#immigrant — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #immigrant, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/14/after-a-hard-fought-victory-to-legalise-medical-cannabis-in-the-uk-why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-access. "The 1928 Dangerous Drugs Act prohibited #cannabis in the #UK for the first time (the first Dangerous Drugs Act of 1920 had criminalised opium & #cocaine). Cannabis #products began to slowly disappear from the shelves of apothecaries. However, it wasn’t until after [WW2] that cannabis was strictly policed in the UK, where cannabis #smoking was associated with degenerates, #alternative #lifestyles & a #Black #immigrant #population many were suspicious of."
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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/14/after-a-hard-fought-victory-to-legalise-medical-cannabis-in-the-uk-why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-access. "The 1928 Dangerous Drugs Act prohibited #cannabis in the #UK for the first time (the first Dangerous Drugs Act of 1920 had criminalised opium & #cocaine). Cannabis #products began to slowly disappear from the shelves of apothecaries. However, it wasn’t until after [WW2] that cannabis was strictly policed in the UK, where cannabis #smoking was associated with degenerates, #alternative #lifestyles & a #Black #immigrant #population many were suspicious of."
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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/14/after-a-hard-fought-victory-to-legalise-medical-cannabis-in-the-uk-why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-access. "The 1928 Dangerous Drugs Act prohibited #cannabis in the #UK for the first time (the first Dangerous Drugs Act of 1920 had criminalised opium & #cocaine). Cannabis #products began to slowly disappear from the shelves of apothecaries. However, it wasn’t until after [WW2] that cannabis was strictly policed in the UK, where cannabis #smoking was associated with degenerates, #alternative #lifestyles & a #Black #immigrant #population many were suspicious of."
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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/14/after-a-hard-fought-victory-to-legalise-medical-cannabis-in-the-uk-why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-access. "The 1928 Dangerous Drugs Act prohibited #cannabis in the #UK for the first time (the first Dangerous Drugs Act of 1920 had criminalised opium & #cocaine). Cannabis #products began to slowly disappear from the shelves of apothecaries. However, it wasn’t until after [WW2] that cannabis was strictly policed in the UK, where cannabis #smoking was associated with degenerates, #alternative #lifestyles & a #Black #immigrant #population many were suspicious of."
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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/14/after-a-hard-fought-victory-to-legalise-medical-cannabis-in-the-uk-why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-access. "The 1928 Dangerous Drugs Act prohibited #cannabis in the #UK for the first time (the first Dangerous Drugs Act of 1920 had criminalised opium & #cocaine). Cannabis #products began to slowly disappear from the shelves of apothecaries. However, it wasn’t until after [WW2] that cannabis was strictly policed in the UK, where cannabis #smoking was associated with degenerates, #alternative #lifestyles & a #Black #immigrant #population many were suspicious of."
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/233854/ High 5: Barnstable senior headed to Harvard after balancing academics, arts, part-time work #Academic #art #BarnstableHighSchool #BarnstableHighSchoolStudent #BarnstableSenior #brazil #CapeCod #Egypt #HardWork #harvard #HarvardUniversity #housing #immigrant #JimBuckman #kayro #KayroDosSantos #linguistic #linguistics #MaryBarth #Massachusetts #mcdonald's #Music #neuroscience #PartTimeWork #PreMed #talent #theater #WCVB
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Community-led, Latine, #immigrant organization Juntos in South #Philadelphia does deportation defense, community care work, and more. Would you consider donating $5/$10?$20 per month to support them? #philly
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/juntosforhumanity?refcode=ambassadors
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Community-led, Latine, #immigrant organization Juntos in South #Philadelphia does deportation defense, community care work, and more. Would you consider donating $5/$10?$20 per month to support them? #philly
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/juntosforhumanity?refcode=ambassadors
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Some good news
Federal & State Officials Discuss Closing Florida’s ‘#AlligatorAlcatraz’
The #immigrant #detention center in the #Everglades, which Gov #RonDeSantis, a Republican, opened last July, may be too expensive to keep operating.
#immigration #law #HumanRights #ConcentrationCamps #Trump #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/florida-alligator-alcatraz-possible-closure.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Some good news
Federal & State Officials Discuss Closing Florida’s ‘#AlligatorAlcatraz’
The #immigrant #detention center in the #Everglades, which Gov #RonDeSantis, a Republican, opened last July, may be too expensive to keep operating.
