Rlswrites
@rlswrites.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, professor, mom. NYT cont writer. NO VISIBLE BRUISES. WOMEN WE BURIED, WOMEN WE BURNED. Guggy and Bernstein winner. NBCC nom. Cilantro hater. Www.globalgrit.com
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What a tragedy.
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In June, Latricia Green pleaded for a protection order from her ex-husband. It was denied. She asked again in July. It wasn’t served.
She was shot and killed by her ex-husband this morning inside a Detroit hospital
She was shot and killed by her ex-husband this morning inside a Detroit hospital
Last month, hospital shooting victim sought protection from ex 'before this goes too far'
The cries for help from Latricia Green appeared in black and white, first in a personal protection order sought on June 13th of this year in Wayne County Circuit Court.
www.wxyz.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
What a tragedy.
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Many at USIP have told me from the start that the reason the Trump administration has gone after them so aggressively is because of their really beautiful building.
NEW: DOGE is trying to gift itself a building worth $500 million, court filings show. It's the culmination of a dramatic battle between DOGE and the United States Institute of Peace, a Congressionally funded think tank. www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Many at USIP have told me from the start that the reason the Trump administration has gone after them so aggressively is because of their really beautiful building.
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This opinion piece by @rlswrites.bsky.social is important
Opinion | We Underestimate the Manosphere at Our Peril (Gift Article)
We underestimate the manosphere at our peril.
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March 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
This opinion piece by @rlswrites.bsky.social is important
My latest for @nytopinion “We live in a new world, where words like “women,” “gender” and “trauma” are banned or limited in research studies… The fringe went mainstream, and then became the U.S. government.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
Opinion | We Underestimate the Manosphere at Our Peril (Gift Article)
We underestimate the manosphere at our peril.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My latest for @nytopinion “We live in a new world, where words like “women,” “gender” and “trauma” are banned or limited in research studies… The fringe went mainstream, and then became the U.S. government.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
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Congress has to pass a budget, and if the Republicans who represent most of rural America wanted, they could demand that the farmers who got screwed by the Trump administration be made whole.
Of course, that would require standing up for their constituents. Wonder what they'll do?
Of course, that would require standing up for their constituents. Wonder what they'll do?
Farmers who signed contracts w USDA under IRA programs paid upfront to build fencing, plant new crops, install renewable energy systems w guarantees that feds would issue grants/loan guarantees to cover at least part of their costs.
Trump has frozen that money
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Trump has frozen that money
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Farmers on the hook for millions after Trump freezes USDA funds
The White House had repeatedly said the funding freeze would not affect benefits that go directly to individuals.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Congress has to pass a budget, and if the Republicans who represent most of rural America wanted, they could demand that the farmers who got screwed by the Trump administration be made whole.
Of course, that would require standing up for their constituents. Wonder what they'll do?
Of course, that would require standing up for their constituents. Wonder what they'll do?
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It’s amazing that one person can run six companies, manage the entire federal bureaucracy, and be model parent to 13 children.
Truly a triumph of time management.
Truly a triumph of time management.
February 15, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It’s amazing that one person can run six companies, manage the entire federal bureaucracy, and be model parent to 13 children.
Truly a triumph of time management.
Truly a triumph of time management.
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What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.
February 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.
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Breaking - White House is forcing out top leadership at the National Archives.
“The exodus of senior staff is seen as a huge loss for the agency, which is considered nonpartisan and dedicated to the preservation of history and documents.”
www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/p...
“The exodus of senior staff is seen as a huge loss for the agency, which is considered nonpartisan and dedicated to the preservation of history and documents.”
www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/p...
White House forcing out top leadership at National Archives in major shakeup | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is forcing out senior leadership at the National Archives and Records Administration in a major shakeup, according to a source familiar. President Donald Trump has been highly...
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February 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Breaking - White House is forcing out top leadership at the National Archives.
