Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysidepublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 16hapex predator 714613
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideQuyetPawz @quyetpawz.bsky.social · 1hOh look a dog. (The timeline is rough right now) 0111
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysidePrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 4hThanks to everyone who joined our abortion teach in today. Thanks especially to @amylittlefield.bsky.social and @renee.bsky.social for facilitating us. The Rightwing wants to & is planning to outlaw all abortions across the country. We know this. Glad we could convene to look back & look forward. 1739
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideAndrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 6hAtleast 355 Native American and Indigenous candidates ran or are running for office in 2026. That’s a new record! Representation matters. 🪶 #SheShed #VivaHerAlliancewashingtonpost.comA record number of Native Americans are running in the 2026 midtermsAt least 355 Native American and Indigenous candidates ran or are running in local, state and federal primary and general elections this year — a record number. 25603261
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysidephantomblair.bsky.social @photoblair.bsky.social · 14hAnd you may ask yourself "How do I work this?" #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMachinery #Toronto #TOphoto #Subway #Photography 58512
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 21hFrankly, men aren't lonely *enough* considering how they act. 670273
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideIt's The Weekend 😌 @craigweekend.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡) 2490153
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ironically, my original interview with the journalist I spoke with was primarily about how "inconsistencies" can come from gender bias in investigatory processes and then be blamed on survivors. It was the inspiration for this thread--but none of these points made it into any USA Today article: 32504313
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysidecait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 23hI took this picture of Adonis but I didn't know if you'd want to see it .... 592948169
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23hI had the misfortune of reading the victim blaming USA Today article about the Cornell 7. What a complete disregard for journalistic standards (or basic decency). Everyone should read Nicole’s thread so they understand what happened (and I for one won’t continue reading USA Today) 518763
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 23hI have never heard of any newsrooms with alarming practices like those described in this thread. If you have, I’d like to hear from you. Contact in bio. 121337301
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideMother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026Why did ICE just spend $16.7 million on electric shock gloves? @hurwitz.bsky.social investigated. Watch:motherjones.comThe Orwellian Company Behind ICE’s New Electric Shock Gloves“With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars.” That makes it hard for victims to sue. 1015676
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideRaccoons Hourly @raccoonhourly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026 211016
Katie Klocksin, by the wayside @katieklocksin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“Covid is just a cold now” 🫠 073
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This guy is getting terrible advice. Whoever is advising his campaign needs to resign. This squishy nonsense isn’t impressing anyone and it’s going to cost him votes. Unsolicited advice: Just speak truth. Be real and unapologetic about it. 1110515
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysidehammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow 355206224954
Katie Klocksin, by the wayside @katieklocksin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Reminder: this story is very well done and is also a Netfix show called Unbelievable. In a way I can only assume is standard, male law enforcement disbelieved the girl and failed to investigate, until two female detectives in another state finally found the truth. www.propublica.org/article/fals...propublica.orgAn Unbelievable Story of RapeAn 18-year-old said she was attacked at knifepoint. Then she said she made it up. That’s where our story begins. 062
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Wow. I hadn't actually read the NYT story yet when I wrote this. But what actually happened to Jane Doe is the exact kind of thing that I'm talking about in this thread.nytimes.comStatement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was RapedDocuments obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges. 037948
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026All 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. 71513394
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I wrote a thread earlier today (before even reading this story, actually) about how commonly the “inconsistencies” in a victim’s story are actually procedural distortions made by people in positions of power who are invested in disbelieving her: 3617135
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideSophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 01/10/2026A trans woman would be arrested for this! 76813
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideWayside Scribbles @waysidescribbles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026– Calm down! We've reclassified them as “common fish”. #longcovid #ableism #satire 22914
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026At the leadership level anyway the two parties are "represents billionaires with openly racist beliefs" and "represents billionaires who have mostly submerged their racist and genocidal beliefs." Which is why you can't get any party leadership to sign up for transformative change the people want. 7686156
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Pike remained awake and at one point raised her head and asked prison officials if her arm was supposed to feel that way.” Sooner after: ”There was an announcement to escort media witnesses out of the area.” apnews.com/article/chri...apnews.comTennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attemptMedia witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday. 12010
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Tennessee has had two failed executions this year. The death penalty should be abolished. Christa Pike wasn’t afraid to die. She was afraid they would screw it up and make her suffer. Which is exactly what happened. We shouldn’t allow the government to kill people.apnews.comTennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attemptMedia witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday. 19422114
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/10/2026BREAKING: Tennessee governor puts a halt on executions after inmate Christa Gail Pike survives a lethal injection attempt.bit.lyTennessee governor halts executions after inmate survives lethal injection attemptMedia witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday. 3525191
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideSan Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just a lil guy and his mulberry branch 262486672
