Clara Jeffery
@clarajeffery.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of Mother Jones/Center for Investigative Reporting/Reveal. Past president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. Mom. Upzoning, street tree, and rescue dog enthusiast. Views, mine.
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Clara Jeffery
@clarajeffery.bsky.social
· Feb 15
We are the ones who are coming to save us.
Inae Oh Pulling hazard duty to get to the bottom of why anybody would be attached to RFK Jr: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The inexplicable sex appeal of RFK Jr.
How can such ferocious desire be attached to this man? Two memoirs by the women who love him offer some clues.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Inae Oh Pulling hazard duty to get to the bottom of why anybody would be attached to RFK Jr: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The turkeys, brothers from Thailand, run a crypto fund and made 10-figure investments in Jared Kushner’s enterprise.
Justice will be served at the White House on Tuesday as Trump pardons a pair of turkeys for fowl reasons, participating in the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation. https://cnn.it/48iywxI
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The turkeys, brothers from Thailand, run a crypto fund and made 10-figure investments in Jared Kushner’s enterprise.
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"When Prophecy Fails" is gripping, an in-depth social study that has served as a key basis for the psychological concept of cognitive dissonance.
But a new study that examines the unsealed papers of one of the book's authors claims that Prophecy leans on lies and serious manipulation.
But a new study that examines the unsealed papers of one of the book's authors claims that Prophecy leans on lies and serious manipulation.
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"When Prophecy Fails" is gripping, an in-depth social study that has served as a key basis for the psychological concept of cognitive dissonance.
But a new study that examines the unsealed papers of one of the book's authors claims that Prophecy leans on lies and serious manipulation.
But a new study that examines the unsealed papers of one of the book's authors claims that Prophecy leans on lies and serious manipulation.
SROs have a bad rap in NYC and S.F., where they were used for/by marginally housed people, but well-maintained ones could be good for all sorts of people, including young folks and new arrivals to city.
From NYT Metro:
There is a push to revive single-room occupancy housing, where kitchens and bathrooms are shared among apartments as small as 100 square feet each.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
There is a push to revive single-room occupancy housing, where kitchens and bathrooms are shared among apartments as small as 100 square feet each.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
The ‘New’ Solution for the N.Y.C. Housing Crisis: Tiny Apartments
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
SROs have a bad rap in NYC and S.F., where they were used for/by marginally housed people, but well-maintained ones could be good for all sorts of people, including young folks and new arrivals to city.
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Weeping Willow - 1918/1919
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/11255
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/11255
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Weeping Willow - 1918/1919
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/11255
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/11255
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When you only want boy-friendly spaces
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
When you only want boy-friendly spaces
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DuckDuckGo now lets you filter out AI images in search results. Obviously not infallible or exhaustive but it’s a start.
How To Filter Out AI Images in DuckDuckgo Search Results - DuckDuckGo Help Pages
Learn how to use filters on DuckDuckGo Private Search to hide AI-generated images in results.
duckduckgo.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
DuckDuckGo now lets you filter out AI images in search results. Obviously not infallible or exhaustive but it’s a start.
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Twitter's new geolocation tool illuminates a disturbing and persistent issue.
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease.”
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease.”
Twitter's foreign influence problem is nothing new
The platform's just-debuted geolocation tool illuminates a disturbing and persistent issue.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Twitter's new geolocation tool illuminates a disturbing and persistent issue.
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease.”
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease.”
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With every field, a major question we need to ask ourselves, at all times, is whether our forebearers were full of it, either intentionally or by accident. Because as we've seen with Zimbardo, Milgram, bystander effects, girls with ADHD, or anything on trans folks before 2010, they often were.
NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
With every field, a major question we need to ask ourselves, at all times, is whether our forebearers were full of it, either intentionally or by accident. Because as we've seen with Zimbardo, Milgram, bystander effects, girls with ADHD, or anything on trans folks before 2010, they often were.
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"This is a C-plus, B-minus labor market," says ADP's Chief Economist on CNBC.
US ADP EMPLOYMENT CHANGE WEEKLY ACTUAL: -13.5K VS -2.50K PREVIOUS
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"This is a C-plus, B-minus labor market," says ADP's Chief Economist on CNBC.
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What time do you get in?
Officially moving to Chicago tomorrow. I assume JB Pritzker will be waiting for me at the airport
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What time do you get in?
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The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
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every single thing hegseth says in public reveals a bottomless pit of insecurity
When you draw a platoon leader like Hegseth, it’s your worst nightmare. You just ride it out until he’s gone and gets replaced by someone who isn’t a complete jackass. Only a fool like Trump would put one of them in charge of the entire defense department.
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
every single thing hegseth says in public reveals a bottomless pit of insecurity
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
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Honestly at this point I think we are just living in a simulation nypost.com/2025/11/19/u...
Olivia Nuzzi had teenage pop-star ambitions before RFK Jr., Mark Sanford scandals — and recorded a song called ‘Jailbait’
“Bad things happen when you hear my name / Deny your attraction, but I’ve got no shame,” a 16-year-old “Livvy” sang on the song “Jailbait.”
nypost.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Honestly at this point I think we are just living in a simulation nypost.com/2025/11/19/u...
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Unemployed Americans with 4-year college degrees now make up a record 25.3% of total unemployment, per Bloomberg
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Unemployed Americans with 4-year college degrees now make up a record 25.3% of total unemployment, per Bloomberg
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NEW: Since the start of this year, more than 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NEW: Since the start of this year, more than 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
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I meant for this to be a short little news item and instead it’s incredibly long and is also about MKULTRA and the Stanford Prison Experiment so basically perfect holiday reading imo 🦃
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I meant for this to be a short little news item and instead it’s incredibly long and is also about MKULTRA and the Stanford Prison Experiment so basically perfect holiday reading imo 🦃
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NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
It’s one of the most influential social psychology studies ever. Was it all a lie?
A classic book on UFO believers and their "cognitive dissonance" after aliens failed to land is called into question.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW: When Propecy Fails is one of the most famous social psychology books of all time, a look at a small group of UFO believers when the “spacemen” failed to land. I wrote about a new study from an independent researcher who says the book is not what it seems. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
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There are 50,000 food insecure children in Maine and 2 trans athletes. Every single candidate running for office who can drum up concern about the latter but has nothing to say about the former is telling on themselves. They don’t care about children. Only power. And they’ll hurt kids for it.
25 Nov 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- In unusual move, Sen Susan Collins (R-ME) signs petition for referendum on the 2026 ballot that would bar trans students from sports teams, locker-rooms and bathrooms. She's in a hotly contested election & this is pbly one way to increase Rep turnout.
Sen. Collins signs Maine petition for initiative to restrict transgender rights
The proposed referendum aims to enforce President Donald Trump’s <a href="https://themainemonitor.org/maine-title-ix-battle-national-consequences/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">stance on ...
www.pressherald.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
There are 50,000 food insecure children in Maine and 2 trans athletes. Every single candidate running for office who can drum up concern about the latter but has nothing to say about the former is telling on themselves. They don’t care about children. Only power. And they’ll hurt kids for it.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM