Susan Rinkunas
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Journalist and cofounder @autonomynews.co. Seen in: Jezebel, The New Republic, The Guardian, Slate, The Nation, Democracy Docket. WGAE Council. From PA, now in BK
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Welcome to Autonomy News
Welcome to Autonomy News, a new publication created and owned by two reproductive rights and justice journalists.
We write about bodily autonomy and the attacks levied by politicians and activists wh...
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Good morning, internet, and welcome to a new publication that @garnethenderson.com and I have been working on for months
OOP: “While Fetterman is supporting Trump’s use of American tax dollars to ‘run’ Venezuela or buy Greenland, 500,000 Pennsylvanians are about to see their health care premiums rise because of the Republican budget bill he supported,” said Nick Gavio [of the WFP] and *a former Fetterman staffer*.
Progressive effort to primary Sen. John Fetterman ramps up
The Working Families Party launched a website where, among other efforts, voters can request refunds from Fetterman’s campaign.
www.nbcnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
OOP: “While Fetterman is supporting Trump’s use of American tax dollars to ‘run’ Venezuela or buy Greenland, 500,000 Pennsylvanians are about to see their health care premiums rise because of the Republican budget bill he supported,” said Nick Gavio [of the WFP] and *a former Fetterman staffer*.
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Make America Healthy Again™️
“The guidelines also removed longstanding warnings that drinking could increase the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and other maladies….”
“The guidelines also removed longstanding warnings that drinking could increase the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and other maladies….”
Inside the Alcohol Lobby’s Quest to Water Down Federal Booze Guidelines
The alcohol industry spent big lobbying the government in late 2025 as it dealt with major threats to its business.
www.notus.org
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Make America Healthy Again™️
“The guidelines also removed longstanding warnings that drinking could increase the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and other maladies….”
“The guidelines also removed longstanding warnings that drinking could increase the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and other maladies….”
Make America Healthy Again™️
“The guidelines also removed longstanding warnings that drinking could increase the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and other maladies….”
“The guidelines also removed longstanding warnings that drinking could increase the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and other maladies….”
Inside the Alcohol Lobby’s Quest to Water Down Federal Booze Guidelines
The alcohol industry spent big lobbying the government in late 2025 as it dealt with major threats to its business.
www.notus.org
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Make America Healthy Again™️
“The guidelines also removed longstanding warnings that drinking could increase the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and other maladies….”
“The guidelines also removed longstanding warnings that drinking could increase the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and other maladies….”
No Democrat should justify funding this
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January 18, 2026 at 3:59 AM
No Democrat should justify funding this
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They’re trying to deport witnesses to a murder by ICE guards
The Trump administration is seeking to deport two men who provided accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp that differed from the Department of Homeland Security’s description of the incident.
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:51 AM
They’re trying to deport witnesses to a murder by ICE guards
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Makes me feel insane to live in a world that's persecuting trans folk while simultaneously doing big billboards advertising gender affirming care to cis people???
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Makes me feel insane to live in a world that's persecuting trans folk while simultaneously doing big billboards advertising gender affirming care to cis people???
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That there’s not a massive, credible, instant, bipartisan impeachment/25th Amendment move over these senseless and destructive Greenland threats is a sign of how broken our politics are — and especially how broken the Republican Party is.
It's really impossible to overstate how much *everyone* is watching the US threats towards Greenland, not just Europe. If you want to break not just NATO but Five Eyes and maybe our Asian defense alliances too, taking Greenland is how you do it.
Forcibly annexing Greenland would be a strategic catastrophe—for Europe, for Canada, and perhaps most especially for the United States itself.
My latest in @foreignpolicy.com on how we're all sleep-walking into a disaster: foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/06/g...
My latest in @foreignpolicy.com on how we're all sleep-walking into a disaster: foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/06/g...
January 7, 2026 at 9:51 AM
That there’s not a massive, credible, instant, bipartisan impeachment/25th Amendment move over these senseless and destructive Greenland threats is a sign of how broken our politics are — and especially how broken the Republican Party is.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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A rare photograph of Chuck in his Strongly Worded Memo Chair.
January 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
A rare photograph of Chuck in his Strongly Worded Memo Chair.
Make America Healthy Again
'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
www.nbcnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Make America Healthy Again
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These are prisons.
The criminalization of homelessness and push towards mandated, coerced medical interventions and civil commitment—a bipartisan project—was always going to lead us here.
This is why when we talk about, strategize and organize around abolition, we must include ALL carceral spaces.
The criminalization of homelessness and push towards mandated, coerced medical interventions and civil commitment—a bipartisan project—was always going to lead us here.
This is why when we talk about, strategize and organize around abolition, we must include ALL carceral spaces.
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
These are prisons.
The criminalization of homelessness and push towards mandated, coerced medical interventions and civil commitment—a bipartisan project—was always going to lead us here.
