Carter Sherman
@cartersherman.bsky.social
Reporter covering reproductive health and justice at the Guardian | My book THE SECOND COMING, about young Americans and the fight over the future of sex, is available everywhere | Signal: cartersherman.01
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Carter Sherman
@cartersherman.bsky.social
· Jun 24
Over the last 3 years, I interviewed 100+ people under 30 to understand how #MeToo, the fall of Roe v. Wade, the rise of social media and more have changed their sex lives. THE SECOND COMING: Sex and the Next Generation’s Fight Over Its Future is now out in the world. Buy it at your local bookstore.
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Thinking about this as I go on business day 24 without any kind of response to my two FOIA requests at HHS.
After promising transparency, RFK guts public records teams at HHS
Despite promises for "radical transparency," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid off many staff on teams that fulfill public records requests at health agencies.
www.npr.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Thinking about this as I go on business day 24 without any kind of response to my two FOIA requests at HHS.
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Here’s to 2026
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Here’s to 2026
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Exciting holiday news! @19thnews.org is hiring *two* full-time editors to join our newsroom in 2026! 🥳 Apply by January 19! 19thnews.org/19th-news-ed...
We're hiring an Editor
The 19th is hiring an editor to work closely with the editorial director to assign, shape, edit and publish stories to fulfill The 19th’s mission of serving women and LGBTQ+ people with timely, high-q...
19thnews.org
December 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Exciting holiday news! @19thnews.org is hiring *two* full-time editors to join our newsroom in 2026! 🥳 Apply by January 19! 19thnews.org/19th-news-ed...
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UnitedHealth sued The Guardian after we reported on bonuses it paid nursing homes that cut hospital transfers for seniors.
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
UnitedHealth sued The Guardian after we reported on bonuses it paid nursing homes that cut hospital transfers for seniors.
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
I spent a few days in Buffalo, where Trump's sweeping health care cuts are already closing facilities and leaving people in pain.
One organizer told me: "A cut that is as big as this, in terms of the human suffering that will create–it’s actually immeasurable."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
One organizer told me: "A cut that is as big as this, in terms of the human suffering that will create–it’s actually immeasurable."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Trump’s health cuts leave ‘huge void’ in Buffalo, New York – and patients fearing lack of care
After a traumatic brain injury, Rita Buckley worries the skills she worked hard to regain will atrophy as the largest healthcare provider in the area closes clinics
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I spent a few days in Buffalo, where Trump's sweeping health care cuts are already closing facilities and leaving people in pain.
One organizer told me: "A cut that is as big as this, in terms of the human suffering that will create–it’s actually immeasurable."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
One organizer told me: "A cut that is as big as this, in terms of the human suffering that will create–it’s actually immeasurable."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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By 2011 Epstein had already:
-registered as a sex offender
-plead guilty to solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18
-settled multiple civil lawsuits brought against him by victims
www.npr.org/2025/07/25/n...
-registered as a sex offender
-plead guilty to solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18
-settled multiple civil lawsuits brought against him by victims
www.npr.org/2025/07/25/n...
Statement from the NYT, which is useful context, but still feel like you gotta mention it in the column!
December 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
By 2011 Epstein had already:
-registered as a sex offender
-plead guilty to solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18
-settled multiple civil lawsuits brought against him by victims
www.npr.org/2025/07/25/n...
-registered as a sex offender
-plead guilty to solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18
-settled multiple civil lawsuits brought against him by victims
www.npr.org/2025/07/25/n...
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Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot
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It's astonishing that somehow we have whole swathes of the political class that have not managed to connect "everything seems like a scam now" to a useful political platform.
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It's astonishing that somehow we have whole swathes of the political class that have not managed to connect "everything seems like a scam now" to a useful political platform.
I say this as a person who is profoundly interested in debates about feminism: Most people don't care about it and I can't imagine that there's actually an audience for this www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Bari Weiss’ Next CBS News Move: Town Halls With JD Vance, Sam Altman and Debates About God and Feminism
The news division is also planning a town hall with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in the 'Things That Matter' series, with Bank of America lined up as a sponsor.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I say this as a person who is profoundly interested in debates about feminism: Most people don't care about it and I can't imagine that there's actually an audience for this www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
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I just love writing like this:
“In its attempt to entice conservative women into Maga, Miller’s podcast runs up against the same problem: it’s hard to convince people to circle the wagons when there’s nothing in the center.”
Thank you @cartersherman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“In its attempt to entice conservative women into Maga, Miller’s podcast runs up against the same problem: it’s hard to convince people to circle the wagons when there’s nothing in the center.”
Thank you @cartersherman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Katie Miller Podcast: an aggressively vibeless curriculum for the Maga mom
The wife of the Trump adviser aims to entice conservative women into Maga – but like much of the rest of the movement, her sales pitch is fundamentally lacking
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I just love writing like this:
“In its attempt to entice conservative women into Maga, Miller’s podcast runs up against the same problem: it’s hard to convince people to circle the wagons when there’s nothing in the center.”
Thank you @cartersherman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“In its attempt to entice conservative women into Maga, Miller’s podcast runs up against the same problem: it’s hard to convince people to circle the wagons when there’s nothing in the center.”
