I hope you continue the substack format. Possible directions would be to drill down on a topic for x amount of time:
1. Children's issues...you have done this well. They are our seed corn. Remind us to care about the post-born. There are no standard bearers for children right now.
2. Equality issues: gender, salary, race would all be part of it
3. Explain background of hot topics: e.g. race now matters because for hundreds of years x,y,z which each extends into the present in these ways (homeownership etc)
4. Discuss over time: Cults, what they are, what they do how to end them.
5. Climate. We all need to breath and drink water. There are no boundaries to who this impacts.
Mr. Kristof, I’m always more knowledgeable, and made more aware, of the hateful and harmful injustices going on in this country after reading your reporting. Your writing literally takes my breath away. I will never forget the Child Marriage article you wrote in the NYT, exposing its legality in more than half of our states. I had to put the paper down and take a deep breath. I was so stunned. Whether it’s Twitter, a letter, an article, a book or just crayon on a napkin, if you wrote it, I want to read it!
Thanks for all the empathy you put into your work!
hi Nick Kristof! I love your curiosity and sense of adventure -all reflected in your tweets. I'm thrilled you'll be back on the NYT.
About the increased rates of cancers: could it be from the abundant plastics, pesticides, herbicides, toxins, and other hormone disrupters in our environment and inside our bodies? Could it be from all the chemicals in the foods most Americans eat?
We humans are way too careless with nature's gifts.
A deep dive, as a renown fair and balanced journalist as you are, into the gender medicalization of underage minors ( no informed consent ) situation is of major interest to parents, lesbians and gays and particularly to us parents with young teen girls and boys who are often dismissed by our former left leaning colleagues as “right wing talking points” when we point out all the medical harm to innocents . We need a thought leader, like you have always been . Oregon is currently housing some of the most left leaning faux concern for trans ppl whose activists have packaged medicalization of minors as a gay rights issue ( yet trans folx are not GAY or same sex attracted) but underlying it all Kris is a capitalistic agenda with unbelievable influence of millions by pharma into former ACLU and Planned Parenthood, teachers unions and medical institutions as well as countless other gender non profits coupled with the mandatory creation of little armies of new generation leftists imposing this agenda through the creation of laws Nationwide in one of the most insidious harmful things they can do to minors. We need your measured voice to halt the frontal lobotomies of our time. Right here on sub stack are some prolific measured voices. I recommend Jessie Signal, Still Tish and Abigail Shrier on sub stack and PITT ( parents with inconvenient truths) and Jennifer Bilic and Professor Dansky and @swiperight ( Colin Wright) on Twitter for science. Thank you for all you do Nicholas! (from a Parent of a child who due to online grooming believes she was born in the wrong body) help Kris MSM is dismissive and superficially in lockstep with the monied trans activists!!
The story of the dentist who suffered a miscarriage and then died of sepsis because the hospital was afraid that the necessary abortion would break the law breaks my heart. And angers me. It also hits close to home because of a family member who went through this very scenario but fortunately lives in a state where abortion is still legal. She is alive, well and ready to conceive again because she could get the needed abortion.
I think we're at a critical time in history and we need a critical mass in order to change the direction of the tide. Attention, interests, and time are too scattered with all of these shares, articles, suggestions to create a critical mass.
Nick, please do your homework. The Oregonian echoed far right talking points in this assessment of Oregon's graduation requirements. In fact, Oregon requires 24 credits to graduate - tied for the highest requirement in the nation. The additional demand that students pass a test has been dropped by many other states when it was made clear that the test (usually the SBAC) doesn't actually predict future success. This requirement also probably leads to students who have succeeded in classes dropping out without a diploma. California even retroactively awarded many diplomas when they dropped a similar requirement. Please look at a more even handed discussion of this at OPB:https://www.opb.org/article/2021/09/20/examining-oregon-decision-to-drop-high-school-essential-skill-requirements/. Also, this suspension of a summative test is part of a broader look at graduation requirements and which requirements actually lead to a better educational experience.
I love the Substack format for longer commentaries on the state of local and national politics etc, as you contributed in your earliest entries. I don’t find it helpful to have your tweets copied here, but certainly don’t mind it -- so if others find that helpful, very happy to see it here. Thank you for being engaged and I sincerely hope you run for an Oregon office soon! We need you!
I hope you continue the substack format. Possible directions would be to drill down on a topic for x amount of time:
1. Children's issues...you have done this well. They are our seed corn. Remind us to care about the post-born. There are no standard bearers for children right now.
