Sara Luterman
@slooterman.bsky.social
Disabled disability and aging reporter at The 19th. Opinions are my own. Follows are not endorsements.
Signal: slooterman.18
Email: sluterman at 19thnews dot org
Signal: slooterman.18
Email: sluterman at 19thnews dot org
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NEW from me:
Towards the end of Trump's interview with 60 Minutes in November, Bari Weiss rushed into the room to introduce herself and the pair exchanged kisses on the cheek, leaving 60 Minutes staff stunned at the "overly chummy" embrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Towards the end of Trump's interview with 60 Minutes in November, Bari Weiss rushed into the room to introduce herself and the pair exchanged kisses on the cheek, leaving 60 Minutes staff stunned at the "overly chummy" embrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss and Trump exchanged kisses on the cheek following ‘60 Minutes’ interview
EXCLUSIVE: In a moment that sources said led to stunned reactions and dropped jaws, Bari Weiss excitedly introduced herself to the president and leaned in for a kiss on the cheek following his ‘60 Min...
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
NEW from me:
Towards the end of Trump's interview with 60 Minutes in November, Bari Weiss rushed into the room to introduce herself and the pair exchanged kisses on the cheek, leaving 60 Minutes staff stunned at the "overly chummy" embrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Towards the end of Trump's interview with 60 Minutes in November, Bari Weiss rushed into the room to introduce herself and the pair exchanged kisses on the cheek, leaving 60 Minutes staff stunned at the "overly chummy" embrace.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Question: If I don’t do this, am I gonna get arrested?
An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
January 16, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Question: If I don’t do this, am I gonna get arrested?
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Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti-ICE rally in Santa Ana
Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti-ICE rally in Santa Ana
A second man says he was blinded by ICE agents shooting a projectile at a protest in Santa Ana. Britain Rodriguez, 31, a resident of Orange County, said he was standing at the bottom of a set up steps when federal officers above opened fire, hitting him in the eye.
www.latimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Second man shares horrific story of being blinded by officers at anti-ICE rally in Santa Ana
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The killing of Renee Nicole Good — and the viral video that followed — underscores the forceful tactics long used against marginalized women.
ICE violence against women is increasingly visible — and largely untracked
The killing of Renee Nicole Good — and the viral video that followed — underscores the forceful tactics long used against marginalized women.
19thnews.org
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The killing of Renee Nicole Good — and the viral video that followed — underscores the forceful tactics long used against marginalized women.
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These kinds of tactics are why medically vulnerable immigrants — especially those who are pregnant — have been skipping basic, essential health care and experiencing complications as a result
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19thnews.org/2025/10/preg...
ICE's "presence is terrifying medical staff and raising concerns about patient care, according to five nurses at HCMC hospital in Minneapolis who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their jobs."
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE agents appear at Twin Cities hospitals, alarming health care workers
Health care workers in the Twin Cities report that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are entering hospitals with detained individuals, leaving some medical staff terrified and concerned ...
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:26 PM
These kinds of tactics are why medically vulnerable immigrants — especially those who are pregnant — have been skipping basic, essential health care and experiencing complications as a result
19thnews.org/2025/10/preg...
19thnews.org/2025/10/preg...
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What will the year in politics look like? Our political reporter @gracepanetta.bsky.social will discuss what she’s following, key issues, candidates and more as this midterm election year takes shape.
Join us for a Reddit AMA at 1 p.m. ET! https://bit.ly/3YEWX45
Join us for a Reddit AMA at 1 p.m. ET! https://bit.ly/3YEWX45
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
What will the year in politics look like? Our political reporter @gracepanetta.bsky.social will discuss what she’s following, key issues, candidates and more as this midterm election year takes shape.
Join us for a Reddit AMA at 1 p.m. ET! https://bit.ly/3YEWX45
Join us for a Reddit AMA at 1 p.m. ET! https://bit.ly/3YEWX45
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A week after an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fatally shot a Minneapolis woman, half of American women are in favor of abolishing the law enforcement agency altogether, new polling shows.
Progressive Democratic women take the lead in reviving ‘abolish ICE’ messaging
The ramped-up rhetoric comes as polling shows a surge in support among women for dismantling the agency.
bit.ly
January 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
A week after an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fatally shot a Minneapolis woman, half of American women are in favor of abolishing the law enforcement agency altogether, new polling shows.
