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Old Ain't DeadCulture Recs: Celebrating <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a> Muckrakers and Whistleblowers <a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/culture-recs-celebrating-metoo-muckrakers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/culture-recs-celebrating-metoo-muckrakers</a>

Betty C. JungWhat the Epstein Scandal Tells us About the Impact of the <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MeToo" target="_blank">#MeToo</a> Movement <a href="https://time.com/7305402/epstein-scandal-metoo-movement/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">time.com/7305402/epst...</a> <a href="https://time.com/7305402/epstein-scandal-metoo-movement/?utm_source=beehiiv&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter-pov&_bhlid=2b936ac0b9d4d3a4950114f0b6bd49b0fcb0443a" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">What the Epstein Scandal Tells...</a>

Cory Doctorow<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Ehay2k" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Ehay2k</a> No, the *reason* people followed <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a> is that it went viral thanks to recommendation algorithms. People didn't intuit the existence of the hashtag, type it into the search tool, and then start following it.Further, the search tool *also* ranked the messages, because spammers *routinely* add trending tags to spams and scams. Without ranking, a search for any popular tag would be ten million spams.

Ehay2k<a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@pluralistic</a> The thing about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#metoo</a> is that it was a hashtag that people actively followed. I'm fine with that. My issue is with the algorithms - if publishers promote something to drive engagement, then they are responsible for ensuring that the content isn't defamatory. We could go even further and say they shouldnt promote false content that isn't ID'd as parody - flat earth, fake health info, etc. But that's hard to do. So, why not just ban the use of algorithms to promote content?

Cory Doctorow<a href="https://techhub.social/@merc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@merc</a> How about losing Black Lives Matter, <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a>, and footage of atrocities in Gaza, all of which would attract threats from authoritarians, criminals, and monsters, whom large platforms would choose not to fight, and whom smaller, federated services could not afford to fight/

BeachbumOMGosh, Maria Farmer and her sister are heroes! Brave and strong. Profiles in Courage. <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/epsteinfiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#epsteinfiles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/metoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#metoo</a>

Snippety Snap (she/her)<a href="https://mastodon.social/@QasimRashid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@QasimRashid</a> And we can choose to believe Trump's and Epstein's victims, let them tell their stories freely and name names, without the need to release any files whatsoever. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/IBelieveAnitaHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IBelieveAnitaHill</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/EpsteinFiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EpsteinFiles</a>

Cory Doctorow<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Ehay2k" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Ehay2k</a> What about <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a>? Should posts from obscure account accusing Harvey Weinstein of raping them have been downranked by services, unless their moderators were personally able to verify them?What about viral videos of cops beating the shit out of Black drivers they pulled over? These cops already assert irreparable reputational harm from these - what webhost would permit them if they could be named to civil suits?

nightdreamHow <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a>, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Dobbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dobbs</a>, and porn are affecting the ability of <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/GenZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenZ</a> to connect through <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sex</a> and in other ways. Touches on the politicization of sex, <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>, and something that I found horrifying - nonconsensual choking during sex being twice as prevalent among younger people.<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-whats-behind-gen-zs-sex-recession/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-whats-behind-gen-zs-sex-recession/</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#podcast</a>

The Japan TimesA South Korean court reopened a case after the country's <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a> movement inspired a woman to challenge her conviction for defending herself against sexual violence 61 years ago. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/asia-pacific/crime-legal/retrial-korean-woman-rapist-tongue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/23/asia-pacific/crime-legal/retrial-korean-woman-rapist-tongue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asiapacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#asiapacific</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimelegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crimelegal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#southkorea</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rape</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#metoo</a>

MvRiederbergGelesen: „Der «Magier» hat Italiens Frauenfussball wachgeküsst"Gedacht: Welche Fantasien – insbesondere mit Blick auf Spanien – sich wohl hinter dieser Schlagzeile verbergen? <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/metoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#metoo</a> ist offenbar längst Geschichte.

RealJournalismGalway Diocese confirms removal of Bishop Eamonn Casey's remains from cathedral crypt <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4SqsK6NrXg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4SqsK6NrXg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a>

JeffreySmith 🌻🍉🇨🇦<a href="https://mas.to/@ArtSmart" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ArtSmart</a> Ha ha: so the Qanon folks have finally moved on from pizzagate to...........Big Macgate. It couldn't happen to a better predator. Let's have some justice for the victims. If Mr. Trump is culpable, and is prosecuted in New York, or New Mexico where Epstein trafficked victims - then let the rotten SCOTUS try to maintain it is not in the public interest to prosecute him and also Pam Bondi for her coverup. <a href="https://mastdn.social/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a>

