Julianne McShane
@juliannemcshane.bsky.social
News writer at @motherjones.com, covering all things politics, repro rights & gender. Previously NBC News; bylines also in WaPo, NYT & the Guardian. 📰 Email: jmcshane@motherjones.com Signal: jmcshane.19
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Julianne McShane
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Our review of 700+ videos of the Portland protests shows a wide gap between the reality on the ground and the characterizations by Trump, Fox News and DHS, which said its office in the city was under “coordinated assault by violent groups.”
By @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo
By @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo
What Really Happened in Portland Before Trump Deployed the National Guard
In the two months before Trump’s decision, criminal charges were announced against only three people. On nights when physical conflict did erupt, it often came from police firing on, shoving, pepper-s...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Our review of 700+ videos of the Portland protests shows a wide gap between the reality on the ground and the characterizations by Trump, Fox News and DHS, which said its office in the city was under “coordinated assault by violent groups.”
By @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo
By @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo
"Trump won a popular vote by less than two points and has governed like he was delivered a far greater mandate. He squandered whatever goodwill he had with the public, and MAGA’s future is now much murkier than it was a year ago."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
The Beginning of the End of MAGA
Last week’s election shows the movement is nothing without Trump.
nymag.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"Trump won a popular vote by less than two points and has governed like he was delivered a far greater mandate. He squandered whatever goodwill he had with the public, and MAGA’s future is now much murkier than it was a year ago."
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Someone please tell Marty Makary that menopause doesn't kill women or cause divorces.
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Someone please tell Marty Makary that menopause doesn't kill women or cause divorces.
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Cheryl Hines—who has mostly steered clear of RFK’s antivaxx world—headlined a weekend gala for Children’s Health Defense. At the private party, which I watched from the back of the room, she praised CHD and hawked her book— proceeds which were promised to CHD. www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Does Cheryl Hines share husband RFK Jr.’s vaccine views? Now we know the answer.
The actress finally steps out as first lady of the anti-vaccine movement.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Cheryl Hines—who has mostly steered clear of RFK’s antivaxx world—headlined a weekend gala for Children’s Health Defense. At the private party, which I watched from the back of the room, she praised CHD and hawked her book— proceeds which were promised to CHD. www.msnbc.com/news/news-an...
Michelle Obama last week, per @vanityfair.com: “When we talk about the East Wing, it is the heart of the work” of a first lady. “And to denigrate it, to tear it down, to pretend like it doesn’t matter — it’s a reflection of how you think of that role.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Michelle Obama Criticizes Trump’s East Wing Demolition
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Michelle Obama last week, per @vanityfair.com: “When we talk about the East Wing, it is the heart of the work” of a first lady. “And to denigrate it, to tear it down, to pretend like it doesn’t matter — it’s a reflection of how you think of that role.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Karoline Leavitt gives Lara Trump an exclusive tour of the White House
YouTube video by Fox News
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November 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Exclusive for @msnbc.com: Democrats are showing signs of life not only w/ latest election wins, but also in a groundswell of fundraising
The DNC is touting a $6 million haul of small-dollar grassroots donations in October — 3x MORE than Oct ‘17 of Trump’s first term
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...
The DNC is touting a $6 million haul of small-dollar grassroots donations in October — 3x MORE than Oct ‘17 of Trump’s first term
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...
DNC rakes in major grassroots haul thanks to Trump at the helm
The Democratic National Committee enjoyed a much-needed fundraising boon in October ahead of its election victories.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Exclusive for @msnbc.com: Democrats are showing signs of life not only w/ latest election wins, but also in a groundswell of fundraising
The DNC is touting a $6 million haul of small-dollar grassroots donations in October — 3x MORE than Oct ‘17 of Trump’s first term
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...
The DNC is touting a $6 million haul of small-dollar grassroots donations in October — 3x MORE than Oct ‘17 of Trump’s first term
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...
“Newsom and Mamdani represent a repudiation of the practice of politics that the Democratic Party has become accustomed to.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
The Democratic Party’s unlikely new power couple
Gavin Newsom and Zohran Mamdani are energizing Democrats in distinct ways.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
“Newsom and Mamdani represent a repudiation of the practice of politics that the Democratic Party has become accustomed to.”
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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The great @kieraevebutler.bsky.social and I took a look at the many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement today... including the claims that menopause causes divorce + death, & that the FDA is leading the charge against the "male-dominated medical profession" 🫠
For @motherjones.com:
For @motherjones.com:
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The great @kieraevebutler.bsky.social and I took a look at the many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement today... including the claims that menopause causes divorce + death, & that the FDA is leading the charge against the "male-dominated medical profession" 🫠
For @motherjones.com:
For @motherjones.com:
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Breaking MSNBC:
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
U.S. Attorney investigating alleged grand ‘conspiracy’ calls unit-wide meeting after two prosecutors resign
Career prosecutors on “pins and needles” after flurry of subpoenas approved.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Breaking MSNBC:
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
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No, menopause does not kill women or cause divorce.
