Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 07/08/2026From headline to kicker, this is essential reading: www.menshealth.com/health/a7322... (also ngl, ‘It’s Like TikTok and Fentanyl Had a Baby’ is one of the better heds I've seen lately) 000
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Researchers "said it could also influence patients, who may decide to withdraw or stay in a study based on betting odds rather than medical advice." To say nothing of the families whose hopes are hinging on some of these trials.... www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...forbes.comKalshi Is Letting People Bet On Clinical Trials And FDA Drug DecisionsGamblers can now bet on how experimental drugs will perform in clinical trials—and if they’ll get FDA approval. 000
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 24/04/2026as someone who has written notes out phonetically specifically to avoid mispronouncing someone's name on stage or on TV, I deeply appreciate this story: frontofficesports.com/meet-roger-g...frontofficesports.comMeet Roger Goodell's NFL Draft Night Pronunciation WhispererSince 2022, league executive Lucy Popko has been Goodell’s go-to during the draft, and the last person he talks to before walking out on stage to announce each pick. 022
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 27/02/2026congratulations to everyone in my inbox: today is the day I'm responding, "I don't do IWD stories!" without apology or pleasantries, only a recommendation to come back to me if folks have actual news. I've now posted on LinkedIn and here. Think that'll stop this horrible game of whack-a-mole? 000
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 08/02/2026I have no idea what the origin of “we all we got we all we need” is, but I DO know it was our rallying cry the year we beat the Pats so seeing them use it now is lol youtu.be/qy2j9E1CFlQ?...youtu.beAll We Got Is All We NeedYouTube video by Philadelphia Eagles 042
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 23/11/2025I have been trying to craft something smart about this Brady comment for the last five minutes but honestly "WTF" sums it up. "Eagles have rained on *our* parade" is SUCH a choice. 161
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 24/08/2025this is entirely conjecture and also niche but imho the NY City Center website crashing the morning Fall for Dance tickets go live seems to be another indication that folks are DESPERATE for affordable live performances. 030
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 16/07/2025as a millennial with a one-time unbearably large Beanie Baby collection... I resent every last five-figure Labubu sale. (iykyk?) www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...forbes.comThis Limited Edition Labubu Could Be The Next To Resell For 5 FiguresSpecial edition Labubu dolls are selling for tens of thousands on the secondary market, and one expert says she thinks they’ll hold their value. 020
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 01/07/2025not the main point in this article but I'm never getting over the fact that in a city of 8 million people, we were just over 7k votes away from having a different outcome in 2021 / what could have been NYC's first female mayor www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/n... 020
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 30/06/2025google docs AI seems desperate to write my words yet refuses--REFUSES!!--to keep the damn word count widget on the page between sessions. let's, oh, idk, crawl before we marathon?? 020
Reposted by Maggie McGrathAriel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 24/06/2025From our poll conducted Sunday-Monday: President Trump's decision to launch airstrikes against Iran is broadly unpopular with Americans www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p... 1155092
Reposted by Maggie McGrathAatish Bhatia @aatishb.com · 23/06/2025We pored through more than 900 grants worth $2.6 billion that the Trump administration canceled at Harvard. “This is larger than any individual grant,” a researcher told us. “What we are losing is a future.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/... With @emmbadger.bsky.social and @ethansinger.bsky.social 7271119
Reposted by Maggie McGrathBethany Albertson @albertsonb2.bsky.social · 22/06/2025You Gov numbers: "Only 16% of Americans think the U.S. military should get involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran; 60% say it should not and 24% are not sure" It's going to change quickly, but let's at least remember where we started. today.yougov.com/politics/art...today.yougov.comTrump approval falls, Israel-Iran conflict, anti-ICE protests, and vaccines: June 13-16, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll | YouGovThis week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Trump approval numbers, the Israel-Iran conflict, anti-ICE protests, and opinion of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his actions 412125628
Reposted by Maggie McGrathLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 17/06/2025This is what the “I can’t operate on him, he’s my son!” riddle looks like in real life. 863659
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 12/06/2025This story (a.) outlines a terrible trend and (b.) misses the ties to diet/Ozempic culture that *could* have something to w/cigs' resurgence. The correlation/causation may not be as clear as the one between cigarettes and cancer, but... I would read a deeper dive. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/m...nytimes.comPop Culture Takes Up Smoking Again 030
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 09/06/2025For the past several months, we've been collecting nominations for the 50 Over 50--specifically, the U.S. portion of this franchise. Age & location requirements are listed on our website. And yet, I'm currently reading a nomination for someone based in Dubai, born in... 1989. People. READ. Please. 000
