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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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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

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.

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 6h

"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?

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Samantha Michaels @samanthamichaels.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 6h

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

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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.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

"U.S. citizens, immigrants with legal status and children have been among those detained in increasingly brazen and aggressive encounters..."

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Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

"“If the deputy director wants to do something and needs a legal opinion about whether or not he can do it, he can’t advise himself...”

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C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 7h

"... part of rising faith-based pushback to the Trump administration..."

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Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 7h

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 7h

@motherjones.com vs. The Free Press 😬

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 3d

“For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control.”

Trump sending troops to another American city

"They want to create the war zone," Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.) said on CNN on Sunday.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

This morning, Donald Trump took to TruthSocial to demand the arrests of mayor of Chicago, Democrat Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker.

As troops invade Chicago, Trump threatens to jail the mayor and governor

"What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?"

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

If you think Trump’s latest threats are just bluster, consider that former FBI Director James Comey was arraigned today after being indicted last month by the DOJ—a longtime dream of Trump’s.

As troops invade Chicago, Trump threatens to jail the mayor and governor

"What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?"

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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 1d

The fact that Trump accidentally DM’d Bondi publicly with his desire to charge Comey and others seems even more damning re vindictive prosecution — the quiet part accidentally out loud, etc www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 7h

This is a crazy must-read from @nlanard.bsky.social:

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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.

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Noah Lanard @nlanard.bsky.social · 1d

Some background on the absolute monarchy where the Trump administration is now paying to imprison people deported by ICE

Story here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 18h

"A practice that would have been unthinkable under past administrations is becoming normalized: sending ICE detainees, without due process, to far-flung prisons in countries with notorious human rights records."

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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.

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Jacob Rosenberg @jacobrosenberg.bsky.social · 18h

“I don’t think, in health policy history, we’ve [ever] seen as big a projected increase in health insurance premiums.”
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Brace for the largest-ever spike in health insurance premiums

The GOP's backdoor plan to gut Obamacare: Kill the tax credits.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 17h

I interviewed @tcfdotorg.bsky.social fellow and former Obama health official Jeanne Lambrew at @motherjones.com about the issue central to the government shutdown—Affordable Care Act tax credits are expiring, which will lead to health insurance rates to skyrocket. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Brace for the largest-ever spike in health insurance premiums

The GOP's backdoor plan to gut Obamacare: Kill the tax credits.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 17h

Our latest cover package, investigating the brutal rollout of Donald Trump’s immigration police state. Please read and share!

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18h

Masked agents snatching people at work, church, their child’s daycare. A return of family separations. States are lining up to run their own detention centers.

Anti-immigrant animus is now being paired with unprecedented funding, manpower, and technology.

We report from inside the American gulag.

The brutal rollout of Trump's police state.

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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 14h

15 small states with 41 million people elect 30 GOP senators

California with 39 million people elects 2 Democratic senators

Listen to how US political system violates one person, one vote & how voting rights under attack on new episode of @npr.org Code Switch www.npr.org/2025/10/08/n...

Voting rights are at risk. Here's why. : Code Switch

Next Wednesday, the Supreme Court hears a case that could further weaken the Voting Rights Act, which was passed to ensure fair districting and voting practices across different racial groups. Meanwhi...

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Jacob Rosenberg @jacobrosenberg.bsky.social · 14h

got it. okay. www.washingtonpost.com/style/trends...

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

“Stop saying I’m an icon. I’m an ordinary woman who lifted her anonymity in a trial. I’m not an icon.” - Gisèle Pelicot
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Gisèle Pelicot tells appeal trial she never gave consent to man convicted of rape

Woman says at retrial of Husamettin Dogan that ‘no victim should feel shame’ as court shown video evidence

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

And a reminder these are just two of the MANY people Trump has called to prosecute, as @inaeoh.bsky.social and I have covered...

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A running list of the people Trump has called to prosecute

"It's an eye for an eye, or fight fire with fire."

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

This morning, Trump declared that the mayor of Chicago, Democrat Brandon Johnson, “should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers!”

“Governor Pritzker also!” Trump added.

If you think these threats are just bluster, consider that Comey was arraigned today—a longtime dream of Trump’s.

As troops invade Chicago, Trump threatens to jail the mayor and governor

"What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?"

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

As troops invade Chicago, Trump threatens to jail the mayor and governor - @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

As troops invade Chicago, Trump threatens to jail the mayor and governor

"What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?"

www.motherjones.com