Katie Herchenroeder
@katieherchenroeder.bsky.social
Contributing writer @motherjones.com. Journalist on politics, gendered inequality, & violence against women. Past: Vanity Fair, Mother Jones, The New Republic, VICE, + | Alum: Newmark J-School, City College of New York.
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The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.
A high-speed car chase involving a federal agent in St. Paul ended with a multi-vehicle crash and injuries to the fleeing driver, who was taken away in an ambulance. bit.ly/4kvJo0M
📸: Leila Navidi
📸: Leila Navidi
February 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.
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Good one from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/the-mel...
The ‘Melania’ director was behind that Mike Tyson Super Bowl ad
Brett Ratner faced #MeToo allegations and now he’s in the Epstein files, but the MAHA movement turned to him for its big moment.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Good one from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/the-mel...
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Trump’s SCOTUS case challenging the E. Jean Carroll judgment misrepresents a Law & Order SVU ep that some on the right - including Trump’s legal team - have claimed, in a bid to discredit her, contains a plot similar to Carroll’s allegations against Trump, @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social reports
The president’s lawyers submitted false information about a “Law and Order” plot
The episode is cited in Trump's challenge to E. Jean Carroll's sexual assault and defamation claim.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Trump’s SCOTUS case challenging the E. Jean Carroll judgment misrepresents a Law & Order SVU ep that some on the right - including Trump’s legal team - have claimed, in a bid to discredit her, contains a plot similar to Carroll’s allegations against Trump, @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social reports
NEW: Trump’s legal team submitted false information to the Supreme Court about a Law & Order: SVU episode in his ongoing legal battle against author E. Jean Carroll, according to filings I reviewed.
My latest in @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
My latest in @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The president’s lawyers submitted false information about a “Law and Order” plot
The episode is cited in Trump's challenge to E. Jean Carroll's sexual assault and defamation claim.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
NEW: Trump’s legal team submitted false information to the Supreme Court about a Law & Order: SVU episode in his ongoing legal battle against author E. Jean Carroll, according to filings I reviewed.
My latest in @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
My latest in @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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A disgusting development in the story of the aftermath of Renee Good’s death.
From @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social:
Grok unhesitatingly fulfilled a user’s request on Wednesday to generate an image of Renee Good in a bikini—the woman who was killed by an ICE agent that morning in Minneapolis.
From @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social:
Grok unhesitatingly fulfilled a user’s request on Wednesday to generate an image of Renee Good in a bikini—the woman who was killed by an ICE agent that morning in Minneapolis.
Grok deepfaked Renee Nicole Good's body into a bikini
Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk’s chatbot was undressing her.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
A disgusting development in the story of the aftermath of Renee Good’s death.
From @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social:
Grok unhesitatingly fulfilled a user’s request on Wednesday to generate an image of Renee Good in a bikini—the woman who was killed by an ICE agent that morning in Minneapolis.
From @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social:
Grok unhesitatingly fulfilled a user’s request on Wednesday to generate an image of Renee Good in a bikini—the woman who was killed by an ICE agent that morning in Minneapolis.
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Grok, the AI chatbot launched by Elon Musk after his takeover of X, unhesitatingly fulfilled a user’s request on Wednesday to generate an image of Renee Nicole Good in a bikini—the woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent.
Grok deepfaked Renee Nicole Good's body into a bikini
Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk’s chatbot was undressing her.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Grok, the AI chatbot launched by Elon Musk after his takeover of X, unhesitatingly fulfilled a user’s request on Wednesday to generate an image of Renee Nicole Good in a bikini—the woman who was shot and killed by an ICE agent.
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For decades, cops have been taught to not shoot into moving cars.
Immigration agents have shot at least 9 people in the past four months—ALL of them have been in cars.
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Immigration agents have shot at least 9 people in the past four months—ALL of them have been in cars.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Cops are taught not to shoot into cars. ICE keeps doing it anyway.
Immigration agents have shot at least 9 people since September. All of them have been in cars.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
For decades, cops have been taught to not shoot into moving cars.
