In 1938, the U.S. decided that child acting wasn't “oppressive labor” that kids needed to be banned from doing and that remains true. But should it? For months, I’ve been talking to ex-child actors, parents, lawyers, and clinicians about what should change. https://t.co/YF9OK9HgEH

“I carry my passport with me at all times.” The Supreme Court rubber-stamped racial profiling by ICE in LA. Latines share how the SCOTUS decision changed their lives and how they’re navigating Trump’s America. @HuffPost story by @monicatorrr

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My latest: I attended an @ICEgov career expo in Arlington, Texas this week. ICE is trying to hire 10,000 deportation officers by the end of the year. Among those who attended: A son of a deportee. Current and former cops. Naturalized citizens https://t.co/EiqpxeupNn

.@Kathriller recently launched Family Beef, HuffPost Family's first advice column. It's been great so far, dealing with all kinds of knotty, relatable problems I handled this week's write-in, from a son who hopes his mom will divorce his narcissist father

I just published my first ever cover story! 🩵 For @TheAdvocateMag, My colleague and I reported on how gentrification is threatening to erase the queer history embedded in the West Village. Read the story here: https://t.co/usfd3yS0og

"It is acceptable to engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual." Meta removed that language from its internal guidelines after I raised it. https://t.co/QHhqIzAelF

As I told @monicatorrr, gender stereotypes in children's programming haven't changed in 60 yrs bc the people making it are still largely men. As of 2019, men = 80% of directors, 71% of creators, >50% of writers. Only 18% of episodes written by all women. https://t.co/tfgD1xm2v4

pro soccer player Jerce Reyes Barrios followed all the rules when he came to the US. His lawyer told took his asylum case bc it seemed like a "slam dunk. Then US officials sent him to CECOT, where he was told he'd spend the rest of his life w/@mattshuham

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NEW: The @MiamiHerald has obtained a list of hundreds of people detained or scheduled to be at Alligator Alcatraz. The government isn't realizing names. Families and attorneys are having trouble finding people at the site We're publishing the list here: https://t.co/YQcQnI0KHe

L.A. Taco was once a small website “celebrating the taco lifestyle,” and a year ago faced the possibility of shutting down. But it’s become an impactful and (for now) financially viable L.A. newsroom, going deep in the trenches... https://t.co/S8eTh0PMTU

Wrote about the "Love Island" Cierra exit drama, how weird it is that people don't realize "ch*nk" is a slur, and why that might be

We've been digging into the timeline on when the NWS issued alerts as the flooding along the Guadalupe became more clear. We found their warnings gave officials time to act, but it's not clear whether they saw them or responded in any meaningful way.

From May: How Trump’s National Weather Service Cuts Could Cost Lives

"This generation is only afraid of pregnancy." I wrote about Gen Z's "WW3 fits" on TikTok and why their generation leans so far into absurdity and meme-ifying nearly everything as a reaction to this news cycle. https://t.co/qtFLptJyaM

It's really NBD but I'm in an article about the recent protests in the wake of Andor.

“Andor” has eerie real-life parallels to Trump’s presidency — and it’s inspiring fans to resist. @HuffPost story by @monicatorrr

ICE Has Deported at Least 70 U.S. Citizens

ICE took her mother in Chicago. Now a 6-year-old is left without a guardian or a legal path to reunite in Honduras. A story about the children left behind by deportations—and the lack of infrastructure to care for them in the U.S or for reunification. https://t.co/XDLqFP9o9J

Abortion bans increased intimate partner violence, the National Bureau of Economic Research found. There was ~9,000 additional incidents of IPV in states that limit abortion rights in 2023 vs 2017. That adds up to $1.24 billion in additional social costs.