Elizabeth Weil
@lizweil.bsky.social
“great story!”— Judith Butler.
Feature writer, @nymag (before that: “propublica, @nytmag).
Feature writer, @nymag (before that: “propublica, @nytmag).
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Hell of a life.
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
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October 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hell of a life.
So incredibly proud (and sometimes a little envious!) of my better half, Dan Duane, and his perfect second act as a psychotherapist. He's seeing clients in Hayes Valley or online and also coaching creative people on getting unstuck and reaching their dreams. www.danielduanetherapy.com
Daniel Duane Therapy and Coaching in San Francisco
www.danielduanetherapy.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
So incredibly proud (and sometimes a little envious!) of my better half, Dan Duane, and his perfect second act as a psychotherapist. He's seeing clients in Hayes Valley or online and also coaching creative people on getting unstuck and reaching their dreams. www.danielduanetherapy.com
"Among his clients is a man who was living in a facility for homeless vets & who was raped as a child & is serving 28 years to life for attacking another vet w his cane. Another is serving 45 years to life for accosting a man on a street & attempting to steal his wallet before the man ran away."
August 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Among his clients is a man who was living in a facility for homeless vets & who was raped as a child & is serving 28 years to life for attacking another vet w his cane. Another is serving 45 years to life for accosting a man on a street & attempting to steal his wallet before the man ran away."
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New York Magazine just published an in-depth article about Mark and David Geier, tracing Mark’s professional journey—from his emergence as a prominent anti-vaccine advocate to the controversy that led to the loss of his medical license
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
The Father-and-Son Duo Who Toppled Our Trust in Vaccines
Thirty years ago a doctor named Mark Geier spread fears about vaccines and autism. Now his son, David, is reportedly looking for a link for RFK Jr.
nymag.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New York Magazine just published an in-depth article about Mark and David Geier, tracing Mark’s professional journey—from his emergence as a prominent anti-vaccine advocate to the controversy that led to the loss of his medical license
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
"That’s a matter between me and my grammarian" — this story is perfect
After a Martha’s Vineyard pierogi vendor refused to sell to him, Epstein’s lawyer plans to sue a farmer’s market so that they must sell to him.
Alan Dershowitz Takes on His Greatest Challenge Yet: A Farmers Market
After a Martha’s Vineyard pierogi vendor refused to sell to him, Epstein’s lawyer plans to sue a farmer’s market so that they must sell to him.
nymag.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"That’s a matter between me and my grammarian" — this story is perfect
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The son here is leading RFKJr’s #vaccine research team.
Sorry, that should be “research.” nymag.com/intelligence...
Sorry, that should be “research.” nymag.com/intelligence...
The Father-and-Son Duo Who Toppled Our Trust in Vaccines
Thirty years ago a doctor named Mark Geier spread fears about vaccines and autism. Now his son, David, is reportedly looking for a link for RFK Jr.
nymag.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The son here is leading RFKJr’s #vaccine research team.
Sorry, that should be “research.” nymag.com/intelligence...
Sorry, that should be “research.” nymag.com/intelligence...
long loud 👏👏👏👏👏 to @mslaurabliss.bsky.social for this literal and figurative garbage fires ... "or the industry’s preferred phrase is 'elevated temperature landfill,' or ETLF, which operators say has nothing to do with fire." www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
America’s Overheated Landfills Have Been Making People Sick
Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers of trash juice.
www.bloomberg.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
long loud 👏👏👏👏👏 to @mslaurabliss.bsky.social for this literal and figurative garbage fires ... "or the industry’s preferred phrase is 'elevated temperature landfill,' or ETLF, which operators say has nothing to do with fire." www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Anyway. David Geier is just another person who thinks he somehow knows better than everyone else and doesn't have the ability to critically self-introspect about why he is the way he is, much less do rigorous science
a woman is holding a pair of glasses and says that 's all
Alt: Miranda Priestly holds her glasses and says "That's all" before throwing a meaningful glance and swiveling on her chair to show her back
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July 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Anyway. David Geier is just another person who thinks he somehow knows better than everyone else and doesn't have the ability to critically self-introspect about why he is the way he is, much less do rigorous science
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“[David] actually was fairly aggressive with [parents of autistic children] and told them, if you keep bothering me, we’re going to testify that [thimerosal] doesn’t cause [autism] and you’re really hurting the issue.” -Mark Geier, David’s father
Think we can annoy David into telling the truth?
Think we can annoy David into telling the truth?
July 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“[David] actually was fairly aggressive with [parents of autistic children] and told them, if you keep bothering me, we’re going to testify that [thimerosal] doesn’t cause [autism] and you’re really hurting the issue.” -Mark Geier, David’s father
Think we can annoy David into telling the truth?
Think we can annoy David into telling the truth?
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Compelling read about the Geiers and rise of the autism-vaccine movement: nymag.com/intelligence...
Refresher: Officially, David Geier is advising HHS scientists how to... find lost vaccine injury data?
Choice article quotes 👇
Refresher: Officially, David Geier is advising HHS scientists how to... find lost vaccine injury data?
Choice article quotes 👇
The Father-and-Son Duo Who Toppled Our Trust in Vaccines
Thirty years ago a doctor named Mark Geier spread fears about vaccines and autism. Now his son, David, is reportedly looking for a link for RFK Jr.
nymag.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Compelling read about the Geiers and rise of the autism-vaccine movement: nymag.com/intelligence...
Refresher: Officially, David Geier is advising HHS scientists how to... find lost vaccine injury data?
Choice article quotes 👇
Refresher: Officially, David Geier is advising HHS scientists how to... find lost vaccine injury data?
