Amanda Becker

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The black box warning on menopause treatments could change. Here’s why. The FDA chief has indicated he’s interested in altering the warning on hormone therapies with estrogen. Experts say it’s complicated.

The black box warning on menopause treatments could change. Here’s why. 19thnews.org/2025/10/fda-... via @19thnews.org

The UN calls conversion therapy 'torture.' Could the Supreme Court greenlight it anyway? In the first of three blockbuster LGBTQ+ cases on its docket this term, the Supreme Court is about to hear a challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban.

The UN calls conversion therapy 'torture.' Could the Supreme Court greenlight it anyway? 19thnews.org/2025/10/supr... via @19thnews.org

ICE fears put pregnant immigrants and their babies at risk Fear of deportation is deterring people without permanent legal status from critical care. Doctors are worried for their health — and the health of their pregnancies.

ICE fears put pregnant immigrants and their babies at risk 19thnews.org/2025/10/preg... via @19thnews.org

I'm so proud of my sister, who was head writer for Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and is now the showrunner of this brand-new HORTON! series for Netflix.

Please watch with your family! It's hard to get preschool shows made these days, and the algo isn't built for this www.netflix.com/title/81388347

Confusing branding tbh because at first I thought it was just a segment about Gaza-Israel.

Now that I know it's a show, curious choices that don't exactly represent where their parties are at, at this political moment.

Read more about your rights when interacting with military troops or federal agents at aclu.org/deployment_kyr

I was — as always — heavy handed with the spices

Oven-Roasted Chicken Shawarma Recipe Here is a recipe for an oven-roasted version of the flavorful street-side classic usually cooked on a rotisserie It is perfect for an evening with family and friends Serve with pita and tahini, choppe...

made this tonight and a very good, low maintenance recipe. worth the extra step of crisping in the pan — happened to go to a great lebanese place last night and had some leftover odds and ends, combo 👌
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017...

Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.

61% of American Jews say Israel has committed war crimes and about 40% say the country is guilty of genocide against the Palestinians ... striking given the long-standing ties ... suggesting the potential for a historic breach over the Gaza war. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

I hide them in friend's books when I visit as a gag :-)

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

Wild scene: Suspected plainclothes agent filming a DC citizen, demanding to know where they live.

Agent accuses citizen of not being from DC because they have a "different accent."

(Witness told me agent had Ohio plates & was possibly carrying a gun or radio beneath his shirt).

IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."

FLW rolling over in his grave. This isn’t his ethos *at all*

Watching Sinners with my parents and brother (I’ve already seen it) and not gonna lie my mom and dad aren’t gonna fare well if vampires show up — they don’t even know the basics. Trying to tell me vampires weren’t a thing in their youth. 🤔

I have craved this data for close to a decade but only found anecdotal evidence.

I guess I’m thinking “Mandalorian” lol. Cars and Star Wars are both clearly outside my areas of expertise…

I don’t even know what this is … I thought it was Star Wars 😂

An extraordinary piece by @nicolechung.bsky.social. The depth of this reporting and beautiful writing will stay with me for a long time.

CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.

CBS News staffers anticipate that Bari Weiss will convert one of the eminent brands of broadcast journalism into an opposition research and propaganda arm for Israel's Likud Party, with which she is deeply involved. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

DHS denied the name “Freaky Friday” did they?

ICE Targets Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, Offering Payment for Deportation ICE confirmed its plan to pay unaccompanied immigrant children in exchange for their agreement to be deported.

ICE will begin offering immigrant children 14 years or older $2,500 in exchange for agreeing to be deported as part of “Freaky Friday” operation: theintercept.com/2025/10/03/i...

USC sold dead bodies to U.S. military to train IDF medical personnel A review of seven years’ worth of contracts unveiled more than $860,000 to use cadavers in surgical trainings involving the Israeli Defense Forces.

Amazing work from USC student journalists: www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/10/01/u...

Lots of inaccuracies floating around re: the new generic mifepristone. It's not the first generic, it's the second, and it's not a "new abortion pill." It's the same thing that's already on the market, there are just a total of three companies making the drug now (brand name and two generics).

Washington Post push alert: Breaking News The Trump administration quietly approved a new abortion drug, infuriating the right

No they fucking didn’t—they said another manufacturer can make generic mifepristone, the same drug that’s been on the market for 25 years

“PROJECT 2025 Fame” “Democrat Agencies” “political SCAM” and “unprecedented opportunity” … both POTUS and “Russ” seem truly torn up about the shutdown.

West Virginia will pay $7,000 a day to keep national parks visitor services during shutdown - WV MetroNews The agreement guarantees two weeks and can be reevaluated if needed.

I ❤️ my West Virginia

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Yeah, Vought is on record in memorable ways saying he wants bureaucrats to feel "trauma" as he weakens and fires them. I have no idea who Johnson was trying to appeal to with this statement