Julianne McShane
@juliannemcshane.bsky.social
News writer at @motherjones.com, covering all things politics, repro rights & gender. Previously NBC News; bylines also in WaPo, NYT & the Guardian. 📰 Email: [email protected] Signal: jmcshane.19
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Julianne McShane
www.motherjones.com
Greetings ✌🏻 I’ve finally fled X (sort of…) for 🔵☁️. I’m a writer for @motherjones.com covering news & politics w/ a special focus on reproductive rights/justice & domestic violence.
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MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: “President Trump is considering removing Kash Patel as FBI director in the coming months, as he and his top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the unflattering headlines Patel has recently generated.”
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President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources
The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: “President Trump is considering removing Kash Patel as FBI director in the coming months, as he and his top aides have grown increasingly frustrated by the unflattering headlines Patel has recently generated.”
www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
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Looks like RFK Jr.'s chief enabler is still in denial.
Bill Cassidy is still in denial about RFK Jr.
"Vaccines are safe. That's the most important message," Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy's CDC now officially claims otherwise.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Looks like RFK Jr.'s chief enabler is still in denial.
Personal update: Today was my last day at the one & only @motherjones.com 👩💻
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It has been a privilege to be part of this newsroom the last two years and work with so many talented colleagues.
Please support their critical, fearless reporting ✍ I always will!
November 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Personal update: Today was my last day at the one & only @motherjones.com 👩💻
It has been a privilege to be part of this newsroom the last two years and work with so many talented colleagues.
Please support their critical, fearless reporting ✍ I always will!
It has been a privilege to be part of this newsroom the last two years and work with so many talented colleagues.
Please support their critical, fearless reporting ✍ I always will!
"Pregnant women are locked up, often for petty crimes, and say their cries for help go ignored. They are miscarrying or giving birth in excruciating pain into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors. Newborns are suffering infections and long-lasting health issues, their mothers say. Some babies die."
'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies are dying in jail
Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"Pregnant women are locked up, often for petty crimes, and say their cries for help go ignored. They are miscarrying or giving birth in excruciating pain into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors. Newborns are suffering infections and long-lasting health issues, their mothers say. Some babies die."
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Bill Cassidy is still in denial about RFK Jr.
Bill Cassidy is still in denial about RFK, Jr.
"Vaccines are safe. That's the most important message," Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy's CDC now officially claims otherwise.
www.motherjones.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Bill Cassidy is still in denial about RFK Jr.
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So what’s next for MTG? Her latest social posts don’t clarify much.
So what’s next for MTG? Her latest social posts don’t clarify much.
Trump would "love" her to get back into politics, but she's swatting away rumors of a 2028 presidential bid, at least for now.
www.motherjones.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
So what’s next for MTG? Her latest social posts don’t clarify much.
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NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
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As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Scoop from @ms.now: Trump is set to propose a framework to fix Obamacare subsidies tomorrow
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President Trump says he wants to end "surprise premium hikes" from Obamacare
Trump is advancing a new plan to deal with health-care costs.
www.ms.now
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Scoop from @ms.now: Trump is set to propose a framework to fix Obamacare subsidies tomorrow
www.ms.now/news/trump-h...
www.ms.now/news/trump-h...
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Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
"Vaccines are safe. That's the most important message," Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy's CDC now officially claims otherwise.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Julianne McShane
He confirmed RFK Jr. Now still refuses to confront him.
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
"Vaccines are safe. That's the most important message," Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy's CDC now officially claims otherwise.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
He confirmed RFK Jr. Now still refuses to confront him.
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MTG is still seeing a big conspiracy everywhere.
So what’s next for MTG? Her latest social posts don’t clarify much.
Trump would "love" her to get back into politics, but she's swatting away rumors of a 2028 presidential bid, at least for now.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
MTG is still seeing a big conspiracy everywhere.
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Creepy or cool: The hack that puts you inside Epstein's inbox.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
The uncanny Gmail clone that drops you straight into Epstein’s inbox.
A clever bit of digital wizardry turns the 20,000-plus email dump into a working Gmail parody you can search, sort, and star.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Creepy or cool: The hack that puts you inside Epstein's inbox.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
"Vaccines are safe. That's the most important message," Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy's CDC now officially claims otherwise.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Bill Cassidy Is Still In Denial About RFK, Jr.
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Vaccines are safe. That’s the most important message,” Cassidy said on CNN Sunday—even though Kennedy’s CDC now officially claims otherwise.
New @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
So what’s next for MTG? Her latest social posts don’t clarify much. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
So what’s next for MTG? Her latest social posts don’t clarify much.
Trump would "love" her to get back into politics, but she's swatting away rumors of a 2028 presidential bid, at least for now.
www.motherjones.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
So what’s next for MTG? Her latest social posts don’t clarify much. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“We’re not going to wake up and there’s a hangover like we were on some eight-year bender and we’re all going to vote for George W. Bush again,” he said. “There’s no longer any policy, any philosophy that holds this all together.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
Trump Shows His Power, and Greene Reveals His Weakness
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“We’re not going to wake up and there’s a hangover like we were on some eight-year bender and we’re all going to vote for George W. Bush again,” he said. “There’s no longer any policy, any philosophy that holds this all together.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
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"As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines" www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"As I spent more and more of my life under the care of doctors, nurses, and researchers striving to improve the lives of others, I watched as Bobby cut nearly a half billion dollars for research into mRNA vaccines" www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Waking up to Part 2 dropping is an ideal start to the weekend
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Waking up to Part 2 dropping is an ideal start to the weekend
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Imagine if someone a few weeks ago told you that Trump would call Marjorie Taylor Greene a “traitor” and drive her out of the House AND praise Mamdani as a guy who will do a good job as mayor. What would you have said to that?
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Imagine if someone a few weeks ago told you that Trump would call Marjorie Taylor Greene a “traitor” and drive her out of the House AND praise Mamdani as a guy who will do a good job as mayor. What would you have said to that?
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Whether we are to believe any of this round of allegations…this last sentence, which Nuzzi actually wrote about another real/invented woman is the most revealing thing yet:
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Whether we are to believe any of this round of allegations…this last sentence, which Nuzzi actually wrote about another real/invented woman is the most revealing thing yet:
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This guy must really be in trouble.
November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This guy must really be in trouble.
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This has been a very odd week
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This has been a very odd week
“When official voices retreat behind locked doors, when our inquiries are met with ignored emails, the democracy that we serve is weakened.”
www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...
www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...
Yes, you there, in the front, in the red hat!
While veteran national security reporters can’t get their calls answered, members of the new, MAGA-friendly press corps have a hotline to the Department of War.
www.cjr.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“When official voices retreat behind locked doors, when our inquiries are met with ignored emails, the democracy that we serve is weakened.”
www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...
www.cjr.org/analysis/pen...
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"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies. An independent store in Pittsburgh and an independent store in Philadelphia each told me they weren’t stocking Unfettered" defector.com/john-fetterm...
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
defector.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"The Barnes and Noble in York—where Fetterman was born and raised—had sold zero copies. The Barnes and Noble in Philadelphia had sold two copies. An independent store in Pittsburgh and an independent store in Philadelphia each told me they weren’t stocking Unfettered" defector.com/john-fetterm...