Fetal personhood laws can turn a miscarriage into a crime scene. As @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social writes, "being pregnant is not just a health status. Sometimes, it’s a criminal liability." @pregnancyjust.bsky.social's new reports sheds light on what police weigh when criminalizing pregnancy outcomes.

What happens when a miscarriage is treated like a crime? That’s not a hypothetical anymore. It’s happening in the U.S. right now. 🧵 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

For years, medical professionals and transgender advocates have been saying the "Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine" was not following the principles of evidenced-based medicine. Now the "godfather" of evidence-based medicine is leveraging the same claim against them. (1/)

Famine and mass hunger in Gaza meanwhile this guy has multiple ventures involving drinks/supplements/? that are just for funsies and vibes.

We documented some of the calls for retribution that followed Charlie Kirk’s murder. With @kieraevebutler.bsky.social and @juliannemcshane.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE arrested a disabled 15-year-old AT GUNPOINT outside Arleta High School. Superintendent Carvahlo says that agents left behind bullets on the ground. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Please take a moment to vote for us to go to SXSW 2026! This is so important to me, and it would be huge to share my reporting from Victim/Suspect on this stage. Voting is open until August 24. All you need to do is click on the ❤️

This bill also targets shield laws that protect manufacturers and the doctors who prescribe abortion pills in other states.

Now free, several men sent to CECOT talked to @nlanard.bsky.social and @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social: “What they did there was torture us” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

As Mike Huckabee visits Gaza today and praises the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, hear what a whistleblower witnessed while working with the Israeli-backed American nonprofit. "An enterprise that has failed from the beginning." “It’s abhorrent." bit.ly/45tLWqn

A security contractor is blowing the whistle on the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation for the way it’s treated the starving people in Gaza simply trying to feed themselves.

Sex testing is officially back in sports -- which is a huge bummer and also contradicts so much ethics, human rights law, and actual science. More on all that (and the history) on my podcast Tested: www.tested-podcast.com

They fled violence, sexual assault, and death threats. Now thousands of legal immigrants, many of whom developed deep roots in the US, are at risk of deportation, marking the single largest delegalization campaign in US history.

She was sure that the Golden State Killer was her rapist. A detective disagreed, and said maybe this other known serial rapist had attacked her, even though that was impossible timing. What a truly bonkers response to toss around unchecked theories about who might have raped you decades ago.

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The fragility in this person's voice as she talks about the last time she saw her daughter sounds like it happened yesterday, but it was more than 6 years ago. @julialurie.bsky.social reports for @pbsnews.org on a thriving adoption industry in an environment of shrinking guardrails.

The very journalist who wrote this, @hurwitz.bsky.social, is on this blacklist for writing about the killing of Palestinians. Yet the people who run and fund this site are hidden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

She called 911 to report domestic abuse. Then Houston police called ICE on her. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

The "No Kings" organizers say that there are more than 1,800 protests planed for tomorrow.: www.nokings.org We'll have journalists at several of them, but you can tag @motherjones.com with your clips and tips.

NEW @motherjones.com: Spoke to 6 domestic violence shelters/orgs in LA about the chilling effects of ICE: They’re closing their doors & survivors are afraid to seek help. “DV programs should be safe sanctuaries & we can’t even guarantee that anymore,” one said. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"On Wednesday, LA city councilor Hugo Soto-Martinez said in a video posted to Instagram that ICE had shown up at a confidential domestic violence shelter, apparently in search of one person who was not present." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference. But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.

This morning, a jury found a woman guilty of lying about rape and secretly recording the man she accused. What does this mean for future victims? They're left to carefully calculate whether to record an assault AND then report an assault based on their trust in police.

I wrote about the rise and fall of Steward Health Care—fueled by a private equity firm, a real estate trust, & multimillionaire executives. The saga is a stunning indictment of what happens when financiers try to squeeze huge returns from the places that save people's lives. /1 shorturl.at/TcvV7

All of this is shocking, but @h-lev.bsky.social finding out that a group of nurses basically predicted a death like Sungida's WEEKS prior is blowing my mind. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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...

"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

Please lend Aura some support if you can.

One of the best out there and I wish we could work together again. You would be so lucky to have her as a colleague!

Thank you @hencarnell.bsky.social and @samveep.bsky.social for the video teamwork!

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.

Taylor Cadle was 12 years old when she reported being sexually abused by her adoptive father. A detective at @polkcosheriffnw.bsky.social decided she was a liar and should be criminalized. Taylor wrote this letter of apology as a part of her probation requirements.

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

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.

Police didn’t believe a 12-year-old’s rape accusation. So she took matters into her own hands. My latest reporting with @julialurie.bsky.social shares the story of Taylor Cadle, who wanted to tell her incredible story after years of silence.

Next month, a woman will head to trial for false reporting and wiretapping charges. Police say she lied about being raped, and was in the wrong for secretly recording the man as she became more intoxicated. She can be heard saying "sex is off the table" and that she's "not in a good state of mind".

👋 It's nice to be here. I'm a reporter and video producer for @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org. Lately, I've been reporting on people (mostly young people) who are criminalized after reporting a sexual assault to police.

My latest reporting follows a brave young woman named Taylor Cadle. In 2016, as a 12-yr-old, she tried to report to the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept that her adoptive father had sexually abused her. A detective called her a liar and sought criminal charges.