THRILLED that @motherjones.com was nominated for two National Magazine Awards: one for General Excellence, which we won last year, and the other for Profile Writing, for @julialurie.bsky.social and @raeoflion.bsky.social's searing portrait of Taylor Cadle, expertly edited by @journokateh.bsky.social
Dang, this judge wrote wrote "again" nine times and footnoted each one. This is some infuriating reporting from @julialurie.bsky.social.
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Amalia, 18 months, "nearly died" at Dilley migrant family jail, a lawyer for her family said in a statement to @people.com: people.com/toddler-hosp...
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Ignoring FOIA requests tracks w/this regime.
"When ICE uses footage for public relations, it is especially important the agency disclose it for public accountability."
— Victoria Baranetsky, general counsel, Center for Investigative Reporting
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⚖️ Lawsuit: is.gd/xnR6Vw
Our legal team is suing ICE and CPB for footage from their raids. Let's see how Kristi Noem's transparency claim holds up.
1/ BREAKING: Government documents reviewed by ProPublica identify Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two who fired their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Incredible and distressing scoop from @samanthamichaels.bsky.social ://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/trump-us-attorneys-office-minnesota-prosecutors-resignations-ice-protesters-evidence-don-lemon/
What women said "Melania" director Brett Ratner did to them www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Several agents hold a person down and sprays them with pepper spray.
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
In one of the most appalling developments of past day, Elon Musk's AI chatbot desecrated Renee Nicole Good's body. That's in addition to harassing women and sexually exploiting minors. By @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social
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Everything aside, this is not even close an accurate average estimate of a phallo or metoidioplasty cost.
Can't get over @annamerlan.bsky.social recapping how Benny took the news of his firing. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I wrote about Nicole Chase's lawsuit against her former boss and the Canton police department after she was charged with lying that she was sexually assaulted. She's now going through a life-changing diagnosis and is in medical debt. Please share: gofund.me/c57db5ff7
Do you have a “creepy fetish for Asian women"?
That was just one of several false and wildly personal allegations that Posobiec, a newly-minted member of the Pentagon press corps, said that he planned to include in “a story that I’m writing about" our reporter.
"Posobiec’s email arrived the day after my inquiries… This was either an incredible coincidence or a deliberate message: Publish your article and get smeared.” ow.ly/EpQp50XHpYo
This conversation is all too familiar to me, as someone who's read through dozens of reports where police have decided someone is lying about a sexual assault.
My son is about to turn 1 and has Down syndrome. I came across this podcast hosted by two people with Down syndrome and was simultaneously overjoyed to see them live such cool lives, and heartbroken that my son might not be able to take advantage of those services with the looming Medicaid cuts.
Thank you for sharing!
Another tragic case of child sexual abuse that could have been prevented by police. This time in New York.
As @raeoflion.bsky.social and I wrote in this article featuring Rae's video:
A report from the California Health Care Foundation found that 10 percent cut to HCBS programs would lead to $1 billion more in Medicaid spending in the state... due to the greater overall costs of institutionalization.
Sometimes people will ask how I unwind after working on stories that are depressing and infuriating. Listening to stories like this one from @acleek.bsky.social is one method. I love when a journalist's insatiable curiosity is used for something unexpected and sweet. 🥰
I hadn't read this before: "[...] states newly covered by the PWFA saw a 3.2 percent increase in births, suggesting that the law has helped reduce miscarriage rates by nearly 9.6 percent. The latest from @julialurie.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"Unflinching" was the word we used to describe Taylor Cadle in @julialurie.bsky.social's and my reporting. It's really something to see her now, at 22-years-old, speaking so loudly for the child version of herself and for other child victims who may be in her position.
This office has still never apologized to a child rape victim for labeling her a liar and prosecuting her.
Full complaint here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
We published our initial reporting about Taylor’s story almost a year ago. Read it here: www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
Turnage left Taylor in the care of her adoptive father, “enabling Defendant Cadle to thereafter subject Plaintiff to further horrific sexual abuse,” the complaint reads.
The complaint, filed in federal court on Friday, alleges that Taylor’s civil rights were violated by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Detective Melissa Turnage, and Detective William Rushing for prosecuting her for lying about being raped by her adoptive father—when, in fact, she told the truth.
Last year, we wrote about survivor Taylor Cadle. When she was 12, she told police she’d been raped. They said she was lying and charged her with false reporting. She then took the extraordinary measure of recording the next act of abuse.
Now, Taylor has legal counsel and filed a lawsuit.