Immigration agents have shot at least 9 people in the past four months—ALL of them have been in cars.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Immigration agents have shot at least 9 people in the past four months—ALL of them have been in cars.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Hours after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Elon Musk’s chatbot took off her clothes and put her in a bikini www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Reporting by @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social
Grok deepfaked Renee Nicole Good's body into a bikini
Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk’s chatbot was undressing her.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Hours after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Elon Musk’s chatbot took off her clothes and put her in a bikini www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Reporting by @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social
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In one of the most appalling developments of past day, Elon Musk's AI chatbot desecrated Renee Nicole Good's body. That's in addition to harassing women and sexually exploiting minors. By @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Grok deepfaked Renee Nicole Good's body into a bikini
Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk’s chatbot was undressing her.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
In one of the most appalling developments of past day, Elon Musk's AI chatbot desecrated Renee Nicole Good's body. That's in addition to harassing women and sexually exploiting minors. By @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Grok unhesitatingly fulfilled an X user’s request to put a bikini onto the body of ICE shooting victim Renee Nicole Good.
The chatbot, launched by Elon Musk, has been making deepfakes of a lot of other women, too.
My latest in @motherjones.com: 🧵
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The chatbot, launched by Elon Musk, has been making deepfakes of a lot of other women, too.
My latest in @motherjones.com: 🧵
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Grok deepfaked Renee Nicole Good's body into a bikini
Hours after an ICE agent killed the mother of three, Elon Musk’s chatbot was undressing her.
www.motherjones.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Grok unhesitatingly fulfilled an X user’s request to put a bikini onto the body of ICE shooting victim Renee Nicole Good.
The chatbot, launched by Elon Musk, has been making deepfakes of a lot of other women, too.
My latest in @motherjones.com: 🧵
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The chatbot, launched by Elon Musk, has been making deepfakes of a lot of other women, too.
My latest in @motherjones.com: 🧵
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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People organized on the fly and in many places in the freezing cold to turn out to protest the murder of Renee Nicole Good, @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social writes: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“ICE KILLED GOOD”: Protesters decry Minneapolis shooting
Images from across the country show how people are honoring a 37-year-old woman killed by federal agents.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
People organized on the fly and in many places in the freezing cold to turn out to protest the murder of Renee Nicole Good, @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social writes: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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. @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social on coercive debt
January 4, 2026 at 10:44 PM
. @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social on coercive debt
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If you want to learn more about how coerced debt haunts survivors of domestic abuse, check out @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social's feature on the subject:
She escaped her abuser. But not before he buried her in debt.
This is how coerced debt haunts survivors of domestic abuse.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
If you want to learn more about how coerced debt haunts survivors of domestic abuse, check out @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social's feature on the subject:
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NEW: New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill late Friday night that provides a remedy for victims of coerced debt—a kind of financial abuse where bad actors either take out lines of credit in another person’s name without them knowing or pressure someone into accruing debt.
New York is the latest state to provide relief for victims of coerced debt
“Domestic violence is rarely limited to physical abuse,” said Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal, who sponsored the new law.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
NEW: New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a bill late Friday night that provides a remedy for victims of coerced debt—a kind of financial abuse where bad actors either take out lines of credit in another person’s name without them knowing or pressure someone into accruing debt.
My latest, with @juliametraux.bsky.social, on the Trump admin's continued offensive against transgender Americans, their doctors, and the people who love them:
RFK Jr. could defund your hospital if he doesn’t get his way on trans healthcare
RFK Jr. could defund your hospital if he doesn't get his way.
The health department’s proposed regulations on gender affirming care for minors are not legally binding and are set to be challenged in court.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
My latest, with @juliametraux.bsky.social, on the Trump admin's continued offensive against transgender Americans, their doctors, and the people who love them:
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RFK Jr. could defund your hospital if he doesn’t get his way on trans healthcare
RFK Jr. could defund your hospital if he doesn't get his way.
The health department’s proposed regulations on gender affirming care for minors are not legally binding and are set to be challenged in court.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
RFK Jr. could defund your hospital if he doesn’t get his way on trans healthcare
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“The Trump administration’s attempt to carve out gender dysphoria from disability nondiscrimination protection is harmful, baseless, and cruel,” @nwlc.org senior counsel Ma’ayan Anafi told @motherjones.com about the regulation trying to remove gender dysphoria from disability civil law.
