Kiera Butler
@kieraevebutler.bsky.social
National Correspondent for Mother Jones. Extremism etc. https://www.motherjones.com/author/kiera-butler/ Tips: [email protected]
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In case this wasn't.... matchlessly clear... RFK Jr. told the New York Times he's personally responsible for the new CDC website page claiming that vaccines may cause autism. This is a lie and Kennedy employed tortured logic to try to justify it to the paper. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. wants you to know he’s personally responsible for anti-vax misinformation on CDC website
He told the New York Times there’s no proof that vaccines don’t cause autism, which is a lie.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In case this wasn't.... matchlessly clear... RFK Jr. told the New York Times he's personally responsible for the new CDC website page claiming that vaccines may cause autism. This is a lie and Kennedy employed tortured logic to try to justify it to the paper. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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."
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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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An incident in a locker room has always been key to Riley Gaines’ anti-trans fame.
But @msjpauly.bsky.social spoke to swimmers who were present at the same 2022 meet. They shared a very different narrative.
But @msjpauly.bsky.social spoke to swimmers who were present at the same 2022 meet. They shared a very different narrative.
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
An incident in a locker room has always been key to Riley Gaines’ anti-trans fame.
But @msjpauly.bsky.social spoke to swimmers who were present at the same 2022 meet. They shared a very different narrative.
But @msjpauly.bsky.social spoke to swimmers who were present at the same 2022 meet. They shared a very different narrative.
Not a drill, folks. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The CDC’s new autism page reads like an anti-vax blog
RFK Jr. promised to change vaccine policy. This new website shows he has.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Not a drill, folks. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New from me: We have entered an age of polio denialism. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The anti-vax movement's wildest claim yet: Polio wasn't so bad
Add this to vaccines make you magnetic, cause AIDS, and measles is not a big deal.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New from me: We have entered an age of polio denialism. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
But wait, there's more
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
But wait, there's more
Two of the far-right's favorite pseudo-intellectuals have a new show, and they appear to be trying to beat Nick Fuentes at his own game. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The right can’t decide if it's okay to hate Jews
The fallout from Nick Fuentes's appearance on Tucker Carlson continues.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Two of the far-right's favorite pseudo-intellectuals have a new show, and they appear to be trying to beat Nick Fuentes at his own game. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Meanwhile, on X
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Meanwhile, on X
Totally normal thing for a state surgeon general to post
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Totally normal thing for a state surgeon general to post
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Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The great @kieraevebutler.bsky.social and I took a look at the many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement today... including the claims that menopause causes divorce + death, & that the FDA is leading the charge against the "male-dominated medical profession" 🫠
For @motherjones.com:
For @motherjones.com:
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The great @kieraevebutler.bsky.social and I took a look at the many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement today... including the claims that menopause causes divorce + death, & that the FDA is leading the charge against the "male-dominated medical profession" 🫠
For @motherjones.com:
For @motherjones.com:
No, HHS, menopause does not in fact cause divorce and death, but tell us more about how great you are at women's health. @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and I wrote about how they somehow managed to mess up what should have been good news on HRT with weird claims. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
No, HHS, menopause does not in fact cause divorce and death, but tell us more about how great you are at women's health. @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and I wrote about how they somehow managed to mess up what should have been good news on HRT with weird claims. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Meanwhile, on X
November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Meanwhile, on X
This is a giant yet poorly understood part of the current MAGA infighting. A (very large) faction of the pro-Israel, allegedly pro-Jewish evangelicals believe that the Jews must return to Israel to bring about Jesus' return. (And it doesn't end well for Jews.) www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
God's "blank check": Christian Zionists are pouring billions of dollars into Israeli extremism
Evangelicals have become Israel's most important American allies.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is a giant yet poorly understood part of the current MAGA infighting. A (very large) faction of the pro-Israel, allegedly pro-Jewish evangelicals believe that the Jews must return to Israel to bring about Jesus' return. (And it doesn't end well for Jews.) www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I wrote about the far-right temper tantrums over Dems' wins. "This is worse than NYC electing a tranny," one guy wailed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Dems won. Cue the far-right crash-out.
"New York City is now a third-world metropolis wearing the Big Apple as a skin suit.”
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November 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I wrote about the far-right temper tantrums over Dems' wins. "This is worse than NYC electing a tranny," one guy wailed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
My favorite part of reporting this piece was finding out that RFK Jr. once reportedly chaired a fundraiser gala to find a cure for food allergies in the form of...wait for it...a vaccine. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Food allergy rates are falling. That’s a problem for RFK Jr.’s aluminum vaccine theory.
Remember when doctors said keep babies away from peanuts?
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October 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My favorite part of reporting this piece was finding out that RFK Jr. once reportedly chaired a fundraiser gala to find a cure for food allergies in the form of...wait for it...a vaccine. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
During his interview with Nick Fuentes, Tucker said of Christian Zionists, "I dislike them more than anybody."
“Wasn’t aware that Tucker despises me," tweeted Mike Huckabee. "I do get that a lot from people not familiar with the Bible or history. Somehow, I will survive the animosity.”
