Colleen S. Good
@csgoodwv.bsky.social
writer, west virginian (though now elsewhere), drinker of much coffee. she/her
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250 years ago today, the U.S. postal system was born.
More than a year before approving the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress agreed to appoint Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general to lead a post office for the "United Colonies"
www.loc.gov/resource/lls...
More than a year before approving the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress agreed to appoint Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general to lead a post office for the "United Colonies"
www.loc.gov/resource/lls...
July 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
250 years ago today, the U.S. postal system was born.
More than a year before approving the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress agreed to appoint Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general to lead a post office for the "United Colonies"
www.loc.gov/resource/lls...
More than a year before approving the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress agreed to appoint Benjamin Franklin as the first postmaster general to lead a post office for the "United Colonies"
www.loc.gov/resource/lls...
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RFK Jr.’s vax advisory board could stop recommending some routine childhood immunizations.
@wired.com asked 21 health insurance companies if they'd cover the shots regardless -- only one committed to doing so.
www.wired.com/story/insure...
@wired.com asked 21 health insurance companies if they'd cover the shots regardless -- only one committed to doing so.
www.wired.com/story/insure...
With RFK Jr. in Charge, Insurers Aren’t Saying If They’ll Cover Vaccines for Kids If Government Stops Recommending Them
RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisory board could stop recommending some routine childhood immunizations, leaving insurers to decide whether to still cover them. For now, most are remaining tight-lipped.
www.wired.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
RFK Jr.’s vax advisory board could stop recommending some routine childhood immunizations.
@wired.com asked 21 health insurance companies if they'd cover the shots regardless -- only one committed to doing so.
www.wired.com/story/insure...
@wired.com asked 21 health insurance companies if they'd cover the shots regardless -- only one committed to doing so.
www.wired.com/story/insure...
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“It is not uncommon for guards to withhold food unless we take our shirts off," writes prison journalist Kwaneta Harris in Texas.
Why Solitary Confinement Is a Safe Haven for Sexually Abusive Guards
After eight years in “the hole” at Texas’ Lane Murray Unit, Kwaneta Harris documents the “daily reality” of staff sexual exploitation and violence.
www.themarshallproject.org
April 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“It is not uncommon for guards to withhold food unless we take our shirts off," writes prison journalist Kwaneta Harris in Texas.
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SCOOP: YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy. "YouTube quietly removing ‘gender identity and expression’ from its list of protected groups is a major radical shift away from best practices in the field of trust and safety."
YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy
TariffTokers, Gen Z’s ‘it couple’, Easter potatoes, anti-MAGA hats, Zuck's D.C. mansion, Amazon's TikTok bid, Silicon Valley's cupid, and the fastest growing political channels on YouTube
www.usermag.co
April 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
SCOOP: YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy. "YouTube quietly removing ‘gender identity and expression’ from its list of protected groups is a major radical shift away from best practices in the field of trust and safety."
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Fellow journalists, it's easy to write "at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic" when referring to 2020-2021, instead of putting Covid-19 in past tense.
right now we are "in the middle of the pandemic". If we are ever going to reach the end of the pandemic we need to talk about it like the present crisis it is. Remember when HIV was a death sentence? HIV denialism didn't lead to a cure. Organizing did.
March 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Fellow journalists, it's easy to write "at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic" when referring to 2020-2021, instead of putting Covid-19 in past tense.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Important story: How a Push to Amend the Constitution Could Help Trump Expand Presidential Power, by @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social @wisconsinwatch.org
How a Push to Amend the Constitution Could Help Trump Expand Presidential Power
A draft lawsuit being floated to attorneys general in several states argues Congress must call a convention over the national debt. But the legal theory mixes and matches petitions from states dating ...
www.propublica.org
March 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Important story: How a Push to Amend the Constitution Could Help Trump Expand Presidential Power, by @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social @wisconsinwatch.org
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The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library
Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship
www.bklynlibrary.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...
