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Today at Ms. | February 10, 2025
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Against the Normalization of Trump’s Misogyny [[link removed]]
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By Jackson Katz | In just over two weeks, an emboldened and angry Donald Trump has restored to power, plunging the federal government into chaos and threatened the rule of law, separation of powers, and the core tenets of American democracy.
It’s important for people to stand up and take action in real time, and do whatever they can—through lawsuits, legislative action and public protest—to block the implementation of immoral and illegal policies. But let’s take a moment to step back and ponder a broader question: Trump’s legitimacy as the nation’s leader, and what that means in terms of social norms, or what effect Trump’s behavior has on what it means to be normal.
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USAID’s Reproductive Health Funding Has Saved Millions of Lives. Now It’s Gone. [[link removed]]
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By Jessica Kutz, The 19th | Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, boasted that he was gutting the federal agency tasked with providing foreign aid to its poorest. The agency’s funding in 2023 was about $40 billion, which represented less than 1 percent of the federal budget. “We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper,” Musk, the tech billionaire head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, posted on his social media platform, X.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was established in 1961 to provide foreign assistance to impoverished countries around the world through food aid and humanitarian and economic development work. It is also one of the world’s largest providers of contraception through its family planning program.
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We Heart: Nike Champions Women’s Sports in its First Super Bowl Ad in 27 Years [[link removed]]
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By Ava Slocum | In the middle of the Eagles vs. Chiefs Super Bowl game, Nike’s “So Win” ad encouraged women to take control not just on the playing field but in the narratives that surround women in traditionally male-dominated fields, such as sports.
A voiceover from Grammy-winning rapper Doechii echoes frequent limitations leveled at women in sports and in life (“You can’t be demanding,” “You can’t dominate,” “You can’t be emotional”) before urging women, “Whatever you do, you can’t win … So win.”
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