It does not surprise me that Nicole Shanahan wound up becoming RFK Jr.'s running mate by virtue of her being an 'autism mom.' Parents of autistic children are told their children's autism is a death sentence. So they fall into bullshit, via @brandyzadrozny
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Shanahan is like a DoE case study. (She'd have been in the book if RFK had picked her earlier.) This Brandy Zadrozny story is ...wow. | The influences that drove Nicole Shanahan, RFK Jr.’s VP pick, to embrace conspiracy theories nbcnews.com/politics/2024-… via @nbcnews

I'm really glad that vice presidential candidate, Nicole Shanahan, tweeted this because it gives me a chance to talk about how reporting is done. This is called a 'no surprises' letter and was my final attempt (after a half dozen interview requests and questions to the RFK

In 2022, Nicole Shanahan was advised by a fringe conspiracy theorist and wellness guru that her child’s autism was her fault—blaming it on a government plot around vaccines and blue light from computers. Shanahan believed it and donated millions to his causes. Details from my new

In 2022, Nicole Shanahan was advised by a fringe conspiracy theorist and wellness guru that her child’s autism was her fault—blaming it on a government plot around vaccines and blue light from computers. Shanahan believed it and donated millions to his causes. Details from my new

Great reporting here from Andy Kroll about the paranoia and loathing that's subsumed Michigan conservative state politics by way of the America First movement

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Inside the life of Nicole Shanahan, 'Silicon Valley princess:' drugs (cocaine and ketamine), affairs (Sergey Brin + Elon Musk), and a $1 billion divorce settlement powering RFK Jr.'s campaign. All the details she's kept from the public here: nytimes.com/2024/05/22/tec…

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Legitimately the coolest / most fun thing I've done in ages. Thank you, 99 Percent Invisible!!

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And the lesson today folks is ALWAYS POST
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Ontario has its first death from measles in over a decade. A small child who was unvaccinated.
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As a reminder, measles is also spreading in the U.S. It's a nasty, painful disease, that can end in lifelong disability or death. But anti-vaccine activists

sad call out today but looking to talk to people for a The Washington Post story about grieving our pets… why does it hurt so specifically? what helped you in the grieving process? where did you put all of the love?! stuff like that. email is colleengrablick at gmail dot com!

Trump's new interesting strategy is to impugn RFK Jr.'s dedicated career as an anti-vaccine activist, claiming RFK is only pretending to be anti-vaxx for political reasons. (This is false. RFK Jr has led the movement for decades!)

Embedded in my book excerpt today, there's a cautionary tale for journalists about the lengths some people will go to unmask and punish your confidential sources.

Even when the source is a fourth-grade teacher saying we shouldn't bothsides the Holocaust. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s…

Don't think I've ever pre-ordered a book so quickly

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Christina McGuirk couldn't stay quiet after a school official told her and other teachers to offer 'opposing' perspectives on the Holocaust.

Speaking out about it derailed her career.

A new excerpt from 'They Came for the Schools.'
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Omg I called it

He’s leaning in.