Veteran journalist, chronicler of aging and grandparenting, NYT columnist, Columbia J-School prof. https://xitter.gq/t.co/WRtwFdNQY0
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Paula Span retweeted
When Baby Gwen was born, her parents decided not to have her receive a vitamin K injection, though it’s been standard practice for decades, and gave her drops instead.
What followed was as heartbreaking as you can imagine.
propublica.org/article/vitam… @deldeib
Paula Span retweeted
Total wipeout for the GOP in Westchester County, NY once the heartland of Rockefeller Republicans. Not a single Republican will sit on the county Board of Legislators. If you squinted a bit in 2022 in 2024, you were almost able to see a competitive state. Not anymore.
BREAKING : Vote counting done in Westchester 🗳️ Some takeaways. County board will be run fully by democrats for first time in its history. Tony Colavita pulled ahead for Eastchester Town Supervisor … @News12WC
Paula Span retweeted
He’s never been in my house.
He’ll never be in my house.
Thank you for your attention to the matter of my house.
Paula Span retweeted
Unless RFK Jr. is interested in spending the next two years in front of Congressional committees, he should go ahead and resign now.
Paula Span retweeted
AfriForum, set to receive $1 million from the State Department, says it distances itself from “white supremacist and extremist groups.”
But the nonprofit has promoted ideas that academics and former U.S. diplomats say are racist.
propublica.org/article/afrif…
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This is what happens when you vote blue!!!
State Rep. Senfronia Thompson announced Friday she has the votes to be the next speaker of the Texas House, putting the 87-year-old Houstonian on the brink of becoming the first woman and the first Black lawmaker to hold the powerful position.
🔗 bit.ly/4AmIVoF
Paula Span retweeted
There's a lot of talk about what the Democratic House may do in the first 100 hours, including reversing Medicaid cuts and restoring enhanced ACA premium subsidies.
It's more complicated in the Senate without a 60 vote majority, which likely requires using budget reconciliation.
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After Tuesday's election, Sen. Jon Ossoff will no longer be the youngest member of the U.S. Senate. And the average age is falling ... to 63. nytimes.com/2026/11/07/upsho…
Paula Span retweeted
For the first time since the founding of the Republican Party in 1865, there will be no GOP senators representing New England
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RFK, Jr’s CDC Didn’t Allow Their Scientists to Publish an Alert About Measles in Pregnancy: Reminder - the Kennedy HHS is not just not doing much against the Trump/Kennedy measles outbreak, it actively stopped officials from acting. open.substack.com/pub/stopan… via @AboutPediatrics
Paula Span retweeted
Attorney General Letitia James has words for anyone “drunk on power” who decides to run against Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: you gotta get past her and the neighborhood first.
“We’re going hard,” she says. “We’re going hard for our speaker.”
Paula Span retweeted
Republican Kris Kobach loses AG reelection bid in Kansas
thehill.com/homenews/campaig…
Paula Span retweeted
This is personal for me. I was vaccinated as a kid for measles but my OBGYN determined my immunity wore off. While I was pregnant, I was told to avoid states with measles outbreaks. In the year of our Lord 2025.
An infant died this week in Wisconsin from measles. Babies aren’t vaccinated for measles until 12-15 months. A newborn gets passive immunity from their mother (assuming mom has been vaccinated). If the mother is unvaccinated and there’s measles circulating in the community, a baby can become infected and die from the disease. As more virus circulates we’ll see more children die. This doesn’t have to happen.
Paula Span retweeted
Visibility drops at dusk, and your speed should too.
This time of year, evening commutes will become darker. We’re reminding drivers to slow down, stay alert, and yield to pedestrians and cyclists: nyc.gov/streetsafety
ALT Visibility drops at dusk, increasing pedestrian crash risks around sunset; drivers urged to slow down for safety.
Paula Span retweeted
As the next chair of the Social Security Subcommittee, a top priority will be to expand Social Security benefits by at least $2,400 a year & extend Social Security’s solvency for generations.
How? By scrapping the cap & demanding that the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes.
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Non-NYer’s won’t pick up on the significance of this, but the Mayor’s and Governor’s offices have historically had a very adversarial relationship. Hochul and Mamdani working this closely together is a monumental change in NY politics. Hasn’t been like this since the ‘50s.
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First Trump denied New Jersey disaster aid after a historic blizzard.
Now, after reports that he greenlit disaster funding only to Republican states days before the election, his administration is hiding the data used to track those decisions.
Federal disaster relief belongs to the American people. Not Trump. Not the Republican Party. The American people! politico.com/news/2026/11/05…
Paula Span retweeted
Dana White “is the face of UFC and one of the most recognizable names in sports”—but after he was caught on video slapping his wife multiple times, he faced almost no consequences, @jemelehill wrote in 2023. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
Paula Span retweeted
Then: took my first trip to DC on a coach bus after winning best safety patrol officer at Sherman Elementary (shout out ECASD!).
Now: flying to DC as Congresswoman-elect from WI-03.
