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.

The spring fundraising drive for @rewirenewsgroup.com is underway! ☀️ 🚀 We’re raising $10,000 to ensure critical stories are reported about reproductive health, rights, justice and more. Support fearless journalism for every body: rewirenews.fundjournalism.org/membership/?...

🧵 The ninth annual Black Maternal Health Week began on Saturday, amplifying the perspectives of Black pregnant people and bringing awareness to high death rates Black women face during pregnancy and after birth. We cover these issues year-round. Here’s some of our reporting on Black maternal health:

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.

I have lead in my hair right now. Not hypothetically. According to a new Consumer Report investigation, the exact human braiding hair on my head—Ywigs Water Wave Bulk—tested with the HIGHEST lead levels of any product analyzed. Let me tell you why that matters beyond the obvious. 🧵

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.

Happy International Women's Day from Rewire News Group! We are committed to reproductive justice and and sexual health coverage that is inclusive of all genders. Thread 🧵:

Every other week, you can get the AngryBlackLady Chronicles newsletter straight to your inbox, where @angryblacklady.blacksky.app tackles reproductive justice from every angle—and gives subscribers a peek behind the curtain of her mind. Sign up today!

That story is now live:

March 1st is the Disability Day of Mourning, in memory of people with disabilities who were killed by family members or caregivers. At Rewire, we are committed to centering disability justice in our coverage. Thread below 🧵:

Yes, that's a dildo helmet. No, it's not the only way anti-ICE protesters used this sex toy at recent protests in Minneapolis; things got a lot spicier than that. Read @hallielieberman.bsky.social report to find out how and why one dildo distributor sees them as "kryptonite to these fascists."

I asked @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social which stories true crime still misses. His answer: missing and murdered Indigenous women. Missing Black women. Cases where “missing” often means an unsolved homicide. 🎧 B*tch, Listen. Out Now.

Journalism tends to focus on the problems, not the solutions. If it bleeds, it leads. Today @rewirenewsgroup.com is flipping the script. Postpartum depression is a big problem—and now there’s a treatment that seems to work. So why don’t more new moms take the PPD pill? Mara Santilli investigates.

For @rewirenewsgroup.com, @setharichardson.bsky.social reported on how ICE's presence in the Twin Cities has transformed kids' daily lives: "You can’t say to this student everything is going to be OK, because it’s not. Her mom did go to the detention center." rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/02/03/i...

It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.

What's in today's Rewire Weekly newsletter? ✅ Breaking abortion news ✅ What Minneapolis can learn from Argentina ✅ Can Bridgerton get consent right? And much, much more. You've got 12 minutes to get today's edition! Sign up NOW for your weekly one-stop-shop for reproductive justice journalism.

Pitch us! RNG is the only national U.S. newsroom exclusively dedicated to expert reporting on reproductive and sexual health, rights, and justice. For our first 2026 call-out, we especially seek timely, incisive story ideas from journalists covering disability justice, science, and parenthood.

After Renee Good's killing, I kept thinking about Argentina -namely, how moms became a potent resistance force when the dictatorship started "disappearing" their kids. I asked an authoritarianism scholar who survived that regime what the U.S. could learn. It's hard reading but, I think, heartening.

According to @moderation.bsky.app, basic health care is too "adult" to be shown fully on the platform. But that shouldn't stop you from reading @haileycolp.bsky.social's latest for @rewirenewsgroup.com

I like this @angryblacklady.blacksky.app. As my colleague Tom Saenz says, “we have to use the whole Constitution.”

Breaking from me and @cameronoakes.bsky.social: Virginia lawmakers voted today to enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution. Now it's up to voters. VA, the only southern state that has not enacted restrictions since the fall of Roe v. Wade, is a haven for patients across the region.

✨ @rewirenewsgroup.com's Campus Dispatch is back! I love this explainer from a medical student in Alabama who has worked as a doula on what exactly doulas do, what kinds of doulas exist, and how they help promote healthier, safer births: rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/09/w...

RNG: Starting the year off spicy!

Coalition – not consolidation – is the key to independent media’s survival, writes @malloryjohns.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/coal...

@malloryjohns.bsky.social, RNG's executive director, shared her vision for journalism w/@niemanlab.org. It's about editorial independence, coalition-building & transparency. This was her pitch when she hired me as Rewire's editorial director and I'm proud to report it's been our shared mission since

Super psyched to see my @rewirenewsgroup.com story republished in @documentedny.bsky.social. If you haven't already, I hope you'll give it a read: documentedny.com/2026/01/02/i...

