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I’m a part of a small consulting group that works with organizations to end sexual violence.
Our website gets zero clicks from Google now. We’ve had serious conversations about pulling it offline because no one sees it.
We no longer get any clients we don’t know personally.
Our website gets zero clicks from Google now. We’ve had serious conversations about pulling it offline because no one sees it.
We no longer get any clients we don’t know personally.
A summer camp sent an email this morning. They outline how Gen AI search has killed their marketing reach. They’re asking families to host info sessions in our homes.
When a business cannot connect with people looking for it, what’s the search business model again?
When a business cannot connect with people looking for it, what’s the search business model again?
October 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Just two examples of probably many being affected
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I’m a part of a small consulting group that works with organizations to end sexual violence.
Our website gets zero clicks from Google now. We’ve had serious conversations about pulling it offline because no one sees it.
We no longer get any clients we don’t know personally.
Our website gets zero clicks from Google now. We’ve had serious conversations about pulling it offline because no one sees it.
We no longer get any clients we don’t know personally.
A summer camp sent an email this morning. They outline how Gen AI search has killed their marketing reach. They’re asking families to host info sessions in our homes.
When a business cannot connect with people looking for it, what’s the search business model again?
When a business cannot connect with people looking for it, what’s the search business model again?
October 29, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Just two examples of probably many being affected
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One of the big findings in my research is that people invested in disbelieving victims are not swayed by evidence.
Just like other issues of misinformation, they cherry pick irrelevant details to allow them to continue to believe whatever they want.
Just like other issues of misinformation, they cherry pick irrelevant details to allow them to continue to believe whatever they want.
You know what pissed me off about the Ramaswamy ad beyond the obvious grotesqueries? There’s no EVIDENCE disputing Acton’s life story. There are court proceedings backing up her story. And all Ramaswamy’s got is the (accused) mother saying “nu uh” and somehow that’s enough? FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
October 24, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I’ve been biting my tongue on this one. But I’m just going to come out and say it:
The Sexual Citizenship approach is the next era of symbolic compliance for campus sexual violence.
It’s trying to solve sexual violence by putting more chairs in dorm rooms. Literally.
The Sexual Citizenship approach is the next era of symbolic compliance for campus sexual violence.
It’s trying to solve sexual violence by putting more chairs in dorm rooms. Literally.
My very fav young journo + the ever brilliant Shamus Khan & Jennifer Hirsh on why our rage at Cornell & the world is right and how it can be put to good use to make this “the last Jane Doe.”
October 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
See below how @nbedera.bsky.social was treated by USA Today. For days, ethical & experienced journalists all said how she was treated was not just wrong but hugely damaging to the credibility of USAT & to the industry as a whole. USAT is clearly being slopified, which is bad bsky.app/profile/nbed...
Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of.
What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
October 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
See below how @nbedera.bsky.social was treated by USA Today. For days, ethical & experienced journalists all said how she was treated was not just wrong but hugely damaging to the credibility of USAT & to the industry as a whole. USAT is clearly being slopified, which is bad bsky.app/profile/nbed...
👀 eye-opening thread 👀
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I’ve been biting my tongue on this one. But I’m just going to come out and say it:
The Sexual Citizenship approach is the next era of symbolic compliance for campus sexual violence.
It’s trying to solve sexual violence by putting more chairs in dorm rooms. Literally.
The Sexual Citizenship approach is the next era of symbolic compliance for campus sexual violence.
It’s trying to solve sexual violence by putting more chairs in dorm rooms. Literally.
My very fav young journo + the ever brilliant Shamus Khan & Jennifer Hirsh on why our rage at Cornell & the world is right and how it can be put to good use to make this “the last Jane Doe.”
October 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
👀 eye-opening thread 👀
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And here are some links about the social dynamics of frat culture and how our culture works systemically to protect perpetrators and marginalise victims
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In the legal system and in these mainstream commentary spaces, victims’ post-assault behavior is positioned as evidence of them lying, so that any feminist response to the crisis of sexual assault brought on by these high-profile cases can be deemed hysterical and unnecessary.
October 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM
And here are some links about the social dynamics of frat culture and how our culture works systemically to protect perpetrators and marginalise victims
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I hope another lesson learned from the Cornell case is that college students can’t just “go to the police.”
A lot of public and elite private universities have their own police departments with exclusive jurisdiction over their campus.
So going to the police still means reporting to your school.
A lot of public and elite private universities have their own police departments with exclusive jurisdiction over their campus.
So going to the police still means reporting to your school.
October 10, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Every defense of frats made in sneering bad faith always cite the same 3 mathematics fraternities they never knew about and only mention now
Like the same 3 home invasion castle doctrine examples that have ever actually happened in the country guns rights ammosexuals use
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Like the same 3 home invasion castle doctrine examples that have ever actually happened in the country guns rights ammosexuals use
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Men in fraternities are 3x more likely to commit a rape than college men who never participated in the Greek system.