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026rewatching “9 to 5” for the first time in probably 12 years and if there really is a heaven I hope it’s just getting stoned with Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin I love women so much 1115666
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's hard to fathom that, let alone be OK with the fact that, the six people who allowed tonight to happen will start hearing cases next week, the outcome of which will affect us all. 181765318
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I've been covering the death penalty in depth for a dozen years now, and few nights have been as disturbing and dispiriting as tonight. This was a moral, ethical, and legal failure on several different fronts from many different actors. It wasn't *just* SCOTUS, though they sure were a key part.lawdork.comAfter SCOTUS allowed Tennessee execution to go ahead, Tennessee botched the executionSCOTUS, over the liberals’ dissent, cleared the way for Tennessee to kill Christa Pike. The alarming order from DC was followed by even more disturbing developments in Tennessee. 71054267
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 01/10/2026a thing anyone can do is look up jury nullification 6803219
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysidesocalbookish.bsky.social @socalbookish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This👇👇👇👇👇👇 162280526
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysidemaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun. 164179474465
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysidePuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I am incensed by sexual violence, and also angry that the systems that have disappointed people are actually working as intended. A system's purpose is what it does. It's pretty hard to make progress without acknowledging that. 330850
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideLindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Cornell is thinking: If we refund Jane Doe's tuition every girl who got gang raped at our school is going to want a refund and who can afford that? 1120535
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideThe Onion @theonion.com · 30/09/2026Man Confident He Would’ve Been Brave Enough To Send Thumbs Down Emoji In Cornell Group Chat 121922260
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026BREAKING: Republican attorneys general from Louisiana, Alabama, and Arkansas have filed two sweeping lawsuits targeting dozens of providers who ship abortion pills—and the blue states that protect them. 16435248
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideemily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Just listened to this full interview & it’s fantastic. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social doesn’t mince words, reminding us the #GreatestMEdicalScandal of the century is not just about neglect, it’s abuse by the medical system & complicity from all of society. Full interview (9 mins): youtu.be/H2rRf_f2hJs 02811
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideMyra Batchelder @myrabatchelder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"More than 1 in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms, study finds" #COVID19 #LongCOVID www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mor...cidrap.umn.eduMore than 1 in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms, study finds 04622
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideemily fraser 🌿🐌✨ @emilyesfraser.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In so many ways we’ve gone backwards… masks extremely stigmatized & sometimes outright banned, anti-vax sentiment up, 19th century pathogens thriving, public health defunded & derided, Medicaid defunded, hospitals/schools/airports more likely to disable or kill you, & ableism worse than ever 18121
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideHourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Milky Way Over Chimney Rock - From Bill (ridingrobots.bsky.social) - flic.kr/p/2j6jC6X 014931
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026One of the things to come from GamerGate was the gamification of torturing real, live women...hounding them out of their homes, making them look over their shoulders for years. It was treated as a joke, nbd, the work of a few bad apples--as all terrorism against women is--& that failure leads here. 3242411129
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideAmanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As he noted, it’s not a huge study and this needs more research (and participants used it 3x a day instead of 1x for most people) but Astepro is OTC and well-tolerated and cold and flu season is coming. 1x before bed (it makes some people sleepy) seems to have had a real effect on me. Just FYI! 31239
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideAmanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I’m seeing a new allergist-immunologist and today he brought up this study about how much Astepro nasal spray, which I use daily, appears to decrease the likelihood of COVID, flu, RSV, etc. I have barely gotten a cold since I started using it but had no idea why. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comAzelastine Nasal Spray for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 InfectionsThis randomized clinical trial evaluates the efficacy of azelastine as a preexposure prophylaxis against SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens. 1535969
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideDuna 🐈 @duna.rocks · 30/09/2026I happened upon an early edition of this book in the 90’s at my college’s library, and the fact that it needed to be written at all says so much about what frats really are and have always been. nyupress.org/978081474120...nyupress.orgFraternity Gang RapeThis widely acclaimed and meticulously documented volume illustrates, in painstaking and disturbing detail, the nature of fraternity gang rape. Drawing on in... 0156
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysidedarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026i know it is a small thing but do these tech oligarchs not read before signing something from the unites states president 3272572
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideKath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026People are always like “but they do charity too”. Ok so do groups that don’t make you sit on a working dryer so they can circle the parts of your body that jiggle 31189
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideKath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tbf it also exists to subject men to ritualized abuse in order to irreparably bond them to each other so that they won’t blow the whistle on all the raping 172033324
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysidelauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 30/09/2026what percentage of americans are ever in a frat? I never went to a college with them and I've never heard "there are a few bad ones but the institution is important" from a politician, which is an impressive level of untouchability given every time they make news it's something stupid or monstrous 87104741
Reposted by Katie Klocksin, by the waysideDr. Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We need MeToo, Part 2: Actual Fucking Consequences 113728