February 4, 2026
From the ongoing fight for abortion rights and access, to elections, to the drive for the Equal Rights Amendment, there are a multitude of battles to keep up with. In this weekly roundup, find the absolute need-to-know news for feminists.

Raped, Recorded, Shared—Then Abandoned by the System: ‘Once It’s on the Internet, It’s Out There’ [[link removed]]
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By Alisa Nudar and Carrie N. Baker | Survivors of online sexual exploitation and abuse are not just confronting individual perpetrators—they are up against systems that were never designed to protect them.
A new report by Equality Now and the Sexual Violence Prevention Association documents how survivors who report tech-facilitated sexual abuse routinely encounter jurisdictional dead ends, outdated laws and opaque platform policies that leave harmful material circulating indefinitely. For many, the abuse does not end with the assault itself, but continues through repeated viewing, sharing and threats—often with devastating financial, professional and psychological consequences.
The report also makes clear that this harm is not inevitable. Survivors point to concrete policy solutions that could meaningfully change outcomes: consent-based laws governing the online distribution of sexual material, clear and enforceable takedown obligations for tech companies, survivor-centered reporting systems and access to free legal and mental health support.
Accountability is possible, but only if lawmakers and platforms choose to act.
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Massachusetts Could Be the Next State to Give Abuse Survivors a Pathway Out of Prison [[link removed]]

Federal Civil Rights Protections for Students Are Being Hollowed Out [[link removed]]

How Misogyny and White Nationalism Converge in ICE Enforcement [[link removed]]

Trump, Venezuela and the High-Stakes Fight Over the U.S. Dollar [[link removed]]

What we're reading:
Because it's hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. Here's what we're reading this week:
* "A Helping of Something Hopeful” [[link removed]] — The Conversationalist [[link removed]]
* "When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk” [[link removed]] — The 19th [[link removed]]

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Pregnancy loss is devastating. Yet despite how common it is, the grief experienced after pregnancy loss remains largely unspoken, shrouded in silence and shame. How do you support someone who’s gone through such an unimaginable loss? In this episode, Dr. Goodwin is joined by two special guests to delve specifically into how creative expression and clinical care can offer support to those affected by pregnancy loss.
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