Present at our nation’s founding — but excluded from its promise Elizabeth Freeman demanded her rightful place among this country's founders and helped forge a tradition of forcing America to live up to its ideals.

The real founders of our democracy were those who took the promises in the Declaration of Independence literally, the people who rejected the hypocrisy of its ideals and declared that its words would have meaning in their lives, too. @errinhaines.bsky.social on Elizabeth Freeman via @19thnews.org

Trump just called Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson a "Low IQ person." He has a long history of calling women of color dumb or 'low IQ'.

Presenting the 2025 Livingston Award Finalists These Livingston Award finalists highlight excellence in reporting and storytelling by journalists under the age of 35. Here is the best work of 2024 from young reporters.

More big news! @shefali.bsky.social and Mel Leonor Barclay are Livingston Finalists for their series about the impact recent immigration efforts have had on immigrants who are pregnant and/or new mothers. wallacehouse.umich.edu/livingston-a...

Presenting the 2025 Livingston Award Finalists These Livingston Award finalists highlight excellence in reporting and storytelling by journalists under the age of 35. Here is the best work of 2024 from young reporters.

An incredible day to see my colleagues @shefali.bsky.social and Mel recognized for their work documenting the harms that ICE has wrought on pregnant women and their children. This is crucial reporting on immigrant communities

In abusive relationships, the end can be the most dangerous part Two tragedies, in Virginia and Louisiana, highlight the peril that some women and children face during divorce or separation.

Every month on average, more than 70 women are shot and killed by an intimate partner, according to Everytown for Gun Safety. “At the point when a woman is choosing to try and leave a violent and abusive partner, it means that the violence has escalated for some time.” via @19thnews.org

Sexual misconduct by lawmakers is widespread — but often goes unreported New data from the nonprofit National Women’s Defense League, shared first with The 19th, comes on the heels of the resignations of two members of Congress.

Exclusive: new research from the National Women’s Defense League and shared first with The 19th, has tracked 30 allegations of workplace sexual misconduct against members of Congress made since 2006 — a number the report’s authors say is likely 3-4x higher in reality 19thnews.org/2026/04/sexu...

Sexual misconduct by lawmakers is widespread — but often goes unreported New data from the nonprofit National Women’s Defense League, shared first with The 19th, comes on the heels of the resignations of two members of Congress.

Sexual misconduct by lawmakers is widespread — but often goes unreported @19thnews.org

In two months, Trump’s Cabinet has lost three women Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi were ousted by the president; now the Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who has been embroiled in scandals, is resigning.

President Donald Trump’s second Cabinet was never exceptionally diverse from the start. And in the past two months, three women have been fired or resigned. @gracepanetta.bsky.social via @19thnews.org

Politics is shaken by a new wave of #MeToo reckonings The accusations against Rep. Eric Swalwell — and his swift resignation after they became public — are driving a renewed focus on sexual misconduct and abuse in Washington.

Even with backlash to #MeToo & intense partisan divisions, sexual misconduct & assault are rare issues that cross party lines. Three Rs sided with Dems to compel release of the Epstein files. New revelations drew near-immediate recriminations across the political spectrum. @gracepanetta.bsky.social

Domestic violence organizations turn away thousands each day. Julia was one of them. An already underfunded system is under even more stress, as cases have gotten more complex and the Trump administration has sown confusion.

“The numbers of people they’re serving every year may have stayed flat, or even gone down a little bit, but they’re spending more time with each victim, and each victim has more holistic and complicated needs,” Engel said.

Stunning, terrible news. Praying for their children.

My Strange Dysphoria Growing up in India, I never questioned my gender. When I moved to the U.S. at 18, I began to feel increasingly disconnected from my body.

This is powerful and beautifully expressed.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open Owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said they have found a buyer who had agreed to keep the newspaper open, less than a month before it was due to shut down.

The nonprofit that runs the successful, Pulitzer-winning Baltimore Banner is going to take over the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Of all the possible outcomes here, this is likely the best we could have hoped for.

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And that's all six. Charlisse Leger-Walker is selected No. 18 overall by the Connecticut Sun. She'll be reunited with Gianna Kneepkens.

The six UCLA seniors and 2026 national champions have been drafted -- a record for any school for a single WNBA draft.

