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Tom Gee's avatar

As a former college president, I cannot imagine bowing to this kind of un-American authoritarianism. They would have to drag me out by the balls, so to speak.

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MaryMaude's avatar

WAAAAAY OVERDUE!!!

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MaryMaude's avatar

BTW. E Jean your book!! I ordered you reading it which is a totally indescribably marvelous experience. I’ve been driving everywhere and nowhere as if you are sitting next to me in the passenger seat unloading this….. STORY…

In your own voice your own unique way - grim grizzly gross horrifying told with a touch like a sprinkle of salt- sorta lightens it without losing any of the horror. The freak should be in jail. You are my hero. May you find love again. It is never too late- take it from your “sister” at 87.

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E. Jean Carroll's avatar

Ahhhhhh! I love hearing this, MaryMaude!!!!

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CarolineLeavittville's avatar

Also, E. Jean, you know the story of my mom who fell in love FOR THE FIRST TIME at 93!

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E. Jean Carroll's avatar

WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT THAT ON YOUR PODCAST!

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Barbara Gambert's avatar

Oh wow! Now I wish I’d ordered the audio version!

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MaryMaude's avatar

Yes!! Shoulda ordered the audio. Absolutely unique- like being with EJean while she tells it…

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Marilyn Z (she/her) 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈's avatar

Check back in after a few chapters

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Marilyn Z (she/her) 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈's avatar

Order it anyway! It’s the best chat without anyone else being in the room. E.Jean has me laughing, swearing a blue streak and sometimes all at once. I love audiobooks for memoirs when the author narrates. Makes it more personal, in a way. Go for it! :)

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Barbara Gambert's avatar

You know what? I think I will do just that!!! I love the idea of it feeling like a chat with E. Jean herself!

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Cherae Stone's avatar

Saddle up, gals. We ride at dawn!!!

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Skitealwedrop's avatar

Let’s ride 😎

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ZsuzEB's avatar

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

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Cherae Stone's avatar

GIDDYUP!!

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Trish Triumpho's avatar

Hi-ho - away we go - thanks for the call-to-ride, Cherae!

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Linda Byberg's avatar

Let’s wear our pink hats that somehow got stuck in moth balls. Why did they ever get stuck there? There were/are so many of us.

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Cherae Stone's avatar

YeeeeeeHAAAAAAW!!

🎀🎀🎀

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Katharine Hill's avatar

Abso-effing-lutely, E. Jean. Lead on, my dear!

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Karen Roy's avatar

Yes!! If we had President Harris right now, how wonderful would things be? Strong democracy, compassionate laws protecting the rights of us all, respect for the constitution, respect on the world stage, and logical complete sentences every day. So much dejavú now. I remember these same wistful thoughts after we didn’t get to have Hillary Clinton as our president

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Diane Havenner's avatar

Yes! I think we have more balls than men.

I for one am donating like crazy and hobbling to protests in my mid 70s.

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Nancy's avatar

You're a HERO! 👑👑👑

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Diane Havenner's avatar

Wish I could do more.

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John M Pillin Jr's avatar

EJEAN you got the energy the pulse the leadership the wisdom and the BALLS to lead RUN FOR OFFICE!

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Roger Loeb's avatar

My local NO KINGS protests were organized and run by women, and they did a superb job. I've always believed that women are better at getting things done, and I followed that principle when I was a corporate executive...about a million years ago.

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Elizabeth Grey's avatar

If we could—temporarily—chemically induce menopause on women of all ages we could do a collective power grab. #OuttaFucksUnite

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E. Jean Carroll's avatar

LOVE IT!!!!!

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Karen Roy's avatar

Brilliant!

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Mamacat's avatar

It would really help, great idea!

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Trish Triumpho's avatar

OMG - love this! But don't think we need menopause to get ourselves into the zone.

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Linda Byberg's avatar

No, we just have to withhold sex for the congressmen AND women until they pass the proper legislation for women’s rights, health, sexual abuse .. maybe we get all the congressmen and SCOTUS

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Nancy's avatar

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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marcia sparks's avatar

perfect headline, e. jean.

so: let's all figure out what to really do.

i've been practicing matrimonial law for 45 years, will achieve age 80 this fall, and am ready for serious action to preserve what's left of this daily-crumbling nation of laws.

having successfully marched to gain our civil rights in the 60's and beyond, girlfriends, we surely now have the educations, experiences and collective wisdom to lead the return to sanity now.

how best to do this??

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Laura Dawson's avatar

My first thought when I saw this was...I don't know a single woman in my life who would collapse so quickly.

But we need to remember there are not-great women on the other side of the fence - I'm thinking about Lauren Sanchez's "let them eat cake" extravaganza wedding, and all the guests there. Thankfully, I don't keep women like that in my life - compromised women, women more attracted to external (male) power than to their own internal integrity. When you have yourself to answer to - your own conscience, your own knowledge of what's right and what's not - well, a lot (a LOT) of men and the women who "love" them don't have this inner compass. Or they ignore it.

It's not enough to say that we need more women in power - Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Amy Conan Barrett are women in power. We need women OF INTEGRITY in power. And I know approximately several hundred who would not be cowed by a presidential administration trying to bully them into resigning. Fuck the cowards. We ride at dawn.

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Anne Babson's avatar

Oui!

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Ellen Deschatres's avatar

Ach. We always end up cleaning up after MAGA. Let’s just get the hell on with this. Pick up the broom of justice, the dustpan of denialism, the trash bags for all the negativity that has piled up, and a mop and bucket to do a thorough job of de-mucking our democracy!

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CarolineLeavittville's avatar

IT IS TIME.

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Jean Taylor's avatar

One thing WE will do is to stand up for what we believe in!!🦾🦾🦾🦾

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Janet Zinn's avatar

It is absolutely time!

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