Most of that violence is concentrated in the wealthiest, most powerful frats (whose members often become the most influential in society post-graduation).
Most of that violence is concentrated in the wealthiest, most powerful frats (whose members often become the most influential in society post-graduation).
October 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Every defense of frats made in sneering bad faith always cite the same 3 mathematics fraternities they never knew about and only mention now
Like the same 3 home invasion castle doctrine examples that have ever actually happened in the country guns rights ammosexuals use
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Like the same 3 home invasion castle doctrine examples that have ever actually happened in the country guns rights ammosexuals use
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You know, researchers since the 1980s have found that men can tell when they don’t have consent. They just choose to continue anyway because they prioritize consent as less important than power, domination, and sexual gratification.
October 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Apropos of nothing,
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If you want to learn more about what happens inside of fraternities and why we should ban them, Peggy Reeves Sanday’s Fraternity Gang Rape is essential reading.
Fraternity Gang Rape
This widely acclaimed and meticulously documented volume illustrates, in painstaking and disturbing detail, the nature of fraternity gang rape. Drawing on in...
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October 6, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Apropos of nothing,
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Here’s the study link. This study upended the idea that campus rape is perpetrated by a small group of sociopaths.
In all reality, most rapists are just ordinary men who hold sexist views, hang out with other men who hold sexist views, and seek power and status.
In all reality, most rapists are just ordinary men who hold sexist views, hang out with other men who hold sexist views, and seek power and status.
Trajectory Analysis of the Campus Serial Rapist Assumption
This cohort study investigates whether most college men who commit rape do so consistently across time.
jamanetwork.com
October 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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Unfortunately, any college where 10% of men aren't expelled for rape is doing this.
Which is all of them.
Unfortunately, any college where 10% of men aren't expelled for rape is doing this.
Which is all of them.
According to the most rigorous studies, 10.8% of college men perpetrate at least one rape before graduation.
This statistic always comes to mind when I see men in power reacting with disgust to the idea that one of their peers could face even a shred of accountability.
This statistic always comes to mind when I see men in power reacting with disgust to the idea that one of their peers could face even a shred of accountability.
October 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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Unfortunately, any college where 10% of men aren't expelled for rape is doing this.
Which is all of them.
Unfortunately, any college where 10% of men aren't expelled for rape is doing this.
Which is all of them.
Fraternity men are 3x more likely to commit a sexual assault during college than other college men.
Most violence is concentrated in the wealthiest, most powerful fraternities—which also have the highest representation in Congress, SCOTUS, and the presidency.
Most violence is concentrated in the wealthiest, most powerful fraternities—which also have the highest representation in Congress, SCOTUS, and the presidency.
October 5, 2026 at 1:50 AM
But the ATIXA materials I’ve seen are overwhelmingly focused on impunity for perpetrators and many explicitly violate victims’ rights and specific state laws (like affirmative consent laws).
October 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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Which comes out to about 30% of all frat members being rapists by the way. (Study in the thread).
Which comes out to about 30% of all frat members being rapists by the way. (Study in the thread).
According to the most rigorous studies, 10.8% of college men perpetrate at least one rape before graduation.
This statistic always comes to mind when I see men in power reacting with disgust to the idea that one of their peers could face even a shred of accountability.
This statistic always comes to mind when I see men in power reacting with disgust to the idea that one of their peers could face even a shred of accountability.
October 5, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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Which comes out to about 30% of all frat members being rapists by the way. (Study in the thread).
Which comes out to about 30% of all frat members being rapists by the way. (Study in the thread).
Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of.
What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
October 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
That's not even the worst of it when it comes to USA Today and the Cornell 7!
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October 3, 2026 at 10:13 PM
That's not even the worst of it when it comes to USA Today and the Cornell 7!
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All of this. I also want to add that, in my research, I found that a lot of “inconsistencies” in a victim’s story actually came from gender bias affecting investigators’ record keeping and interview methods.
Just a reminder that people don’t always realize they were raped in the immediate aftermath. It can take hours, days, months, and even years to realize you were raped, and it doesn’t make it any less true. There are many kinds of responses, including fawning and trying to appease your rapist
October 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Of interest with respect to that USA Today article. Start of thread: bsky.app/profile/nbed...
Once I found out about it, I contacted the reporter and asked him to retract the piece--or at minimum add an editor's note acknowledging the NYT reporting about how Jane Doe did NOT tell police that she consented to her rape.
Thus far, the publication has refused to do so.
Thus far, the publication has refused to do so.
October 3, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Of interest with respect to that USA Today article. Start of thread: bsky.app/profile/nbed...
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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 2, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This is right. bsky.app/profile/nbed...
The primary objective of journalism is supposed to be telling the truth. It is a DECISION on the part of USA Today to know that new details have emerged about this case and to refuse to update an old story that is still circulating and still shaming Jane Doe.
October 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Related: 🧵
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Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of.
What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
October 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Related: 🧵
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Cornell! bsky.app/profile/nbed...
October 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Cornell! bsky.app/profile/nbed...