Murjani Rawls
@murjanirawls.bsky.social
Award-nominated journalist/reporter: NJ.com and Substream Magazine
Newsletter: https://www.multipotentiality.net/
Five-time author/photojournalist
Previous: DK Network, The Root
WGA East, Critics Choice
Newsletter: https://www.multipotentiality.net/
Five-time author/photojournalist
Previous: DK Network, The Root
WGA East, Critics Choice
Aftermath on Ghost. All the homies love Ghost.
Despite the ravages of age and an internet steeped in misinformation, your eyes – in this one case – do not deceive you: Website different. It’s taken an immense amount of time and effort, but welcome to Aftermath version 2.0:
aftermath.site/aftermath-rela...
aftermath.site/aftermath-rela...
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Aftermath on Ghost. All the homies love Ghost.
Democrats were on a 20 point run narrowing the gap and a group of Senate Dems decided to punt it on first down at the goal line.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Democrats were on a 20 point run narrowing the gap and a group of Senate Dems decided to punt it on first down at the goal line.
Reposted by Murjani Rawls
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
Reposted by Murjani Rawls
WIRED is focused on reporting the forces shaping the most terrifying administration in a generation already plagued by terror wars, financial ruin, and a global pandemic. The best way to help us keep doing that today is to stay reading. We'll see what happens tomorrow.
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
WIRED is focused on reporting the forces shaping the most terrifying administration in a generation already plagued by terror wars, financial ruin, and a global pandemic. The best way to help us keep doing that today is to stay reading. We'll see what happens tomorrow.
Reposted by Murjani Rawls
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Has Zohran slept yet? Lol
November 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Has Zohran slept yet? Lol
Reposted by Murjani Rawls
I was told the dodgers winning would ruin baseball forever. Sorry to the new fans. It is now over.
This is the type of World Series that creates a new batch of baseball fans
November 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I was told the dodgers winning would ruin baseball forever. Sorry to the new fans. It is now over.
Reposted by Murjani Rawls
Reposted by Murjani Rawls
We launched just five months ago, and since then, we’ve led the way in fearless reporting on the reproductive rights and justice beat.
We've done that as a team of two working part-time—now we need your help to make our work sustainable. Help us raise $50,000 by 12/31 with a tax-deductible gift:
We've done that as a team of two working part-time—now we need your help to make our work sustainable. Help us raise $50,000 by 12/31 with a tax-deductible gift:
Help Us Raise $50,000 By the End of 2025
Make a tax-deductible gift to power Autonomy News.
www.autonomynews.co
November 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We launched just five months ago, and since then, we’ve led the way in fearless reporting on the reproductive rights and justice beat.
We've done that as a team of two working part-time—now we need your help to make our work sustainable. Help us raise $50,000 by 12/31 with a tax-deductible gift:
We've done that as a team of two working part-time—now we need your help to make our work sustainable. Help us raise $50,000 by 12/31 with a tax-deductible gift:
Wrote about Purity Ring’s Brooklyn show last night, a RPG manifestation dream of an abundant world in hopes that we make the real one a little better. Photos also by me:
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/puri...
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/puri...
Purity Ring Creates A Lush World and Dreams of A Better One In Reality: Concert Review
At the Brooklyn Steel stop on their "Place Of My Own" tour, the Canadian duo provides us tools to make our places a little better.
substreammagazine.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Wrote about Purity Ring’s Brooklyn show last night, a RPG manifestation dream of an abundant world in hopes that we make the real one a little better. Photos also by me:
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/puri...
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/puri...
For my newsletter, I wrote about “Lurker,” the Stan industrial complex and how artists both hate it and use it, Taylor Swift, and how the film shows the ugly sides of the digital currency era.
Read & Sign up for free:
www.multipotentiality.net/in-lurker-ev...
Read & Sign up for free:
www.multipotentiality.net/in-lurker-ev...
