Cathy Reisenwitz (c-rizz)

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Because it would be here, if I were still really trying to do a version of what I pretty successfully did ten-plus years ago (and what the best sellers on Substack are currently doing), that I would offer my “take” on the assassination attempt. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/heres-wher...

Here's where I'm supposed to have a takecathyreisenwitz.substack.com Add one more to the list of consequences of the recent attempt on a former President’s life. I have a better understanding of what’s going on with this newsletter. I’m sure that whenever the Donald in...

What we have here, my babies, is a paradox. A conundrum, even. We hate women, and thus femininity, so much as a society. But we value femininity, and thus women, so much as an economy. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/stop-promo...

Stop promoting women (who aren't me) part 2cathyreisenwitz.substack.com Yesterday, we asked why organizations with more women at the top tend to outperform orgs with wang-heavier leadership teams. Some of the evidence indicates that women do indeed lead better than men on...

I can totally see why, especially starting in the 1990s, companies with more women in positions of power might have started outcompeting companies with male-dominated leadership. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/stop-promo...

Stop promoting women (who aren't me) part 1cathyreisenwitz.substack.com “We need to get more women into leadership.” As a woman increasingly stepping into leadership and embracing power, I wholeheartedly endorse affirmative action for me, specifically. I’ll take all the h...

“This opinion isn’t a stain on Roberts’s legacy. It is his legacy. He will be remembered as the ‘institutionalist’ who destroyed the legitimacy of the institution entrusted to his care.” - @radleybalko.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/radleyba...

The Supreme Court foldsopen.substack.com Faced with the most potent threat to democracy in more than a century, our most revered institution didn't just fail to hold, it aligned itself with the threat

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BREAKING: Advocates submit double the amount of signatures needed to put a constitutional right to abortion on the ballot in Arizona.

Abortion-rights advocates in Arizona submit needed signatures to put the issue on November ballotapnews.com Abortion-rights advocates in Arizona have submitted more than enough signatures to put the issue on November’s ballot in the key swing state.

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Just a jaw-dropper from the state whose attorney general is currently trying to execute an innocent man. innocenceproject.org/missouri-cir...

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I know smut may seem like a frivolous thing to be upset about, but crushing it is part of fascism. Controlling all forms of sexual expression is fascism. Only allowing certain kinds is fascism. Smut peddlers are always canaries in the coal mines.

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globies cooked with this one ngl

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Gonna keep saying this & will die on this hill: Bad news without any guidance on what to do about it [at least some ideas] demobilizes and often encourages inaction. We on the Left(s) have to avoid cynicism which is deeply corrosive and also counterrevolutionary.

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That's right. My preferred activity is writing postcards to marginal voters. There are many such campaigns. I use a local one, so not applicable to share here. But here's an example: www.turnoutpac.org/postcards/

my takeaway from last night's debate: web.joebiden.com/forms/take-a...

Take action for President Biden and Vice President Harrisweb.joebiden.com We’re glad you’re on board with our campaign to reelect President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. This year, we need your help to reach your friends, family, neighbors, and communities. Le...

Postcards to Swing States - Progressive Turnout Projectwww.turnoutpac.org Voters who receive handwritten postcards are significantly more likely to vote. We proved it in 2020.

@sjshancoxli.bsky.social TY queen

NGL, I'm pretty proud of this one. "Acting like a leader means acting like a man. People don’t like women who act like men. Show me how to win." cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/lessons-in...

Lessons in gender discrimination: The Apple lawsuitcathyreisenwitz.substack.com Two women are suing Apple for alleged gender pay discrimination. Their lawyers claim that Apple pays women less than men for similar work and that Apple performance reviews consistently rate men highe...

Within me are two wolves. Both of them have Autism. One cares deeply about fairness, making her deeply suspicious of power. The other cares deeply about efficacy and efficiency, increasing her tolerance for power. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/parties-po...

Lefties and Democrats: It's time to embrace powercathyreisenwitz.substack.com I’m currently reading The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Book 4. The Center for New Liberalism steering committee also just elected me Chair. Most importantly, my dad recently called m...

Look at this fuckin baby cat!!!!

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This is why mask bans are suddenly being proposed. If you’re in a place where that’s happening and you think we should prioritize public and personal health and freedom over expanding the powers of the police state then please do let your representatives know why the freedom to mask matters to you

Cops don’t like them; makes it harder to use surveillance footage and facial recognition to arrest people (especially at protests).

