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06-12 The Countdown is On! “The Right Track” Documentary Premieres in D.C. on Friday, June 13th.

June 12, 2025 lynnswarriors Blog

🔴WARNING. You are about to hear a discussion that may make you uncomfortable. It is raw – real – today’s reality about the landscape surrounding the oppressive sex trade and the journeys of survivors of sexual exploitation in America. Escalating and seemingly becoming normalized. BUT – NOT ON JANET JENSEN’S WATCH – SHE IS A WARRIOR! Crimes against girls and women are far more COMMON than people recognize. Most go unreported or at best are underreported. You cannot stand in a room or walk down a street with people without being in the PRESENCE of someone who has been impacted and scarred by sexual violence in their lifetime. JANET JENSEN is the Founder and CEO of The Jensen Project and has spent the last 40 years dedicating her time and resources creating pathways for survivors of sexual violence to have healing opportunities and to prevent theses horrendous occurrences from happening in the first place. Janet’s organization, The Jensen Project, works year-round to identify and support nonprofits directly serving women and girls who have been affected by sexual violence. To date, The Jensen Project has distributed millions of dollars to organizations who offer direct services to survivors. This funding helps maintain and grow these imperative programs, who without, would leave survivors in the vicious cycle of re-exploitation and perhaps returning this lifestyle of extreme violence. Janet joins the Warriors to discuss a groundbreaking new documentary, The Right Track, premiering Friday, June 13 at the DC/DOX Film Festival 2025 in Washington, D.C. Learn more from survivors of human trafficking – sex and all forms of exploitation – and how you can take action to help stop these human rights abuses happening in every town, city and rural area across America. The Right Track is a must-watch for anyone invested in human dignity and justice. Stay tuned for additional screenings of The Right Track coming to a town near you soon! 🔴 The Right Track: https://righttrackfilm.com 🔴 June 13, 2025 World Premiere – Tickets: https://dcdoxfest.com/films/the-right…

06-11 Join the WARRIORS & WONDER GIRLS on August 6th for a VERY SPECIAL EVENING OF HOPE!

June 11, 2025 lynnswarriors Blog

Learn more and always #BeAWarrior

06-10. NYC. Join the Warriors in Times Square on August 21, 2025 for National Fentanyl Awareness Day.

June 10, 2025 lynnswarriors Blog

06-09 JUNE 15 is GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA WARNING LABEL DAY! Are You Ready?

June 9, 2025 lynnswarriors Blog

Some of the most powerful tech CEOs are also fathers.

They know the harms their platforms cause—mental health struggles, exploitation, even suicide. And yet, they’ve failed to act. Failed to warn. Failed to protect.

That changes now.June 15 = Father’s Day = #GlobalWarningLabelDay

While Father’s Day varies across the globe, we’re using it as a universal call to action—because fatherhood carries a responsibility to protect every child.

A global movement across 6 continents.

Dozens of advocacy groups.

Thousands of voices demanding one thing: digital accountability.

We’re calling on Big Tech to do what they refuse to:

Acknowledge the risks

Add clear, visible warning labels

Prioritize the safety of all children—not just their own

Join us:

Share this message.

Use #GlobalWarningLabelDay.

Demand transparency. Demand change. TAKE ACTION. NOW.

Thank you.

Learn more here.

06-08 WARNING. IT Could Happen to Your Teen Boy. ‘Sextortion’ Scams Involving Apple Messages Ended in Tragedy for These Boys

June 8, 2025 lynnswarriors Blog

Shannon Heacock told her 16-year-old son, Elijah, to go to bed early one night in February. There was a district basketball playoff the next day in their hometown of Glasgow, Ky.

Heacock coached the high-school cheer team. Elijah had made props and was planning to help her set up. At 10:24 that night, he texted her about getting coffee at the next day’s event.

An hour after Heacock silenced her phone and went to sleep, her daughter woke her up. Elijah had been found bleeding in the laundry room, from what turned out to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He died the next morning.

In that hour, Elijah had exchanged more than 150 text messages on his iPhone with someone else: a criminal who was demanding $3,000. If Elijah didn’t send the money, this person said, he would share a nude image of the teen with his friends and family. Heacock said she believes the image was AI-generated.

Adults, often outside the country, pose as teenage girls and befriend teen boys on social media, then push to move the conversation to Snapchat or get their phone numbers for texting. In the more private, one-on-one chat, the criminals send photos or videos of a nude teen girl or young woman, and encourage the boys to do the same. Apple’s Messages app has become an appealing venue to build trust in such “sextortion” schemes, say law-enforcement officers and child-safety experts.

06-07 PORNHUB’S Michael Pratt Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking – Including Teen Girls.

June 7, 2025 lynnswarriors Blog

Michael Pratt, the mastermind behind the GirlsDoPorn sex trafficking ring that “extorted and terrorized women and teenage girls to produce pornography,” pleaded guilty Thursday in a San Diego federal court, three years after he was captured in Spain, where he had been living as a fugitive, federal prosecutors say.

Pratt, who was the owner of the GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys websites was charged in October 2019 as part of a 19-count indictment that accused him of sex trafficking, production of child pornography, sex trafficking of a minor, and money laundering, all part of his “scheme to deceive and coerce young women to appear in pornographic videos,” the Department of Justice said.

The victims were lied to, federal prosecutors say, and were told the videos would not be posted online. Instead, Pratt admitted, he enticed subscribers to his website – which raked in $17 million dollars – by posting the videos on international sites like Pornhub. “Women from various places throughout the United States and Canada were recruited to appear in videos based on these material misrepresentations,” prosecutors say.