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Many states have a key deadline today for people to enroll in an ACA plan. But Congress let expire the enhanced subsidies that helped make some of those plans more affordable. For small business owners and self-employed people, it’s created chaos: 19thnews.org/2026/01/affo...
What women business owners are poised to lose with health insurance cuts
The Affordable Care Act offered a practical pathway for more women to become self-employed. As a critical enrollment deadline expires with no subsidies, that could collapse.
19thnews.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Many states have a key deadline today for people to enroll in an ACA plan. But Congress let expire the enhanced subsidies that helped make some of those plans more affordable. For small business owners and self-employed people, it’s created chaos: 19thnews.org/2026/01/affo...
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This was my big concern with RFK Jr.'s fearmongering about autism: That it would lead to the rationalization of draconian quack "treatments" for autism. arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:33 PM
This was my big concern with RFK Jr.'s fearmongering about autism: That it would lead to the rationalization of draconian quack "treatments" for autism. arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
Sometimes being autistic and employed leads to funny situations. Today I didn’t understand if our head of HR was joking about having “operational resiliency” tattooed on his elbow.
January 15, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Sometimes being autistic and employed leads to funny situations. Today I didn’t understand if our head of HR was joking about having “operational resiliency” tattooed on his elbow.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Our Stylebook and Coverage Guide isn’t the only tool the TJA has for journalists and storytellers covering trans rights and communities.
Check out our Resource Hub:
www.transjournalists.org/resources/
Check out our Resource Hub:
www.transjournalists.org/resources/
Years ago, I wrote a piece about how marketing to autistic people was kind of nice because it means companies recognize we’re adults with money that is just as green as anyone else’s.
I take it back. Never mind.
I take it back. Never mind.
January 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Years ago, I wrote a piece about how marketing to autistic people was kind of nice because it means companies recognize we’re adults with money that is just as green as anyone else’s.
I take it back. Never mind.
I take it back. Never mind.
Reposted by Sara Luterman
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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NEW: Far-right Zionist group Betar US will disband following an investigation by NY State Attorney General Letitia James into the group's "violence against and harassment of Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and Jewish activists" and failure to register as a charity in NY despite soliciting donations.
January 13, 2026 at 9:10 PM
NEW: Far-right Zionist group Betar US will disband following an investigation by NY State Attorney General Letitia James into the group's "violence against and harassment of Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and Jewish activists" and failure to register as a charity in NY despite soliciting donations.
Reposted by Sara Luterman
The Minnesota Department of Human Services’ effort to quash fraud has led to a new problem: Disabled Medicaid recipients aren’t getting the services they need and are legally entitled to, according to attorneys for the disabled.
Advocates say DHS, spooked by fraud, neglects its responsibilities toward disabled • Minnesota Reformer
The Minnesota Department of Human Services’ effort to quash fraud has led to a new problem: Disabled Medicaid recipients aren’t getting the services they need and are legally entitled to, according to...
minnesotareformer.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The Minnesota Department of Human Services’ effort to quash fraud has led to a new problem: Disabled Medicaid recipients aren’t getting the services they need and are legally entitled to, according to attorneys for the disabled.
I love working for an outlet that doesn't do stupid clickbait.
Do COVID-19 vaccines increase the chances of an early miscarriage? No.
The new head of a CDC vaccine panel has repeated the debunked claim as recently as October.
19thnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I love working for an outlet that doesn't do stupid clickbait.
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The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
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This is great news for everyone, but especially for people with conditions like Crohn's and unhoused people. www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
Mayor Mamdani Announces New Commitment to Expand Access to Public Bathrooms
www.nyc.gov
January 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
This is great news for everyone, but especially for people with conditions like Crohn's and unhoused people. www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
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~news~: this week I started at The Guardian US @us.theguardian.com as Movement Building reporter, continuing my coverage of protest, repression and resistance against war, LGBTQ rights, policing, labor, and more under Trump.
organizers, advocates—send me your stories! I’m on Signal lex.mcmenamin.68
organizers, advocates—send me your stories! I’m on Signal lex.mcmenamin.68
January 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
~news~: this week I started at The Guardian US @us.theguardian.com as Movement Building reporter, continuing my coverage of protest, repression and resistance against war, LGBTQ rights, policing, labor, and more under Trump.
organizers, advocates—send me your stories! I’m on Signal lex.mcmenamin.68
organizers, advocates—send me your stories! I’m on Signal lex.mcmenamin.68
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1/ Ashli Babbitt's death at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, gave Trump’s Make America Great Again movement something it needed: a martyr.