Thank you @cartersherman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Abortion pills are available in all 50 states thanks to shield laws protecting telehealth providers from criminal/civil investigations. A Texas woman told @cartersherman.bsky.social she obtained pills after recalling a @plancpills.bsky.social sticker in a bathroom
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
PS @plancpills.bsky.social has stickers you can plaster in bathrooms, on lampposts, or wherever to spread the word about abortion pills. Free with suggested donation to cover costs, and available in English and Spanish
www.plancpills.org/stickers
www.plancpills.org/stickers
December 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Abortion pills are available in all 50 states thanks to shield laws protecting telehealth providers from criminal/civil investigations. A Texas woman told @cartersherman.bsky.social she obtained pills after recalling a @plancpills.bsky.social sticker in a bathroom
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
If the answer is no, I don’t want to hear it
Is it a good idea to have a hot toddy when you’re sick?
Is it a good idea to have a hot toddy when you’re sick?
Experts weigh in on if the traditional remedy of whiskey, honey, lemon and hot water can actually help your cold
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If the answer is no, I don’t want to hear it
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NEW: Two homeschooled teenagers in the Chicago suburbs spend their mornings tracking ICE vehicles and documenting raids.
They let me follow them for this story.
Watch the full documentary here:
They let me follow them for this story.
Watch the full documentary here:
Meet the teen brothers tracking ICE
YouTube video by The News Movement
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
NEW: Two homeschooled teenagers in the Chicago suburbs spend their mornings tracking ICE vehicles and documenting raids.
They let me follow them for this story.
Watch the full documentary here:
They let me follow them for this story.
Watch the full documentary here:
A fun fact about books is that they’re usually not edited all that much
Which is to say, there’s no one to save you from yourself
Which is to say, there’s no one to save you from yourself
I cannot convey to you the sheer fucking weirdness of Olivia Nuzzi's book.
December 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A fun fact about books is that they’re usually not edited all that much
Which is to say, there’s no one to save you from yourself
Which is to say, there’s no one to save you from yourself
A first-of-its-kind Texas law takes effect today. It aims to dam the flood of abortion pills into the red state — by letting people sue one another.
@daniellestephens.bsky.social and I went deep on the new law for a special episode of Politics Weekly America.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
@daniellestephens.bsky.social and I went deep on the new law for a special episode of Politics Weekly America.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Has a Texas law created ‘abortion bounty hunters’? – podcast
In this special episode, the Guardian US reproductive health and justice reporter Carter Sherman speaks to people who are using, providing and protecting abortion pills and those fighting against them...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A first-of-its-kind Texas law takes effect today. It aims to dam the flood of abortion pills into the red state — by letting people sue one another.
@daniellestephens.bsky.social and I went deep on the new law for a special episode of Politics Weekly America.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
@daniellestephens.bsky.social and I went deep on the new law for a special episode of Politics Weekly America.
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
uhhhhhhh what the fuck
University of Alabama suspended two student magazines–one which focused primarily on women and the other on Black student life and culture–citing a DOJ memo. thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
University suspends Alice, Nineteen Fifty-Six student magazines
The University of Alabama Department of Student Life permanently suspended Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice Magazine, two University-funded student magazines, effective Monday, citing a federal memo issue...
thecrimsonwhite.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
uhhhhhhh what the fuck
My contacts' ability to become inexplicably smudged RIGHT when I walk into the office should be studied
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My contacts' ability to become inexplicably smudged RIGHT when I walk into the office should be studied
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How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Who is “we”
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Who is “we”
How fascinating that THIS is the breaking point for the Trump administration and not the many, many men who say that they were sexually abused within the Boy Scouts
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
How fascinating that THIS is the breaking point for the Trump administration and not the many, many men who say that they were sexually abused within the Boy Scouts
I wrote about Teen Vogue, the broader crumbling of feminist and progressive media, and what it means for young people. (RIP my invite to the Condé Nast holiday party) www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
Less politics, more makeup: the unraveling of Teen Vogue under Trump 2.0
The folding of the progressive youth-focused magazine into Vogue comes at turbulent time for journalism and the crumbling of feminist media
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I wrote about Teen Vogue, the broader crumbling of feminist and progressive media, and what it means for young people. (RIP my invite to the Condé Nast holiday party) www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
Is this really the best use of time
BREAKING: Republicans pass bill to condemn Socialism, 285-98. 86 House Democrats voted yes, further demonstrating that we have two right-wing parties in America. 2 members voted Present, and 47 members of the House did not vote (20 R and 27 D).
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Is this really the best use of time
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So if Olivia is 32 now, broke up with Lizza last year, was together with him for a decade, and then was living with you for 4+ years before that, how old was she when you moved her out of her (presumably parents’) house in the suburbs to live with you?
Btw about this from Lizza's reply: Olivia and I lived together for 4+ years (4 b'days, 4 Xmases, 4 anniversaries). That's like $1250 of jewelry per celebration. And her apartment was a writing studio. And I made an f-ton then. What was I supposed to do? Get her a lot of Gift Certificates from Kmart?
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
So if Olivia is 32 now, broke up with Lizza last year, was together with him for a decade, and then was living with you for 4+ years before that, how old was she when you moved her out of her (presumably parents’) house in the suburbs to live with you?