my Roman Empire

Thanks Lily!!

You’re the best! 🙏🙌

Had the thrilling experience of solving Friday’s puzzle on my phone in my hotel room (not the thrilling part) and not knowing who the constructor was and halfway through thinking “damn this is good, who made this?” and then afterwards finding out it was my ❤️friend❤️ @fabioethics.bsky.social !!!

Wow Eli this was so kind!! Really glad the puzzle resonated with you!

(And if you feel like adding a little PS about TPFA, I’d be so grateful!)

These puzzles fund abortion 6 logo, with a 6 made from the blocks of a crossword puzzle in front of a purple crossword pattern background

And if you enjoyed the puzzle, please consider checking out These Puzzles Fund Abortion, a crossword puzzle fundraiser that supports five abortion funds around the country!

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Thanks Emily!!!

Just sad SIX SEASONS AND A MOVIE is too long!

Oh nice!!! Thanks Eli!!!

The Crossword, Friday, April 17, 2026 by Rachel Fabi, edited by Will Shortz A portion of a blank crossword grid with the central entry highlighted and the clue 36A. Worst of all imaginable chronologies

Back in the #nytxw with a Friday puzzle that is very ~online~

Medical schools must continue to teach students about structural barriers to care “Patients don’t experience illness in a vacuum,” writes Uché Blackstock.

Medical schools must continue to teach students about structural barriers to care www.statnews.com/2026/04/15/l... via @statnews.com

hey thanks!!! def let me know what you think! we're pretty proud of them :)

Friday and Saturday were both 🔥🔥🔥!

might I recommend some progressive crossword puzzles to while away the insomnia? fund.nnaf.org/tpfa6

(so sad not to be there this year 😭)

If you're at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament this weekend and you're craving more crosswords, consider checking out These Puzzles Fund Abortion after the finals! #acpt

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We are excited to announce Midis for Minnesota, an upcoming crossword pack by Minnesota constructors. Proceeds will support immigrant families in Minnesota who have been impacted by ICE activity. Pack will be released in late April. A preview puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel is available now.

I am so impressed by the quality of her scholarship and her dedication to this project — I can't wait to read the final product!

I've had the privilege of working alongside Seçil for the past month at the Brocher Foundation in Switzerland as she's been putting the finishing touches on this book. I have learned so much from her about syphilis in the Ottoman Empire, and the history of Ottoman medicine in general!

JUSTICE BARRETT: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, but what about the Constitution?

Still laughing about this

if it wasn't a whole-ass chapter of my book-in-progress, I too would prefer to wait til I die 🫠

Oral argument live blog for Wednesday, April 1 On Wednesday, April 1, we will be live blogging as the court hears argument in Trump v. Barbara, on the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. […]

Really grateful for the experts over at @scotusblog.com and their community of commenters — at least we don't have to go through today's oral arguments alone <3

www.scotusblog.com/2026/03/oral...

Wow I am living this same exact post except replace "Japan" with "Switzerland" and "fruit" with "cheese" 😂

STAT Mini Crossword STAT MINI Test your knowledge every weekday with our crossword. Listen: Hear from the voices shaping biotech and the life sciences with STAT podcasts Sign

If you need a distraction this morning, consider solving today's STAT mini crossword! 😇

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April Fools' pranks are getting and less and less believable.

Like I'm seeing websites claiming that the government of the United States is going to argue in court today that the Fourteenth Amendment denies birthright citizenship to kids born here just because their parents didn't enter lawfully.

As political pressure mounts, medical school accreditor drops requirement to teach about health equity The leading medical school accreditation body in the U.S. has removed language from its standards requiring schools to teach about health inequities

cool cool cool

www.statnews.com/2026/03/27/m...

yes, among other things! there are bioethics considerations embedded in so many intersections of immigration and health policy (e.g., basing rights to prenatal care in the future citizenship of a fetus has implications for fetal personhood)

(My book also has a chapter on family separations, which have not ended: bsky.app/profile/prop...)

Pregnant in ICE Detention: Handcuffs and Pleas for Medical Care

This article is horrifying but not surprising, in light of the U.S.'s historical treatment of immigrants, including pregnant immigrants.

Here's a gift link to read the whole, awful story:

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...

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And what does it tell us that unlikely allies can agree that incarcerating and neglecting pregnant people is wrong, but disagree when the person in question is a non-pregnant parent? Or a minor? Or a single adult without kids?

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