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doliver8.bsky.social
editor at @usatoday.com adjunct prof at university of maryland. he/him. gay, jewish. “the carousel never stops turning. you can't get off.” [email protected].
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so frustrating: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

my heart’s opinion is that I am a writer my brain’s opinion is that writing is something I do once every month sometimes

❤️❤️ raceroster.com/events/2025/...

AP: Arab Americans for Trump, a group that played a key role in Trump’s voter outreach to the community is rebranding itself after the president said the US would “take over” Gaza. The group’s chairman said it would now be called Arab Americans for Peace. apnews.com/article/arab...

The U.S. Supreme Court may hinder access to this #HIV prevention drug by ending the requirement that insurers cover #PrEP and other preventive medical care services for free. Why? by @doliver8.bsky.social www.usatoday.com/story/life/h... via @usatoday.com

proud of this one: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...

SCOOP: Many of the pages that went missing on Friday from the CDC website on Friday have reappeared — in response to intense media coverage, backlash from the scientific community and concern for the public’s health. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...

Still no access to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey results... It cannot be overstated how crucial these data are to the people running our nation's K-12 schools and institutions of higher education.

In 2011, I talked with Larry Kramer in his Manhattan apartment, about his play The Normal Heart — but also about history, equality, and the future. It’s an Obama-era interview with a man who died in 2020 that remains extremely current, in many parts, today. www.metroweekly.com/2011/11/an-a...

some exciting personal news!!! i’m now deputy wellness editor at @usatoday.com 🙂 will still be reporting, but spending more of my time editing freelancers and our team’s work. excited to keep growing, and thankful to everyone who helped make this happen ❤️

loved THE BRUTALIST. my heart is aching. run, don’t walk

anyone who is lgbtq+, particularly trans people, who have trouble accessing services (i.e. cannot get their correct gender marked on passports, etc.) due to new government policies, please email me: [email protected]. thanks for the time.

I’m still here.

annoyed with your friend who has kids? annoyed with your friend who *doesn't* have kids? curious to talk to you if you fit in the above groups, for a story. email: [email protected]. thanks!! (and not trying to cause conflict, i promise)

New: Meta has deleted trans and nonbinary Messenger themes, as well as the blog posts announcing them. Happens the same week that it has changed its rules to allow users to say LGBTQ+ people are "mentally ill" www.404media.co/meta-deletes...

back on the book proposal grind 🫡 any recommendations for where to send/edit help/potential agents welcome ❤️

a *traitorous* set of interviews 🔪🐍 www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

Versus today www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-...

successfully put a duvet cover on by myself. am i … an adult?

movie season check-in: NOSFERATU ,,,, no notes! A COMPLETE UNKNOWN ,,, wow, a jerk! BABYGIRL ,,, 👎 JUROR #2 ,,, riveting! MARIA ,,, i preferred JACKIE THE SUBSTANCE ,,, a+ EMILIA PEREZ ,,, meh QUEER ,,, 😵‍💫 WICKED ,,, 💚🩷

Hi everyone! I'm fundraising $500 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to run the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Run, and would love your support. Details here. Thanks for considering: raceroster.com/events/2025/...

happy new year !! if you’re looking for something to watch today … read about DON’T DIE here: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...

THE SUBSTANCE ,,,, in a just world, best picture winner

i urge you to read: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...

On September 1, the day before Brian Jordan Alvarez's FX show "English Teacher" premiered, Jon Ebeling filed a police report with the LAPD and reported Alvarez to the Screen Actors Guild for a 2016 incident in which he alleges Alvarez sexually assaulted him on set. www.vulture.com/article/bria...

NPR has been breathlessly reporting on the drones which I have long decided are just none of my business.

moving! is! so! much! work!

My priority as a reporter is to inform people about how U.S. politics are shaping the future for LGBTQ+ Americans, and how LGBTQ+ people are shaping the future for all of us. Today, you can support my work by donating to our newsroom — all donations are matched, and they go a long way.

talked to @zoandbehold.bsky.social!! www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...

won a work award ❤️

yes, and have done it!

every student of mine filed their final profile of the semester on deadline. i've done my job 🥲

tie-dye! dancing bears! a beautiful night at the kennedy center honors for this child of a deadhead: www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

This is wild. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/b...

Well, I was just laid off from SELF. Please send any health or wellness reporter leads 💗 sending love to my fellow Conde coworkers who also lost their jobs today.

Are you looking for a great health reporter? Katie Camero is on the market bsky.app/profile/kati... Here's a Q&A with her from Your First Byline yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-b...

Great piece by @doliver8.bsky.social in USA Today, with quotes from me and @tanyah.bsky.social !

i need good logan circle running route suggestions please

For the first time, the Supreme Court will consider a state’s authority to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth and whether such a ban constitutes sex discrimination. Here's what to expect at tomorrow's oral arguments for United States v. Skrmetti, from @19thnews.bsky.social

tried out a few biological age tests! here’s what i learned: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...

my therapist told me to "do less," so if you don't see me until next year, it's not you it's me (and my therapist)

great read: www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...