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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin

@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social
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Founder, The Gaia Leadership Project & The Ripple Effect Institute; political/leadership consultant; recovering Wall Street civil/human rights atty; ex-Columbia Law adjunct; NYer 4ever; Host, ResistanceLive on YT www.youtube.com/@resistanceliveecm

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 2m
Just learned that one of the Cornell 7 is now a COP. This country, man.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 49m
I’m just going to say one other thing to men: stop posting memes in response to this shit. It’s not cute. We aren’t going to give you props for posting a graphic. Go talk to your sons, your grandsons, your nephews, your friends. Do something that actually might work to change things.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1h
Those men raped her because they knew there was a strong likelihood they’d get away with it. “Free pussy” means no consequences, no cost. They said it from the start.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1h
The culture of the university (and the nation) allows for it. 2% of rape cases ever go to trial.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1h
Just this morning I’ve seen about five comments that were like “this is an education problem.” No it’s not. Cornell has a mandatory consent training for incoming freshmen. They knew what they were doing was wrong. No one “accidentally” rapes someone.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1h
One thing the past week has taught me is that there are a lot of men who don’t consider the impact of what they are saying in response to the Cornell rape case— even the ones who think they’re on the right side.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 3h
Rape is rape.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 3h
Like how does a three person panel at Cornell conclude that you are a *less* culpable party for taking up the invitation of the second rapist who posted “free pussy” in the group chat? What exactly is the logic behind that? (don’t answer that. there isn’t any.)
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 3h
I’m really struggling to understand how the remaining men who penetrated her vaginally and orally did not get expelled (FOR STARTERS).
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 3h
For everyone out there repeating the scurrilous lie that she “consented” to a threesome while drunk that kicked off the gang rape: the expulsions were for the first two men who penetrated (raped) her that night and gave her ketamine. The remaining men were merely suspended or told to write essays.
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 6h
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 4h
lol the fall of Ed Sheeran is a canon event.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20h
"Local community activists and faith leaders from Louisiana and beyond marched and prayed Thursday at the fenced-off barracks and trailers at the airpark site where the Trump Administration is preparing to open a privately-run facility to hold children..." religionnews.com/2026/10/02/a...
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As ICE readies Louisiana facility for children and families, faith leaders hold vigil
ALEXANDRIA, La. (RNS and Verite News) — Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an air...
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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 13h
I'm not naive enough to actually believe this will happen, but Democrats could be preparing, right now, lists of impeachment charges against (at a bare minimum) Hegseth, Kennedy, Mullin, Patel, Blanche, & Trump, as well as Bondi, Bovino, & Noem (still worth doing!) that rely purely on public facts,
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 5h
Immigrants including refugees, human trafficking survivors and people who’ve been granted asylum but don’t have green cards are losing their Medicaid coverage under provisions of HR1, also called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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About 9,300 immigrants in Illinois to lose Medicaid this week because of One Big Beautiful Bill
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 6h
This is the opening sentence of this piece: “The lightest punishment called for writing a paper and completing training.” I feel sick. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/n...
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How Cornell Punished Each of the 7 Men Accused of Sexual Assault (Gift Article)
Summaries obtained by The New York Times offer a detailed look at the discipline meted out to the men accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student at Cornell University.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 6h
This is so cool. Congratulations.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 15h
A few days ago, Ken Paxton was caught on tape saying Trump’s Texas stunts had hurt his polling numbers really badly.
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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 22h
“Older Cuban men who had lived in the U.S. for decades have been deported to Mexico, where they have struggled to get by. Some Cubans have been deported to Africa.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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How Trump’s Deportation Policies Have Rocked a South Florida House Race (Gift Article)
Representative María Elvira Salazar, a Republican, ran an ad criticizing the Trump administration. It may have jolted other Republicans — and drawn attention to her Democratic opponent.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 22h
Again, to quote the great @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, outrage is a psyop. Focus, win in November, and let the next reconstruction get going as we head toward 2028.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 22h
Do I wish we had a president who wasn’t a rapist defending rapists? Do I wish we had a president who wasn’t KKK in a superlong red tie? Of course. I am just not shocked by anything he says or does any more. I’m just glad he’s declining and on his way out (of power and life).
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 22h
And he’s attacking Tish James because she is a Black woman, and a Black woman who won a nine figure judgment against him in court. All of this is hella obvious.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 22h
I don’t know why anyone is surprised Trump is defending the Cornell 7. As my kid put it last night, “the President is a rapist too.”
