Maya Gurantz
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“The “refrigerator mother” myth was used as a justification for taking children away from their parents and subjecting the kids to ever-harsher treatments…now the Trump administration is poised to start a new cycle in which moms are once again blamed for their kids’ autism.”
My latest.
My latest.
Opinion | Once again, people are blaming mothers for their kids’ autism
"While the Trump administration seems obsessed with autism, they never actually talk about the kinds of things that would improve our lives," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“The “refrigerator mother” myth was used as a justification for taking children away from their parents and subjecting the kids to ever-harsher treatments…now the Trump administration is poised to start a new cycle in which moms are once again blamed for their kids’ autism.”
My latest.
My latest.
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to me, the “column” is less a form than an opportunity (and a challenge). you’re telling me i have as much space as i’d like to make an argument about anything i’d like to an audience inclined to pay close attention? well let’s see if they’ll read 2000 words on democratic legitimacy. (gift link)
Opinion | This Is About So Much More Than Lisa Cook
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
to me, the “column” is less a form than an opportunity (and a challenge). you’re telling me i have as much space as i’d like to make an argument about anything i’d like to an audience inclined to pay close attention? well let’s see if they’ll read 2000 words on democratic legitimacy. (gift link)
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the groypers sure seem to think Charlie Kirk was killed by a groyper
September 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
the groypers sure seem to think Charlie Kirk was killed by a groyper
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The right doesn’t need to know the identity of Kirk’s assassin to blame the left.
They kept blaming the left for the assassination attempt on Trump even after the shooter turned out to be someone who was mentally ill but registered Republican.
They’re just flatly asserting he was a leftist now.
They kept blaming the left for the assassination attempt on Trump even after the shooter turned out to be someone who was mentally ill but registered Republican.
They’re just flatly asserting he was a leftist now.
September 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The right doesn’t need to know the identity of Kirk’s assassin to blame the left.
They kept blaming the left for the assassination attempt on Trump even after the shooter turned out to be someone who was mentally ill but registered Republican.
They’re just flatly asserting he was a leftist now.
They kept blaming the left for the assassination attempt on Trump even after the shooter turned out to be someone who was mentally ill but registered Republican.
They’re just flatly asserting he was a leftist now.
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all far right posters be like “civil war postponed, will reconvene if a new possible reichstag moment presents itself”
September 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
all far right posters be like “civil war postponed, will reconvene if a new possible reichstag moment presents itself”
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Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants
Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal
www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind...
Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal
www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind...
Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants
Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal
www.scientificamerican.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants
Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal
www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind...
Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal
www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind...
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In an internal memo to ADL staff, Jonathan Greenblatt calls my story about the group a "shallow hit piece."
The article has more than 40 sources. You can judge for yourself whether or not it's shallow or a hit piece.
I'll link to Greenblatt's memo in the thread.
nymag.com/intelligence...
The article has more than 40 sources. You can judge for yourself whether or not it's shallow or a hit piece.
I'll link to Greenblatt's memo in the thread.
nymag.com/intelligence...
Inside the Crisis at the Anti-Defamation League
The group used to believe the rights of Jews were inextricable from the rights of everyone else. Its war against anti-Zionism has changed everything.
nymag.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In an internal memo to ADL staff, Jonathan Greenblatt calls my story about the group a "shallow hit piece."
The article has more than 40 sources. You can judge for yourself whether or not it's shallow or a hit piece.
I'll link to Greenblatt's memo in the thread.
nymag.com/intelligence...
The article has more than 40 sources. You can judge for yourself whether or not it's shallow or a hit piece.
I'll link to Greenblatt's memo in the thread.
nymag.com/intelligence...
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the republican party hates public goods and wants to force feed you and your family slop produced by its billionaire allies
"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
August 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
the republican party hates public goods and wants to force feed you and your family slop produced by its billionaire allies
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Virginia Giuffre's sister-in-law notes that the FBI already has any information Ghislaine could give up, bc the victims already risked it all to share it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqUE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqUE...
Family of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wants files released
YouTube video by CNN
www.youtube.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Virginia Giuffre's sister-in-law notes that the FBI already has any information Ghislaine could give up, bc the victims already risked it all to share it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqUE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqUE...
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Tesla has had $110 million in liens filed against it in Texas alone over the last 5 years. At least two of its vendors have gone bankrupt. This behavior has been going on for a solid decade now, Tesla is simply a terrible business partner.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/u...
