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· Nov 12
From Roe to Dobbs and Beyond: Diane Derzis' lifetime in abortion care • Alabama Reflector
Diane Derzis began working in abortion care a few years after Roe. Her clinic was at the center of a devastating U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
alabamareflector.com
Hey, 👋! I'm a journalist, & I cover US national affairs, a hybrid of politics & current events. I specialize in long-form features in the 10,000-word neighborhood.
Here's my most recent story, on the woman who owned the abortion clinic in the Dobbs SCOTUS case: alabamareflector.com/2024/06/24/f....
Here's my most recent story, on the woman who owned the abortion clinic in the Dobbs SCOTUS case: alabamareflector.com/2024/06/24/f....
Keeping tabs on the snow-and-ice storm hitting the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic ahead of my flight from Seattle home to NYC tomorrow morning, and, yikes
December 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Keeping tabs on the snow-and-ice storm hitting the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic ahead of my flight from Seattle home to NYC tomorrow morning, and, yikes
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U.S. airstrikes in Nigeria on Thursday hit an area populated overwhelmingly by Muslims, who bear the brunt of terrorist attacks there, analysts and groups that monitor conflict say, even as President Trump said the targets were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians.
Trump’s Claims About Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Situation on the Ground
President Trump said the targets of airstrikes in Nigeria were Islamic State terrorists responsible for killing Christians, but experts question his framing.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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President Trump exempted a copper smelter in Arizona from air-quality rules. An EPA official provided guidance to the company, according to emails and documents reviewed by The New York Times. It’s one of many efforts by the Trump administration to weaken or waive environmental protections.
A Copper Smelter in Miami, Arizona, Faced Tighter Rules. Then Trump Intervened.
The president exempted a copper smelter in Arizona from air-quality rules. An E.P.A. official guided the company that sought the exemption, emails show.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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that window bench is cute
When a family of four wanted to expand their historic Seattle home without changing its footprint, a designer helped transform the underused square footage above their heads into a stylish primary suite.
🔗: on.wsj.com/44Iec8b
🔗: on.wsj.com/44Iec8b
December 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
that window bench is cute
NEW (via WH press pool)
#Trump is at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He doesn't have anything on his public schedule today. Trump is staying at Mar-a-Lago.
#Trump is at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He doesn't have anything on his public schedule today. Trump is staying at Mar-a-Lago.
December 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
NEW (via WH press pool)
#Trump is at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He doesn't have anything on his public schedule today. Trump is staying at Mar-a-Lago.
#Trump is at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He doesn't have anything on his public schedule today. Trump is staying at Mar-a-Lago.
December 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
oh, lovely
More patients went to emergency rooms in New York City complaining of flulike symptoms in the week ending Dec. 20 than during any other week in the past decade.
Flu Cases Climb to Highest Levels in New York City in a Decade
The number of patients going to hospital emergency rooms with flulike symptoms has soared.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
oh, lovely
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un signals continued missile development in next 5 years reut.rs/3YbZra4
North Korea's Kim Jong Un signals continued missile development in next 5 years
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled the country will continue to develop missiles in the next five years, as he visited major munitions enterprises in the last quarter of 2025, state media KCNA said on Friday.
reut.rs
December 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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NEW
#Ukraine's president, Volodymyr #Zelensky, issues stmt after a convo today with US special envoy #SteveWitkoff & #Trump's son-in-law #JaredKushner:
"We discussed certain substantive details of the ongoing work. There are good ideas that can work toward a shared outcome and the lasting peace."
#Ukraine's president, Volodymyr #Zelensky, issues stmt after a convo today with US special envoy #SteveWitkoff & #Trump's son-in-law #JaredKushner:
"We discussed certain substantive details of the ongoing work. There are good ideas that can work toward a shared outcome and the lasting peace."
December 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NEW
#Ukraine's president, Volodymyr #Zelensky, issues stmt after a convo today with US special envoy #SteveWitkoff & #Trump's son-in-law #JaredKushner:
"We discussed certain substantive details of the ongoing work. There are good ideas that can work toward a shared outcome and the lasting peace."
#Ukraine's president, Volodymyr #Zelensky, issues stmt after a convo today with US special envoy #SteveWitkoff & #Trump's son-in-law #JaredKushner:
"We discussed certain substantive details of the ongoing work. There are good ideas that can work toward a shared outcome and the lasting peace."
NEW via @nytimes.com:
"#NorthKorea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine
The debut followed the North’s first test of a new surface-to-air missile and the arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered attack sub for a port call in #SouthKorea."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/w...
"#NorthKorea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine
The debut followed the North’s first test of a new surface-to-air missile and the arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered attack sub for a port call in #SouthKorea."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/w...
North Korea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
NEW via @nytimes.com:
"#NorthKorea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine
The debut followed the North’s first test of a new surface-to-air missile and the arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered attack sub for a port call in #SouthKorea."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/w...
"#NorthKorea Unveils the Completed Hull of What It Calls a Nuclear Submarine
The debut followed the North’s first test of a new surface-to-air missile and the arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered attack sub for a port call in #SouthKorea."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/w...
