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Elizabeth Weil
@lizweil.bsky.social
“great story!”— Judith Butler.
Feature writer, @nymag (before that: “propublica, @nytmag).
“There are thousands of people like Lyle and Erik who don’t have the celebrity, don’t have the personality, and don’t have the good fortune of supportive family, to lift their case up.”

Truly could not be prouder of my bff Mike Romano. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
Heart of the Menendez Case: Who Deserves a Second Chance?
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Reposted by Elizabeth Weil
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
media.tenor.com
July 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Reposted by Elizabeth Weil
“[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?
July 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If you want to understand what @pauloffit.bsky.social is talking about here (“Either he adds autism to the list of compensable injuries, which would be devastating to that program .... ") @sheinvestigates.bsky.social has got you. www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...
RFK Jr. Wants to Overhaul a Vital System That Supports Childhood Immunization
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccin...
www.propublica.org
July 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Ugh my pre-coffee typo
July 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
LOVED this. thank you.
May 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
the pleasure is all mine. this @nymag.com sort-of followup is not the future any of us want. nymag.com/intelligence...
Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College
ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.
nymag.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Don't let the bastards & the bots grind you down. thecon.ai
THE AI CON
How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want
thecon.ai
May 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It was a honor to play a tiny part in midwifing this book's birth. nymag.com/intelligence...
You Are Not a Parrot
And a chatbot is not a human. And a linguist named Emily M. Bender is very worried what will happen when we forget this.
nymag.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM