Everyone who is talking about this story should be reading Abby‘s original version. She actually read through over 1000 pages of court documents, and she did it first. And shamefully, some large outlets have chosen to not credit her (@nytimes.com)

Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 3w ago

Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) previously denied a report, also alleged in court records, that he pushed a girl down a flight of stairs in high school. But the woman recently told me the alleged incident remains "one of the more traumatic nights of my life." Inside the investigation: ow.ly/8xU450ZpaNp

Exclusive: @hurwitz.bsky.social reported this two weeks ago www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Police keep losing their jobs for using Flock cameras to stalk people

Advocates say it’s too easy to abuse automated license plate reader technology.

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3d ago

Exclusive: Bad actors have used Flock's massive camera network as a powerful weapon for intimate surveillance. Authorities have charged or accused at least 50 law-enforcement officers of using license-plate readers for unauthorized purposes.

It's challenging to report on family violence with care and rigor, let alone in a high-stakes political campaign. @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social did a powerful job bringing this story to light, the NYT followed 10 days later, and now Sen. Moreno has weighed in on X. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller

Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.

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Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 3d ago

Wow. Senator Bernie Moreno says his former son-in-law, Congressman Max Miller, is unfit to hold office and needs serious psychological help. "He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter."

As kids' book sequels go, may I instead recommend the wonderful sequel to the classic "Go the Fuck to Sleep," which has me all in my feelings www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/go-t...

Tim Murphy@timothypmurphy.bsky.social · last wk.

i have the line "Go Nets! Score a basket!" seared in my head from the absolutely mailed-in Good Night Brooklyn

A man with a troubled history, including many accusations of violence, kills a young father in broad daylight. With one set of characters, this is a crime story that enrages law-and-order advocates. With another, it's our tax dollars at work. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

It's amazing how Trump managed to take this from what would have been a sad but somewhat "you was a bit robbed" loss into "not even blatant corruption can save you." The team and everyone deserved so much better.

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Monika Bauerlein@monikab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'll be at Manny's in SF on Tuesday (5/19) talking with @motherjones.com cofounder Adam Hochschild and the great @jamilsmith.bsky.social about independent, ferocious journalism in the face of lies, propaganda, and corruption—in the 70s and right now. Please come! www.eventbrite.com/e/mother-jon...

I'll be at Manny's in SF on Tuesday (5/19) talking with @motherjones.com cofounder Adam Hochschild and the great @jamilsmith.bsky.social about independent, ferocious journalism in the face of lies, propaganda, and corruption—in the 70s and right now. Please come! www.eventbrite.com/e/mother-jon...

Mother Jones: 50 Years of Investigative Journalism and Press Freedom

Journalism faces political attacks and declining revenue, yet San Francisco’s Mother Jones celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026.

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I'll be at Manny's in SF on Tuesday (5/19) talking with @motherjones.com cofounder Adam Hochschild and the great @jamilsmith.bsky.social about independent, ferocious journalism in the face of lies, propaganda, and corruption—in the 70s and right now. Please come! www.eventbrite.com/e/mother-jon...

Mother Jones: 50 Years of Investigative Journalism and Press Freedom

Journalism faces political attacks and declining revenue, yet San Francisco’s Mother Jones celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2026.

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My colleague @markfollman.bsky.social has been investigating mass shootings—and the powers invested in blocking action to prevent them—for 14 years now, but this is the first time he asked a chatbot for instructions toward committing one. Incredible investigation: www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...

ChatGPT gave me chilling advice—as I simulated planning a mass shooting

I asked about imitating the Uvalde attacker, defending against police gunfire, and more—everything short of directly stating intent to kill.

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10 years ago, @motherjones.com prevailed in a massive lawsuit brought by a billionaire political donor—a preview of the legal war against the media that's been playing out ever since. Remembering Gary Bostwick, a great First Amendment champion who helped us fight it: www.legacy.com/legacy/gary-...

