Jenn Hoegg

On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we once again raise the alarm about the dangers of online abuse of journalists, especially women and minorities.
The EFJ has released a new report entitled “Ending the Silence on Online Harassment of Journalists.”

Agreed, but the wave of panic I feel explains some of the emotional reaction barrier

Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.

I have to admit that even though I intellectually know that tax rates should fall and the burden be spread more equally, i get very squirrely when I look at the difference between my assessment and capped assessment after only 7 years in my current home.

Gender-affirming care saves lives

Oh, look. Science showing that gender affirming care dramatically reduces suicidality in trans kids. Listen to children! And scientists!

Page One in Cincinnati:

“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”

#ICE

N.S. mom alarmed after teen targeted by predators on school-issued laptop | CBC News Timestamps on the computer showed that messages were accessed both at home and at school.

Right after I read the newsletter, local news served up a fresh Roblox/exploitation example www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I know banning it doesn’t protect my kids from exploitation, but it just seemed like the least I could do. Still banned on my home wifi !

N.S. mom alarmed after teen targeted by predators on school-issued laptop | CBC News Timestamps on the computer showed that messages were accessed both at home and at school.

And look here’s a local story on Roblox. Depressingly timely. (yes, blocking specific apps is not enough to teach kids how to be safe online, but the industry isn’t helping)

N.S. libraries ask users to contact MLAs, municipalities about impending cuts | CBC News The head of a regional library service in western Nova Scotia says that without increased funding from the province and municipalities, branches will have to reduce operating hours and services, and e...

Our libraries need our help

PITTSBURGH'S Public Source Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike After a court ruling in their favor, long-striking journalists declared victory and returned to a pivotal Southwestern Pennsylvania newsroom. They return as union organizing continues throughout the region. Stephanie Strasburg November 24, 2025

Natalie Duleba, local secretary of the guild, hugs Jon Schleuss, president of the NewsGuild Communications of America, as she hands him the mic. "The first day of this strike, our folks went over across the street and they sat down at a table, and they started talking about that they were going to take care of each other," said Schleuss, acknowledging the guild could not have known how long the path back to work would be. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh's Public Source)

This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...

Roblox is a problem — but it’s a symptom of something worse What is the role of tech journalism in a world where CEOs no longer feel shame?

A strong and true report from the frontlines of tech accountability journalism by @caseynewton.bsky.social: "I'm noticing the degree to which platforms wish to be judged only by their stated intentions, and almost never on the outcomes of anyone who uses them." www.platformer.news/roblox-ceo-i...

Listening to this interview validated my parenting choice to ban Roblox back in 2007.

Filing: Meta axed research based on a Nielsen survey in 2020 that found evidence of social media harms, claiming the survey was tainted by the "media narrative" (Jeff Horwitz/Reuters)

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“Shame, that once-great regulator of social norms and executive behavior, has all but disappeared from public life. In its place is denial, defiance, and the noxious vice signaling of the investor class.”

How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.

Riley Gaines climbed the MAGA ladder by vilifying trans women in sports. Now, teammates are speaking out about the real problems on her team: abusive coaching, sexual harassment, eating disorders. ow.ly/o3wq50XuCzp

This makes me feel so sad.

Shelter beds aren’t housing. Neither are hotels. People need actual stable and affordable homes.

And we need to prevent people from becoming homeless to make a real dent in these numbers.

On Nov. 22, Vahid Abedini, an Iranian Studies professor at University of Oklahoma, was boarding a flight to attend the Middle East Studies Assn mtg in Washington, D.C. when he was detained by ICE.

OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."

"We're signing a health care plan within two weeks. A full and complete health care plan, that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do" -- Trump routinely cites a two week timeframe for new policy initiatives when he's just making stuff up

July 2020 👇

But this rush by establishment Dems to jettison “woke” politics really shows their cynicism.

Abandoning folks under direct and immediate attack by the right is fucked up.

2 lawsuits seek return of Coast Guard rescue helicopter to Newport Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Friday that the state is filing a lawsuit to force the federal government to return a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter to Newport. Lincoln County and t...

This is a crazy story:

ICE/CBP took a Coast Guard Rescue helicopter from this shall town in Oregon.

The major industry is harvesting Dungeness Crab which is dangerous, the Coast Guard is needed for rescues.

www.opb.org/article/2025...

Me too!!

Sounds funny today, but not long ago, the use of bicycles by women was considered *extremely* radical & dangerous--to be discouraged, even by supporters of women's right to vote.
All bc bicycles allowed women a tiny bit of freedom & mobility, without needing things a male guardian could withhold.

“What do you mean?” in a puzzled voice is one of my new go tos.

Senators call on prime minister to ban advertising for sports betting | CBC News Two senators are calling on the federal government to ban advertising for sports betting in Canada. A letter to the prime minister from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo Sen. Marty Deacon as...

I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Librarians always had the right stamps ! And yes, the city and county had separate school boards when I graduated in the 90s

Oh cool a new red flag

Ack!!! I was delighted that finally for my last grade 12, almost all NS schools will waive the fee for high schoolers if you ask and/or interact with recruitment office.

Rubio: That Ukraine plan was never ours, it's Russian wishlist we're factoring in to negotiations, but not our position.

Trump: Marco, do you want your war with Venezuela or not?

Rubio: But this—

Trump: Marco...

Rubio: America developed the plan with input from both the Russians and Ukrainians.