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In a region made wealthy by innovation, the woman-dominated teacher workforce says its wages can’t keep pace, shutting down more than 100 public schools for 50,000 students. https://bit.ly/4akth1A
San Francisco teachers strike, highlighting a pay crisis in a city of tech bros
In a region made wealthy by innovation, the woman-dominated teacher workforce says its wages can’t keep pace, shutting down schools for 50,000 students.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:51 PM
In a region made wealthy by innovation, the woman-dominated teacher workforce says its wages can’t keep pace, shutting down more than 100 public schools for 50,000 students. https://bit.ly/4akth1A
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Black women already have the highest death rates due to asthma, a condition caused and exacerbated by air pollution. They are four times as likely to die of an asthma-related death as White men, according to a report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation. @jkutzie.bsky.social reports.
As EPA weakens air pollution regulations, Black women stand to face the greatest health risks
They already face the highest rates of asthma-related mortality in the nation. Dirtier air will make that worse.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Black women already have the highest death rates due to asthma, a condition caused and exacerbated by air pollution. They are four times as likely to die of an asthma-related death as White men, according to a report from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation. @jkutzie.bsky.social reports.
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Do you or a family member live in Idaho and rely on an HCBS waiver? Want to talk to a reporter about it? Please email sluterman at 19thnews dot org or DM. #JournoRequest
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Do you or a family member live in Idaho and rely on an HCBS waiver? Want to talk to a reporter about it? Please email sluterman at 19thnews dot org or DM. #JournoRequest
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Star realized something important a few months ago: She didn’t want to waste time pretending to be someone else.
So at 36, she sought out gender-affirming care.
But since she's on Medicaid, she can't go to the one place near her Ohio town where she feels safe at the doctor: Planned Parenthood
So at 36, she sought out gender-affirming care.
But since she's on Medicaid, she can't go to the one place near her Ohio town where she feels safe at the doctor: Planned Parenthood
After years of waiting, she wanted to start gender-affirming care. Politics interfered.
Medicaid patients can’t use their insurance at Planned Parenthood, unless their state covers it. This is a major setback for trans health care.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Star realized something important a few months ago: She didn’t want to waste time pretending to be someone else.
So at 36, she sought out gender-affirming care.
But since she's on Medicaid, she can't go to the one place near her Ohio town where she feels safe at the doctor: Planned Parenthood
So at 36, she sought out gender-affirming care.
But since she's on Medicaid, she can't go to the one place near her Ohio town where she feels safe at the doctor: Planned Parenthood
"I know that a lot of people say, ‘You're just an athlete, like, stick to your job, shut up about politics,' but politics affect us all,” Glenn said. https://bit.ly/4ajXs98
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
"I know that a lot of people say, ‘You're just an athlete, like, stick to your job, shut up about politics,' but politics affect us all,” Glenn said. https://bit.ly/4ajXs98
Planned Parenthood was cut off from Medicaid by the federal government. So now transgender Medicaid patients either have to find a way to pay for their care out of pocket or find somewhere else to get it, depending on where they live.
After years of waiting, she wanted to start gender-affirming care. Politics interfered.
Medicaid patients can’t use their insurance at Planned Parenthood, unless their state covers it. This is a major setback for trans health care.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Planned Parenthood was cut off from Medicaid by the federal government. So now transgender Medicaid patients either have to find a way to pay for their care out of pocket or find somewhere else to get it, depending on where they live.
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Trump's Education Department dismissed 9 out of 10 student discrimination complaints last year. Why? 19thnews.org/2026/02/stud...
90% of student discrimination and harassment complaints were dismissed last year. Here's why.
Students with disabilities and survivors of sexual misconduct can’t rely on the Department of Education — the target of budget cuts and staff reductions — to intervene for them, new reports find.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Trump's Education Department dismissed 9 out of 10 student discrimination complaints last year. Why? 19thnews.org/2026/02/stud...
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Red Wine & Blue now has more than 600,000 members. Its members and affiliated groups held 4,000 events last year, most of them in person. On Tuesday, they raised more than $100k in less than an hour to support Haitians in Springfield, OH & oppose ICE. 19thnews.org/2026/02/wine... via @19thnews.org
The original ‘wine moms’ are in Ohio. They’re mobilizing to support Haitians in Springfield.
Katie Paris founded Red, Wine & Blue to harness suburban women's political power — now more than 600,000 members are deploying it to oppose ICE in their communities.
