Julia Métraux
@juliametraux.bsky.social
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Julia Métraux
@juliametraux.bsky.social
· Sep 17
Re-introducing myself 👋
I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter, where I cover politics as it relates to disability. I am also chronically ill/disabled myself.
You can get in contact with me at [email protected] or via Signal: juliametraux.49
I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter, where I cover politics as it relates to disability. I am also chronically ill/disabled myself.
You can get in contact with me at [email protected] or via Signal: juliametraux.49
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Are you a Gen Zer with a disability, particularly neurodivergence? Want to talk to a journalist about your thoughts on disability, stigma and and identity? Email me at sluterman dot 19thnews dot org or DM.
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Are you a Gen Zer with a disability, particularly neurodivergence? Want to talk to a journalist about your thoughts on disability, stigma and and identity? Email me at sluterman dot 19thnews dot org or DM.
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BREAKING NEWS: A volunteer "peacekeeper" at the "No Kings" protest has been charged with manslaughter in the death of Afa Ah Loo at the demonstration: www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... via @fox13news.bsky.social #utpol #Utah
‘Peacekeeper’ charged with manslaughter in fatal No Kings protest shooting
Nearly six months after a fatal shooting in Salt Lake City during this summer's No Kings protest march, criminal charges have been filed against the event volunteer connected to the deadly incident.
www.fox13now.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
BREAKING NEWS: A volunteer "peacekeeper" at the "No Kings" protest has been charged with manslaughter in the death of Afa Ah Loo at the demonstration: www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... via @fox13news.bsky.social #utpol #Utah
For International Day of Persons with Disabilities, my body is celebrating by being tired.
December 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
For International Day of Persons with Disabilities, my body is celebrating by being tired.
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Prasad was a *primarily* a skilled social media operator, famous for opinions, not actions.
It’s vital to recognize that’s how he gained power.
That’s true for all of our current medical establishment, who all are flailing with real world responsibility.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/to-deny-the-...
It’s vital to recognize that’s how he gained power.
That’s true for all of our current medical establishment, who all are flailing with real world responsibility.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/to-deny-the-...
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Prasad was a *primarily* a skilled social media operator, famous for opinions, not actions.
It’s vital to recognize that’s how he gained power.
That’s true for all of our current medical establishment, who all are flailing with real world responsibility.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/to-deny-the-...
It’s vital to recognize that’s how he gained power.
That’s true for all of our current medical establishment, who all are flailing with real world responsibility.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/to-deny-the-...
University of Alabama suspended two student magazines–one which focused primarily on women and the other on Black student life and culture–citing a DOJ memo. thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
University suspends Alice, Nineteen Fifty-Six student magazines
The University of Alabama Department of Student Life permanently suspended Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice Magazine, two University-funded student magazines, effective Monday, citing a federal memo issue...
thecrimsonwhite.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
University of Alabama suspended two student magazines–one which focused primarily on women and the other on Black student life and culture–citing a DOJ memo. thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
Want to know what happened when I couldn't get accommodations for my then undiagnosed vasculitis?
I dropped out.
This discourse is tiring (I also did need to take medical leave but didn't come back to the university due to failures, transferred elsewhere)
I dropped out.
This discourse is tiring (I also did need to take medical leave but didn't come back to the university due to failures, transferred elsewhere)
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Want to know what happened when I couldn't get accommodations for my then undiagnosed vasculitis?
I dropped out.
This discourse is tiring (I also did need to take medical leave but didn't come back to the university due to failures, transferred elsewhere)
I dropped out.
This discourse is tiring (I also did need to take medical leave but didn't come back to the university due to failures, transferred elsewhere)
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A mom in Portland has been separated from her child since June bc ICE kidnapped her. The only thing standing between her & her baby right now is a $7,500 bond. There's 5k to go. PLEASE let's do this. Many hands make light work. This is literally the reason for the gd mfing season gofund.me/3e980d9d3
Donate to Help us get an asylum seeker released from ICE detention, organized by CLEAR Clinic
Our client Lorena (pseudonym) is a single-parent asylum-seeker w… CLEAR Clinic needs your support for Help us get an asylum seeker released from ICE detention
gofund.me
December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A mom in Portland has been separated from her child since June bc ICE kidnapped her. The only thing standing between her & her baby right now is a $7,500 bond. There's 5k to go. PLEASE let's do this. Many hands make light work. This is literally the reason for the gd mfing season gofund.me/3e980d9d3
It is a good thing, actually, that more students at elite schools are receiving testing accommodations. It's good because it means more disabled people are going to top universities AND face less stigma in seeking them out.
I'm subtweeting an Atlantic article, btw.
I'm subtweeting an Atlantic article, btw.
December 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It is a good thing, actually, that more students at elite schools are receiving testing accommodations. It's good because it means more disabled people are going to top universities AND face less stigma in seeking them out.
I'm subtweeting an Atlantic article, btw.
I'm subtweeting an Atlantic article, btw.
Telling people that their small white fluffy dog looks like my family's small white fluffy dog.
2. What is something you are really passionate about?
December 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Telling people that their small white fluffy dog looks like my family's small white fluffy dog.
