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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · 8d

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9d

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Please consider supporting our non-profit newsroom as we double down on fearless reporting—just as corporate media caves to Donald Trump.

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · 19d

If you're down about ABC/Disney halting the Jimmy Kimmel Show, consider donating to @motherjones.com.
We're a a nonprofit investigative operation, and have no intention of caving in the face of political pressure.
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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · 20d

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Climate Desk @climatedesk.org · 20d

This Sunday, we are launching “Climate Desk Weekly.” This free dispatch will act as Mother Jones' Sunday newsletter and share the week’s need-to-know climate news right in your inbox from our collaboration of 15 award-winning media outlets.

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Sep 8

Wow, even the Supreme Court thinks it's okay to racially profile Latinos in California (and elsewhere). We're right back to the 1950s and Jim Crow policies.

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Sep 8

BREAKING: By an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court halts an injunction that had prevented immigration agents from racially profiling Latinos in central California.

Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Jul 27

Given his performance on @cnn.com, it’s time to tell this story again. Vought’s daughter is alive because of NIH. He’s destroying an institution that saved his daughter’s life. @mrjoncryer.bsky.social @jamellebouie.net @atrupar.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid

Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.

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Reveal @revealnews.org · Jun 27

Tonight, we are so honored to share that our documentary The Grab won an Emmy Award for outstanding research.

This deep investigative journalism is possible because of your support. Thank you for reading, listening, and watching our work - and stream The Grab now on Hulu! revealnews.org/the-grab/

A screenshot from the film The Grab, where three people are sitting at a table in front of laptops with serious expressions. The text reads "The Grab", Center for Investigative Reporting Studios (Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media, Rocklin | Faust, Impact Partners), and there's a graphic of an Emmy award in the corner.

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Jun 8

Military style ICE raids in our communities. David Huerta was beaten and dragged away.

Because he saw them and stood up for justice. Because he’s not afraid.

Neither are we.

On MONDAY let's #FreeDavidHuerta, #FreeThemAll

11:00 AM @ Grand Park in Downtown LA (200 N Grand Ave)

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · May 5

Big news for @motherjones.com & @revealnews.org! We were selected as a Pulitzer Prize finalist for explanatory reporting, for an investigation of a government program that gave land to 1,200 formerly enslaved people—and then took it back.
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Mother Jones, Reveal, Center for Public Integrity Selected As Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Explanatory Reporting

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Apr 22

Do you know anyone that fits the bill for this job opening at Mother Jones/Reveal?

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Apr 22

We're looking for a Senior Major Gifts Officer to join our newsroom!

Are you a superb fundraiser who cares about the dangers to our democracy and loves investigative journalism? Then this role might be for you. More info, including salary and location requirements, here.

Senior Major Gifts Officer

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · Apr 11

"The use of X Business by Saudi companies is clearly beneficial for X, which has faced a flood of advertisers leaving the site. The Saudi companies featured on X Business depict the country as its ruling class is eager for it to be seen: a business-friendly tech haven..." - @annamerlan.bsky.social

Who’s advertising on Twitter? One of its biggest investors: Saudi Arabia

Elon Musk and his companies have deep ties to the kingdom's billionaire royals.

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Apr 7

In @motherjones.com's big investigation published today, thousands of newly obtained emails reveal the extreme, far-right agenda behind the facial recognition company used by ICE and the FBI. Here's a press release about it. www.motherjones.com/press-releas...

Mother Jones Publishes Investigation About Extensive Far-Right Ties of Federal Government’s Most Widely Used Facial Recognition Contractor

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Mar 28

I'm proud to have successfully pitched @msnbc.com for the first time; an interview with @nlanard.bsky.social about his and @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social's huge story reporting Venezuelan men were deported solely for their tattoos, including one for #autismawareness. www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch...

'Incredible’: Trump admin reportedly deports man over autism awareness tattoo

Mother Jones reporter Noah Lanard spoke with families of those detained in a Salvadorian prison. In one case, the Trump administration accused their loved one of having a gang tattoo. The family says ...

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Mar 27

A humorous take from @theonion.com, that mentions my employer @motherjones.com. theonion.com/furious-trum...

