Caz Blyth

HIV prevention drug hailed as a 'breakthrough' gets FDA approval A drug called lenacapavir, administered in two injections a year, offers protection from HIV comparable to daily pills. One looming question: Will it be affordable for lower resource countries?

This is incredible, amazing, fabulous, stupendous news. In my years working with HIV risk reduction, we longed for this day, every day.

"Clinical trial data from last year suggest just two injections a year provide near-complete protection against an HIV infection."

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Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage

"The sadistic glee at issue here is not just his; it depends on being communicated and widely enjoyed in order to exist – it is a communal and contagious celebration of cruelty." Judith Butler www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#Beaufort, #SC: 15y/o Kamaya Jenkins was last seen on February 6 at her residence around 10pm.

Have you seen Kamaya?

Please SHARE to #HelpUsFindKamayaJenkins #KamayaJenkins

#NewPortRichey, #FL: Now 41y/o #PeiareCanty is STILL MISSING. He disappeared from the 4900blk of Cactus Dr on Oct 28, 2016. In 2018, he was sighted on surveillance wandering near the intersection of S Howard Ave & W Swann Ave in Tampa. His mother & sister identified him, but by the time police

#Memphis, #TN: Now 37y/o #DestinyLane is STILL MISSING. She was last seen in the 5800blk of Mt. Hood on July 20, 2024. She has a large Memphis tattoo across her shoulder blades.

Have info? Contact the Memphis PD or visit BAMFI.org.

Please SHARE to #HelpUsFindDestinyLane #HelpUsFindUs

#Boston, #MA: Last Tuesday marked 11 years since then 13y/o #KristopherLewis went missing. He was last seen getting off the bus with a friend on Feb 4, 2014, wearing a navy blue shirt, a black peacoat with khaki pants, and white & red Nike sneakers. He was only one block away from his home in

#Oakland, #CA: 14y/o Rodrigo Melendez-Rivas was last seen in the 7600blk of Lockwood Street on January 29 wearing a black hoodie and black pants.

Have you seen Rodrigo?

Please SHARE to #HelpUsFindRodrigoMelendezRivas #RodrigoMelendezRivas

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🚔 Rape survivors seek justice, but police investigations can either restore or damage their sense of agency & trust.

❗ A new study reveals the profound long-term effects of policing on victims' well-being.

Full paper here➡️ https://buff.ly/413jxp2

BBC Sounds - Assume Nothing - Available Episodes Listen to the latest episodes of Assume Nothing on BBC Sounds.

A great podcast from the BBC about the 8 Stages to Intimate Partner Homicide www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

YouTube video by CBC News Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods

Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.

#Anderson, #SC: Today marks the 3rd yr now 32y/o #AlexisWare went missing. She was last seen on Hwy 29 N on Jan 30, 2022. Authorities confirmed on Feb 3, 2022 that her car was found in another part of the state but no sign of her.

Her family is still searching for her.

#Greensboro, #NC: Jan 7th marked the 9yr anniversary of then 19y/o #TyarraWilliams’ disappearance. She was last seen near the Stoneybrook Apts at 8:30pm, after walking away from some friends, wearing a pink shirt, black North Face jacket, dark blue jeans & a royal blue toboggan.

📢 Latest ONS Stats: Domestic Abuse Snapshot

🔺 Police-recorded domestic abuse offences down ⬇️ 6%, likely due to recording changes rather than real drop in abuse.

🔺 Stalking + harassment up ⬆️ 10%, as police shift focus after rule changes.

Recording data shifts, however the harm remains.

🚨 Latest ONS Stats: Rapes and sexual offences hit all-time high 🚨

🔺 Police-recorded rapes hit record 70,000+ ⬆️ 3%.

🔺 Total sexual offences at all-time high - 199,445 cases ⬆️ 5%.

🔺 Less than 1 in 6 rape victims report to police.

#Tacoma, #WA: Last Thursday marked the 26th year anniversary of then 2y/o #TeekahLewis’ disappearance. She was last seen playing a race car video game in the arcade section on Jan 23, 1999 at around 10-10:30pm at the New Frontier Lanes bowling alley, wearing a Tweety Bird t-shirt, white sweatpants,

The final Bloody Bible episode Em and I recorded. A timely and important topic to end the series.

This was actually one of the final episodes that Caz and I recorded but it seems apt to post it now… sigh 😔 @doctorlamplight.bsky.social

#Oakland, #CA: 20y/o #HeavenMcGee was last seen in the 8800blk of Thermal St on Jan 17, wearing a white jacket, black shirt & brown pants. Authorities report she frequents Stockton, as well as San Joaquin & Santa Clara Counties.

Please SHARE to #HelpUsFindHeavenMcGee

‘He targeted us because we were women and girls, vulnerable and easy prey.’
- Leanne Lucas

The murders of Elsie, Bebe, and Alice show how extreme misogyny drives violence yet remains overlooked as extremism. We must confront this reality.

READ NOW:
davidchallen.substack.com/p/misogyny-t...

No, the Southport killer’s motive is not ‘difficult to comprehend’. It’s called misogyny Axel Rudakubana didn’t target boy scouts. He targeted women and girls because they were vulnerable and easy prey Twenty-six happy girls were making friendship bracelets after a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on 29 July last year when Axel…

No, the Southport killer’s motive is not ‘difficult to comprehend’. It’s called misogyny

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Many of our followers generously donate each year on Jan 26 as a show of solidarity.

Today, we hope you will continue that critical support & help with a very special cause - to help Us Build Australia’s First National Indigenous Psychology Treatment Centre

YouTube video by Led By Donkeys Heil Tesla

The world’s richest man is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a Tesla
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Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...

‘The industry is broken’: TV writer funds pilot after being told to cut female lead’s age by 20 years Katja Meier was told to make the protagonist of her television series 20 years younger … so she decided to find funding and film the pilot herself

"According to research from the Centre for the Study of Women in Television and Film, women made up 23% of creators on original television series in 2023-24, down from 30% in 2021-22. Women are also erased onscreen as they get older." www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America a book by Talia Lavin Esquire Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 The acclaimed author of Culture Warlords investigates the rise of the Christian Right over the last half-century that lays out the grim vision evangelicals are en...

just a reminder that despite somewhat dismal sales numbers, people who've read my book said they found it important and clarifying, and emotionally resonant, and thoughtful, and well-written. and i hope you'll consider buying it as we move into the era it describes:
bookshop.org/p/books/wild...