Paula Span
@paula_span
Veteran journalist, chronicler of aging and grandparenting, NYT columnist, Columbia J-School prof. http://paulaspan.com
.@JanKEliasson is exactly right. If you want to ease starvation of children in Gaza, no need for air drops. The solution is simple: Let the UN and NGOs truck food across the border (and stop shooting desperate civilians trying to get food for their families).
Dropping food from the air in Gaza is an ineffective sideshow. During my time as UN relief chief we had to stop such aid. Minimal amounts were delivered and chaos and accidents occurred on the ground. All entries into Gaza have to be opened and distribution handed back to UN.
Texas AG Ken Paxton is using more private lawyers — many with whom he shares personal or political ties — to argue cases on behalf of the state. One contract went to the trial lawyer who successfully defended Paxton during his 2023 impeachment trial. propublica.org/article/ken-pa…
“He has formed the Groundwork Project, a nonprofit that seeks to develop a network of grass roots resistance in four deep-red states — Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma and West Virginia — that have received little attention from left-leaning organizations.” nytimes.com/2025/07/26/us/…
What they didn't investigate was how their own government officials were paid by Epstein. "For two decades, the U.S. Virgin Islands’ most prominent government and elected officials — as well as their pet charities, educational institutions and causes — were paid millions of…
#DemsUnited #DemVoice1 #EpsteinFiles 🚨 ARE YOU AWARE: While the DOJ — at Trump’s bidding — hides the Epstein files, little if any attention is being paid to this: The U.S. Virgin Islands, acting independently from U.S. law enforcement, exposed Epstein’s international sex…
NEW: As the Senate prepares to vote on Emil Bove’s nomination to the Third Circuit, two more whistleblowers have emerged, according to Whistleblower Aid and the Justice Connection. /1
Fewer insurance protections. Higher deductibles and copays. How Trump’s health care moves are poised to push more Americans into medical debt. @NoamLevey reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…
⚠️DARK DARK DARK—RFK Jr. Plans To Remove Advisory Panel On Cancer Screening And HIV Prevention Drugs. ➡️This will make United Healthcare gleeful. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to remove all the members of an advisory panel that determines what cancer…
Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis – it is a moral crisis that challenges the global conscience. We will continue to speak out. But words don’t feed hungry children. The @UN stands ready to make the most of a ceasefire to dramatically scale up humanitarian operations.
Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza. nyti.ms/4opoK4n
Krugman: "the interaction between this Japan deal and Trump’s other tariffs probably tilts the playing field between U.S. and Japanese producers of cars, and perhaps other products, in Japan’s favor." (That's not how this is supposed to work.) paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-art-of-t…
But this is simply false. I receive zero funds from big pharma. Instead I develop low-cost, often patent-free vaccines that actually bypass big pharma to provide access for the world’s poorest people. Try to read books/primary sources; depend less on conspiracy podcasts/websites
Peter Hotez will defend 💉💉 because he's paid to do so. His science is based on the money he receives from pharma. x.com/BGatesIsaPysch…
The population of Gaza needs food…children are starving to death every day. @WCKitchen and others are bringing in as many trucks as we safely can given the chaos that’s been created….but it’s not even close to enough. We need a ceasefire now and an increase in aid with safe…
Look at these photos taken by international organizations over the past 48 hours in different kitchens across Gaza, Khan Yunis, and Deir al-Balah. With the recent rise in aid collection at the crossings, @WCKitchen and other international organizations have been operating…
We sued the Trump Administration and now the Department of Education has told us that every dollar of the $230 million unlawfully withheld from Pennsylvania schools will be returned to us — critical funds that school districts rely on to meet their budgets, train teachers,…
For Israeli decision-makers, starvation of the Gaza Strip was in the cards from day one of the war @nirhasson haaretz.com/israel-news/20…
Why would RFK Jr do this? Probably in part because the USPTF also makes vaccine recommendations for adults. Who should get a shingles, pneumococcal, hepatitis B vaccine? USPTF offers unbiased, evidence-based recommendations for these questions and all kinds of preventative…
RFK Jr. is considering firing all members of an advisory committee that offers guidance about preventive health services, such as cancer screenings, HIV prevention medications or tests for osteoporosis, according to two people familiar with the plan. nbcnews.com/health/cancer/…
New exclusive 🗞️ Health secretary RFK Jr. plans to oust the members of an advisory panel that recommends which cancer screenings, HIV drugs and other preventive services insurers must cover at no cost
In rejecting updated International Health Regulations (IHR), RFK Jr. chooses falsehoods over facts. The next pandemic is coming. We can face it with early warnings, international cooperation, and efficiency, or we can fly blind and hope for the best. tomfrieden.substack.com/p/more-misinfo…
“They also threatened to stain my record so I would never get a job again. They also threatened with an extended detention if I didn’t give them the passwords to the student information or to my district files." wmtw.com/article/winoos…
On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away. Now, their stories will begin to be told. Starting here. propublica.org/article/venezu…