Cameron Oakes
@cameronoakes.bsky.social
Staff editor at Rewire News Group. FOIA nut. Still reporting, so feel free to DM me for contact info or to send tips (not pitches).
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Since we last shared an update on bargaining, we’ve received additional information about management salaries at Rewire.
The TLDR: The pay discrepancy between management and union members is deeply unsettling.
The TLDR: The pay discrepancy between management and union members is deeply unsettling.
I am so proud of the work my colleagues and I do at Rewire.
But by our calculations, management gave themselves $942,817.55 for their 7 salaries, and allotted $464,373.70 for our union's 6.
We are so disappointed by this and we want more equitable pay. Details on that below ⬇️
But by our calculations, management gave themselves $942,817.55 for their 7 salaries, and allotted $464,373.70 for our union's 6.
We are so disappointed by this and we want more equitable pay. Details on that below ⬇️
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For eight weeks, our journalists at the @minnesotareformer.com have been reporting from the front lines of the federal government's immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities.
January 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM
For eight weeks, our journalists at the @minnesotareformer.com have been reporting from the front lines of the federal government's immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities.
According to @moderation.bsky.app, basic health care is too "adult" to be shown fully on the platform. But that shouldn't stop you from reading @haileycolp.bsky.social's latest for @rewirenewsgroup.com
What Is Pelvic Floor Therapy?
How pelvic floor exercises and therapy can help address pelvic floor pain for people of all genders.
rewirenewsgroup.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
According to @moderation.bsky.app, basic health care is too "adult" to be shown fully on the platform. But that shouldn't stop you from reading @haileycolp.bsky.social's latest for @rewirenewsgroup.com
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Can pelvic floor therapy be helpful for you? Probably! In today's @rewirenewsgroup.com story, @haileycolp.bsky.social shares her experience with pelvic floor therapy and debunks common myths about it. Check it out here: rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/22/p...
What Is Pelvic Floor Therapy?
How pelvic floor exercises and therapy can help address pelvic floor pain for people of all genders.
rewirenewsgroup.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Can pelvic floor therapy be helpful for you? Probably! In today's @rewirenewsgroup.com story, @haileycolp.bsky.social shares her experience with pelvic floor therapy and debunks common myths about it. Check it out here: rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/22/p...
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Apparently, this qualifies as "adult content" to @bsky.app mods, but I promise the image is marvelous and entirely uncontroversial. Believe me when I say art for a pelvic floor story could have gone in a much more NSFW direction!
January 22, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Apparently, this qualifies as "adult content" to @bsky.app mods, but I promise the image is marvelous and entirely uncontroversial. Believe me when I say art for a pelvic floor story could have gone in a much more NSFW direction!
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Yes, it works (and for a lot of problems you might not expect) No, it's not just for women. Yes, it is an, ahem, intimate process. @rewirenewsgroup.com answers everything you didn't know about pelvic floor therapy and were maybe too embarrassed to ask.
What Is Pelvic Floor Therapy?
How pelvic floor exercises and therapy can help address pelvic floor pain for people of all genders.
rewirenewsgroup.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Yes, it works (and for a lot of problems you might not expect) No, it's not just for women. Yes, it is an, ahem, intimate process. @rewirenewsgroup.com answers everything you didn't know about pelvic floor therapy and were maybe too embarrassed to ask.
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Virginia lawmakers have approved a constitutional amendment that would protect reproductive rights in the state. The proposed amendment will be presented to voters later this year.
Virginia voters will decide the future of abortion access
Virginians will determine whether to enshrine the protection of reproductive rights into the state constitution.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Virginia lawmakers have approved a constitutional amendment that would protect reproductive rights in the state. The proposed amendment will be presented to voters later this year.
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Virginia voters will decide the future of abortion access @19thnews.org
Virginia voters will decide the future of abortion access
Voters will decide whether to enshrine the protection of reproductive rights into the state constitution later this year.
19thnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Virginia voters will decide the future of abortion access @19thnews.org
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I love collaborations.
This was a co-reported story with a shared byline, and one of RNG's main newsroom partners, the 19th, is sharing it with their readers. Thanks @19thnews.org !
This was a co-reported story with a shared byline, and one of RNG's main newsroom partners, the 19th, is sharing it with their readers. Thanks @19thnews.org !
Virginia voters will decide the future of abortion access
Virginians will determine whether to enshrine the protection of reproductive rights into the state constitution.
19thnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I love collaborations.
