Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The primary objective of journalism is supposed to be telling the truth. It is a DECISION on the part of USA Today to know that new details have emerged about this case and to refuse to update an old story that is still circulating and still shaming Jane Doe. 22391234
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm not linking the piece because I'd like for as few people to read it as possible. I'm writing about it here because: - I want to be clear about what happened to anyone who saw that article and felt betrayed to see me associated with it. - These are bad decisions that deserve public shame. 42820178
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Science shows medication abortion could be offered more widely. And support for and interest in over-the-counter abortion pills is high. Spread the word and follow us for more updates on MiMi. #MiMi4All 043
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026That's why we created MiMi, a conceptual design for a future over-the-counter medication abortion kit containing instructions, abortion pills, and a pregnancy test. MiMi is not yet available—but it’s a dream that could one day be reality. mimi4all.commimi4all.comMiMi4All | The Future of Abortion PillsDiscover MiMi, a new concept for a future over-the-counter medication abortion kit, supported by reproductive health science and research. 144
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Tooms @toomsbb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hope to never see Angela Murray anywhere ever again. 🤞 #bb28 944054
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Feeling like everything political is terrible and a downward spiral? This @thenation.com episode was a lil boost this AM open.spotify.com/episode/3wf2...open.spotify.comThe Amazing Movement Against Data Centers, plus How to be a Dissident / Start Making SenseThe Nation Podcasts · Episode 000
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton 378154024303
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Jaclyn Friedman @jaclynf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026What a life Dolly Parton led. Has anyone ever done more good while having more fun? May we each honor her by continually finding out who we are and doing it on purpose. 0469
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 17/06/2026 Why does the chicken think that going to nursing school makes her an optometrist? #LoveIslandUSA 020
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I'm seeing a lot of slander for the #loveislandus intro song. Those of us with a lifetime of Bollywood exposure know an item song when we see one and the stranger or more awkward the move, the more iconicstatic.klipy.comChunari Chunari Song | Biwi No 1 | Anuradha Sriram | Abhijeet BhattacharyaALT: Chunari Chunari Song | Biwi No 1 | Anuradha Sriram | Abhijeet Bhattacharya 100
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 15/05/2026What a wonderful way to celebrate my successful defense with some moments alone at the Madonna Inn listening to live jazz and reading dozens of beautiful messages from my loved ones 010
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 14/05/2026My whole timeline is the change to PMOS, summer house discourse, and side eyeing other mayors for not keeping their billionaires in check like @mayor.nyc.gov Exactly what I want right now 010
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 25/04/2026This incident (not isolated, BTW) was part of why I was unsurprised to see health systems capitulating and allowing I C E access to patients admitted to wards/units. The criminalization of disabled and chronically ill patients is ripe ground for further violations of patients' privacy and rights. 14711
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Look what was waiting for me outside on the evening I submitted my dissertation to my committee 020
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 20/04/2026We cannot solve the maternal health crisis without midwives—they are a key part of the solution in Georgia and nationwide. Yet under Georgia law, they are treated like criminals. That’s why we’re suing. bit.ly/48DsbOm bit.lyBlack women in Georgia turn to midwives for safer births – so why does the state criminalize many of them?A new lawsuit seeks to decriminalize the work of midwives banned from providing care amid a worsening maternal health crisis 0168
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Richard Lawler @rjcc.bsky.social · 19/04/2026It seems to me like a lot of people haven't followed the details of why folks have issues with Substack, and basically assume that leaving the platform for moral or social reasons just automatically means giving up money. But I don't think that's supported by the actual math. 49750
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 13/04/2026This woman is a handpicked Trump supporter from Arkansas and she is less anti-trans than the median Atlantic columnist 108137642533
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/04/2026Cherise Doyley, a mother of three, was in labor at a Florida hospital when she had to attend a virtual court hearing to decide how she'd give birth. Doyley had no lawyer or advocate — no one to explain to her what, exactly, was going on. Read our full investigation: propub.li/3PRyLuf 24379159
