Jackie Flynn Mogensen
@jackiefmogensen.bsky.social
Science reporter for Mother Jones, Center for Investigative Reporting. Writing about plants, animals, humanity, etc. (she/her) www.jackiefmogensen.com
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Thanks to @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social and @motherjones.com for a fun interview!
How to make people want to read about climate change
Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Kolbert's new book is a master class in writing about the natural world.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Thanks to @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social and @motherjones.com for a fun interview!
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RFK Jr. promised to take on plastic. Now he's part of an administration embracing it.
“The administration’s explicit goal to unleash the fossil fuel industry will also unleash plastic pollution.”
“The administration’s explicit goal to unleash the fossil fuel industry will also unleash plastic pollution.”
RFK Jr. promised to take on plastic. Now he's part of an administration embracing it.
Plastic is everywhere—including in us.
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September 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
RFK Jr. promised to take on plastic. Now he's part of an administration embracing it.
“The administration’s explicit goal to unleash the fossil fuel industry will also unleash plastic pollution.”
“The administration’s explicit goal to unleash the fossil fuel industry will also unleash plastic pollution.”
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Mother Jones runs largely on donations, so thank you for keeping us afloat for nearly 50 years!
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“Spoiler alert: we found that public institutions in large, Republican-leaning states are disproportionately affected by the policy.”
EXCLUSIVE: A new analysis by The Xylom's @alexip718.com shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on H-1B skilled workers — and how this delicate balance might be disrupted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration.
The Most Detailed Maps of H-1B Visa Holders Joining America's Top Research Institutions
A new analysis by The Xylom shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on the specialized knowledge of H-1B skilled workers — and how this…
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September 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
“Spoiler alert: we found that public institutions in large, Republican-leaning states are disproportionately affected by the policy.”
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For years, medical professionals and transgender advocates have been saying the "Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine" was not following the principles of evidenced-based medicine.
Now the "godfather" of evidence-based medicine is leveraging the same claim against them. (1/)
Now the "godfather" of evidence-based medicine is leveraging the same claim against them. (1/)
Trans health care "skeptics" lost a key ally—now they're having a meltdown
The godfather of evidence-based medicine on rejecting anti-trans "misuse" of his work.
www.motherjones.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
For years, medical professionals and transgender advocates have been saying the "Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine" was not following the principles of evidenced-based medicine.
Now the "godfather" of evidence-based medicine is leveraging the same claim against them. (1/)
Now the "godfather" of evidence-based medicine is leveraging the same claim against them. (1/)
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Thinking about Brandi Hand, who lived through Katrina 20 yrs ago today—and Helene.
What people don't realize about these storms, she said, is the "small stuff": "The very ground underneath your feet is not solid in the same way again, for the rest of your life." www.motherjones.com/environment/...
What people don't realize about these storms, she said, is the "small stuff": "The very ground underneath your feet is not solid in the same way again, for the rest of your life." www.motherjones.com/environment/...
I survived Katrina only to end up in the path of Helene. Now, nowhere feels safe.
"I wanted to live somewhere where this would never happen again."
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August 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Thinking about Brandi Hand, who lived through Katrina 20 yrs ago today—and Helene.
What people don't realize about these storms, she said, is the "small stuff": "The very ground underneath your feet is not solid in the same way again, for the rest of your life." www.motherjones.com/environment/...
What people don't realize about these storms, she said, is the "small stuff": "The very ground underneath your feet is not solid in the same way again, for the rest of your life." www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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August 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Thank you for hosting me, @sejorg.bsky.social!
Hello! I’m @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social, a reporter at Mother Jones magazine, where I cover climate, the environment, and the politics of science. I got my start in journalism by doing social media, so I’m thrilled to be on your feeds as part of #SEJSpotlight!
June 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Thank you for hosting me, @sejorg.bsky.social!
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#SEJSpotlight: Meet SEJ member @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social, who covers climate, the environment and the politics of science @motherjones.com. Check out her investigative features, reporting on new scientific studies, health and science Q&As and more here: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...
June 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#SEJSpotlight: Meet SEJ member @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social, who covers climate, the environment and the politics of science @motherjones.com. Check out her investigative features, reporting on new scientific studies, health and science Q&As and more here: www.sej.org/sejspotlight...
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Scoop: NOAA's climate portal, climate.gov, will soon no longer publish new content after its staff were recently dismissed.
Former staff fear that the website may become a mouthpiece for the administration's anti-science views.
My latest for @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Former staff fear that the website may become a mouthpiece for the administration's anti-science views.
My latest for @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Scoop: NOAA's climate portal, climate.gov, will soon no longer publish new content after its staff were recently dismissed.
Former staff fear that the website may become a mouthpiece for the administration's anti-science views.
My latest for @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Former staff fear that the website may become a mouthpiece for the administration's anti-science views.
