CEO/Founder, Ladyparts. NYT bestselling author. Journalist. TV writer. Photographer. Worried about the end of democracy. deborahcopaken.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lwa26iadpc2jI am continually floored by the brilliance of both @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ‘s social media team and by the candidate himself. Please let this be a harbinger of a better, more equitable world. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2025 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwa26iadpc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lukyxnjnzc2gI thought I knew how to vacation. Science now tells me I was just doing it all wrong. https://deborahcopaken.substack.com/p/you-actually-do-need-a-vacation22 Jul 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lukyxnjnzc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lrvwwkydtc2oThis video by Progress Action Fund really hits the nail on the head. It’s both horrific and an accurate portrait of the U.S. today. https://youtu.be/j7SOc_8IhSY?si=aT-guSfkVYxeU__x18 Jun 2025 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvwwkydtc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lrszzrya7s2rWhen students of history look back on these moments--a city comptroller, running for mayor, asking for a judicial warrant and getting arrested by masked thugs--it will be like us reading about Nazis only worse. Because we can all see this and know it is wrong, fascist, and horrific in real time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jun 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrszzrya7s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lrlki3b7ts2fHuge crowd in Sag Harbor for #nokings.14 Jun 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrlki3b7ts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lmwj6khu3k2nFollow the money. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2025 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwj6khu3k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lmwj4fdj622nThank you, Seth Rogan, for taking a public stand against tyranny. And shame on the Breakthrough Prize video editors for editing out that bravery. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2025 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwj4fdj622nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lmwfe55rz22z@harvard.edu not only stood up to Trump, it redesigned its website to highlight groundbreaking scientific work that relies on funding. For me, being deaf, research into hair regeneration was fascinating! This is how you stand up to fascism and tyranny. I'm proud of my alma mater. www.harvard.edu https://www.harvard.edu/16 Apr 2025 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmwfe55rz22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lmssmgovy225I just moved in with my partner. And his wife. https://open.substack.com/pub/deborahcopaken/p/moving-vans-and-thwarted-plans?r=4109w&utm_medium=ios15 Apr 2025 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmssmgovy225https://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3llhaj3gjpc2aHere’s a mandate I can get behind: let all children born to mothers who do the hard work of carrying, birthing, nursing, and (more often than not) raising them take their mother’s surname at birth from now on. Go, Italy! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/26/italy-newborns-mothers-name-proposal28 Mar 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhaj3gjpc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3ll4rw6fzrs26Why bother to care about what "vibe" of tablecloth to pick for a wedding when democracy is crumbling? Because we must. Because love should always trump (ahem) hate. https://deborahcopaken.substack.com/p/planning-a-wedding-during-the-apocalypse24 Mar 2025 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4rw6fzrs26https://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lkvqvamz4227Some more good news: all of these young women just became doctors. It’s Match Day. They will be fanning out across the U.S. to care for patients. My daughter’s in the purple dress. She’s heading to the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine Family med residency program. Congrats to all!21 Mar 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvqvamz4227https://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lkvhgh5ktc2hSome good news. For once. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvhgh5ktc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lktn6xrqek2oAnyone know where to get Paxlovid these days? Capsule doesn't have it. My local Brooklyn pharmacy doesn't have it. Ah, Covid. The gift that keeps on giving.20 Mar 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lktn6xrqek2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lkswxde3jk2aWith so little research on UTIs in women and how to prevent them, we need to be our own advocates. One male doctor told me to take a weekly bleach bath and daily Macrobid. Then he slut shamed me. We need to do better. https://deborahcopaken.substack.com/p/probiotics-and-uti-prevention20 Mar 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkswxde3jk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lkrczfpqfs2dI, um, what? [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2025 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkrczfpqfs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lklfe4mqp22fComing soon, to a hospital near you: my daughter, Dr. Sasha Kogan. Who is the first person I call every time I'm confused about what happened in The Pitt and who just found out she matched into a family medicine residency.17 Mar 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lklfe4mqp22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lkjtfu7cxc2oOn the left, Moscow, USSR, 1991. No bread. On the right, Brooklyn, USA, 2025. No eggs.16 Mar 2025 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkjtfu7cxc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lk53pgoxuk2dI made many mistakes! So you don't have to! https://deborahcopaken.substack.com/p/12-life-lessons-from-59-years-of11 Mar 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk53pgoxuk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dcopaken.bsky.social/post/3lk2jcb2fq22hIf you’re one of the 69 million married women in the U.S who changed her last name, but you’re not sure where your birth certificate is, time to brush up on voter suppression aimed directly at you. Then call your congressperson and demand they vote no on H.R. 22. https://open.substack.com/pub/deborahcopaken/p/married-women-now-theyre-going-after?r=4109w&utm_medium=ios10 Mar 2025 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:g533pefofp3emhb2norfczfb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2jcb2fq22h