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Jessica Schulberg

@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social

former senior reporter at HuffPost covering prisons/jails/courts • WGAE Councilmember • jess.schulberg@protonmail.com • Signal: jessicaschulberg.01

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Hamilton Nolan@hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 5d ago

To my peoples in @wgaeast.bsky.social, I’m running for Council this year and you can read my candidate statement below. If you’re a member please read them all and vote for whoever you like starting September 9. Union democracy is good. www.wgaeast.org/candidates/H...

Hamilton Nolan | Writers Guild of America East

Candidate for Council, Online Media Sector Who Am I? Hi, I’m Hamilton Nolan. I’ve been a journalist for more than 20 years. Most of my career has been spent covering labor, politics, and social justic...

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Nora Biette-Timmons@biettetimmons.bsky.social · last wk.

True to form, on her last day at HuffPost, Jess published another story about the depths of injustice in the legal system: www.huffpost.com/entry/florid...

A Baby Died In A Tragic Accident. Why Was It Treated As Murder?

The case against Rhonda Jewell threatens to upend a foundational principle of the U.S. legal system.

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Jessica Schulberg@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · last wk.

Today is my last day at HuffPost. After 11 years, I was laid off as part of the 33% cuts at BuzzFeed. My team, the National desk, was cut from 7 reporters to 3, after being cut from 14 to 7 just over a year ago

Tommy Craggs@tcraggs22.bsky.social · last wk.

These aren't stories about aberrations to an otherwise functioning system, which is how the “criminal justice” beat is too often conceived (it’s right there in the name!). They're stories that go to the heart of how our courts and prisons operate as a matter of course, and to what end

His Brother Admitted To A Murder. He Is Sentenced To Die For It.

Tremane Wood’s lawyer struggled with addiction throughout his high-stakes murder trial. Is that why Tremane received a death sentence and his brother did not?

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Tommy Craggs@tcraggs22.bsky.social · last wk.

This story should be read on its own merits and also as part of Jess's body of work on the punishment beat, which she has covered for years with a mix of simple humanity and outrage

Jessica Schulberg@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · last wk.

In 2023, Rhonda Jewell accidentally left 10-month-old Ariya in a hot car, resulting in the baby's death. Rhonda was acquitted of manslaughter — which would have required a finding of culpable negligence — but convicted of third-degree felony murder www.huffpost.com/entry/florid...

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · last wk.

I wrote last year about @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social’s coverage of an Oklahoma death-row convict who was spared by a GOP governor, just moments before the scheduled execution. Someone who can handle a story like this ought to be hired pronto by a first-rate news org. www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...

Laurels and Darts: Execution forestalled in Oklahoma; White House tries to talk turkey, gets gobbled; RFK Jr.,purple-prose muse.

On the ground in Oklahoma at the eleventh hour. Plus: White House tries to talk turkey; gets gobbled up by ABC News. And RFK Jr., purple-prose muse.

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Jessica Schulberg@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · last wk.

Today is my last day at HuffPost. After 11 years, I was laid off as part of the 33% cuts at BuzzFeed. My team, the National desk, was cut from 7 reporters to 3, after being cut from 14 to 7 just over a year ago

Murshed Zaheed@murshedz.bsky.social · last wk.

Jessica is one of the best reporters on foreign policy, immigration and number of high profile issues. Really saddened to read what is happening at Huffpost. Wishing Jessica and her colleagues good luck. I believe they are going to be all right - especially at a time we need more journos like them.

Jessica Schulberg@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · last wk.

Today is my last day at HuffPost. After 11 years, I was laid off as part of the 33% cuts at BuzzFeed. My team, the National desk, was cut from 7 reporters to 3, after being cut from 14 to 7 just over a year ago

Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social · last wk.

Unbelievable losses to the national desk at HuffPost. There is so much news that needs covering and our reporters, like Jess, are some of the best doing it. I will miss them all, my trusted colleagues here. And I will do my best to step into this massive hole created through layoffs.

Jessica Schulberg@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · last wk.

Today is my last day at HuffPost. After 11 years, I was laid off as part of the 33% cuts at BuzzFeed. My team, the National desk, was cut from 7 reporters to 3, after being cut from 14 to 7 just over a year ago

Molly Redden@mtredden.bsky.social · last wk.

Jess is the best investigative reporter ever to work at HuffPost. Her journalism has saved lives! Everyone in the newsroom looked to her for guidance and leadership because she never fails to show up for her colleagues. Whoever hires her next is truly winning the lottery. Jess forever ❤️❤️

Jessica Schulberg@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · last wk.