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 27/03/2026A close friend is facing an imminent water shut off in their southeast D.C. condo complex. Please help if you can. Details from the tenants in the linked video clip and description. www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-aid...gofundme.comDonate to Help Amber Overlook Residents Keep Their Homes, organized by Stewart Gray IIIOn March 19th, the residents of Amber Overlook received a notice from … Stewart Gray III needs your support for Help Amber Overlook Residents Keep Their Homes 010
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 19/03/2026There are at least three major news stories about sexual assault and abuse of power by men in prominent positions this week. Government, labor, academia; the culture is everywhere, and women disproportionally bear the weight of the consequences. If this week feels extra heavy, be kind to yourself. 271934397
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)National Institute for Reproductive Health @nirhealth.bsky.social · 19/03/2026For centuries, midwives and doulas have provided reproductive health care in their communities, informed by ancestral expertise and cultural knowledge. NIRH works with our partners towards policy solutions that increase access to midwifery care and improve pregnancy outcomes. 🎥: @reshmasaujani.com 012
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/03/2026There are reports of ICE activity on the north side of Chicago happening now. Please share so people in the area can be aware and take precautions. If you’re in the area please come by our office at 7016 N Clark St for ICE whistles. We protect each other. Chinga la migra. 3731221807
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Spent too much of today watching Noem play dumb to Congress. I can’t stand that people continue to be tortured and are dying in her hands 000
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 28/02/2026I don’t even know anymore. War, the senseless murder of civilians, pedophiles in power, just a whole lot of fuckshit. 483652625
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/02/2026Unidos somos América. 223260474100
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 09/02/2026These lil AI commercials reek of desperation. 321790153
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 06/01/2026A doozy of a reflection on complicity with the beauty industry. Hit a little too close to home at times. Strong recommend open.substack.com/pub/audacity...open.substack.comNose Jobs and Other Necessary LuxuriesEmerging Writer Series 000
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 21/11/2025A takedown of Sapiens on myyyyy birthday!! Yes pleaseeeeee 🤭 000
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Two tiktoking teens who were immediately to our right not pictured. Happy to have a fun and free weekend between SFP and APPAM. Laptop might stay shut this weekend. ☺️ 000
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 04/11/2025if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this. can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.talkingpointsmemo.comWhat We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen VogueThis article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news... 3828621262
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Feeling a little sad that the glow from the haldi (turmeric) and the mehndi (henna) are fading. But feeling very happy that I get to enjoy a lil more free time with my HUSBAND now that our whirlwind of a wedding week is complete ✅ 120
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)ANSIRH @ansirh.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Today we submitted a letter with @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists. The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on. law.ucla.edu/reproductive...law.ucla.eduCenter on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy Reproductive Health Researchers Comment Letter to FDAOn August 27th, 2025, UCLA Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy (CRHLP) and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at UCSF submitted a letter on behalf of more than 260 rese... 07730
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Through this letter organized by CRHLP and ANSIRH, hundreds of researchers remind the FDA that it’s actions must be based on the sound, rigorous, and transparent science that conclusively proves the safety and effectiveness of mifepristone generally and via telehealth. 0105
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Today we and our colleagues at @ansirh.bsky.social submitted a letter to the FDA for over 260 researchers affirming the 25-year safety record of mifepristone and urging the FDA not to restrict abortion pill access based on junk science. Read the letter here: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul... 14625
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 21/08/2025How Rising Prices and Policy Cuts Are Squeezing Moms and Families msmagazine.com/2025/08/13/t...msmagazine.comHow Rising Prices and Policy Cuts Are Squeezing Moms and FamiliesWith tariffs and inflation, and without and SNAP and Medicaid, pregnant women, families and moms will bear the worst of the Trump's economy. 020
