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Data and Graphics Editor at the Guardian US, used to be words and sounds on In The Dark, Sent Away, APM Reports, and your local public radio station.

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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: Records obtained through a FOIA lawsuit shows that despite record number of pregnant women are in detention, ICE has lost count of the number of miscarriages. A Deleted Data/Immigration/Guardian investigations collab
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Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women
ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving b...
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 4h
My colleagues in the UK are hiring a data journalist, go join this awesome team
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 5h
in July an ICE agent killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. just 6 months prior, agents abducted 100 people in 3 days during "Catch of the Day" I joined Mainers monitoring an ICE facility despite harassment, making memorials, protesting Congress, and caring for their neighbors @us.theguardian.com
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ICE got ‘quieter’ – then killed a father in Maine. Now watch groups are shifting their tactics too
ICE-watchers get creative after the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, as Trump’s immigration crackdown takes a more secretive approach
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner @skirchy.bsky.social · 5h
The reporting on the awful double murder case in Idaho that has been done for the Guardian by @bymichellersmith.com makes clear that vaccines are safe and effective. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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An Idaho mom charged with murder says vaccines killed her twins. Doctors say it’s not possible
Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group once led by RFK Jr, still stands by Andrea Shaw after her indictment
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 20h
Trump isn't beating the communist allegations what with launching his own 4 Pests Campaign
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Joe Murphy @joemurph.com · 29/09/2026
JOBS: CNBC is hiring: 1. A data viz journalist jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Versant3/744... 2. A senior editor for data viz jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Versant3/744...
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/09/2026
When federal agents fatally shot the US citizen protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis in January during the nation’s largest immigration-enforcement operation ever, it marked a turning point for the second Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. 🧵
Children look at posters honoring Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good, who were fatally shot by federal immigration agents in separate incidents on January 24 and January 7, respectively, near the site of Pretti’s death, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 31, 2026. 

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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Guardian's series on the new ICE tactics continues: From mass raids to quiet crackdown: a timeline of Trump’s strategic ICE pivot www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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From mass raids to quiet crackdown: a timeline of Trump’s strategic ICE pivot
After switching tactics, federal agents are detaining and deporting record numbers of people from the US
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 29/09/2026
Public backlash against ICE climaxed after the January 2026 fatal shootings of two US citizens in Minneapolis. Since then, stealthier arrest operations have fueled enforcement that is quieter but just as ruthless. The 24 hours between the mornings of July 13-14 stand out as exceptionally deadly. 🧵
Blood is seen on the pavement near the scene of a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Monday, July 13, 2026 in Biddeford, Maine.
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The next in @us.theguardian.com's series on Ice this summer. Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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Maanvi Singh @maanvisingh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What is ICE up to now? The agency is now anywhere and everywhere, embedded in all corners of everyday life. Here's our latest interactive piece on ICE 2.0 – w/ @wcraft.bsky.social Andrew Witherspoon & Julius Motal
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Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This story was a big collaboration between graphics, data, photo, and immigration. A story with bylines across 4 desks, which I think shows the seriousness with which The Guardian takes covering this
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The nyt is trying to get in on it
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Guardian Sport @sport.theguardian.com · 27/09/2026
USA’s McNulty transcends chaos of brutal Montreal road race to claim ‘miracle’ world championship
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USA’s McNulty transcends chaos of brutal Montreal road race to claim ‘miracle’ world championship
* Arizona rider first US champion since Lance Armstrong * Pre-race favourite Evenpoel fails to add second gold Brandon McNulty, a UAE Emirates teammate of Tadej Pogacar, succeeded the Slovene as world champion with an unexpected solo win in the men’s UCI road race in Montreal. In the biggest triumph of his career, the 28-year-old American took his country’s first win in the UCI’s blue riband event since Lance Armstrong’s lone victory in Oslo in 1993. Continue reading...
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 25/09/2026
Watch the official trailer for NAZA, an award-winning documentary produced by the Guardian that details the systems behind Israel’s mass killings in Gaza. It will be released in cinemas in more than 50 countries in the coming weeks, and then will stream on the Guardian’s website, for free.
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NAZA - official trailer
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 25/09/2026
Want to be a City Reporter? We're looking for an audience producer!