“The exodus of senior staff is seen as a huge loss for the agency, which is considered nonpartisan and dedicated to the preservation of history and documents.”
www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/p...
“The exodus of senior staff is seen as a huge loss for the agency, which is considered nonpartisan and dedicated to the preservation of history and documents.”
www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/p...
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Top two stories on WSJ right now make quite a pairing:
February 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Top two stories on WSJ right now make quite a pairing:
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The Washington Post refers to “a clash between the White House and the AP” when in fact it’s the White House unilaterally punishing a news outlet for using a historical place name that would-be dictator Trump doesn’t like. “Clash,” my ass. It’s a fascist attack on the free press.
February 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The Washington Post refers to “a clash between the White House and the AP” when in fact it’s the White House unilaterally punishing a news outlet for using a historical place name that would-be dictator Trump doesn’t like. “Clash,” my ass. It’s a fascist attack on the free press.
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Attention Attention Attention
If anyone knows clinicians or patients who have knowledge of pediatric patients with the very rare cancer interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS) or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytoc sarcomas please contact Sri
If anyone knows clinicians or patients who have knowledge of pediatric patients with the very rare cancer interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS) or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytoc sarcomas please contact Sri
It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.
February 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Attention Attention Attention
If anyone knows clinicians or patients who have knowledge of pediatric patients with the very rare cancer interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS) or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytoc sarcomas please contact Sri
If anyone knows clinicians or patients who have knowledge of pediatric patients with the very rare cancer interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS) or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytoc sarcomas please contact Sri
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He has a YouTube channel too
youtube.com/@westmorelan...
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The Back Forty
Will Westmoreland. Rural campaigns and elections expert! Father, grandfather and agroforestry farmer. I’m Pops!
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February 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
He has a YouTube channel too
youtube.com/@westmorelan...
youtube.com/@westmorelan...
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I mean, who do voters think they are?
Conservative state legislators aim to put a new amendment on the ballot that would ban abortion except for in emergencies, when a fetus has abnormalities, or in cases of rape or incest, but only if a police report is filed and within a 12-week limit.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Three Months After Missouri Voted to Make Abortion Legal, Access Is Still Being Blocked
Reproductive rights are now enshrined in the state constitution, but Missouri’s main abortion provider is fighting legal hurdles to resume offering the procedure. Meanwhile, anti-abortion lawmakers…
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February 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I mean, who do voters think they are?
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We just published a 3,000 word feature on Elon Musk's incursion into the federal government.
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
February 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
We just published a 3,000 word feature on Elon Musk's incursion into the federal government.
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...
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no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
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Honey, you have it backwards
Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.
February 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Honey, you have it backwards
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I honestly feel like I am losing my mind because the scale of what is happening just does not seem to be registering for most people and is not being reflected on the pages (or webpages) of our national newspapers.
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I honestly feel like I am losing my mind because the scale of what is happening just does not seem to be registering for most people and is not being reflected on the pages (or webpages) of our national newspapers.
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Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Putin is full out celebrating our idiocy.
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Oh. My. God.
NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
February 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Oh. My. God.
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It’s pretty insane that a private citizen can come in, hijack federal government servers, fire people, and steal their PII.
February 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
It’s pretty insane that a private citizen can come in, hijack federal government servers, fire people, and steal their PII.
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the richest man in the world has been installed in the government and he is very clearly trying to subvert it for his own ends.
Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.
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January 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
the richest man in the world has been installed in the government and he is very clearly trying to subvert it for his own ends.
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We could have had a competent president, lower drug prices, home buyer assistance, a Cabinet filled with qualified adults and not sociopaths, global respect, and national sovereignty...
a woman in a suit is smiling while standing in front of a microphone .
ALT: a woman in a suit is smiling while standing in front of a microphone .
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February 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
We could have had a competent president, lower drug prices, home buyer assistance, a Cabinet filled with qualified adults and not sociopaths, global respect, and national sovereignty...