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MustLoveBeagles

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52. Delores is a brave woman ♀️

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Wed Mar 18, 2026, 04:47 PM

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Today, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issued the following statement: [View all] demmiblue 20 hrs ago OP

This makes me sad and angry at the same time. h2ebits 20 hrs ago #1

Nothing to do with Epstein. WhiskeyGrinder 20 hrs ago #2

Thanks for the NY Times article h2ebits 20 hrs ago #5

He died in 1993, so there's no reason to think so EdmondDantes_ 20 hrs ago #3

... littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #9

Ty, sexual assault is not " misbehaving " as that poster states questionseverything 19 hrs ago #11

Weird that you've said more about my word choice than the sexual abuse EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #16

Sorry but I think it was an appropriate call-out Nittersing 18 hrs ago #30

THIS!!!!! 2naSalit 16 hrs ago #36

At least one stat is blatantly false from that site: 80 per cent of US women have NOT been raped before reaching 25yo. Celerity 16 hrs ago #40

The writer appears to have attempted to aggregate data from worldwide statistics. littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #47

read it from your own link, it talks about the CDC (an American governmental agency) and repeats the false claim Celerity 15 hrs ago #49

I'm sorry, but I don't see anything indicating that the data is exclusive to Americans. littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #50

The CDC data is not global data. It is US data. Perhaps the title of the CDC report might will help about that: Celerity 15 hrs ago #53

And demonstrated a penchant for losing the plot. littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #59

A low-budget dating app's AI-produced blog is a terrible place to get stats on sexual assault, holy shit. WhiskeyGrinder 14 hrs ago #56

True, Epstein's type of misbehavior PatSeg 18 hrs ago #17

Once I realized how bad so many of my fellow men are EdmondDantes_ 18 hrs ago #20

You certainly aren't alone PatSeg 18 hrs ago #24

Dupe PatSeg 18 hrs ago #25

DURec leftstreet 20 hrs ago #4

No one is a saint, but this is disgusting. Chasstev365 19 hrs ago #6

Oh wow BlueWaveNeverEnd 19 hrs ago #7

"Both sexual encounters with Cesar led to pregnancies. I chose to keep my pregnancies secret and, after the children wer BlueWaveNeverEnd 19 hrs ago #8

So sad, and on so many levels. TheRickles 19 hrs ago #10

We need to stop obsessing angrychair 19 hrs ago #12

Also, cults of personality hinder a movement as well. Crowman2009 18 hrs ago #22

Perfectly put. My lesson from Bill-Monica was to put the Dem *AGENDA* above any individual. UTUSN 18 hrs ago #23

I was deeply disappointed in Bill Clinton's behavior with Lewinsky. He was the President and he skirted the truth in his CTyankee 16 hrs ago #38

I see him as in the Power role, but see her stupid youth as also responsible. UTUSN 16 hrs ago #39

Carter didn't, Biden didn't. They held the same office and yet didn't abuse their power. CTyankee 16 hrs ago #41

My tactic is to judge ours in my own mind and only among trusted other Dems, not to Wingnuts except UTUSN 16 hrs ago #42

Yes, that is a very good tactic, given our choices here. CTyankee 16 hrs ago #43

I have no desire to diminish what happened what happened infullview 19 hrs ago #13

That's because it's doing what it is designed to be MuchBetterThanThis 18 hrs ago #19

Telling the truth is not a distraction. WhiskeyGrinder 18 hrs ago #31

Bull! NoRethugFriends 17 hrs ago #34

I'm sorry, but raping 12 and 13 year olds whathehell 15 hrs ago #45

Horseshit pinkstarburst 14 hrs ago #58

Completely agtee ALBliberal 18 hrs ago #27

That's because people aren't afraid pinkstarburst 14 hrs ago #57

I'm sorry for Dolores Huerta and the other nameless, powerless victims of sexual assault FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #14

Two child victims of 12 and 13 years of age whathehell 15 hrs ago #48

Stand up for women. Every chance you get and in any possible way. Even small things. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #15

Jeezus, so many pervs using power to rape and molest. Joinfortmill 18 hrs ago #18

+1 leftstreet 18 hrs ago #21

Wow. I believe her. yardwork 18 hrs ago #26

MEN!! I'm starting to think they're lust for power is just plain lust Walleye 18 hrs ago #28

A lot of street names are going to be changed. Sneederbunk 18 hrs ago #29

Probably to be renamed after white guys... regnaD kciN 17 hrs ago #35

I wish they would do their best pinkstarburst 15 hrs ago #46

How about a woman, a Latina like Ms. Huerta? whathehell 14 hrs ago #55

They should pinkstarburst 15 hrs ago #44

As a man, I have to ask WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH SOME OF THESE MEN???!!!! nt Exp 18 hrs ago #32

Dolores Huerta is at the absolute top of my Pinnacle of Respect. I admire her for speaking out. NBachers 17 hrs ago #33

"Privilege" is the curse of mankind. usonian 16 hrs ago #37

Male privilege is the most universal whathehell 15 hrs ago #51

Personkind? Womankind? Oh, the hu... usonian 6 hrs ago #65

Awww.. whathehell 5 hrs ago #66

I was only referring to a branch of Buddhism that is egalitarian. usonian 5 hrs ago #67

Delores is a brave woman ♀️ MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #52

For those of us with this experience and possibly PTSD usedtobedemgurl 15 hrs ago #54

. MorbidButterflyTat 7 hrs ago #63

Too bad he died before he could face justice for these crimes, Mysterian 14 hrs ago #60

We have to face the fact that many men Tree Lady 14 hrs ago #61

Delores Huerta has been one of my heroes for decades. summer_in_TX 9 hrs ago #62

A helpful source for anyone who needs it: MorbidButterflyTat 7 hrs ago #64