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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Jul 7

When @andreagrimes.com pitched this week's piece about loving ugly shoes, we started talking about tabis and how controversial they are. What do y'all think? Are they ugly or cute?

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Jun 24

Get your The Flytrap, Autonomy News, and Mothership bundle for $32.49 today! That's a 50% discount on three 90-day subscriptions to the best indie feminist media out there! https://f.mtr.cool/potfqdpuuc

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Jun 24

The Flytrap thinks you deserve a treat this Pride month, so we put together a feminist media bundle for $32.49! Get 90-day subscriptions to The Flytrap, Autonomy News, and Mothership in a single bundle. Get the deal: https://f.mtr.cool/zulmeipgbs

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Jun 23

We've been working hard to get critical feminist journalism to the audience who wants it. This is why we are offering 90-day subscriptions to The Flytrap, Autonomy News, and Mothership in a single bundle for $32.49, for a limited time only! Get yours: https://f.mtr.cool/cgfujolbpm

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Jun 22

This deal will only be available until June 30th and it includes access to the back catalogue of all three publications. Get your The Flytrap, Autonomy News, and Mothership in bundle today for $32.49! https://f.mtr.cool/wsdwarnxsf

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Jun 22

Last week, Dr. Brittney Cooper wrote about celebrating Juneteeth in crumbling empire that has never loved Black folks. Read the full piece here: https://f.mtr.cool/xmlkxoxmej Illustration by DeeAnn Willey.

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This July, we will mark 250 years in an enshittifying empire, led by an emperor with no clothes. As empires go, the USA will go down in history as a young cocky upstart with lots of promises but very little staying power. We are, at best, as I told some friends recently, home to the vaunted and fallen Roman Empire, the “YNs” of empire. And we are rejecting a respectable turn to a quarter-zip phase by opting instead to be an empire for the streets, selling our wares to the highest bidder.

The illusion of control is the first thing we grieve, when the lives and futures we wanted are snatched away. But we did not learn the lesson in 2001 or its aftermath, and we were invited to repeat that lesson in 2020, with even more loss here at home. We are a nation living in the aftermath of collective trauma, that a significant swath of citizens have met by choosing to go to war, with each other, with immigrants, with other nations, and with democracy itself.

The Black cultural obsession with genealogy is nothing if not a ritualized practice of mourning and remembrance, a cultural response to understanding how to exist with structurally induced grief and the systemic disappearing of the names of our dead. There is healing in grieving the loss of our country. Healing in knowing who we’ve been, whose names we carry, what struggles and triumphs are in our DNA.

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Jun 19

This deal will only be available until the end of June and it includes access to the back catalogue of all three publications. Get your The Flytrap, Autonomy News, and Mothership bundle today for $32.49!

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Jun 7

Did you like what you saw? When you sign up for a monthly Flytrap subscription, you get one month free, as a treat for Pride! Get the deal: https://f.mtr.cool/ivjzfzsrfk

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Jun 7

Celebrating Pride month? Why not treat yourself to a Flytrap subscription to celebrate? Become a paid monthly subscriber this week, and get one month free: https://f.mtr.cool/hryuhsccmk

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Jun 5

GOOD MORNING BESTIES! Today is the last day you can get a month of The Flytrap for free as a treat for Pride! Get the deal: f.mtr.cool/dnxpvgvxyt

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Jun 2

You can use our latest Pride sale to drop the paywall on this necessary piece. Become a paid monthly subscriber this week, and get one month free: f.mtr.cool/fibamnjurx

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· May 21

@freeblackgirl.bsky.social writes about how 2016 was a turning point for black women, and 10 years later, how that moment simply was not enough. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/cqphwsogcf

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Before the sun went down—or before Trump’s blatant racism, xenophobia, and ableism helped usher him into the White House—2016 was one of the best years of my life. When I recall 2016, it is also often through the prism of pop culture and politics. It was the year that Black women undoubtedly became (hyper)visible, not just to each other, but to the broader fabric of American life.

Black women might be hypervisible—treated as torchbearers and changemakers—but we remain unprotected legally, structurally, and socially, leaving us vulnerable to state persecution, to violence, and to poor health outcomes that shorten our lives. Visibility, then, may have gotten some Black women more money, more recognition, more fame, more endorsement deals, and more seats at the proverbial table, but it hasn’t changed our collective reality.

If we are to actually forge a world that appreciates Black women and other vulnerable populations in concrete, tangible, material ways that improve our lives individually and collectively, it is going to require more than symbolism, more than capitalism, and more than solidarity.