#immigration #law #HumanRights #ConcentrationCamps #Trump #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/florida-alligator-alcatraz-possible-closure.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Some good news
Federal & State Officials Discuss Closing Florida’s ‘#AlligatorAlcatraz’
The #immigrant #detention center in the #Everglades, which Gov #RonDeSantis, a Republican, opened last July, may be too expensive to keep operating.
#immigration #law #HumanRights #ConcentrationCamps #Trump #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/florida-alligator-alcatraz-possible-closure.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Some good news
Federal & State Officials Discuss Closing Florida’s ‘#AlligatorAlcatraz’
The #immigrant #detention center in the #Everglades, which Gov #RonDeSantis, a Republican, opened last July, may be too expensive to keep operating.
#immigration #law #HumanRights #ConcentrationCamps #Trump #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/florida-alligator-alcatraz-possible-closure.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
Some good news
Federal & State Officials Discuss Closing Florida’s ‘#AlligatorAlcatraz’
The #immigrant #detention center in the #Everglades, which Gov #RonDeSantis, a Republican, opened last July, may be too expensive to keep operating.
#immigration #law #HumanRights #ConcentrationCamps #Trump #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/us/florida-alligator-alcatraz-possible-closure.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share -
‘The damage was already done’: #Minnesota #immigrant families struggle after #ICE deportations
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/07/minnesota-immigrant-families-struggle-after-ice-deportationsThe most recent data shows that about half of the 3,700 immigrants detained by federal agents during the ICE surge have been deported. Many detainees left behind families that depended on them, who are now asking themselves whether they can safely stay, or even safely leave.
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‘The damage was already done’: #Minnesota #immigrant families struggle after #ICE deportations
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/07/minnesota-immigrant-families-struggle-after-ice-deportationsThe most recent data shows that about half of the 3,700 immigrants detained by federal agents during the ICE surge have been deported. Many detainees left behind families that depended on them, who are now asking themselves whether they can safely stay, or even safely leave.
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‘The damage was already done’: #Minnesota #immigrant families struggle after #ICE deportations
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/07/minnesota-immigrant-families-struggle-after-ice-deportationsThe most recent data shows that about half of the 3,700 immigrants detained by federal agents during the ICE surge have been deported. Many detainees left behind families that depended on them, who are now asking themselves whether they can safely stay, or even safely leave.
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‘The damage was already done’: #Minnesota #immigrant families struggle after #ICE deportations
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/07/minnesota-immigrant-families-struggle-after-ice-deportationsThe most recent data shows that about half of the 3,700 immigrants detained by federal agents during the ICE surge have been deported. Many detainees left behind families that depended on them, who are now asking themselves whether they can safely stay, or even safely leave.
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‘The damage was already done’: #Minnesota #immigrant families struggle after #ICE deportations
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/05/07/minnesota-immigrant-families-struggle-after-ice-deportationsThe most recent data shows that about half of the 3,700 immigrants detained by federal agents during the ICE surge have been deported. Many detainees left behind families that depended on them, who are now asking themselves whether they can safely stay, or even safely leave.
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A diehard #GOP lawmaker with an #immigrant husband claimed she supported #DJT policies
She has had to pay the price, and it cost the #Idaho #MAGAT couple most of their saving$ in legal fees to pay the piper
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A diehard #GOP lawmaker with an #immigrant husband claimed she supported #DJT policies
She has had to pay the price, and it cost the #Idaho #MAGAT couple most of their saving$ in legal fees to pay the piper
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A diehard #GOP lawmaker with an #immigrant husband claimed she supported #DJT policies
She has had to pay the price, and it cost the #Idaho #MAGAT couple most of their saving$ in legal fees to pay the piper
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A diehard #GOP lawmaker with an #immigrant husband claimed she supported #DJT policies
She has had to pay the price, and it cost the #Idaho #MAGAT couple most of their saving$ in legal fees to pay the piper
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A diehard #GOP lawmaker with an #immigrant husband claimed she supported #DJT policies
She has had to pay the price, and it cost the #Idaho #MAGAT couple most of their saving$ in legal fees to pay the piper
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Beauty at the gas station. My mother had a pink rose by our pink garage, dad bought it for her because it was a (pink) “Sonya” rose.
