Emmet Fraizer
@woolsox.bsky.social
journalist, thunderstorm enthusiast, library patron. views my own
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Prison guards are turning visitors away after their body scans pick up “normal anatomy, medical conditions, and predictable artifacts.”
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State Prisons Are Turning Away Visitors After Scanners Pick Up Their…
Guards demanded body scanners to cut down on contraband. Now they’re turning visitors away over their hygiene and medical supplies.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Prison guards are turning visitors away after their body scans pick up “normal anatomy, medical conditions, and predictable artifacts.”
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another win for the "destroy anything good" wing of the american media
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
another win for the "destroy anything good" wing of the american media
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Donald Trump is waging war on trans people—and the state laws meant to protect them aren't strong enough.
Our Trans Protections Aren’t Strong Enough for the Trump Era
Many states have passed so-called “shield laws” to protect trans people. But they weren’t designed for a presidency like Donald Trump’s.
www.thenation.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Donald Trump is waging war on trans people—and the state laws meant to protect them aren't strong enough.
can someone please let Michael know that salmonella-caused food poisoning is different from typhoid (although both are caused by bacteria in the salmonella family) and a typhoid vaccine will not protect you from salmonella
This week’s episode is San Francisco v. EPA, where the court held that there should be a little more poop in the water.
March 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
can someone please let Michael know that salmonella-caused food poisoning is different from typhoid (although both are caused by bacteria in the salmonella family) and a typhoid vaccine will not protect you from salmonella
This week’s episode is San Francisco v. EPA, where the court held that there should be a little more poop in the water.
San Francisco v. EPA
Podcast Episode · 5-4 · 03/18/2025 · 42m
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March 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
can someone please let Michael know that salmonella-caused food poisoning is different from typhoid (although both are caused by bacteria in the salmonella family) and a typhoid vaccine will not protect you from salmonella
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Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
February 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
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A restrictive Idaho law banning state insurance from covering gender-affirming care could be a peek into the future of a national ban on Medicaid spending for transgender care.
From @rangemedia.co:
From @rangemedia.co:
'Any moment could be the last': Red states could preview gender-affirming care under Trump
A restrictive Idaho law banning state insurance from covering gender-affirming care could be a peek into the future of a national ban on Medicaid spending for transgender care.
19thnews.org
February 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A restrictive Idaho law banning state insurance from covering gender-affirming care could be a peek into the future of a national ban on Medicaid spending for transgender care.
From @rangemedia.co:
From @rangemedia.co:
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A new McCarthy era is upon us. Stupid, depressing, and dangerous as ever. I wonder whose name will carry the dunce cap in the history books. Too many are complicit. I’ll need to find upset and action, but for now I’m feeling grief at the dehumanization inherent to all this.
February 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A new McCarthy era is upon us. Stupid, depressing, and dangerous as ever. I wonder whose name will carry the dunce cap in the history books. Too many are complicit. I’ll need to find upset and action, but for now I’m feeling grief at the dehumanization inherent to all this.
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Leading Democrats have almost completely ignored Trump's efforts to wipe trans people off the face of the earth. www.discourseblog.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Say Literally Anything About the War on Trans People Challenge
The party is completely ignoring Trump's efforts to wipe trans people off the face of the earth.
www.discourseblog.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Leading Democrats have almost completely ignored Trump's efforts to wipe trans people off the face of the earth. www.discourseblog.com/p/democrats-...
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LGBTQ federal workers say they're terrified they're about to be fired for their gender identity, sexual orientation, or past efforts to support other queer and trans employees—in other words, a second Lavender Scare.
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge
"They’re not asking people ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
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February 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
LGBTQ federal workers say they're terrified they're about to be fired for their gender identity, sexual orientation, or past efforts to support other queer and trans employees—in other words, a second Lavender Scare.
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Honored to have their trust with this story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Looking to talk with federal employees with disabilities who were terminated this weekend, especially folks hired through Schedule A or disabled veterans. Please boost! #disability #journorequest
February 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Looking to talk with federal employees with disabilities who were terminated this weekend, especially folks hired through Schedule A or disabled veterans. Please boost! #disability #journorequest
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absolute sicko shit
The U.S. on Tuesday cast the sole vote against a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, saying it feared it could disrupt hostage negotiations. Its vote drew outcry from diplomats and aid workers.
U.S. Vetoes Security Council Cease-Fire Resolution
The United States said the resolution could have disrupted its negotiations to free hostages and secure a temporary cease-fire, but its vote drew outcry from many diplomats and aid workers.
www.nytimes.com
February 21, 2024 at 12:21 AM
absolute sicko shit
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Jules Gill-Peterson said it best: "The history of DIY trans care challenges the coerced helplessness of the neoliberal politics of health. It is a story in which normal people...made transition possible for their friends, families, lovers... no matter the barriers." thebaffler.com/salvos/docto...
