NEW EPISODE The intersection of adolescence, technology, and sexual violence is dangerous-and the effects of distributing images and videos of sexual assault has devastating consequences. Anna Gjika, author of “When Rape Goes Viral,” joins us to discuss. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aly…

Trump has ordered huge swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber. An ecocidal and genocidal empire. Never was there a more urgent time to organize mass action in the US against the US in defense of the climate, forests, ecosystems, and indigenous people everywhere.

"About 60% of Zambia’s 20 million people live in the Kafue River basin and depend on it in some way as a source of fishing, irrigation for agriculture and water for industry. The river supplies drinking water to about five million people, including in the capital, Lusaka."

Dear God.

There is a new platform, Sci-Net (sci-net.xyz) where researchers can help each other by providing paywalled papers. The platform builds upon Sci-Hub meme token $scihub to reward active members.

I'm excited to share this new paper that addresses a critically understudied area of sexual and gender-based violence research. Read the article (open access) here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #endgbv #queerjoy

"The staff of a program that helps millions of poor families keep the electricity on, in part so that babies don’t die from extreme heat or cold, have all been fired. The federal office that oversees the enforcement of child support payments has been hollowed out."

NEW: Andrew Cuomo is mounting a stunning political comeback despite 12 women accusing him of sexual harassment just 3 years ago. I spoke with several of the women whose claims were substantiated by three investigations. They feel betrayed & forgotten. huffpost.com/entry/andrew-c…

This is why we're calling for urgent action to #StopImageBasedAbuse! Tech companies must be held accountable for profiting from abuse. Join 70k people supporting our campaign with Jodie #NotYourPorn Prof Clare McGlynn KC (Hon) British GLAMOUR Add your name 👉bit.ly/4hcLmA5

Hey Shawn Cohen, why is the framing of this piece you wrote victim-blaming the MOTHER? Whitney is portrayed as neglectful while reports of her fear and physical abuse are a footnote at the bottom of your piece. In no world is this responsible reporting of fatal domestic abuse.

Thanks to New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) & Michael O. Johnston, Ph.D. for having me on to discuss When Rape Goes Viral and the state of #techabuse among #youth. I hope you check out the episode & my award-winning book! #Sociology #gender #vawg newbooksnetwork.com/when-rape-goes…

Just interviewed Dr. Anna Gjika is on Blsky about her powerful 📖When Rape Goes #Viral (University of California Press (is on Bluesky)) on #youth, #sexualassault & #digitalculture. We explored #trauma, #tech, & #justice in a #socialmedia age. 🎧 via NB Sociology 📚 (a 📺 on New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social)): newbooksnetwork.com/when-rape-goes…

How does this happen, you ask? You can read about cases like this in my book: ucpress.edu/books/when-rap…

I don't know why anyone is surprised that Diddy basically got off when we have an adjudicated rapist sitting in the White House. Men with wealth and power who abuse women are celebrated in this country.

New York Post NYPD headcount fell almost every year under Bloomberg, and crime declined every year. If we leave those positions empty, we would have hundreds of millions of dollars to spend on community safety initiatives. nypost.com/2012/07/28/may…

Massive congrats, Erin! Can't wait to get my hands on this.

A reminder: framing homelessness as a problem of mental illness or addiction has been politically manufactured to divert attention from its *actual* causes—skyrocketing rents, poverty wages, gutted social supports—and to justify the removal of homeless people from public space.

This is not about drugs or public safety. It is an attempt to undermine any restrictions on the projection of US military power and political theater for domestic consumption.

This week I ask @GjikaPhd 3 questions about her new book, When Rape Goes Viral: Youth and Sexual Assault in the Digital Age. Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/