“Wasn’t aware that Tucker despises me," tweeted Mike Huckabee. "I do get that a lot from people not familiar with the Bible or history. Somehow, I will survive the animosity.”
Tucker Carlson’s lovefest with a white nationalist just blew up the Christian right
A conversation with Nick Fuentes about Christian Zionism got many MAGA notables upset.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
During his interview with Nick Fuentes, Tucker said of Christian Zionists, "I dislike them more than anybody."
“Wasn’t aware that Tucker despises me," tweeted Mike Huckabee. "I do get that a lot from people not familiar with the Bible or history. Somehow, I will survive the animosity.”
“Wasn’t aware that Tucker despises me," tweeted Mike Huckabee. "I do get that a lot from people not familiar with the Bible or history. Somehow, I will survive the animosity.”
I've been allergic to peanuts, cashews, and pistachios for my whole life. It's a real pain in the butt, so I was thrilled about the news that early exposure to allergens led to food allergy rates plummeting. But RFK Jr. continues to blame allergies on vaccines. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Food allergy rates are falling. That’s a problem for RFK Jr.’s aluminum vaccine theory.
Remember when doctors said keep babies away from peanuts?
www.motherjones.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I've been allergic to peanuts, cashews, and pistachios for my whole life. It's a real pain in the butt, so I was thrilled about the news that early exposure to allergens led to food allergy rates plummeting. But RFK Jr. continues to blame allergies on vaccines. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, the maker of Tylenol, over Trump's unfounded autism claims.
To see just how we got here, check out @annamerlan.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's piece breaking down the origins of this buckwild wellness myth.
To see just how we got here, check out @annamerlan.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's piece breaking down the origins of this buckwild wellness myth.
The bonkers wellness myths that fueled Trump’s autism announcement
Tylenol, folate deficiency, and other still-undetermined “environmental factors” were all to blame.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, the maker of Tylenol, over Trump's unfounded autism claims.
To see just how we got here, check out @annamerlan.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's piece breaking down the origins of this buckwild wellness myth.
To see just how we got here, check out @annamerlan.bsky.social and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's piece breaking down the origins of this buckwild wellness myth.
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Took a look at the new so-called Pentagon "journalists" w/ @annamerlan.bsky.social for @motherjones.com. Here's how they've covered their new overlord and the agency they're tasked w/ reporting on:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Took a look at the new so-called Pentagon "journalists" w/ @annamerlan.bsky.social for @motherjones.com. Here's how they've covered their new overlord and the agency they're tasked w/ reporting on:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
To be clear, this story is NOT about another crisis pregnancy center. These exec level people—one said she was pro-life, another asked about partnering with an anti-abortion group—are now leading an actual PLANNED PARENTHOOD chapter. With @byninamartin.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Scoop: Staffers fear a southern Planned Parenthood faces a “dangerous threat from within”
One new leader called herself “pro-life” and another asked about partnering with anti-abortion groups.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
To be clear, this story is NOT about another crisis pregnancy center. These exec level people—one said she was pro-life, another asked about partnering with an anti-abortion group—are now leading an actual PLANNED PARENTHOOD chapter. With @byninamartin.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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WTF has been going on at the Planned Parenthood affiliate that serves Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi???? And how is this crisis affecting repro justice work in the region? My latest w/the great @kieraevebutler.bsky.social @motherjones.com
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Scoop: Staffers fear a southern Planned Parenthood faces a “dangerous threat from within”
One new leader called herself “pro-life” and another asked about partnering with anti-abortion groups.
www.motherjones.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
WTF has been going on at the Planned Parenthood affiliate that serves Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi???? And how is this crisis affecting repro justice work in the region? My latest w/the great @kieraevebutler.bsky.social @motherjones.com
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
One new leader asked a colleague in an email if Planned Parenthood Southeast had ever worked with Students for Life, one of the country's largest anti-abortion groups. (As one activist noted, “That’s like asking if the ACLU has ever partnered with the KKK.”) www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Scoop: Staffers fear a southern Planned Parenthood faces a “dangerous threat from within”
One new leader called herself “pro-life” and another asked about partnering with anti-abortion groups.
www.motherjones.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
One new leader asked a colleague in an email if Planned Parenthood Southeast had ever worked with Students for Life, one of the country's largest anti-abortion groups. (As one activist noted, “That’s like asking if the ACLU has ever partnered with the KKK.”) www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The American Mind, a Claremont publication, is coming for birth control, declaring in a new article by Scott Yenor that the birth control pill has had “grave consequences for our society...” 10/20/25… 1/ americanmind.org/salvo/rfk-sh...
RFK Should Grill the Pill
Though the perceived benefits of birth control are loudly and publicly celebrated, its costs need to be fully exposed.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The American Mind, a Claremont publication, is coming for birth control, declaring in a new article by Scott Yenor that the birth control pill has had “grave consequences for our society...” 10/20/25… 1/ americanmind.org/salvo/rfk-sh...