January 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Jules Gill-Peterson said it best: "The history of DIY trans care challenges the coerced helplessness of the neoliberal politics of health. It is a story in which normal people...made transition possible for their friends, families, lovers... no matter the barriers." thebaffler.com/salvos/docto...
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transition has been mostly DIY and community-organized since forever. when you're ready, figure out what you can offer and what you need. talk in real life, use signal, get creative, don't get caught. they can't break us in a way that matters!!!! I love you.
January 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
transition has been mostly DIY and community-organized since forever. when you're ready, figure out what you can offer and what you need. talk in real life, use signal, get creative, don't get caught. they can't break us in a way that matters!!!! I love you.
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Ash Orr is without his passport, without his birth certificate and without his marriage license. He doesn't know if or when he'll get them back.
The State Dept. is holding his documents as it freezes all applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker.
The State Dept. is holding his documents as it freezes all applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker.
The State Department is blocking new passports for trans Americans
The ACLU has warned that transgender people risk losing access to their passport and supporting documents if they apply to update their gender marker.
19thnews.org
January 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Ash Orr is without his passport, without his birth certificate and without his marriage license. He doesn't know if or when he'll get them back.
The State Dept. is holding his documents as it freezes all applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker.
The State Dept. is holding his documents as it freezes all applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker.
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As of yesterday booksellers at The Strand are on strike. Solidarity with them. Don’t cross the picket line, even virtually.
Local 2179's Strand Booksellers on Strike
After months of stalled negotiation and three separate contract extensions, UAW Local 2179 members at the Strand Bookstore walked off the job today, December 7, marking the first strike at the iconic ...
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December 8, 2024 at 4:03 PM
As of yesterday booksellers at The Strand are on strike. Solidarity with them. Don’t cross the picket line, even virtually.
yeah I was into beans before it was cool. read more on the paris review blog: www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/11...
The Cookbook Review - The Paris Review
A Bean Bible, a Full Moon Feast, and a Hot Date!
www.theparisreview.org
November 29, 2024 at 11:20 PM
yeah I was into beans before it was cool. read more on the paris review blog: www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/11...
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i hope they paid this man $5 a word for this piece www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Life As a Homeless Man in America
An extraordinary firsthand account.
www.esquire.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:17 PM
i hope they paid this man $5 a word for this piece www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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an oral history of the editing process behind the bad cormac mccarthy piece PLEASE defector.com/can-someone-...
Can Someone Please Write Normally About This Fascinating Woman? | Defector
Augusta Britt has had, by any reasonable accounting, an extraordinarily rich and interesting life, and seems like a vivid and fascinating person. By her mid-teens in the mid-1970s, she was a pistol-pa...
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November 20, 2024 at 9:27 PM
an oral history of the editing process behind the bad cormac mccarthy piece PLEASE defector.com/can-someone-...
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Now You See Me 3 has finished filming…has a release date for next November…my powers can only wax from here
November 19, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Now You See Me 3 has finished filming…has a release date for next November…my powers can only wax from here
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Um yes please to this starter pack go.bsky.app/2JYffeG
November 16, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Um yes please to this starter pack go.bsky.app/2JYffeG
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Laura Helmuth's impact on Scientific American & science journalism is immeasurable. She demonstrated how a major legacy publication could be a moral one: rigorous reporting on the climate crisis & untangling how science is political, such as explaining why trans kids deserve gender-affirming care
I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)
November 15, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Laura Helmuth's impact on Scientific American & science journalism is immeasurable. She demonstrated how a major legacy publication could be a moral one: rigorous reporting on the climate crisis & untangling how science is political, such as explaining why trans kids deserve gender-affirming care
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I wrote about Michael Eisen's ousting from eLife for defending Palestinian life, and what kind of science can happen under occupation
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Who Is Allowed To Do Science? | Defector
On Oct. 13 Michael Eisen, the editor-in-chief of the science journal eLife, retweeted a piece from The Onion titled “Dying Gazans Criticized For Not Using Last Words To Condemn Hamas” with a singl...
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October 27, 2023 at 8:29 PM
I wrote about Michael Eisen's ousting from eLife for defending Palestinian life, and what kind of science can happen under occupation
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Politicians are using research showing that trans people are more likely to be autistic to justify bans on gender-affirming care. "This is not a time for science to be neutral," says Devon Price. Read my latest here:
www.spectrumnews.org/news/link-be...
www.spectrumnews.org/news/link-be...
Link between autism and transness being misused, scientists say
Some researchers are pushing back — with mixed results.
www.spectrumnews.org
September 8, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Politicians are using research showing that trans people are more likely to be autistic to justify bans on gender-affirming care. "This is not a time for science to be neutral," says Devon Price. Read my latest here:
www.spectrumnews.org/news/link-be...
www.spectrumnews.org/news/link-be...