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Benjamin Ryan

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Independent investigative reporter. www.benryan.net Subscribe: benryan.substack.com

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Humble Novice @humblenovice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On another note, did you hear about Erin Reed?
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I absolutely saw this coming.
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The Needle @theneedlenews.com · 30/09/2026
Our Latest: 📰 How We Did This: Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years📰 📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com
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How We Did This: Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years
A methods explanation for our latest big investigation: into Erin Reed and AI based journalism.
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Artemis @ The Needle @artemis.theneedlenews.com · 30/09/2026
My Latest: How We Did This: Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years| theneedle.news/cco_RPTHN
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How We Did This: Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years
A methods explanation for our latest big investigation: into Erin Reed and AI based journalism.
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Artemis @ The Needle @artemis.theneedlenews.com · 30/09/2026
My Latest: Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years Much of what she has written for Erin in the Morning since Spring 2023 has been written and/or influenced by AI. The resulting articles are full of unacknowledged and unretracted errors.
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Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years
Much of what she has written for Erin in the Morning since Spring 2023 has been written and/or influenced by AI. The resulting articles are full of unacknowledged and unretracted errors.
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Spork 🥴🖖 @3smolgremlins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@erininthemorning.com hope to see that you will be addressing this.
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Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years
Much of what she has written for Erin in the Morning since Spring 2023 has been written and/or influenced by AI. The resulting articles are full of unacknowledged and unretracted errors.
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The Needle @theneedlenews.com · 30/09/2026
New Investigation: 📰 Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years 📰 The Needle's evidence shows she has made a litany of errors this year alone, including deadnaming another trans journalist who hasn't published since. theneedlenews.com/2026/09/erin...
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Jane Migliara Brigham @janembrigham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years
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Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years
Much of what she has written for Erin in the Morning since Spring 2023 has been written and/or influenced by AI. The resulting articles are full of unacknowledged and unretracted errors.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years theneedlenews.com/2026/09/erin...
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Erin Reed Has Been Hiding AI-Generated Text in Her Reporting For Years
Much of what she has written for Erin in the Morning since Spring 2023 has been written and/or influenced by AI. The resulting articles are full of unacknowledged and unretracted errors.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You seem to think that people reading the article are the threat to the lesbian bar. But had you read the article you would know that it is the crazy patrons who are a threat to the bar, and the readers of the article want the bar to succeed and are criticizing the patrons.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
No, I literally described what you said, and now you’re playing games with me and pretending like I didn’t. And you’re preventing me from replying, forcing me to quote tweet instead.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In which sociology professor Tressie McMillan Cottom dismisses the article she wouldn’t deign to read about the sociology behind downfall of a lesbian bar, insisting an article about the downfall of the lesbian bar is more important.
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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🔆💛 gratitude for this lovely #caturday rescue 🍀💛💛🕊🌱
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I’ve covered Trump’s arch for nearly a year. I’ve watched officials reveal their plans to federal commissions and tracked them in court. Nobody, until today, made any suggestion it would be a “military complex.” But Trump has used a similar strategy to defend his ballroom.
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Trump says planned 250-foot arch will be ‘military complex’ for drones, snipers
The president’s post about the 250-foot arch planned near Arlington National Cemetery comes as veterans groups, historic preservationists and others attempt to stop the project.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
BREAKING: Two More Major Hospitals Reach DoJ Settlements to Keep Youth Gender Clinics Shuttered The Justice Department announced that NYU Langone and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center had joined four other major hospitals in reaching such settlements. benryan.substack.com/p/two-more-m...