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
No, menopause does not kill women or cause divorce.
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A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.
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No, HHS, menopause does not in fact cause divorce and death, but tell us more about how great you are at women's health. @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and I wrote about how they somehow managed to mess up what should have been good news on HRT with weird claims. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
No, HHS, menopause does not in fact cause divorce and death, but tell us more about how great you are at women's health. @juliannemcshane.bsky.social and I wrote about how they somehow managed to mess up what should have been good news on HRT with weird claims. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The great @kieraevebutler.bsky.social and I took a look at the many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement today... including the claims that menopause causes divorce + death, & that the FDA is leading the charge against the "male-dominated medical profession" 🫠
For @motherjones.com:
For @motherjones.com:
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The great @kieraevebutler.bsky.social and I took a look at the many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement today... including the claims that menopause causes divorce + death, & that the FDA is leading the charge against the "male-dominated medical profession" 🫠
For @motherjones.com:
For @motherjones.com:
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Gov. Gavin Newsom keeps teasing a potential presidential run…again, and again, and again.
Newsom keeps teasing a presidential run
On Saturday, Rep. Al Green introduced him as "a future president of the United States of America."
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Gov. Gavin Newsom keeps teasing a potential presidential run…again, and again, and again.
“For people that are raised in a very traditional way in which a patriarchal structure is normalised, a woman (like Sheinbaum), who is a scientist, a leftist, represents all that macho men, patriarchal status quo men, in Mexico, hate.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The president is groped in broad daylight, and Mexican women cry: MeToo, MeToo, MeToo | Mona Eltahawy
After Claudia Sheinbaum was assaulted this week, her opponents claimed she staged it. From their own experiences, the women I met know she didn’t have to, says author Mona Eltahawy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“For people that are raised in a very traditional way in which a patriarchal structure is normalised, a woman (like Sheinbaum), who is a scientist, a leftist, represents all that macho men, patriarchal status quo men, in Mexico, hate.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“These luxuries and amenities … mark Ms. Maxwell more as a guest at a Trump hotel than a federal prisoner and child sex offender,” Raskin wrote.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’
In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell’s treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“These luxuries and amenities … mark Ms. Maxwell more as a guest at a Trump hotel than a federal prisoner and child sex offender,” Raskin wrote.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
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"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’
In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell’s treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.”
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..."
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
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New @motherjones.com: Florida's attorney general filed a $350 million lawsuit against Planned Parenthood this week, alleging deceptive marketing practices over claims that abortion pills are safer than Tylenol,
It's just the latest in the anti-abortion right's all-out attack against abortion pills:
It's just the latest in the anti-abortion right's all-out attack against abortion pills:
Florida takes on Planned Parenthood
Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a $350 million lawsuit alleging deceptive marketing practices over claims that medication abortion is safer than Tylenol.
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New @motherjones.com: Florida's attorney general filed a $350 million lawsuit against Planned Parenthood this week, alleging deceptive marketing practices over claims that abortion pills are safer than Tylenol,
It's just the latest in the anti-abortion right's all-out attack against abortion pills:
It's just the latest in the anti-abortion right's all-out attack against abortion pills:
"Eventually [Trump] declared, “I don’t want to hear about the affordability.”"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Tries to Seize ‘Affordability’ Message
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"Eventually [Trump] declared, “I don’t want to hear about the affordability.”"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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A few years ago, Equal Justice USA (EJUSA), a criminal and racial justice nonprofit, was awarded $3 million in federal grants to expand its work supporting community violence intervention efforts.
This April, Trump's DOJ terminated its funding. Its last day of operations was August 15.
This April, Trump's DOJ terminated its funding. Its last day of operations was August 15.
How Trump’s DOJ wiped out a pioneering anti-violence nonprofit
“We’re just the tip of the iceberg.”
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A few years ago, Equal Justice USA (EJUSA), a criminal and racial justice nonprofit, was awarded $3 million in federal grants to expand its work supporting community violence intervention efforts.
This April, Trump's DOJ terminated its funding. Its last day of operations was August 15.
This April, Trump's DOJ terminated its funding. Its last day of operations was August 15.
Reposted by Julianne McShane
Florida takes on Planned Parenthood
Florida takes on Planned Parenthood
Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a $350 million lawsuit alleging deceptive marketing practices over claims that medication abortion is safer than Tylenol.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Florida takes on Planned Parenthood