Choice article quotes 👇
While your head is exploding, meet the father-son tennis hustlers in matching clothes who helped undermined public health.
Thirty years ago, a doctor named Mark Geier and his son, David, allied with a group of parents to spread fears about vaccines and autism. Now David is at HHS, reportedly looking for a link for RFK Jr.
The Father-and-Son Duo Who Toppled Our Trust in Vaccines
Thirty years ago, a doctor named Mark Geier and his son, David, allied with a group of parents to spread fears about vaccines and autism. Now David is at HHS, reportedly looking for a link for RFK Jr.
nymag.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
While your head is exploding, meet the father-son tennis hustlers in matching clothes who helped undermined public health.
While you’re head is exploding, meet the father-son tennis hustlers in matching clothes who helped undermined public health.
Thirty years ago, a doctor named Mark Geier and his son, David, allied with a group of parents to spread fears about vaccines and autism. Now David is at HHS, reportedly looking for a link for RFK Jr.
The Father-and-Son Duo Who Toppled Our Trust in Vaccines
Thirty years ago, a doctor named Mark Geier and his son, David, allied with a group of parents to spread fears about vaccines and autism. Now David is at HHS, reportedly looking for a link for RFK Jr.
nymag.com
July 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
While you’re head is exploding, meet the father-son tennis hustlers in matching clothes who helped undermined public health.
glamour shot of neighborhood celeb www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/u...
The Coyotes of San Francisco
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May 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
glamour shot of neighborhood celeb www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/u...
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when ppl talk about Freud they are usually talking about the legacy of Freudian thought, and fair enough, but you do have to allow that the title of his 1912 essay “On the Universal Tendency to Debasement in the Sphere of Love” is all-time
May 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
when ppl talk about Freud they are usually talking about the legacy of Freudian thought, and fair enough, but you do have to allow that the title of his 1912 essay “On the Universal Tendency to Debasement in the Sphere of Love” is all-time
And ... happy pub day to @emilymbender.bsky.social, co-author of The AI Con
Let's not forget for a second that AI is now overwhelmingly an oligarchic project.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/u...
May 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
And ... happy pub day to @emilymbender.bsky.social, co-author of The AI Con
It’s been a long time since I read a book and immediately wanted to start over.
May 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It’s been a long time since I read a book and immediately wanted to start over.
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This is a reallllyyy great @lizweil.bsky.social interview about climate protest and the concept of breaking decorum
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Disrupting Decorum
Podcast Episode · What Rough Beast · 01/10/2025 · 37m
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April 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is a reallllyyy great @lizweil.bsky.social interview about climate protest and the concept of breaking decorum
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
April 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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If you have a spare half an hour or so, read this incredibly fascinating article debunking that viral podcast The Telepathy Tapes. The podcast says autistic non verbal people can communicate with telepathy, which isn't true. www.thecut.com/article/tele... also CW: Talk of SA
‘I Can Hear Thoughts’
A podcast called The Telepathy Tapes claims a group of nonspeaking autistic people can read their parents’ minds. The truth is more complicated.
www.thecut.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If you have a spare half an hour or so, read this incredibly fascinating article debunking that viral podcast The Telepathy Tapes. The podcast says autistic non verbal people can communicate with telepathy, which isn't true. www.thecut.com/article/tele... also CW: Talk of SA
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‘I Can Hear Thoughts’ A podcast called The Telepathy Tapes claims a group of nonspeaking autistic people can read minds. The truth is more complicated. www.thecut.com/article/tele...
‘I Can Hear Thoughts’
A podcast called The Telepathy Tapes claims a group of nonspeaking autistic people can read their parents’ minds. The truth is more complicated.
www.thecut.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
‘I Can Hear Thoughts’ A podcast called The Telepathy Tapes claims a group of nonspeaking autistic people can read minds. The truth is more complicated. www.thecut.com/article/tele...
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I wrote a piece for @nymag.com about a viral podcast called The Telepathy Tapes — though it's really about longing, language, out-of-body-and-mind parental love, and how skepticism is an artifact of good luck. www.thecut.com/article/tele...
‘I Can Hear Thoughts’
A podcast called The Telepathy Tapes claims a group of nonspeaking autistic people can read their parents’ minds. The truth is more complicated.
www.thecut.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I wrote a piece for @nymag.com about a viral podcast called The Telepathy Tapes — though it's really about longing, language, out-of-body-and-mind parental love, and how skepticism is an artifact of good luck. www.thecut.com/article/tele...
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April 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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The megahit podcast ‘The Telepathy Tapes’ has sold many parents on the idea that their nonverbal autistic children might have an otherworldly gift. But the truth is more complicated.
@lizweil.bsky.social reports: www.thecut.com/article/tele...
@lizweil.bsky.social reports: www.thecut.com/article/tele...
April 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The megahit podcast ‘The Telepathy Tapes’ has sold many parents on the idea that their nonverbal autistic children might have an otherworldly gift. But the truth is more complicated.
@lizweil.bsky.social reports: www.thecut.com/article/tele...
@lizweil.bsky.social reports: www.thecut.com/article/tele...
I wrote a piece for @nymag.com about a viral podcast called The Telepathy Tapes — though it's really about longing, language, out-of-body-and-mind parental love, and how skepticism is an artifact of good luck. www.thecut.com/article/tele...
‘I Can Hear Thoughts’
A podcast called The Telepathy Tapes claims a group of nonspeaking autistic people can read their parents’ minds. The truth is more complicated.
www.thecut.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I wrote a piece for @nymag.com about a viral podcast called The Telepathy Tapes — though it's really about longing, language, out-of-body-and-mind parental love, and how skepticism is an artifact of good luck. www.thecut.com/article/tele...