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/08/2025Pregnant veterans would no longer be allowed to receive abortions at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in cases of rape, incest or when the pregnancy threatens their health under a proposed rule from the Trump administration.washingtonpost.comTrump moves to bar nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs hospitalsThe Trump administration is moving to end nearly all abortions at Veterans Affairs medical facilities, overturning a Biden-era policy that sought to protect access. 67376264
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Ms. Rachel: “How did it get to this point…I feel like I’m in a nightmare where I’m explaining not to kill thousands of children.” 5684184
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 31/07/2025Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza. “A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said. Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn 11519581485
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 02/06/2025HELP US HELP WOMEN! When we reach the halfway point of $25,000, we can start taking applications again to restart our Mother’s Day 365 program, which provides clothes, baby formula, & rent/mortgages for mothers NATIONWIDE Please consider a donation at tpfwoman2woman.funraise.org 15440
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 05/07/2025the parent of a trans kid in missouri begged the new york times not to use an audio clip in The Protocol podcast of a verbal confrontation with professional transphobe Jamie Reed out of fear of safety for her kid and NYT management refused her request. 3256631637
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Honored to be interviewed by THE Chanda Daniels and my close friend. I speak on what I wish to uplift, what is missing from general public discourse, and how to get involved in reproductive health, rights, and justice. Check out the post! open.substack.com/pub/oksohear...open.substack.com"It All Depends on Your Zip Code": A Candid Q&A on Reproductive Justice After RoeRoe fell three years ago this week. To understand what that means today, I called up expert Monika Nayak to provide us a breakdown on the state of reproductive health 040
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 07/06/2025I get to see so many of my long distance besties one week from today! 💃🏽 🪩 👯♀️🕺🏼👯♀️🕺🏼👯🍾🍾🍾🍾 000
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 03/06/2025I'm attending EducateUS's event, “Know Means Know: Digital Security for Advocates” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/educateus/ev...mobilize.usKnow Means Know: Digital Security for Advocates · EducateUSThe world needs our work for sex education, now more than ever. But how do we stay effective while also reducing our exposure to government surveillance, hatemongers and online scammers? Join EducateU... 010
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 30/05/2025A new study finds 1 in 4 children in the US—around 19 million—live with a parent struggling with substance use. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Here's what this means on @cbseveningnews.bsky.socialjamanetwork.comChildren Living With a Parent With Substance Use DisorderThis cross-sectional study estimates the prevalence of US children and adolescents with exposure to parental substance use disorder that meets the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders... 1186
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social · 27/05/2025“Pregnant women who have #COVID-19 & show symptoms are more likely than nonpregnant women with COVID-19 & symptoms to need care in an ICU, to need a ventilator…, or to die from the illness…. more likely to have a cesarean birth, preeclampsia or eclampsia, & blood clots.” www.acog.org/womens-healt...acog.orgCOVID-19, Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Breastfeeding: Answers From Ob-GynsPregnant and postpartum women have a higher risk of more severe illness from COVID-19 than nonpregnant women. Read the latest information from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 15823
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 24/05/2025Goodnight friends. 💚 We hope you can rest and recharge this weekend with family and friends. Do not let them take your joy. 1469246
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 22/05/2025Medicaid is the primary funder of residency programs training the new generation of doctors, which is necessary as we are in a NATIONAL SHORTAGE of physicians and nurses. Medicaid funds rural hospitals & ERs (hospitals are nonprofits) which WILL CLOSE without these funds. 216788
Monika Nayak (she/her) @monikayak.bsky.social · 15/05/2025I’ve been back to campus so infrequently in the past two years. But that is still my campus and it has a wildly different atmosphere now compared to my first two years. #CopsOffCampus www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comUCLA Is Now Nearly Unrecognizable as a UniversityA police attack on a documentary film screening is just one of the assaults on student freedoms that have turned UCLA into more of a fortress than a place of higher learning. 000
Reposted by Monika Nayak (she/her)Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/05/2025@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.com“They’re trying to kidnap someone”On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts. 1195133515370