Megan McGibney
@meganmcgibney.bsky.social
Journalist | Writer | Editor | Photographer Beats: education, politics, reproductive health, disabilities. Opinions mine/RTs🚫endorsers. Newmark-J grad
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Megan McGibney
@meganmcgibney.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Hello! I’m Megan, native NYer and freelance journalist. I write about education, politics, reproductive health, disabilities/mental illnesses. I’m also a freelance proofreader and content writer. My indie journalism projects are “The Media & Us” and “Sacred Places NYC”, both on Substack.
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“The piling on of one inconvenience after another made it impossible for people to stay at first in their school and then in the city,” said Naveed Hasan, a Panel for Educational Policy member.
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A wave of immigration boosted enrollment at dozens of NYC schools. Now, their numbers are falling.
At dozens of schools that took in the largest shares of migrant students in recent years, enrollment fell by 11% over the past year, wiping away years of gains.
chalkbeat.org
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“The piling on of one inconvenience after another made it impossible for people to stay at first in their school and then in the city,” said Naveed Hasan, a Panel for Educational Policy member.
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Northwestern reaches $75M deal with Trump administration to get federal funding reinstated
Northwestern reaches $75M deal with Trump administration to get federal funding reinstated
Northwestern expects federal funds will start flowing within days and be fully restored within 30 days.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Northwestern reaches $75M deal with Trump administration to get federal funding reinstated
Hey all! My Etsy photo shop is 20% of all products until Monday. And “all” I mean, wall decor, journals, and a 2026 calendar. Happy shopping!
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November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hey all! My Etsy photo shop is 20% of all products until Monday. And “all” I mean, wall decor, journals, and a 2026 calendar. Happy shopping!
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Local ‘Participating Agencies’ Expand ICE Links in Minnesota as Counties Profit from Immigrant Detentions
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Local 'Participating Agencies' Expand ICE Links in Minnesota as Counties Profit from Immigrant Detentions - UNICORN RIOT
The 287(g) program links local law enforcement agencies into ICE. The program has grown incrementally in Minnesota this year; meanwhile counties are collecting millions of dollars by detaining immigra...
unicornriot.ninja
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Local ‘Participating Agencies’ Expand ICE Links in Minnesota as Counties Profit from Immigrant Detentions
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“Staff urged her to stay, warning she was at high risk of shoulder dystocia, as the baby was “huge”. But Lopez wasn’t concerned. Fresh in her memory was a newsletter she’d received from Norris-Clark, stating fears of shoulder dystocia were “greatly exaggerated”.
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
“Staff urged her to stay, warning she was at high risk of shoulder dystocia, as the baby was “huge”. But Lopez wasn’t concerned. Fresh in her memory was a newsletter she’d received from Norris-Clark, stating fears of shoulder dystocia were “greatly exaggerated”.
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It's quite possible, you can't rule it out, that this whole MTG thing is an act: she's gonna run for Senator, she'll primary him if he tries for a third term, she'll primary his successor, she wants to reap the whirlwind when Trump is history and that is a huge opportunity for any opportunist
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
It's quite possible, you can't rule it out, that this whole MTG thing is an act: she's gonna run for Senator, she'll primary him if he tries for a third term, she'll primary his successor, she wants to reap the whirlwind when Trump is history and that is a huge opportunity for any opportunist
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They line up perfectly.
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The View will absolutely fall for this.
Marjorie Taylor Greene will now work as a private citizen on a grass roots level to get hired as a cohost on The View.
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The View will absolutely fall for this.
It looks like the Pope’s New Year’s resolution will be to cut down on American visitors.
“I wish American visitors would stop giving me jerseys,” I said. “How about a little change of pace,” I said.
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
It looks like the Pope’s New Year’s resolution will be to cut down on American visitors.
I just saw a TikTok video that mentioned the careers that are no longer being seen as “professional”, and it pointed out what many of those jobs have in common: mandated reporters.
Teachers, therapists, nursing, social workers, and so on.
They’re all mandated reporters.
Teachers, therapists, nursing, social workers, and so on.
They’re all mandated reporters.
November 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I just saw a TikTok video that mentioned the careers that are no longer being seen as “professional”, and it pointed out what many of those jobs have in common: mandated reporters.
Teachers, therapists, nursing, social workers, and so on.
They’re all mandated reporters.
Teachers, therapists, nursing, social workers, and so on.
They’re all mandated reporters.
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, whose congressional district covers parts of Brooklyn and Queens, has announced she will not seek reelection and will retire at the end of her current term next year.
Read more: http://specne.ws/G53mJT
Read more: http://specne.ws/G53mJT
Rep. Nydia Velázquez will not seek reelection in 2026
Velázquez was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, whose congressional district covers parts of Brooklyn and Queens, has announced she will not seek reelection and will retire at the end of her current term next year.
