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Julianne McShane

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News writer at @motherjones.com, covering all things politics, repro rights & gender. Previously NBC News; bylines also in WaPo, NYT & the Guardian. 📰 Email: [email protected] Signal: jmcshane.19

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · Nov 19

Greetings ✌🏻 I’ve finally fled X (sort of…) for 🔵☁️. I’m a writer for @motherjones.com covering news & politics w/ a special focus on reproductive rights/justice & domestic violence.

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo believes his "spirit animal" is a tiger, and that an ex-Navy SEAL-turned-guru unleashed it by walking on the backs of his thighs.

This is medicine's Florida man.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

Joseph Ladapo was once a successful normie: A Harvard Medical School grad w/ faculty positions at NYU & UCLA

Then his wife & an ex-Navy SEAL-turned-guru came along 👀

@kieraevebutler.bsky.social & I on the pair of mystics who seem to lack any Western medical training yet have inspired FL's top doc:

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14h

Florida’s surgeon general’s anti-vax beliefs are only the tip of a very deeply weird iceberg.

Joseph Ladapo’s guiding voice? His wife, who believes she can talk to “Archangel Michael, Mary Magdalene, and many other beings of light.”

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 14h

“I have filed a lot of FOIAs, and my requests to the Trump Department of Homeland Security have been some of the least successful and least transparent."

The "most transparent administration in history"? Not quite...

www.cjr.org/analysis/ice...

ICE might be breaking the law to stonewall reporters.

Nearly two dozen reporters and other Freedom of Information Act requesters say they are getting the brush-off.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

Florida's surgeon general isn't just guided by science...his beliefs are shaped by a wife who says she can speak to spirits and levitate, and an energy healer guru.

Our latest on Joseph Ladapo:

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

Read @nlanard.bsky.social on the latest black hole ICE is reporting to with no due process or national connection www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy

Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.

www.motherjones.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

Florida’s surgeon general’s anti-vax beliefs are only the tip of a very deeply weird iceberg.

Joseph Ladapo’s guiding voice? His wife, who believes she can talk to “Archangel Michael, Mary Magdalene, and many other beings of light.”

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Reposted by Julianne McShane

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

NEW @motherjones.com: The FL surgeon general, an anti-vax crusader, was a normie—until he met his wife, a self-described "energetic healer," & an ex-Navy SEAL-turned-mystical guru

@kieraevebutler.bsky.social & I dive into the unlikely influencers that helped make Joe Ladapo medicine's Florida man 🔮

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Reposted by Julianne McShane

Stephanie Mencimer @smencimer.bsky.social · 1d

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 1d

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

NEW: Florida's surgeon general Joseph Ladapo isn't just guided by science—his beliefs are shaped by a wife who says she can speak to spirits and levitate, and an energy healer guru.

The latest from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social:

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Reposted by Julianne McShane

Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 1d

The de-enlightenment age.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

NEW: Florida's surgeon general Joseph Ladapo isn't just guided by science—his beliefs are shaped by a wife who says she can speak to spirits and levitate, and an energy healer guru.

The latest from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social:

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo believes his "spirit animal" is a tiger, and that an ex-Navy SEAL-turned-guru unleashed it by walking on the backs of his thighs.

This is medicine's Florida man.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Reposted by Julianne McShane

Jacob Rosenberg @jacobrosenberg.bsky.social · 1d

The idea of a traditional medicine practice called the "sha-king" method—just means "shaking"—is something I feel only America could produce. We are an incredible nation of con artists

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

Joseph Ladapo was once a successful normie: A Harvard Medical School grad w/ faculty positions at NYU & UCLA

Then his wife & an ex-Navy SEAL-turned-guru came along 👀

@kieraevebutler.bsky.social & I on the pair of mystics who seem to lack any Western medical training yet have inspired FL's top doc:

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Reposted by Julianne McShane

Kiera Butler @kieraevebutler.bsky.social · 1d

Ladapo's wife believes that even children choose the harm that they experience. In fact, some children opt for “lives of sacrifice,” an insight that emerged from a vision she had of herself as a young mother with three children, each of whom she was forced to watch get burned alive at the stake.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

NEW: Florida's surgeon general Joseph Ladapo isn't just guided by science—his beliefs are shaped by a wife who says she can speak to spirits and levitate, and an energy healer guru.

The latest from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social:

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Reposted by Julianne McShane

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

NEW: Florida's surgeon general Joseph Ladapo isn't just guided by science—his beliefs are shaped by a wife who says she can speak to spirits and levitate, and an energy healer guru.

The latest from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social:

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, you should also read this bc it is just straight-up wild.

Exhibit A: FL's top health official believes his spirit animal is a tiger & that the ex-Navy SEAL helped unleash it by walking on the backs of his thighs 👀🐯

His wife thinks the same guy helped her levitate & see divine spirits. 🔮

Kiera Butler @kieraevebutler.bsky.social · 1d

I've worked on crazy stories, but this, with @juliannemcshane.bsky.social, might be the wildest. Joseph Ladapo, FL surgeon general who aims to end school vax laws, is influenced by 2 ppl who believe in communicating w spirits, levitating, & even weirder stuff. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Reposted by Julianne McShane

Kiera Butler @kieraevebutler.bsky.social · 1d

I've worked on crazy stories, but this, with @juliannemcshane.bsky.social, might be the wildest. Joseph Ladapo, FL surgeon general who aims to end school vax laws, is influenced by 2 ppl who believe in communicating w spirits, levitating, & even weirder stuff. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Reposted by Julianne McShane

Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 1d

You simply have to read this @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social joint and not just because there's way more levitation in it than you would think possible. The Archangel Michael is also somehow involved www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

NEW @motherjones.com: The FL surgeon general, an anti-vax crusader, was a normie—until he met his wife, a self-described "energetic healer," & an ex-Navy SEAL-turned-mystical guru

@kieraevebutler.bsky.social & I dive into the unlikely influencers that helped make Joe Ladapo medicine's Florida man 🔮

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

Reposted by Julianne McShane

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d

Exclusive: The Pentagon has investigated nearly 300 Defense Department employees for online comments after the death of Charlie Kirk.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's order to target those critical of Kirk reflects deepening alarm over his stewardship.

Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

The inquiry, resulting in a smattering of disciplinary action so far, follows an extraordinary directive aimed at silencing criticism of the slain activist and Trump supporter.

www.washingtonpost.com

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 2d

"Only about 13% of the personnel carrying out Trump’s deportation agenda are employed by ICE’s primary deportation unit; the rest are pulled from other jobs, primarily crime-fighting jobs. The admin “is deprioritizing all other types of criminal law enforcement,” says Cato Institute’s David Bier"

Trump's deportation machine has diverted some 42,000 crime fighters from other tasks

Feeling safer now?

www.motherjones.com

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Samantha Michaels @samanthamichaels.bsky.social · 3d

So much tear gas that people who aren't even protesting are getting sick when they leave their homes to run errands: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE is hounding Chicago area locals with excessive chemical munitions

Agents are firing tear gas and pepper balls on lawful protesters, lawsuits say, sickening even uninvolved residents.

www.motherjones.com

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 2d

"Across the internet, women are most commonly shown in their 20s, while men are usually shown in their 40s and 50s" 🫠

www.motherjones.com/media/2025/1...

It's true: The internet skews the reality of women (and men) in the workforce

Age and gender biases are baked into what we see online, a large new study confirms.

www.motherjones.com