Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3hGod everything is so DUMB. 902206383
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 14hRunning has given me a whole new way to procrastinate writing 🙏🏻 151496
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyProPublica @propublica.org · 17hThe government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 8553313133
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A very strange political tactic trying to make villains of pediatricians— a group generally respected by most everyone and depended upon and still very trusted by most parents. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...nytimes.comTexas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. 14349151
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I swear to God I thought this was a still from a Russian propaganda Op I follow but no its just the new Daily Wire movie. www.ms.now/opinion/ben-... 77410
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznySarah Zhang @sarahzhang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Earlier this year, I heard about several kids who died after anesthesia—and others who suffered catastrophic brain damage. I wrote about one mother, and her quest to figure out what happened to her son. theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comWhen Anesthesia Goes WrongA teenage boy went into surgery for a broken arm and emerged with brain damage. His mother was determined to figure out what had happened. 47820
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026so many kinds of lunacy and unreality at once in this story www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...nytimes.comCourt Tosses Sentence After A.I. Video of Victim ‘Forgiving’ His Killer Is PlayedAn appellate court in Arizona threw out the prison sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after an A.I.-generated video of his victim was played in court. 611525
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Shout out to MS Now hair and makeup, man. Truly the best in the game. (I’m here! Working on episode 2 and reporting!!) 3794
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 02/10/2026There is no one in my time in the media who has more consistently given off the aroma of unethical striver than Benny. From Day One it was obvious what he was and it remains amazing that this has been a boon to his efforts rather than a hindrance. 2354389
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 02/10/2026This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...prospect.orgThe City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American ProspectIn Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation. 192232789
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Time to break out my cherished news souvenir 618818
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New from @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social: Noted plagiarist turned far-right podcaster Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation by protesters he described as violent criminals and terrorists in a series of videos he made while accompanying Kristi Noem & Greg Bovino www.ms.now/news/benny-j...ms.nowMAGA podcaster Benny Johnson sued for defamation over ICE ride-along videos calling protesters ‘terrorists’Johnson accompanied top DHS officials last year to an ICE protest, where he pointed out “left-wing terrorists” for his millions of followers across social media. 1929181
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Scoop: Podcaster Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation over his ICE ride-along videos calling protesters "terrorists." www.ms.now/news/benny-j...ms.nowMAGA podcaster Benny Johnson sued for defamation over ICE ride-along videos calling protesters ‘terrorists’Johnson accompanied top DHS officials last year to an ICE protest, where he pointed out “left-wing terrorists” for his millions of followers across social media. 662049407
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyLiliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If you want some backstory as to TN and lethal injection. I wrote at length in 2018 as TN sought to restart executions using a new protocol — a method it has since replaced. It’s not an exaggeration to say that when it comes to lethal injection, states have always been making it up as they go along.theintercept.comChilling Testimony in a Tennessee Trial Exposes Lethal Injection as Court-Sanctioned TortureThe trial was a case study in the twisted legacy of Glossip v. Gross — and a chilling look at the botched executions that continue amid little controversy. 212639
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Lyz, graceful as ever, gets at a very hard thing about parenting boys. “But how can you really be a parent if you can't see all of who your children are and who they could become? If you can't prepare them for the best and worst of themselves and this world?” 28625
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyBénédicte C @benecal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Of course @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social has the most interesting review of the MAHA Summit. She asks who organized the event, who attended, and where the money goes. Kennedy likes to keep his grift in the family. Zadrozny notes: "Finn was the summit’s first speaker." www.ms.now/news/maha-su... 49142
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026God Russell Brand is exhausting in the most uncharming way. He's objectively not funny. He's manic. All. The. Time. 1625415
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Joke about non-consensual contact right out of the gate at the MAHA Summit's "Reform in CMS" panel from moderator Russell Brand, the comedian who has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of rape and sexual assault for which he will stand trial in London next month. Dr. Oz slaps his knee. MAHA! 26268101
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026when a subject bores me I try and amuse myself www.ms.now/news/maha-su... 612220
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There's still so much more to watch www.ms.now/news/maha-su...ms.nowAt MAHA Summit, RFK Jr.’s base asks if its champion is selling outThe second annual conference features Trump officials, tech titans, corporate sponsors and fading celebrities — but very little MAHA. 34916
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It was like 2 hours into the MAHA Summit before I saw a woman. Elevance insurance exec, Dr. Catherine Gaffigan, spoke at the "affordability" panel. 29322
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026No update to the MAHA summit. It's boring. Lotta white men talking about how they're empowering or disrupting stuff. 514414
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 28/09/2026yes i have seen the Candace blog stop sending me the Candace blog 2637
