Emmet Fraizer

Brilliant dissection of the gutting of Scientific American by pro-Trump corporate interests from @woolsox.bsky.social at @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

All I can add: Very good people are still at the magazine, working hard to do great work. The editors who tried to save the place, David and Jeanna, did their best at a really loaded, uncertain time. Imho, the union-busting owners bear the blame for this sad mess.

that’s right

Boy howdy, this is a wild read

Incredible inside-the-newsroom reporting on how a fear of Trump and millions in losses have gutted the nation's oldest magazine www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Today in @thenation.com: a jaw-dropping investigation from Emmet Frazier (@woolsox.bsky.social) on the toll that corporate interference and political pressure took on Scientific American. The stuff that Emmet uncovered from inside the magazine is NUTS. A must-read. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Science is inherently political and when our government is actively hostile to science as a whole, publications should be able to write about it without being censored. Alas. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

This was a tough story to report. Lots of people were, reasonably, scared to talk about what they'd seen. I'm grateful to everyone who did it anyway, anonymously and not

Last summer, Scientific American's owners were stalking the site, making sure it wasn't being too critical of Trump. This summer, the magazine was sold and gutted. I wrote about it for The Nation www.thenation.com/article/soci...

are YOU a fascist named Barbara? is YOUR child turning into a bird? you might resonate with this book/review www.thenation.com/article/cult...

Alhamdulillah my fellow New Yorkers

edit: actually the nation, not the new yorker … even worse … you can't trust anyone

first the new yorker and now n+1 saying jalen brunson looks like a fire hydrant. what the fuck is up with this conspiracy of elite media!!! there is no one more beautiful

cracking open a cold one with the boys

Needed Eric Adams in full Albanian flag garb for vibe support

happy may day! every right you have as a worker was written in blood ❤️

it's so frustrating that my tax dollars are being spent on missiles when they should be spent on making the US copyright registration website less annoying to use :/ and also on universal health care

1/ Today, we overwhelmingly voted to authorize a STRIKE as we fight for a fair contract with @propublica.org.

I cannot get through this but .. who are these people nymag.com/intelligence...

In 1979, the “New York Times” asked Isaac Bashevis Singer if he planned to watch the Super Bowl.

Ladita Gagita

WOKE 2 IS HERE

All the traits that you have been taught to value and look for in special individuals - courage, intelligence, strength - are actually collective traits. There is no genius or hero coming to save us from our problems. We solve them together or not at all. Socialism or barbarism.

Alex Pretti took care of veterans as an ICU nurse. “He was a super nice, super helpful guy – looked after his patients," said @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social, who worked with Pretti both at the hospital and on scientific research. "I’m just stunned.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Farm workers in solidarity with Minnesota #IceOut

Ciji Graham couldn't get a quick abortion to fix a heart condition that had her heart pounding at 192 beats per minute and then her son watched her die www.propublica.org/article/nort...

New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration. readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...

I wrote about @reproutopia.bsky.social's excellent book "Enemy Feminisms: Terfs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" for the new @nplusonemag.com

You could be sharpening your pencils with a paring knife right now

“Here lies one problem at the heart of the free clinic model: If indeed it is the only option for its patients, what to do with the people they are ill-equipped to help?”

wild to see every news outlet use the term "capture" to describe what happened. we're not at war with venezuela! this is *objectively* an illegal kidnapping of a sovereign country's leader

it really doesn't matter whether maduro was "bad"

Prison guards are turning visitors away after their body scans pick up “normal anatomy, medical conditions, and predictable artifacts.” nysfocus.com/2025/12/06/d...

another win for the "destroy anything good" wing of the american media

Donald Trump is waging war on trans people—and the state laws meant to protect them aren't strong enough.

@fleerultra.bsky.social

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

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

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:

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.

Leading Democrats have almost completely ignored Trump's efforts to wipe trans people off the face of the earth. www.discourseblog.com/p/democrats-...

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...

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

absolute sicko shit

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...