This year I launched B*tch, Listen, a new podcast for @rewirenewsgroup.com. The only way I was able to do it was through listener donations. If you like the work that I do and want to see more of it, consider donating or better yet, becoming a member! (All your friends are doing it!)

For months, I've been talking to providers and researchers across the country to understand how the Trump administration's immigration policies are impacting reproductive health. The story is out today in @rewirenewsgroup.com. I hope you'll give it a read: rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/12/17/i...

📚 @rewirenewsgroup.com's 2025 book recs are out!! Mine are Bad Summer People (if you liked the Hunting Wives, you will like this!!) for adults & Santa's Diaries for kids rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/12/09/2...

Calling all Scrubs fans! Judy Reyes breaks down exactly why Carla + Turk worked: real chemistry, real friendship, and one extremely chaotic first on-screen kiss. Full episode of B*tch, Listen is live now. ✨

Queer Chicago shoutout. In the face of SNAP eligibility requirements: Brave Space Alliance is partnering with a network of local organizations as part of a Community Resource Day, offering free clothing, baby essentials, social services, and more. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/11/26/f...

I am famously not known for hopium but I gotta tell y'all.... this interview I did with Skye Perryman from Democracy Forward has me feeling real good about fighting autocracy and building communities. Need some inspiration today? Might I suggest giving a listen rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/11/13/w...

In news that will shock no one but which everyone needs to hear, abortion bans hurt the speed and quality of medical care across the board—even when treatment has nothing to do with abortion, new study shows

New from me and @catesby.bsky.social: Why abortion is still an issue in Virginia this election cycle, even though it's not technically on the ballot rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/20/v...

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage." I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

Cool job alert! If you are a freelancer looking for 8-10 steady, adrenaline-fueled hours a week, apply to be our new PT newsletter editor at @rewirenewsgroup.com. This is just a short-term gig *for now*, grant-funded through end of year. rewire.bamboohr.com/careers/24

Episode 1 of B*tch, Listen is here! It's finally here! rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/09/25/c...

The relaunch of my column Angry Black Lady Chronicles is today! It's super gay.

Are you in NOLA this week for #ONA25? Same! I'm super pumped, not only to be attending my very first @journalists.org conference, but to be co-hosting a workshop too! Let's connect if you're interested in podcasts or learning how I'm building a mission-driven team at @rewirenewsgroup.com.

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I asked a numbers guy: What else could Trump's $150 billion mass deportation budget pay for? The short answer is: Americans could get a lot of FREE health care, and shuttered rural hospitals could reopen their doors. For the long answer, you gotta click through.

Trump hasn't forgotten about abortion—even as ICE raids make headlines—his administration is gearing up to dust off a zombie law, the 1873 Comstock Act, to ban mailing abortion pills, medical supplies, contraception, pornography, and even dildos. My latest:

⚠️Welp. The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a case next term about whether states can ban trans girls from playing on girls sports teams. And if you’ve been paying attention—*especially* after Skrmetti—the answer is gonna be "YOU BETCHA." @hegemommy.bsky.social and I covered this case in 2023:

🌟Pitch callout🌟 @rewirenewsgroup.com is now accepting pitches for reported stories, personal essays, and timely explainers on reproductive rights, sexual health, LGBTQ+ issues, science news, and more. Please use our pitch portal! More details below: rewirenewsgroup.com/about-us/wri...

Cool project launch! For Pride @rewirenewsgroup.com asked trans kids and families to write in with how they're feeling & faring in this political climate. Many of the 2,400 anti-trans bills introduced across the US since 2022 target youth, but news rarely centers their voices. We are. #TransMissives

What does the assassination of the pro-choice, pro-family Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Horton have to do with the Jan 6 Capitol insurrection? Plenty, writes @erintothemax.bsky.social for @rewirenewsgroup.com Because abortion rights and democracy are all bound up.

NEW: Adriana Smith, the Georgia woman who was declared brain-dead 4 months ago but forcibly kept on life support because she was pregnant, gave birth by emergency C-section late last week. Her family says she will finally be allowed to die this week, per @19thnews.org 19thnews.org/2025/06/adri...

sex worker collectives in seattle have long been providing community health care, reaching vulnerable groups when traditional health-care systems couldn't. @travelinganna.bsky.social spoke with a few of the collectives about their work for @rewirenewsgroup.com: rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/06/12/s...

The Fallout is back! It’s a column. It’s a newsletter. It’s a vibe. Each week @hegemommy.bsky.social & other @rewirenewsgroup.com experts explore the judges, court cases, news & laws that affect your life. This week: Trump’s new judge picks include one “culture warrior” & a “millennial Sam Alito”