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Buy. Paper. Books.
(and download ownable ebooks onto your own devices)
New from me at @flaminghydra.com
flaminghydra.com/issue-261/
(and download ownable ebooks onto your own devices)
New from me at @flaminghydra.com
flaminghydra.com/issue-261/
February 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Buy. Paper. Books.
(and download ownable ebooks onto your own devices)
New from me at @flaminghydra.com
flaminghydra.com/issue-261/
(and download ownable ebooks onto your own devices)
New from me at @flaminghydra.com
flaminghydra.com/issue-261/
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Life-threatening infections in Texas have soared among women losing a pregnancy after the state’s abortion ban.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
February 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Life-threatening infections in Texas have soared among women losing a pregnancy after the state’s abortion ban.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Quite literally, I have to say to myself, "I'm doing my best" 🥲😭😭, DAILY😭😭
February 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Quite literally, I have to say to myself, "I'm doing my best" 🥲😭😭, DAILY😭😭
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So you can just say you work at DOGE and pillage anything from our documents you want. The law truly doesn't exist anymore! Cool!
3 men claiming to be from DOGE show up at San Francisco City Hall, demand records
San Francisco city officials are investigating after three men who claimed to be from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) showed up at City Hall on Friday demanding records from offices bef...
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
So you can just say you work at DOGE and pillage anything from our documents you want. The law truly doesn't exist anymore! Cool!
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The executive director of Fair Wisconsin, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, tells me she's heard from multiple families whose children's gender-affirming care was reinstated after my reporting.
BREAKING: After we published our story, the teen's mom received a call from the Wisconsin clinic rescheduling her appointment. Gathering more details ASAP. Still nothing public from the hospital. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/02/wisc...
February 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The executive director of Fair Wisconsin, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group, tells me she's heard from multiple families whose children's gender-affirming care was reinstated after my reporting.
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I’ll have a book coming out soon with @atriabooks.bsky.social, but in the meantime I’m looking for new opportunities &I would like to write for you. You can reach me at mathias.christopher@gmail.com.
February 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I’ll have a book coming out soon with @atriabooks.bsky.social, but in the meantime I’m looking for new opportunities &I would like to write for you. You can reach me at mathias.christopher@gmail.com.
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A 67 year old amputee and wheelchair user lived with his son who had cerebral palsy.
They were killed in the Eaton fire while waiting for an ambulance that never arrived.
Many disabled people can not evacuate on their own. They need to be included in evacuation plans (yet almost never are)
They were killed in the Eaton fire while waiting for an ambulance that never arrived.
Many disabled people can not evacuate on their own. They need to be included in evacuation plans (yet almost never are)
Father Missing a Limb and Son with Cerebral Palsy Weren't Able to Evacuate L.A. Fires in Time, Family Says
A 67-year-old amputee along with his son with cerebral palsy died in the Eaton fire on Jan. 8, according to his daughter.
people.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
A 67 year old amputee and wheelchair user lived with his son who had cerebral palsy.
They were killed in the Eaton fire while waiting for an ambulance that never arrived.
Many disabled people can not evacuate on their own. They need to be included in evacuation plans (yet almost never are)
They were killed in the Eaton fire while waiting for an ambulance that never arrived.
Many disabled people can not evacuate on their own. They need to be included in evacuation plans (yet almost never are)
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NEW: Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move.
Meta's Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were 'Blindsided' by Decision to Axe Them
Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move.
www.wired.com
January 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
NEW: Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move.
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“A lot of people refuse to do things because they don’t want to go naked, don’t want to go without guarantee. But that’s what’s got to happen. You go naked until you die.”
—Nikki Giovanni
(Thanks to @kristenchapman.bsky.social for this one.)
—Nikki Giovanni
(Thanks to @kristenchapman.bsky.social for this one.)
December 11, 2024 at 12:24 AM
“A lot of people refuse to do things because they don’t want to go naked, don’t want to go without guarantee. But that’s what’s got to happen. You go naked until you die.”
