Caroline Heldman
Political science professor. Pundit. Survivor advocate. Social justice activist. Intersectional feminist.
- My analysis of nationwide #NoKings protests on Morning Wave Busan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYMF...
- My analysis of the #NoKings protests on CBS. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENLg...
- Sean Diddy Combs sentenced to 4 years and fined $500K. The judge said a long sentence is needed “to send a message to abusers and victims alike that exploitation and violence against women is met with real accountability.” This is what justice for survivors looks like. www.cnn.com/entertainmen...
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- For folks in the LA area, a piglet and a baby bunny are looking for homes! Here are photos of the gorgeous piglet and the mamma bunny. (She needs homes for her babies who will be born soon.) Please DM me if you would like to adopt the piglet or baby bunny, or both, as pets. Thanks! ❤
- Dr. Martha Lauzen has written a great piece on the absence of women directors in summer blockbuster movies. "The US Senate is more progressive than Hollywood." #representationmatters #seeitbeit variety.com/2025/film/ne...
- The courageous Dr. Jennifer Freyd just published an op-ed on replacing betrayal with courage and releasing all of the Epstein files. #metoomovement #institutionalbetrayal #EpsteinFiles thehill.com/opinion/whit...
- See you in San Diego.
- A judge rules that Trump violated the law when he sent troops to Los Angeles. Yep. www.politico.com/news/2025/09... #DonaldTrump #losangeles
- Dr. David Adler on the troubling constitutional implications of Trump's takeover of D.C. This action "reflects his authoritarian trajectory." #DCTakeover #DonaldTrump #Constitution www.postregister.com/opinion/gues...
- The "find out" phase is upon us. www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/p...
- Targeting political opponents with strong arm legal tactics is straight from the authoritarian playbook. www.cnn.com/2025/08/08/p...
- Trump has removed his two impeachments from the Smithsonian. Don't like history? Just rewrite it. www.cnn.com/2025/08/02/p...
- Newsflash: Ripping families apart and raising taxes (through tariffs) are not popular policies. #Trump #ice #immigration #tariffs #tarrifimpact www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
- RIP Ozzy. variety.com/2025/music/o...
- Authoritarian regimes frequently suppress the press as a means of controlling information and maintaining power. #Trump #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #wallstreetjournal www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
- Gabbard is now threatening to prosecute Obama officials for "treasonous conspiracy." Using the power of the state of prosecute opposition leaders is on the authoritarian checklist. #Gabbard #authoritarianism politico.com/news/2025/07...
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- In his continuing attempts to fan the flames of class warfare, Trump is denying relief to 460K student loan borrowers. Making college affordable used to be a bipartisan policy, but Trump is openly making it harder to go to college. #studentloans #ClassWarfare www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
- Dr. Jensen's latest piece on why men are so obsessed with porn is a great weekend read. juliebindel.substack.com/p/why-are-me... #porncritique #andreadworkin @robertjensen.bsky.social
- According to the conservative Wall Street Journal, Trump sent a letter to Epstein for his 50th birthday that included the drawing of a naked woman and a note: "Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.” #JeffreyEpstein #DonaldTrump www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
- My sister is confused by Trump supporters wanting the Epstein files if Trump is in them. I explained the conspiracy about a cabal of powerful liberal men who harm children (Pizzagate). They think Trump was sent by God to stop the cabal. Rude awakening alert! www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
- Trump is ending his National Guard stunt in LA. This boondoggle cost taxpayers $134M-- to patrol two square blocks of protests in DTLA already patrolled by LAPD. #nationalguard #DonaldTrump www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/u...
- Reposted by Caroline Heldman“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.” -Justice Sonia Sotomayor
- Four Homeland Security agents testified that orders to target pro-Palestinian students were unusual because they had not committed crimes. Trump is targeting people based on ideology, a violation of the First Amendment. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
- Trump is facing a backlash from his base for not releasing the Epstein list. He cannot spin his way out of this. #EpsteinFiles #DonaldTrump www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
- Reposted by Caroline Heldman"Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials," per NYT.
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- The music industry has been covering up sexual violence for 70 years using NDAs and threats of blacklisting. Read our report to understand how #Diddy got away with his abuse for so long. #StandWithSurvivors therepproject.org/endrape/soun...
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- The world watched Diddy’s horrific violence, then we watched a jury rule he didn’t engage in force, fraud, or coercion to get his victims to comply. How embarrassing for this jury and devastating for survivors. #Webelievecassie #standwithsurvivors #diddytrial
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- Reposted by Caroline HeldmanNever before in the history of this nation has such a large redistribution of income been directed upward, for no reason at all
- Reposted by Caroline HeldmanI don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
- South Asian women deserve better representation. "Distorted and overly generalized portraits of South Asians in Western media are not only insulting but also contribute heavily to acculturative stress and instances of everyday racism." #representationmatters womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/south-...
- Imagine reading this headline in 50 years, when the planet is drastically altered from climate change and large swaths of land are unlivable. "Conservatives: Trump won our megabill votes by promising crackdown on renewable energy credits" www.politico.com/live-updates...
- My latest book is out! Co-authored with Rebecca Bargiachi, the Media Reader on Representations is the first book to analyze depictions of race, gender, sexuality, age, body size, and disability. Available at Vernon Press: vernonpress.com/book/2168?sr...
- Folks in red states are more reliant on Medicaid and will see higher death rates from inhumane cuts. I'm old enough to remember that Covid death rates were 15% higher in red districts than blue. Republicans are killing their own. www.cnn.com/2025/05/07/p.... Covid: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
- Can we all pinkie promise to not get numb to the pain and suffering of our neighbors? This one had me in tears. A 75-year-old man who has been in the US for 60 years died in ICE custody. My heart breaks for the way ICE is treating our elders. #ICEraids www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/c...
- Musk is learning the hard way about the power of consumer boycotts. Tesla stock plunging with annual sales down 13.5%. Colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest "taxation without representation." Consumers are boycotting Tesla to protest Musk's DOGE. www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/b...
- The cruelty is the point. #AlligatorAlcatraz #immigration #DonaldTrump #RonDeSantis www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/u...
- The "Big, Beautiful Bill" will reverse our paltry efforts to address climate change. I wonder how this moment will be seen by future generations, when swaths of the planet are devoured in uncontrollable fires and coasts are wiped out with rising sea levels. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
- Stanford professor Adam Bonica finds that federal courts rule against Trump 96% of the time. No wonder the conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court gutted their power to check Trump. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
- Two Supreme Court rulings-- presidential immunity ruling and revocation of the nationwide injunction, guts checks and balances. The framers are rolling in their graves. #nationwideinjunctions #PresidentialImmunity #ChecksAndBalances www.npr.org/2025/06/27/1...
- So sad to learn that Bill Moyers is gone. I monopolized him years ago at a dinner-- a fascinating, humble, brilliant human. The world has lost one of the good ones. apnews.com/article/bill...
- The Supreme Court just paved the way for red states to defund Planned Parenthood. Women in states with abortion restrictions are significantly more likely to die during pregnancy, while giving birth, or soon after the birth of their child. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
- NYC electing Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani signals a 2026 progressive wave. Trump's party will lose more than the typical 28 midterm House seats due to unpopular tariffs, Iran strikes, budget bill, and his recent immigration actions. #mamdani #DonaldTrump www.politico.com/news/magazin...