Thinking of her on my way home from a memorial service in VA.
#Sonya #RoseBush #gas #station #garage #immigrant #owned #GasStation #red #rose & #ragtop #convertible #beautiful #plantings #flower #floral #BloomScrolling #RoseBush -
Beauty at the gas station. My mother had a pink rose by our pink garage, dad bought it for her because it was a (pink) “Sonya” rose.
Thinking of her on my way home from a memorial service in VA.
#Sonya #RoseBush #gas #station #garage #immigrant #owned #GasStation #red #rose & #ragtop #convertible #beautiful #plantings #flower #floral #BloomScrolling #RoseBush -
Beauty at the gas station. My mother had a pink rose by our pink garage, dad bought it for her because it was a (pink) “Sonya” rose.
Thinking of her on my way home from a memorial service in VA.
#Sonya #RoseBush #gas #station #garage #immigrant #owned #GasStation #red #rose & #ragtop #convertible #beautiful #plantings #flower #floral #BloomScrolling #RoseBush -
Beauty at the gas station. My mother had a pink rose by our pink garage, dad bought it for her because it was a (pink) “Sonya” rose.
Thinking of her on my way home from a memorial service in VA.
#Sonya #RoseBush #gas #station #garage #immigrant #owned #GasStation #red #rose & #ragtop #convertible #beautiful #plantings #flower #floral #BloomScrolling #RoseBush -
Ok here go my #introduction
Hello :)
My name is sondra
I find it hard to describe myself when in a very open context, as in a instance that is not very specific to a place or a thing. But this one is gay so let's go with my gay badges:
I am #bisexual and have founded the oldest continuos and still living bi organization of #Brazil, a long time ago with people way more talented than me who still run it (bisides.com)
Now as #immigrant in #Argentina I run a queer antifascist mastodon instance: mariconear (I am @[email protected] there)
I am in the fediverse since 2019 in a brazilian instance and I am the annoying fed person in every group I participate
Still in the alternative arena, I practice #BDSM been working as a professional shibari rigger for some years and now as sex worker.
I am non-monogamous and used to organize a very informal and horizontal #nonmonogamy event.
The not so queer parts of my life:
Love #cinema , live with 2 cats, like to be outside, to sleep early, good #series and eating with friends.
I study #philosophy , like to read sci-fi and have a bunch of proyects that I don't have still the discipline to actually work on.
Also love music, history, art in general, to learn, meet people, to hug, autumn and spring, banana and peanuts.
Ok I will stop now. It is dangerous having so many space to write :p
Nice to meet you!
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Complaints of immigration scams have doubled in Trump's second term, and countless victims don't report that they've been conned.
Sophisticated predators now use AI and targeted ads to profit off of immigrants' anxieties about mass deportations.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-scams-complaints-doubled-ice?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #ICE #Immigration #Trump #Immigrant #Deportation #Scam #Law
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Complaints of immigration scams have doubled in Trump's second term, and countless victims don't report that they've been conned.
Sophisticated predators now use AI and targeted ads to profit off of immigrants' anxieties about mass deportations.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-scams-complaints-doubled-ice?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #ICE #Immigration #Trump #Immigrant #Deportation #Scam #Law
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Complaints of immigration scams have doubled in Trump's second term, and countless victims don't report that they've been conned.
Sophisticated predators now use AI and targeted ads to profit off of immigrants' anxieties about mass deportations.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-scams-complaints-doubled-ice?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #ICE #Immigration #Trump #Immigrant #Deportation #Scam #Law
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Complaints of immigration scams have doubled in Trump's second term, and countless victims don't report that they've been conned.
Sophisticated predators now use AI and targeted ads to profit off of immigrants' anxieties about mass deportations.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-scams-complaints-doubled-ice?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #ICE #Immigration #Trump #Immigrant #Deportation #Scam #Law
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Complaints of immigration scams have doubled in Trump's second term, and countless victims don't report that they've been conned.