And yet, the internet was happy to pile on.

This News is So Gay News Podcast · Think 'Meet the Press', but gayer. This News is So Gay is a weekly LGBTQ+ reporters roundtable, featuring a rotating panel of LGBTQ+ journalists from across the country covering nationa...

I'll be back on This News Is So Gay next week, and you should listen! It's like happy hour with all your gay friends who follow the news. led by @kenschneck.bsky.social

Israel kills dozens in Beirut, says Lebanon is not part of Iran truce Israeli strikes pounded the Lebanese capital, killing dozens of people in an aerial barrage hours after the U.S.-Iran ceasefire took hold.

Israeli forces killed dozens of people in Beirut in an aerial barrage that Israel described as the largest yet in its current offensive against Hezbollah, hours after the U.S. and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire.

These are some of the best journalists in the world. They have my support.

Liberals expand their majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Liberal Judge Chris Taylor defeated conservative Judge Maria Lazar on Tuesday for an open seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court.

The past two state Supreme Court elections in Wisconsin, both won by liberals, have drawn record levels of spending and national attention due to the state’s status as a perennial battleground. https://bit.ly/3OrtmcP

Trump is escalating an illegal war, threatening massive war crimes and targeting civilian infrastructure in Iran. In the last 48 hours alone, the rhetoric has crossed every line. Pete Hegseth is complicit. I’ve called for the 25th Amendment and am introducing Articles of Impeachment against Hegseth.

Book - Bradley Akubuiro The definitive guide to crisis management in the modern era—where speed, complexity, and resilience define success.

So incredibly proud of my friend and @19thnews.org board member, Bradley Akubuiro. His book, Faster. Messier. Tougher. is finally out in the world! Get your copy today!

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Don't forget eyes! Why are eyes and mouth so wholly separate?

And here’s the eclipse photo from Artemis II. I am in tears.

Live updates: Trump warns a 'whole civilization will die tonight' if a deal with Iran isn't reached The U.S. struck Kharg Island, a critical oil hub for Iran. President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran does not capitulate in war.

Real threat or bluster, this is not ok.

UCLA crushes South Carolina to win NCAA women's basketball national championship Behind standout efforts from Lauren Betts and Gabriela Jaquez, the UCLA women's basketball team defeats South Carolina 79-51 for its first national title since 1978.

So proud of my Bruins!!!! 💙💛🐻

Dolores Huerta feared speaking about her abuse for years. The farmworkers she advocates for understand. They grapple with a system where their income, housing or immigration status may depend entirely on supervisors who perpetuate sexual violence without oversight.

“The weight of that calculation is the same weight for every single survivor in the farm worker industry. They’re not thinking about the movement, but they’re thinking about: ‘Will my family be able to work next year?’ ‘Will I be abandoned in the field?’ ‘Will I be killed?’”

Adelanto Processing Center. Headline reads “14th Death In ICE Custody This Year: Man Dies at Adelanto ICE Processing Center On Wednesday Night”

Text reads: A man died while in custody at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center on Wednesday night. L.A. TACO spoke with the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, which stated that detainees witnessing the incident made outbound calls to their rapid response hotline. The detainees stated that a man was showing symptoms of overheating and had difficulty breathing. According to ImmDef, the detainees said he had removed his shirt after feeling like he was suffocating, and alleged that the facility’s medical staff didn’t respond until after the man was unresponsive. The man was transported to a nearby hospital, and the family was told he passed away under their care. However, the detainees in the facility allege and maintain that he had already passed away at the facility in his bunk bed. According to We Keep Us Safe 1312, a local community watch team working with the family, the man was 52-years-old. This is a developing story.

14th death under ICE custody that we know of. We will update this story as soon as we get more details.

We reached out to ICE and DHS on Wednesday night and have received no response.

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DOJ admits ICE courthouse arrests relied on erroneous information Hundreds of immigrants have been arrested at immigration courthouses. It is unclear whether the federal government's admission could lead to some of those arrests being overturned.

Hundreds of immigrants have been arrested at immigration courthouses. It is unclear whether the federal government's admission could lead to some of those arrests being overturned. n.pr/4t3NCzU

happy women's history month!!!!