Janet Reitman

“Don’t be scared of anything,” he said, when the total number of reported measles cases rose above 1,000, almost all among people who were unvaccinated, as the virus continued to spread in Colorado, Pennsylvania and finally into the remote corners of North Dakota…

‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home

This story gave me chills

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...

How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.

Incredible piece

www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

My question exactly

Back in 2016 or 2017, in an interview, Richard Spencer outlined his support of this idea to me. In case you're wondering what kind of people have been pushing Trumpland for it for a long time.

Wesleyan University president says Trump's antisemitism fight doesn't protect Jews Michael Roth, Wesleyan University's first Jewish president, says the Trump administration is using antisemitism as a "cloak" to get universities to be loyal to the president.

Michael Roth, Wesleyan University's first Jewish president, says the Trump administration is using antisemitism as a "cloak" to get universities to be loyal to the president.

Pope Francis to JD Vance: No Good Friday agreement for you, heretic!

The Gen X Career Meltdown Just when they should be at their peak, experienced workers in creative fields find that their skills are all but obsolete.

“There was this sense that you get to do this.”
I loved that feeling.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated

“Once you accept the arrest of a person for no reason other than their speech, we are all in danger.”

While watching that horrifying, globe-shifting exchange with Zelenkskyy, I couldn't help but think about what a deliberately staged reality-TV moment it was, with two people ganging up on one and screaming a classic, totally petulant reality-TV accusation: They hadn't been thanked enough.

This is a painful read about a Trump voter who is now a fired federal employee with no access to the free IVF she was promised. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The thing the right-wing took away from non-prosecution of W-era torture wasn't that they were fortunate that Obama was willing to look forward, it was that installing John Yoo's to write memos saying "[illegal thing] is actually legal" is a cheat code to rewrite the laws however you want

The White House Press Corps needs to walk out.

Elon Musk’s Revolutionary Terror The evisceration of U.S.A.I.D. isn’t a policy fight—it’s an execution designed to strike fear in our own government.

This column is @sbg1.bsky.social at her best. Come for the comparison to America's shambolic takeover of the Iraqi government. Stay for her scooplets on what's going on inside DOJ. She's a clarion voice right now. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

NYT v Sullivan is one of the load-bearing pillars of press freedom in this country. Trump’s guys are taking an axe to it.

So if I’m understanding today correctly, the world’s richest person Elon Musk, whom no one elected, is taking over federal payment systems and employee data while the federal employees who investigate and prosecute public corruption are being fired en masse.

make TB great again

FBI agents who worked on January 6 and Trump investigations are expected to be fired Friday | CNN Politics The Trump administration is set to expand a purge of career law enforcement officials, with dozens of FBI agents who investigated January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack and Trump-related investigations as...

This is how banana republics work: “Interim leaders at the Justice Department have spent the past week drawing up lists of people whose work at the bureau has earned disfavor with Trump for a variety of reasons.” www.cnn.com/2025/01/31/p...

There isn't a story I've done on the military where officers/or senior NCOs - notably GWOT vets of the Bush era - don't bring up DEI as a "huge" problem, along with hatred of new mental health protocols and other bits of progress. it's a pervasive, unsubstantiated narrative

Because it’s not a thing. It’s never been a thing. It’s a fantasy to attack POC, LGTBQT, and women. That was why Christopher Rufo created the whole movement.

It’s Clear Enough What Elon Musk Did. The ADL’s Response Is Pathetic. - Slate

I was informed yesterday that my course on the far right at the University of Virginia was flagged by the Goldwater Institute for being "DEI/Anti-MAGA Instruction."

Chronic Pain Afflicts Billions of People. It’s Time for a Revolution. As many as two billion people suffer from it — including me. Can science finally bring us relief?

This story about chronic pain in the NYT Mag is an absolute must-read.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/m...

Very sad to hear about the death of Mike Rinder, who I first met years and years ago, while reporting on Scientology for @rollingstone.com . Back then he was dubbed "Mr. Scary" by one of our assistants. He emerged, though, as the *exact opposite* - the piece below is a great assessment of Mike.

Opinion | I Study Guys Like Trump. There’s a Reason They Keep Winning. Democrats walked into the trap of defending the very institutions most Americans distrust.

This is totally spot-on www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/o...

being awake as always feels like a mistake

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Aaron Rupar (@aaron.rupar) on Threads the legend Michael Stipe performs "Driver 8" at a Harris/Walz event in Georgia

the legend Michael Stipe performs "Driver 8" at a Harris/Walz event in Georgia

me to my editor.