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I wrote about Cafewal, a "free restaurant" in the East Village training refugees to work in professional kitchens ny.eater.com/2025/2/20/24...

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A teacher on why so many students aren't showing up to school: “The thing I kept getting is: ‘What if I go home today and my parents are already gone?’" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Last month, I talked to Mark Dimondstein, the president of the American Postal Workers Union. He warned me that this could happen following Trump's efforts to privatize USPS during his first term. This not only threatens workers—people rely on USPS for essentials like medicine.

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Been sitting with this impending news for a few days. A sad day for the DC filmgoing community. E Street Cinema is closing March 6. I helped run E Street from 2008-2015. We pioneered service-first filmgoing and made the space an institution for district cinephiles. In many ways, I grew up there.

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For @motherjones.com In an email circulated today by the federal Department of the Interior, the Trump administration has issued a stop-work order for organizations providing legal services to unaccompanied minors entering the United States. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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My latest.

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Oh hey

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Is the GOP really the class-conscious party? I had the opportunity to talk to Andrea Hoeschen from @actorsequity.bsky.social and Margaret Poydock from @epi.org about how Trump's attacks on the NLRB are harming workers' rights for @motherjones.com.

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An American replication of Israel’s "Iron Dome" doesn’t make sense. But, experts say, it will likely do one thing: set up Elon Musk for a big payday www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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In the mood for love? Here’s In the Mood for Love.

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Trump promised retribution. Here's who is on the hit list—and how they're fighting back Read our cover story from the March+April 2025 issue of @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Kendrick Lamar just had one of the best Super Bowl performances of all time. Amazing.

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There’s a lot of absurdity in Trump’s anti-trans EOs—to be generous, they’re dubiously legal at best. So why are institutions kneeling before the executive throne at the mere threat of enforcement? My latest, for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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I interviewed Jules Gill-Peterson about the long history of trans healthcare in the US. The tl;dr? "Medical transition is not something people are free to choose but something that has to be subject to incredibly strict, conservative investigation and assessment."

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“Palantir is here to disrupt. And, when it’s necessary, to scare our enemies, and on occasion, kill them.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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In Gaza, United Nations experts estimate that if the current ceasefire holds it will take 14 years to clear the 140-square-mile strip of explosives. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Almost two weeks ago, I found out I was one of 40 people getting laid off from NBC News. Those who know me know I’ve wanted to go independent for a long time. Later this month, I’m launching @spitfirenews.com. We need journalism that is louder than ever. spitfirenews.com/p/an-introdu...

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SCOOP: A bill supporting critical services for survivors of domestic & sexual abuse is getting another shot Lawmakers are reintroducing the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act in light of a funding crisis facing victims' service providers. New @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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🚨Today—for the first time since @motherjones.com merged with @revealnews.org—we’re beginning negotiations with management over our collective bargaining agreement. Here's what we're fighting for :🧵👇

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Fremont, California, is set to vote on an ordinance that would make it illegal for anyone to “aid and abet” people who are homeless Activists worry it could be used against aid workers who provide services to people living in encampments

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Pleased that my book FREE ENTERPRISE is quoted in this excellent article by @alexjn.bsky.social in @motherjones.com on the way that DOGE is rebooting a decades-old discourse of "entitlement" as a form of class warfare. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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This is the same hospital that ended appointments for gender-affirming care for people under 19 years old. www.crainsnewyork.com/health-pulse...

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If you are LGBTQ at the CDC/NIH/NSF/etc. or your research intersects with LGBTQ folks and you want to speak with a journalist-- Or if you are a researcher on climate at CDC/NSF/EPA-- email me at [email protected] or signal me at hcarnell.58.

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NEW: An NYU parent & online activist is trying to get students deported and urged people to tip off ICE around the country. She also used a direct line w NYU's president to push the school to crack down harder on protesters & took credit for suspensions. theintercept.com/2025/01/31/n...

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Last night’s executive order puts the ball in universities’ court: Will they collaborate in the deportation of Trump’s political enemies, or will they stand up for their students? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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a public service announcement

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Read the lates comics section at @inthesetimesmag.bsky.social with Bianca Xunise, Jen Sorensen, mariah-rose marie, and Ruben Bolling. inthesetimes.com/article/comi...

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I'm a @motherjones.com reporter looking to speak with federal employees who received the "Fork in the Road" memo yesterday. Please talk to me about the chaos & fear in your departments. Anonymity can be provided. Email me at [email protected]. Signal me at abbyvesoulis[dot]09

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Johnnie To and Tony Leung are teaming for a gangster drama.

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Been trying to write a caption, but honestly there are few words. From @msjpauly.bsky.social and I. More reporting in the pipeline.

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Stop watching the Oscars: aftermath.site/oscars-emilia-...

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hi new followers! I’m a reporter covering militarism & antiwar movements in America (among other things)—you’ve probably seen me in @motherjones.com, @teenvogue.bsky.social, @thenation.com etc. If you have things to say about defense contractors, money in warfare, etc, let’s connect!

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Was trying to remember why I had mentally bookmarked him and it was because last summer Colombian tabloids spread a rumor he was having an affair with Linda Yepes, a transgender newscaster. Not only did he refuse to deny it but decried transphobia as akin to Nazism

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A big misconception about Greenland is that since it’s labeled a Danish colony, its residents are just a bunch of white dudes named Kristian—which is extremely harmful and inaccurate. The population is 85% Indigenous! It belongs to the Kalaallit people, not to Denmark and CERTAINLY not to the U.S.

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Many of you may have questions about why Trump wants to annex Greenland. The answer lies somewhere between “manifest destiny” and “his makeup mogul buddy said so” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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The Mayor of Newark says ICE detained citizens and a military veteran in a warrantless raid there today. www.newarknj.gov/news/mayor-r...

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Multiple cities reporting that ICE raids have begun. I'm an immigrant & human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, the actions each of us can take to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate. No paywall. Please share widely. www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...

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If you're a researcher impacted by the NIH/CDC/FDA travel and communication pause and are open to chatting about your experience, big or small, please reach out to me at [email protected] or DM for Signal

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For @motherjones.com, I wrote about how Musk and Trump's DOGE is just a Big Tech version of the tired GOP goal of attacking poor folks by blaming an "entitlement" culture. But it wasn't always this way—during the New Deal, Americans earned these "entitlements." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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For @motherjones.com Latino-led films sell more tickets and win more awards. Why are there so few? www.motherjones.com/media/2025/0...

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For @motherjones.com: Today, the Trump administration put federal DEI workers on leave, asserting that DEI is “discrimination” threatening “American values of hard work.” This argument over merit is everywhere on the right—from DEI to welfare. But the question they need to answer is: Merit for whom?

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I’m a formerly undocumented immigrant in a mixed-status family. I’m also an investigative reporter. These remarks are terrifying. There will be many projects to work on and stories in tell in the coming years but today it feels nothing less than devastating to me that I’m currently unemployed.

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TCM seems to have something on their mind today.

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wrote a farewell to my, our, beloved David Lynch: about getting "fix your hearts or die" tattooed, the legions of queer and trans art his work has since enabled, and losing his genius in part to the ecological decline caused by the human hubris his work obsessed over. @them.us