2. Equality issues: gender, salary, race would all be part of it
3. Explain background of hot topics: e.g. race now matters because for hundreds of years x,y,z which each extends into the present in these ways (homeownership etc)
4. Discuss over time: Cults, what they are, what they do how to end them.
5. Climate. We all need to breath and drink water. There are no boundaries to who this impacts.
Mr. Kristof, I’m always more knowledgeable, and made more aware, of the hateful and harmful injustices going on in this country after reading your reporting. Your writing literally takes my breath away. I will never forget the Child Marriage article you wrote in the NYT, exposing its legality in more than half of our states. I had to put the paper down and take a deep breath. I was so stunned. Whether it’s Twitter, a letter, an article, a book or just crayon on a napkin, if you wrote it, I want to read it!
Thanks for all the empathy you put into your work!
hi Nick Kristof! I love your curiosity and sense of adventure -all reflected in your tweets. I'm thrilled you'll be back on the NYT.
About the increased rates of cancers: could it be from the abundant plastics, pesticides, herbicides, toxins, and other hormone disrupters in our environment and inside our bodies? Could it be from all the chemicals in the foods most Americans eat?
We humans are way too careless with nature's gifts.
I like this format. It helps me know what you're thinking about and reading.
A deep dive, as a renown fair and balanced journalist as you are, into the gender medicalization of underage minors ( no informed consent ) situation is of major interest to parents, lesbians and gays and particularly to us parents with young teen girls and boys who are often dismissed by our former left leaning colleagues as “right wing talking points” when we point out all the medical harm to innocents . We need a thought leader, like you have always been . Oregon is currently housing some of the most left leaning faux concern for trans ppl whose activists have packaged medicalization of minors as a gay rights issue ( yet trans folx are not GAY or same sex attracted) but underlying it all Kris is a capitalistic agenda with unbelievable influence of millions by pharma into former ACLU and Planned Parenthood, teachers unions and medical institutions as well as countless other gender non profits coupled with the mandatory creation of little armies of new generation leftists imposing this agenda through the creation of laws Nationwide in one of the most insidious harmful things they can do to minors. We need your measured voice to halt the frontal lobotomies of our time. Right here on sub stack are some prolific measured voices. I recommend Jessie Signal, Still Tish and Abigail Shrier on sub stack and PITT ( parents with inconvenient truths) and Jennifer Bilic and Professor Dansky and @swiperight ( Colin Wright) on Twitter for science. Thank you for all you do Nicholas! (from a Parent of a child who due to online grooming believes she was born in the wrong body) help Kris MSM is dismissive and superficially in lockstep with the monied trans activists!!
I too am delighted you’re back at the NYT. 👍
Although it’s a disjointed format, in this Twitter feed Substack I see things I’ve missed. I do not get on Twitter; at all.
Thank you for asking.
The story of the dentist who suffered a miscarriage and then died of sepsis because the hospital was afraid that the necessary abortion would break the law breaks my heart. And angers me. It also hits close to home because of a family member who went through this very scenario but fortunately lives in a state where abortion is still legal. She is alive, well and ready to conceive again because she could get the needed abortion.
I find this so useful! I am going to follow every lead of what you’re reading. Thank you!
Very useful. I'm something of a news junkie and most of these are below the radar.
I always enjoy your work, even in this format (which I don't normally read). I look forward to your return to the Times.
I also think entertaining MSB is a waste of time, energy, attention and resources.
I think we're at a critical time in history and we need a critical mass in order to change the direction of the tide. Attention, interests, and time are too scattered with all of these shares, articles, suggestions to create a critical mass.
Since you asked, I wouldn't subscribe to a best of twitter newsletter.
Looking forward to reading you again in the times.
Nick, please do your homework. The Oregonian echoed far right talking points in this assessment of Oregon's graduation requirements. In fact, Oregon requires 24 credits to graduate - tied for the highest requirement in the nation. The additional demand that students pass a test has been dropped by many other states when it was made clear that the test (usually the SBAC) doesn't actually predict future success. This requirement also probably leads to students who have succeeded in classes dropping out without a diploma. California even retroactively awarded many diplomas when they dropped a similar requirement. Please look at a more even handed discussion of this at OPB:https://www.opb.org/article/2021/09/20/examining-oregon-decision-to-drop-high-school-essential-skill-requirements/. Also, this suspension of a summative test is part of a broader look at graduation requirements and which requirements actually lead to a better educational experience.
I love the Substack format for longer commentaries on the state of local and national politics etc, as you contributed in your earliest entries. I don’t find it helpful to have your tweets copied here, but certainly don’t mind it -- so if others find that helpful, very happy to see it here. Thank you for being engaged and I sincerely hope you run for an Oregon office soon! We need you!
Thank you for including links to sources not available to your readers. Keep it up!