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I said yes to too many things now I'm very anxious no one ask me to do anything til January including punctuate 7954
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I have just eaten the last summer tomato on toast. Hello, darkness. 5272824
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 25/09/2026this is special www.vanityfair.com/story/wayne-...vanityfair.comLongtime Vanity Fair Editor Wayne Lawson Dies at 94Remembering the editor—known as VF’s “secret weapon”—who shepherded the careers of Dominick Dunne, Marie Brenner, Maureen Orth, and many other greats. 24611
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 25/09/2026Parker Molloy just published this thoughtful piece tonight. It's worth a read imo. open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...open.substack.comTrainwreckOld habits, especially embarrassing ones, die hard. 1846681
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyParis Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC. OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.motherjones.comChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation revealsOpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre. 1533451490
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Got to guest co-host one of my favorite pods with one of my favorite thinkers and people! Thanks @eringloriaryan.bsky.social <3 <3 <3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HTe...youtube.comRussian Trolls Are ATTACKING Dems in INSANE Celeb AI VideosYouTube video by Hysteria 312625
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyMelody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 24/09/2026UPDATE: The CDC now says the Covid vaccines will be available for purchase through VFC shortly 15915
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026RFK Jr's HHS is essentially withholding Covid vaccines from children from poorer backgrounds, amid a Covid wave. Important story from @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comDelays in Covid shots for kids is latest bid by Trump officials to restrict vaccinesAdministration is holding back Covid vaccines for all children in at least 11 states and one US territory 1196119
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#FLgov @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/politic... 2321261357
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron 133106112482
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026No way the website for this film fictionalizing the horrors of AI was ... written with AI. Right? 47912
Reposted by Brandy Zadroznywhet moser @whetmoser.com · 22/09/2026some good news. this bit makes me wonder if some covid interventions have succeeded in addressing pre-covid problems (like with crime) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/s... 1449
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If Trump has ever taken his child to a well baby appointment where vaccines were given — I’ll eat my hat. 3055193
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Wait so is my math right? Last month, his EO demanded the MMR be broken up into 3 separate shots. Now in his wisdom he wants to break those up. So instead of one shot at 12 months, Dr Trump is “demanding” babies get FIFTEEN SHOTS, given at 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 and 48 months. Amazing. It’s so stupid. 49359100
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyJames Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I haven't promoted it yet, but now is as good a time as any: MS NOW has a new membership program. You get our livestream, ad-free articles and daily chats with hosts like @chrislhayes.bsky.social and reporters like @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social: www.ms.now/membership 1611533
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Eek Andy Wakefield now telling the story about the lady that asked him to have sex with her at a conference to conceive a child so that it would grow up and care for her other autistic child. He wrote a sexy novel about it. Eep eep eep. 3415625
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Ask me a question about RFK Jr. and his wild appearance at an anti-vaccine conference today!ms.nowMembership 178719
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026RFK Jr. says he's gonna look into the chemtrails and the “electromagnetic fields." 8575777
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Oh man Thomas Massie is bombing at this anti-vaccine conference. "My constituents, they watch Fox News all the time, and a lot of older MAGA constituents watch it in the kitchen, they watch it in the living room, and if they could, they'd watch it on their CPAP machine." Crickets. 1012215
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Kennedy's allies like Tony Lyons often point out that RFK Jr. was listed on of those Time lists in the early aughts as a "hero of the planet" because of his environmental work, but these lists are silly. For example, I was once named one of 10 of the "World's Most Productive People." Friends. C'mon. 5998
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026RFK's book publisher and the head of his SuperPAC, MAHA Action, just said "anytime you hear the word measles in the media, you should think "this is a story meant to control what I think, what I do, what I what I believe, and what my attitude towards Bobby Kennedy ought to be." 2312643
Reposted by Brandy ZadroznyChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"Trump is seeking to destroy a memorial to a man because that man is not him. He is seeking to destroy a memorial to culture because culture does not embrace him. It’s really as simple as that." 12909258
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Jan Jekielek, top editor at the Epoch Times, is talking at this antivaccine conference now. He says they started out as a student newspaper. That’s really not true. It a was a mission to spread the political and spiritual message of their (former followers have called “cult”) leader and religion. 39715
Reposted by Brandy Zadroznypublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026that's a lede 328990
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I’m watching so you don’t have to www.ms.now/news/news-an...ms.nowAmid measles outbreaks, RFK Jr. headlines anti-vaccine conferenceThe Children’s Health Defense conference is a homecoming of sorts for Kennedy, who seeks to rally a splintering anti-vaccine movement ahead of the midterms. 1018250
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Feel bad for the 5G speaker at the CHD conference. The people are here for vaccines, dear. 6655
Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Rand Paul just quoted Carl Sagan at Children’s Health Defense’s anti-vaccine conference and AJGIRKCHSINDJJVKFKDJAHCJKDDJHDJSJCJDJFJFJJFJGJGKKGKGKDKDIEUCIWIVNJDIRUFJF 1525127