Julianne McShane
@juliannemcshane.bsky.social
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
www.motherjones.com
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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NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
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My 1st for @propublica.org
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As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Scoop from @ms.now: Trump is set to propose a framework to fix Obamacare subsidies tomorrow
www.ms.now/news/trump-h...
www.ms.now/news/trump-h...
President Trump says he wants to end "surprise premium hikes" from Obamacare
Trump is advancing a new plan to deal with health-care costs.
www.ms.now
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Scoop from @ms.now: Trump is set to propose a framework to fix Obamacare subsidies tomorrow
www.ms.now/news/trump-h...
www.ms.now/news/trump-h...
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Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
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“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
"Vaccines are safe. That's the most important message," Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy's CDC now officially claims otherwise.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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He confirmed RFK Jr. Now still refuses to confront him.
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
"Vaccines are safe. That's the most important message," Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy's CDC now officially claims otherwise.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
He confirmed RFK Jr. Now still refuses to confront him.
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MTG is still seeing a big conspiracy everywhere.
So what’s next for MTG? Her latest social posts don’t clarify much.
Trump would "love" her to get back into politics, but she's swatting away rumors of a 2028 presidential bid, at least for now.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
MTG is still seeing a big conspiracy everywhere.
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Creepy or cool: The hack that puts you inside Epstein's inbox.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
The uncanny Gmail clone that drops you straight into Epstein’s inbox.
A clever bit of digital wizardry turns the 20,000-plus email dump into a working Gmail parody you can search, sort, and star.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Creepy or cool: The hack that puts you inside Epstein's inbox.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
"Vaccines are safe. That's the most important message," Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy's CDC now officially claims otherwise.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
So what’s next for MTG? Her latest social posts don’t clarify much. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
So what’s next for MTG? Her latest social posts don’t clarify much.
Trump would "love" her to get back into politics, but she's swatting away rumors of a 2028 presidential bid, at least for now.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
So what’s next for MTG? Her latest social posts don’t clarify much. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“We’re not going to wake up and there’s a hangover like we were on some eight-year bender and we’re all going to vote for George W. Bush again,” he said. “There’s no longer any policy, any philosophy that holds this all together.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
Trump Shows His Power, and Greene Reveals His Weakness
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“We’re not going to wake up and there’s a hangover like we were on some eight-year bender and we’re all going to vote for George W. Bush again,” he said. “There’s no longer any policy, any philosophy that holds this all together.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
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"As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines" www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines" www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Waking up to Part 2 dropping is an ideal start to the weekend
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Waking up to Part 2 dropping is an ideal start to the weekend
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Imagine if someone a few weeks ago told you that Trump would call Marjorie Taylor Greene a “traitor” and drive her out of the House AND praise Mamdani as a guy who will do a good job as mayor. What would you have said to that?
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Imagine if someone a few weeks ago told you that Trump would call Marjorie Taylor Greene a “traitor” and drive her out of the House AND praise Mamdani as a guy who will do a good job as mayor. What would you have said to that?
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Whether we are to believe any of this round of allegations…this last sentence, which Nuzzi actually wrote about another real/invented woman is the most revealing thing yet:
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Whether we are to believe any of this round of allegations…this last sentence, which Nuzzi actually wrote about another real/invented woman is the most revealing thing yet:
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This guy must really be in trouble.
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This guy must really be in trouble.
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This has been a very odd week
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This has been a very odd week
“When official voices retreat behind locked doors, when our inquiries are met with ignored emails, the democracy that we serve is weakened.”
www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...
www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...
Yes, you there, in the front, in the red hat!
While veteran national security reporters can’t get their calls answered, members of the new, MAGA-friendly press corps have a hotline to the Department of War.
www.cjr.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“When official voices retreat behind locked doors, when our inquiries are met with ignored emails, the democracy that we serve is weakened.”
www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...
www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...
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"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies. An independent store in Pittsburgh and an independent store in Philadelphia each told me they weren’t stocking Unfettered" defector.com/john-fetterm...
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
defector.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies. An independent store in Pittsburgh and an independent store in Philadelphia each told me they weren’t stocking Unfettered" defector.com/john-fetterm...
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Literally the last person to speak to him…
Trump on Mamdani: "I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Literally the last person to speak to him…
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
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Quite the combo here, signaling all's totally well with our nation.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Quite the combo here, signaling all's totally well with our nation.
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If Majorie Taylor Greene really wants to move past the politics of hate and lies she should apologize to David Hogg and the other student survivors of mass shooting who she stalked and accused of being crisis actors.
Which would be the right, and politically smart, thing to do.
Which would be the right, and politically smart, thing to do.
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
If Majorie Taylor Greene really wants to move past the politics of hate and lies she should apologize to David Hogg and the other student survivors of mass shooting who she stalked and accused of being crisis actors.
Which would be the right, and politically smart, thing to do.
Which would be the right, and politically smart, thing to do.
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Everything is fine.
DOJ is now recruiting for immigration judges by calling them “deportation judges.”
That’s seems really bad.
That’s seems really bad.
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Everything is fine.
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Trump on Mamdani: "I feel very confident that he can do a very good job."
So much for him being a communist who's going to destroy New York City.
So much for him being a communist who's going to destroy New York City.
Trump on Mamdani: "I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Trump on Mamdani: "I feel very confident that he can do a very good job."
So much for him being a communist who's going to destroy New York City.
So much for him being a communist who's going to destroy New York City.