I Voted for McGovernSo the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a> thing succeeded in getting Al Franken and Garrison Keillor early-retired, even as we have a First Lady known to have been procured for Trump by Epstein, a well-known global sex trafficker!!! Epstein even claimed they first fucked on Epstein's plane. And Epstein delivered hundreds of young girls, "Enigmas never grow old", to Trump over more than a decade. Hella MeToo movement we got, shake my damned head. We are so doing it wrong. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ImpeachTrumpNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ImpeachTrumpNow</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MinnesotaNice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MinnesotaNice</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ontheYoungSide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ontheYoungSide</a>

Jo with elbows up & chin up<a href="https://mas.to/@KatyElphinstone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@KatyElphinstone</a> this. But because men run most businesses it’s still hard to escape both financial abuse and sexual assault in the workplace. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#metoo</a>

RealJournalismTeacher banned after telling pupil he was glad it was non-uniform day so he could see how beautiful she was <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/karl-smith-teacher-banned-oxfordshire-b2791753.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/karl-smith-teacher-banned-oxfordshire-b2791753.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a>

Queer SatanicIf you're in one of these legacy unions, talk to your co-workers, stewards, and union reps about what y'all are doing to support people in your area trying to build a new, stronger labor movement for themselves.> If not now, when? Not only is there a surge of youth-driven organizing in industries and companies that have not previously been organized, but Joe Biden is the most pro-union president in U.S. history, and his appointees at the National Labor Relations Board are enforcing workers’ legal protections more rigorously than they’ve been enforced during the past five decades. Moreover, millions of workers are angry about how poorly they were treated during the pandemic and are demanding better conditions at work. Today’s unusually low unemployment rate has emboldened millions more, as have the Black Lives Matter, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a>, and Fight for $15 movements. > > This moment won’t last forever. A recession and higher unemployment may be just around the corner. Workers might soon start feeling less emboldened about sticking their necks out and unionizing. > > And yet, organized labor remains mired in inertia. Most unions still do very little organizing. Last June, the Teamsters said they would launch a major effort to unionize Amazon’s warehouses, but a year later, there is little to show for it. (In fairness, the union’s new leadership has been in power for only two and a half months.) The unionization wave has been going strong for six months at Starbucks, but it hasn’t jumped to other fast-food companies like McDonald’s or Chipotle, where many workers complain of low wages. The UFCW seems to have all but given up seeking to unionize Walmart, Target, and many other major retailers. > > Some unions, though, have been spending heavily on organizing. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) underwrote the Fight for $15’s organizing efforts and has had huge success getting states to enact a $15 minimum wage, although it has failed to unionize any fast-food workers. The SEIU has also been organizing health care and airport workers, while its affiliate, Workers United, has been quietly backing the Starbucks organizing campaign with money and organizers. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union organized the REI store in Manhattan and, with many challenged ballots still to be counted, hopes yet to prevail in its drive to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. National Nurses United has been aggressively organizing nurses in several states, and the AFT has been organizing charter schoolteachers, college faculty, and grad student workers. > > But there is vastly more to be done, and it’s time for organized labor to step up.<a href="https://prospect.org/labor/labors-john-l-lewis-moment/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://prospect.org/labor/labors-john-l-lewis-moment/</a>

ritchiepage2001<a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Project2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechBros</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/CorpMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CorpMedia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oligarchs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/MegaBanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MegaBanks</a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Union</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Occupy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Occupy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/NoDAPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDAPL</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/SDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SDF</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/DACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DACA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/Humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humanity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/FeelTheBern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FeelTheBern</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/JinJiyanAzadi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JinJiyanAzadi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bida.im/tags/BijiRojava" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BijiRojava</a> Cutting the IS lifeline [UPDATES]<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ritchiepage2001/posts/pfbid02WZecvTs1u77Dx6ZYCCwqqh4mxk3KsUjtJFUbkE3rjQ54v8exDMEgYth1NQoQ3yejl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/ritchiepage2001/posts/pfbid02WZecvTs1u77Dx6ZYCCwqqh4mxk3KsUjtJFUbkE3rjQ54v8exDMEgYth1NQoQ3yejl</a>The ongoing military offensive against the cities of Manbij, Jarablus and Raqqa is about to cut off the Islamic State’s last and most important supply line...

#TuckFrumpWatch: Julia Roberts stars in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a> thriller 'After the Hunt' <a href="https://twp.ai/E6A1vT" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://twp.ai/E6A1vT</a>

Verdant Square NetworkWatch: Julia Roberts stars in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MeToo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeToo</a> thriller 'After the Hunt' <a href="https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2025/07/16/after-the-hunt-trailer-julia-roberts/7661752686630/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2025/07/16/after-the-hunt-trailer-julia-roberts/7661752686630/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</a>

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