carmen f*cking rios

Soraya Chemaly’s All We Want Is Everything Renee Bracey Sherman, Koritha Mitchell, and Carmen Rios respond to Soraya Chemaly’s new book All We Want Is Everything, with a response from Chemaly!

@carmenriosss.bsky.social: "The term ["male supremacy"] itself is a stark reminder that the lopsided nature of our lives is not an accident — that the discrimination we face is not a bug but a feature in a world built to maintain the power, dominance, and entitlement of men."

Thank you @signsjournal.org for the vital work you do and to @carmenriosss.bsky.social @profkori.bsky.social and @renee.bsky.social for your thoughtful (and humbling!) considerations of All We Want is Everything!

New Short Takes! @renee.bsky.social, @carmenriosss.bsky.social, & @profkori.bsky.social discuss @sorayachemaly.bsky.social's All We Want Is Everything: How We Dismantle Male Supremacy! And Chemaly responds to the commentaries, expanding on the themes in her book. Check it out free!

'We're 53 Years Ahead of Where They Were Then': Looking Back at 50+ Years of Ms.—and Looking Forward to a Feminist Future In a new bonus episode of <em>Looking Back, Moving Forward</em>, <em>Ms.</em> executive editor Kathy Spillar, consulting editor Carmen Rios, <em>Ms.</em> Committee of Scholars co-chair Janell Jobson, ...

wrapping up the year with a bonus ep of "looking back, moving forward" that explores what feminist history can offer our fight for a feminist future.

featuring *the* loretta ross, ms. exec ed kathy spillar, ms. committee of scholars co-chair janell hobson, and yours truly. tune in @msmagazine.com!

*very excited* to talk with @sorayachemaly.bsky.social on substack live about her latest book, "all we want is everything: how we dismantle male supremacy."

join us wednesday @ 2pm pt/5pm! subscribe to get notified when we go live: carmenriosss.substack.com

Welcome to the Rest of It I'm aware I'm about ten years late, but I'm happy to be at the party.

finally launching a substack—for conversations, reflections, and an occasional overshare that doesn't fit anywhere else.

subscribe and you'll get exclusive access to a (very exciting) live conversation happening next week!

Free Joan Little: Inside the New Documentary Exploring a Historic Self-Defense Case—and the Intersectional Activist Movement it Inspired (with Yoruba Richen) Meet the Voices Yoruba Richen, an award-winning documentary filmmaker and the director and producer of Free Joan Little. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook. And your host, Carmen Rios, feminist supe...

"the only way to win against these forces that are aligned against justice is to come together.”

you can listen to my full interview with yoruba richen, the producer and director of #freejoanlittle, in a new *bonus episode!* of looking back, moving forward.

tune in @msmagazine.com!

‘Joan Is You and Joan Is Me': Inside the New Documentary Telling Joan Little's Incredible Story A new documentary short chronicles Little's groundbreaking case—and her historic victory as the first U.S. woman acquitted for using deadly force to resist sexual assault.

my latest for @msmagazine.com — a glimpse into the making of the new doc #freejoanlittle, which premiered this week @docnycfest.bsky.social, and an exploration of why it matters, especially at this crisis moment in the expansion of police and state violence, that we remember this story.

if knowingly starving millions of americans while he builds a gilded ballroom isn't cause for revolution then i'm not sure what is

Actual thought crimes. For not revering Little Brother, as far as Big Brother was concerned.

“No actual plan”: Why the ceasefire does not mean peace "It is also being claimed that we have a historic peace deal. That is absolutely fictitious.”

The current ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, which the Trump administration helped broker, has major shortcomings, experts warn.

"There’s no actual plan for getting any further," says Daniel Levy, the president of the US/Middle East Project. "Israel is still occupying about 50% of Gaza.”

Gosh I wonder what they were up to there

I don't like to do "we're cooked" pronouncements but I am going to escort myself offline to stare at my garden

this is not normal. it just bears repeating.

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

Quite telling as well how many MAGA men increasingly just say they want to beat women into submission.

By his own measure, her “crime” is being “shrill and annoying.”

Same logic justifies any man’s choice to beat his wife.

I can't exaggerate how important it is that every ICE officer is met with contempt & mockery in public, everywhere they go, for the rest of their lives.

Omisade Burney-Scott Is Building the Menopause Multiverse—And It Begins at the Margins Omisade Burney-Scott shares how Indigenous, queer and Black menopause stories can fuel justice, healing and inclusion at Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀.