Small businesses helped build Musk’s empire. Their unpaid bills add up to millions | CNN
Small businesses have filed liens for more than $110 million against Tesla alone in the last five years, with more than $24 million still allegedly owed to dozens of businesses, a CNN analysis found.
www.cnn.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Tesla has had $110 million in liens filed against it in Texas alone over the last 5 years. At least two of its vendors have gone bankrupt. This behavior has been going on for a solid decade now, Tesla is simply a terrible business partner.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/u...
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The Substack app apparently push alert promoted a Nazi newsletter to several users. Users have complained about it on Substack Notes but the company hasn’t responded. Generally push alert promos are for content a user is likely to interact with
July 29, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The Substack app apparently push alert promoted a Nazi newsletter to several users. Users have complained about it on Substack Notes but the company hasn’t responded. Generally push alert promos are for content a user is likely to interact with
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I look forward to fact checking every lie the committee tries to pass off.
This is what this committee will be about: rewriting history. Trump unwound justice with the pardons and now his yes men are prepared to unwind history:
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
This is what this committee will be about: rewriting history. Trump unwound justice with the pardons and now his yes men are prepared to unwind history:
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I look forward to fact checking every lie the committee tries to pass off.
This is what this committee will be about: rewriting history. Trump unwound justice with the pardons and now his yes men are prepared to unwind history:
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
This is what this committee will be about: rewriting history. Trump unwound justice with the pardons and now his yes men are prepared to unwind history:
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
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super valuable breakdown of how ICE has built a propaganda arm and what goes into it:
The Border Patrol El Centro Sector employs five dedicated agents to make what are essentially ICE “fancams” for social media. But they’re not editing in CapCut like most people on TikTok 😳
Reporter @marinamasako.bsky.social shares five key takeaways from watching their social media videos.
Reporter @marinamasako.bsky.social shares five key takeaways from watching their social media videos.
July 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
super valuable breakdown of how ICE has built a propaganda arm and what goes into it:
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What an important point by @jkbjournalist.bsky.social back in February and ever more relevant.
"Pam Bondi was Florida's attorney general 2011-2109 ... So questions should be asked about why she didn't take up the [Epstein] case -- or launch a probe -- when she was attorney general in Florida."
"Pam Bondi was Florida's attorney general 2011-2109 ... So questions should be asked about why she didn't take up the [Epstein] case -- or launch a probe -- when she was attorney general in Florida."
July 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
What an important point by @jkbjournalist.bsky.social back in February and ever more relevant.
"Pam Bondi was Florida's attorney general 2011-2109 ... So questions should be asked about why she didn't take up the [Epstein] case -- or launch a probe -- when she was attorney general in Florida."
"Pam Bondi was Florida's attorney general 2011-2109 ... So questions should be asked about why she didn't take up the [Epstein] case -- or launch a probe -- when she was attorney general in Florida."
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I have never been more frustrated or afraid as a Jew. I have never felt my family here - or in Israel - was in more direct danger. And it's almost all driven by choices made by Netanyahu and his right wing American Christian allies. It's awful.
June 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I have never been more frustrated or afraid as a Jew. I have never felt my family here - or in Israel - was in more direct danger. And it's almost all driven by choices made by Netanyahu and his right wing American Christian allies. It's awful.
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Amazing: MIT researchers revealed how ChatGPT etc are destroying our brains and booby-trapped the report to expose those who want to use AI to ostensibly summarize the results.
t.co/JXeTALBPds
t.co/JXeTALBPds
June 19, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Amazing: MIT researchers revealed how ChatGPT etc are destroying our brains and booby-trapped the report to expose those who want to use AI to ostensibly summarize the results.
t.co/JXeTALBPds
t.co/JXeTALBPds
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With the National Guard and Marines deployed against US citizens in LA, we talk martial law and autocratic use of force wit an actual expert: Dr. Carrie Lee, a specialist in civil-military relations, who concisely breaks down the specifics -- whether to worry, why to be hopeful, and what to do next.
Martial Law (with Very Special Guest Dr. Carrie Ann Lee!)
