Sign in

Molly Knight Raskin

@mollykraskin.bsky.social
262 followers 303 following 74 posts

Journalist. Storyteller. Special interest in public/global health. Freelancer, PBS NewsHour.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: As Trump’s White House and influencers keep touting the unproven benefits of raw milk, hundreds across the country are falling ill from outbreaks. Some people get severe indigestion. And some nearly die. Here's the story of one toddler who drank it. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/cali...
propublica.org
A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
431027497
Molly Knight Raskin @mollykraskin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just why? Not to state the obvious, but these are entirely preventable tragedies.
000
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa www.tampabay.com/news/2026/08...
tampabay.com
Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa
ICE sent them away under a controversial policy without knowing where they were going or what would happen next.
46935742056
Molly Knight Raskin @mollykraskin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
www.opendemocracy.net/email/178128...
opendemocracy.net
Inside the deadly collapse of maternity care in Afghanistan
Amid USAID cuts and Taliban restrictions, we find clinics closing, midwives disappearing, and women dying
000
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Steve Hudson @dustcircle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
How many people are #dying as a result of #USAID’ s demise? www.economist.com/finance-and-...
economist.com
How many people are dying as a result of USAID’s demise?
Fewer than academics imagine, but more than Elon Musk will admit
001
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/07/2026
The only way you can argue that gutting USAID didn't kill anyone is if you think USAID never saved anyone.
lnk.thebulwark.com
Yes, the Cuts to USAID Have Killed
Elon Musk dismisses the human toll of the Trump administration’s gutting U.S. foreign aid—but it’s real and it’s measurable.
25667197
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
USAID Employee Support Fund @usaidesf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We are working through the courts to hold DOGE accountable for their actions that have caused so much damage. Please consider donating to our legal fund! www.usaidemployeefund.org
usaidemployeefund.org
Support USAID Employees | Legal Assistance Fund by USAID Employee Suppo
Support USAID employees with our legal assistance fund. Protect their rights and contribute to their legal defense. USAID Employee Suppo.
6449141
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
196133286755
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/07/2026
If the head of US intelligence isn't able to say who won the election in 2020, then maybe he shouldn't be head of US intelligence.
687237495558
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
10706503020330
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Scott Pelley is our new spirit animal. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
washingtonpost.com
Scott Pelley confronts new ‘60 Minutes’ boss in fiery meeting: ‘We don’t trust you’
The veteran correspondent demanded answers on fired staff and the new executive producer’s qualifications for the job.
23811165
Molly Knight Raskin @mollykraskin.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
#Ebola is a terrifying, deadly disease. It moves quickly, stealthy. The world is now facing and alarming outbreak in #DRC and the US is asleep at the wheel. #USAID demolished. #CDC knee-capped. No seat at the #WHO table. If this doesn’t allow you, it should.
010
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/05/2026
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda ‘emergency’ of international concern
theguardian.com
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda ‘emergency’ of international concern
At least 80 deaths reported in Congo’s Ituri province while Uganda reports spread from travellers from the DRC The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern”. The WHO on Sunday said the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency. Continue reading...
19293160
Molly Knight Raskin @mollykraskin.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Leave it to @nickkristof.bsky.social to report - yet again - the ugly truth of what this administration has done to the world’s most vulnerable #usaid #foreignaid #globalhealth
nytimes.com
Opinion | This Is What Happened When Trump Abandoned the World’s Poorest Children
0219
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 26/04/2026
nytimes.com
AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance
02111
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment. This is completely, utterly unhinged. He's already killed thousands. He's going to kill thousands more.
1869173594474
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 03/04/2026
JD Vance is heading to Hungary to endorse Viktor Orban after Easter. Here is a description of the corrupt regime, and the post-reality campaign, that the US administration now supports: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
theatlantic.com
The First Post-Reality Political Campaign
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale.
1702198986
Molly Knight Raskin @mollykraskin.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
This 🙌
000
Molly Knight Raskin @mollykraskin.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Journalism colleagues, what would Trump have to do or say for the media to report his obvious cognitive … Decline? Dementia? Delusional Rants? … as news?
010
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
MEMO TO US MEDIA: - Trump has NOT called off all strikes. He has postponed his ultimatum to strike energy infrastructure - Iran denies any talks, even via intermediaries - Report the pattern: Trump makes threats when markets close, backs down when they open. - The Strait of Hormuz remains CLOSED
522884
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
If you somehow needed any more evidence that there’s zero strategic thinking happening at the highest levels of our government, well…