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February 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Red Wine & Blue now has more than 600,000 members. Its members and affiliated groups held 4,000 events last year, most of them in person. On Tuesday, they raised more than $100k in less than an hour to support Haitians in Springfield, OH & oppose ICE. 19thnews.org/2026/02/wine... via @19thnews.org
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Applications are now open for our Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship — with a new track! We'll have two reporting fellows and one fellow each in audience engagement, news product and development.
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The 19th launches applications for fifth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship cohort – plus, a new track
The program offers early- and mid-career HBCU alums yearlong, salaried fellowships in reporting, audience engagement, news product and development.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Applications are now open for our Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship — with a new track! We'll have two reporting fellows and one fellow each in audience engagement, news product and development.
19thnews.org/2026/02/fran...
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Most Heated Rivalry coverage has been focused on what young people, particularly younger straight women, think. I cover aging and decided to ask older gay men about their thoughts.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
Older gay men built their own hockey fandom. Then came 'Heated Rivalry.'
The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Most Heated Rivalry coverage has been focused on what young people, particularly younger straight women, think. I cover aging and decided to ask older gay men about their thoughts.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
“I could not do interviews and not talk about it, but then the story doesn’t get out there. Maybe a little girl doesn’t see me, who looks like her. That’s what’s really important," Edwards said. https://bit.ly/4qoIAMS
February 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
“I could not do interviews and not talk about it, but then the story doesn’t get out there. Maybe a little girl doesn’t see me, who looks like her. That’s what’s really important," Edwards said. https://bit.ly/4qoIAMS
Students with disabilities and survivors of sexual misconduct can’t rely on the Department of Education — the target of budget cuts and staff reductions — to intervene for them, according to a new report.
90% of student discrimination and harassment complaints were dismissed last year. Here's why.
Students with disabilities and survivors of sexual misconduct can’t rely on the Department of Education — the target of budget cuts and staff reductions — to intervene for them, new reports find.
19thnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Students with disabilities and survivors of sexual misconduct can’t rely on the Department of Education — the target of budget cuts and staff reductions — to intervene for them, according to a new report.
The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
Older gay men built their own hockey fandom. Then came 'Heated Rivalry.'
The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
19thnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
For mom athletes raising babies and young children, competing in the Olympics comes with unique challenges.
This story was co-published with @the74.bsky.social:
https://bit.ly/46nestS
This story was co-published with @the74.bsky.social:
https://bit.ly/46nestS
Olympic mom athletes lack child care and other support during the games
For mom athletes raising babies and young children, competing in the Olympics comes with unique challenges.
19thnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
For mom athletes raising babies and young children, competing in the Olympics comes with unique challenges.
This story was co-published with @the74.bsky.social:
https://bit.ly/46nestS
This story was co-published with @the74.bsky.social:
https://bit.ly/46nestS
The scope of a Texas law, which allows private lawsuits from countless private citizens, and its direct targeting of shield laws means that this case offers abortion opponents a new chance to block telehealth.
A Texas lawsuit tests the legal protections for doctors who provide abortion pills
The lawsuit will show whether conservatives have found a winning strategy in stopping abortion medication from reaching states with bans.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The scope of a Texas law, which allows private lawsuits from countless private citizens, and its direct targeting of shield laws means that this case offers abortion opponents a new chance to block telehealth.
Katie Paris founded Red, Wine & Blue to harness suburban women's political power — now more than 600,000 members are deploying it to oppose ICE in their communities.
The original ‘wine moms’ are in Ohio. They’re mobilizing to support Haitians in Springfield.
Katie Paris founded Red, Wine & Blue to harness suburban women's political power — now more than 600,000 members are deploying it to oppose ICE in their communities.
19thnews.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Katie Paris founded Red, Wine & Blue to harness suburban women's political power — now more than 600,000 members are deploying it to oppose ICE in their communities.
Period products are considered an essential public health need, but access for women and trans people held in federal custody — from prisons to immigration detention centers — remains inconsistent. https://bit.ly/4tiNzRR
People in ICE detention struggle to access period products, despite rules to provide them
A new federal report spurred a call for better oversight of how pads and tampons are made available in detention and prisons.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Period products are considered an essential public health need, but access for women and trans people held in federal custody — from prisons to immigration detention centers — remains inconsistent. https://bit.ly/4tiNzRR
Jeffrey Epstein became a convicted sex offender nine years before the #MeToo movement brought sexual harassment and assault to the forefront of the national conversation. The Epstein files provide a window into how he strategized in real time to the political and cultural earthquake of the movement.