December 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Swaths of Southern California are under flash flood warnings through the afternoon and evening of Christmas Eve. What's next?
How much rain is LA getting? What to know heading into Christmas Day
Swaths of Southern California are under flash flood warnings through the afternoon and evening of Christmas Eve. What's next?
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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NEW via @nytimes.com:
"Ousted and in Exile, Generals Secretly Plot Insurgency in #Syria
Hacked communications and a social media analysis reveal how former regime leaders are trying to arm fighters and exert influence as far away as Washington."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...
"Ousted and in Exile, Generals Secretly Plot Insurgency in #Syria
Hacked communications and a social media analysis reveal how former regime leaders are trying to arm fighters and exert influence as far away as Washington."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...
Ousted and in Exile, Generals Secretly Plot Insurgency in Syria
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
NEW via @nytimes.com:
"Ousted and in Exile, Generals Secretly Plot Insurgency in #Syria
Hacked communications and a social media analysis reveal how former regime leaders are trying to arm fighters and exert influence as far away as Washington."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...
"Ousted and in Exile, Generals Secretly Plot Insurgency in #Syria
Hacked communications and a social media analysis reveal how former regime leaders are trying to arm fighters and exert influence as far away as Washington."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...
Omg, it's Christmas Eve, and there are Valentine's Day chocolates for sale at this Walmart.
December 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Omg, it's Christmas Eve, and there are Valentine's Day chocolates for sale at this Walmart.
NEW via @nytimes.com:
"#Zelensky Opens Way to Demilitarized Zone in Eastern #Ukraine to Reach Peace
The offer was the closest Mr. Zelensky has come to addressing the thorny territorial disputes in Donetsk that have repeatedly derailed peace talks."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...
"#Zelensky Opens Way to Demilitarized Zone in Eastern #Ukraine to Reach Peace
The offer was the closest Mr. Zelensky has come to addressing the thorny territorial disputes in Donetsk that have repeatedly derailed peace talks."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...
Zelensky Opens Way to Demilitarized Zone in Eastern Ukraine to Reach Peace
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
NEW via @nytimes.com:
"#Zelensky Opens Way to Demilitarized Zone in Eastern #Ukraine to Reach Peace
The offer was the closest Mr. Zelensky has come to addressing the thorny territorial disputes in Donetsk that have repeatedly derailed peace talks."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...
"#Zelensky Opens Way to Demilitarized Zone in Eastern #Ukraine to Reach Peace
The offer was the closest Mr. Zelensky has come to addressing the thorny territorial disputes in Donetsk that have repeatedly derailed peace talks."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/w...
JUST IN (#EpsteinFiles) via @apnews.com:
"The Justice Department said Wednesday that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey #Epstein files could take a 'few more weeks,' further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress."
apnews.com/article/trum...
"The Justice Department said Wednesday that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey #Epstein files could take a 'few more weeks,' further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress."
apnews.com/article/trum...
DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish release of Epstein files despite Dec. 19 deadline
The Justice Department said Wednesday that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress.
apnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
JUST IN (#EpsteinFiles) via @apnews.com:
"The Justice Department said Wednesday that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey #Epstein files could take a 'few more weeks,' further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress."
apnews.com/article/trum...
"The Justice Department said Wednesday that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey #Epstein files could take a 'few more weeks,' further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress."
apnews.com/article/trum...
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ICE wants to hold 80,000 people in warehouses.
ICE's acting director in April: "We need to get better at treating this like a business ... Like Prime, but with human beings."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... @douglasmac.bsky.social
ICE's acting director in April: "We need to get better at treating this like a business ... Like Prime, but with human beings."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... @douglasmac.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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NEW (via WH press pool)
#Trump is at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He's staying at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH:
• Participate in NORAD Santa calls at 4:30p Eastern
• Participate in calls with military members at 5:30p
#Trump is at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He's staying at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH:
• Participate in NORAD Santa calls at 4:30p Eastern
• Participate in calls with military members at 5:30p
December 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NEW (via WH press pool)
#Trump is at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He's staying at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH:
• Participate in NORAD Santa calls at 4:30p Eastern
• Participate in calls with military members at 5:30p
#Trump is at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He's staying at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH:
• Participate in NORAD Santa calls at 4:30p Eastern
• Participate in calls with military members at 5:30p
Today, #Trump has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH:
• Participate in NORAD Santa calls at 4:30p Eastern
• Participate in calls with military members at 5:30p
No WH press sec presser.
Trump is staying at Mar-a-Lago.
• Participate in NORAD Santa calls at 4:30p Eastern
• Participate in calls with military members at 5:30p
No WH press sec presser.
Trump is staying at Mar-a-Lago.
December 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today, #Trump has 2 things on his public schedule, per WH:
• Participate in NORAD Santa calls at 4:30p Eastern
• Participate in calls with military members at 5:30p
No WH press sec presser.
Trump is staying at Mar-a-Lago.
• Participate in NORAD Santa calls at 4:30p Eastern
• Participate in calls with military members at 5:30p
No WH press sec presser.
Trump is staying at Mar-a-Lago.