5 million-plus kindergartners now live in counties where schools don’t have “herd immunity” for measles, Washington Post reporters found. WaPo also built a tool to look up your own county. Exceptional, and alarming work by @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @caitlingilbert.bsky.social et al. (Gift link.)

That was…one of the worst TV show finales I have seen since HIMYM

Millions of middle-class Americans who have ACA health plans are facing soaring premiums in 2026 — and tough coverage choices after the new rates kick in Jan. 1. And it often falls to women to figure out a family's insurance puzzle. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

In approx 74% of school shooting incidents, the firearm was obtained from the shooter’s home or the home of a close friend or fam member* Safe&secure gun storage—unloaded&locked up—saves lives. Spread the word: Firearm violence prevention is everyone's job 🛟🧪 * publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...

Among the housing challenges faced by military families: - Ongoing struggles with mold - Chipping, aging lead paint - Windows being sealed shut (to protect against aforementioned paint, which then prevents ventilation + reduces the ability to escape a fire) www.military.com/feature/2025...

In 2015, #SanDiego pledged to eliminate pedestrian, cyclist and other non-motorist traffic deaths by 2025. Not only has this initiative failed, but deaths have INCREASED. Here are the 15 most dangerous intersections in the city, as of earlier this month: www.axios.com/local/san-di...

So much to be obsessed with: Almost Famous! Cameron Crowe! San Diego lore!

Things you pull out of your tote as a mom when you get to your work trip hotel: 1. Potty training agreement from daycare 2. Reporting notes from last month’s work trip 3. A business card from a work trip 18 months ago for someone who’s become a good friend 4. An empty cookie sleeve

We’re all going to hear a lot about the newborn hepatitis B vaccine shot this week. Here’s some facts about the vaccine, which is safe and effective at preventing liver disease. 19thnews.org/2025/12/hepa...

POV you’re me hearing my 5YO yelling at her gymnastics instructor for some reason: “MY MOM IS OLDER THAN YOU! MY MOM IS THIRTY-THREE!”

Meta reportedly spent $27 million protecting CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2024, including security for his family members. www.axios.com/2025/11/20/c...

Do you have a child who was born prematurely, defined as before the 37th week of pregnancy? We want to hear from you: https://bit.ly/3LUHee2

My hot take ahead of holiday shopping season is that monograms are often inherently wasteful and decrease any likelihood of secondhand use

Is it because they’re a billion dollars

My last freelance piece for a while: Cars are too expensive. Families want to be outside anyway. So they turn to golf carts as an alternative and then...kids get hurt. How should families straddle the line between cost-savings, convenience, and safety? www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...

This is a good article, worth reading. Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one? The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars. Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat

My husband is out with his squadron (Navy) and I just got this text. Cc @mulaney.bsky.social

“We may be the only specialty that continues to do major abdominal surgery without a shred of evidence of benefit,” said Dr. Steven L. Clark, an obstetrician at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas. Read Sarah Kliff's latest: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/h...

Getting new details on this now: As the arrest unfolded, teachers pleaded with the agents telling them the teacher had a work permit. The agents went into multiple rooms looking for teachers while children were present. One teacher hid with a child in her care while the agents stormed the facility.

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

Teen Vogue was my first major internship in media. My first national print byline. The place I learned to take up space as a woman in a newsroom. To lose it is to lose a birthplace for women in journalism.

First day at @axios.com ✅ Thrilled to be spending the next six months as associate editorial director for the live events team. See you all in New York: www.axios.com/events/bfd

The retrenchment is here: As more news outlets and media companies roll back commitments to diversity efforts, including reporting on stories about traditionally marginalized groups, the avenues for reporters who specialize in such coverage grow increasingly limited. www.thewrap.com/nbc-news-div...

Got to talk to The Youths about how they're using backpacks to embrace one of their final chapters of childhood. “You bring back the beginning, and now it's like the end of something." www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/fa...

Me, to my 5YO at bedtime: "I love you more than anything." Her, pausing mid-hug to look at me quizzically: "More than sunscreen???"

Okay, where are we buying (cute, small frame) sunglasses that don't cost a billion dollars and that I won't feel guilty losing all the time

A reminder that if you're a writer using Otter to transcribe interviews, sometimes it just MAKES UP QUOTES. Do not trust AI unconditionally, and always always check your work.

