Genesis, a then-20-year-old, pregnant Amazon employee, says her manager wrote her up for sitting down and taking breaks. Shortly thereafter, she says, her higher-ups gave her an ultimatum: Do your job the way we want you to do it, without the chair or without the breaks, or go on unpaid leave.

When Genesis found out she was pregnant, she asked her managers at Amazon for a chair to sit on and extra breaks. She wound up with cut hours and no paid maternity leave—and homeless. Now, she and other pregnant Amazon warehouse workers are speaking up. My latest: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

NEW from @julialurie.bsky.social: “They basically told me you can keep doing your job the way we want you to do it without the chair or without the breaks or you can go on unpaid leave.”

Last year, we wrote about survivor Taylor Cadle. When she was 12, she told police she’d been raped. They said she was lying and charged her with false reporting. She then took the extraordinary measure of recording the next act of abuse. Now, Taylor has legal counsel and filed a lawsuit.

Update: Paul Dama was released from immigration detention on Thursday night! This is him and his sister Cecelia

This summer, I wrote about Paul Dama, a Boko Haram survivor and award-winning restaurant manager who had been detained by ICE. Yesterday, after 3+ months in custody, Paul was granted asylum (!!) He's still in detention - DHS has until Oct 23 to appeal.

This is the story you have to read today www.wired.com/story/the-ba...

So, so impressed by this reporting

This is just 9 minutes long and so worth watching. Heartrending and so infuriating.

Love that @julialurie.bsky.social turned her great reporting on Utah's troublesome adoption system into a fantastic, if enraging, PBS News Hour segment last night: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I missed this great piece by @julialurie.bsky.social last week! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Don't miss @julialurie.bsky.social's latest, in which she went to a small city outside of Boston to see how immigrant communities are documenting—and shielding themselves from—Trump's deportation force www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Breaking: The Trump administration is shutting down the national suicide hotline's service for LGBTQ kids. In February, the program received an average of 2,100 calls and texts per day. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The Trump administration is now detaining children indefinitely. "We don’t know when, if ever, they will be able to reunite with their family.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202... From @julialurie.bsky.social

1/ I spent the past few weeks talking to immigration experts, asking what stories they think deserve more attention right now. Again and again, they said: Children are quietly stuck in immigration facilities, with no end in sight www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Enraging new piece by @julialurie.bsky.social on immigrant children who are stuck in federal custody after the Trump administration rolled out a series of new screening rules that make it nearly impossible for undocumented people to become their sponsors: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICMYI: The Trump admin is planning to cut funding for the national suicide hotline's service for LGBTQ youth. In February, the service received an average of 2,100 contacts per day. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

My story with @raeoflion.bsky.social about a botched rape investigation was included in this general excellence submission—and we won! Proud to be part of this team, and thankful to our sources for trusting us with their stories. www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...

“Mommy, no. Mommy.” Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody. The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...

Last fall, @raeoflion.bsky.social and I wrote about how a Florida sheriff's office botched the investigation of a rape report by a 12-year-old named Taylor Cadle. Now, it seems, the sheriff's office is filtering Taylor's name from social media comments www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...

This is an infuriating follow-up to @julialurie.bsky.social and @raeoflion.bsky.social's great story about Taylor Cadle, who, as a 12-year-old, was raped by her adoptive father, accused of lying, forced to apologize—and then filmed her abuser in the act when he did it again bit.ly/41dks6B

Deeply moved by my colleagues at @cir-union.bsky.social who organized a fundraiser following my termination at @motherjones.com. As I navigate an unexpected period of transition, your support – no matter what the size – would mean the world to me. Every penny helps. www.gofundme.com/f/community-...

"Taylor is one of hundreds of victims alleging sexual assault who have been charged with false reporting nationwide." @julialurie.bsky.social @raeoflion.bsky.social @motherjones.com #longreads

I'm wildly grateful to work at an org that invests in the deep digging that is investigative reporting—the countless interviews, FOIA requests, reporting trips, late nights combing through documents, calls with fact checkers and editors and lawyers to make sure that the reporting is rock solid

Thanks so much for having me, @kuer.org

New, from @bloomberg.com The Egg: A story of extraction, exploitation and opportunity This investigation of the human egg trade (and egg theft) takes you from India➡️Argentina➡️Greece➡️Taiwan➡️US.... Superb work from a team of extraordinary reporters. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Stop everything you're doing and read this @julialurie.bsky.social story on adoptions right now. And next time you hear someone talk about "making adoptions easier," remember this is what that can look like. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Really glad to see reporters like @julialurie.bsky.social (and Gabrielle Glaser at The Cut earlier this year!) exposing the predatory practices of adoption agencies who exploit pregnant women for profit

New must-read from @julialurie.bsky.social for @motherjones.com: Inside the cottage industry of Utah adoption agencies that fly in poor women to place their children for adoption bit.ly/4gobMPr

This story, on Utah's booming and exploitative adoption system, is a heavy but important read. As always, @julialurie.bsky.social delivers the goods. bit.ly/4gobMPr

Daniel was thrilled about the upcoming birth of his son. He had no idea a cottage industry of adoption agencies pays cash to women who place their kids for adoption—and that his wife was one of those women. Inside Utah’s thriving, devastating adoption industry: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Don't miss the latest from @julialurie.bsky.social, who takes a hard look at the devastating cost of Utah’s thriving adoption industry

1/ Since our story with PBS NewsHour came out last month, comments flooded into Polk County Sheriff’s social feed demanding consequences for Det. Melissa Turnage, who sought criminal charges against Taylor Cadle for lying. We recently learned she was disciplined after we started asking questions.

It’s anecdotal, but as an adoptee who spent years in a (different state’s) foster care system, this statement absolutely rings true. This story is upsetting for many reasons, but I think insufficient attention is paid to the role child protective agencies play in actually undermining child safety.

If you read one #longread this weekend, make it this stunning piece by @raeoflion.bsky.social and @julialurie.bsky.social: www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus... cc @longreads.com @dvnjr.bsky.social @jacobfeldman.bsky.social

ICYMI: When 12-year-old Taylor Cadle said she was sexually abused, a detective threatened her with going back to foster care and accused her of lying. To vindicate herself, Taylor decided to gather her own evidence. www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...

“This is one of the most outrageous stories I’ve ever worked on.” @julialurie.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...

When 12-year-old Taylor Cadle said she was sexually abused, a detective threatened her with going back to foster care and accused her of lying. To vindicate herself, Taylor pulled out her phone and hit record. www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...