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Mutual cooperation is the optimal game theory strategy for most complicated games. It is smart to be kind. But the cooperation cannot be naive. Part of intelligent cooperation is working together to shut down bad faith actors.
Mutual cooperation is the optimal game theory strategy for most complicated games. It is smart to be kind. But the cooperation cannot be naive. Part of intelligent cooperation is working together to shut down bad faith actors.
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Can you imagine if the Democratic party pulled its head out of its ass, whipped the party line to be supporting trans people, and then set aside funds and some logistics admins for a program called "Trans People Against Fascism", to support any trans person who wants to get organizing?
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Every single newspaper that reported that Jane Doe “changed her story” should be rushing to publish retractions right now.
This case should be a lesson in taking a DA’s victim-blaming statements at face value. Victims do not report to the police because they thought nothing happened to them.
This case should be a lesson in taking a DA’s victim-blaming statements at face value. Victims do not report to the police because they thought nothing happened to them.
October 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Every single newspaper that reported that Jane Doe “changed her story” should be rushing to publish retractions right now.
This case should be a lesson in taking a DA’s victim-blaming statements at face value. Victims do not report to the police because they thought nothing happened to them.
This case should be a lesson in taking a DA’s victim-blaming statements at face value. Victims do not report to the police because they thought nothing happened to them.
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One of the reasons that researchers suspect police react to sexual assault disclosures that way is because the rate of sexual violence perpetration among police is much higher than the general population.
October 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
One of the reasons that researchers suspect police react to sexual assault disclosures that way is because the rate of sexual violence perpetration among police is much higher than the general population.
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We've already been talking about the systemic mistreatment of sexual assault victims at Cornell. Now, let's talk about New York police.
One of the best available insights is into the New York City Police Department who commissioned an independent review of their sexual assault unit in 2021.
One of the best available insights is into the New York City Police Department who commissioned an independent review of their sexual assault unit in 2021.
www.nyc.gov
October 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
We've already been talking about the systemic mistreatment of sexual assault victims at Cornell. Now, let's talk about New York police.
One of the best available insights is into the New York City Police Department who commissioned an independent review of their sexual assault unit in 2021.
One of the best available insights is into the New York City Police Department who commissioned an independent review of their sexual assault unit in 2021.
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The reason cases stalled out is that New York City police only opted to interview 28% of identified suspects.
In other words, they had enough information to move forward with a case, but they chose not to do it.
In other words, they had enough information to move forward with a case, but they chose not to do it.
October 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The reason cases stalled out is that New York City police only opted to interview 28% of identified suspects.
In other words, they had enough information to move forward with a case, but they chose not to do it.
In other words, they had enough information to move forward with a case, but they chose not to do it.
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This is the kind of justification schools used for banning my book on campus sexual violence.
If we say out loud what they did, they say it’s hurting survivors because no one will trust them enough to report anymore.
Silence isn’t a solution. We needed change decades ago.
If we say out loud what they did, they say it’s hurting survivors because no one will trust them enough to report anymore.
Silence isn’t a solution. We needed change decades ago.
Cornell PR: "A continuation of the false narrative that there were minimal consequences in this case is irresponsible, will make victims feel less safe and supported, and will perpetuate the underreporting of sexual assault."
PR Pro: "It is hard for so many problems to exist in one sentence."
PR Pro: "It is hard for so many problems to exist in one sentence."
Cornell, the DA and the communication choices that deepened a crisis - PR Daily
Communications is shaping -- and worsening -- the alleged gang rape at Cornell University.
www.prdaily.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:53 AM
This is the kind of justification schools used for banning my book on campus sexual violence.
If we say out loud what they did, they say it’s hurting survivors because no one will trust them enough to report anymore.
Silence isn’t a solution. We needed change decades ago.
If we say out loud what they did, they say it’s hurting survivors because no one will trust them enough to report anymore.
Silence isn’t a solution. We needed change decades ago.
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And, for the coup de grace, two bills protecting fire survivors from predatory insurance companies, which he vetoed, deliberately, to punish fire survivors for rejecting his "reform" bill that was actually a huge payout to SCE for starting fires.
calmatters.org/economy/2026...
calmatters.org/economy/2026...
Newsom vetoes insurance-claim bills: Is it ‘petty’ politics?
California governor rejects legislation sponsored by LA fire victims, who had spoken out against his wildfire-liability effort.
calmatters.org
October 2, 2026 at 3:04 AM
And, for the coup de grace, two bills protecting fire survivors from predatory insurance companies, which he vetoed, deliberately, to punish fire survivors for rejecting his "reform" bill that was actually a huge payout to SCE for starting fires.
calmatters.org/economy/2026...
calmatters.org/economy/2026...
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Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week:
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
October 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week:
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
I've said it before and I'll say it again:
US police actively prevent consequences for rapists by hitting victims with a wall of demoralizing hostility and skepticism, and then using their institutional credibility to undermine victim testimony and sabotage evidence and process steps.