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Audience Producer at The City Reporter
The City Reporter is seeking an entrepreneurial and creative Audience Producer to execute on our ambitious strategy to introduce our reporting to new people and platforms and deepen our engagement…
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Byard Duncan @byardduncan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW for @theguardian.com: U.S. Convenience store giants have been quietly overcharging consumers for years. It's salt in the wound for ppl struggling with out-of-control living costs. W/ @barryyeoman.com, @sophiemsullivan.bsky.social and @jocelynzuck.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Amid soaring living costs, America’s biggest convenience-store chains quietly overcharge consumers
Guardian investigation: 7-Eleven and Circle K stores often fail to honor advertised prices – charging more at pump and register for gas, snacks, and other items
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gonna tell my boss there's no such thing as an average next time I'm asked to do work
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
looking forward to the Boston Globe hiring a lesbian drama team now, clearly its what the audience wants
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Vera Institute of Justice @vera.org · 23/09/2026
Here are 10 things we learned—and what the data still doesn’t tell us. Read the full analysis: www.vera.org/publications...
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Ten Things We Know from the Latest ICE Detention Data
On August 25, 2026, the Deportation Data Project at the University of California, Berkeley posted its latest release of data obtained from U.S.…
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Vera Institute of Justice @vera.org · 23/09/2026
But how much do we actually know about the system? Vera researchers analyzed newly released ICE detention data published by the Deportation Data Project—and found both the enormous scale of detention and major gaps in transparency about ICE’s detention network.
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Vera Institute of Justice @vera.org · 23/09/2026
‼️ ICE is detaining people at historically high levels.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 23/09/2026
And D+10 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-09-23...
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Poll: Trump's approval hits a new low of 33% as Republicans sour; Democrats lead House vote by 10 with likely voters
The president's approval fell 11 points among Republicans last month, as he set another record low on prices at 21% approve
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is .... Wild
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 21/09/2026
The man, identified by relatives and his lawyer as 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, was taken to a hospital in Austin in a serious but stable condition, officials said, before being taken into custody.
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ICE agent shoots and wounds Venezuelan man at traffic stop in Austin, Texas
Anti-ICE protesters gather and demand transparency at site where 28-year-old was shot in torso
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 21/09/2026
Protesters in Austin, Texas, demonstrated against the Trump administration’s hardline anti-immigration campaign after an ICE agent shot and wounded a man on Sunday afternoon.
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Protesters gather in Austin after ICE agent shoots and wounds man
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Louisa Loveluck @leloveluck.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Barred from deporting asylum seekers back to places they face jail or death, Trump struck 35 secret deals to send people to places which will deport them there instead. - 25,000 people deported - $410 million spent. - UN aid used to sweeten the deals. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals
After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on the back of shadowy dea...
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Say what you will about Mearsheimers takes now, but I had a small 10 person class with him and he told us at the outset that if we wrote essays that agreed with him he'd grade us 10x as hard. He wanted us to argue that he was wrong at basically every juncture which made for a very fun class
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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 19/09/2026
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Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children
Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist
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Washington Post Data Team @wpdatateam.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Washington Post's data reporting team is looking for next summer's intern. If you're a journalist who codes and has a knack for telling compelling stories through data analysis, apply! The deadline is Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/washin...
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Newsroom Summer Internship Program 2027: Data Journalist
Application Instructions Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links...
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
one time I went on a 9 day bikecamping trip. Literally biking all day and then setting up camp and sleeping, and I still brought a 900 page history of the russian revolution
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Cyrus Farivar @cfarivar.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Historic Bay Area music venue is set to close at the end of next month www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/09/16/e...
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Historic Bay Area music venue is set to close at the end of next month
Eli’s Mile High Club, a legendary West Oakland venue known for its weekly blues showcase, is going out of business.
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Maanvi Singh @maanvisingh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: ICE is arresting and detaining a record number of pregnant women and teens. At the same time, it has lost count of how many had miscarriages, according to a Guardian review of internal ICE documents. w/ @amyqin.bsky.social, @wcraft.bsky.social and Flávio Pessoa
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Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women
ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving b...
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Adam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Starting at the beginning of FY 2026, ICE stopped collecting data on miscarriages among pregnant people in the agency's custody. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The Guardian filed a Freedom of Information Act request and then filed suit in collaboration with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to obtain data on the number of pregnant people in ICE detention. Eventually, ICE shared records tracking the number of pregnant, postpartum and nursing women who were in detention from October 2024 through mid-January 2026, but only provided data on miscarriages up to 3 October 2025. In internal documents provided to the Guardian, the agency said it did not have miscarriage data for subsequent months because of a change in its medical accounting system.

In response to follow up questions about its tracking practices after 3 October 2025, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees ICE, first said that the agency was tracking miscarriages in monthly reports. But later, the spokesperson confirmed what was in its internal documents – it does not have data on miscarriages from October 2025 through June 2026.

