fun little piece on the people who find the algae super interesting slate.com/technology/2...
Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is Actually Really Cool—if You Ask the Right People
There's a green lining to the mess.
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Shannon Palus
@shanpalus.bsky.social
Features editor at Slate with a special interest in science and health. Writer and runner.
a little different from the features I usually edit—and a real fun one! by novelist Krista Diamond slate.com/life/2026/06...
He Spent Years Calling Out Women’s “Cottage Cheese Thighs”—and Worse. He Says He’s Sorry. I Met Him to Discover the Truth.
Millennials will know what I’m talking about.
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Re: Rollins saying no one has been kicked off SNAP: In this story, I spoke to Sarah, a single mom who works two jobs and lost benefits, then had them reduced for unclear reasons, & Krysten, who lost SNAP because her household technically made too much. She makes $13/hour as a home health aide.
It Could Lead to Tens of Thousands of Deaths. In the Meantime, It’s Wreaking Havoc on Americans’ Sanity.
Imagine not being able to feed your kid because of a mistake on a piece of paperwork.
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I went to Utah to see what life is like in America's new reality, where vaccine-preventable diseases are common again. Utah's measles outbreak has lasted 10 months. Pediatricians teared up in interviews. Mothers were stressed. 🧵My latest @wired.com @kffhealthnews.org www.wired.com/story/anguis...
Anguished Parents, Crying Doctors: Life Amid Utah’s Measles Outbreak
The state’s outbreak means adapting to America’s new reality, in which vaccine-preventable diseases become common again.
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glad there are finally more pain management options for getting an IUD slate.com/technology/2...
It’s a Notoriously Painful Medical Procedure That Many Women Endure. There’s a Simple Solution.
Finally, we have data to show that paracervical blocks can work.
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fyi we took the paywall off this important evergreen piece from 2013! read it and you could save someone's life slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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"After visiting São Paulo’s wild capybaras, I wondered if the rodents had made a mistake by moving to the big city." Erick Trickey for @slate.com: slate.com/technology/2...
They’re Giant. They’re Cuddly-Looking. I Traveled to a City Where They’ve Taken Over—and Learned the Startling Truth About What They’re Facing.
Popularity isn't always a good thing.
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"If our partners are a mirror reflecting ourselves back at us, our children are like advanced brain imaging, revealing not just our current self but all our hopes and hurts." slate.com/life/2026/05...
I Was Devastated to Learn I Was Having a Baby Boy. I’m Far From Alone.
The real causes of gender disappointment have nothing to do with your child.
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I was lucky to get a lot of extra check ins with my docs postpartum and I still feel this in my bones … the six week postpartum cliff is real www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/o...
Opinion | The Medical System Abandons Women When They Are Most Vulnerable
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Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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the feeling that you do not have enough can find you no matter your wealth, and the obscenely wealthy who admit that are doing a public service www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
What’s Missing from Belle Burden’s Best-Selling Memoir, “Strangers”
Belle Burden’s “Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage” tells the story of her divorce and resulting financial imperilment. A review of court documents complicates her narrative.
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This story has everything: * the biggest fertility clinic scandal in U.S. history * high-rolling doctors and heroic whistleblowers * an unlikely friendship born of tragedy * a major update to the story that came years after I started reporting it * Pedro Pascal's dad slate.com/life/2026/05...
In 1995, a Woman Got a Call That Shook Her to Her Core—and Ignited an International Scandal. It Took Almost 30 Years to Come Full Circle.
She had gone to a clinic for help getting pregnant. She got something far different.
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If you are a writer or an editor: Has AI helped you do anything faster? What?? I genuinely want to know what the use cases are here.
people keep saying "let AI automate the parts of your job that you find tedious" and truly the task that I need done for me is the spam removed from my inbox and generally a better system of organizing the emails I do need to look at. AI has not been helpful here (so far??).
Rainesford is great to work with! If this is up your alley don't hesitate.
Rainesford Stauffer@rainesford.bsky.social · 3mo agoIf you're an editor interested in a pitch on Hachette unionizing and how it benefits workers, authors, and readers, I'd love to pitch you! (My second book published with Hachette in 2023, so this is something I've been hearing about for a bit.)
if you are afraid of AI, just try asking AI about something you know about
i expect everyone in my parenting group chats and online will be very chill about this piece by @gidmk.bsky.social slate.com/technology/2...
People Love Fighting About Sleep Training. The Evidence for It Is Nuanced—but Very Clear on One Point.
The upside might not be quite what you’d expect.
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New edition of Unhinged is here, @slate.com's dating advice column—answering the question that I'm sure we might find etched into ancient cave drawings somewhere: slate.com/advice/2026/...
Women Who Date Men Always Seem to Meet the Same Fate. I Worry I’m Next.
It seems to just be part of living life with men.
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I DID buy a Brick for my phone and it has in fact significantly moved the needle on my phone use, to the point where I now cook a lot, in part bc NYT cooking is like the only thing I can do on my phone!
Shannon Palus@shanpalus.bsky.social · 3mo agoif you want to Brick your phone without paying $60 to Brick your phone ... we have a solution for you slate.com/technology/2...
I got to be Dear Prudence for a day! The questions are about a property dispute with a neighbor, what friends owe one another, and genuine apologies.
I Thought Everyone Had the Same Instinct When Someone They Love Is Laid Off. Our Friends Proved Me Very Wrong.
Laura Helmuth answers your questions.
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if you want to Brick your phone without paying $60 to Brick your phone ... we have a solution for you slate.com/technology/2...
How an Expired Ski Pass Finally Helped Me Break My Social Media Addiction
Finally, I can actually relax instead of just scroll.
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If a medical provider bills you for lateness or cancellation, you should be able to do the same. Like, buddy, I got childcare for this, you owe me $150.