Lynn Brenner
@lynnbrenner.bsky.social
Longtime personal finance columnist and business writer, New Yorker, classic movie fan, theater-goer.
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insurance companies literally kill people
UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
insurance companies literally kill people
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Support workers, not slop. bsky.app/profile/prop...
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Support workers, not slop. bsky.app/profile/prop...
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House Democrats have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. We’re expecting a House vote this week, so call your representative ASAP and demand that they vote YES to check the regime’s lawless violence: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
December 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
House Democrats have introduced War Powers Resolutions to block further military assaults on Venezuela. We’re expecting a House vote this week, so call your representative ASAP and demand that they vote YES to check the regime’s lawless violence: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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Absolutely Not This Guy 2028!
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Absolutely Not This Guy 2028!
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EMTALA requires universal care for “emergency medical conditions” regardless of a person’s insurance status.
In the decades since its passage, some patients have died hours after failing to receive care they were legally entitled to.
(Published September)
In the decades since its passage, some patients have died hours after failing to receive care they were legally entitled to.
(Published September)
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
EMTALA requires universal care for “emergency medical conditions” regardless of a person’s insurance status.
In the decades since its passage, some patients have died hours after failing to receive care they were legally entitled to.
(Published September)
In the decades since its passage, some patients have died hours after failing to receive care they were legally entitled to.
(Published September)
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A Skeptic's Guide to AI
I wrote "How to AI" both for everyone who is dabbling in AI, or wants to avoid it and know what they're up against.
It's as much about where AI isn't appropriate as where it is.
Out 1/27. Updates and newsletter here:
mimsical.beehiiv.com/p/a-skeptic-...
I wrote "How to AI" both for everyone who is dabbling in AI, or wants to avoid it and know what they're up against.
It's as much about where AI isn't appropriate as where it is.
Out 1/27. Updates and newsletter here:
mimsical.beehiiv.com/p/a-skeptic-...
A skeptic's guide to AI
Introducing the one book you might want to read about AI -- even, or perhaps especially, if you're not a fan
mimsical.beehiiv.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A Skeptic's Guide to AI
I wrote "How to AI" both for everyone who is dabbling in AI, or wants to avoid it and know what they're up against.
It's as much about where AI isn't appropriate as where it is.
Out 1/27. Updates and newsletter here:
mimsical.beehiiv.com/p/a-skeptic-...
I wrote "How to AI" both for everyone who is dabbling in AI, or wants to avoid it and know what they're up against.
It's as much about where AI isn't appropriate as where it is.
Out 1/27. Updates and newsletter here:
mimsical.beehiiv.com/p/a-skeptic-...
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When I think of his movies, I think of many other voices: Nora Ephron, Stephen King, Aaron Sorkin, Christopher Guest, Kathy Bates, William Goldman. To me that speaks of generosity, of a spirit of collaboration, of understanding that filmmaking is not a one-man operation. I wish we had more like him.
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
When I think of his movies, I think of many other voices: Nora Ephron, Stephen King, Aaron Sorkin, Christopher Guest, Kathy Bates, William Goldman. To me that speaks of generosity, of a spirit of collaboration, of understanding that filmmaking is not a one-man operation. I wish we had more like him.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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This is incredible news. Today, Virginia officials will unveil a statue of Barbara Johns at the Capitol to replace one of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that had stood for more than a century. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was only 16 when she led a walkout in 1951 to protest horrendous conditions at her segregated high school for Black students in rural Farmville, Virginia.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
This is incredible news. Today, Virginia officials will unveil a statue of Barbara Johns at the Capitol to replace one of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that had stood for more than a century. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Of course the mensch-iest of film critics is going to be essential reading on the mensch-iest of directors. Don't miss the ending, in which Matt imagines, It's a Wonderful Life-style, how impoverished the last few decades in Hollywood would have been without the influence & the generosity of Reiner.
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Of course the mensch-iest of film critics is going to be essential reading on the mensch-iest of directors. Don't miss the ending, in which Matt imagines, It's a Wonderful Life-style, how impoverished the last few decades in Hollywood would have been without the influence & the generosity of Reiner.
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Congratulations. I hope other judges do this.
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Congratulations. I hope other judges do this.
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I'm having trouble finding the "America Mourns Rob and Michelle Reiner" piece from the NY Times Editorial Board.
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I'm having trouble finding the "America Mourns Rob and Michelle Reiner" piece from the NY Times Editorial Board.