As Trump deploys National Guard and Marines to LA in the face of widespread civilian protests against ICE raids, we talk Martial Law and autocratic use of force (and drink!) with Dr. Carrie Lee, an…
www.saucepodcast.com
June 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
With the National Guard and Marines deployed against US citizens in LA, we talk martial law and autocratic use of force wit an actual expert: Dr. Carrie Lee, a specialist in civil-military relations, who concisely breaks down the specifics -- whether to worry, why to be hopeful, and what to do next.
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ICE crossed a line in LA
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ICE crossed a line in LA
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Canada is in the middle of the largest measles outbreak it has seen in generations.
Despite the spread, B.C. is not considering making measles immunization mandatory for attending school, as it is in Ontario and New Brunswick, the Health Ministry told The Tyee. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.
Despite the spread, B.C. is not considering making measles immunization mandatory for attending school, as it is in Ontario and New Brunswick, the Health Ministry told The Tyee. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.
BC Won’t Require Measles Vaccination for Schools | The Tyee
As outbreaks grow, that's the wrong strategy against the most infectious disease, one retired doctor says.
thetyee.ca
May 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Canada is in the middle of the largest measles outbreak it has seen in generations.
Despite the spread, B.C. is not considering making measles immunization mandatory for attending school, as it is in Ontario and New Brunswick, the Health Ministry told The Tyee. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.
Despite the spread, B.C. is not considering making measles immunization mandatory for attending school, as it is in Ontario and New Brunswick, the Health Ministry told The Tyee. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports.
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And actually, let’s name the editors who prioritize Musk’s feelings over the harms done to the vulnerable. It’s good to identify them and explain their choices in public.
Editors, please assign a deep dive piece on the grave damage musk & doge have done to the United States, rather than how he’s feeling about it.
May 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
And actually, let’s name the editors who prioritize Musk’s feelings over the harms done to the vulnerable. It’s good to identify them and explain their choices in public.
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The conservative movement has turned against reality on every scientific issue of our time, from gun violence to climate change to epidemiology.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
April 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The conservative movement has turned against reality on every scientific issue of our time, from gun violence to climate change to epidemiology.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
If campuses are ideologically homogenous, it's not because academia has ostracized conservatives. It's because conservatives have ostracized academia.
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One thing that’s important to remember is that there are going to be so many stories we don’t hear about. It’s like the women who have died because they were denied reproductive care in states that banned abortion. Many stories go untold. Reporters can only tell the stories they learn about.
Two stories today about different people wrongly thrown off Social Security, one marked dead, the other seems to be because he was born outside the U.S. on a U.S. military base.
First effects of DOGE on SSA. This will get worse.
www.wkrn.com/news/nationa...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
First effects of DOGE on SSA. This will get worse.
www.wkrn.com/news/nationa...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
March 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
One thing that’s important to remember is that there are going to be so many stories we don’t hear about. It’s like the women who have died because they were denied reproductive care in states that banned abortion. Many stories go untold. Reporters can only tell the stories they learn about.
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Why can’t the Democrats get their shit together? Where is the The Resistance (tm)? In our latest episode, we pull apart what the opposition party is doing wrong and, drawing unexpected insight from the Drake-Kendrick feud, determine how they can get it right.
www.saucepodcast.com/dems-in-disa...
www.saucepodcast.com/dems-in-disa...
Dems in Disarray
With Trump and Musk trampling American democracy, why aren’t elected Democrats doing more to stop the carnage? Maya and Rebecca piece together why the opposition party can’t seem to get…
www.saucepodcast.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Why can’t the Democrats get their shit together? Where is the The Resistance (tm)? In our latest episode, we pull apart what the opposition party is doing wrong and, drawing unexpected insight from the Drake-Kendrick feud, determine how they can get it right.
www.saucepodcast.com/dems-in-disa...
www.saucepodcast.com/dems-in-disa...
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they are looting our state like its conquered territory. our tax dollars are going to be sent to elon musk instead of used to build the infrastructure we already paid for.
If you live in LA go to Union Station at 9AM to protest this criminal administration
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will make an announcement at LA Union Station tomorrow on California High-Speed Rail priorities.
February 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
they are looting our state like its conquered territory. our tax dollars are going to be sent to elon musk instead of used to build the infrastructure we already paid for.
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Really easy location to show up to and tell this guy he sucks and his administration sucks!
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will make an announcement at LA Union Station tomorrow on California High-Speed Rail priorities.
February 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Really easy location to show up to and tell this guy he sucks and his administration sucks!