Allegra Kirkland

Hi new followers! I'm the Politics Director @teenvogue.bsky.social, and 1/2 of our small but mighty politics team. We run reporting, opeds + explainers/guides by + for young people navigating these ~chaotic~ times. We cover education, labor, US history + government, social justice advocacy + more.

Extremely normal JD Vance question about Zohran Mamdani: “I wonder, has he ever read the letters from boy soldiers in the Union Army to parents and sweethearts that they’d never see again?” @talkingpointsmemo.com talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vanc...

In 2018, the @talkingpointsmemo.com staff decided to unionize. The day we formally notified our EIC @joshtpm.bsky.social, we sat quietly at our cluster of desks, nervously waiting for his response. An hour or 2 later, after a few calls, Josh looked over and said something along the lines of, "Okay."

MAHA's fearmongering about water fluoridation is prompting people to reject topical fluoride at the dentist + fluoridated toothpaste, too. This is pushing us towards “an impending oral health crisis," healthcare professionals tell @farrellbrenner.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/news/how-rfk...

@bcmerchant.bsky.social: "Every Pew poll I’ve seen over the last couple of years has found basically the same thing. The more people use AI, the less they like it, and the more concerned they are." www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/its-open-s...

@bcmerchant.bsky.social: "One of the great ironies of the AI age, such as it is, is that it wound up looking like such shit." www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ais-aesthe...

TPM is expanding our events arm, hosting live podcasts, happy hours, panels + more w/partners like @statnews.com + @texasobserver.org We've met readers in Chicago, Boston, NYC + DC, + hope to visit many more cities Members get discount access to all TPM events: talkingpointsmemo.com/memberships