Furious Trump Cancels ‘Atlantic’ Subscription After 48 Years

WASHINGTON—In protest of the publication’s coverage of the Signal breach, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he had canceled his subscription to The Atlantic after 48 years as a loyal read...

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Mar 26

Well said.

American Bar Association @americanbar.org · Mar 26

More than 50 bar organizations stand together with the American Bar Association to defend the rule of law and reject efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession. Read the full statement: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

We support the right of people to advance their interests in courts of law when they have been wronged. We reject the notion that the U.S. government can punish lawyers and law firms who represent certain clients or punish judges who rule certain ways. We cannot accept government actions that seek to twist the scales of justice in this manner.
We reject efforts to undermine the courts and the profession. We will not stay silent in the face of efforts to remake the legal profession into something that rewards those who agree with the government and punishes those who do not. Words and actions matter. And the intimidating words and actions we have heard and seen must end. They are designed to cow our country’s judges, our country’s courts and our legal profession.
There are clear choices facing our profession. We can choose to remain silent and allow these acts to continue or we can stand for the rule of law and the values we hold dear. We call upon the entire profession, including lawyers in private practice from Main Street to Wall Street, as well as those in corporations and who serve in elected positions, to speak out against intimidation.

seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Mar 19

One of @motherjones.com's founders and top editors, Jeffery Klein, recently died, and here's his obituary in the @washingtonpost.com. It speaks to his passion, and the tenacity of a news organization challenging the status quo since forming in 1976. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Jeffrey Klein, a founder and top editor of Mother Jones, dies at 77

He helped launch the muckraking magazine in 1976, steered it into the digital age and oversaw coverage of political corruption and corporate malfeasance.

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Mar 5

Big news for @revealnews.org. Today we launched a weekly podcast, "More To The Story With @alletson.bsky.social." The first episode is a 1-on-1 interview with Timothy Heaphy, the chief counsel for the House committee investigating the January 6 attack. revealnews.org/press/reveal...

Reveal Announces New Weekly Podcast Series - Reveal

The public radio show and podcast Reveal launched a new ongoing podcast series today, More To The Story With Al Letson, which features 1-on-1 interviews

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Feb 15

The nation's top magazine awards announced its finalists, and @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org were finalists in four categories. Here's a little background about the stories. www.motherjones.com/press-releas...

Nation’s Most Prestigious Magazine Awards Select Mother Jones/Reveal as Finalists in Four Categories, Including General Excellence

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Feb 13

Tooting our horn just a little. The nation's top magazine awards selected Mother Jones and Reveal as finalists in four categories, with winners to be announced April 10.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Feb 13

Hey! We at @motherjones.com/ @revealnews.org (aka, the Center for Investigative Reporting) are nominated for 4 National Magazine Awards:

General Excellence
Profile
Podcast (with CPI)
Reporting (with @themarshallproject.org & USAToday)

+ illustration awards too!
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ASME ANNOUNCES NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS 2025 FINALISTS

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Jan 3

In light of the surgeon general's advisory today about alcohol and increased cancer risk, here's a first-person account from 2018 of just how that played out for @motherjones.com reporter @smencimer.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/201...

Drinking may have given me cancer. The alcohol industry has worked hard to downplay it.

The science is clear that alcohol raises the risk of breast cancer, but boozemakers have downplayed the link.

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Dec 20

If you're looking for a last-minute gift this season for those who are smart and care about the big issues that matter, consider giving a subscription to @motherjones.com magazine. Here are details. secure.motherjones.com/flex/MOJ/SUB...

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Dec 9

In the case you missed some of @motherjones.com's and @revealnews.org's most popular work of the year, here's the list of our top 10 stories, podcasts, and videos of 2024. Enjoy!

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Mother Jones, Reveal Release List of Top 10 Stories, Podcasts, Videos of 2024

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seanwherley.bsky.social @seanwherley.bsky.social · Nov 13

Here's a provocative profile @motherjones.bsky.social published in 2019 about Trump's pick to lead the #DOJ.

www.motherjones.com/politics/201...

How Matt Gaetz used daddy's money to become Trump's favorite congressman

Like the president, the Florida Republican rode family connections, unorthodox real estate deals, and trolling to political fame.

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