Janet Sternberg
@janetphd.bsky.social
scholar/professor, Portugal/Brasil/USA, media ecologist, linguist, cat lover, a voice on NASA Voyager Golden Record (Português), author of Misbehavior in Cyber Places. She/her.
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Janet Sternberg
@janetphd.bsky.social
· Jul 9
For my research on misbehavior online, I studied both rules (norms, formal and informal) and laws (regulations). What rules and laws have in common is that both require enforcement in order to be effective. Without adequate enforcement, neither rules nor laws mean much at all. Enforcement is key.
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I was raped at a frat party. It’s a shockingly common experience and preventative interventions in college are way too late.
In the aftermath of the Cornell rape case, @espiers.bsky.social reflects on her own experiences with sexual assault, and how our current models of consent-based sex education may not be enough.
My Rape, the Cornell Case—and Why We Need Better Approaches to Teaching How Consent Works
I tried to process the experience of being raped by disassociating. We have to show our kids a better way
www.thenation.com
October 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I was raped at a frat party. It’s a shockingly common experience and preventative interventions in college are way too late.
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"The Hunting Ground" should be required viewing for high school seniors, along with discussions.
If it makes boys uncomfortable, that's all the more raeson it's necessary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp3q...
If it makes boys uncomfortable, that's all the more raeson it's necessary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp3q...
The Hunting Ground – Official Trailer
YouTube video by The Nightlight Cinema
www.youtube.com
October 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
"The Hunting Ground" should be required viewing for high school seniors, along with discussions.
If it makes boys uncomfortable, that's all the more raeson it's necessary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp3q...
If it makes boys uncomfortable, that's all the more raeson it's necessary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp3q...
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securing amnesty for papa jair bolsonaro is now the full-time family business…
jair’s wife and son: now elected senators
jair’s other son and brother: now elected federal deputies
and, of course, flavio (son): won first-round of presidential elections, v likely to be brazil’s next president…
jair’s wife and son: now elected senators
jair’s other son and brother: now elected federal deputies
and, of course, flavio (son): won first-round of presidential elections, v likely to be brazil’s next president…
October 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
securing amnesty for papa jair bolsonaro is now the full-time family business…
jair’s wife and son: now elected senators
jair’s other son and brother: now elected federal deputies
and, of course, flavio (son): won first-round of presidential elections, v likely to be brazil’s next president…
jair’s wife and son: now elected senators
jair’s other son and brother: now elected federal deputies
and, of course, flavio (son): won first-round of presidential elections, v likely to be brazil’s next president…
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It’s not just one billionaire. It’s a full-blown cult of billionaires who believe dictatorship should replace democracy—and that technology (crypto and AI) will make this inevitable.
They say it loud.
Some guy just wrote a book about it (That guy is me!)
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
They say it loud.
Some guy just wrote a book about it (That guy is me!)
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
The Nerd Reich
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires ...
www.simonandschuster.com
October 5, 2026 at 4:24 PM
It’s not just one billionaire. It’s a full-blown cult of billionaires who believe dictatorship should replace democracy—and that technology (crypto and AI) will make this inevitable.
They say it loud.
Some guy just wrote a book about it (That guy is me!)
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
They say it loud.
Some guy just wrote a book about it (That guy is me!)
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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Esse meme tem que ser compartilhado de 2 em 2 anos
October 6, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Esse meme tem que ser compartilhado de 2 em 2 anos
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We worry about foreign interference by state actors in an election, but what about platform interference? For the most part, we hand-wave incidents of intereference away & memory-hole them.
"On Eve of Brazil Elections, Meta Content Moderation Decisions Raise Questions"
"On Eve of Brazil Elections, Meta Content Moderation Decisions Raise Questions"
On Eve of Brazil Elections, Meta Content Moderation Decisions Raise Questions
Two recent moderation decisions—while later reversed—have raised concerns about the company's policies and practices, writes Laís Martins.
www.techpolicy.press
October 5, 2026 at 11:04 AM
We worry about foreign interference by state actors in an election, but what about platform interference? For the most part, we hand-wave incidents of intereference away & memory-hole them.