This was a co-reported story with a shared byline, and one of RNG's main newsroom partners, the 19th, is sharing it with their readers. Thanks @19thnews.org !
This was a co-reported story with a shared byline, and one of RNG's main newsroom partners, the 19th, is sharing it with their readers. Thanks @19thnews.org !
January 16, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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NEW: Virginia’s General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that would permanently protect reproductive rights in the state. Voters will decide whether to enshrine it into the state constitution later this year. buff.ly/T7cbqeY
Virginia to Put Abortion Access On the Ballot
Virginia’s General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that would permanently protect reproductive rights in the state. Voters will decide whether to enshrine it into the state constitution…
rewirenewsgroup.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
NEW: Virginia’s General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that would permanently protect reproductive rights in the state. Voters will decide whether to enshrine it into the state constitution later this year. buff.ly/T7cbqeY
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For all the journos out there, how great are co-reporting and shared bylines? So great, is the answer. So fast and so great.
NEW: Virginia voters will get to weigh in on a reproductive rights amendment to their state constitution. rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/16/v...
From @catesby.bsky.social and me for @rewirenewsgroup.com
From @catesby.bsky.social and me for @rewirenewsgroup.com
Virginia to Put Abortion Access On the Ballot
Virginia’s General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that would permanently protect reproductive rights in the state. Voters will decide whether to enshrine it into the state constitution lat...
rewirenewsgroup.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
For all the journos out there, how great are co-reporting and shared bylines? So great, is the answer. So fast and so great.
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Breaking from me and @cameronoakes.bsky.social: Virginia lawmakers voted today to enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution. Now it's up to voters. VA, the only southern state that has not enacted restrictions since the fall of Roe v. Wade, is a haven for patients across the region.
Virginia to Put Abortion Access On the Ballot
Virginia’s General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that would permanently protect reproductive rights in the state. Voters will decide whether to enshrine it into the state constitution lat...
rewirenewsgroup.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Breaking from me and @cameronoakes.bsky.social: Virginia lawmakers voted today to enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution. Now it's up to voters. VA, the only southern state that has not enacted restrictions since the fall of Roe v. Wade, is a haven for patients across the region.
NEW: Virginia voters will get to weigh in on a reproductive rights amendment to their state constitution. rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/16/v...
From @catesby.bsky.social and me for @rewirenewsgroup.com
From @catesby.bsky.social and me for @rewirenewsgroup.com
Virginia to Put Abortion Access On the Ballot
Virginia’s General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that would permanently protect reproductive rights in the state. Voters will decide whether to enshrine it into the state constitution lat...
rewirenewsgroup.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
NEW: Virginia voters will get to weigh in on a reproductive rights amendment to their state constitution. rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/16/v...
From @catesby.bsky.social and me for @rewirenewsgroup.com
From @catesby.bsky.social and me for @rewirenewsgroup.com
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New: meet ELITE, the Palantir app ICE is using to find neighborhoods to raid. Map interface; officers search for immigrants; click person to bring up individual dossier. This is clearest link between what Palantir is building and ICE's activities on the ground yet www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
New: meet ELITE, the Palantir app ICE is using to find neighborhoods to raid. Map interface; officers search for immigrants; click person to bring up individual dossier. This is clearest link between what Palantir is building and ICE's activities on the ground yet www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
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ICE's "presence is terrifying medical staff and raising concerns about patient care, according to five nurses at HCMC hospital in Minneapolis who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their jobs."
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE agents appear at Twin Cities hospitals, alarming health care workers
Health care workers in the Twin Cities report that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are entering hospitals with detained individuals, leaving some medical staff terrified and concerned ...
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
ICE's "presence is terrifying medical staff and raising concerns about patient care, according to five nurses at HCMC hospital in Minneapolis who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their jobs."
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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These kinds of tactics are why medically vulnerable immigrants — especially those who are pregnant — have been skipping basic, essential health care and experiencing complications as a result
19thnews.org/2025/10/preg...
19thnews.org/2025/10/preg...
ICE's "presence is terrifying medical staff and raising concerns about patient care, according to five nurses at HCMC hospital in Minneapolis who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their jobs."
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE agents appear at Twin Cities hospitals, alarming health care workers
Health care workers in the Twin Cities report that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are entering hospitals with detained individuals, leaving some medical staff terrified and concerned ...
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:26 PM
These kinds of tactics are why medically vulnerable immigrants — especially those who are pregnant — have been skipping basic, essential health care and experiencing complications as a result
19thnews.org/2025/10/preg...