Sophisticated predators now use AI and targeted ads to profit off of immigrants' anxieties about mass deportations.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-scams-complaints-doubled-ice?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #ICE #Immigration #Trump #Immigrant #Deportation #Scam #Law
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*So, Sikorsky was from Kyiv, was he? Who knew. #Ukraine #militaryhelicopter #skyfullofdeath #technician #immigrant #armsproliferation
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*So, Sikorsky was from Kyiv, was he? Who knew. #Ukraine #militaryhelicopter #skyfullofdeath #technician #immigrant #armsproliferation
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*So, Sikorsky was from Kyiv, was he? Who knew. #Ukraine #militaryhelicopter #skyfullofdeath #technician #immigrant #armsproliferation
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*So, Sikorsky was from Kyiv, was he? Who knew. #Ukraine #militaryhelicopter #skyfullofdeath #technician #immigrant #armsproliferation
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"#DanielaGerson is a #journalist with years of experience reporting about #immigration, in a time when #immigrants are commonly derided as interlopers who will do anything to weasel into #America, including by telling untruths. She is also the daughter of a father whose #immigrant parents — #Gerson’s paternal grandmother and grandfather — lied through their teeth to get here.
The long story leading to why they did this grounds Gerson’s fascinating #memoir, which explores a chapter of the #Holocaust that is largely unknown in America, even to #Jews: about #Polish Jews who went not to #Auschwitz or to attics, but instead to the #SovietUnion. The story defines her family and that of #TaliaInlender, a #LosAngeles immigration attorney whom Gerson met at a party several years ago. Chatting there, they realized that #Inlender’s Jewish paternal grandfather was from the same Polish city as Gerson’s Jewish grandparents."
https://forward.com/culture/821419/wanderers-daniela-gerson-immigration-nazi-holocaust-ussr/
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"#DanielaGerson is a #journalist with years of experience reporting about #immigration, in a time when #immigrants are commonly derided as interlopers who will do anything to weasel into #America, including by telling untruths. She is also the daughter of a father whose #immigrant parents — #Gerson’s paternal grandmother and grandfather — lied through their teeth to get here.
The long story leading to why they did this grounds Gerson’s fascinating #memoir, which explores a chapter of the #Holocaust that is largely unknown in America, even to #Jews: about #Polish Jews who went not to #Auschwitz or to attics, but instead to the #SovietUnion. The story defines her family and that of #TaliaInlender, a #LosAngeles immigration attorney whom Gerson met at a party several years ago. Chatting there, they realized that #Inlender’s Jewish paternal grandfather was from the same Polish city as Gerson’s Jewish grandparents."
https://forward.com/culture/821419/wanderers-daniela-gerson-immigration-nazi-holocaust-ussr/
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"#DanielaGerson is a #journalist with years of experience reporting about #immigration, in a time when #immigrants are commonly derided as interlopers who will do anything to weasel into #America, including by telling untruths. She is also the daughter of a father whose #immigrant parents — #Gerson’s paternal grandmother and grandfather — lied through their teeth to get here.
The long story leading to why they did this grounds Gerson’s fascinating #memoir, which explores a chapter of the #Holocaust that is largely unknown in America, even to #Jews: about #Polish Jews who went not to #Auschwitz or to attics, but instead to the #SovietUnion. The story defines her family and that of #TaliaInlender, a #LosAngeles immigration attorney whom Gerson met at a party several years ago. Chatting there, they realized that #Inlender’s Jewish paternal grandfather was from the same Polish city as Gerson’s Jewish grandparents."
https://forward.com/culture/821419/wanderers-daniela-gerson-immigration-nazi-holocaust-ussr/
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"#DanielaGerson is a #journalist with years of experience reporting about #immigration, in a time when #immigrants are commonly derided as interlopers who will do anything to weasel into #America, including by telling untruths. She is also the daughter of a father whose #immigrant parents — #Gerson’s paternal grandmother and grandfather — lied through their teeth to get here.