RFK Jr. could defund your hospital if he doesn’t get his way on trans healthcare
RFK Jr. could defund your hospital if he doesn't get his way.
The health department’s proposed regulations on gender affirming care for minors are not legally binding and are set to be challenged in court.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“The Trump administration’s attempt to carve out gender dysphoria from disability nondiscrimination protection is harmful, baseless, and cruel,” @nwlc.org senior counsel Ma’ayan Anafi told @motherjones.com about the regulation trying to remove gender dysphoria from disability civil law.
Right now, there’s a bill on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk to provide a remedy for victims of coerced debt.
Hochul has until December 19 to sign the bill.
My latest on the fight to get the bill over the finish line for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hochul has until December 19 to sign the bill.
My latest on the fight to get the bill over the finish line for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Inside the last minute fight on legislation for victims of coerced debt in New York
The legislature passed a comprehensive bill to help people who have been victims of financial abuse. Activists worry industry is trying to water it down.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Right now, there’s a bill on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk to provide a remedy for victims of coerced debt.
Hochul has until December 19 to sign the bill.
My latest on the fight to get the bill over the finish line for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hochul has until December 19 to sign the bill.
My latest on the fight to get the bill over the finish line for @motherjones.com:
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Katie Herchenroeder
Right now, there’s a bill on New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk to provide a remedy for victims of coerced debt. Activists worry industry is trying to water it down.
Inside the last minute fight on legislation for victims of coerced debt in New York
The legislature passed a comprehensive bill to help people who have been victims of financial abuse. Activists worry industry is trying to water it down.
www.motherjones.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Right now, there’s a bill on New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk to provide a remedy for victims of coerced debt. Activists worry industry is trying to water it down.
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“This has a great potential to cause harm, and I simply hope that the committee will accept its responsibility when this harm is caused,” ACIP member Joseph Hibbeln said after voting against changing the guidance. By @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr.'s handpicked panel votes to end hepatitis B guidance for newborns
The committee now endorses "individual-based decision-making" for pregnant people who test negative for the virus.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“This has a great potential to cause harm, and I simply hope that the committee will accept its responsibility when this harm is caused,” ACIP member Joseph Hibbeln said after voting against changing the guidance. By @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
My latest in @vanityfair.com:
The court's LGBTQ books ruling opens the door for parents to challenge other books they disagree with + serves as tacit acceptance to groups that hope to use "parental rights" as a Trojan Horse for anti-trans/anti-gay/anti-abortion cases in the future.
The court's LGBTQ books ruling opens the door for parents to challenge other books they disagree with + serves as tacit acceptance to groups that hope to use "parental rights" as a Trojan Horse for anti-trans/anti-gay/anti-abortion cases in the future.
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Parents Who Oppose LGBTQ Books
Ahead of Pride parades across the US this weekend, the nation's highest court overturned a Maryland public school district's refusal to allow parents to opt their kids out of sexuality and gender educ...
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June 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My latest in @vanityfair.com:
The court's LGBTQ books ruling opens the door for parents to challenge other books they disagree with + serves as tacit acceptance to groups that hope to use "parental rights" as a Trojan Horse for anti-trans/anti-gay/anti-abortion cases in the future.
The court's LGBTQ books ruling opens the door for parents to challenge other books they disagree with + serves as tacit acceptance to groups that hope to use "parental rights" as a Trojan Horse for anti-trans/anti-gay/anti-abortion cases in the future.
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
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June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
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“For the first time, it became clear that young women today will have fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers,” @kamalaharris.com tells @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social on Dobbs anniversary. “But even in the face of that loss, we keep fighting.”
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Kamala Harris, Recalling “Devastating” Day of Dobbs Decision, Urges Women to “Keep Fighting”
The former vice president made a surprise visit to a conference of abortion storytellers, whose “voices,” she tells Vanity Fair, “are vital to our nation in the ongoing fight for reproductive freedom....
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June 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“For the first time, it became clear that young women today will have fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers,” @kamalaharris.com tells @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social on Dobbs anniversary. “But even in the face of that loss, we keep fighting.”
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/k...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/k...