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Sara Luterman

@slooterman.bsky.social

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Disabled disability and aging reporter at The 19th. Opinions are my own. Follows are not endorsements. Signal: slooterman.18 Email: sluterman at 19thnews dot org

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 6d

ICYMI: @bcrodriguez.bsky.social and I dug deep into the history of blaming moms for their kids’ autism and how some moms see echos of that dark history in MAHA

This isn't the first time moms have been blamed for their kids' autism

One of the earliest theories of autism is centered on “refrigerator mothers.” Echoes of it can be found in plans to Make America Healthy Again.

19thnews.org

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1m

The only thing stopping me from getting one of those 12 foot tall skeletons is that I do not have a yard to put it in.

Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 10m

The main issue with #altgov is that it’s hard to know which ones are actually run by feds or former feds and which ones are just some kind of BlueAnon LARP.

Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1h

I think a lot of the Gen Z and Gen Alpha right wing trad converts would be a lot better if they logged off and actually went to church.

Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 3h

It’s so interesting watching @annamerlan.bsky.social’s Conspiracy Singularity in real time.

Jordan Peterson diagnosed with chronic condition after exposure to mold

Peterson's daughter said her father has a "genetic predisposition that causes the immune system to have an inability to identify and detoxify mold."

www.newsweek.com

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 4h

The new pope is quoting Hannah Arendt. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 4h

My spouse is blind/low vision and has never asked to touch my face like that in over a decade. Obviously n=1 isn’t a huge sample, though.

Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 5h

(I am a fan and also he filmed Rabid at the mall in the extremely Jewish Montreal suburb where my grandma lives. He is a Jewish Canadian treasure.)

Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 5h

I mean I think Cronenberg is pretty explicitly creepy on main. That’s one of his things, lol. I would honestly *love* to read disability scholarship about his movies. He basically invented body horror as a genre.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 17h

(No one does the face touching thing in real life.)

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 17h

Does anyone actually do the face touching thing in real life?

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 17h

I don’t think only blind actors can play blind characters necessarily, but Sandrine Holt is also just bad at acting blind.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 18h

Tonight’s #31DaysOfHorror: The Shrouds. I’m always down for some Cronenberg. Let’s get weird.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 19h

If you work in the Office of Special Education, have been RIF'd and want to talk to a journalist about it, please hit me up on Signal at slooterman.18.

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 23h

The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up the top two leaders of the federal measles response team, those working on Ebola and dozens of other infectious disease experts
(Gift article)

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

www.nytimes.com

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Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 5d

If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish.

Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us

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carrion🐛 @carrion.bsky.social · 5d

just don’t create a moderation list, bluesky said that’s bad

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

That was a very silly movie.

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight’s #31DaysOfHorror: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare. We skipped 4-6. I honestly really liked 3.

Movie poster for Wes Craven’s New Nightmare

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

That makes it more tempting, but I don’t think I’d want to watch everyone I love get old and die.

Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

Everything bagel, chive cream cheese, smoked salmon is a completely respectable bagel order.

Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, the only thing that threw me was the sourdough part. I didn’t know sourdough bagels were a thing.

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Julie Bogen @juliebogen.bsky.social · 1d

A reminder (from my 2019 @theatlantic.com reporting) that as military families go without pay this shutdown, many of them are single-paycheck households relying on the servicemember's income because the spouses have been pushed out of the workforce.

www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

The Dismal Career Opportunities for Military Spouses

For the partners of America’s active-duty service members, finding a stable, well-paid job is often impossible.

www.theatlantic.com

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