The long story leading to why they did this grounds Gerson’s fascinating #memoir, which explores a chapter of the #Holocaust that is largely unknown in America, even to #Jews: about #Polish Jews who went not to #Auschwitz or to attics, but instead to the #SovietUnion. The story defines her family and that of #TaliaInlender, a #LosAngeles immigration attorney whom Gerson met at a party several years ago. Chatting there, they realized that #Inlender’s Jewish paternal grandfather was from the same Polish city as Gerson’s Jewish grandparents."
https://forward.com/culture/821419/wanderers-daniela-gerson-immigration-nazi-holocaust-ussr/
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"#DanielaGerson is a #journalist with years of experience reporting about #immigration, in a time when #immigrants are commonly derided as interlopers who will do anything to weasel into #America, including by telling untruths. She is also the daughter of a father whose #immigrant parents — #Gerson’s paternal grandmother and grandfather — lied through their teeth to get here.
The long story leading to why they did this grounds Gerson’s fascinating #memoir, which explores a chapter of the #Holocaust that is largely unknown in America, even to #Jews: about #Polish Jews who went not to #Auschwitz or to attics, but instead to the #SovietUnion. The story defines her family and that of #TaliaInlender, a #LosAngeles immigration attorney whom Gerson met at a party several years ago. Chatting there, they realized that #Inlender’s Jewish paternal grandfather was from the same Polish city as Gerson’s Jewish grandparents."
https://forward.com/culture/821419/wanderers-daniela-gerson-immigration-nazi-holocaust-ussr/
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Dear #Fediverse,
CONTENT WARNING, may be upsetting to some readers, contains descriptions of unfortunate dating situations.
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I've had the pleasure of meeting some good men through #Mastodon but as a female who grew up in the southeastern United States, I can also (sadly) verify the truths of this Substack post.
I wish I could tell you a totally different story. I really do. But I carry a can of pepperspray on my keychain. It's covered with glitter so as to look unremarkable. I bought an armload of them last year, and passed them out to female relatives, friends, and #immigrant coworkers, plus a couple of #Trans coworkers.
None of that would have protected women in their own private homes, from their own husbands.
And this abuse is so common that I stopped even trying any form of #onlinedating due to the overwhelming number of men who made it clear straight away that my only valid purpose on this earth (in their opinions) was to satisfy their immediate need for sex. Even some of the men who seemed nice during online chats went there immediately after getting my phone number, or meeting in person. In one case, I narrowly escaped sexual violence. In most cases, I was sent unsolicited close-ups of the man's genitalia.
I was forced to change my #dating rules again and again, tightening my restrictions on when and where I was willing to meet, refusing to give out personal info until I had run a formal background check. I even put that in writing on my dating profile, but one guy was still angry when I discovered his arrests for violence against prior girlfriends. Another guy was angry because I didn't want to date a man whose driver's license was suspended due to alcohol abuse (driving while intoxicated).
After 10+ years of trying almost every free or paid online dating app or website, I can attest from firsthand experience that at least 80% of the men I encountered went directly or almost directly to describing in detail their specific sexual fantasies and then asking me to participate, either in online conversations, or by meeting at their homes, or meeting at a hotel.
After 10+ years of online dating, I can also say I met a small number of genuinely nice, respectful men too. Most of them had large numbers of children, though, and were heavily in debt, due to child support. I felt bad for them, but that was a package deal I didn't want to take on.
After 10+ years, I had only met one man that I regret letting get away, but that was at the end of that decade spent trying, and I guess I had a touch of PTSD. I do hope he found someone nice.
https://open.substack.com/pub/historyofwomen/p/rape-academy-context
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Dear #Fediverse,
CONTENT WARNING, may be upsetting to some readers, contains descriptions of unfortunate dating situations.
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I've had the pleasure of meeting some good men through #Mastodon but as a female who grew up in the southeastern United States, I can also (sadly) verify the truths of this Substack post.
I wish I could tell you a totally different story. I really do. But I carry a can of pepperspray on my keychain. It's covered with glitter so as to look unremarkable. I bought an armload of them last year, and passed them out to female relatives, friends, and #immigrant coworkers, plus a couple of #Trans coworkers.
None of that would have protected women in their own private homes, from their own husbands.
And this abuse is so common that I stopped even trying any form of #onlinedating due to the overwhelming number of men who made it clear straight away that my only valid purpose on this earth (in their opinions) was to satisfy their immediate need for sex. Even some of the men who seemed nice during online chats went there immediately after getting my phone number, or meeting in person. In one case, I narrowly escaped sexual violence. In most cases, I was sent unsolicited close-ups of the man's genitalia.