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contrarian.substack.com/p/what-paren... from a parent dealing with the unimaginable
What Parents Can Do When Their Child Is in an Active-Shooter Lockdown
This moment will come for too many of us.
contrarian.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
contrarian.substack.com/p/what-paren... from a parent dealing with the unimaginable
Amen.
Because if you care about securely owning a movie that you love--as opposed to "owning" it only until a license agreement over which you have no control expires without warning--you need a DVD or Blu-ray. The hardware may be yesterday; the concern is very much of this moment.
Why do (us) old people want to burden Gen Z with our nostalgia for an antique piece of hardware in the first place?
December 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Amen.
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One of the great failures of contemporary political news coverage in a lot of media is the unspoken principle that no violation of norms or decency by Trump is really news, worthy of sustained attention, unless it also upsets people who love him. It isn't "not taking the bait"; it's sleepwalking.
December 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
One of the great failures of contemporary political news coverage in a lot of media is the unspoken principle that no violation of norms or decency by Trump is really news, worthy of sustained attention, unless it also upsets people who love him. It isn't "not taking the bait"; it's sleepwalking.
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Just in case any journalist or editor reading this is tempted to minimize Trump's Reiner post because it's a "showbiz thing" and "real" stories are happening: No. It's a President thing and a decency thing, and if you don't understand that those things are newsworthy, you are failing in your duties.
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Just in case any journalist or editor reading this is tempted to minimize Trump's Reiner post because it's a "showbiz thing" and "real" stories are happening: No. It's a President thing and a decency thing, and if you don't understand that those things are newsworthy, you are failing in your duties.
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Imagine all the services $21 million coulda paid for
"New York taxpayers shelled out another $1.3 million since late May to defend former Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state police from a sexual discrimination case"
Total for all cases now stands at $21 million -- www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/15/t...
Total for all cases now stands at $21 million -- www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/15/t...
Taxpayers Forked Out Another $1.3 Million for Cuomo’s Sexual Harassment Defense
As his failed mayoral campaign played out, the former governor’s lawyers ran up the bill contesting the claims of a former state trooper on his security detail.
www.thecity.nyc
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Imagine all the services $21 million coulda paid for
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I'll have something to say about Rob and Michelle Reiner in the morning on Vulture, but nothing tonight. It's a tragedy on so many levels. Including political and cultural. I can barely process it.
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I'll have something to say about Rob and Michelle Reiner in the morning on Vulture, but nothing tonight. It's a tragedy on so many levels. Including political and cultural. I can barely process it.
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The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 AM
The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
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Happy Hanukkah to all but especially Ahmed Al Ahmed, his children, and Brad Lander for making sure we knew this
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney
December 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Happy Hanukkah to all but especially Ahmed Al Ahmed, his children, and Brad Lander for making sure we knew this
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After NYS Young Republicans club was disbanded for praising Hitler, the NYC Young Republican club chapter is rolling out the red carpet for leaders of Germany’s Nazi-cosplaying AfD party.
I condemn it in the strongest of terms, as should my New York GOP colleagues. The AfD is not welcome in NY-10.
I condemn it in the strongest of terms, as should my New York GOP colleagues. The AfD is not welcome in NY-10.
Young Republicans chapter plans to host far-right German leader after ‘I love Hitler’ chat
The New York Young Republican Club will host Markus Frohnmaier, an AfD deputy chair, at its annual gala after calling for a ‘new civic order’ in Germany.
www.politico.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
After NYS Young Republicans club was disbanded for praising Hitler, the NYC Young Republican club chapter is rolling out the red carpet for leaders of Germany’s Nazi-cosplaying AfD party.
I condemn it in the strongest of terms, as should my New York GOP colleagues. The AfD is not welcome in NY-10.
I condemn it in the strongest of terms, as should my New York GOP colleagues. The AfD is not welcome in NY-10.
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For weeks, Trump officials have refused to send him to Costa Rica even though he said he'd accept that. The ruling savagely details extensive misconduct here.
We all know what happened: Trump/Miller decided sending him there wouldn't be sufficiently dehumanizing. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
We all know what happened: Trump/Miller decided sending him there wouldn't be sufficiently dehumanizing. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
December 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
For weeks, Trump officials have refused to send him to Costa Rica even though he said he'd accept that. The ruling savagely details extensive misconduct here.
We all know what happened: Trump/Miller decided sending him there wouldn't be sufficiently dehumanizing. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
We all know what happened: Trump/Miller decided sending him there wouldn't be sufficiently dehumanizing. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2043...