It’s New Foods Day for the Minnesota State Fair and this, to me, is the promise of America www.mnstatefair.org/new/food

The Washington Post quoted trans sources in three out of their three stories. CBS included a trans source in one out of four stories. NPR had a trans person's perspective in two out of four stories. Only the New York Times produced five seperate stories without even quoting one trans person.

RIP Alan Greenspan who was a very good sport with this back when we did April Fools stories

Commemorating the passing of the legendary Alan Greenspan by posting the April 1, 2019 parody that my daughter @selenasd.com did @npr.org about the musical, "Greenspan." He even makes a cameo! Brilliant and fun! www.npr.org/2019/04/01/7...

Absolutely heart wrenching. By @gabrielleemanuel.bsky.social

Happy Pride to this Caravaggio self-portrait that made one man so gay he had to go to the hospital

"The Trump administration issued a rule that makes bad policy even worse."

The work requirements IFR is out: public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11094.pdf (Reading now)

ICYMI, thread - key issues to look for with the release of the Medicaid work requirement IFR, expected this afternoon.

There's enough recently laid off journalistic talent to staff and run 3-5 midsize to large news organizations.

White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants. These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque. | Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com/article/whit...

Gutted to be losing people like Nell Greenfieldboyce, Joe Shapiro, and Don Gonyea -- all of whom I count as friends and also simply unparalleled journalists. This business, man. It's the literal worst sometimes. www.npr.org/2026/05/27/n...

it's a crushing day at NPR. we're losing some people i've been listening to since before i ever dreamed i'd do radio myself. it's a blow to NPR and i fear to journalism.

Here's how the Trump administration is chipping away at transgender health care access for adults With more than 30 interviews with trans adults, treatment providers, conservative activists and trans rights activists over the last two months. For @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

NEW from me: @ppgnhaik.bsky.social is the first Planned Parenthood to prescribe abortion medication to patients who are not pregnant. www.npr.org/2026/05/21/n...

I'm not a plumber. But I'm pretty sure that's not how sinks work.

BREAKING: Justice Alito extends his administrative stays — keeping mifepristone available on current terms — until 5p ET Thursday, May 14.

Reva Siegel and I have posted our latest on SSRN, which is forthcoming in the Texas Law Review. Comments welcome as we revise! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

I am not sure most people understand how completely bananas these investigations are. Title IX has an explicit carveout for private college admissions (meaning it is entirely up to Smith who to admit). This is not just arguing for a reinterpretation of Tile IX, it is plain and simple bad faith.

Ahead: @selenasd.com on yesterday’s ruling to limit access to telemedicine for an abortion drug. Then a visit to the building of a new nuclear power plant in WY. And a pay phone in Boston where people can pour out their hearts.

Dog loves to ride: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/Awwww/s/5R...

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Pleased to talk to @selenasd.com with @npr.org about this important issue about the health and well-being of babies. If the Supreme Court ends birthright citizenship, what will it mean for newborns? - NPR www.npr.org/2026/03/31/n...

Guttmacher Data Scientist @imaddowzimet.bsky.social joined @selenasd.com to discuss the latest data from our Monthly Abortion Provision Study. As telehealth care to states with total bans increased from 2024 to 2025, out-of-state travel for care declined. More via @npr.org ⬇️ https://gu.tt/41ugDJa

This piece from my colleague @wstonereports.bsky.social is a must read. "Asked for further comment by NPR, a spokesperson for @hhsofficial.bsky.social said the agency was reassessing 'how to balance public health considerations with consumer access and choice.'" www.npr.org/2026/03/19/n...

And was particularly happy that they were able to talk to someone who had an abortion via telehealth in Georgia (and who was much more eloquent than I was)

Was really happy to get the chance to talk to NPR about our new report, which documented shifts in how residents of states with total abortion bans are accessing care www.npr.org/2026/03/24/n...

Breaking: A U.S. district judge in Oregon said he will vacate a declaration made late last year by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that asserted gender-affirming care for young trans people does not meet medical standards of care. www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/j...

Absolutely astonishing. I don't think many people realize the extent to which the scientific enterprise in America has collapsed over the past 14 months. As someone who covered science funding for the first half of his career, it's almost unfathomable this could happen.

Unpacking the anti-abortion movement's messaging strategy on mifepristone, by @kelciemmorris.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/rhet...

NEW: Title X clinics around the country that provide contraception, cancer screening etc. to more than 2mil low income people could see their federal funding cut off in a few weeks. HHS was supposed to give clinics guidance months ago about reapplying for funding, but it's been "radio silence."

This RAND report puts the RHTP's inability to offset upcoming Medicaid cuts in grim perspective www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

Had to list a reason why one of my kiddos was late to school today and wrote “general ennui” not realizing it would print out on his sticker pass. 😂

We only have access to this incredibly important (and evil) memo because Chris fought tooth and nail to obtain and share it! An impressive journalistic feat and a real public service.

notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich

“Success means converting a part-time editor to full-time, hiring a longtime freelance reporter, and hiring a third reporter, who we hope will be a laid-off Washington Post journalist.”

Not a team captain coming out by kissing his boyfriend on live TV after winning the Stanley Cup?

A quick 🧵: @51st.news wants to keep growing, and we need your help! 51st.news/the-51st-is-... The Post's gutting showed us we can't trust a billionaire to do the right thing. If we want local news to survive, we need to help *build and sustain it*.

Almost 10 years ago, I bought a gun for a Slate reporting project that never panned out. I detested guns. I thought we should ban them all. I couldn't wait to get rid of it. This is the story of how my feelings changed. slate.com/life/2026/02...

once my son woke me up to ask what a three dimensional hexagon was called. yes, please. ask me about the gay instead.

It is really hard to get people on record about this. Because it is scary for parents like us and for our kids to be public right now. NPR has been so scrupulous about putting the human beings affected out in front and representing them fairly, as they represent themselves. Hard, important work.

So grateful for @NPR’s continuing responsible, in depth, contextually-rich reporting on trans kids. Makes me really proud to be partnered with them. www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...

This is adorable

I can't stop thinking about the devastation at the Washington Post. As a reader and a D.C. resident and a fellow journalist, it is shattering.

Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.

We’re working on it! But growing the newsroom our city deserves takes time, and way more resources than we currently have. BUT every member helps get us closer to building a newsroom Bezos can’t destroy: 51st.news/signup

Have a thought for my colleague @joannakakissis.bsky.social and others who are reporting from Ukraine, living by candles and without heat for weeks now www.npr.org/2026/02/04/g...

The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3

Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"