Maya L. Miller
@mayalmiller.bsky.social
jackson reporter for Mississippi Today. go preds.
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Arizona’s political leaders and residents are asking why crews allowed a fire to burn for days in hot, dry conditions before it exploded beyond containment lines and tore through the heart of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
July 16, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Arizona’s political leaders and residents are asking why crews allowed a fire to burn for days in hot, dry conditions before it exploded beyond containment lines and tore through the heart of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
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Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who worked on the criminal cases of Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and also a prosecutor in the recent trial of Sean Combs, was fired Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter.
DOJ fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor involved in Epstein, Diddy cases
There was no specific reason provided for why Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James B. Comey, was fired.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, who worked on the criminal cases of Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and also a prosecutor in the recent trial of Sean Combs, was fired Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter.
Repost please! I'm a reporter looking to hear from expats who moved away from Jackson, Mississippi to live in Texas. Please message me if you'd be interested in sharing your experience!
June 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Repost please! I'm a reporter looking to hear from expats who moved away from Jackson, Mississippi to live in Texas. Please message me if you'd be interested in sharing your experience!
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ICE is seeking to deport an immigrant with work authorization for alleged "illegal dumping" in Jackson.
JPD called ICE on Miss. father, who faces deportation
ICE is seeking to deport an immigrant with work authorization for alleged "illegal dumping" in Jackson.
mississippitoday.org
June 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
ICE is seeking to deport an immigrant with work authorization for alleged "illegal dumping" in Jackson.
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Mississippi executes Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan, Mississippi's oldest and longest serving death row inmate, died by lethal injection Wednesday.
Richard Jordan, Mississippi's oldest and longest serving death row inmate, died by lethal injection Wednesday.
Mississippi executes Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan, Mississippi's oldest and longest serving death row inmate, died by lethal injection Wednesday.
mississippitoday.org
June 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Mississippi executes Richard Jordan
Richard Jordan, Mississippi's oldest and longest serving death row inmate, died by lethal injection Wednesday.
Richard Jordan, Mississippi's oldest and longest serving death row inmate, died by lethal injection Wednesday.
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Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
Criminalizing pregnancy: A record number of women were prosecuted the year after Dobbs
They were targeted for substance use, miscarriages, and stillbirths, largely driven by fetal personhood laws.
www.motherjones.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
What's happened since?
A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.
Reposted by Maya L. Miller
How one Los Angeles complex organized to take on their landlord—and the city’s housing crisis.
“I didn’t know how to explain it to her. I just said, ‘No, we aren’t going to move.'”
“I didn’t know how to explain it to her. I just said, ‘No, we aren’t going to move.'”
These Los Angeles tenants are saying no to rent hikes
How one complex organized to take on their landlord—and the city's housing crisis.
www.motherjones.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
How one Los Angeles complex organized to take on their landlord—and the city’s housing crisis.
“I didn’t know how to explain it to her. I just said, ‘No, we aren’t going to move.'”
“I didn’t know how to explain it to her. I just said, ‘No, we aren’t going to move.'”
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Relatable www.cbsnews.com/news/bears-e...
2 bears escape wildlife park enclosure, devour a 7-day supply of honey, then fall asleep
Mish and Lucy got out of their enclosure and made a beeline for their food store where they scoffed snacks, including a seven-day supply of honey.
www.cbsnews.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Relatable www.cbsnews.com/news/bears-e...
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New York Times journalists traveled the length of Syria to see the country's hopes and scars as it emerges from 13 years of civil war. See photos from their journey: nyti.ms/44mcfNG
June 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
New York Times journalists traveled the length of Syria to see the country's hopes and scars as it emerges from 13 years of civil war. See photos from their journey: nyti.ms/44mcfNG
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Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman, declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race.
“Tonight we made history,” Mamdani said, addressing his supporters. wapo.st/44yMVoI
“Tonight we made history,” Mamdani said, addressing his supporters. wapo.st/44yMVoI
June 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman, declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race.
“Tonight we made history,” Mamdani said, addressing his supporters. wapo.st/44yMVoI
“Tonight we made history,” Mamdani said, addressing his supporters. wapo.st/44yMVoI
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One of the most prolific and notorious rapists in American history may have operated unchecked because of police corruption. @ronanfarrow.bsky.social on the case of Sean Williams.
How Police Let One of America’s Most Prolific Predators Get Away
When a prosecutor began chasing an accused serial rapist, she lost her job but unravelled a scandal. Why were the police refusing to investigate Sean Williams?
www.newyorker.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
One of the most prolific and notorious rapists in American history may have operated unchecked because of police corruption. @ronanfarrow.bsky.social on the case of Sean Williams.
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Here is the full list of this year's Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists.
Pulitzer Prizes: 2025 Winners List
Here is the full list of winners and finalists.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Here is the full list of this year's Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists.
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You and millions of other people rely on the NPR Network for trustworthy journalism.
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NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support.
Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
May 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
You and millions of other people rely on the NPR Network for trustworthy journalism.
NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support.
Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support.
Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR
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JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
May 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
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Essay: Eliminating DEI would preserve the luxury of ignorance, enabling those in power to remain comfortably unaware while marginalized communities suffer the consequences.