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I'm an anarchist with end goals far to the left of AOC's. But anyone who refuses to take advantage of the currently existing means to keep an actual fascist out has drunk some accelerationist kool-aid and has extremely unrealistic standards for what electoralism can accomplish.

I hate the idea that homeowners are necessarily more invested in a community than renters. That’s probably true, right now, on average. But the solution isn’t to try to get everyone to own their home or to discriminate against and disempower renters. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/bay-area-p...

Bay Area people have figured a few things outcathyreisenwitz.substack.com A dear friend sent me a post about urbanism, friendship, and San Francisco. So, of course, I have thoughts. The big idea in Ava’s interview with Phil Levin is that choosing your neighborhood is more i...

Hear me out: Lady Bird Johnson was a size queen

I never thought I would say this but, I love coalition building.

Thus far at least, I’m absolutely loving this program. I do an hour a day, and, absolutely to brag, I’m way ahead of schedule. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/learn-to-c...

Learn to codecathyreisenwitz.substack.com At some point, “Learn to code” became shorthand for liberal, coastal, high-skill, high-education, upwardly mobile elites condescending to and victim-blaming poor, sick, low-skill, low-education rural ...

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I reject the goth/preppy binary and instead approximate this system using multi-dimensional analysis, with the 5 axes being: scary, sporty, baby, posh, and ginger

“Affordability is no longer just a problem for the poor: The Harvard report found that rent is becoming a burden even among many households earning more than $75,000 a year.” www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/b...

The Housing Market Is Weird and Ugly. These 5 Charts Explain Why.www.nytimes.com Home prices have held up better than expected amid high interest rates. But that doesn’t mean the housing market is healthy.

I’ve worked hard, and been very lucky. And I’m so grateful to wake up to a very different set of problems than I had even six months ago. I’m grateful to feel like I don’t know what kinds of problems my future holds. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/mo-success...

Mo success, different problemscathyreisenwitz.substack.com Remember this song? (Ignore the now-canceled participant.) Sadly, I haven’t suddenly come into money. Nor, fortunately, do I have a lot mo problems than usual. But my problems have become more interes...

"After all these decades of tearing down government-run psychiatric facilities, virtually no one looks at the current scenario of inadequate facilities, overworked doctors, and countless untreated patients and likes what they see." PREACH nymag.com/intelligence...

The Case for Forcing the Mentally Ill Into Treatmentnymag.com The liberal campaign against involuntary care went too far.

Systemic racism persists in nearly every aspect of American society, including policing, courts, education, healthcare, and land-use regulation. cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/p/happy-june...

Happy Juneteenth. The job isn't done.cathyreisenwitz.substack.com Happy Juneteenth! The US only made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021, though it’s long been the United States’ only popular annual celebration of the abolition of slavery. Here’s a little history, ...

"For the commander, it’s proof that Ukraine will eventually win the war. 'We know why we’re fighting,' he says. 'In contrast, when we capture Russians, we see that they are neither prepared nor motivated. To me, they don’t stand a chance against us.'" thedispatch.com/article/in-u...

In Ukraine, ‘We Know Why We Fight’thedispatch.com The Ukrainian army is stymying a Russian offensive in Kharkiv.

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"leftists like Radley Balko" If opposition to a 400K-man deportation force to expel 12 million people, causing a massive humanitarian crisis, shredding families, spiking inflation, and sending the economy spiraling into depression is "leftism" ... I guess I'm a leftist. nypost.com/2024/06/18/o...

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More cops should be arrested, but could y'all please arrest them for all the ACTUAL crimes they commit, like assault, robbery, rape, and murder? avn.com/business/art...

Former Nashville Cop Arrested for Appearing in OnlyFans Clip AVNavn.com Former Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) officer Sean Herman was recently arrested at his home weeks after it was revealed that he appeared in a viral OnlyFans clip in full uniform and w...

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday for the second time, after a recent change to California law prompted 457 legal claims alleging decades-old sex abuse by the diocese's priests. www.reuters.com/world/us/san...

San Diego Diocese files for bankruptcy after 457 sex abuse claimswww.reuters.com The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday for the second time, after a recent change to California law prompted 457 legal claims alleging decades-old sex abuse by the diocese's priests.

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Trump’s proposal to get rid of the income tax and replace it with tariffs would be the most regressive tax policy in US history www.americanprogressaction.org/article/comp...