06-06 GREAT NEWS! U.S. Senate Reintroduces Nutrition Care Act.

June 6, 2025 lynnswarriors Blog

Senators Hassan, Murkowski, Klobuchar, & Capito Reintroduce Nutrition CARE Act to Expand Access to Eating Disorders Treatment

June 5, 2025. WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced a bipartisan bill to improve access to care for seniors and people with disabilities who are living with eating disorders. The bipartisan Nutrition CARE Act would expand access to medical care for Medicare beneficiaries with eating disorders by including coverage of outpatient medical nutrition therapy through Medicare Part B, which will provide patients with a more comprehensive, specialized approach to combating eating disorders than what is currently offered under Medicare.

“Eating disorders can have life-threatening impacts on Americans’ health, including for older people and individuals who experience disabilities, and it’s important to ensure that all Americans have access to the tools necessary to lead healthy lives,” said Senator Hassan. “This bipartisan legislation will better support seniors and people who experience disabilities who are struggling with eating disorders so that they can get the help that they need.”

“Eating disorders are complex and often overlooked illnesses that can severely impact Alaskans of all ages, including our seniors and those living with disabilities. We are reintroducing the bipartisan Nutrition CARE Act to enhance access to medical nutrition therapy, which is particularly important in states like mine where resources are limited. This legislation will offer tailored treatment options that address specific needs, promoting recovery and improving health outcomes. We must continue to break the stigma surrounding eating disorders and ensure that everyone receives the comprehensive care they deserve,” said Senator Murkowski.

“Eating disorders harm the health of millions of Americans, regardless of their age or background. Our bipartisan legislation will ensure that seniors and people living with disabilities who struggle with eating disorders have access to medical nutrition therapy and life-saving treatment options through Medicare, to get them on the road to recovery,” said Senator Klobuchar.

“Eating disorders can affect anyone. They can also be particularly life-threatening for elderly Americans and those living with disabilities. The Nutrition CARE Act will expand access to medical nutrition therapy services for Medicare beneficiaries with eating disorders, helping them get the care they need to begin the path to recovery and live healthy lives,” said Senator Capito.

“I am very thankful to Senator Hassan for her unwavering dedication to championing and reintroducing the Nutrition CARE Act. For far too long, individuals struggling with a mental health disorder they never chose have been left without the support they need,” said Johanna Kandel, Founder and CEO of the National Alliance for Eating Disorders. “This crucial legislation will ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities battling eating disorders finally gain access to medical nutrition therapy, a vital component of the treatment process.”

“Eating disorders are often overlooked or undertreated. The Nutrition CARE Act increases equity in eating disorders care and will directly save lives of seniors and those with disabilities,” said Jess Rude, Executive Director, Alaska Eating Disorders Alliance. “Senator Murkowski is dedicated to efforts for lasting recovery for eating disorders, and we are grateful she is leading legislation that includes nutrition therapy, a critical component in providing effective treatment of eating disorders alongside mental and physical health care.”

The bipartisan Nutrition CARE Act would allow physicians, registered dieticians, nutrition specialists, and mental health professionals to provide medical nutrition therapy services to Medicare beneficiaries. Currently, Medicare beneficiaries who have an eating disorder can access psychiatric, therapy, and medical services. The expanded services would include 13 hours of medical nutrition therapy – including a one-hour initial assessment and 12 hours of reassessment and intervention – during the first year that the beneficiary begins receiving services. The beneficiary would then be able to access four hours of medical nutrition therapy services during each subsequent year.

View Senator Hassan’s official press release here.

06-05 #CommunityCreatesChange PORNHUB Shuts Down in France #ProtectOurChildren

June 5, 2025 lynnswarriors Blog

As a global wave of child protection laws demand age verification to keep children off p*rn platforms, P*rnhub is choosing to shut itself down rather than comply. In what can only be described as a protest against accountability, P*rnhub just shut down entirely in France, refusing to implement safeguards required by law. In response, the French Minister for Gender Equality made a statement: “Au revoir” she said. “There will be less violent, degrading and humiliating content accessible to minors in France.” This is the power of collective action. This is what happens when survivors, activists, organizations, parents, lawmakers, journalists, law enforcement, and concerned citizens come together to take on giants of abuse that have been profiting from the destruction of children’s lives and innocence for decades. SHUT IT DOWN.

06-04 Jen Coffindaffer, EX-FBI Updates Us on Cold Cases & Stands Alongside the Warriors Asking “Where are All the Missing Kids”

June 4, 2025 lynnswarriors Blog

06-03 Do You Know There Are Dangerous Algorithms Online Promoting Eating Disorders to Kids?

June 2, 2025 lynnswarriors Blog

June 2 is World Eating Disorders Action Day—a global call to raise awareness and advocate for better care. Join in by taking two simple actions:

1. Email your Representative and Senators:

Ask your Representative to co-sponsor the Nutrition CARE Act (H.R. 2495) to expand access to medical nutrition therapy for eating disorder recovery.

Urge your Senators to co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act (S.1748) to protect children and teens from harmful online content.

EMAIL YOUR LEGISLATORS

2. Spread the word on social media:

Encourage your network to email their legislators.
Tweet directly to your Members of Congress.
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The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy & Action (EDC) is a federal advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. The EDC advances the recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority throughout the U.S.