If you missed this thread and article earlier, it's an insane and infuriating story. #MeToo did not go far enough.
We don’t know whether Berki’s allegations were true, and Brand’s convictions don’t establish that they were. But whilst nobody established that Berki was lying, the High Court made an order that prevents her from ever speaking about what she says happened to her.
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Russell Brand’s secret injunction: the order that silenced his accuser
The never-published High Court order Russell Brand won in 2015: a lifelong gag on his accuser, Sylvie Berki, that bars her even from speaking to the police.
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November 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM
If you missed this thread and article earlier, it's an insane and infuriating story. #MeToo did not go far enough.
This vid is 2 minutes long but I want to tell you about one stand-up comedian and why he’s the reason it’s impossible to solve comedy’s #metoo problem. It’s a true story.
November 7, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This vid is 2 minutes long but I want to tell you about one stand-up comedian and why he’s the reason it’s impossible to solve comedy’s #metoo problem. It’s a true story.
So it's obvious right that MeToo wasn't allowed to go nearly far enough, and that we basically need Nuremberg for powerful men?
November 7, 2026 at 10:59 AM
So it's obvious right that MeToo wasn't allowed to go nearly far enough, and that we basically need Nuremberg for powerful men?
+I'd submit that #MeToo is among the social & cultural shifts that got us here. Bc #MeToo was (is!), at its base, a refusal to perform rituals of civility for odious scumbags. No, I will not "think of his future." I will not "protect his good name." I will not value his Greatness over my humanity.
Lots of the most prominent members of the Dem class of 2026 are now just stating plainly, over and over, that they feel no obligation to perform rituals of civility for odious scumbags.
It's a tectonic shift in political messaging, and one with—it seems to me—real policy implications.
It's a tectonic shift in political messaging, and one with—it seems to me—real policy implications.
Q: I’m told that Vivek Ramaswamy left you a congratulatory phone call. Have the two of you spoken?
Governor-elect Amy Acton: We can’t normalize behavior like this. It was so beyond the pale, so no, I have no intention of speaking to him. Leaders’ words matter and we need to hold folks accountable.
Governor-elect Amy Acton: We can’t normalize behavior like this. It was so beyond the pale, so no, I have no intention of speaking to him. Leaders’ words matter and we need to hold folks accountable.
November 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
where are my "defund the police is a good slogan" and "metoo didnt go far enough" articles?
November 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
where are my "defund the police is a good slogan" and "metoo didnt go far enough" articles?
the leadership of corporate america, universities, media outlets, law firms, etc etc wanted an excuse to move right and get rid of any vestiges of the BLM/metoo era, Trump gave them cover. They don't want to move left so doesn't matter how big the Dems' win is
November 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
the leadership of corporate america, universities, media outlets, law firms, etc etc wanted an excuse to move right and get rid of any vestiges of the BLM/metoo era, Trump gave them cover. They don't want to move left so doesn't matter how big the Dems' win is
you can draw a direct line from the absolute freakouts triggered for senior management by MeToo and the 2020 Uprising to the massive elite compliance with Trump in 2024
it wasn’t everyone in the media tho. it was mostly the bosses.
I’ve been thinking about this a lot for the last couple of days. Why did everybody in media believe so strongly in the vibe shift? And why were they SO wrong?
November 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
you can draw a direct line from the absolute freakouts triggered for senior management by MeToo and the 2020 Uprising to the massive elite compliance with Trump in 2024
If We are asking questions about how We failed here, then perhaps We should ask why there was a roaring media backlash against Operation Yewtree and MeToo, painting both as ideological and opportunistic witch hunts against important people who actually matter
November 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM
If We are asking questions about how We failed here, then perhaps We should ask why there was a roaring media backlash against Operation Yewtree and MeToo, painting both as ideological and opportunistic witch hunts against important people who actually matter
"MeToo victims"
jfc these guys are flat out pro-rape
jfc these guys are flat out pro-rape
November 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
"MeToo victims"
jfc these guys are flat out pro-rape
jfc these guys are flat out pro-rape
November 6, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Megyn Kelly, out here shitting on victims and saying Russell Brand’s conviction seems like a setup illustrates perfectly why so many victims suffer in silence.
Fuck you, Megyn.
Fuck you, Megyn.
November 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
November 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
it should be said that this comes from the same place as the backlash to MeToo: a belief that absolute sexual licence for powerful men is the single most important issue facing our society
November 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
it should be said that this comes from the same place as the backlash to MeToo: a belief that absolute sexual licence for powerful men is the single most important issue facing our society
Julie Ollivier, dont la plainte pour viols sur mineure a lancé l'affaire Cauet, s'est suicidée à l'âge de 28 ans lundi, a annoncé vendredi à l'AFP et au Nouvel Obs l'association MeToo Media.
➡️ u.afp.com/SyjT
➡️ u.afp.com/SyjT
November 6, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Julie Ollivier, dont la plainte pour viols sur mineure a lancé l'affaire Cauet, s'est suicidée à l'âge de 28 ans lundi, a annoncé vendredi à l'AFP et au Nouvel Obs l'association MeToo Media.
➡️ u.afp.com/SyjT
➡️ u.afp.com/SyjT
Let's do Texas Lege MeToo 2!
November 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Let's do Texas Lege MeToo 2!
A bit (or a lot, depending on your perspective) worse. Before #MeToo it was common for the rich and power in Silicon Valley to coerce those less powerful into sexual relationship. Key relationship why MeToo pushed them all into the MAGA camp.
November 9, 2026 at 4:51 AM
A bit (or a lot, depending on your perspective) worse. Before #MeToo it was common for the rich and power in Silicon Valley to coerce those less powerful into sexual relationship. Key relationship why MeToo pushed them all into the MAGA camp.
MeToo wasn't the genesis, just as elevatorgate was thing before gamergate. This all goes way way way back.
MeToo was possibly the first time it directly affected the upper tier executives, as something that could have real consequences in their lives, and thus it scared the crap out of them.
MeToo was possibly the first time it directly affected the upper tier executives, as something that could have real consequences in their lives, and thus it scared the crap out of them.
November 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
MeToo wasn't the genesis, just as elevatorgate was thing before gamergate. This all goes way way way back.
MeToo was possibly the first time it directly affected the upper tier executives, as something that could have real consequences in their lives, and thus it scared the crap out of them.
MeToo was possibly the first time it directly affected the upper tier executives, as something that could have real consequences in their lives, and thus it scared the crap out of them.
All of those poor, 11-year old victims of MeToo.
November 5, 2026 at 4:50 AM
All of those poor, 11-year old victims of MeToo.
IMO if you're talking about the failures of Woke 1, you can't lump MeToo in with the rest because MeToo:
- Almost exclusively went after people who deserved it
- Led to meaningful policy changes at the level of individual workplaces
- Did not make unreasonable demands
- Did not go nearly far enough
- Almost exclusively went after people who deserved it
- Led to meaningful policy changes at the level of individual workplaces
- Did not make unreasonable demands
- Did not go nearly far enough
"Exiting the Vampire Castle" is a great piece of writing and largely correct, but christ, Fisher couldn't've picked a worse case study.
November 6, 2026 at 5:28 AM
IMO if you're talking about the failures of Woke 1, you can't lump MeToo in with the rest because MeToo:
- Almost exclusively went after people who deserved it
- Led to meaningful policy changes at the level of individual workplaces
- Did not make unreasonable demands
- Did not go nearly far enough
- Almost exclusively went after people who deserved it
- Led to meaningful policy changes at the level of individual workplaces
- Did not make unreasonable demands
- Did not go nearly far enough