Late to post, but this is such a lovely piece from former @motherjones.com Mother Jones editor Doug Foster, who shadowed Jesse Jackson on the campaign trail in 1987 and is now sharing what he couldn't share back then. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Time to rewatch The Handmaid's Tale.

Madison Pauly@msjpauly.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Kris Kobach started trying mess with trans people’s drivers licenses as soon as Kansas legislators approved the so-called “Women’s Bill of Rights,” imposing a legal definition of sex, in 2023 but courts held him back. Until the legislature decided to escalate. Revoking licenses with 3 days notice.

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I've tried to raise my kids to stand up for what's right, and it's hard now not to fear what might happen to them when they do.

When I lived in Minneapolis, KARE11 News was a lot of fish and weather. Right now it's a brave reporter in a gas mask documenting anger and fear www.kare11.com/watch

More so than ever today.

Monika Bauerlein@monikab.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The bravery of the people—and particularly the women—of Minnesota is really giving me heart this weekend. This is the state that welcomed me as a new immigrant and that has always been capable of a particular American kind of decency.

Good interview with @lizkellynelson.com, but missing mention of the newsrooms and journos who have been pushing on this for years, like my amazing @motherjones.com colleagues who racked up 66M video views last year with solid reporting and innovative creator partnerships www.cjr.org/the-intervie...

Pivoting to Creator: An interview with Liz Kelly Nelson.

An interview with Liz Kelly Nelson, who wants to help journalists navigate the independent creator economy.

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The bravery of the people—and particularly the women—of Minnesota is really giving me heart this weekend. This is the state that welcomed me as a new immigrant and that has always been capable of a particular American kind of decency.

The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.

God help US travelers and service members as we cement precedent that you can can snatch anyone, on any pretext, so long as your military is big enough

Kevin Drum was the first journalist to really get into the ties between lead and crime rates (not just serial killers) and I think it is one of the most important articles we’ve ever done www.motherjones.com/environment/...

America's Real Criminal Element Is Lead

The hidden villain behind violent crime, lower IQs, and the maybe even the ADHD epidemic.

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The New Yorker@newyorker.com · 7mo ago

What might account for the abrupt rise and equally abrupt fall, between the 1960s and the turn of the century, of the “golden age” of serial killing? And why were so many of these brutes from the area around Seattle’s Puget Sound? newyorkermag.visitlink.me/GM5SKR

Very short🧵: At the start of 2025, I reflected on Zivilcourage—a German word that, to me, describes how everyday people can be more powerful than soldiers in battle. It's not about heroism, but small acts of standing up. Refusing to laugh at a cruel joke, blowing a whistle, walking a kid to school.

A huge thank you to everyone pitching in to help us make our end of year deadline, when donations to @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org are being 3x matched. This support is the one and only reason we can stay fiercely independent as others bend the knee. secure.motherjones.com/flex/mj/key/...

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Really leaning into appeasement with this selection about.fb.com/news/2025/12...

Go Oakland bus driver patiently explaining the finer points of Prop 50 to fellow passenger so she can vote with confidence. Democracy is alive

Some day, perhaps this can become the home of a truth and healing commission. wapo.st/3WjyJv8

Are you disappointed by news coverage of the rallies this weekend? Do you wish a great podcast had gone out to really share the voices and sounds of that day? @alletson.bsky.social has you covered with this amazing episode of More To The Story from @revealnews.org. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Al Letson at No Kings: Hope, Fury, and Inflatables

Podcast Episode · Reveal · 10/22/2025 · 24m

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This is almost meta "irony is dead"

Julianne McShane@juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Trump posted an AI video of himself dropping raw sewage on the No Kings protesters from a plane. Yes, you read that right. @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I came off the DL to check out the big march in little San Leandro, California. Michelle Doppelt had already taken off her inflatable unicorn costume, but was looking forward to bringing him out again for the next protest. "We have to have fun and keep up hope," she said.