FAA Warns Airlines About Safety Risks From Rocket Launches, Urges “Extreme Caution,” by @heathervogell.bsky.social and Agnel Philip

As I said on NPR this morning, @mprnews.org Minnesota Public Radio has done a fantastic job all month—has it only been a month?—covering the hardest of stories and often informing the whole country through reports heard on NPR.

For all directing skepticism at journalists (and it's fair to consider all messengers critically) please spend as much time evaluating your own biases. Far too often I hear off-handed remarks about "bias" in media from people who in their next breath parrot a clearly BS talking point from a pundit.

A nurse. A researcher. A helper.

Alex Pretti - who DHS labeled a domestic terrorist - honoring a veteran that passed away in the ICU.

Yesterday, when the government used taxpayer dollars to blast a full-volume narrative about the man federal agents had shot on the street, I remembered a quote from Lincoln. He said that if you attack someone’s character without knowing if it’s true, that is the same as a lie.

Stunning. The Minnesota Bureau of criminal apprehension says they secured a judicial warrant to access the scene of today’s shooting but were denied access by Federal agents.

The National Rifle Association is also criticizing the administration for its evidence-free descriptions of a legal gun owner standing in the street with a phone.

How Trump Is Testing the Limits of the Presidency, via @nytimes.com

ICE tactics and training under scrutiny after Minneapolis shooting www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

220,000 Fewer Workers: How Trump’s Cuts Affected Every Federal Agency. AHRQ was gutted.

Nearly half of Trump-appointed experts involved in shaping the new dietary guidelines have financial ties to meat and dairy industries. Exclusive with @sarah-todd.bsky.social and @elizabethcooney.bsky.social --> www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/n...

Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

Opinion | Reflecting on yet another year of scientific fraud at the University of Minnesota via @carlelliott.bsky.social "Deny wrongdoing, stonewall reporters, punish dissenters and wait for it all to blow over." www.startribune.com/umn-professo...

I wrote this column about the aggressive pushback our reporters have received for doing their jobs. Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.

A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation

NEW! The Shakedown: Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism, with @chronicle.com

Another banned word list--that includes the word..."women"

Also, the name of the organization is one letter away from being "sweat shop," and they seem to be OK with that, too.

Every Western European country scores higher on the global ranking of freedom and democracy than the U.S. does, according to Freedom House, a U.S.-based nonprofit that ranks countries according to measures such as election process, rule of law and individual rights.

GLP-1s and their rising popularity is forcing a reckoning with America's shortcut culture — especially as research mounts on one major downside of use. @dylanlscott.bsky.social untangles it here in his latest @vox.com feature: www.vox.com/the-highligh...

Powerful reporting on the impact of CDC cuts by @sarah-todd.bsky.social What West Virginia teens lost when CDC cuts ended their fight against Big Tobacco www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/i... via @statnews.com

Like a literary character, the man whose name winks at medicine writes authoritatively about the pitfalls of research that endanger patients. Highly recommend "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's" by @charlespiller.bsky.social to all health and science reporters.

Former CDC leaders weigh in: CDC’s vaccine advisory panel faces a crisis of its own making, via @statnews.com

Really important story 👇

He wrote “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” after shooting U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez. www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...

Two policing experts who reviewed videos of Portland protests for ProPublica said federal officers at times used force inappropriately, echoing a Portland police official who testified in court that federal officers were instigating the chaos.

In Indy, 100 pregnant women are about to get $20k each over the course of three years. They can spend the money on whatever they choose. The program will support families living in areas with the most infant deaths. @mirrorindy.org has info on applying: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

🤔 White House's Chicago 'chaos' video uses footage from other cities

Are mRNA Covid-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women and their infants? Yes, according to a study of 527,564 infants. Researchers checked for 75 potential birth defects and found no increase in any of them. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Sixty-five judges responded to a @nytimes.com questionnaire sent to hundreds of federal judges across the country. Of those, 47 said the Supreme Court had been mishandling its emergency docket since Mr. Trump returned to office.

Eye-opening data visualization and story: Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived, by Ruth Talbot and @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social

Horrifying— Barbara Gomes Marques went with her US citizen husband and lawyer on 9/16 to a green card appointment at USCIS office in downtown LA where she was tricked into walking down a hallway away from them, was snatched by ICE and never came back. She now faces imminent deportation in Louisiana.

New study: RSV vaccine cuts hospitalization risk for adults 60+ by over half across two seasons. A strong reason for older adults to get vaccinated. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/09...

After Trump said George Soros is “a likely candidate” for prosecution now that the Justice Department acts on his whims, Soros’ foundation prepares for a blow: “We’re not afraid.”

A $100,000 fee for H-1B visas will devastate U.S. health care www.statnews.com/2025/09/25/h... via @statnews.com

A clear statement from the American Psychiatric Association on autism, Tylenol, folinic acid -- and a general endorsement of evidence-based medicine (as we move in reverse) www.psychiatry.org/news-room/ne...

Journalists: Get the latest insights on autism, vaccines and upcoming HHS reports. AHCJ's webinar with experts like Dr. Paul Offit and Dr. Jessica Steier offers essential context for accurate reporting. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/09...

Resharing for anyone out here who doesn't ride the subway but has an important story to share with a journalist on their drive, walk, bike, unicycle (truly, seeing more on my greenway!:)) or non-commute (i.e., break from the grind, working at home). Respect to all working in this tough environment.

A drug that provides near-perfect protection against HIV with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope for ending the HIV epidemic. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/h...

“Conrad, a librarian of two decades, said the trend is continuing into September, as students are borrowing 39 percent more books than last year.”

We have to adapt to endure in a post-information age, where we are told there are no facts, only politics. open.substack.com/pub/steveins...

We have to adapt to endure in a post-information age, where we are told there are no facts, only politics. open.substack.com/pub/steveins...

Trump administration cancels annual hunger survey The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s, but now says the report has become ‘overly politicized’

“The good news is anyone can get this vaccine. The bad news is that no one is encouraged to get it even if you’re in a high-risk group,” said Dr. Paul Offit, a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia vaccine researcher and former government adviser. apnews.com/article/cdc-...

Winner of mRNA Nobel Prize says ACIP member’s claim that Covid vaccines persist is “absolutely impossible” In Q&A, Drew Weissman says vast literature shows Covid shots are safe, refutes claims from Retsef Levi www.statnews.com/2025/09/20/d...

Former FCC lawyer to NPR, on media companies so swiftly caving into the agency’s demands: “A spine is a terrible thing to waste.” Listen: www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...

The chaos from the first day of a meeting of the federal vaccine committee appointed by RFK Jr. bled into the second day, as the panel reversed one decision and indefinitely postponed a vote on a hepatitis B vaccine they had already deferred once. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/h...

Reaction's to ACIP's vote are coming in. The American Academy of Pediatrics says the meeting "promoted false claims and misguided information about vaccines as part of an unprecedented effort to limit access to routine childhood immunizations and sow fear and mistrust in vaccines."

Former CDC official says RFK Jr.’s handpicked vaccine advisory committee will vote to delay vaccine for hepatitis B, one of two vaccines that prevent cancer. Read my story about how babies could be harmed if they don’t get this shot on time. www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...