Ariel Wittenberg
@arielwittenberg.bsky.social
Public health reporter at POLITICO’s E&E News. New Englander at heart. Mom. Hobbyist watercolorist. PEN Guild forever ✊🏼
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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🚨BREAKING: STRIKERS WIN!
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🚨BREAKING: STRIKERS WIN!
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
The order affirms what we’ve said all along: The PG’s lawless union-busting cannot stand. We made sure it didn’t. We’re taking back what they stole from us. We won this strike.
My latest on how the Obamacare subsidies at the center of the government shutdown also impact hospitals' resilience to climate change.
www.eenews.net/articles/hos...
www.eenews.net/articles/hos...
'I could feel the roof pick up.' Hospitals face new disaster risks under Trump.
The president's megalaw is making it difficult for cash-strapped hospitals to gird for storms that are being turbocharged by climate change.
www.eenews.net
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
My latest on how the Obamacare subsidies at the center of the government shutdown also impact hospitals' resilience to climate change.
www.eenews.net/articles/hos...
www.eenews.net/articles/hos...
Solidarity Forever--No slop in our shop!
We stand together with InsiderUnion and BIUK_Union for journalistic integrity and job security. Join us in telling @axelspringer.bsky.social NO SLOP IN OUR SHOP!
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Solidarity Forever--No slop in our shop!
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We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:
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I was recently laid off by ARTnews, a few days before the theft at the Louvre. The terms of my TN work visa means I can't freelance unless I donate the funds to charity. I'm open to new FT roles in business reporting and communications, and am willing to relocate to other cities, including Toronto.
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I was recently laid off by ARTnews, a few days before the theft at the Louvre. The terms of my TN work visa means I can't freelance unless I donate the funds to charity. I'm open to new FT roles in business reporting and communications, and am willing to relocate to other cities, including Toronto.
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Amazon, the second largest employer in the U.S., aims to replace more than half a million jobs with robots, internal documents show.
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots
Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75 percent of its operations.
nyti.ms
October 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Amazon, the second largest employer in the U.S., aims to replace more than half a million jobs with robots, internal documents show.
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
“You say you want to fight cancer, but at the same time you’re creating these situations where you are actually elevating the risk of cancer."
My latest for @eenews.bsky.social on how pollution rollbacks in the name of AI will impact health
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My latest for @eenews.bsky.social on how pollution rollbacks in the name of AI will impact health
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E&E News: Trump’s quest to cure cancer with AI is powered by energy that can cause it
The president signed an order to expand the use of AI for healing children with cancer. It comes as his administration is weakening a dozen EPA rules that reduce cancer-causing pollution.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“You say you want to fight cancer, but at the same time you’re creating these situations where you are actually elevating the risk of cancer."
My latest for @eenews.bsky.social on how pollution rollbacks in the name of AI will impact health
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My latest for @eenews.bsky.social on how pollution rollbacks in the name of AI will impact health
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NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team
Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.
www.wired.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...
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And yet @politico.com uses AI that sends glaring errors to our subscribers and violates our ethics standards.
Tell POLITICO management to follow it's own rules for accurate, ethical journalism and sign our petition.
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Tell POLITICO management to follow it's own rules for accurate, ethical journalism and sign our petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ai...
October 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
And yet @politico.com uses AI that sends glaring errors to our subscribers and violates our ethics standards.
Tell POLITICO management to follow it's own rules for accurate, ethical journalism and sign our petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ai...
Tell POLITICO management to follow it's own rules for accurate, ethical journalism and sign our petition.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ai...
Nightmare fuel of the day. Incredible reporting.
September 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Nightmare fuel of the day. Incredible reporting.
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A good ad on the DC Metro
September 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A good ad on the DC Metro
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The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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New PEN America statement: “The firing and suspension of multiple journalists after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk should alarm anyone who cares about free speech and a free press. Taken together, these measures risk creating a chilling effect that extends beyond those directly targeted..."
September 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
New PEN America statement: “The firing and suspension of multiple journalists after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk should alarm anyone who cares about free speech and a free press. Taken together, these measures risk creating a chilling effect that extends beyond those directly targeted..."