19thnews.org/2025/10/preg...
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✨ @rewirenewsgroup.com's Campus Dispatch is back! I love this explainer from a medical student in Alabama who has worked as a doula on what exactly doulas do, what kinds of doulas exist, and how they help promote healthier, safer births: rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/09/w...
What Is a Doula?
A medical student who trained as a doula breaks down what doulas do and how birth doulas serve their pregnant patients. (Opinion)
rewirenewsgroup.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:21 PM
✨ @rewirenewsgroup.com's Campus Dispatch is back! I love this explainer from a medical student in Alabama who has worked as a doula on what exactly doulas do, what kinds of doulas exist, and how they help promote healthier, safer births: rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/09/w...
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RNG: Starting the year off spicy!
BDSM: A Beginner's Guide to Consensual Erotic Violence
How to get kinky in 2026.
rewirenewsgroup.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:21 PM
RNG: Starting the year off spicy!
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is now banned from providing veterans and their families with abortion services.
www.jezebel.com/trump-admini...
www.jezebel.com/trump-admini...
Trump Administration Implements Its First National Abortion Ban
The Department of Veterans Affairs is now banned from providing veterans and their families with abortion services.
www.jezebel.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Department of Veterans Affairs is now banned from providing veterans and their families with abortion services.
www.jezebel.com/trump-admini...
www.jezebel.com/trump-admini...
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MuckRock and @transjournalists.org are continuing to document the impact of anti-trans federal activities. We’re requesting ICE documents on transgender detainees and more.
We’re requesting ICE documents on transgender detainees
Immigration and Customs Enforcement stopped reporting congressionally-mandated data on trans detainees and modified contracts to omit trans care requirements.
www.muckrock.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 PM
MuckRock and @transjournalists.org are continuing to document the impact of anti-trans federal activities. We’re requesting ICE documents on transgender detainees and more.
Super psyched to see my @rewirenewsgroup.com story republished in @documentedny.bsky.social. If you haven't already, I hope you'll give it a read: documentedny.com/2026/01/02/i...
Pregnant Immigrants and Their Babies May Suffer Complications from Chronic Stress of ICE Raids, Experts Warn - Documented
At least two doctors say they're already seeing warning signs in patients, including high blood pressure and deteriorating mental health.
documentedny.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Super psyched to see my @rewirenewsgroup.com story republished in @documentedny.bsky.social. If you haven't already, I hope you'll give it a read: documentedny.com/2026/01/02/i...
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This year I launched B*tch, Listen, a new podcast for @rewirenewsgroup.com. The only way I was able to do it was through listener donations.
If you like the work that I do and want to see more of it, consider donating or better yet, becoming a member!
(All your friends are doing it!)
If you like the work that I do and want to see more of it, consider donating or better yet, becoming a member!
(All your friends are doing it!)
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December 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This year I launched B*tch, Listen, a new podcast for @rewirenewsgroup.com. The only way I was able to do it was through listener donations.
If you like the work that I do and want to see more of it, consider donating or better yet, becoming a member!
(All your friends are doing it!)
If you like the work that I do and want to see more of it, consider donating or better yet, becoming a member!
(All your friends are doing it!)
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"The time to get vaccinated is now," the CDC says. The first child has died from flu in the U.S. this year, and the CDC is closely tracking a variant that might not be well-matched to the vaccine - but so far, it looks like the shot is still protective. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
CDC officials urge US flu vaccination after record child deaths last year
Americans told ‘time to get vaccinated is now’ as concerning mutation of influenza virus circulates in US
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"The time to get vaccinated is now," the CDC says. The first child has died from flu in the U.S. this year, and the CDC is closely tracking a variant that might not be well-matched to the vaccine - but so far, it looks like the shot is still protective. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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God bless fact-checkers and seriously, please hire more fact-checkers.
December 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
God bless fact-checkers and seriously, please hire more fact-checkers.
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A federal judge nominee admitted today that he said during a sermon that disabled people shouldn't get married. As I wrote for @motherjones.com, in fact, many can't out of risk of losing their benefits. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A federal judge nominee said disabled people shouldn’t be wed. In fact, many can’t.
Marriage often nullifies the government benefits they need to get by.
www.motherjones.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A federal judge nominee admitted today that he said during a sermon that disabled people shouldn't get married. As I wrote for @motherjones.com, in fact, many can't out of risk of losing their benefits. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...