Garnet Henderson
@garnethenderson.com
Cofounder @autonomynews.co. Investigative reporter and researcher: abortion, reproductive justice, disinformation.
Seen in The Nation, ELLE, Scientific American, WIRED, and more. Wyoming-born New Yorker.
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same, but offense
I’m not picking now to pay for a man’s Substack, no offense
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
same, but offense
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It would also give *Ryan Lizza*—who could, in theory, have leaked this info at any point over the last 12-16 months—a role in both RFK’s appointment and the untold preventable deaths. But Lizza either isn’t self aware enough to realize that or is too busy selling Substack subscriptions to care
well, I read it, and the salient, non-gross part is Lizza alleging, midsentence and without elaboration, that Nuzzi ran numerous “catch-and-kill operations” on RFK’s behalf, which would give her a role in both his appointment and the untold preventable deaths he has abetted in office. Cool.
November 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It would also give *Ryan Lizza*—who could, in theory, have leaked this info at any point over the last 12-16 months—a role in both RFK’s appointment and the untold preventable deaths. But Lizza either isn’t self aware enough to realize that or is too busy selling Substack subscriptions to care
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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a good list of people who are better recipients of your money than ryan fucking lizza
i'll add @assignedmedia.org and @autonomynews.co and @lawdorknews.bsky.social
i'll add @assignedmedia.org and @autonomynews.co and @lawdorknews.bsky.social
My current list includes @marisakabas.bsky.social @katelynburns.com @swordsjew.bsky.social @flaminghydra.com @theflytrapmedia.com @hellgatenyc.com @thecity.nyc @19thnews.org and I’m sure I’m forgetting others! So many to choose from
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
a good list of people who are better recipients of your money than ryan fucking lizza
i'll add @assignedmedia.org and @autonomynews.co and @lawdorknews.bsky.social
i'll add @assignedmedia.org and @autonomynews.co and @lawdorknews.bsky.social
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i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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FDA delays left recalled ByHeart baby formula on store shelves, food safety expert tells Healthbeat. Nearly a week was lost clearing bureaucratic hurdles before all state and local food safety officials were told where formula was being sold. www.healthbeat.org/2025/11/22/b... #IDsky #Medsky
FDA delays left recalled baby formula on store shelves, food safety expert says
The leader of the Association of Food and Drug Officials told Healthbeat that the FDA has been slow to share distribution lists for recalled ByHeart formula. “I’m not sure they recognize the sense of ...
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November 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
FDA delays left recalled ByHeart baby formula on store shelves, food safety expert tells Healthbeat. Nearly a week was lost clearing bureaucratic hurdles before all state and local food safety officials were told where formula was being sold. www.healthbeat.org/2025/11/22/b... #IDsky #Medsky
Another good result, and again the target here was a major children’s hospital. As noted in my story about @queerdoc.bsky.social, they’re the only smaller provider known to have been in DOJ’s crosshairs, though I’m curious if one or two others may emerge: www.autonomynews.co/doj-subpoena...
November 21, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Another good result, and again the target here was a major children’s hospital. As noted in my story about @queerdoc.bsky.social, they’re the only smaller provider known to have been in DOJ’s crosshairs, though I’m curious if one or two others may emerge: www.autonomynews.co/doj-subpoena...
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A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure
Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
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BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Secure platforms are only as secure as the people you let into your chats! Always keep in mind that messages on end-to-end encrypted platforms can still be screenshotted, and take care in groups that are open
Just logging on here every day to share more enraging news articles www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
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November 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Secure platforms are only as secure as the people you let into your chats! Always keep in mind that messages on end-to-end encrypted platforms can still be screenshotted, and take care in groups that are open
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What if we started asking ourselves whether improving productivity is actually a worthwhile goal
What if the A.I. bubble “is an inevitable part of developing and adopting a revolutionary tool that will fundamentally improve productivity and growth?” Mohamed El-Erian writes.
Opinion | A.I. Is a Bubble. Maybe That’s OK.