White unearned advantage: How DEI challenges comfortable ignorance - Mississippi Today
Essay: Eliminating DEI would preserve the luxury of ignorance, enabling those in power to remain comfortably unaware while marginalized communities suffer the consequences.
buff.ly
March 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Essay: Eliminating DEI would preserve the luxury of ignorance, enabling those in power to remain comfortably unaware while marginalized communities suffer the consequences.
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BREAKING: Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex couples' marriage licenses, loses her appeal at the Sixth Circuit of a lawsuit she lost at trial that was brought by same-sex couples whose constitutional right to marry she violated. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
BREAKING: Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex couples' marriage licenses, loses her appeal at the Sixth Circuit of a lawsuit she lost at trial that was brought by same-sex couples whose constitutional right to marry she violated. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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JXN Water is losing money at a rate it can’t sustain as federal dollars to run day-to-day operations are set to run out next month.
JXN Water, running out of operating cash, will raise rates again
JXN Water is losing money at a rate it can't sustain as federal dollars to run day-to-day operations are set to run out next month.
buff.ly
March 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
JXN Water is losing money at a rate it can’t sustain as federal dollars to run day-to-day operations are set to run out next month.
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It was Mardi Gras in the Netherlands too!
"Carnaval" celebrations date to the 14th century there, @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social reports. He met a princess in a small Dutch village. Listen🎧 or read here: www.wwno.org/wwno/2025-03...
"Carnaval" celebrations date to the 14th century there, @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social reports. He met a princess in a small Dutch village. Listen🎧 or read here: www.wwno.org/wwno/2025-03...
It’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans — and in this small, southeastern Dutch village
Like New Orleans, the small village of Schaijk in the Netherlands is also celebrating Carnaval on Tuesday — and making an update to a centuries-old tradition.
www.wwno.org
March 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It was Mardi Gras in the Netherlands too!
"Carnaval" celebrations date to the 14th century there, @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social reports. He met a princess in a small Dutch village. Listen🎧 or read here: www.wwno.org/wwno/2025-03...
"Carnaval" celebrations date to the 14th century there, @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social reports. He met a princess in a small Dutch village. Listen🎧 or read here: www.wwno.org/wwno/2025-03...
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In Mississippi, bills take aim at unhoused people and the practice of sleeping outdoors, @mayalmiller.bsky.social reports: mississippitoday.org/2025/02/20/h...
In a city without a plan, anti-public sleeping bills pop up at Jackson City Hall and state Capitol - Mississippi Today
Multiple bills that target homeless encampments in Jackson have moved out of their respective houses. Advocates worry about the impact on one of the most vulnerable populations in a city without a hom...
mississippitoday.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In Mississippi, bills take aim at unhoused people and the practice of sleeping outdoors, @mayalmiller.bsky.social reports: mississippitoday.org/2025/02/20/h...
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I miss working with @mayalmiller.bsky.social every day, but so thrilled to see her first story for @mississippitoday.org post today!
Despite Mississippi’s low homelessness rate nationally, multiple bills that target homeless encampments in Jackson have moved out of their respective houses.
Despite Mississippi’s low homelessness rate nationally, multiple bills that target homeless encampments in Jackson have moved out of their respective houses.
In a city without a plan, anti-public sleeping bills pop up at Jackson City Hall and state Capitol - Mississippi Today
Multiple bills that target homeless encampments in Jackson have moved out of their respective houses. Advocates worry about the impact on one of the most vulnerable populations in a city without a hom...
mississippitoday.org
February 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I miss working with @mayalmiller.bsky.social every day, but so thrilled to see her first story for @mississippitoday.org post today!
Despite Mississippi’s low homelessness rate nationally, multiple bills that target homeless encampments in Jackson have moved out of their respective houses.
Despite Mississippi’s low homelessness rate nationally, multiple bills that target homeless encampments in Jackson have moved out of their respective houses.
Reposted by Maya L. Miller
Last year, the county spent ~$100 million on LA Sheriff's Department legal costs -- settlements, judgements and lawyer fees -- making it again the most expensive county dept to defend.
BUT that was actually an improvement! The year before it was around $150 million
www.latimes.com/california/s...
BUT that was actually an improvement! The year before it was around $150 million
www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. County hit with record number of lawsuits amid flood of child sex abuse claims
The amount the county paid to outside attorneys rose 18% from the previous year to $75 million — nearly double what the county spent four years ago.
www.latimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Last year, the county spent ~$100 million on LA Sheriff's Department legal costs -- settlements, judgements and lawyer fees -- making it again the most expensive county dept to defend.
BUT that was actually an improvement! The year before it was around $150 million
www.latimes.com/california/s...
BUT that was actually an improvement! The year before it was around $150 million
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.”
-Angela Davis
Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis.
"If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory."
--Angela Davis
-Angela Davis
Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis.
"If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory."
--Angela Davis
January 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.”
-Angela Davis
Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis.
"If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory."
--Angela Davis
-Angela Davis
Happy 81st birthday, Angela Davis.
"If you live long enough a defeat will turn into a victory."
--Angela Davis
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This is an amazing quote, from a Jan 6 prisoner who is refusing Trump’s pardon.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
January 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is an amazing quote, from a Jan 6 prisoner who is refusing Trump’s pardon.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...