In 'Lurker,' Everyone Wants To Be and Near The Star
Alex Russell's debut shows the fine line between artistry, unchecked devotion, and control.
www.multipotentiality.net
October 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about “Lurker,” the Stan industrial complex and how artists both hate it and use it, Taylor Swift, and how the film shows the ugly sides of the digital currency era.
Read & Sign up for free:
www.multipotentiality.net/in-lurker-ev...
Read & Sign up for free:
www.multipotentiality.net/in-lurker-ev...
Reposted by Murjani Rawls
I just spoke with Capital Area Food Bank CEO Radha Muthiah about how they are preparing for a possible lapse in SNAP funding. She told me that for every meal they provide, SNAP provides *nine*.
"The magnitude of the SNAP program is significant," she says.
"The magnitude of the SNAP program is significant," she says.
Today @mayorbowser.dc.gov says no final decision has been made yet on whether D.C. will cover the cost of SNAP benefits should federal funding lapse this weekend as expected. She's waiting for the outcome of a court hearing on a lawsuit filed by 25 states (including D.C.) on it.
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I just spoke with Capital Area Food Bank CEO Radha Muthiah about how they are preparing for a possible lapse in SNAP funding. She told me that for every meal they provide, SNAP provides *nine*.
"The magnitude of the SNAP program is significant," she says.
"The magnitude of the SNAP program is significant," she says.
‘Hedda’ is an example where tweaks made in an adaptation can enrich a story beyond the source material. Nia DaCosta includes commentary about race, status, control, and archaical patriarchy that is pushed to its heights by Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss.
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/hedd...
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/hedd...
Nia Decosta's Adaptation of 'Hedda' Weaves A Captivating Set of Threads - Substream Magazine
Nia DaCosta's energetic and intriguing adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1891 play adds layers, questions, and needed epiphanies.
substreammagazine.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
‘Hedda’ is an example where tweaks made in an adaptation can enrich a story beyond the source material. Nia DaCosta includes commentary about race, status, control, and archaical patriarchy that is pushed to its heights by Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss.
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/hedd...
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/hedd...
Pau Gasol:
Alright Byrum, lock in.
October 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Pau Gasol:
Reposted by Murjani Rawls
OK. *deep sigh* If we’re really doing this …
If anyone has information about this alleged $130 million “donation” — including the identity of the “donor,” if such a person or corporation exists, and any legal opinions purporting to authorize this — please send it my way. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
If anyone has information about this alleged $130 million “donation” — including the identity of the “donor,” if such a person or corporation exists, and any legal opinions purporting to authorize this — please send it my way. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
OK. *deep sigh* If we’re really doing this …
If anyone has information about this alleged $130 million “donation” — including the identity of the “donor,” if such a person or corporation exists, and any legal opinions purporting to authorize this — please send it my way. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
If anyone has information about this alleged $130 million “donation” — including the identity of the “donor,” if such a person or corporation exists, and any legal opinions purporting to authorize this — please send it my way. I am at crg.32 on Signal.
Reposted by Murjani Rawls
After leaving HBO Max earlier this year, ‘Looney Tunes’ is a hit on Tubi, the company says, and popular across generations. It should be a model for every classic cartoons trapped in streaming limbo.
Make All Classic Cartoons Free
After leaving HBO Max earlier this year, ‘Looney Tunes’ is a hit on Tubi, the company says, and popular across generations. It should be a model for every classic cartoons trapped in streaming limbo.
www.vulture.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After leaving HBO Max earlier this year, ‘Looney Tunes’ is a hit on Tubi, the company says, and popular across generations. It should be a model for every classic cartoons trapped in streaming limbo.
“Bugonia” is another entry in the “what the hell happened to us” post 2020 style films. It’s billed as a comedy, but really a sad expose of how conspiracy theories have ripped up our synapses and rewrite them to where the illogical looks appealing.
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/bugo...
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/bugo...