I was forced to change my #dating rules again and again, tightening my restrictions on when and where I was willing to meet, refusing to give out personal info until I had run a formal background check. I even put that in writing on my dating profile, but one guy was still angry when I discovered his arrests for violence against prior girlfriends. Another guy was angry because I didn't want to date a man whose driver's license was suspended due to alcohol abuse (driving while intoxicated).
After 10+ years of trying almost every free or paid online dating app or website, I can attest from firsthand experience that at least 80% of the men I encountered went directly or almost directly to describing in detail their specific sexual fantasies and then asking me to participate, either in online conversations, or by meeting at their homes, or meeting at a hotel.
After 10+ years of online dating, I can also say I met a small number of genuinely nice, respectful men too. Most of them had large numbers of children, though, and were heavily in debt, due to child support. I felt bad for them, but that was a package deal I didn't want to take on.
After 10+ years, I had only met one man that I regret letting get away, but that was at the end of that decade spent trying, and I guess I had a touch of PTSD. I do hope he found someone nice.
https://open.substack.com/pub/historyofwomen/p/rape-academy-context
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Dear #Fediverse,
CONTENT WARNING, may be upsetting to some readers, contains descriptions of unfortunate dating situations.
---
I've had the pleasure of meeting some good men through #Mastodon but as a female who grew up in the southeastern United States, I can also (sadly) verify the truths of this Substack post.
I wish I could tell you a totally different story. I really do. But I carry a can of pepperspray on my keychain. It's covered with glitter so as to look unremarkable. I bought an armload of them last year, and passed them out to female relatives, friends, and #immigrant coworkers, plus a couple of #Trans coworkers.
None of that would have protected women in their own private homes, from their own husbands.
And this abuse is so common that I stopped even trying any form of #onlinedating due to the overwhelming number of men who made it clear straight away that my only valid purpose on this earth (in their opinions) was to satisfy their immediate need for sex. Even some of the men who seemed nice during online chats went there immediately after getting my phone number, or meeting in person. In one case, I narrowly escaped sexual violence. In most cases, I was sent unsolicited close-ups of the man's genitalia.
I was forced to change my #dating rules again and again, tightening my restrictions on when and where I was willing to meet, refusing to give out personal info until I had run a formal background check. I even put that in writing on my dating profile, but one guy was still angry when I discovered his arrests for violence against prior girlfriends. Another guy was angry because I didn't want to date a man whose driver's license was suspended due to alcohol abuse (driving while intoxicated).
After 10+ years of trying almost every free or paid online dating app or website, I can attest from firsthand experience that at least 80% of the men I encountered went directly or almost directly to describing in detail their specific sexual fantasies and then asking me to participate, either in online conversations, or by meeting at their homes, or meeting at a hotel.
After 10+ years of online dating, I can also say I met a small number of genuinely nice, respectful men too. Most of them had large numbers of children, though, and were heavily in debt, due to child support. I felt bad for them, but that was a package deal I didn't want to take on.
After 10+ years, I had only met one man that I regret letting get away, but that was at the end of that decade spent trying, and I guess I had a touch of PTSD. I do hope he found someone nice.
https://open.substack.com/pub/historyofwomen/p/rape-academy-context
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Dear #Fediverse,
CONTENT WARNING, may be upsetting to some readers, contains descriptions of unfortunate dating situations.
---
I've had the pleasure of meeting some good men through #Mastodon but as a female who grew up in the southeastern United States, I can also (sadly) verify the truths of this Substack post.
I wish I could tell you a totally different story. I really do. But I carry a can of pepperspray on my keychain. It's covered with glitter so as to look unremarkable. I bought an armload of them last year, and passed them out to female relatives, friends, and #immigrant coworkers, plus a couple of #Trans coworkers.
None of that would have protected women in their own private homes, from their own husbands.
And this abuse is so common that I stopped even trying any form of #onlinedating due to the overwhelming number of men who made it clear straight away that my only valid purpose on this earth (in their opinions) was to satisfy their immediate need for sex. Even some of the men who seemed nice during online chats went there immediately after getting my phone number, or meeting in person. In one case, I narrowly escaped sexual violence. In most cases, I was sent unsolicited close-ups of the man's genitalia.