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 04/06/2025A very important story on the repercussions of Trump visa pause on physicians. With the Association of American Medical Colleges predicting a 124,000 physician shortfall within the next nine years... this matters. www.forbes.com/sites/emmawh...forbes.comVisa Pause Could Leave U.S. With Fewer New Doctors Amid ShortageHundreds of young foreign-educated doctors who matched to American residency programs could miss their start date as the Trump administration puts all new visa appointments on hold. 076
Reposted by Maggie McGrathMatthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Four ways women are stronger than men Good stuff from @starrevartan.bsky.social, author of The Stronger Sex www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...washingtonpost.com4 ways women are physically stronger than menDiscussions of strength often mean brute force and sprint speeds — qualities associated with male physiology. But female bodies excel in other areas. 1410127
Reposted by Maggie McGrathIan Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 21/05/2025The Tush Push lives. 44671103
Reposted by Maggie McGrathAndrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 14/05/2025NEW: Russell Vought, acting head of CFPB and director of OMB, just killed a rule to protect US residents' personal information from predatory data brokers. @dell.bsky.social and @dmehro.bsky.social have the scoop: www.wired.com/story/cfbp-q...wired.comCFBP Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data BrokersRussell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data. 31384272
Reposted by Maggie McGrathMorning Joe @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social · 08/05/2025“Egg freezing has surged nearly 30% year over year.” @mika-brzezinski.bsky.social, Huma, and @mcgrathmag.bsky.social break down what rising fertility rates among single women mean for the future of work, healthcare, and policy.on.msnbc.comMore women than ever are freezing their eggs to delay parenthoodForbes' Maggie McGrath and Huma Abedin discuss the rise in egg freezing for women who want to delay parenthood. 274
Reposted by Maggie McGrathKylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 08/05/2025“The pope will be from Chicago” sounds like an 1880s Republican’s dire prediction for if we don’t stop Irish immigration 7132312892
Reposted by Maggie McGrathKrish O'Mara Vignarajah @krishvignarajah.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Grateful to join @forbes.com for an interview about the suspension of the US Refugee Admissions Program. As I told @mcgrathmag.bsky.social, we’ve been so heartened by the outpouring of support and encourage Americans to join us in advocating for this work of welcome 👇 www.globalrefuge.org/act-now/ 093
Reposted by Maggie McGrathJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 28/02/2025If "60 hours a week is the sweet spot of productivity," that's only because the tech workers who can put in all those hours at the office have offloaded all their caregiving responsibilities onto others more vulnerable than them. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/t...nytimes.comGoogle’s Sergey Brin Asks Workers to Spend More Time In the Office (Gift Article)The tech giant’s co-founder said that if employees worked harder and were in the office more, the company could reach an artificial general intelligence breakthrough. 43778198
Reposted by Maggie McGrathApoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 03/03/2025SCOOP: The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to a whistle-blower from USAID. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/h...nytimes.comU.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid (Gift Article)The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower. 491807916
Reposted by Maggie McGrathsara g miller @saragmiller.bsky.social · 27/02/2025NEWS: The FDA abruptly canceled its upcoming advisory committee meeting to select the strains for next year's flu shot. by @berkeleyjr.bsky.socialnbcnews.comFDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shotsThe canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed. 24123461348
Reposted by Maggie McGrathKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 17/02/2025In 2020 they used the Big Lie (100s of misleading claims) of "voter fraud" to try to overturn an election. In 2024 they're using similar tactics to create/amplify misleading claims of "government waste and fraud" to justify dismantling huge sections of the U.S. government. 19661228
Reposted by Maggie McGrathCNN @cnn.com · 17/02/2025Brian Gibbs had no clue Friday would be his last day at his dream job. The education technician park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa reported to work, only to be terminated on despite receiving an exceptional performance evaluation in the fall.cnn.comAfter landing his dream job as a park ranger, he’s ‘heartbroken’ to be let go in federal cuts | CNNBrian Gibbs had no clue Friday would be his last day at his dream job. The education technician park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa reported to work, only to be terminated on despit... 27236971160
Reposted by Maggie McGrathBarbara Kaskosz @kaskosz.bsky.social · 15/02/2025On the first day of RFK Jr: 5200 HHS workers got fired; the director and much of the staff of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) got fired. At the NIH directors learned of the imminent firings - about 1500 people. At the CDC 1300 people are about to be fired. As a result... 37533
Reposted by Maggie McGrathChris Jackson @chriscjackson.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Serena Williams was on the field longer today than Harrison Butker. 163199592109
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Nike with the best ad of the night. Women… just win 💪🏼 030
