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It's a sign of the times that @rewirenewsgroup.com has spent 2026 debunking health misinformation coming from the U.S. government–and not just any federal officials, but from the nation's health agency. Today, we examine the FDA's enthusiastic claim that a drug called leucovorin may treat autism.

Using a correction to hate on the Mets is peak NYC

Virginia is for democracy lovers

Ah, the age old question of Spring in NYC is upon us again: exhausted, sick, or allergies?

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Iconic, every single one of them

Killing his wife and himself *while their kids were in the home.* It's unspeakably horrific.

Stegosaurus, obviously. Tho I think they have discovered dozens of new dinos since I was in kindergarten and now they all have feathers

"One of the two men accused of shooting and killing a 7-month-old baby in Brooklyn earlier this month pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges —hours after the baby's coffin was drawn in a white horse-and-buggy through the borough's streets." So senseless, so ineffably tragic.

Have you ever had an ovarian cyst? This person is in excruciating pain–and at risk of death if it bursts.

Copyeditors: They matter!

“Nunca más”

I’ve been worried since I asked our daycare if the city had been in touch abt 2K. She said no–and that no one in her big informal network of home-based centers had been asked for input. They’re anxious. Free childcare will be life-changing, but it has to work for daycare providers to work at all.

This is phenomenal news for Hungarian democracy. Orban did everything in his power to consolidate his power: stacked the judiciary, appointed loyalists to key positions, and dominated the legislature. Magyar’s win and his concession shows a modern authoritarian can be beat even in a rigged system.

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Picture of the century. 😍 📷 credit: Science Tube

Edited @cuteflesh.bsky.social is such a delight. Emily Post doesn't cover communal sex toys. "As an intrepid sex writer, I feel it is my job to bring etiquette into the modern era and ask: Is it okay to put a butt plug in multiple anuses?"

Any Brazilians on here? Almoço executivo

Dispatch from the Tx shelter where pregnant teens are caged: “There are 3 pregnant girls there right now and also 3 girls who have had children,” he said. “So there were 3 infants.” The youngest child at the shelter was 5, and he saw a baby being held by “a mom that looked to be about 13 or 14.”

Mamdani's age worried a lot of folks, but here's one distinct advantage to youth. I can't stay up past 10 p.m. these days!

I had a brief breast cancer scare when I was pregnant. I couldn’t stop thinking about the late friend of a friend whose cancer symptoms weren’t explored bc she was pregnant. She died. This is a very, very good change of direction. Props to @cameronoakes.bsky.social for tracking the research.

NEW: The judge in the Louisiana case that could upend medication abortion access has issued a ruling temporarily protecting telehealth abortion care in the state. Rewire is tracking this important case and will keep updating our timeline as the case progresses.

People can be so good. There’s more to this story, too, than the naming—the kids, the solo parenting, the commitment to the mission. It’s just all love.

There was an excellent @99pi.org on this development!

See ya, Pam.

The staggering parallels between US and Brazil politics continue: An aged incumbent struggles to connect to his base; the ex right-wing president who attempted to overturn the election he lost stages a surprise comeback… Except Brazil threw that guy in jail, so it’s his SON running for president.

While I'm at ONA Chicago w/so many brilliant journos, my brill Rewire colleagues dropped a gorgeous report documenting how in 2025 we kept our promise to deliver rigorous, no-paywall journalism on reproductive & sexual health, rights & justice for all. Read here: rewirenewsgroup.com/wp-content/u...

New from me: This past year, the White House has systematically dismantled trans rights and autonomy, making the country less safe for trans people to live and thrive. At Rewire News Group, we reviewed our coverage of these political and legal assaults and their consequences.

The Clean Water for All Life Act introduced by Illinois GOP Rep. Mary Miller requires patients to collect their “medical waste” after a medication abortion supposedly to protect the environment. But the GOP doesn’t care about your drinking water, and the bill is a form of strategic disinformation.

Need a reminder that there are still good and brave people? This was my morning read. Not an easy story, but a good one.

I repeat once again that Gustavo Petro was a guerrilla fighter and the first leftist elected president in a country with a deep political conservative tradition. I’m not saying he’s invincible, but I am saying he doesn’t take kindly to threats.

You read that right. When @angryblacklady.blacksky.app reviewed an analysis of lead in braiding hair, she learned that the kind she has on her head RIGHT NOW has more lead than any hair they tested. Yikes. The FDA could keep Black women safer, if only it regulated these products.

Don't let Ramadan end without reading this heartening story about queer iftars. “There are LGBTQ+ Muslims, just like there are variances of all faith[s], and we need dedicated spaces to convene, not only as an act of resistance, but an act of resilience,” Benarbane said.

Shocking

This one has a happy ending, but the rest is sheer terror. We cannot become inured to violence.

loooooooved @catesby.bsky.social's interview with our sex columnist, @cuteflesh.bsky.social!! rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/03/13/a...

This was a fun interview. How often do you get to ask someone if they're good at sex? With @cuteflesh.bsky.social , it's totally legit. You'll have to click through to find out how she answered. You can also send us your own sex questions for Vera to answer!

Rewire stays on top of the news so you don’t have to. But it’s not all bad news! We believe in solutions journalism and heartening stories, too, and every Friday newsletter features The Unwind—a little moment of zen, from us, just for you. 🌴

We're tracking the high-stakes Louisiana lawsuit that could stop ppl in abortion-ban states from getting pills thru the mail. We'll update it as the case advances. This is the kind of unglorious service journalism newsrooms (incl. my own!) have less and less time for, but which remains essential.

Thinking about dosing testosterone to rev your motor? This story's for you. Online, wellness influencers & menopausal women rave about its anti-aging benefits, from brightening skin to boosting libido. So we asked the experts–including trans people who've been taking this sex hormone for years.

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War is an environmental catastrophe, among other things.

“Only source for chicken nuggets”—an enduring parental condition

“I remain hopeful, partially as defiance.They would like us to feel hopeless, to surrender.” A heartening listen on a Saturday morning.

Evangelical Christians aren't the only people whose faith-based views of abortion matter, ruled an Indiana judge who just blocked the state's abortion ban citing Jewish religious freedom. Someone had to say it! RNG has tracked this case as it moved through the courts. Our updated story here.

Carpenter; track coach. And what about our grandmothers? Mine were a math teacher and secretary.

The modest first U.S. experiment in something other countries have been doing successfully for decades in various ways on various continents and it’s no big deal can stay

Lander calls for stacking the Court.