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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 2d

RFK falsely states that infant boys who are circumcised have double the rate of autism because, he says, they are given Tylenol

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Kennedy reups unproven Tylenol-autism link during Cabinet meeting as Trump repeats 'don't take it'

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has reasserted the unproven link between the pain reliever Tylenol and autism, and suggested people who opposed the theory were motivated by hatred for Preside...

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 2d

He’s spent 5 years asking people if they’re happy. This is what he learned.

Atdhe Trepca’s videos reach millions of people — and the answers still manage to surprise him.

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He’s spent 5 years asking people if they’re happy. This is what he learned.

Atdhe Trepca’s videos reach millions of people — and the answers still manage to surprise him.

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 2d

At a time of rising Christian nationalism, Peter Thiel is framing his pro-technology views in the most dramatic religious language, calling efforts to regulate AI the "Antichrist."

The @washingtonpost.com got leaked audiotapes of Thiel's sold-out lectures
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Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 3d

"Do you know they have the same moon in Gaza? Maybe Dad is looking at the moon right now, too."

Each night the wife and two small daughters of one of the Israeli hostages look up and say goodnight to him.

This and more rituals of hostage families
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Opinion | They Have Waited Two Years for the Hostages. These Are Their Rituals.

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 3d

Police say the man who attacked Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur proclaimed allegiance to ISIS. Officials say there is no evidence the man, whose attack left two dead and three seriously wounded, was affiliated with any organized group.

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Man who attacked synagogue on Yom Kippur proclaimed allegiance to ISIS

The man called police and declared his Islamic State allegiance, but officials said there was no evidence that he was affiliated with any organized group.

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 3d

Pope Leo is riling some conservatives, who hoped the first U.S.-born pope would be more of a traditionalist. Instead, they're hearing echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements

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As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’

Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 5d

The Supreme Court last term deferred to Tennessee's judgment that it could ban gender transition care for minors, but now, many on the court are questioning Colorado’s decision to regulate conversion therapy.

Lots of debate at the Supreme Court today
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Supreme Court sharply questions law banning conversion therapy

Supreme Court sharpy questions Colorado law that bans efforts to changing minors’ sexual identity, suggesting it violates free speech rights of therapists.

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 6d

Kinship. Apathy. Disgust.

This weekend we ran our first story on a news-breaking poll of US Jews. Today we dig deeper with profiles of individual US Jews and their range of emotions and thoughts on their connections to Israel

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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 8d

Today, on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Leo XIV signed his first apostolic exhortation, "Dilexit te" (He loved you), which will be released on Oct. 9. According to reports, this document was begun under the pontificate of Pope Francis and focuses on the poor.

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 8d

US Jews overwhelmingly say Israel’s existence is “vital” to the long term future of the Jewish people 9/9

Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 8d

US Jews place blame for the war’s continuation on Hamas and Bibi
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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 8d

Most US Jews “very” concerned about Israeli hostages, threat of Hamas, Gaza civilians and Israeli soldiers 7/x

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 8d

Most US Jews accept Gazans being ruled by leaders of their choice - but not Hamas, or Israel 6/x

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 8d

Most US Jews believe Israel and an independent Palestinian state can coexist peacefully 5/x

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 8d

US Jews are much more critical of Netanyahu’s leadership than in 2020 4/x

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 8d

US Jews split down the middle whether they approve/disapprove of Israel’s military action in Gaza 3/x

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 8d

More than 1/3 of US Jews say Israel has committed genocide; 61 percent say it’s committed war crimes 2/x

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 8d

NEWS: It’s rare to get a deep dive into small religious community but the @washingtonpost.com has it today: Many US Jews are sharply critical of Israel’s war in Gaza. Details ⬇️ in thread 1/x
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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.

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Scott Clement @sfcpoll.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: What American Jews think about the Israel-Gaza war, according to a Washington Post poll
Story with Naftali Bendavid & @emgusk.bsky.social , a project also led by The Post's sage religion reporter @michelleboorstein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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.

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 11d

WOW. LDS church member launches GoFundMe for the family of the Michigan Mormon church attacker. So far they've raised $100,000. Comments include: "Praying for your family" "You and your family are loved," "We forgive him"
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Help the Sanford Family

My name is Dave. Like all of you, I was shocked by the murders at the LDS chapel in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on September 28. Multiple families were left griev...

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 13d

DC's Catholic leader lambasts Trump's deportations, says the effort “embraces as collateral damage the horrific emotional suffering that is being thrust on children..As citizens, we must not be silent as this profound injustice is carried out in our name"
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As deportation terror mounts, Cardinal McElroy asks U.S. Catholics, ‘Who is your neighbor?’

Cardinal McElroy charged that the nation has been experiencing “a comprehensive governmental assault designed to produce fear and terror among millions of men and women” and to make life unbearable fo...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 14d

Local authorities said a 40-year-old man rammed a vehicle through the front doors of a Mormon church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on Sunday, before opening fire, killing at least one person and injuring several others.

At least one dead, nine injured in Michigan church shooting, police say

Authorities said they expect to find more victims after they search the portion of the church in Grand Blanc, Michigan, that was set on fire.

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 14d

Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died

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Russell M. Nelson, oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies

Russell M. Nelson, the oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has died at the age of 101.

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 14d

“'War-ravaged' Portland was having an unseasonably sunny September day..a long line at the homemade bread stand, cherry trees still blooming..It was the kind of day [that] called for rosé, not federal force." @caseyparks.bsky.social on Trump's latest crusade www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Is Portland ‘War-ravaged’ as Trump claims? Here’s what residents say.

President Donald Trump had said living in Portland, Oregon, was like “living in hell.” Portlanders mostly met the news with confusion.

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Michelle Boorstein @michelleboorstein.bsky.social · 14d

She's a veteran of the Marine Corps and the Navy, the caregiver to three Trump-loving relatives, and a transgender woman. @caseyparks.bsky.social interviewed Cassandra Williamson about her satirical blog: “A Day in the Life of a Transgender Terrorist"
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A transgender woman uses humor to try to change minds in coal country

Cassandra Williamson is a transgender woman, and a military veteran, who writes a satirical blog hoping to change attitudes about the trans community.

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