US police actively prevent consequences for rapists by hitting victims with a wall of demoralizing hostility and skepticism, and then using their institutional credibility to undermine victim testimony and sabotage evidence and process steps.
Survivors often report to their schools because they need an intervention and do not want police involved. And they have good reason to distrust them. The criminal justice system is another common source of institutional betrayal.
October 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again:
US police actively prevent consequences for rapists by hitting victims with a wall of demoralizing hostility and skepticism, and then using their institutional credibility to undermine victim testimony and sabotage evidence and process steps.
US police actively prevent consequences for rapists by hitting victims with a wall of demoralizing hostility and skepticism, and then using their institutional credibility to undermine victim testimony and sabotage evidence and process steps.
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I wrote this whole thread this before I had time to read yesterday's NYT story.
And everything I'm talking about here is what actually happened to Jane Doe. She has been consistent in her story, but a game of telephone between people invested in not believing her led them to claim otherwise.
And everything I'm talking about here is what actually happened to Jane Doe. She has been consistent in her story, but a game of telephone between people invested in not believing her led them to claim otherwise.
October 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I wrote this whole thread this before I had time to read yesterday's NYT story.
And everything I'm talking about here is what actually happened to Jane Doe. She has been consistent in her story, but a game of telephone between people invested in not believing her led them to claim otherwise.
And everything I'm talking about here is what actually happened to Jane Doe. She has been consistent in her story, but a game of telephone between people invested in not believing her led them to claim otherwise.
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You can't be branding large numbers of accounts as "rude" and defaulting to hiding their posts, suspending people aggressively on tenuous interpretations of posts, and then with the other side of your mouth "well if you're so bothered about transphobia you're welcome to Do Your Own Moderation"
October 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
You can't be branding large numbers of accounts as "rude" and defaulting to hiding their posts, suspending people aggressively on tenuous interpretations of posts, and then with the other side of your mouth "well if you're so bothered about transphobia you're welcome to Do Your Own Moderation"
Specifically he delayed one execution by as little as one month.
"Gov. Lee calls off executions for rest of 2026"
www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
Ah, yeah, I think so, buddy. But, also, let's be clear how little this is:
Bill Lee calls off ... one execution date.
www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
Ah, yeah, I think so, buddy. But, also, let's be clear how little this is:
Bill Lee calls off ... one execution date.
October 1, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Specifically he delayed one execution by as little as one month.
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"Gov. Lee calls off executions for rest of 2026"
www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
Ah, yeah, I think so, buddy. But, also, let's be clear how little this is:
Bill Lee calls off ... one execution date.
www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
Ah, yeah, I think so, buddy. But, also, let's be clear how little this is:
Bill Lee calls off ... one execution date.
October 1, 2026 at 4:54 AM
"Gov. Lee calls off executions for rest of 2026"
www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
Ah, yeah, I think so, buddy. But, also, let's be clear how little this is:
Bill Lee calls off ... one execution date.
www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
Ah, yeah, I think so, buddy. But, also, let's be clear how little this is:
Bill Lee calls off ... one execution date.
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CA law requires employers to provide tools unless workers earn double min. wage. Many growers and contractors ignore the law despite farm workers making far less. With a union contract they can stand up to the bosses.
Make your donation today. act.seiu.org/a/tools?ms=b... #WeFeedYou
Make your donation today. act.seiu.org/a/tools?ms=b... #WeFeedYou
A UFW union contract can stop farm workers being ripped off by growers
CA law requires employers to provide tools unless workers earn double min. wage. Many growers and contractors ignore the law despite farmworkers making far less. With a union contract they can stand u...
act.seiu.org
September 29, 2026 at 11:31 PM
CA law requires employers to provide tools unless workers earn double min. wage. Many growers and contractors ignore the law despite farm workers making far less. With a union contract they can stand up to the bosses.
Make your donation today. act.seiu.org/a/tools?ms=b... #WeFeedYou
Make your donation today. act.seiu.org/a/tools?ms=b... #WeFeedYou
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If you ruin the ~ bright futures ~ of Ivy League rapists, who will you rely on when you need a wet signature for state-sanctioned murder?
October 1, 2026 at 4:44 AM
If you ruin the ~ bright futures ~ of Ivy League rapists, who will you rely on when you need a wet signature for state-sanctioned murder?