For #GivingTuesday, I want to shout out my employer @motherjones.com for letting me pursue a wide range of disability/chronic illness/public health stories as they relate to politics. You can donate here if you're able. secure.motherjones.com/flex/mj/key/...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
For #GivingTuesday, I want to shout out my employer @motherjones.com for letting me pursue a wide range of disability/chronic illness/public health stories as they relate to politics. You can donate here if you're able. secure.motherjones.com/flex/mj/key/...
As a disabled IVF baby...I'm afraid of reporting on this.
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
As a disabled IVF baby...I'm afraid of reporting on this.
👋 Call for sources: My name is Julia Métraux, and I am @motherjones.com disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging independently while taking care of your health. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Aging with complex chronic illnesses and disabilities at home
Hi! My name is Julia Métraux, and I am Mother Jones' disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging ind...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
👋 Call for sources: My name is Julia Métraux, and I am @motherjones.com disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging independently while taking care of your health. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
www.independent.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
OpenAI says a suicidal teenager should have read their fine print
Do I deal with fatigue on a daily basis? Yes. Will it ever stop getting annoying? No.
December 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Do I deal with fatigue on a daily basis? Yes. Will it ever stop getting annoying? No.
“If every single eligible person donated blood at least once a year, we would not have blood shortages in this country." www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Your blood could save up to three lives this Giving Tuesday
Here’s everything you wanted to know about blood donation
www.vox.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“If every single eligible person donated blood at least once a year, we would not have blood shortages in this country." www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
PEN Guild wins landmark arbitration on AI protections - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
This marks one of the first major labor-arbitration rulings on the impact of AI on journalism, setting an important precedent for the U.S. news industry.
wbng.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Exciting news: my union @pen-guild.bsky.social won our fight to hold management accountable for rolling out AI tools with no notice & for failing to hold the bots to the same standards all of us humans must follow — in violation of the contract they agreed to. A neutral arbiter said we were right!
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1/ For six months, I've been traveling the world on Pulitzer Ctr & Fund For Investigative Journalism grants investigating Trump's effect on HIV & LGBTQ health. On World AIDS Day, @theintercept.com is publishing an overview essay of Afeef Nessouli & my findings. theintercept.com/2025/12/01/w...
Trump Gutted AIDS Health Care at the Worst Possible Time
By the first World AIDS Day of his second term, Trump gutted LGBTQ+ employment globally and put humanity at greater risk of AIDS.
theintercept.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
1/ For six months, I've been traveling the world on Pulitzer Ctr & Fund For Investigative Journalism grants investigating Trump's effect on HIV & LGBTQ health. On World AIDS Day, @theintercept.com is publishing an overview essay of Afeef Nessouli & my findings. theintercept.com/2025/12/01/w...
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my hot take based on nothing is: GOOP is part of why we landed here.
One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
presented without comment
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
my hot take based on nothing is: GOOP is part of why we landed here.
As someone who has gotten some noggin MRIs, this is hilarious to me as they don't give you headphones with music when they're doing your head! It's obvious when they're doing your noggin!
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
As someone who has gotten some noggin MRIs, this is hilarious to me as they don't give you headphones with music when they're doing your head! It's obvious when they're doing your noggin!
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At the end of Native American Heritage month, remember every time you follow or share LakotaMan1, a colonizer gains a bustle. So, just don't do it folks.
www.dailydot.com/irl/lakotama...
www.dailydot.com/irl/lakotama...
Who is LakotaMan, the user behind one of the most popular Native American accounts on X?
John Martin is adored by white X users—but infamous among Native and Indigenous communities.
www.dailydot.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
At the end of Native American Heritage month, remember every time you follow or share LakotaMan1, a colonizer gains a bustle. So, just don't do it folks.
www.dailydot.com/irl/lakotama...
www.dailydot.com/irl/lakotama...
Lucky and his little stuffed friend are ready to fight your Sunday scaries.
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Lucky and his little stuffed friend are ready to fight your Sunday scaries.
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6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
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I’m really proud that we’re all (gently? for a good cause?) yelling at the Zohran account to use alt text.
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I’m really proud that we’re all (gently? for a good cause?) yelling at the Zohran account to use alt text.
Thinking how many people underreacted to Prasad working in the administration because they assumed a UCSF professor must be good enough, but his intentions about the Covid vax have been clear.
There was 0 data about the pediatric vaccine at the time.
Journalists, please remind your readers that Prasad was always against the covid vaccine for kids.
Always.
Journalists, please remind your readers that Prasad was always against the covid vaccine for kids.
Always.
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Thinking how many people underreacted to Prasad working in the administration because they assumed a UCSF professor must be good enough, but his intentions about the Covid vax have been clear.
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Two years ago, when the school district was planning to install a new play area that wasn't accessible to some classmates, 4th-graders mounted a petition drive to block the design. They went to the school board meeting with "Play for ALL" signs.
Then they set out to create a worthy replacement.
Then they set out to create a worthy replacement.
The new playground at Ella Baker magnet school is part of a broader trend of Minneapolis schools adding accessible playgrounds that all students can enjoy.
New inclusive playground opens thanks to special efforts from Minneapolis students
The new playground at Ella Baker magnet school is part of a broader trend of Minneapolis schools adding accessible playgrounds that all students can enjoy.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Two years ago, when the school district was planning to install a new play area that wasn't accessible to some classmates, 4th-graders mounted a petition drive to block the design. They went to the school board meeting with "Play for ALL" signs.
Then they set out to create a worthy replacement.
Then they set out to create a worthy replacement.