"On Eve of Brazil Elections, Meta Content Moderation Decisions Raise Questions"
"On Eve of Brazil Elections, Meta Content Moderation Decisions Raise Questions"
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Yeah, Trump is definitely dumb enough and brazen enough to have done this. www.rawstory.com/brazil-26780...
Suspected Trump election interference sparks police raids in Brazil: report
Computer equipment and communications were seized in Brazil’s largest city as part of a new Brazilian investigation announced Sunday into “possible external interference by the United States” in the n...
www.rawstory.com
October 5, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Yeah, Trump is definitely dumb enough and brazen enough to have done this. www.rawstory.com/brazil-26780...
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I am not exempt. Until we break out of this longstanding bullshit patriarchal rape culture, we will never be exempt because we could always be doing more to stand & speak out & act against our disgusting culture that ignores, accepts, & condones this shit.
#YesAllMen
#YesAllMen
This is on men. All men. You are not exempt.
Every decade or so, we go through this. Waves & waves of women sharing their stories of sexual assault & harassment after an especially horrific case hits the headlines, such as the Cornell 7. And every decade or so, what changes besides collective retraumatisation? open.substack.com/pub/feminist...
October 5, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I am not exempt. Until we break out of this longstanding bullshit patriarchal rape culture, we will never be exempt because we could always be doing more to stand & speak out & act against our disgusting culture that ignores, accepts, & condones this shit.
#YesAllMen
#YesAllMen
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Males have a massive problem is that only they can fix. I worked an emergency medicine & also mental health & am here to tell you that the numbers are astonishing of how many people/kids have been prayed upon sexually. 
October 5, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Males have a massive problem is that only they can fix. I worked an emergency medicine & also mental health & am here to tell you that the numbers are astonishing of how many people/kids have been prayed upon sexually. 
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Bolsonaro got 47% to Lula's 45% & now face a runoff in 3 weeks. What went wrong?
- Concerns about Lula's age (80) & incumbency
- Corporate media manufacturing scandals against him
- Trump helping Bolsonaro.
My look at how Lula could still win the runoff
paydayreport.com/what-caused-...
- Concerns about Lula's age (80) & incumbency
- Corporate media manufacturing scandals against him
- Trump helping Bolsonaro.
My look at how Lula could still win the runoff
paydayreport.com/what-caused-...
What Caused Lula's Electoral Setback & How He Could Still Win the Runoff
Bolsonaro received 47%, while Lula received 45% in the first round.
paydayreport.com
October 5, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Bolsonaro got 47% to Lula's 45% & now face a runoff in 3 weeks. What went wrong?
- Concerns about Lula's age (80) & incumbency
- Corporate media manufacturing scandals against him
- Trump helping Bolsonaro.
My look at how Lula could still win the runoff
paydayreport.com/what-caused-...
- Concerns about Lula's age (80) & incumbency
- Corporate media manufacturing scandals against him
- Trump helping Bolsonaro.
My look at how Lula could still win the runoff
paydayreport.com/what-caused-...
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On the one hand, it’s comforting to know that Americans aren’t uniquely stupid, voters everywhere have skulls filled with mush and worms. On the other hand, global fascism is probably not an ideal state of affairs.
Brazil looks over and like Bolsonaro's definitely winning the runoff. Some crazy flips too.
October 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM
On the one hand, it’s comforting to know that Americans aren’t uniquely stupid, voters everywhere have skulls filled with mush and worms. On the other hand, global fascism is probably not an ideal state of affairs.
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bleak future ahead for brazil. something must be done with the growing global fascistic movement if we want any future worth anything
October 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM
bleak future ahead for brazil. something must be done with the growing global fascistic movement if we want any future worth anything
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US interfering in hugely important elections in Brazil
MAGA wants a compliant comprador capitalist class ruling Latin America, just as they want a new MAGA Europe. Will Latin American society and political class fall in line? Or will they fight as Lula's political coalition is doing in Brazil?
MAGA wants a compliant comprador capitalist class ruling Latin America, just as they want a new MAGA Europe. Will Latin American society and political class fall in line? Or will they fight as Lula's political coalition is doing in Brazil?