501050204
Molly Knight Raskin @mollykraskin.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Science is real.
000
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Morgan Till @mtill50.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Two young Palestinian brothers - little boys - shot in the head and face by Israeli police undercover; murdered along with their parents.
theguardian.com
Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank
Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head as they returned from Ramadan shopping trip
001
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.
25023160113637
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I can't even find the words to express how repugnant and despicable this post is. People who spew such Islamophobic bile don't belong in the United States Congress. The job of elected officials is to combat hate, not fan its flames. (1/2)
1056188403406
Molly Knight Raskin @mollykraskin.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Trump hands Putin another huge win…at the same time Putin is helping Iran with intelligence to target American troops. Where is the outrage?
nytimes.com
Suspended U.S. Sanctions Add a Political Win to Russia’s Economic Gains
010
Molly Knight Raskin @mollykraskin.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
There are still guardrails.
000
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Really, NYT? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...
nytimes.com
How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness
4260439
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The absolute most disgusting, eliminationist Islamophobia from multiple members of the House Republican caucus continues to spew forth without acknowledgment or censure
Tweet from TN Rep. Andy Ogles saying that "Muslims don't belong in American society"
601434358
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Our troops are dying this isn’t a video game. The White House is posting so-called “hype” videos that mix real footage from the war in Iran with clips from movies and video games like Call of Duty. It’s an absolute disgrace.
470118233335
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
DOJ's recent 6th Circuit filing misspelled: Voters as “Votors” Emergency as "Emeregency" United States as "United Staes" And, it included a non-party in the caption. These are the people who want access to your sensitive voting records and who my team fights in court every day.
1009229837464
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
58770951981
Molly Knight Raskin @mollykraskin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Pay attention.
000
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/2026
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
203115217373
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
It will be tough for America’s global reputation to recover after this absolutely shameful vote.
84293833949
Molly Knight Raskin @mollykraskin.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
So much for the commitment to ‘life-saving’ aid.
theatlantic.com
The Trump Administration Is Ending Aid That It Says Saves Lives
The State Department will let lifesaving projects expire because “there is no strong nexus between the humanitarian response and U.S. national interests,” according to an internal email.
081
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
This answer - from one of the president’s key economic advisors - is disgraceful. And, fwiw, the number for tariff pass through is closer to 94-96 percent
1352503579
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/02/2026
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.   This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.   Not one dime for this cruelty. www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
cbsnews.com
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
632192847410
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
The House voted today to roll back tariffs that Trump imposed on Canada last year. We love you, Canada 🇨🇦!
633295420
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
181137693818
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/02/2026
In Afghanistan, child malnutrition is at levels unseen in 25 years. The New York Times witnessed hardship across the country in the wake of U.S. cuts.
nyti.ms
In Afghanistan, a Trail of Hunger and Death Behind U.S. Aid Cuts
Afghanistan has plunged deeper into a crisis marked by levels of child hunger unseen in 25 years and the closure of almost 450 health centers.
15182106
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
425274538043
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 06/02/2026
President Barack Obama appreciation post.
President Barack Obama is leaning to the side and hugging Senator Patty Murray. People are looking on.
24681126
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
Pinned
lizzie johnson
@lizziejohnsonnn
·
Aug 19, 2021
Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13)
0:02 / 0:10
lizzie johnson
@lizziejohnsonnn
·
47m
I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.
Quote
lizzie johnson
@lizziejohnsonnn
·
Jan 25
Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) 

But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.
532218716840
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This just in: "Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards," Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell says.
1111205416
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/01/2026
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking. Warning: video is hard to watch
1143133787613
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 25/01/2026
This statement from an eyewitness to the Minnesota murder of Mr. Pretti is gut wrenching, from beginning to end. Please disseminate it as you see fit. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
documentcloud.org
TincherSealedWitnessDec012426.PDF
511065614
Reposted by Molly Knight Raskin
Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
827300657983
Molly Knight Raskin @mollykraskin.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
This.
020