Adam Rhodes
@byadamrhodes.bsky.social
Deeply unserious person writing about serious things | award-winning investigative journalist writing about queer people & the legal system | nonbinary menace & belligerently queer | Chicago is home | DMs are off the record. More at adamrhodeswrites.com
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Adam Rhodes
@byadamrhodes.bsky.social
· Mar 31
How Trump Could Help Conversion Therapy Make a Comeback
Trump's anti-queer terror campaign is providing the perfect environment for the dangerous practice to spread.
www.thenation.com
A year ago *TO. THE. DAY* I wrote about how conversion therapy was making a comeback under Trump. Today, the Supreme Court struck down protections against this harmful, dangerous, sometimes deadly, practice. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say
An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
‘Our models took actions we did not intend,’ ChatGPT maker admits after latest outrage
trib.al
September 24, 2026 at 8:12 PM
over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say
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The Emma Frost x Miss Piggy comic has hit the internet and it's so, so, so much more magnificent than I ever could have hoped for
September 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The Emma Frost x Miss Piggy comic has hit the internet and it's so, so, so much more magnificent than I ever could have hoped for
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New Jersey prison guards’ union endorses bid to roll back solitary confinement limits, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports. Prism obtained a draft of a Democrat-sponsored bill that would allow officers to place vulnerable incarcerated people in isolation, among other reversals of a landmark 2019 law.
New Jersey prison guards' union endorses bid to roll back solitary confinement limits
Prism obtained a draft of bill that would allow officers to place vulnerable incarcerated people in isolation
prismreports.org
September 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
New Jersey prison guards’ union endorses bid to roll back solitary confinement limits, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports. Prism obtained a draft of a Democrat-sponsored bill that would allow officers to place vulnerable incarcerated people in isolation, among other reversals of a landmark 2019 law.
IRE statement on the White House's ban on journalists from MS NOW, POLITICO and CNN: www.ire.org/2026/09/19/i...
IRE condemns White House ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico
IRE condemns White House ban on journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico September 19, 2026 | Investigative Reporters and Editors condemns President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico fro...
www.ire.org
September 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM
IRE statement on the White House's ban on journalists from MS NOW, POLITICO and CNN: www.ire.org/2026/09/19/i...
My latest for @prismreports.org!
New Jersey prison guards’ union endorses bid to roll back solitary confinement limits, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports. This move continues a decadelong trend of law enforcement unions opposing limits on how incarcerated people are allowed to be isolated & for how long.
New Jersey prison guards' union endorses bid to roll back solitary confinement limits
Prism obtained a draft of bill that would allow officers to place vulnerable incarcerated people in isolation
prismreports.org
September 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
My latest for @prismreports.org!
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Getting my job back at the Washington Post would not have been possible if it wasn’t for me belonging to a union.
@postguild.bsky.social and @wbng.org are the unions I belong to. I was able to challenge my wrongful termination because of the collective bargaining agreement / union contract!
@postguild.bsky.social and @wbng.org are the unions I belong to. I was able to challenge my wrongful termination because of the collective bargaining agreement / union contract!
August 27, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Getting my job back at the Washington Post would not have been possible if it wasn’t for me belonging to a union.
@postguild.bsky.social and @wbng.org are the unions I belong to. I was able to challenge my wrongful termination because of the collective bargaining agreement / union contract!
@postguild.bsky.social and @wbng.org are the unions I belong to. I was able to challenge my wrongful termination because of the collective bargaining agreement / union contract!
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NEW: Meltdowns, threats & FOP influence have marred the fight for civilian police accountability in Chicago. Some police district councilors question the future of the body they serve on as they battle CPD interests to get things done.
The fault lines run deep. From @zoetakaki.bsky.social:
The fault lines run deep. From @zoetakaki.bsky.social:
Civilian oversight blues: inside Chicago’s ongoing police accountability meltdown
Chicago has a new community police oversight body that emerged in response to the historic 2020 protests. According to those elected to serve, however, it’s already full of cops.
unraveledpress.com
August 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
NEW: Meltdowns, threats & FOP influence have marred the fight for civilian police accountability in Chicago. Some police district councilors question the future of the body they serve on as they battle CPD interests to get things done.
The fault lines run deep. From @zoetakaki.bsky.social:
The fault lines run deep. From @zoetakaki.bsky.social:
HUGE: If the provisional data holds, CDPH says these numbers would be the lowest number of new HIV diagnoses since the agency began recording them, and the lowest number of new AIDS diagnoses since the mid-1980s.
New from CDPH: New HIV and AIDS diagnoses are on a major decline in Chicago, which comes months after the Trump Administration threatened millions in HIV-related funding for a handful of Democrat-led states.
I covered the proposed cuts for the @chicagoreader.com: chicagoreader.com/news/trump-i...