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· May 14

INTRODUCING: ASK THE FLYTRAP An advice column wherein Flytrap co-owners respond to questions about life, love, work, and everything else. Co-owner @andreagrimes.com will run the show. Submit questions two ways: email advice@theflytrapmedia.com, or use the form: airtable.com/appofcFANT8k...

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· May 1

Or, you can go in on a membership with a comrade and become a Resident of the Bog for $88--that's a 2-for-1 deal with 20% off: https://f.mtr.cool/lzbjzrirzz

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Apr 22

I'm really learning this social media stuff on the go, so I am very proud i made this little video for Instagram for our FLASH SALE. Anybody convinced by this gorgeous design to get a yearly sub for $52 dollars? (pls say yes) Get it here: f.mtr.cool/yxxowdeuia

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Mar 26

Our co-founder and art director rommy torrico just received their FUCK THE ALGORITHM bandana. A reminder that we are donating proceeds this month to the CLEAN Carwash Workers Center. Get yours: https://f.mtr.cool/auwfncidyx

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Mar 25

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Mar 14

UPDATE: we have officially donated the proceeds ($131) of our F*ck the Algorithm bandana to @copalmn.bsky.social ! Check out the receipt:

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Mar 10

Also, we have donated the proceeds ($131) of our F*ck the Algorithm bandana to @copalmn.bsky.social! We'll announce our next giving destination soon; in the meantime—buy yours here: theflytrapmedia-shop.fourthwall.com/en-brl/produ...

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Mar 5

Right on cue, Meta proves worker-owner @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social 's point about the puritanical misogyny of tech bros by censoring the innocuous illustration that goes with her essay on why topless equality still matters.

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A screenshot of a notification from Instagram/Meta that says "we removed your photo" on February 25th, 2025. The notification shows that despite appealing, Meta did not reinstate the image, alleging that the post "may contain nudity or sexual content."

In an illustration, three people of color are shown without shirts on. Their nipples are covered by yellow band aids.

A screenshot of a snippet of Chrissy Stroop's article that reads: "Bodily autonomy and opposition to gender discrimination are feminist values that are present in many of our ongoing struggles, not least for reproductive justice. They are also at the root of arguments for topless equality, making it a worthy cause, even if its pursuit seems Quixotic—for now."

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Dec 4

ATTN: Residents of the Bog! Our quarterly editorial hang is tonight — check your email for your exclusive registration link and RSVP ASAP. We'll see ya at 6p CT 🫡

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Nov 15

Hear from our very own worker-owner and co-founder @sesmith.lol and a powerhouse panel of trans media at the trans media convening organized by @objectivejournos.bsky.social ! Flyer by rommy torrico 💻 Register at https://f.mtr.cool/ngpcaddqsz by November 14th!

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Nov 14

Did you like this week's illustration of @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social 's #FreeTheNipple post? You can buy this original rommy torrico illustration to hang in your living room at the link below: https://f.mtr.cool/plkftwnjav

Drawing of three topless torsos, one female presenting on the right, with the worsts TITS OUT Y'ALL written; a brown male-presenting chest, with the words TOPLESS EQUALITY STILL MATTERS; and a Black topless chest with the words FREE ALL NIPS and a T4T tattoo.

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Nov 13

Did you like this week's illustration of Chrissy Stroops's #FreeTheNipple post? You can buy this original rommy torrico illustration to hang in your living room at the link below: https://f.mtr.cool/xljxrzoecn

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Nov 3

WE ARE SO FREAKING CLOSE, can we find 105 people to subscribe to The Flytrap until the end of the day so we can get to work to create feminist journalism for y'all for another year? the-flytrap.ghost.io/chomp

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Nov 3

We are at 33 subscriptions just today. Reminder: this is the last day you can sign up for 15% off! 127 subs to go!! WE ARE SO CLOSE! f.mtr.cool/qhpxxwftet

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Nov 2

Are you with us on this nostalgia train? Let's bring Bitch back to the internet together! The best way to support this project is to subscribe to The Flytrap! Get 15% off a Friend of the Flytrap membership today! https://f.mtr.cool/qsagdlbizy

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Nov 2

We were so happy to see everyone's enthusiasm for our project to reprint pieces from Bitch Media! We are all excited because we also loved Bitch just as much as you. It was a formative publication for many of us. So here's a thread of some of our fave Bitch articles.

The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Nov 2

To those of you who were our OG Kickstarter backers, we made a handy guide with all the links and info you need to renew your Flytrap membership before it expires soon! the-flytrap.ghost.io/attention-ki...

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The Flytrap@theflytrapmedia· Nov 2

Every penny you give us will go to sustaining The Flytrap and reprinting curated articles of Bitch Media! We are giving 15% off to new subscribers--a bargain to help us archive feminist content! f.mtr.cool/ljfhcuksly