—Nikki Giovanni
(Thanks to @kristenchapman.bsky.social for this one.)
—Nikki Giovanni
(Thanks to @kristenchapman.bsky.social for this one.)
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People who say they care about women’s and girls’ sports are noticeably quiet about how eliminating the Department of Education would end federal oversight of Title IX enforcement of the equal existence of women’s and girls’ sports
November 13, 2024 at 12:56 AM
People who say they care about women’s and girls’ sports are noticeably quiet about how eliminating the Department of Education would end federal oversight of Title IX enforcement of the equal existence of women’s and girls’ sports
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I wish there were a polite way to say, “I can see clearly that you are sick, and it would obviously be better for everyone if you were at home recovering, but since you’re here, I would greatly appreciate it if you took any kind of precaution to protect the people around you from your pathogens” 😷
October 11, 2024 at 3:31 PM
I wish there were a polite way to say, “I can see clearly that you are sick, and it would obviously be better for everyone if you were at home recovering, but since you’re here, I would greatly appreciate it if you took any kind of precaution to protect the people around you from your pathogens” 😷
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The cost of phone calls will drop dramatically for incarcerated people under new rules that federal regulators approved Thursday, concluding a decades-long effort to provide relief to the nation’s 2 million inmates and their families.
FCC slashes cost of phone calls for inmates, capping decades-long effort
Under the new rules, the cost of a 15-minute call to or from large jails will drop from as much as $11.35 to $0.90.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM
The cost of phone calls will drop dramatically for incarcerated people under new rules that federal regulators approved Thursday, concluding a decades-long effort to provide relief to the nation’s 2 million inmates and their families.
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Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
www.propublica.org/article/3m-f...
www.propublica.org/article/3m-f...
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
www.propublica.org
May 20, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
www.propublica.org/article/3m-f...
www.propublica.org/article/3m-f...
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February 4, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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Twitter didn’t take viral sexually-explicit deepfakes of Taylor Swift down — her fans did, via mass-reporting. Deepfake nude images, even ones of children, are still on Twitter. Why? Because it’s not illegal yet, and platforms aren’t liable for user-generated content.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
Nude deepfakes of Taylor Swift went viral on X, evading moderation and sparking outrage
Some of the singer’s fans said mass-reporting campaigns took the images down.
www.nbcnews.com
January 25, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Twitter didn’t take viral sexually-explicit deepfakes of Taylor Swift down — her fans did, via mass-reporting. Deepfake nude images, even ones of children, are still on Twitter. Why? Because it’s not illegal yet, and platforms aren’t liable for user-generated content.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
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Housing is now unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters, study finds www.npr.org/2024/01/25/1...
January 25, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Housing is now unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. renters, study finds www.npr.org/2024/01/25/1...
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please please tell your friends and loved ones about test2treat.org — a completely free site. they offer free tests, and FREE TREATMENT. no insurance needed. literally did not enter any insurance or payment info and i got a paxlovid script in an hour. please share.
huge h/t to @eboldy.bsky.social ♥️
huge h/t to @eboldy.bsky.social ♥️
As Covid rises again, killing about 1,500 Americans each week, researchers are trying to understand why so few high-risk patients are taking Paxlovid, a medicine that is stunningly effective in preventing severe illness and death from the disease.
Paxlovid Cuts Covid Death Risk. But Those Who Need It Are Not Taking It.
With Covid deaths rising to about 1,500 per week, researchers question why Paxlovid use has remained low among high-risk patients.
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2024 at 8:08 PM
please please tell your friends and loved ones about test2treat.org — a completely free site. they offer free tests, and FREE TREATMENT. no insurance needed. literally did not enter any insurance or payment info and i got a paxlovid script in an hour. please share.
huge h/t to @eboldy.bsky.social ♥️
huge h/t to @eboldy.bsky.social ♥️