The only people who should be discussing substances taken during pregnancy are a pregnant persons doctor. Policing substances leads to criminalization. I don’t care if you see a pregnant person drinking/smoking/snorting. Maternal-fetal conflict kills us

Made an apple cake and a potato kugel and cleaned my apt. Here’s to a clean and sweet (and potato-y) new year.

Anyone have any favorite US law and religion readings? Books or articles?

A lot of you are bringing a “I’ve never seen cabaret” energy to the current rise in fascism that’s pretty exhausting

Conservatives refuse to move off the claim that a lefty influenced by “trans ideology” is responsible for Charlie Kirk’s murder because they are manufacturing consent & a bullshit justification to even further target trans people & those critical of white nationalism

Do not put your name on a website to register for a rally in this political climate. What the fuck's wrong with y'all. Are there any people of color that work at this org who might knock some sense into your peach colored heads.

The Dept of Education is now accepting comments on a proposed rule that would overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and make it too expensive for students to go into work that threatens the Trump administration Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

I remember Mia telling me about Nazis being uncomfortable with how horny they were about her impressive boobs but hearing about it is one thing and seeing it is a whole other, good Lord

A lot of people are wondering who Groypers are right now. I was targeted by them years ago. open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

From Ann Arbor for Family Weekend, here’s my 241st #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...

I know folks are feeling defeated after all of this Kirk revisionist history. In my opening segment yesterday, I had to set the record straight. Charlie Kirk Murder; Russia v. NATO & Other Cause for Concern youtube.com/live/adYF-uV...

oof very good point from @queenmab.bsky.social on how criminalization of motherhood is a 2 for 1 special of badness: "This not only polices a pregnant person’s actions much more than any other person, but also is yet another backdoor to personhood laws. How can a fetus be a victim of child abuse?"

Charlie Kirk’s quotes about Black people: 1) “Prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people — that’s a fact.” 2) “If I see a Black pilot, I’m gonna be like, ‘boy, I hope he is qualified.’” 3) “George Floyd was a ‘scumbag.’” More: x.com/newstoter/st...

I’ll just say I oppose political violence against civilians in most cases

The second article in my new series on the Criminalization of Motherhood discusses RFK's nonsensical claim about taking Tylenol while pregnant causing autism and the history of policing drug use while pregnant open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

SCOTUS is confirming that race is legitimate for racism but not for equity

I’m super anxious about money & im hustling with like 3 different freelance opportunities (plus my substack and book proposals) but the joy at not having to get up at 6am on a Monday morning to go to a job that was killing me is really amazing

If you aren't already, follow @queenmab.bsky.social who has an amazing Substack! Here piece today, "is the first installment of a series of pieces on the criminalization of motherhood." Subscribe! open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

The case of the Kentucky cheerleader who "stuffed her infant in a closet" highlights the danger of language slippage and vague laws leading to the criminalization of pregnancy and motherhood. My 1st piece in a new series on such criminalization efforts open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

If Trump was dead I don’t believe they’d be able to keep Vance from koolaid manning his way into the Oval Office to take over

Is there any real reason to think Trump is dead or are y’all just holding hands and deciding if you say it enough you’ll make it true?

Gun control laws are deeply rooted in US history. They pre-date the constitution and continued to be passed after the 2nd Amendment. They're as American as apple pie. open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

True public health leaders speak across the street from CDC after resigning (from a friend at the CDC) www.youtube.com/live/KZ7QvPH...

Actual good news: Opill, the first over the counter contraceptive pill in the US, is expanding access to effective birth control

Coming up on the first month in years that I don't have a full time job. Trying not to freak out. Let me know if you need a freelance writer, speaker, teacher, consultant! miabrett.substack.com?utm_campaign...

Keep telling me republicans care about antisemitism or are doing things for Jews while they ban the diary of Anne Frank

White Supremacists have been obsessed with the Leo Frank case for years and now some on the Left are joining them thinking any attack on the ADL is a good one. Read my latest about why the Leo Frank case still matters 110 years later open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

I’m really going to need people to stop confidently declaring what Trump can or can’t do and what the courts will or won’t allow

Trump’s targeting of mail in ballots will hit disabled people & seniors especially hard. Most incarcerated ppl who can voted also require access to mail in ballots which is already extremely limited. This is just blatant transparent voter suppression

No matter how long I write or how many outlets I’ve been published in I still have allll the insecurities about editors looking at my work.

Seriously does anyone have ANY work they would hire me for? Trainings, speaking engagements, research, writing, random admin work???

The FBI supporting Texas targeting the Dem politicians who left the state is exactly the same as the lead up to the civil war-conservatives don’t want state rights but to enforce their will over state lines with federal help

"How Trump Is Twisting a Law Historically Used Against Jews to Target Pro-Palestine Students" Trump and Republicans are weaponizing Jewish safety for their own agenda, writes Mia Brett for Zeteo. It won’t take long before they target Jews as well.

“The findings of the study shed new light on how national memory cultures are shaped—not only by historical facts, but also by deep-seated psychological needs.” phys.org/news/2025-08...

I know almost nothing about the conservative girlie infighting but “Feminist whore with a jezebel spirit” is awesome

Christians really will do anything to center themselves in a post about antisemitism from Christians

Imagine saying a Jew calling out how Christians are antisemitic when they spout supersessionism is othering Christians

Why can’t people read the articles they’re commenting on?

Truly where do people find the unearned confidence to talk to someone with a relevant PhD who has the identity under discussion

No. Absolutely not. We should not be discussing AI use in history except to say it’s completely unacceptable.

Someone subscribed to my substack (the free option) just to message in response to my article on the issues with supersessionism to spew antisemitic supersessionism

“Jews don’t accept your binary view of ethnicity vs religion” and “you’re imposing your Christian understanding of religion” is not denying what words mean. You’re refusing to see Judaism as something other than alt Christianity

When someone converts to Judaism they join the people in every sense even if they stop practicing. I don’t care how many examples you throw out. You’re not part of our people. We don’t have a near binary split between ethnic Jew & religious Jew

Stop responding to posts about antisemitism with your musings about how all religions are bad

Got exhausted constantly explaining supersessionism is antisemitic erasure so I wrote a substack about it! open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

US History is often nationalistic mythmaking and Trump's pressure to remove reference to his impeachment isn't as unusual as we would like open.substack.com/pub/miabrett...

lower court judges have been operating under the assumption that they're obligated to follow Supreme Court precedent the Republican justices have revealed that assumption to be...let's see, how to put this...a mistake! ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trump...

Hey does anyone have links to stories about doctors turning patients in for having abortions? Or actively supporting abortion prosecutions? Or turning in miscarriage patients?