My latest for @theguardian.com:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Sungida Rashid died after giving birth at a Massachusetts hospital run by the for-profit chain Steward Health Care.
She wasn't alone: @h-lev.bsky.social and @melissa.news uncovered 12 more instances of moms and newborns who died at these hospitals over the last 14 years: bit.ly/455xC7O
She wasn't alone: @h-lev.bsky.social and @melissa.news uncovered 12 more instances of moms and newborns who died at these hospitals over the last 14 years: bit.ly/455xC7O
Wall Street gutted Steward Health Care. Patients paid the price.
One of America's biggest for-profit hospital operators is bankrupt, broken, and responsible for countless mistreated patients—thanks to its private equity overlords.
bit.ly
May 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Sungida Rashid died after giving birth at a Massachusetts hospital run by the for-profit chain Steward Health Care.
She wasn't alone: @h-lev.bsky.social and @melissa.news uncovered 12 more instances of moms and newborns who died at these hospitals over the last 14 years: bit.ly/455xC7O
She wasn't alone: @h-lev.bsky.social and @melissa.news uncovered 12 more instances of moms and newborns who died at these hospitals over the last 14 years: bit.ly/455xC7O
NIH is ending funding for research on vaccine hesitancy, the Covid pandemic, gender-affirming care, climate change, DEI, and more.
Here’s the language the agency will require staff to use to describe the cuts, according to a leaked draft guidance memo: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Here’s the language the agency will require staff to use to describe the cuts, according to a leaked draft guidance memo: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Leaked memo reveals details about Trump's war on science at the NIH
On the chopping block for grants: Vaccine hesitancy, the health effects of climate change, gender-affirming care, DEI, research in China, and more.
www.motherjones.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
NIH is ending funding for research on vaccine hesitancy, the Covid pandemic, gender-affirming care, climate change, DEI, and more.
Here’s the language the agency will require staff to use to describe the cuts, according to a leaked draft guidance memo: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Here’s the language the agency will require staff to use to describe the cuts, according to a leaked draft guidance memo: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Appreciated @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social's ode to the majestic hellbender — bellwether of aquatic ecosystems, victim of extreme weather and political bullshit.
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Legend has it this salamander came from hell. We’re about to send it back.
Climate disasters, human sprawl, and now Trump: This is how extinctions happen.
www.motherjones.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Appreciated @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social's ode to the majestic hellbender — bellwether of aquatic ecosystems, victim of extreme weather and political bullshit.
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
The Trump administration is “releasing” hundreds of authors who’ve been working on the National Climate Assessment, including an author I interviewed last week.
The author's words of warning seem even more urgent now: www.motherjones.com/environment/...
The author's words of warning seem even more urgent now: www.motherjones.com/environment/...
“Americans will be less safe”: An author of the country’s biggest climate report reflects on its gutting
"The climate assessment is required by law and it appears that the Trump administration is trying to break that law."
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April 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The Trump administration is “releasing” hundreds of authors who’ve been working on the National Climate Assessment, including an author I interviewed last week.
The author's words of warning seem even more urgent now: www.motherjones.com/environment/...
The author's words of warning seem even more urgent now: www.motherjones.com/environment/...
America's largest amphibian is at risk of extinction. Which is also bad for us humans!
Thank you, @hencarnell.bsky.social, for getting me on camera and whipping up this snazzy video for @motherjones.com:
Thank you, @hencarnell.bsky.social, for getting me on camera and whipping up this snazzy video for @motherjones.com:
Do you like clean water? Then you’ll like this slimy, hellish creature.
But it is in danger of extinction.
But it is in danger of extinction.
April 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
America's largest amphibian is at risk of extinction. Which is also bad for us humans!
Thank you, @hencarnell.bsky.social, for getting me on camera and whipping up this snazzy video for @motherjones.com:
Thank you, @hencarnell.bsky.social, for getting me on camera and whipping up this snazzy video for @motherjones.com:
As one of my coworkers put it after reading, “The fate of the hellbender salamander is the fate of us all”—which pretty much sums it up
2. Anatomy of an Extinction (@jackiefmogensen.bsky.social for @motherjones.com)
"In the face of such devastation, some might wonder: Why care about a slimy, wrinkly salamander?"
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
"In the face of such devastation, some might wonder: Why care about a slimy, wrinkly salamander?"
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Legend has it this salamander came from hell. We’re about to send it back.
Climate disasters, human sprawl, and now Trump: This is how extinctions happen.
www.motherjones.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As one of my coworkers put it after reading, “The fate of the hellbender salamander is the fate of us all”—which pretty much sums it up
Immensely grateful to all the people speaking with journalists about the Trump administration’s actions. Without them, we’d have little idea what’s going on.
I spoke with an author on the National Climate Assessment, who explains what it'd mean to lose it: www.motherjones.com/environment/...
