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Caz Blyth
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Writer, editor, proofreader, crime-obsessed cat lover. Currently researching gender-based violence in crime stories (real and fictional). She/her.
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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."

www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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?
www.npr.org
June 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"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...
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
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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#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
February 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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#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
February 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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#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
February 11, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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#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
February 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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#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
February 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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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
February 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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A great podcast from the BBC about the 8 Stages to Intimate Partner Homicide www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...
BBC Sounds - Assume Nothing - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Assume Nothing on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 9:48 PM
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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.
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
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February 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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#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.
January 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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#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.
January 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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📢 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.
Crime in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics
Crime against households and people aged 16 years and over, using data from police recorded crime and the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
www.ons.gov.uk
January 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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🚨 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.
Crime in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics
Crime against households and people aged 16 years and over, using data from police recorded crime and the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
www.ons.gov.uk
January 30, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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#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,
January 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The final Bloody Bible episode Em and I recorded. A timely and important topic to end the series.
January 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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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
January 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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#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
January 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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‘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...
January 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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No, the Southport killer’s motive is not ‘difficult to comprehend’. It’s called misogyny
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…
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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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
January 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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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...
Heil Tesla
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM