THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.

Neal Stephenson FTW.

Jason Isbell Explains How Music Is Like The News But For Sounds. Subscribe to The Onion at https://membership.theonion.com/?campaign=701a500001bfegPAAQ.

Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigns over Iran war. x.com/joekent16jan...

Student media does it again: takes a bit of news found somewhere, verifies it, and gets the statement. If you ever ask me why college and university media is important? This is why. dailynorthwestern.com/2026/03/17/t...

A journalist filed a brief live blog entry on an apparent Iranian missile strike that hit no one and caused no serious damage. Next thing he knew, angry Polymarket users were demanding he change the story—and threatening his life and family if he refused. My story: wapo.st/4lI6Pon (gift link)

The New York Times is right. I don’t care! (And huge credit to the @wired.com team, whose intrepid, fearless, always fair reporting gives the tech bros plenty to be mad about.)

The odds of being struck by lightning in the United States in a given year are roughly one in 1.2 million. Still, dozens of people are struck annually, Jacob Stern reports. What happens to them afterward?

🚨 Wholesome content alert @espnw Ten months after surviving a life-threatening on-field cardiac event, Savy King return to the pitch for Angel City yesterday #NWSL #WOSO

"The artist formerly known as Prince" vibe to this.....

This is a smart column. The axis that matters in politics is not left-right. It is an axis of attention, from authentic to phony.

President Trump’s personal phone number is Washington’s hottest commodity—and some are willing to barter or pay to get it, @michaelscherer.bsky.social and @ashleyrparker.bsky.social report:

What do you have to do to get Trump’s phone number these days? A great story from @ashleyrparker.bsky.social and @michaelscherer.bsky.social about a ridiculous phenomenon: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Rebecca Sheppard has been unable to fix a glaring error on her credit report, which plunged because of $240K in student loan debt she doesn’t owe. She’s one of many consumers who’ve struggled to get mistakes resolved under Trump’s CFPB.

NEW: White House officials have heard President Trump’s personal iPhone number is being sold to CEOs. Crypto bros are trying to trade for it. Journalists are bartering. Inside the hunt for the most important 10 digits in DC. W/ @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Yesterday was my sobriety anniversary, won’t say for how long because when I was first in the program people who had two whole weeks gave me hope, but I figured people with a year or more couldn’t be as alcoholic as I was. If you’re new, though, trust me: have hope.

Trump’s personal phone number is the hottest commodity in Washington, D.C.—and some are willing to barter or pay to get it, @michaelscherer.bsky.social and @ashleyrparker.bsky.social report: theatln.tc/suGnXBwC

New: President Trump’s personal phone number is Washington’s hottest commodity—and some are willing to barter or pay to get it, @michaelscherer.bsky.social and @ashleyrparker.bsky.social report:

NEW: White House officials have heard President Trump’s personal iPhone number is being sold to CEOs. Crypto bros are trying to trade for it. Journalists are bartering. Inside the hunt for the most important 10 digits in DC. W/ @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

This is video of the Iranian foreign minister at a march in Tehran today. youtube.com/shorts/jmVen...

Gen. Grynkewich: "What I've observed over the course of studying air power in history is that any time you attack a civilian population, you usually end up finding that it just hardens their resolve."

Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of Gaza detainee abuse

How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...

President Trump endorsed a congressional candidate in Louisiana—apparently unaware that there was a bombshell police report circulating about him, @michaelscherer.bsky.social reports.

NEW: Trump endorsed Blake Miguez for a Louisiana House seat last month. But no one told the White House that Miguez's former girlfriend had filed a 2007 police report accusing him of rape. Miguez denies, and she asked not to press charges. GIFT LINK: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

🚨BREAKING: As the Trump administration moves to relitigate past elections, the investigative branch of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is probing Arizona’s 2020 election results, Arizona’s attorney general Kris Mayes told Democracy Docket Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Scoop: The Pentagon barred press photographers from briefings on the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran after they published photos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that his staff deemed "unflattering."

A former Washington, D.C., police officer has been accused of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women whom he met on dating apps, Vivian Salama reports; the suspect denies the charges. www.theatlantic.com/national/202...

New ayatollah of Iran owns luxury apartments near the Israeli embassy in London, according to the Telegraph. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03...

John Le Carre-worthy spy stuff.

Page One @miamiherald.com

NEW: A Mysterious Code Is Being Broadcast on Shortwave Radio. Is It Iran? Via @shaneharris.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

The latest poll in Texas shows Democrat James Talarico LEADING both of his potential Republican opponents by a slight margin. 🟦 James Talarico: 44% 🟥 John Cornyn: 43% — 🟦 James Talarico: 47% 🟥 Ken Paxton: 45%

Democratic Party: Still more popular than Iran! (per NBC)

@radiofreetom.bsky.social I take back anything bad I ever said about The Atlantic. One of the writers recommended Iron Sky as a weird watch movie. Truly a guilty pleasure of a movie. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

this story is insane—not one of these inked & ripped restaurant dudes thought to tell the violent criminal they worked for to shove the job and meet them in court, or else hit him back? How is Redzepi still running around loose? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/d...

It's Friday so here's some skate steez from NYC circa 1993. Dan Wolfes Eastern Exposure series was the best. A VHS tape that got dubbed a million times. Zoo team is on here. Quim Cardona and Jeff Pang too. This was my shit. Chunky DCs and oversized Dickies skating on chewed up curbs and concrete

Trump said he didn’t approve Noem’s $220M ad campaign. But she told this story more than a year ago at a CPAC dinner

Story with @michaelscherer.bsky.social @russellberman.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

1/ Every winter and spring, cedar pollen blankets Central Texas and makes millions of people miserable. For @texashighways.bsky.social, I wrote about why I look forward to it anyway and what it taught me about belonging somewhere. texashighways.com/culture/find...

This is what the founders meant when they wrote about the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.

NEW: President Trump is expected to endorse John Cornyn over Ken Paxton in the Texas GOP primary runoff, three people briefed on the deliberations tell me + @michaelscherer.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Read the great Josh Partlow on the avalanche that stunned the nation www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...

What’s happening (and not happening) in Iran.

Trump: "The WCHA has asked me, very nicely, to be the Honoree at this year’s Dinner ... In honor of our Nation’s 250th Birthday, and the fact that these 'Correspondents' now admit that I am truly one of the Greatest Presidents in the History of our Country, the G.O.A.T., it will be my Honor"