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She reported her professor. Then the Reddit comments poured in.

She reported her professor. Then the Reddit comments poured in.

Part one of an investigation into an online smear campaign that followed a complaint against a music school.

Kat Tenbarge

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Mar 3, 2026

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Unpacking the child influencer to OnlyFans pipeline

Feb 24, 2026

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Unpacking the child influencer to OnlyFans pipeline

Are people shining a light on exploitation or perpetuating it?

The Epstein-Johnny Depp-Justin Baldoni connection

Feb 18, 2026

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The Epstein-Johnny Depp-Justin Baldoni connection

These men shared some of the same crisis publicists and PR strategies.

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The future of journalism is emails like this

Feb 12, 2026

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The future of journalism is emails like this

Not everyone can be a Substack star. But that's not all newsletters are, either.

Even the most famous victims are silenced

Feb 6, 2026

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Even the most famous victims are silenced

From the Epstein files to Amber Heard, we obsess over victims while denying their own right to speak.

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The one influencer scandal that refuses to die

Jan 28, 2026

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The one influencer scandal that refuses to die

Plus, this newsletter supports legal services for immigrants in Maine.

The ugly side of the Brooklyn Peltz Beckham backlash

Jan 23, 2026

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The ugly side of the Brooklyn Peltz Beckham backlash

The celebrity gossip to patriarchy pipeline.

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Grok will always be a harassment tool

Jan 20, 2026

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Grok will always be a harassment tool

GenAI and gender-based violence are inextricably linked, well beyond bikinis on X.

The smearing of Minnesotans is DARVO

Jan 15, 2026

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The smearing of Minnesotans is DARVO

Renee Good and her neighbors aren't perpetrators. They're victims.

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Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?

Jan 8, 2026

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Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?

Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.

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Featured Posts

The Blake Lively story that isn't being told

The Blake Lively story that isn't being told

It’s easy to manipulate what people see on social media—or don’t.

Kat Tenbarge

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Feb 25, 2025

DoorDash and DARVO attacks on working-class women

Oct 24, 2025

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DoorDash and DARVO attacks on working-class women

A woman said her customer exposed himself to her. How did she become the villain?

I'm glad I stopped posting on X

Dec 1, 2025

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I'm glad I stopped posting on X

A year ago, I abandoned my account. It was the right thing to do.

How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point

Jan 2, 2026

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How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point

Nonconsensual deepfakes on X are nothing new, but now it's built into the platform.

The Pedro Pascal smear campaign

Jul 29, 2025

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The Pedro Pascal smear campaign

And sexual harassment allegations against a leftist influencer.

The national gaslighting about Charlie Kirk

Sep 12, 2025

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The national gaslighting about Charlie Kirk

Another pattern of censorship that only hurts the left—and emboldens political violence.

An Introduction

Feb 5, 2025

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An Introduction

Welcome to my next chapter.

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