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Erika Wittekind

Erika Wittekind (she/her) is a contributing writer covering politics and news and has two decades of experience in local news reporting, freelance writing, and nonfiction editing. Hobbies and special interests include hiking, dancing in the kitchen, trying to raise empathetic teen boys, and keeping plants alive. Find her on Mastodon at @erikalyn.newsie.social.

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First Lady Jill Biden speaks at a National Education Association event at the White House in July 2023. A sign behind her reads, "Supporting educators, supporting students." Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Chris Christie’s Crude Swipe at Jill Biden Backfires Big-Time

Christie's crass attack on FLOTUS was a bad idea on so many levels.

A Seattle resident looks incredulous while being interviewed by a Fox News reporter. The chyron reads, "Seattle resident: I've never seen any crime."

No One Forced Fox News to Own Themselves This Hard

A Fox News reporter went looking for people worried about crime in Seattle. He couldn't find any.

A protester holds a sign that says "Long Live Abortion."

Planned Parenthood Stops Waiting for Permission To Restart Abortion Services in Wisconsin

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced it will start abortions again on Monday, while the court case challenging an 1849 law continues.

Ron DeSantis stands in front of the Rio Grande, looking grim.

Ron DeSantis Adds Extrajudicial Killings to His Already Horrifying Plan for the Southern Border

DeSantis's plan to secure the border: "We're going to shoot 'em stone cold dead."

Road sign pointing to the Fulton County Jail, where Donald Trump and his co-conspirators are set to be booked in Atlanta, Georgia. Two police motorcycles are visible in the background.

Trump and His Minions Will Be Booked at a Jail Notorious for Squalid Conditions

Is this what it takes for the right to wake up to the grim reality faced by millions of inmates inside the U.S. prison system?

John Lauro, a defense attorney representing for Donald Trump, appears on Meet the Press on August 6.

Donald Trump’s Lawyer Didn’t Do Him Any Favors With This Weekend’s Media Blitz

Trump lawyer John Lauro is struggling to defend his thrice-indicted client.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 04, 2023, in New York City.

These Three Revealing Lines From the Trump Indictment Are Truly Chilling

The details in the indictment add new, disturbing, and well-documented dimensions to Trump's anti-democratic rampage.

Republican presidential candidate and former Vice President Mike Pence delivers remarks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference on June 23.

Mike Pence Wants Pregnant People to Endure Pointless Suffering and Risk—Even When the Fetus Won’t Survive

Staking out a horrifically extreme position, Pence says abortions should be banned even for nonviable pregnancies.

A screengrab shows Julien Calloway looking angry at a party in Gossip Girl. The closed captioning reads, "The only horrible person here is you."

Hair Salon Decides To Discriminate Against Trans People Days After Supreme Court Ruled That’s OK

The 303 Creative decision unleashed a Pandora's box of bigotry, and this is what was inside.

Screengrab of Lucille Bluth from Arrested Development, with text reading "It's 40,000 donors, Michael. What could it cost? Ten dollars?"

This Wealthy Republican Governor Is Bribing People With Gift Cards in Absurd Attempt to Qualify for Presidential Debate

What's a rich Republican to do if he really, really wants to run for president, but not enough people like him or perhaps even know who he is?