I covered the proposed cuts for the @chicagoreader.com: chicagoreader.com/news/trump-i...
August 27, 2026 at 12:46 PM
HUGE: If the provisional data holds, CDPH says these numbers would be the lowest number of new HIV diagnoses since the agency began recording them, and the lowest number of new AIDS diagnoses since the mid-1980s.
New from CDPH: New HIV and AIDS diagnoses are on a major decline in Chicago, which comes months after the Trump Administration threatened millions in HIV-related funding for a handful of Democrat-led states.
I covered the proposed cuts for the @chicagoreader.com: chicagoreader.com/news/trump-i...
I covered the proposed cuts for the @chicagoreader.com: chicagoreader.com/news/trump-i...
August 27, 2026 at 12:37 PM
New from CDPH: New HIV and AIDS diagnoses are on a major decline in Chicago, which comes months after the Trump Administration threatened millions in HIV-related funding for a handful of Democrat-led states.
I covered the proposed cuts for the @chicagoreader.com: chicagoreader.com/news/trump-i...
I covered the proposed cuts for the @chicagoreader.com: chicagoreader.com/news/trump-i...
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Your friendly reminder that I take pitches for the @ire.org Journal at [email protected]! If you wanna showcase a cool data project you worked on, share some tips/tricks that will make others' reporting stronger, or have thoughts on journalism/the industry, please pitch me! DMs are always open too!
August 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Your friendly reminder that I take pitches for the @ire.org Journal at [email protected]! If you wanna showcase a cool data project you worked on, share some tips/tricks that will make others' reporting stronger, or have thoughts on journalism/the industry, please pitch me! DMs are always open too!
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The EEOC wants to stop requiring thousands of private sector businesses to submit workforce demographic reports each year to the agency. This could affect our work as investigative journalists.
Comments are open until 11:59 PM E.T. on Aug. 24: https://bit.ly/3Su7WOh
Comments are open until 11:59 PM E.T. on Aug. 24: https://bit.ly/3Su7WOh
August 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The EEOC wants to stop requiring thousands of private sector businesses to submit workforce demographic reports each year to the agency. This could affect our work as investigative journalists.
Comments are open until 11:59 PM E.T. on Aug. 24: https://bit.ly/3Su7WOh
Comments are open until 11:59 PM E.T. on Aug. 24: https://bit.ly/3Su7WOh
Your friendly reminder that I take pitches for the @ire.org Journal at [email protected]! If you wanna showcase a cool data project you worked on, share some tips/tricks that will make others' reporting stronger, or have thoughts on journalism/the industry, please pitch me! DMs are always open too!
August 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Your friendly reminder that I take pitches for the @ire.org Journal at [email protected]! If you wanna showcase a cool data project you worked on, share some tips/tricks that will make others' reporting stronger, or have thoughts on journalism/the industry, please pitch me! DMs are always open too!
LOVE this very smart piece. The kicker is incredible. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/s...
The Bears Are on Ozempic (Gift Article)
An annual celebration of bears — gay men on the bigger and hairier side — feels different in the age of GLP-1s.
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
LOVE this very smart piece. The kicker is incredible. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/s...
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On Jan. 11, Gregory Bovino watched as his Border Patrol agents dragged a man out of his car at a St. Paul Speedway, knelt on his back until he lost consciousness, and dragged his limp body into the back of a van.
The man's name is Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano and this is his story.
The man's name is Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano and this is his story.
Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano survived a violent arrest in St. Paul. It still haunts him. • Minnesota Reformer
The morning of Jan. 11 began for Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano with an ominous warning: The gas light on his Jeep Cherokee was glowing yellow on the dashboard. He didn’t want to go to work at the r...
minnesotareformer.com
August 3, 2026 at 11:42 AM
On Jan. 11, Gregory Bovino watched as his Border Patrol agents dragged a man out of his car at a St. Paul Speedway, knelt on his back until he lost consciousness, and dragged his limp body into the back of a van.
The man's name is Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano and this is his story.
The man's name is Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano and this is his story.
NEW today in the IRE Journal: Female investigative journalists still face sexual harassment and bias, new study finds. @ire.org
www.ire.org/2026/07/30/f...
www.ire.org/2026/07/30/f...
Female investigative journalists still face sexual harassment and bias, new study finds
By Katrina Michalak, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Arizona State University Erin Orr was at the inception of her journalism career in the 1990s, working the business and real estate beat...
www.ire.org
July 30, 2026 at 7:15 PM
NEW today in the IRE Journal: Female investigative journalists still face sexual harassment and bias, new study finds. @ire.org
www.ire.org/2026/07/30/f...
www.ire.org/2026/07/30/f...
