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Andrew Rumbach @andrewrumbach.bsky.social · 10d

I spoke with @issielapowsky.bsky.social at the @nytimes.com about an important experiment in post-disaster housing happening Maui. Ka La‘i Ola will provide transitional housing for hundreds of wildfire survivors, then convert to permanent housing and infrastructure. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/h...

Hawaii’s Tiny Homes Offer a New Model of Disaster Recovery

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Jul 23

Wired rules. Just an incredible group of journalists who are completely meeting the moment. And you can subscribe for $2 a month, which is insane www.wired.com/story/a-new-...

A New Era for WIRED—That Starts With You

As of today, there are even more ways to enjoy WIRED’s journalism, including premium newsletters and livestream Q&As. Join us.

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Jul 10

But they also have an important message:

The whole Girl Boss era made women feel like anything less than climbing the corporate ladder was a failure—a point for the patriarchy. These women are rejecting that premise and redefining ambition on their own terms. /end
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/s...

From Girl Boss to No Boss

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Jul 10

It's a tricky story to tell. Tradwives have made motherhood a meme. Too many women stop working because childcare’s too costly. And too many politicians are telling women to have more babies, while slashing their safety net. The women I spoke to know it was a privilege to make this choice. 5/x

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Jul 10

It’s a story about the growing number of women — women of the Lean In era — who have reached the heights of career success and decided, for now, to pursue other goals, be it motherhood, starting a business, or something else entirely. Author Neha Ruch calls this “the power pause.” 4/x

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Jul 10

I didn’t end up leaving my job. But in '22, my newsroom shut down. Since then, I’ve been a full-time freelancer (by choice!). I work as much as ever, but it’s on my own terms.

Anyway, I word vomited this to a wonderful editor at the Times, who thought there was a story in it and there was! 3/x

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Jul 10

So many women were being forced out of the workforce at that time due to layoffs and lack of childcare. I knew that if I stepped back from work, I'd be counted in that group. But that didn’t feel like it would accurately describe my situation. I wondered ever how many other women felt that way. 2/x

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Jul 10

I have a story out today in the NYTimes that's been bouncing around my brain for years. Backstory: I was a new mom when COVID started. I was working from home, switching off and on w/my husband, who was also home, every few hours. It was hard, yes, but I also really loved the time with my kid...1/x

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Jun 27

I take it back. This part is reeeeeally clear.

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Jun 27

Every single part of this entire interview is nonsensical. As in the words, strung together as sentences, in the form of questions and answers make no sense. Two men who think they sound smarter if they never admit they don’t know wtf the other one just said or meant. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/o...

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Jun 20

Elon keeps stiffing people. She keeps suing him.

Really fun interview with Shannon Liss-Riordan, the renowned labor lawyer, on how she's carving out a subspecialty in "billionaire justice." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/s...

Elon Musk Keeps Stiffing People. She Keeps Suing Him

Shannon Liss-Riordan is one of the country’s most renowned labor lawyers. Lately, she’s also developed a specialty in “billionaire justice.”

www.vanityfair.com

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Jun 16

NEW: In 2018, California became the first state to let DAs revisit old prison sentences that seemed unjust. Another 5 states have since passed similar policies.

But of the 1,000+ people resentenced, almost none are women.

I wrote about an effort to change that.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/h...

Prison Reform Left Women Behind. Then Prosecutors Stepped In.

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Michael Calderone @calderone.bsky.social · Jun 9

“We’ve Been Sold a Story That Isn’t Remotely True”: How Private-Equity Billionaires Killed the American Dream

@issielapowsky.bsky.social talks to @greenwell.bsky.social about her new book, "Bad Company"

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...

“We’ve Been Sold a Story That Isn’t Remotely True”: How Private-Equity Billionaires Killed the American Dream

In her new book, ‘Bad Company,’ journalist Megan Greenwell shows how the secretive industry has insinuated itself into average Americans’ lives.

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Jun 4

Wisdom of the crowd: My kid got a basketball net for his birthday. He plays no earlier than 10am and no later than 7pm.

We found an anonymous note on our fence asking us to "respect the neighborhood" because the ball bouncing is too loud, including "during dinnertime." What is the right response?

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · May 29

that was a terrible (!) decision on their part. i'm so sorry to hear it, adam. i loved the work you were doing there — and all the work you do!

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · May 29

RFK Jr's "MAHA" report is filled with references to studies that literally do not exist, or that completely misinterpret the studies' findings.

“We did not publish a paper.. on this topic with that co-author group, or with that title,” says one cited researcher.

www.notus.org/health-scien...

The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t Exist

The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.

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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · May 29

NEW: The US government has collected DNA from over 100,000 migrant children—including a 4-year-old—and uploaded their genetic profiles into a national biometric database meant for sex offenders and violent criminals.

www.wired.com/story/cbp-dn...

The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database

Customs and Border Protection has swabbed the DNA of migrant children as young as 4, whose genetic data is uploaded to an FBI-run database that can track them if they commit crimes in the future.

www.wired.com

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · May 22

It says something about the tenor of the reader emails I've been getting lately that I immediately assumed this subject line was a troll.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · May 13

Had a fascinating chat with @patrickmcgee.bsky.social about his book, Apple in China.

It flips what we know about Apple and China on its head. It's not just that China built Apple. He argues that through massive investments in the country, Apple built China, too. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/a...

The Dark History of How China Captured Apple

In his new book, Apple in China, Patrick McGee examines how Tim Cook unwittingly led Apple right into the heart of Trump’s trade war.

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Jeff Allen @jeffallen.bsky.social · May 12

Great article by @issielapowsky.bsky.social about the impact AI content is already having. Even if the "dead internet theory" isn't 100% true, if platforms don't properly disencentivize AI content, it can still hurt online publishing and content creators.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Maybe AI Slop Is Killing the Internet, After All

The assertion that bots are choking off human life online has never seemed more true.

www.bloomberg.com

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Fil Menczer @fil.bsky.social · May 12

Quoted in this great article about AI slop by @issielapowsky.bsky.social: what mix of real and AI-generated content will our information environment reach in the limit?

Maybe AI Slop Is Killing the Internet, After All

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Maybe AI Slop Is Killing the Internet, After All

The assertion that bots are choking off human life online has never seemed more true.

www.bloomberg.com

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Apr 29

1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation

Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"

Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company

Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family

On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Apr 24

I've been wanting to pitch this *exact* story, but so glad it exists anyway.

The Jennifer Hudson Show TikToks are the ultimate antidote to the doomscroll and the only way to calm my addled brain at the end of a long day. I love them so very much. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/a...

How ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ Took Over TikTok

Usher and Gwen Stefani are among the stars who have shimmied down a “spirit tunnel” on their way to Hudson’s couch. Clips with customized hype songs are a sensation online.

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issielapowsky.bsky.social @issielapowsky.bsky.social · Apr 23

“They were already taking our homes because of Facebook, landlords pricing us out. Now they’re gonna take this away too." sfstandard.com/2025/04/23/p...

‘A slap to the face’: Families say Zuckerberg-backed school to close as couple pulls funds

"It's a shock," one parent said. "It was our pride and joy to say our family went to the Primary School."

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