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Two More Major Hospitals Reach DoJ Settlements to Keep Youth Gender Clinics Shuttered
The Justice Department announced that NYU Langone and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center had joined four other major hospitals in reaching such settlements, to the dismay of trans activists.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Before he blocked me, you would’ve seen this thread on youth gender surgeries from NPR’s Jesse Thorn:
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
There is no evidence that gender-translation surgeries prevent suicide in adolescents. There is so little research about them, for starters. And Finnish research into the connection between cross-sex hormone treatment and suicide in youths did not find such a link. Thread:
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I can’t believe he just misgendered Michael LaRosa.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This is an absolute must-read about how a myopic fixation on narrowing racial inequities to the exclusion of all other goals in education in Seattle Public Schools hurt all students, worsened inequities, and hastened a flight for private schools. www.educationprogress.org/p/the-decade...
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The Decade of Decline in Seattle Public Schools
A cautionary tale about forsaking educational basics for castles in the sky.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
BREAKING: Major New York Hospital Settles With DoJ Over Youth Gender Clinic, Keeps It Shuttered Given Mt. Sinai had a large pediatric gender clinic and is in a blue state with a supportive AG, this settlement serves as a grim harbinger for this beleaguered field benryan.substack.com/p/major-new-...
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Major New York Hospital Settles With DoJ Over Youth Gender Clinic, Keeps It Shuttered
Given Mt. Sinai Health System had a large pediatric gender clinic and is in a blue state with a supportive attorney general, this settlement serves as a grim harbinger for this beleaguered field.
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Chris Pook @drchrispook.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I will also exercise significantly greater caution when engaging with biased sources or people who have been shown to victimize others.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I will independently verify claims made by anonymous accounts, approach sources’ biases with greater sensitivity, and exercise skepticism around these types of sources.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I regret any other lapses in judgment that may have occurred throughout this process and will do better moving forward.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
As part of my reporting, I asked Alexa about allegations this individual has made against her in response. I recognize that these questions were harmful to Alexa’s wellbeing and I apologize for asking them.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Finally, Alexa has taken out and renewed a restraining order against an individual she has accused of stalking, on behalf of herself and her young child. To do so, Alexa compiled extensive documentation.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I will exercise greater judgment with regards to engaging with and trusting anonymous accounts in the future.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I regret any interactions I had with these accounts or any misplaced trust in content they posted or otherwise engaged with. To rely on or engage with these accounts causes real-world harm, and for that I apologize, too.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I did not independently verify or vet their claims. Furthermore, “Abuse of Power” engaged in behavior like cyberharassment, cyberstalking, and nonconsensual intimate image sharing. I expressly denounce such content.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
In the process of learning about these conflicts, I encountered information posted by accounts on X called “Exposing Rich” and “Abuse of Power.” These accounts made various false, unsubstantiated, and unverified comments about Alexa and Eat Predators. They were clearly biased against Alexa.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Notably, there was never any evidence Alexa defrauded members of Eat Predators, including through the group’s Patreon account.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Some people left because they wanted to monetize Eat Predators or otherwise gain something to the detriment of Eat Predators. Conflicts that broke out afterward were not started by Alexa, but rather by other individuals.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
She did not represent the group solely as an ambassador, but rather led the group. People voluntarily joined Eat Predators, and some members later left the group for various reasons.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
As part of her activism, Alexa started a group called Eat Predators. In my reporting process, I asked Alexa questions about conflicts regarding this group. I now understand that Alexa was solely responsible for the creation of Eat Predators and that she did not co-opt other members’ ideas.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I do not stand by these comments or any third-party content relying on these comments as evidence of Nikolas sending me sealed documents. Any videos restating the claims in these comments should be removed. I apologize to Alexa for any harm my comments caused her.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I understand that my comments caused Nikolas distress and may have impacted her reputation. I also understand that my comments were included in videos created by third parties, including my friend Adam McIntyre and Ophie Dokie.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