I spoke with an author on the National Climate Assessment, who explains what it'd mean to lose it: www.motherjones.com/environment/...
“Americans Will Be Less Safe”: An Author of the Country’s Biggest Climate Report Reflects on Its Gutting
"The climate assessment is required by law and it appears that the Trump administration is trying to break that law."
www.motherjones.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Immensely grateful to all the people speaking with journalists about the Trump administration’s actions. Without them, we’d have little idea what’s going on.
I spoke with an author on the National Climate Assessment, who explains what it'd mean to lose it: www.motherjones.com/environment/...
I spoke with an author on the National Climate Assessment, who explains what it'd mean to lose it: www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Thank you for sharing, Longreads! ❤️
"As Smith sees it, hellbenders and humans are different chapters of the same story. Climate change, after all, doesn’t discriminate between species—it’s coming for all of us."
@jackiefmogensen.bsky.social on America’s largest salamander, for @motherjones.com:
@jackiefmogensen.bsky.social on America’s largest salamander, for @motherjones.com:
Legend has it this salamander came from hell. We’re about to send it back.
Climate disasters, human sprawl, and now Trump: This is how extinctions happen.
www.motherjones.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thank you for sharing, Longreads! ❤️
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On Earth Day, don't miss @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social 's story about a rare salamander at threat of extinction from climate chaos, sprawl, and Trump—and the passionate biologists determined not to let us turn our backs on it www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Legend has it this salamander came from hell. We’re about to send it back.
Climate disasters, human sprawl, and now Trump: This is how extinctions happen.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
On Earth Day, don't miss @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social 's story about a rare salamander at threat of extinction from climate chaos, sprawl, and Trump—and the passionate biologists determined not to let us turn our backs on it www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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Meanwhile in early experiments "mRNA-based cancer vaccines demonstrate exceptional advantages"
translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
April 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Meanwhile in early experiments "mRNA-based cancer vaccines demonstrate exceptional advantages"
translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Sometimes the biggest stories are the easiest to tell through the lens of one creature.
This is the story of the Eastern hellbender—a giant salamander at risk of disappearing forever—but also about ecological grief, Donald Trump, and how extinctions happen:
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
This is the story of the Eastern hellbender—a giant salamander at risk of disappearing forever—but also about ecological grief, Donald Trump, and how extinctions happen:
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Legend has it this salamander came from hell. We’re about to send it back.
Climate disasters, human sprawl, and now Trump: This is how extinctions happen.
www.motherjones.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Sometimes the biggest stories are the easiest to tell through the lens of one creature.
This is the story of the Eastern hellbender—a giant salamander at risk of disappearing forever—but also about ecological grief, Donald Trump, and how extinctions happen:
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
This is the story of the Eastern hellbender—a giant salamander at risk of disappearing forever—but also about ecological grief, Donald Trump, and how extinctions happen:
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
Reposted by Jackie Flynn Mogensen
Really enjoyed speaking with @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social at @motherjones.com for this piece on Helene's impacts on #Appalachia. The story discusses our long-term river restoration work & how ongoing attacks on science by the Trump admin might impact regional conservation efforts.
An extinction is not typically a single catastrophic event, where, poof, a species is suddenly gone.
But the threats against the Eastern hellbender, decimated by Helene and now facing Trump, have been stacking up with frightening speed. @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social reports:
But the threats against the Eastern hellbender, decimated by Helene and now facing Trump, have been stacking up with frightening speed. @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social reports:
Legend has it this salamander came from hell. We’re about to send it back.
Climate disasters, human sprawl, and now Trump: This is how extinctions happen.
www.motherjones.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Really enjoyed speaking with @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social at @motherjones.com for this piece on Helene's impacts on #Appalachia. The story discusses our long-term river restoration work & how ongoing attacks on science by the Trump admin might impact regional conservation efforts.
Was able to confirm that the medical journal CHEST received a letter from Trump's DOJ.
The letter claimed that journals have become "partisans in various scientific debates" and requested information about how the journal handles “competing viewpoints.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The letter claimed that journals have become "partisans in various scientific debates" and requested information about how the journal handles “competing viewpoints.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ claims academic journals hold "partisan" stance in scientific debates
The medical journal CHEST received a letter seeking information about how it handles "controversial viewpoints."
www.motherjones.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Was able to confirm that the medical journal CHEST received a letter from Trump's DOJ.
The letter claimed that journals have become "partisans in various scientific debates" and requested information about how the journal handles “competing viewpoints.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The letter claimed that journals have become "partisans in various scientific debates" and requested information about how the journal handles “competing viewpoints.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I’m proud to say Mother Jones is reinforcing its fact-checking operations!
As part of that, my colleagues are looking for smart and curious early-career journalists to join the newsroom for a yearlong crash course in fact-checking investigative journalism: www.motherjones.com/careers/fell...
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