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i am having trouble articulating this but
a system that excuses gang rape as a youthful error on behalf of college men with ~ bright futures ~ does so because it is served by producing older men who are comfortable with, even enthusiastic about, torturing people at the system's behest
a system that excuses gang rape as a youthful error on behalf of college men with ~ bright futures ~ does so because it is served by producing older men who are comfortable with, even enthusiastic about, torturing people at the system's behest
October 1, 2026 at 4:38 AM
i am having trouble articulating this but
a system that excuses gang rape as a youthful error on behalf of college men with ~ bright futures ~ does so because it is served by producing older men who are comfortable with, even enthusiastic about, torturing people at the system's behest
a system that excuses gang rape as a youthful error on behalf of college men with ~ bright futures ~ does so because it is served by producing older men who are comfortable with, even enthusiastic about, torturing people at the system's behest
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whenever we get close to seeing a systemic problem with policing, media rushes to frame it as a training problem. however, police culture is at the core of its mistreatment of victims and rape cases.
policing is a tool of white supremacy AND *male* supremacy
policing is a tool of white supremacy AND *male* supremacy
yet the lack of training wasn't the issue here, so why are we bringing it up.
October 1, 2026 at 11:48 AM
whenever we get close to seeing a systemic problem with policing, media rushes to frame it as a training problem. however, police culture is at the core of its mistreatment of victims and rape cases.
policing is a tool of white supremacy AND *male* supremacy
policing is a tool of white supremacy AND *male* supremacy
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Shut down all fratnerities. I am so for real.
Segregation of men and women teaches men to dominate and women to participate in their objectification.
Men, if you care about women, and want to do something to stop rape culture, leave your frat. Then shut it down.
Segregation of men and women teaches men to dominate and women to participate in their objectification.
Men, if you care about women, and want to do something to stop rape culture, leave your frat. Then shut it down.
Fraternity men perpetrate sexual violence at a rate three times higher than other college men.
The fraternity lobby is one of the most powerful in DC—and they consistently oppose any bill for survivors’ rights.
The fraternity lobby is one of the most powerful in DC—and they consistently oppose any bill for survivors’ rights.
October 1, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Shut down all fratnerities. I am so for real.
Segregation of men and women teaches men to dominate and women to participate in their objectification.
Men, if you care about women, and want to do something to stop rape culture, leave your frat. Then shut it down.
Segregation of men and women teaches men to dominate and women to participate in their objectification.
Men, if you care about women, and want to do something to stop rape culture, leave your frat. Then shut it down.
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Four-byline alert:
“.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..”
@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
“.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..”
@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
September 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Four-byline alert:
“.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..”
@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
“.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..”
@nytimes.com #$META
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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I wrote for @thecut.com about the Cornell case and what it says that, at my institution and many others like it, protesters are often punished more harshly than sexual assailants www.thecut.com/article/what...
What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
www.thecut.com
September 29, 2026 at 11:47 PM
I wrote for @thecut.com about the Cornell case and what it says that, at my institution and many others like it, protesters are often punished more harshly than sexual assailants www.thecut.com/article/what...
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One of the main reasons fraternities still exist is that membership signals to potential employers that you’re capable of keeping institutional secrets, even when it means covering up illegal behavior.
September 29, 2026 at 9:52 PM
One of the main reasons fraternities still exist is that membership signals to potential employers that you’re capable of keeping institutional secrets, even when it means covering up illegal behavior.
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In response to a slew of anti-trans Democrats pushing hate during the 2026 midterms, Governor Andy Beshear provided principled criticism to the idea that red-state Dems need to adopt anti-trans views to win:
"We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus," he said.
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"We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus," he said.
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KY Gov. Beshear Has Message For Anti-Trans Dems: “We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus.”
The governor provides a counterpoint to those who believe red state Democrats need to capitulate on transgender rights.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 29, 2026 at 5:26 PM
In response to a slew of anti-trans Democrats pushing hate during the 2026 midterms, Governor Andy Beshear provided principled criticism to the idea that red-state Dems need to adopt anti-trans views to win:
"We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus," he said.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
"We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus," he said.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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In light of today’s conversation on academic accommodations, I’m going to revive a thread lost to time when I deleted my Twitter profile.
It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵
It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In light of today’s conversation on academic accommodations, I’m going to revive a thread lost to time when I deleted my Twitter profile.
It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵
It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵
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This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now.
He got away, and they never relocated him.
He got away, and they never relocated him.
A Michigan nurse is accused of helping an injured immigration detainee escape from a hospital while in federal custody.
Nurse helped injured Mexican escape ICE custody at hospital: Feds
www.newsweek.com
October 1, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now.
He got away, and they never relocated him.
He got away, and they never relocated him.
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I hope the survivors who came forward years or decades ago know that they are the reason the Cornell case is resonating the way it is.
Every single one of you helped pave a path for people to understand the harms of rape and institutional betrayal.
Thank you. I know it’s hard. But thank you.
Every single one of you helped pave a path for people to understand the harms of rape and institutional betrayal.
Thank you. I know it’s hard. But thank you.
October 1, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I hope the survivors who came forward years or decades ago know that they are the reason the Cornell case is resonating the way it is.
Every single one of you helped pave a path for people to understand the harms of rape and institutional betrayal.
Thank you. I know it’s hard. But thank you.
Every single one of you helped pave a path for people to understand the harms of rape and institutional betrayal.
Thank you. I know it’s hard. But thank you.