“It’s either me, or it’s barbarism.” -- Lula
"If it weren’t for me standing up to these fascists they’d easily win another election. I’m the one standing in their way"
Hugely consequential elections in Brazil for people & planet this is excellent primer
www.northsouthnotes.org/p/how-to-wat...
"If it weren’t for me standing up to these fascists they’d easily win another election. I’m the one standing in their way"
Hugely consequential elections in Brazil for people & planet this is excellent primer
www.northsouthnotes.org/p/how-to-wat...
Brazil’s Lula says only he can stop rise of fascism under Bolsonaro’s son
President leads huge rally in Rio before election on Sunday seen as most important for decades
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
US interfering in hugely important elections in Brazil
MAGA wants a compliant comprador capitalist class ruling Latin America, just as they want a new MAGA Europe. Will Latin American society and political class fall in line? Or will they fight as Lula's political coalition is doing in Brazil?
MAGA wants a compliant comprador capitalist class ruling Latin America, just as they want a new MAGA Europe. Will Latin American society and political class fall in line? Or will they fight as Lula's political coalition is doing in Brazil?
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"The US role in Brazil's election is criminally under-discussed in the US, though obviously front and center of the conversation in Brazil." - @ishaantharoor.bsky.social
US has done Lawfare & Economic Warfare against Brazil & the continent & it is shocking how few americans know/care about it
US has done Lawfare & Economic Warfare against Brazil & the continent & it is shocking how few americans know/care about it
Lula's response is dignified. The Workers Party says- "Brazil's sovereignty is non-negotiable..as President Lula stated, we will not accept interference from other nations in internal affairs...tariffs an irresponsible & criminal campaign against Brazil"
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trumps-dic...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trumps-dic...
October 4, 2026 at 11:42 PM
"The US role in Brazil's election is criminally under-discussed in the US, though obviously front and center of the conversation in Brazil." - @ishaantharoor.bsky.social
US has done Lawfare & Economic Warfare against Brazil & the continent & it is shocking how few americans know/care about it
US has done Lawfare & Economic Warfare against Brazil & the continent & it is shocking how few americans know/care about it
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Independente do que aconteça no segundo turno, 52 milhões de pessoas saíram de casa hoje pra exercer o sagrado direito democrático delas e escolheram um MERDA que nunca trabalhou na vida, que viveu a vida toda de esquema, que é irmão de todos os trambiqueiros e assassinos de criança do país
October 4, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Independente do que aconteça no segundo turno, 52 milhões de pessoas saíram de casa hoje pra exercer o sagrado direito democrático delas e escolheram um MERDA que nunca trabalhou na vida, que viveu a vida toda de esquema, que é irmão de todos os trambiqueiros e assassinos de criança do país
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não me dói me dá asco
doeu em 2018
agora é nojo
doeu em 2018
agora é nojo
o que mais dói é ver bolsonarista feliz. é uma felicidade escrota e violenta. é o poder sobre os outros que dá tesão a essas pessoas. não é a comunhão, não é o bem estar, é passar por cima de alguém mais fraco. nojo nojo nojo
October 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
não me dói me dá asco
doeu em 2018
agora é nojo
doeu em 2018
agora é nojo
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A extrema direita conseguiu hackear nosso sistema eleitoral. Até agora n sabemos direito como.
Paes vai perder no 1° Turno. Bicho. Aconteceu algo muito bizarro.
Isso é muito mais estranho do que tá acontecendo com o Lula e Flávio.
Tinha várias projeções dando vitória pra ele no 1°
Isso é muito mais estranho do que tá acontecendo com o Lula e Flávio.
Tinha várias projeções dando vitória pra ele no 1°
October 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
A extrema direita conseguiu hackear nosso sistema eleitoral. Até agora n sabemos direito como.
