I’m getting old. That made me cry.

The respect! I had literally just said Ricky danced so Bad Bunny could run and look who is here!

My god. Also, a reminder:

> @ruthmarcus.bsky.social @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.

Bringing me some joy today: the science of babies' laughter. (Can you imagine a career spent studying giggling babies? Amazing.)

We just keep going in the wrong direction.

“Health officials in New Mexico are warning against consuming raw dairy products after a newborn baby in the state died from a listeria infection that they say was likely contracted when the baby's mother drank raw milk during pregnancy.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social

My latest for @opinion.bloomberg.com on the South Carolina measles outbreak, which should worry us all (🎁)

With his hat ❤️

ICE in Portland tear-gassed a peaceful march that included children. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Finally. Liam and his father “boarded a plane home on Sunday after a judge ordered the government to release them.” abcnews.go.com/US/5-year-li...

❤️

I'm at the Willard Hotel where I've been denied entry and kicked out of the Reclaiming Science event with NIH director Bhattacharya & other top agency leaders. @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social and I registered for the event months ago yet were told capacity was full, even as they let in dozens of others.

Supremely depressing that even students bringing in their own money are worried about finding a spot in a lab.

They are taking so much from children. (🎁 link)

good 🧵

Her name is Stella Carlson, and she’s come forward. bsky.app/profile/cweb...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Federal judge issues temporary order prohibiting removal of 5-year-old boy and father who were detained in Minnesota.

My latest on the unconscionable state of hypervigilance and fear that children are living in under ICE (🎁 link):

I wrote about the unconscionable state of hypervigilance and fear that children are living in under ICE--what that does to their mental and physical health in the short and long term, and how parents can talk to their kids about what's going on in their community. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com:

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning

"How much resiliency can we ask of kids in the face of such naked cruelty?"

I wrote about the unconscionable state of hypervigilance and fear that children are living in under ICE--what that does to their mental and physical health in the short and long term, and how parents can talk to their kids about what's going on in their community. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com:

Just 3 weeks into 2026 and the US has already had 416 confirmed measles cases, according to CDC's latest update. 94% of those folks were unvaccinated.

I'm excited to announce I'm doing a new Bloomberg column about the business of fashion. The first column is about how we can re-shore US garment manufacturing. Instead of mass deportations and raising tariffs, I argue the government should move the industry upstream: tinyurl.com/reshoringapparel

"Asked what needed to change for discussions on vaccines to move forward, Bourla said: 'The Secretary of Health.'"

ICE detained four children from Columbia Heights, Minnesota and sent them to detention centers in Texas. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...

Target’s non-response to the viral video of ICE at one of its stores actually says a lot, @bethkowitt.bsky.social says 🎥

HUGE NEWS for trans people: We have the latest minibus, including the bill to fund the Department of Health and Human Services and it looks like there are no restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender people. docs.house.gov/billsthiswee...

Cassidy was the key vote for RFK Jr. Now, a group with ties to Kennedy is backing the senator’s likely challenger. www.ms.now/news/trump-c...

South Carolina measles outbreak is growing incredibly fast. Another 124 cases reported Friday to a total of 558. 531 people in quarantine dph.sc.gov/news/friday-...

President Trump is suggesting here that people could use government subsidies to buy insurance that doesn’t comply with ACA rules, including coverage of pre-existing conditions. That could lower costs for healthy people, but send the ACA marketplace into a death spiral.

BREAKING: The controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau has been *cancelled,* I can now report. A senior official with Africa CDC confirmed the cancellation and said GB officials are working to make sure any research is conducted ethically: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This is heartbreaking.

Seeing a lot of attention to a story pointing out major flaws in that highly publicized spoon full o' microplastics in your brain study. Worth reading my @opinion.bloomberg.com colleague Faye Flam's piece from last month on the problems w/the study (🎁): www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Learning from Chicago, where parents and concerned neighbors surrounded schools at dismissal during the height of ICE presence- and later smaller volunteer patrols for months were out there on a daily basis with their whistles and Signal chats to alert the school community.

The federal government has announced that 22.8 million people have signed up for ACA marketplace coverage for this year, down 1.5 million from last year with enhanced tax credits expiring. The coverage loss will likely grow as people don’t actually make their premium payments.

For my latest @opinion.bloomberg.com, wrote about how my own Dry(ish) January experience has shifted my habits over the course of several years and how the annual alcohol-free event has, as one expert put it, given us all cultural permission to pause. (🎁 link):

do we think the pope is watching this

Highly recommend spending a day listening to dozens of middle and high schoolers in Chicago giving soapbox speeches. The kids aren't just alright- they're activated and inspired. Really needed that hope for our future this week. #projectsoapbox #mikvachallenge

Over 200 medical, public health & patient advocacy groups sent a letter to Congress today urging "swift and robust oversight" regarding RFK Jr.'s changes to the childhood vaccine schedule: downloads.aap.org/DOFA/Childho...

"I’m not mad at you." That's about all I can take today.

"We had whistles. They had guns."

For my latest @opinion.bloomberg.com, wrote about how my own Dry(ish) January experience has shifted my habits over the course of several years and how the annual alcohol-free event has, as one expert put it, given us all cultural permission to pause. (🎁 link):

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to Portland city councilors. katu.com/news/local/i...