Allison Torres Burtka
@allisonburtka.bsky.social
Freelance writer and editor in metro Detroit. Words in Outside, National Geographic, the Guardian, Audubon, Harvard Public Health, Well+Good, WebMD & more.
writing portfolio: https://atburtka.journoportfolio.com/
writing portfolio: https://atburtka.journoportfolio.com/
NO DIVERSITY FLAIR ALLOWED
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
NO DIVERSITY FLAIR ALLOWED
I wanted to buy a banana, but I didn't have my ID or $10, so I couldn't.
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I wanted to buy a banana, but I didn't have my ID or $10, so I couldn't.
What? I'm not planning to shop at Target again, but if I were, I would NOT need every employee within 4 feet to ask how my day's going.
November 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
What? I'm not planning to shop at Target again, but if I were, I would NOT need every employee within 4 feet to ask how my day's going.
I like your boots! Are they Catholic?
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I like your boots! Are they Catholic?
It's a lifestyle.
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's a lifestyle.
Thank you. I don't think a lot of people realize how bad this is--and how bad it's going to get.
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thank you. I don't think a lot of people realize how bad this is--and how bad it's going to get.
Abortion bans are making not just OB-GYNs but also doctors in other specialties avoid those states.
And the bans are getting in the way of doctors in other specialties providing the standard of care. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/31/a...
And the bans are getting in the way of doctors in other specialties providing the standard of care. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/31/a...
Abortion Bans Can Hinder Life-Saving Care for Pregnant Patients with Lung Disease or Medical Crises—Study
Pulmonologists, critical care doctors, even rheumatologists are struggling to adequately treat pregnant patients in states that restrict reproductive rights, new research reveals.
rewirenewsgroup.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Abortion bans are making not just OB-GYNs but also doctors in other specialties avoid those states.
And the bans are getting in the way of doctors in other specialties providing the standard of care. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/31/a...
And the bans are getting in the way of doctors in other specialties providing the standard of care. rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/31/a...
don't forget deporting the brown ones
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
don't forget deporting the brown ones
famously bad taste in *everything*
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
famously bad taste in *everything*
And who's the guy in charge of public health? The one who ran out of the frame as fast as he could, away from the guy who collapsed.
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
And who's the guy in charge of public health? The one who ran out of the frame as fast as he could, away from the guy who collapsed.
Of course, this is far from the worst thing about him--but it is profoundly embarrassing that this is our country's leader.
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Of course, this is far from the worst thing about him--but it is profoundly embarrassing that this is our country's leader.
Thank you for all your insight on this!
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Thank you for all your insight on this!
Thanks for sharing this. I think a lot of people don't know how widespread the resulting harm is going to be.
November 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Thanks for sharing this. I think a lot of people don't know how widespread the resulting harm is going to be.
I appreciate the opportunity to write this story! These bans are causing such huge problems in health care.
October 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I appreciate the opportunity to write this story! These bans are causing such huge problems in health care.
telling the media he doesn't know anything about whatever it is they're asking him about
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
telling the media he doesn't know anything about whatever it is they're asking him about