Reposted by Maggie McGrathCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Yale Budget Lab estimates that tariffs will cost average US household $1,000-$1,200 in lost purchasing power budgetlab.yale.edu/sites/defaul... 28646174
Reposted by Maggie McGrathPhiladelphia Eagles @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social · 27/01/202555 points most by any team in NFC Championship Game history 👀 452425370
Reposted by Maggie McGrathPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/01/2025TikTok users in the US are now seeing this message, with the company giving the man who started the effort to ban the app credit for saving it 63775236
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Okay but actually did anyone catch what book AJ Brown was reading? #eagles 230
Reposted by Maggie McGrathMika Brzezinski @mika-brzezinski.bsky.social · 13/12/2024I said it before this election, and I’ll say it now: Women – and the men who stand beside them as allies – WILL be our beacon of hope going forward. @symonedsanders.bsky.social, Huma Abedin and @mcgrathmag.bsky.social join me to discuss what comes next for abortion healthcare after a Trump win. 0314
Reposted by Maggie McGrathKnow Your Value @knowyourvalue.bsky.social · 12/12/2024“The women on this list are defying global headwinds and commanding a significant amount of power.” @forbes.com's @mcgrathmag.bsky.social joins @mika-brzezinski.bsky.social, and Huma Abedin on @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social to speak about the World’s Most Powerful Women in 2024msnbc.comForbes releases annual list of world's most powerful womenForbes' Maggie McGrath and Huma Abedin join Morning Joe to discuss the 21st annual ranking of the world's 100 most powerful women. 0114
Reposted by Maggie McGrathDaniel Martin @fizbin.bsky.social · 22/03/2024I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/projects.propublica.orgFind Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your ClaimYou likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f... 9161794410177
Reposted by Maggie McGrathJacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Women are the canaries in the coal mine of how bad Twitter is now. It’s not just about echo chamber blah blah. It’s unsafe— when huge accounts like this guy w/ 400k followers (Fox contributor too) single out a random woman minding her business so mobs can attack her. And no block feature! 972261470
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Remember @propublica.org's reporting in September on the preventable deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, who had care denied or delayed under Georgia's abortion ban? After this reporting, Georgia has dismissed its members of the maternal mortality committee: www.propublica.org/article/geor...propublica.orgGeorgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two DeathsIn a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs... 164
Reposted by Maggie McGrathJulia B. Chan @juliachanb.bsky.social · 20/11/2024As Trump prepares for a second term, @19thnews.bsky.social is pulling together allegations of sexual assault and harassment against the president-elect’s Cabinet-level picks. Here's what we've found so far: 19thnews.org/2024/11/sexu...19thnews.orgThe growing list of sexual misconduct allegations against Trump’s picksAt least four of the president-elect’s top picks to lead his government have been accused of sexual assault, harassment or child sex trafficking. 9287140
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 20/11/2024How could a Brendan Carr-led FCC “punish” news networks producing coverage the Trump administration doesn’t like? I asked Free Press co-CEO @notaaroncraig.bsky.social this question, and his answers were sobering: www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...forbes.comHow FCC Nominee Brendan Carr Could 'Punish' News Networks Under The Trump AdministrationCraig Aaron, the co-CEO of the Free Press Action Fund, tells Forbes’ Maggie McGrath that FCC chair nominee Brendan Carr could have a “chilling” effect on the ability of television news networks to do ... 01313
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Today I learned, thanks to @kerrydolan.bsky.social, that the Louis Vuitton “Christmas display” I marveled at the other night was in fact…. very cleverly designed scaffolding. Well played, LVMH. www.wsj.com/style/fashio...wsj.comThe Most Fashionable Scaffolding in the WorldWhile covering up the construction of its flagship store, Louis Vuitton has made a tourist attraction. 221
Reposted by Maggie McGrathAlex Knapp @thealexknapp.bsky.social · 14/11/2024My latest: why Trump's proposed tariffs will mean higher drugs prices and a slowdown in biotech innovation. www.forbes.com/sites/alexkn...forbes.comTrump Promised To Make Your Medicines Cheaper. His Tariffs Will Make Them More ExpensivePharmaceuticals have mostly been spared from past tariff battles, but this time they’re on the block. 199
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 14/11/2024This story + its comments are worth your time this morning 👇🏼👇🏼 010
Reposted by Maggie McGrathSarah Whitmire 🖖 @sarahwhitmire.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Contrary to what you might think, the first post-election edition of the ForbesWomen newsletter by @mcgrathmag.bsky.social is actually pretty inspiring www.forbes.com/sites/maggie...forbes.comWhat Kamala Harris’ Loss Says About Female Leadership. Plus: Asia’s Most Powerful Businesswomen In 2024Welcome to this week’s ForbesWomen newsletter, which every Thursday brings news about the world’s top female entrepreneurs, leaders and investors straight to your inbox. 153
Maggie McGrath @mcgrathmag.bsky.social · 12/11/2024To quote a musical from a time The Other platform was fun… okay, so we’re doing this. Hi to the 20 people who follow me here! I hate all social media but let’s see how this goes! 040