I love heists. I love what happened at the Louvre. This is my current imagined heist cast + soundtrack / please send me yours. (And I have diff generation versions of this including one where Jodie Comer is on outfits)

The government shutdown puts SNAP + food stamp benefits at risk. A 2023 study found nearly 26% of active-duty service members are considered food insecure, and about 15% rely on food stamps or food banks to help support their families. My piece from 2019: www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

A reminder (from my 2019 @theatlantic.com reporting) that as military families go without pay this shutdown, many of them are single-paycheck households relying on the servicemember's income because the spouses have been pushed out of the workforce. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

Chased down a stranger in the daycare parking lot on Monday because I'm working on a story for which they'd be a fit. We just had our phone call, and it was so much better than I even predicted. The high of searching for + finding the perfect source reigns supreme.

“I protect the family,” I whisper as I apply sunscreen to my screaming 2YO.

Troops stung by ‘hard’ credit checks and unexpected denials in USAA’s relief loans — latest from me @taskandpurpose.com One soldier messaged USAA’s chatbot about his denied loan. It pushed a credit card, then said to consider opening an account with Navy Fed. taskandpurpose.com/military-lif...

Oh and more than 90% of those spouses identify as women. trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/u...

A reminder (from my 2019 @theatlantic.com reporting) that as military families go without pay this shutdown, many of them are single-paycheck households relying on the servicemember's income because the spouses have been pushed out of the workforce. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

“My biggest fear is going to the hospital." Pregnant immigrants are terrified ICE will show up outside the doctors' office or at the hospital. So they're skipping the care necessary to ensure a healthy birth. Some experience dangerous complications as a result. 19thnews.org/2025/10/preg...

Source request: GOLF CART PEOPLE. Do you own a golf cart? Maybe you bought it for your kids, or for scooting around your beach town, or for some other reason where it made sense to your life but not for actual use on a golf course. I want to hear from you! [email protected]

Parents: did your high schooler request a backpack this year that's ostensibly for a little kids? If so, I want to talk to you for a story! Reply, DM, or email me at [email protected]

A Northern California woman was twice denied an emergency abortion and sent home, according to a new lawsuit. In one instance, she developed life-threatening sepsis. H/t @jessicavalenti.bsky.social @kylietcheung.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

There's a lot you can say about Tuckernuck, but this is definitely worth highlighting (h/t @thecut.com) www.thecut.com/article/tuck...

I did it: I heard a Youth use the phrase "six seven" in the wild

Hearings begin today on a S.Carolina Senate bill that could set the model for national abortion bans — ELIMINATING exceptions for rape + incest, allowing women to be charged with murder, redefining birth control to exclude IUDs, etc. H/T @jessicavalenti.bsky.social: www.thestate.com/news/politic...

"Intentionally or not, Trump is adding weight to this burden that women are already carrying as family health managers." - my thoughts in this terrific piece from @bcrodriguez.bsky.social for @19thnews.org on the gendered burdens of attacks on Tylenol and vaccines. 19thnews.org/2025/09/chil...

Fever itself can endanger fetal development—which is why Tylenol remains an important tool for protecting moms and babies.

Source request: GOLF CART PEOPLE. Do you own a golf cart? Maybe you bought it for your kids, or for scooting around your beach town, or for some other reason where it made sense to your life but not for actual use on a golf course. I want to hear from you! [email protected]

Parents: did your high schooler request a backpack this year that's ostensibly for a little kids? If so, I want to talk to you for a story! Reply, DM, or email me at [email protected]

An analysis underscores the connection between abortion access and economic stability: more people becoming pregnant and being forced into poverty led to higher property crimes.

Just want to reiterate this insane flag from @jessicavalenti.bsky.social: In a statement to @nytimes.com, the Trump administration referred to IUDs and other birth control as "abortifacient" (meaning they facilitate abortions, which they do not). jessica.substack.com/p/trump-birt...

RFK Jr.'s newly appointed members of a top vaccine advisory panel include an anti-abortion OBGYN from Louisiana who's spoken at Right to Life events and defended the state's abortion restrictions: www.wwno.org/public-healt... prolifelouisiana.org/addressing-p...

The prominent 31-year-old media personality encouraged young women to have more babies, called for a ban on gender-affirming care and advocated for gun rights.