'Bugonia' Dances In The Thick Ashes of Conspiracy Theories
Yorgos Lanthimos's English remake looks into conspiracy, hierarchy, and the calamity that ensues when these ingredients collide.
substreammagazine.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“Bugonia” is another entry in the “what the hell happened to us” post 2020 style films. It’s billed as a comedy, but really a sad expose of how conspiracy theories have ripped up our synapses and rewrite them to where the illogical looks appealing.
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/bugo...
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/bugo...
Reposted by Murjani Rawls
I'm a café owner in Maine. I'm feeding those about to lose their SNAP benefits for free. www.businessinsider.com/im-feeding-t...
I'm a café owner in Maine. I'm feeding those about to lose their SNAP benefits for free.
Rebecca Coffin owns Hailey's Kitchen Cafe & Bakery in Windham, Maine. She worried about the local community not being able to afford food.
www.businessinsider.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I'm a café owner in Maine. I'm feeding those about to lose their SNAP benefits for free. www.businessinsider.com/im-feeding-t...
‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ understands how vital ‘Nebraska’ is within The Boss’s personal and creative development. Its an infection point which is why I felt let down that the film doubled down on stating it, rather than trusting itself.
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/spri...
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/spri...
‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Is Customary When It's Thesis Is Anything But - Substream Magazine
Scott Cooper's biopic peers into the deconstruction of "The Boss" and the inflection point of Springsteen's career.
substreammagazine.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ understands how vital ‘Nebraska’ is within The Boss’s personal and creative development. Its an infection point which is why I felt let down that the film doubled down on stating it, rather than trusting itself.
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/spri...
substreammagazine.com/2025/10/spri...
Reposted by Murjani Rawls
NEW: @katie-drummond.bsky.social spoke with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social about internet fame, technocracy, and... Linkin Park? www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
Zohran Mamdani, the Internet’s Mayor
Mere months ago, New York’s mayoral front-runner was polling right next to “Someone Else.” He spoke to WIRED about building a social media machine, Big Tech capitulation, and learning from Eric Adams.
www.wired.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
NEW: @katie-drummond.bsky.social spoke with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social about internet fame, technocracy, and... Linkin Park? www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
TRON: Ares is interesting in how it depicts the ways in which corporations are fighting to use AI…while also advocating that AI is the…hero? My review on my newsletter that you can subscribe to for free right now.
www.multipotentiality.net/tron-ares-do...
www.multipotentiality.net/tron-ares-do...
'Tron: Ares' Doesn't Know Whether To Denounce AI or Crown It As A Savior
The third film within the Tron umbrella is a muddled mess that warns about AI while ultimately portraying it as the one to cure its shortcomings.
www.multipotentiality.net
October 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
TRON: Ares is interesting in how it depicts the ways in which corporations are fighting to use AI…while also advocating that AI is the…hero? My review on my newsletter that you can subscribe to for free right now.
www.multipotentiality.net/tron-ares-do...
www.multipotentiality.net/tron-ares-do...
For my first investigative piece as a sports enterprise reporter at NJ.com, I teamed up with Keith Sargeant to look into some of the root causes of violent outbursts at high school games across the state. We spoke to congressional leaders, coaches, athletic directors: www.nj.com/highschoolsp...
It was the most violent day ever on N.J. sports fields. Are we doing anything about it?
Three unruly incidents erupted at three sports venues on a single day
www.nj.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
For my first investigative piece as a sports enterprise reporter at NJ.com, I teamed up with Keith Sargeant to look into some of the root causes of violent outbursts at high school games across the state. We spoke to congressional leaders, coaches, athletic directors: www.nj.com/highschoolsp...
Reposted by Murjani Rawls
"Johnson said he was left tied up outside the building for nearly three hours.
'I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up. I asked if they had a warrant and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.'"
'I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up. I asked if they had a warrant and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.'"
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"Johnson said he was left tied up outside the building for nearly three hours.
'I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up. I asked if they had a warrant and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.'"
'I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up. I asked if they had a warrant and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.'"