If you read anything right now, I need you to read this devastating piece by my incredible friend about the toll anti-trans laws and rhetoric take on children, namely one young girl named May. @joyurcaba.bsky.social. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.
The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.
www.nbcnews.com
July 20, 2026 at 1:45 PM
If you read anything right now, I need you to read this devastating piece by my incredible friend about the toll anti-trans laws and rhetoric take on children, namely one young girl named May. @joyurcaba.bsky.social. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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“I think the atmosphere around transgender people has really shifted over the last few years to not just being sometimes neutral & sometimes negative reactions, but now ... a really horrible view.”
Cases of trans people on death row show dangerous systemic bias, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Cases of trans people on death row show dangerous systemic bias, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Cases of trans women on death row illustrate larger systemic issues facing trans people behind bars
A Prism analysis found there are six trans people currently on death row. Their treatment by the Trump administration, the legal system, prison authorities, and the media shows a dangerous pattern of bias
prismreports.org
July 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
“I think the atmosphere around transgender people has really shifted over the last few years to not just being sometimes neutral & sometimes negative reactions, but now ... a really horrible view.”
Cases of trans people on death row show dangerous systemic bias, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Cases of trans people on death row show dangerous systemic bias, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
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The cases of six trans women currently on death row illustrate larger systemic issues facing trans people behind bars, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports. Their treatment by the Trump administration, the legal system, prison authorities & the media shows a dangerous pattern of bias.
Cases of trans women on death row illustrate larger systemic issues facing trans people behind bars
A Prism analysis found there are six trans people currently on death row. Their treatment by the Trump administration, the legal system, prison authorities, and the media shows a dangerous pattern of ...
prismreports.org
July 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The cases of six trans women currently on death row illustrate larger systemic issues facing trans people behind bars, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports. Their treatment by the Trump administration, the legal system, prison authorities & the media shows a dangerous pattern of bias.
My latest for @prismreports.org, and the latest in my series of work about queer people on death row. prismreports.org/2026/07/15/c...
Cases of trans women on death row illustrate larger systemic issues facing trans people behind bars
A Prism analysis found there are six trans people currently on death row. Their treatment by the Trump administration, the legal system, prison authorities, and the media shows a dangerous pattern of ...
prismreports.org
July 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
My latest for @prismreports.org, and the latest in my series of work about queer people on death row. prismreports.org/2026/07/15/c...
My latest AND my debut in @translash.org: a deep dive on how the SAVE America Act could prevent trans people across the country from voting. Some experts say it could affect millions of voters. translash.org/wire/save-am...
How Trump's SAVE America Act could bar trans people from voting - TransLash Media
Experts say tackling the new voting restrictions under Trump's SAVE Act is especially challenging amid a deluge of attacks on trans people.
translash.org
June 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM
My latest AND my debut in @translash.org: a deep dive on how the SAVE America Act could prevent trans people across the country from voting. Some experts say it could affect millions of voters. translash.org/wire/save-am...
i got to be on my FAVORITE PODCAST!!!
Curious City on @wbez.org hitting another homerun. I didn’t know why Hollywood Beach became Chicago’s unofficial gay beach but always knew it as that.
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How did Hollywood Beach become Chicago’s ‘gay beach’?
Episodio de podcast · Curious City · 10 de junio · 20 min
podcasts.apple.com
June 11, 2026 at 2:23 PM
i got to be on my FAVORITE PODCAST!!!
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Erin Allen @wbez.org highlights Chicago’s gay beach in the 48th ward and Jerry Marcoccia who built this welcoming community for all. Loved hearing familiar voices @byadamrhodes.bsky.social @rebeccakling.bsky.social
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June 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Erin Allen @wbez.org highlights Chicago’s gay beach in the 48th ward and Jerry Marcoccia who built this welcoming community for all. Loved hearing familiar voices @byadamrhodes.bsky.social @rebeccakling.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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For my latest, I got to chat with Leo Herrera, @showoffjonah.com and Devon Price about digital cruising, safety, criminalization, and how we keep our culture safe.
Digital cruising has exploded in recent years, but do you know how safe you are on the apps? @byadamrhodes.bsky.social breaks down how to be careful and still have fun
www.script.health/article/are-...
www.script.health/article/are-...
www.script.health
June 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
For my latest, I got to chat with Leo Herrera, @showoffjonah.com and Devon Price about digital cruising, safety, criminalization, and how we keep our culture safe.
Would still love to talk to some fellow trans folks for this! DMs are off the record!
For an article about the SAVE Act, I’m looking to speak with trans people about your experiences voting with identification that doesn’t match your gender expression. What issues have you faced? I’d also like to talk to folks who can’t update their birth certificates due to state law. DM me plz!
May 26, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Would still love to talk to some fellow trans folks for this! DMs are off the record!