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we fucking loved it, even when there was basically nothing on it, and let me tell you something else: we loved it because of human connection, human diversity, human creativity. WE DON'T NEED A SINGLE THING ANY OF THESE COMEMIERDAS HAVE MADE AND TRIED TO SELL US IN ORDER TO HAVE A GREAT INTERNET.
i especially love all the dopes saying “when the internet first went mainstream everyone hated it too” like it happened in the pioneer days so no one can dispute it, like mf’ers we were THERE
October 4, 2026 at 10:29 PM
we fucking loved it, even when there was basically nothing on it, and let me tell you something else: we loved it because of human connection, human diversity, human creativity. WE DON'T NEED A SINGLE THING ANY OF THESE COMEMIERDAS HAVE MADE AND TRIED TO SELL US IN ORDER TO HAVE A GREAT INTERNET.
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Like we don’t have political disagreements, we have disagreements on the nature of reality 
October 4, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Like we don’t have political disagreements, we have disagreements on the nature of reality 
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Vocês entendem que estamos num momento global em que existe uma articulação de bilionários para um imperialismo 2.0 que não é de estados nacionais, mas de capital privado atuando direto na política praticamente sem intermediação
A gente lutar contra isso, infelizmente, não é tão simples
Mas enfim
A gente lutar contra isso, infelizmente, não é tão simples
Mas enfim
October 5, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Vocês entendem que estamos num momento global em que existe uma articulação de bilionários para um imperialismo 2.0 que não é de estados nacionais, mas de capital privado atuando direto na política praticamente sem intermediação
A gente lutar contra isso, infelizmente, não é tão simples
Mas enfim
A gente lutar contra isso, infelizmente, não é tão simples
Mas enfim
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não, a direita não "domina a linguagem", a direita não "entende melhor o povo"
a direita tem lobistas, bilionários, forças internacionais intervencionistas, aparatos midiáticos hegemônicos que alcançam mais de 98% do território como a globo, algoritmos, tudo para alavancar ideologicamente eles
a direita tem lobistas, bilionários, forças internacionais intervencionistas, aparatos midiáticos hegemônicos que alcançam mais de 98% do território como a globo, algoritmos, tudo para alavancar ideologicamente eles
October 5, 2026 at 12:40 AM
não, a direita não "domina a linguagem", a direita não "entende melhor o povo"
a direita tem lobistas, bilionários, forças internacionais intervencionistas, aparatos midiáticos hegemônicos que alcançam mais de 98% do território como a globo, algoritmos, tudo para alavancar ideologicamente eles
a direita tem lobistas, bilionários, forças internacionais intervencionistas, aparatos midiáticos hegemônicos que alcançam mais de 98% do território como a globo, algoritmos, tudo para alavancar ideologicamente eles
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This is on men. All men. You are not exempt.
Every decade or so, we go through this. Waves & waves of women sharing their stories of sexual assault & harassment after an especially horrific case hits the headlines, such as the Cornell 7. And every decade or so, what changes besides collective retraumatisation? open.substack.com/pub/feminist...
Essay: #IBeatMyAssaulter
On “Optimal Violence” and Trickle-Up Retribution
open.substack.com
October 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
This is on men. All men. You are not exempt.
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This should be so obvious that it doesn’t need to be said, but given what kind of weekend it’s been on here, apparently it does:
If you don’t want old rapists running the world, in office, in the board room, making decisions for all of us
get comfortable with “ruining” young rapists’ lives
If you don’t want old rapists running the world, in office, in the board room, making decisions for all of us
get comfortable with “ruining” young rapists’ lives
October 5, 2026 at 1:17 AM
This should be so obvious that it doesn’t need to be said, but given what kind of weekend it’s been on here, apparently it does:
If you don’t want old rapists running the world, in office, in the board room, making decisions for all of us
get comfortable with “ruining” young rapists’ lives
If you don’t want old rapists running the world, in office, in the board room, making decisions for all of us
get comfortable with “ruining” young rapists’ lives
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No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
October 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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Worst news of the week:
🔴 BREAKING - Brazil presidential election heads to runoff with Bolsonaro ahead of Lula
Brazil presidential election heads to runoff with Bolsonaro ahead of Lula
Brazilians voted Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election pitting incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro amid a regional shift to the right. Bolsonaro is the son of…
f24.my
October 5, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Worst news of the week: