Susan Wachtman
@suewrite.bsky.social
Hard of hearing old white lady who can imagine being different. SFF writer, she/her. "Tell me, where do the children play?"
Pinned
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A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A maternity ward doctor donated his own blood during surgery to keep a pregnant patient alive.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
One woman gained fewer than 10 pounds over her entire pregnancy.
Another collapsed and had seizures during labor.
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MN GOP openly admitted today that they conspired with the racist YouTuber who ginned up these racist attacks
Police investigating overnight burglary of Somali day care in south Minneapolis
The break-in comes in the aftermath of a viral video alleging fraud by several Somali child care centers.
www.startribune.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
MN GOP openly admitted today that they conspired with the racist YouTuber who ginned up these racist attacks
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We found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.
Published Nov. w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Published Nov. w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:00 AM
We found more than two dozen cases of immigration agents using "less lethal" weapons in ways that appear to flout the government's own rules, including by aiming at someone’s head, spine or groin or deploying chemical agents near children.
Published Nov. w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Published Nov. w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
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We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
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#BREAKING | Israeli channel i24 reports that Israeli troops are erasing evidence of their war crimes in Rafah and other Israel-controlled areas in the Gaza Strip before international journalists can get in.
December 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#BREAKING | Israeli channel i24 reports that Israeli troops are erasing evidence of their war crimes in Rafah and other Israel-controlled areas in the Gaza Strip before international journalists can get in.
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damn. I just searched and the piece I wrote for them years ago about domestic violence and Title IX is gone
Hello repro writers from the mid to late 20 teens - I just discovered Cosmopolitan at some point pulled almost every politics/repro story from the 5 years I wrote for them offline (except two, which they put under someone else's name and gave me "additional reporting" which it very much was not)
December 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
damn. I just searched and the piece I wrote for them years ago about domestic violence and Title IX is gone
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President Trump announces 50% off end of year sale for presidential pardons.
December 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
President Trump announces 50% off end of year sale for presidential pardons.
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Turns out people still actually link climate change to stuff happening in their actual lives and care about action being taken on it, despite the now widespread idea that we need to stop mentioning it to be successful
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
December 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Turns out people still actually link climate change to stuff happening in their actual lives and care about action being taken on it, despite the now widespread idea that we need to stop mentioning it to be successful
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Why are you as a man having a pet?
December 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Why are you as a man having a pet?
Absolutely.
Isn’t it amazing the way life can seem too short, and intrinsically magical, yet at the same time feel like a long, uphill road, potholed with fuckwits?
December 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Absolutely.
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At the current rate, DOJ will be finished releasing the Epstein files in July, 2030*
*15,000 documents/30,000 pages per month, provided they're being honest about how many documents they have.
*15,000 documents/30,000 pages per month, provided they're being honest about how many documents they have.
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
At the current rate, DOJ will be finished releasing the Epstein files in July, 2030*
*15,000 documents/30,000 pages per month, provided they're being honest about how many documents they have.
*15,000 documents/30,000 pages per month, provided they're being honest about how many documents they have.
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The week has been off the charts warm for much of the country!! Top: Departure from normal last 7 days (dark red +20°) Bottom: Record highs day by day.
Hottest US Christmas on record by a long shot!
Hottest US Christmas on record by a long shot!
December 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The week has been off the charts warm for much of the country!! Top: Departure from normal last 7 days (dark red +20°) Bottom: Record highs day by day.
Hottest US Christmas on record by a long shot!
Hottest US Christmas on record by a long shot!
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Merry Christmas.
Let’s take a breath, but the gift our kids need from us isn’t under the tree, it’s us fighting to end the system doing this to their futures.
Let’s take a breath, but the gift our kids need from us isn’t under the tree, it’s us fighting to end the system doing this to their futures.
December 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Merry Christmas.
Let’s take a breath, but the gift our kids need from us isn’t under the tree, it’s us fighting to end the system doing this to their futures.
Let’s take a breath, but the gift our kids need from us isn’t under the tree, it’s us fighting to end the system doing this to their futures.
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Cruel: Education Department to Start Garnishing Pay of Defaulted Student-Loan Borrowers www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Education Department to Start Garnishing Pay of Defaulted Student-Loan Borrowers
The Trump administration had said garnishments would start in the summer, but the process was delayed by the shutdown.
www.wsj.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Cruel: Education Department to Start Garnishing Pay of Defaulted Student-Loan Borrowers www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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get everyone gambling on their phone and then charge them for losing is actually pretty funny
December 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
get everyone gambling on their phone and then charge them for losing is actually pretty funny
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this is insane to me. the doj had forever to look into this. now they're like liveblogging on x like they have no more information than a random person on social media
December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
this is insane to me. the doj had forever to look into this. now they're like liveblogging on x like they have no more information than a random person on social media
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Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
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"Of those infected, 145 were unvaccinated, three were partially vaccinated with one of the recommended two-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccines, one was fully vaccinated and four had unknown vaccination status."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Measles cases in South Carolina rise by nine to 153, state health department says
The South Carolina health department reported 153 measles cases related to the ongoing outbreak on Tuesday, nine additional cases since its last update on Friday.
www.reuters.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"Of those infected, 145 were unvaccinated, three were partially vaccinated with one of the recommended two-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccines, one was fully vaccinated and four had unknown vaccination status."
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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The wave of unanimous acquittals this administration has faced prove precisely that shared values in a community can be an effective bulwark against state power. Miller's complaint boils down to personal outrage that most jurors do not agree with the laws he is trying to impose.
December 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The wave of unanimous acquittals this administration has faced prove precisely that shared values in a community can be an effective bulwark against state power. Miller's complaint boils down to personal outrage that most jurors do not agree with the laws he is trying to impose.
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I am still shocked by the degree that casual racism has been completely normalized in the US. I shouldn't be after the last 10 years, yet I am.
Fine: "I'm talking to my colleagues about whether we want these fake Somali refugees - who come to our country, add no value, suck our resources, defraud our govt - whether we actually want them here. I don't think Ilhan Omar shouldn't be a member of Congress - I think she shouldn't be an American"
December 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I am still shocked by the degree that casual racism has been completely normalized in the US. I shouldn't be after the last 10 years, yet I am.
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"Looking through Victorian holiday cards is helping me understand why they used so much laudanum and cocaine."
This Victorian Christmas greeting card showing children staring at the dead body of a robin—typically a symbol of hope and good cheer—captures the 2025 holiday vibe:
December 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"Looking through Victorian holiday cards is helping me understand why they used so much laudanum and cocaine."
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Reminds me of this sadly relevant short story by the inimitable Ursula K. le Guin:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One...
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Reminds me of this sadly relevant short story by the inimitable Ursula K. le Guin:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One...