I was forced to change my #dating rules again and again, tightening my restrictions on when and where I was willing to meet, refusing to give out personal info until I had run a formal background check. I even put that in writing on my dating profile, but one guy was still angry when I discovered his arrests for violence against prior girlfriends. Another guy was angry because I didn't want to date a man whose driver's license was suspended due to alcohol abuse (driving while intoxicated).
After 10+ years of trying almost every free or paid online dating app or website, I can attest from firsthand experience that at least 80% of the men I encountered went directly or almost directly to describing in detail their specific sexual fantasies and then asking me to participate, either in online conversations, or by meeting at their homes, or meeting at a hotel.
After 10+ years of online dating, I can also say I met a small number of genuinely nice, respectful men too. Most of them had large numbers of children, though, and were heavily in debt, due to child support. I felt bad for them, but that was a package deal I didn't want to take on.
After 10+ years, I had only met one man that I regret letting get away, but that was at the end of that decade spent trying, and I guess I had a touch of PTSD. I do hope he found someone nice.
https://open.substack.com/pub/historyofwomen/p/rape-academy-context
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Dear #Fediverse,
CONTENT WARNING, may be upsetting to some readers, contains descriptions of unfortunate dating situations.
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I've had the pleasure of meeting some good men through #Mastodon but as a female who grew up in the southeastern United States, I can also (sadly) verify the truths of this Substack post.
I wish I could tell you a totally different story. I really do. But I carry a can of pepperspray on my keychain. It's covered with glitter so as to look unremarkable. I bought an armload of them last year, and passed them out to female relatives, friends, and #immigrant coworkers, plus a couple of #Trans coworkers.
None of that would have protected women in their own private homes, from their own husbands.
And this abuse is so common that I stopped even trying any form of #onlinedating due to the overwhelming number of men who made it clear straight away that my only valid purpose on this earth (in their opinions) was to satisfy their immediate need for sex. Even some of the men who seemed nice during online chats went there immediately after getting my phone number, or meeting in person. In one case, I narrowly escaped sexual violence. In most cases, I was sent unsolicited close-ups of the man's genitalia.
I was forced to change my #dating rules again and again, tightening my restrictions on when and where I was willing to meet, refusing to give out personal info until I had run a formal background check. I even put that in writing on my dating profile, but one guy was still angry when I discovered his arrests for violence against prior girlfriends. Another guy was angry because I didn't want to date a man whose driver's license was suspended due to alcohol abuse (driving while intoxicated).
After 10+ years of trying almost every free or paid online dating app or website, I can attest from firsthand experience that at least 80% of the men I encountered went directly or almost directly to describing in detail their specific sexual fantasies and then asking me to participate, either in online conversations, or by meeting at their homes, or meeting at a hotel.
After 10+ years of online dating, I can also say I met a small number of genuinely nice, respectful men too. Most of them had large numbers of children, though, and were heavily in debt, due to child support. I felt bad for them, but that was a package deal I didn't want to take on.
After 10+ years, I had only met one man that I regret letting get away, but that was at the end of that decade spent trying, and I guess I had a touch of PTSD. I do hope he found someone nice.
https://open.substack.com/pub/historyofwomen/p/rape-academy-context
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Moved From Poland to US for Love; Changed Career to Make It Work
When I first moved from Poland to Austin, Texas, for a short-term internship in my mid-20s, I never…
#Poland #Polska #PL #Europe #Europa #EU #austin #career #familybusiness #firstchild #firsttime #home #husband #immigrant #life #love #property #Tech #US #year
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Carlos, a legal immigrant and Houstonian, was detained Jan 2026. He's been in detention for months without any real court action, incl. frequently postponed court dates and relocations.
Carlos's wife is already $10k in debt due to legal fees!
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[Community Fund Raiser]
Carlos, a legal immigrant and Houstonian, was detained Jan 2026. He's been in detention for months without any real court action, incl. frequently postponed court dates and relocations.
Carlos's wife is already $10k in debt due to legal fees!
If you are willing and able, Carlos's family could use financial help due to his detention via https://gofund.me/43d185be5
Everyone takes care of everyone! #HTX #Houston #fundraiser #immigrant #detainee #immigration #ICE #DHS