residential community — and an elementary school — was built on top. 🧵

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The incredible @saulelbein.bsky.social reported this harrowing, vitally important story for us. It’s just the beginning.

A college friend, Tony, never came back to school after the freshman winter break, because he was doing this in a parking lot and slammed into the bumper of a parked car. He was permanently brain damaged and disabled.

Do not do this.

if you’re open to sharing more, my email is cara@thebarbedwire.com

‘Barbecue Saved My Life’: Meet Waco’s Antifascist Transgender Pitmaster Kaleb Blain went from the fast-paced world of 911 dispatching to the “low and slow” of BBQ, where he’s built a following.

Kaleb Blain, a 35-year old trans man and pitmaster, was fired from the legendary BBQ restaurant Terry Black’s after he was doxxed over Charlie Kirk comments.

Now he’s running his own barbecue spot in Waco: “I feel better than I ever have.”

By @kitoconnell.com
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Wine Mom Gang Meeting Minutes “What we are seeing across the country as organized gangs of wine moms use Antifa tactics to harass and impede Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

REMINDER: The first rule of Wine Moms Gang is not to talk about Wine Moms Gang, especially not to those narcs on the PTA. If you must refer to the group, acceptable cover stories are book club or Bunco. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/win...