Rachel Cohen Booth

got to watch this little guy look at the sky for the first time on our way home from the hospital. I'll be off from work for the next few months caring for him, and seeing him take in what I hope are many more firsts. welcome to the world, Jesse ❤️

Over a relatively short period of time, we're seeing *much* more openness among Americans to the idea that government should be the primary payer for care costs, and much more rejection of the idea that families should be going it alone.

Trump announces he will not attend his son's wedding

Trump's string of excuses to ditch Don Jr's wedding is incredible theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/…

@IvanaDGreco hahaha oh god

@rcobooth My husband loves these bars and now the baby is *also* super into them??? I’m choosing to ignore it.

“A revolution in portable protein”

@zainbando99 Screenshots may be an “opportunity” to drive traffic but we know in 2026 they almost never do

If you’re a journalist, your goal is to have your work seen—not to have your ego satisfied by a tag. A screenshot is just an opportunity to drive traffic. If you’re following these accounts in your niche, acknowledge them. They’re distributing news differently. I’d much rather get a backlink in a story than worry about a retweet. Reach helps everyone. Play the long game.

I think journalists need to have a norm against screencapping other people’s reporting with no link in tweet and/or tag to author / outlet. Seeing big accounts go viral for posts that clearly present others’ work as their own

There’s a whole chapter on testosterone and fatherhood in my forthcoming book! I emphasize that it is healthy to have a flexible biology that adapts to context- high T in perpetuity actually doesn’t serve men’s reproductive goals

@benryanwriter yeah I think they get throttled a little less than people think, especially from bigger accounts. I've had link tweets clearly get into the algorithm, but if they don't want to do that, then there are other ways. or quote tweet the author is another option, that gets boosted

@rcobooth I think that putting the link one post down is okay since links do get throttled. But nice to credit the writer with a tag.

Fascinating: Ward 2 State Board of Education member @AllisterSBOE has an op-ed in the Post today talking about how bureaucracy and regulatory requirements sunk his plan to open a childcare center in D.C. (Read here: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…)

More from Sulzberger on CBS News: "Dispensing with even the pretense of journalistic norms, CBS and its owners recently hosted a party 'Honoring the Trump White House.'"

@LeahLibresco Yes of course and that’s the stage I’m in. I’m saying it’s baffling to me he skipped it

@rcobooth Most publishers don't do that stage! It's up to the author to do him or herself or pay (a decent chunk of their advance) to contract out.

my book is currently in the fact check stage (!) and my brain truly cannot compute how the "The Future of Truth” guy could not even be bothered with this

I responded to @BradWilcoxIFS's gratuitous tweet, he doubled down that Alex Cooper is a "bad actor" for not telling her listeners to get married young, but then quietly deleted his OG post x.com/rcobooth/statu…

@BradWilcoxIFS it's really conspicuous which "culture shapers" you fixate on

@rcobooth What I want from podcasters, journalists & other culture-shapers is the willingness to tell young adults the truth: there's a more prudent path into marriage.

Breaking News: James Murdoch is buying New York magazine, Vox Media’s podcast network and the Vox website for more than $300 million, a dramatic expansion in U.S. media for the younger son of the media mogul Rupert Murdoch. nyti.ms/4fxHkF6

terrible. 20 yrs ago, the internet was full of hobbyist blogs and forums. over time, these have been replaced by paywalled substacks and private discord channels, each a walled garden. google's decision to prioritize AI just makes it less likely ppl will create free, public info

lol rebuilding "freelance writers" from first principles...