Read more: http://specne.ws/G53mJT
Read more: http://specne.ws/G53mJT
NYC rats comment on this year's mayoral election. Given what their voting block could be, imagine if they could actually vote, ha ha!
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NYC Rats speak out about Mamdani, Cuomo, and Sliwa
YouTube video by GZERO Media
youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
NYC rats comment on this year's mayoral election. Given what their voting block could be, imagine if they could actually vote, ha ha!
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"He described the Santa scheme as “a bigger action than Breivik without getting caught” — believed to be a reference to a reference to Anders Behring Breivik, a neo-Nazi who killed 77 people in a 2011 bombing and mass shooting spree in Norway, the feds say."
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Neo-Nazi leader admits to NYC hate crime plots, including posing as Santa to poison minority kids
Michael Chkhikvishvili, 22, a citizen of Georgia, ran the Russian and Ukrainian “Maniac Murder Cult” hate group and went by the nickname “Commander Butcher.”
www.nydailynews.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"He described the Santa scheme as “a bigger action than Breivik without getting caught” — believed to be a reference to a reference to Anders Behring Breivik, a neo-Nazi who killed 77 people in a 2011 bombing and mass shooting spree in Norway, the feds say."
www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/17/n...
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President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies
Trump Buys Another $82 Million of Corporate and Municipal Bonds
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies.
bloom.bg
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration’s policies
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Worth remembering:
November 15, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Worth remembering:
Some are horrified that pedophilia and sexually abusing children is now a partisan issue in U.S. politics.
Unfortunately, this is what happens when something someone’s whole identity is attached to is found to be a monster.
Unfortunately, this is what happens when something someone’s whole identity is attached to is found to be a monster.
November 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Some are horrified that pedophilia and sexually abusing children is now a partisan issue in U.S. politics.
Unfortunately, this is what happens when something someone’s whole identity is attached to is found to be a monster.
Unfortunately, this is what happens when something someone’s whole identity is attached to is found to be a monster.
The Epstein case is starting to sound more than just who raped children but a global spying strategy where sex-trafficked girls were used to lure the wealthy & powerful, and then monitor those men, with Epstein reporting back to who he worked for. Maybe it’s Israel or Russia, supposedly.
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The Epstein case is starting to sound more than just who raped children but a global spying strategy where sex-trafficked girls were used to lure the wealthy & powerful, and then monitor those men, with Epstein reporting back to who he worked for. Maybe it’s Israel or Russia, supposedly.
My latest for BK Reader is about the neighborhood of Brownsville, and how it lacks resources for breast cancer screening and treatment.
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Brownsville Rallies For Breast Cancer Screening And Treatment Options
A breast cancer awareness walk in Brownsville drew attention to the lack of health resources in the predominantly minority neighborhood.
www.bkreader.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
My latest for BK Reader is about the neighborhood of Brownsville, and how it lacks resources for breast cancer screening and treatment.
www.bkreader.com/health-welln...
www.bkreader.com/health-welln...
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This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
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Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
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Israeli settlers extended a wave of attacks in the West Bank, burning a mosque on Thursday and setting upon Israeli troops during a separate incident earlier in the week, drawing rare condemnation from authorities
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Israeli Settlers Burn Mosque as West Bank Violence Escalates
Israeli settlers extended a wave of attacks in the West Bank, drawing rare condemnation from authorities and concern from the U.S. over the escalating violence.
on.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Israeli settlers extended a wave of attacks in the West Bank, burning a mosque on Thursday and setting upon Israeli troops during a separate incident earlier in the week, drawing rare condemnation from authorities
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“Close to 400,000 students have been exposed to gun violence during school hours, according to a data analysis from The Washington Post. There is no similar count for teachers who have witnessed or been injured by a school shooting.”
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These teachers survived school shootings. Now they’re offering help to their peers.
“They don't have to be alone with those thoughts or those fears in the aftermath,” said Kiki Leyba, who was teaching at Columbine High School during the 1999 mass shooting.
www.chalkbeat.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“Close to 400,000 students have been exposed to gun violence during school hours, according to a data analysis from The Washington Post. There is no similar count for teachers who have witnessed or been injured by a school shooting.”
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The furor over the death of a Colombian fisherman has ignited a feud over the huge U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and the legality of the deadly attacks on nearly 20 vessels since September.
Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The furor over the death of a Colombian fisherman has ignited a feud over the huge U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and the legality of the deadly attacks on nearly 20 vessels since September.
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Me Too didn't fail. It was buried alive
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Me Too didn't fail. It was buried alive