They are public records and all personal identifying information was redacted. I regret this error and am committed to exercising greater caution in the future. Since making these comments online, I have learned the true nature of these documents and how Nikolas obtained them.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
In these comments, I erroneously stated that the Bell documents Nikolas shared with me were sealed records and released personal identifying information on the victim. However, these documents are not sealed and did not contain personal identifying information on the victim.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
In response to those questions, Nikolas provided me with the redacted Ohio court and police records concerning Mr. Bell. Eventually, in September 2024, I responded to posts and a livestream Nikolas made on X and YouTube about me and this proposed article with a series of comments of my own.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The documents were not obtained from Bell or his attorneys. Over a month later, Nikolas shared these documents with me as part of her response to a series of questions I sent her for a proposed article, which was never published.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
On March 9, 2024, days before Quiet on Set aired, series producer and Business Insider journalist Kate Taylor sent Nikolas a number of redacted Ohio court and police records concerning her fellow documentary participant Drake Bell. Taylor obtained these documents via a records request.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Alexa Nikolas is an activist and actress known for her role in the Nickelodeon series Zoey 101 and her appearance in the documentary series Quiet on Set.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Over 1 in 250 Natal Girls Were Taking Testosterone By Age 17 in Oregon, From 2016 to 2023 open.substack.com/pub/benryan/... Given swift increases in hormone uptake over time, the rate was likely much higher by 2023
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Over 1 in 250 Natal Girls Were Taking Testosterone By Age 17 in Oregon, From 2016 to 2023
This rate, from a study of data about insured adolescents in Oregon, represents an average over this period. Given swift increases in hormone uptake over time, the rate was likely much higher by 2023.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
My latest: New Canadian Pediatric Society President Said Parents’ Concerns About Youth Gender Transitions 'Should Not Be Prioritized' benryan.substack.com/p/new-canadi...
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New Canadian Pediatric Society President Said Parents’ Concerns About Youth Gender Transitions 'Should Not Be Prioritized'
In a 2022 conference presentation, Dr. Natasha Johnson said parental concerns were not tied to 2-year treatment regret among their kids, and thus "should not be prioritized over youths' experiences."
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Azeen Ghorayshi and Austin Mitchell were 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalists for their podcast The Protocol about youth gender medicine. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/p...
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The Protocol
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
This is incorrect. Taylor Lorenz complained to the police in Charlottesville because a man punched her in the face. He also knocked her phone out of her hand. But she filed a police report her the physical assault.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
SCOOP: Detransitioner Settles Malpractice Lawsuit Days Before Trial In Oregon open.substack.com/pub/benryan/... Camille Kiefel sued the 2 Oregon mental-health professionals who each, she alleged, effectively rubber-stamped for her a referral letter for a mastectomy after one telehealth appointment.
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Detransitioner Settles Malpractice Lawsuit Days Before Trial In Oregon
Camille Kiefel sued the two Oregon mental-health professionals who each, she alleged, effectively rubber-stamped for her a referral letter for a mastectomy after a single telehealth appointment.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Controversial Pediatric Gender Panel Draws Trans-Activist Push for Cancellation Trans-activist Substacker Erin Reed has prompted an uproar over a panel of skeptics of pediatric gender medicine slated for Sunday at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Boston. open.substack.com/pub/benryan/...
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Controversial Pediatric Gender Panel Draws Trans-Activist Push for Cancellation
Trans-activist Substacker Erin Reed has prompted an uproar over a panel of skeptics of pediatric gender medicine slated for Sunday at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Boston.
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Benjamin Ryan @benryanwriter.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Did a WPATH Leader Lie About Why Age Limits Vanished From Their Trans-Care Guidelines? benryan.substack.com/p/did-a-wpat... A video I obtained of a 2022 World Professional Association for Transgender Health conference shows Scott Leibowitz making false claims about why the age limits were removed.
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Did a WPATH Leader Lie About Why Age Limits Vanished From Their Trans-Care Guidelines?
A video I obtained of a 2022 World Professional Association for Transgender Health conference shows Dr. Scott Leibowitz making demonstrably false claims about why the age limits were removed.
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Dr_Aust_PhD @draustphd.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
This is a very interesting read, particularly for long and enlightening Q&As with the study lead author and with another subject expert. It will not be popular with advocates of rapid access to gender reassignment, and broadly supports the more cautious approach now taken across most of Europe.
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