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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 23h
This piece from @soraya.press gave me a lot to think about. (Still sort of processing) sorayachemaly.substack.com/p/33-underst...
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33. A Long Read About Living in a World Where Men Publicly Bond over Women’s Humiliation and Pain
From the Burnerverse to Cornell to Clavicular, our society is all too happy to shift the cost and burden of sexual violence and male onto victims to protect men
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 22h
Having done the chaos of NYC Halloween for years when my kids were little, the idea of 160 car free streets for Halloween fills me with joy.
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Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 22h
Trump's Net-Approval On The Economy In: 🔴Texas: -18% 🔴Kansas: -18% 🔴Alaska: -19% 🔴Ohio: -27% 🔴Iowa: -28% Siena / Oct 1, 2026
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As usual, the brilliant @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social nails it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We live in a rape-prone society. The horrific Cornell case reveals what that looks like | Rebecca Solnit
Public outcry to punish the alleged perpetrators in the Cornell case misses the point – the only solution is political, legal and cultural equality of women
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This whole thread is a critical read.
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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A federal judge said that police conducted an "unconstitutional warrantless search" by using Flock cameras to reconstruct a woman's travels without probable cause. This is one of the first judicial lines drawn in the sand regarding Flock cameras. 🧵
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Wow… at Robert Kraft’s stadium…
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This has been happening for generations and it’s important to say that because it is a systemic problem. Trump is a symptom, not the cause.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
There are data scraping elements to this that make me extremely nervous. Nothing, in the end, is free when it comes to this regime. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
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What to Know About Trump Accounts as More Than 60 Million Children Are Auto-Enrolled (Gift Article)
The Trump administration may have just signed up your child — and more than 60 million others — for a 530A savings account (if you haven’t already done so).
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Every single new revelation in this case is just *appalling*. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/n...
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D.A. in Cornell Rape Inquiry Declined to Review Additional Evidence (Gift Article)
Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Don’t get complacent. Mobilize like lives depend on it, not to mention the Supreme Court. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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Senate Races in Republican States Tilt Toward Democrats, Polls Find (Gift Article)
Democrats are performing strongly in five reliably Republican states where they are trying to flip Senate seats to win control of the chamber, new New York Times/Siena polls found.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It appears that the National Guard shot and killed an unarmed man (in the back). www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Autopsy shows National Guard fatally shot Memphis man in the back
The report conflicts with the authorities’ initial account, which said Tyrin Johnson had been shot in the chest.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Jesus.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I would not wish them on anyone.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I have done my best to make lemonade. But I fucking hate the taste of the lemons I was given against my will.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m a survivor. My whole life changed, my entire trajectory, as a result of what happened to me. My entire adult life has been defined by trying to heal from it and make sure it doesn’t happen to others.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Got a front row seat tonight to a number of high school freshman girls talking about what happened at Cornell and they. are. terrified. about what the future has in store for them, even as some of them have already been violated. “Nowhere is safe.” The world is so fucking unfair.
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Dammit, just believe survivors.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
LOL.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Black text on a white page that says the following:

We know this moment is particularly difficult for survivors. I want to be very clear: you deserve to be safe and our administration supports you at every turn.

NYC Family Justice Centers are available in every borough and provide free, confidential support for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, including sexual violence. 

Call NYC’s 24-Hour Hope Hotline at 1-800-621-HOPE (4673) or 311 for more information. You can also chat with an advocate at on.nyc.gov/hotlinechat.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026
Black text on a white that says the following:

The allegations in the Cornell sexual assault case are deeply disturbing and gut-wrenching. Cornell University has failed this survivor.

I fully support Governor Hochul's decision to name Attorney General James as special prosecutor in this case and look forward to the complete and extensive investigation that is to come. 

Accountability and justice cannot simply be values, they must also be delivered.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
AP-NORC: 65% of U.S. adults believe Trump is to blame for their cost-of-living concerns.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So much is just so wrong.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m so tired of these men.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They’re also going to try to push through a nom if he retires during the lame duck from Nov 4-Jan 3. Buckle up.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
And we MUST win the Senate. All hands on deck. Fetterman will vote with MAGA.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Susan Collins must be defeated. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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