Epstein tracked #MeToo fallout and advised accused men behind the scenes
New files released by the Justice Department show Jeffrey Epstein joking about being in a "pariahs club" and discussing the fate of powerful men who had been accused of wrongdoing.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Jeffrey Epstein became a convicted sex offender nine years before the #MeToo movement brought sexual harassment and assault to the forefront of the national conversation. The Epstein files provide a window into how he strategized in real time to the political and cultural earthquake of the movement.
As Republican lawmakers move toward permanently banning gender-affirming care in Utah, lawmakers continue to sidestep public dialogue about the results of research which concluded that this care for minors with gender dysphoria is largely found to result in positive outcomes.
From @sltrib.com:
From @sltrib.com:
Utah lawmakers sweep their own study on care for trans kids under the rug as they push to ban it
“They have no intention of actually using the data,” a Utah health provider treating transgender youth said.
19thnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
As Republican lawmakers move toward permanently banning gender-affirming care in Utah, lawmakers continue to sidestep public dialogue about the results of research which concluded that this care for minors with gender dysphoria is largely found to result in positive outcomes.
From @sltrib.com:
From @sltrib.com:
The defense secretary ordered a review of women in combat roles, claiming standards were compromised — but the requirements for women and men in combat roles are identical.
Women combat veterans want Pete Hegseth to know that they already passed the test
The defense secretary ordered a review of women in combat roles, claiming standards were compromised — but the requirements for women and men in combat roles are identical.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The defense secretary ordered a review of women in combat roles, claiming standards were compromised — but the requirements for women and men in combat roles are identical.
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Look for the helpers in this great story from @bcrodriguez.bsky.social
‘We have to keep showing up for each other’: In Minnesota, caregiving is a form of resistance
School pickups, diaper runs and mutual aid funds are central to how many Minnesotans are challenging the militarization of their state.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Look for the helpers in this great story from @bcrodriguez.bsky.social
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Applications for our fifth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship cohort are now open — with have a new track... development!
Apply by March 20.
Apply by March 20.
The 19th launches applications for fifth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship cohort – plus, a new track
The program offers early- and mid-career HBCU alums yearlong, salaried fellowships in reporting, audience engagement, news product and development.
19thnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Applications for our fifth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship cohort are now open — with have a new track... development!
Apply by March 20.
Apply by March 20.
There’s still a ways to go before doctors and scientists fully understand pediatric long COVID, but three upcoming clinical trials are on the horizon.
This article was published with @thesicktimes.org, a nonprofit newsroom covering long COVID:
This article was published with @thesicktimes.org, a nonprofit newsroom covering long COVID:
Long COVID affects millions of children. The largest pediatric trial so far launches this year.
There’s still a ways to go before doctors and scientists fully understand pediatric long COVID, but three upcoming clinical trials are on the horizon.
19thnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
There’s still a ways to go before doctors and scientists fully understand pediatric long COVID, but three upcoming clinical trials are on the horizon.
This article was published with @thesicktimes.org, a nonprofit newsroom covering long COVID:
This article was published with @thesicktimes.org, a nonprofit newsroom covering long COVID:
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More than a year into his second term, Trump has appointed 27 judges to the federal bench.
Only seven are women. None are women of color.
@candicenorwood.bsky.social breaks it down here:
Only seven are women. None are women of color.
@candicenorwood.bsky.social breaks it down here:
No women of color appointed to federal judgeships in Trump’s first year back
The Trump administration often equates race and gender diversity with professional incompetence.
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February 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
More than a year into his second term, Trump has appointed 27 judges to the federal bench.
Only seven are women. None are women of color.
@candicenorwood.bsky.social breaks it down here:
Only seven are women. None are women of color.
@candicenorwood.bsky.social breaks it down here:
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In Minnesota, protest has taken many shapes. And caregiving — from offering mutual aid for rent and groceries to getting neighbors first aid supplies and prenatal vitamins — is a central form of resistance here. It has lessons for the rest of the country. My latest: 19thnews.org/2026/02/minn...
‘We have to keep showing up for each other’: In Minnesota, caregiving is a form of resistance
School pickups, diaper runs and mutual aid funds are central to how many Minnesotans are challenging the militarization of their state.
19thnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM
In Minnesota, protest has taken many shapes. And caregiving — from offering mutual aid for rent and groceries to getting neighbors first aid supplies and prenatal vitamins — is a central form of resistance here. It has lessons for the rest of the country. My latest: 19thnews.org/2026/02/minn...