DHS has never before acknowledged that it had lost count of miscarriages – not even when US senators asked the agency for the data.ICE detained a record number of pregnant people but could not share data on miscarriages after 3 October 2025
Two bar graphs. The one on the left shows that there were still dozens of pregnant people in detention throughout FY 2026, but all of the sudden the data on miscarriages disappeared.
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have been working on this story in one way shape or form since the Guardian investigations team got a leak of deportation manifests in the first months of the Trump admin In the data were records of kids as young as a few weeks old loaded onto flights.
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Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo
44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days: a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the US
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Here's the number of miscarriages per detention facility. We have no idea how many have happened since Oct 2025, despite an ever increasing number of pregnant women in detention
The number of miscarriages per detention facility
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Blake Montgomery @montgomery.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Why this AI doomsday warning from former Anthropic researcher broke through www.theguardian.com/global/2026/...
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Why this AI doomsday warning from former Anthropic researcher broke through
Last week, researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation from Anthropic, stating that AI ‘could kill us all by the end of the decade’
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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
NEW: Trump accepted $37m worth of donated steel for his WH ballroom project from the Luxembourg-based company ArcelorMittal. Days later, the WH made adjustments to Trump's tariffs that could benefit ArcelorMittal.
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White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project
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Sara Sneath @sarasneath.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Silicosis is one of the oldest workplace hazards and public health experts have known for decades how to prevent it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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We know how to prevent black lung, so why are workers still dying?
Silicosis sufferers are getting younger as Trump and the coal mining industry push back on protections
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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hmm
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Oliver Laughland @oliverlaughland.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence
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‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence
Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham collected the testimony of 24 insiders who helped remotely target Gazans’ homes. They explain how they got these self-professed ‘small cogs’ to talk about the killing
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
inflation hitting the "bribe the voters" strategy so hard
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Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I, the only data reporter at the Charlotte Observer, am among the McClatchy layoffs in the bloodbath today. The HR person asked me not to talk about it! AMA. Anyway, here’s a link to one of my most important stories this year. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
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A Black teen found hanged near Charlotte church was a suicide, police say. Questions remain
In May, 16-year-old Juliana Nzita was found dead in a Charlotte churchyard. CMPD called it a suicide. Her family isn’t so sure.
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Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Please consider helping us out a little if you're able. Thank you so much for your support. www.gofundme.com/f/help-charl...
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Donate to Help Charlotte Observer Journalists Through Job Loss, organized by Caitlin McGlade
Nearly 10 talented Charlotte Observer journalists committed to br… Caitlin McGlade needs your support for Help Charlotte Observer Journalists Through Job Loss
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp and two other close aides, per financial disclosures. Washington Post exclusive from @aaronschaffer.com and Cat Zakrzewski
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Trump gave $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp, two other close aides
Financial disclosures show the sums were equivalent to nearly one-third of each of their salaries. Experts say the gifts are without precedent and may violate the law.
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Derek Willis @dwillis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
With the tiny exception of having to work with me, this is a great job @merrillcollege.bsky.social for an experienced investigative reporter who wants to teach the next generation how to do it: umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...
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Investigative Journalism Professor and Investigations Editor
Job Description Summary Organization's Summary Statement: The Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, consistently ranked among the world's top journalism schools, develops...
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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
For a year, California's largest ICE facility has barred all detained residents from hugging loved ones. The policy has sparked so much fury that residents have launched campaigns across dorms demanding contact visits In my latest, see video from one detained organizer + how CoreCivic has responded
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ICE bans hugging inside California’s largest detention center. Families are fighting back
In the California City facility, ‘contact visits’ are strictly forbidden – but detained residents aren’t staying quiet. Are officials listening?
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 05/09/2026
covering trans youth healthcare for years, I’ve known many trans youth and families who left states like Texas to preserve their child’s healthcare. some of those families have been left scrambling, shocked to see the admin’s anti-trans efforts reach them in Mass with its 14,000 trans residents.
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Even in safe-haven Massachusetts, trans care is at risk. Young people are fighting to protect it
Activists are calling on the state attorney general to take action against hospitals that have ended gender-affirming care programs after Trump retook office
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 05/09/2026
my latest: Massachusetts is one of the safest states for trans people—but multiple hospitals preemptively ended youth trans care over Trump admin threats to cut fed funding. on Wed, trans activists took their HRT at a govt office and refused to leave without a commitment to fight those hospitals.
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Even in safe-haven Massachusetts, trans care is at risk. Young people are fighting to protect it
Activists are calling on the state attorney general to take action against hospitals that have ended gender-affirming care programs after Trump retook office
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