"we get to co-create together an alternative future for ourselves and for people coming behind us. let’s do that together.”

i talked to @omisadeburneyscott.bsky.social for @thisisflowspace.bsky.social about bringing the menopause multiverse to life.

every clip i accidentally see from the charlie kirk memorial makes me wonder if we’re talking about the same guy

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 282 (Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined) H RES 719 YEA-AND-NAY 19-Sep-2025 10:53 AM QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution BILL TITLE: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles “Charlie” James Kirk Yeas Nays PRES NV Republican 215 4 Democratic 95 58 38 22 Independent TOTALS 310 58 38 26

95 democrats, including @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social voted to "honor" the life of charlie kirk, who called for joe biden to be killed and said black women like justice ketanji brown jackson are unqualified affirmative action hires.

shame.

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‘You’re Either Going to Be on the Right Side of History, or on the Sidelines Watching Us Make History’: ERA Champion Pat Spearman Is Ready for the Feminist Future ‘You’re Either Going to Be on the Right Side of History, or on the Sidelines Watching Us Make History’: ERA Champion Pat Spearman

"we’re not going to quit until done o’clock."

in the last episode of looking back, moving forward, i talked to former nevada sen. pat spearman about the ongoing fight for the equal rights amendment — and why constitutional equality still matters.

read more + tune in @msmagazine.com!

‘Who Could Be Opposed to This?’: Why the ERA Is Kathy Spillar’s ‘North Star’ in the Fight for Gender Equality ‘Who Could Be Opposed to This?’: Why the ERA Is Kathy Spillar’s ‘North Star’ in the Fight for Gender Equality

"if we’re going to get real equality, we have to have a constitutional guarantee of equality."

for the latest episode of "looking back, moving forward," i talked to ms. executive ed kathy spillar about the promise of the equal rights amendment.

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'These Aren't Decorative Constitutional Provisions—They’re Powerful Tools Waiting to Be Used': How the ERA Project Is Advancing the Feminist Agenda, State by State In the final episode of the <em>Ms.</em> Studios podcast <em>Looking Back, Moving Forward</em>, ERA Project director Ting Ting Cheng breaks down the power of state Equal Rights Amendments—and how acti...

"things are pretty dire right now... this is where the era becomes essential."

for the latest ep of "looking back, moving forward," i talked to era project director ting ting cheng about the urgency and power of the equal rights amendment.

read more + tune in @msmagazine.com!

someone should run for president on this platform

‘It Was The Most Important Thing I Could Do’: Ellie Smeal Reflects on a Lifetime of ERA Activism—And What Comes Next ‘It Was The Most Important Thing I Could Do’: Ellie Smeal Reflects on a Lifetime of ERA Activism—And What Comes Next

#AmericanFeminists -- a forthright review of where we must go and what we've achieved. Ellie Smeal, National Organization for Women leader, shares her reflections and perspective in depth. A great read.

@feministmajority.org

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‘Who Could Be Opposed to This?’: Why the ERA Is Kathy Spillar’s ‘North Star’ in the Fight for Gender Equality ‘Who Could Be Opposed to This?’: Why the ERA Is Kathy Spillar’s ‘North Star’ in the Fight for Gender Equality

The executive editor of Ms. became involved in feminist organizing when the supposed ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment expired in 1982. In the final episode of Looking Back, Moving Forward, she explains why, 40 years later, she’s still calling for constitutional equality.

🎙️ @carmenriosss.bsky.social gave us a shoutout on the @msmagazine.com "Looking Back Moving Forward" podcast while talking about the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment!

Listen here: https://msmagazine.com/series/looking-back-moving-forward/

Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead Turning Point USA Co-Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally, Oct.

The Patron Saint of the Male Debate Me Industrial Complex died doing what he loved–spewing hate and incitement at a debate.

Essay: Speak Truth of the Dead
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‘It Was The Most Important Thing I Could Do’: Ellie Smeal Reflects on a Lifetime of ERA Activism—And What Comes Next ‘It Was The Most Important Thing I Could Do’: Ellie Smeal Reflects on a Lifetime of ERA Activism—And What Comes Next

"people think it’s either won, or we can’t ever do it. they’re both wrong."

i talked to @feminist.org president ellie smeal for the latest ep of "looking back, moving forward" about the history and future of the fight for the ERA.

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