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Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
September 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
“We had this state-of-the-art facility, and they canceled the lease."
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E&E News: RFK Jr. wants more air pollution research, but EPA shut down its lab
“We had this state-of-the-art facility, and they canceled the lease,” said Betsy Southerland, who worked at EPA’s Office of Science and Technology for 30 years.
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September 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“We had this state-of-the-art facility, and they canceled the lease."
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This is not the AI boom creating a new type of work, this is a classic example of managers using automation to deskill old ones. Creative workers who once made a higher wage creating original art and writing are now paid in piecework to edit automated output. Bosses are using AI to cut labor costs.
The AI boom has created a new type of work: fixing botched AI. Designers are being hired to remake wonky AI art. Writers are asked to make ChatGPT’s writing sound more human. Even software developers are tasked with fixing buggy vibe coding.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Humans are being hired to make AI slop look less sloppy
In the age of automation, human workers are being brought in to fix what artificial intelligence gets wrong.
www.nbcnews.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This is not the AI boom creating a new type of work, this is a classic example of managers using automation to deskill old ones. Creative workers who once made a higher wage creating original art and writing are now paid in piecework to edit automated output. Bosses are using AI to cut labor costs.
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ICE is arresting contract firefighters on active wildfires.
This is especially significant for the fire workforce in the PNW because of the heavy reliance on contract workforce. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This is especially significant for the fire workforce in the PNW because of the heavy reliance on contract workforce. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
ICE is arresting contract firefighters on active wildfires.
This is especially significant for the fire workforce in the PNW because of the heavy reliance on contract workforce. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This is especially significant for the fire workforce in the PNW because of the heavy reliance on contract workforce. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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20 years ago, the WHO published a pair of reports estimating the number of annual deaths attributable to climate change. I was fascinated to learn that there have been few attempts since to revisit this fundamental question about the impact of global warming on humanity -- until now. The story:
I'm delighted today to announce we're launching the Global Burden of Climate Change Study, an international team effort to standardize estimates of present day death, disability, and illness due to climate change. @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social with the scoop: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: People are dying from climate change. But how many?
A team of researchers hopes to provide the long-elusive answer, thanks to the growing field of attribution science.
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August 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
20 years ago, the WHO published a pair of reports estimating the number of annual deaths attributable to climate change. I was fascinated to learn that there have been few attempts since to revisit this fundamental question about the impact of global warming on humanity -- until now. The story:
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She is standing in front of a structure built by enslaved people.
White House official Lindsey Halligan: "While slavery is obviously a horrible aspect of our nation's history, you can't really talk about slavery honestly unless you also talk about hope and progress ... we need to stop focusing so much on the lack of progress."
August 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
She is standing in front of a structure built by enslaved people.
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NEW: @arielwittenberg.bsky.social and I took a deep dive into a burgeoning nationwide movement to improve heat-related warnings and save lives. These efforts have been largely spearheaded by local officials/meteorologists - and Trump's cuts may threaten to stifle them. www.eenews.net/articles/hea...
Heat warnings wither under Trump
Health experts have raced to modernize alert systems as extreme heat kills thousands in the U.S. every year. Those efforts are being canceled.
www.eenews.net
August 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
NEW: @arielwittenberg.bsky.social and I took a deep dive into a burgeoning nationwide movement to improve heat-related warnings and save lives. These efforts have been largely spearheaded by local officials/meteorologists - and Trump's cuts may threaten to stifle them. www.eenews.net/articles/hea...
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The gear most volunteer fire departments have is not designed for wildfires, but for the calls they usually take. It can keep flames and smoke out during a house fire, but isn't breathable or nimble when trekking through the woods in summer heat. #Newfoundland #wildfires www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Like wearing a snowsuit in summer': Volunteer firefighters face hurdles without wildfire gear | CBC News
A pair of volunteer fire chiefs in Newfoundland say smaller departments are not well equipped to battle forest fires, as the province deals with more than double the average number of wildfires this y...
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August 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The gear most volunteer fire departments have is not designed for wildfires, but for the calls they usually take. It can keep flames and smoke out during a house fire, but isn't breathable or nimble when trekking through the woods in summer heat. #Newfoundland #wildfires www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...