This is why when we talk about, strategize and organize around abolition, we must include ALL carceral spaces.
The criminalization of homelessness and push towards mandated, coerced medical interventions and civil commitment—a bipartisan project—was always going to lead us here.
This is why when we talk about, strategize and organize around abolition, we must include ALL carceral spaces.
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It's been six months since the last round. This company hasn't known what it's doing for a long time, and getting rid of the DEI team screams it's about to be sold off. Solidarity to my former colleagues forever 🌺
Another year, another round of layoffs at Vox Media. In solidarity with our laid-off colleagues, here is our full statement:
January 16, 2026 at 9:39 PM
It's been six months since the last round. This company hasn't known what it's doing for a long time, and getting rid of the DEI team screams it's about to be sold off. Solidarity to my former colleagues forever 🌺
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JUST IN: Virginia's legislature just adopted a constitutional amendment that would end Virginia's rules that ban people from voting for life.
Virginia currently is the only state that strips people of voting rights for life for any felony. Youngkin rolled back reforms.
Now going to a referendum.
Virginia currently is the only state that strips people of voting rights for life for any felony. Youngkin rolled back reforms.
Now going to a referendum.
Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal a Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - Bolts
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They'll also vote on abortion, gay marriage, and redistricting.
boltsmag.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
JUST IN: Virginia's legislature just adopted a constitutional amendment that would end Virginia's rules that ban people from voting for life.
Virginia currently is the only state that strips people of voting rights for life for any felony. Youngkin rolled back reforms.
Now going to a referendum.
Virginia currently is the only state that strips people of voting rights for life for any felony. Youngkin rolled back reforms.
Now going to a referendum.
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The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
this is a week old but nevertheless: France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday
January 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM
this is a week old but nevertheless: France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday
France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday. France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday. France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday.
France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said the new schedule is “the result of our consultations with G7 partners.”
www.politico.eu
January 16, 2026 at 11:09 PM
France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday. France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday. France delays G7 to avoid clash with White House cage fighting on Trump’s birthday.
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"The document says the ICE agent allegedly whipped his sons with a belt, made homophobic slurs and racist remarks about Black and Latino people and brought a gun to a youth sports game."
ICE agent believed responsible for L.A. killing accused of child abuse, racism in court filings
A court filing made public this week claims that a federal immigration agent thought to have shot and killed a Los Angeles man on New Year's Eve was previously accused of child abuse and making racist...
www.latimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
"The document says the ICE agent allegedly whipped his sons with a belt, made homophobic slurs and racist remarks about Black and Latino people and brought a gun to a youth sports game."
the tenants will also be on their asses :)
Hey that's me. Dear Summit: we're organized and ready
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January 16, 2026 at 8:49 PM
the tenants will also be on their asses :)
Judge approved the sale and noted that he expects the Mamdani administration Will Be Watching the new buyer
Judge said [the $3M credit line tenants won] gave him more assurance that Summit would resolve the violations and disrepair.
“The city's approach to this case gives me every confidence that the city will monitor and police Summit's performance so that tenants can have confidence as well,” he said.
“The city's approach to this case gives me every confidence that the city will monitor and police Summit's performance so that tenants can have confidence as well,” he said.
Judge approves controversial sale of NYC rent-stabilized apartments over Mamdani objections
A federal judge greenlit the sale of thousands of rent-stabilized apartments with over 6,300 open housing code violations, despite attempts by the city and tenants to block the deal.
gothamist.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Judge approved the sale and noted that he expects the Mamdani administration Will Be Watching the new buyer
Hey that's me. Dear Summit: we're organized and ready
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January 16, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Hey that's me. Dear Summit: we're organized and ready
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Judge said [the $3M credit line tenants won] gave him more assurance that Summit would resolve the violations and disrepair.
“The city's approach to this case gives me every confidence that the city will monitor and police Summit's performance so that tenants can have confidence as well,” he said.
“The city's approach to this case gives me every confidence that the city will monitor and police Summit's performance so that tenants can have confidence as well,” he said.
Judge approves controversial sale of NYC rent-stabilized apartments over Mamdani objections
A federal judge greenlit the sale of thousands of rent-stabilized apartments with over 6,300 open housing code violations, despite attempts by the city and tenants to block the deal.
gothamist.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Judge said [the $3M credit line tenants won] gave him more assurance that Summit would resolve the violations and disrepair.
“The city's approach to this case gives me every confidence that the city will monitor and police Summit's performance so that tenants can have confidence as well,” he said.
“The city's approach to this case gives me every confidence that the city will monitor and police Summit's performance so that tenants can have confidence as well,” he said.
ps this same Big Law attorney for the debtor is the only lawyer on the zoom with the judge who is STANDING at his desk
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
ps this same Big Law attorney for the debtor is the only lawyer on the zoom with the judge who is STANDING at his desk