Her death became part of a larger narrative — one designed to accomplish a political goal, not mourn the victims.
Her death became part of a larger narrative — one designed to accomplish a political goal, not mourn the victims.
How Trump turned a January 6 death into the politics of ‘protecting women’
Ashli Babbitt was killed while trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election — and became proof to Trump and his followers that women need protection.
19thnews.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:28 PM
1/ Ashli Babbitt's death at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, gave Trump’s Make America Great Again movement something it needed: a martyr.
Her death became part of a larger narrative — one designed to accomplish a political goal, not mourn the victims.
Her death became part of a larger narrative — one designed to accomplish a political goal, not mourn the victims.
Reposted by Sara Luterman
If you’re still processing the news about a new childhood vaccine schedule and what it might mean for you and your family — like whether you can still access vaccines that aren’t broadly recommended anymore by the federal government — here’s what we know: 19thnews.org/2026/01/cdc-...
What does the new childhood vaccine schedule actually mean for your family?
Officials say not much will change. Experts aren't so sure.
19thnews.org
January 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
If you’re still processing the news about a new childhood vaccine schedule and what it might mean for you and your family — like whether you can still access vaccines that aren’t broadly recommended anymore by the federal government — here’s what we know: 19thnews.org/2026/01/cdc-...
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“It kind of just reminds you of how fragile things are and any disruption to whatever is already happening, whether it’s SNAP, whether it’s our program, whether it’s your Social Security check, it all has a huge impact."
Ebony JJ Curry reports for @19thnews.org.
Ebony JJ Curry reports for @19thnews.org.
Detroit’s seniors are facing a winter crisis most people never see
Older women are more vulnerable to hunger, unsafe cold and isolation. They’re also reluctant to reach out for help.
19thnews.org
January 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
“It kind of just reminds you of how fragile things are and any disruption to whatever is already happening, whether it’s SNAP, whether it’s our program, whether it’s your Social Security check, it all has a huge impact."
Ebony JJ Curry reports for @19thnews.org.
Ebony JJ Curry reports for @19thnews.org.
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I appreciate the @glaad.bsky.social nomination for this story, which is part of my larger series on detransition
Detransition is rare, but it’s driving anti-trans policy anyway
Many people who detransition are still gender non-conforming — and their experiences are more complex than gender-affirming care bans suggest.
19thnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I appreciate the @glaad.bsky.social nomination for this story, which is part of my larger series on detransition
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still seeing a lot of chatter about grok and not a lot on how to deal with being targeted. i wrote this last year and it has details on how to document abuse and who to go to for help removing images. 19thnews.org/2025/05/take...
Here’s how you can use the Take It Down Act
The 19th explains how the new law on nonconsensual intimate imagery will be implemented — and how you can request the takedown of explicit images created or shared without permission.
19thnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:02 AM
still seeing a lot of chatter about grok and not a lot on how to deal with being targeted. i wrote this last year and it has details on how to document abuse and who to go to for help removing images. 19thnews.org/2025/05/take...
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Supermajority, the nonprofit focused on mobilizing young women, is shutting down, @jennifergerson.bsky.social reports. The organization, co-founded by Cecile Richards, Ai-jen Poo, and Alicia Garza, has been a key player in the women's resistance movement since 2019
19thnews.org/2026/01/supe...
19thnews.org/2026/01/supe...
Supermajority, group organizing women around politics, is shutting down
Founders of the group, which started in 2019, pointed to the legacy of women organizers responding to the Trump administration and how the country thinks about gender.
19thnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Supermajority, the nonprofit focused on mobilizing young women, is shutting down, @jennifergerson.bsky.social reports. The organization, co-founded by Cecile Richards, Ai-jen Poo, and Alicia Garza, has been a key player in the women's resistance movement since 2019
19thnews.org/2026/01/supe...
19thnews.org/2026/01/supe...