Today is my last day at HuffPost. After 11 years, I was laid off as part of the 33% cuts at BuzzFeed. My team, the National desk, was cut from 7 reporters to 3, after being cut from 14 to 7 just over a year ago

Levi Kalish@kalish.bsky.social · last wk.

After 3 years, it's my last day at HuffPost. I was laid off as part of the larger cuts at BuzzFeed. I'm not sure what comes next but I'm proud of our union for holding it down. If you’re an editor or lit agent looking for someone to write about trans rights and politics, hmu at levikalish@proton.me

Jessica Schulberg@jessicaschulberg.bsky.social · last wk.

In 2023, Rhonda Jewell accidentally left 10-month-old Ariya in a hot car, resulting in the baby's death. Rhonda was acquitted of manslaughter — which would have required a finding of culpable negligence — but convicted of third-degree felony murder www.huffpost.com/entry/florid...

A Baby Died In A Tragic Accident. Why Was It Treated As Murder?

The case against Rhonda Jewell threatens to upend a foundational principle of the U.S. legal system.

huffpost.com

Christopher Mathias@letsgomathias.bsky.social · 3w ago

New: 3 yrs ago I published exposé revealing Richard Hanania used pseudonym to write for Nazi sites Ever since I've watched centrist media rehabilitate him, accepting his ludicrous claim to have left white nationalism behind. My look at what it means, for @marisakabas.bsky.social' The Handbasket

You don’t have to hand it to Richard Hanania

The so-called "former" white supremacist's work doesn't show accountability—or that he's actually moved on from his earlier views, Christopher Mathias writes.

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Levi Kalish@kalish.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW: The DOJ's efforts to obtain trans kids' medical records are a test of just how much power Trump can wield against anyone it views as an opponent. I spoke with one trans teen and one doctor whose records were subpoenaed -- they said it felt like intimidation. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

The DOJ Requested His Teen Daughter's Medical Records. They Won't Stop There.

“The goal is to make every provider wonder whether or not they’re going to be next,” one LGBTQ+ health expert said.

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The Marshall Project@themarshallproject.org · 2mo ago

The Marshall Project analyzed more than 9,000 death sentences handed down across the nation since states brought the punishment back. People on death row and the families of their victims often have to wait decades for a resolution to their cases.

How The Death Penalty At 50 Is Far More Broken Than We Knew

The racial disparities, the arbitrary outcomes, the endless waiting and the risk of executing the innocent persist.

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Andrew Bowen (he/him)@acbowen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Kelly Davis was truly the best of the best. Her reporting was fearless, and always grounded in compassion and humanity. She did so much to foster community among San Diego journalists. Thank you, @byjeffmcdonald.bsky.social, for honoring her memory. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/07/01/k...

Kelly Davis, intrepid reporter who exposed death and despair in San Diego County jails and gave voice to the downtrodden, dies at 53

The 2023 San Diego journalist of the year beat cancer for more than a decade before being diagnosed with a new tumor earlier this year; she leaves a lasting legacy in her adopted hometown.

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Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Big in Louisiana today: State Supreme Court upheld decision vacating the conviction of Chris Duncan, who spent 26 years on death row claiming innocence. Context: 80% of people on Louisiana death row have been exonerated; this conviction hinged on discredited doctors. We reported on case here:

He’s Been On Louisiana’s Death Row for Decades. A Judge Just Vacated His Conviction. - Bolts

Editor’s note (Dec. 1, 2025): Duncan was released from prison in late November, seven months after this ruling. Jimmie Christian Duncan has spent over 26 years on death row at... Read More

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Alanna Vagianos@alannavagianos.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW: Texas passed a law to clarify when women should receive life-saving care. She almost died anyway. “I’m, in that moment, trying to plan for my death,” Lynn Callaway told me.

A Texas Woman Was Actively Miscarrying. She Nearly Died After 2 ERs Turned Her Away.

Like so many women denied miscarriage care since the fall of Roe v. Wade, Lynn Callaway developed an infection, according to a new lawsuit — leaving her at death’s door with no one to turn to for help...

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Brandi Buchman@brandibuchman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW: I spoke again to Dahlia Doe, the main plaintiff who sued to stop Trump admin's termination of TPS. She, like many others @nhbaptiste.bsky.social & I spoke to for this piece, are scared about the life or death circumstances. But there is also, amazingly, hope. www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...

Supreme Court Hands Trump A Major Win — Prompting Warnings Of ‘Violent, Needless Deaths’

Without legal status, hundreds of thousands of people are facing chaos, confusion and the threat of violence.

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