Investors’ excitement rightly reflects the potential transformation of the entire economy.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
What if we started asking ourselves whether improving productivity is actually a worthwhile goal
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I agree—but this is part of why QueerDoc is well positioned to push back. It doesn't get any federal funding in the form of Medicaid/Medicare, or subsidized marketplace plans. This is the same thing that happened with abortion care long ago, and we'll see more of it among gender care providers.
its good that the administration was thwarted here but "gender affirming care clinic doesnt take health insurance at all" is a pretty bleak thing to present as neutral or good
NEW: Trump's DOJ sent a subpoena to a gender-affirming care clinic seeking information on patients, including minors, and its insurance billing practices. The clinic—which doesn't even take insurance—fought the demand in court and won.
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
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November 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I agree—but this is part of why QueerDoc is well positioned to push back. It doesn't get any federal funding in the form of Medicaid/Medicare, or subsidized marketplace plans. This is the same thing that happened with abortion care long ago, and we'll see more of it among gender care providers.
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Independent providers like @queerdoc.bsky.social are stepping in as hospitals reduce or eliminate gender-affirming care, but this makes them easier to single out for harassment. It's a dynamic we've long seen in abortion care, as @garnethenderson.com notes
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November 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Independent providers like @queerdoc.bsky.social are stepping in as hospitals reduce or eliminate gender-affirming care, but this makes them easier to single out for harassment. It's a dynamic we've long seen in abortion care, as @garnethenderson.com notes
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NEW: Trump's DOJ sent a subpoena to a gender-affirming care clinic seeking information on patients, including minors, and its insurance billing practices. The clinic—which doesn't even take insurance—fought the demand in court and won.
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
The DOJ Subpoenaed Patient Info From a Gender-Affirming Care Clinic. It Fought Back.
A Washington judge quashed the Trump administration's attempt to subpoena patient information from the telehealth practice QueerDoc—but the fight may not be over.
www.autonomynews.co
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
NEW: Trump's DOJ sent a subpoena to a gender-affirming care clinic seeking information on patients, including minors, and its insurance billing practices. The clinic—which doesn't even take insurance—fought the demand in court and won.
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
Read @garnethenderson.com in @autonomynews.co
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Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
In my latest for @autonomynews.co, I spoke with @queerdoc.bsky.social founder Crystal Beal, whose telemedicine practice is the only small gender care clinic known to have been in the Trump administration's crosshairs—all the others so far have been large hospitals and health systems.
"If they can violate patient privacy protections for specific types of health care, that doesn't affect just trans people. That affects everyone,” said @queerdoc.bsky.social founder Crystal Beal.
The subpoena also sought insurance billing records—but QueerDoc only takes cash.
The subpoena also sought insurance billing records—but QueerDoc only takes cash.
The DOJ Subpoenaed Patient Info From a Gender-Affirming Care Clinic. It Fought Back.
A Washington judge quashed the Trump administration's attempt to subpoena patient information from the telehealth practice QueerDoc—but the fight may not be over.
www.autonomynews.co
November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In my latest for @autonomynews.co, I spoke with @queerdoc.bsky.social founder Crystal Beal, whose telemedicine practice is the only small gender care clinic known to have been in the Trump administration's crosshairs—all the others so far have been large hospitals and health systems.
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Physician who was no longer at the hospital but was on the email list had Otter ai installed and his bot “attended” the meeting, generated a transcript, and sent it to all 65 people on the email list, 12 of whom also no longer worked at the hospital.
AI bot recorded doctors’ meeting, sent patient info to current and former hospital staff, watchdog says
The transcription tool recorded the meeting on behalf of a physician who no longer worked at the hospital
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November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Physician who was no longer at the hospital but was on the email list had Otter ai installed and his bot “attended” the meeting, generated a transcript, and sent it to all 65 people on the email list, 12 of whom also no longer worked at the hospital.
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"Exceptions" to abortion bans are an invitation to beg, to place yourself at the mercy of risk-averse or actively hostile authority figures, to face red tape and delays, and then maybe STILL not get the abortion you need, as in this tragic case.
Incredibly depressing to see this story wrap up by quoting a lawmaker who says, “we have to allow for more exceptions,” when the entire story is evidence that exceptions don’t work, especially for a Black woman like Tierra Walker who was already at higher risk of dying due to medical neglect
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"Exceptions" to abortion bans are an invitation to beg, to place yourself at the mercy of risk-averse or actively hostile authority figures, to face red tape and delays, and then maybe STILL not get the abortion you need, as in this tragic case.