Mallory Johns
@malloryjohns.bsky.social
Executive Director @rewirenewsgroup.com ; Formerly @apnews.com, @vox.com, @popsci.com
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I am famously not known for hopium but I gotta tell y'all.... this interview I did with Skye Perryman from Democracy Forward has me feeling real good about fighting autocracy and building communities. Need some inspiration today? Might I suggest giving a listen
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What It’s Like Suing Trump in Court Over SNAP Funding
Legal advocate Skye Perryman talks about fighting for communities and against the Trump administration in court.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I am famously not known for hopium but I gotta tell y'all.... this interview I did with Skye Perryman from Democracy Forward has me feeling real good about fighting autocracy and building communities. Need some inspiration today? Might I suggest giving a listen
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In news that will shock no one but which everyone needs to hear, abortion bans hurt the speed and quality of medical care across the board—even when treatment has nothing to do with abortion, new study shows
Abortion Bans Can Hinder Life-Saving Care for Pregnant Patients with Lung Disease or Medical Crises—Study
Pulmonologists, critical care doctors, even rheumatologists are struggling to adequately treat pregnant patients in states that restrict reproductive rights, new research reveals.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In news that will shock no one but which everyone needs to hear, abortion bans hurt the speed and quality of medical care across the board—even when treatment has nothing to do with abortion, new study shows
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New from me and @catesby.bsky.social: Why abortion is still an issue in Virginia this election cycle, even though it's not technically on the ballot
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Virginia’s Election Could Affect Abortion Access Across the South
Spanberger. Earle-Sears. The House of Delegates. Experts explain how Virginia's upcoming election could shape abortion access in the South.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New from me and @catesby.bsky.social: Why abortion is still an issue in Virginia this election cycle, even though it's not technically on the ballot
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"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion
Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
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Cool job alert! If you are a freelancer looking for 8-10 steady, adrenaline-fueled hours a week, apply to be our new PT newsletter editor at @rewirenewsgroup.com. This is just a short-term gig *for now*, grant-funded through end of year.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Cool job alert! If you are a freelancer looking for 8-10 steady, adrenaline-fueled hours a week, apply to be our new PT newsletter editor at @rewirenewsgroup.com. This is just a short-term gig *for now*, grant-funded through end of year.
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It’s Never Too Late To Be Gay, Featuring Franchesca Ramsey
Better late than straight.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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The relaunch of my column Angry Black Lady Chronicles is today! It's super gay.
Trump’s Second Term Hits Different Now That I'm Out—Opinion
LGBTQ+ people are a Project 2025 target. Coming out didn’t make Trump’s second term more dangerous—it made it impossible to intellectualize away.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The relaunch of my column Angry Black Lady Chronicles is today! It's super gay.
Are you in NOLA this week for #ONA25? Same!
I'm super pumped, not only to be attending my very first @journalists.org conference, but to be co-hosting a workshop too!
Let's connect if you're interested in podcasts or learning how I'm building a mission-driven team at @rewirenewsgroup.com.
I'm super pumped, not only to be attending my very first @journalists.org conference, but to be co-hosting a workshop too!
Let's connect if you're interested in podcasts or learning how I'm building a mission-driven team at @rewirenewsgroup.com.
September 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Are you in NOLA this week for #ONA25? Same!
I'm super pumped, not only to be attending my very first @journalists.org conference, but to be co-hosting a workshop too!
Let's connect if you're interested in podcasts or learning how I'm building a mission-driven team at @rewirenewsgroup.com.
I'm super pumped, not only to be attending my very first @journalists.org conference, but to be co-hosting a workshop too!
Let's connect if you're interested in podcasts or learning how I'm building a mission-driven team at @rewirenewsgroup.com.
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September 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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I asked a numbers guy: What else could Trump's $150 billion mass deportation budget pay for?
The short answer is: Americans could get a lot of FREE health care, and shuttered rural hospitals could reopen their doors. For the long answer, you gotta click through.
The short answer is: Americans could get a lot of FREE health care, and shuttered rural hospitals could reopen their doors. For the long answer, you gotta click through.
Trump’s $150 Billion for Mass Deportation Could Pay For So Much Health Care—Analysis
Reopen shuttered maternity wards, fund rural hospitals for decades, screen millions for breast cancer: An economist does the math.
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August 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I asked a numbers guy: What else could Trump's $150 billion mass deportation budget pay for?
The short answer is: Americans could get a lot of FREE health care, and shuttered rural hospitals could reopen their doors. For the long answer, you gotta click through.
The short answer is: Americans could get a lot of FREE health care, and shuttered rural hospitals could reopen their doors. For the long answer, you gotta click through.
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Trump hasn't forgotten about abortion—even as ICE raids make headlines—his administration is gearing up to dust off a zombie law, the 1873 Comstock Act, to ban mailing abortion pills, medical supplies, contraception, pornography, and even dildos.
My latest:
My latest:
Trump Hasn't Forgotten About Abortion—Amidst ICE Raids, The Comstock Act Looms Heavy
Analysis: If Republicans dust off an 1873 law to stop doctors from mailing abortion pills, the grim effects of the 'big, beautiful bill’ will get infinitely worse.
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July 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Trump hasn't forgotten about abortion—even as ICE raids make headlines—his administration is gearing up to dust off a zombie law, the 1873 Comstock Act, to ban mailing abortion pills, medical supplies, contraception, pornography, and even dildos.
My latest:
My latest:
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⚠️Welp. The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a case next term about whether states can ban trans girls from playing on girls sports teams.
And if you’ve been paying attention—*especially* after Skrmetti—the answer is gonna be "YOU BETCHA."
@hegemommy.bsky.social and I covered this case in 2023:
And if you’ve been paying attention—*especially* after Skrmetti—the answer is gonna be "YOU BETCHA."
@hegemommy.bsky.social and I covered this case in 2023:
Will the Supreme Court Help West Virginia Bully Trans Kids?
And a special podcast announcement.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
⚠️Welp. The Supreme Court just agreed to hear a case next term about whether states can ban trans girls from playing on girls sports teams.
And if you’ve been paying attention—*especially* after Skrmetti—the answer is gonna be "YOU BETCHA."
@hegemommy.bsky.social and I covered this case in 2023:
And if you’ve been paying attention—*especially* after Skrmetti—the answer is gonna be "YOU BETCHA."
@hegemommy.bsky.social and I covered this case in 2023:
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🌟Pitch callout🌟 @rewirenewsgroup.com is now accepting pitches for reported stories, personal essays, and timely explainers on reproductive rights, sexual health, LGBTQ+ issues, science news, and more. Please use our pitch portal! More details below: rewirenewsgroup.com/about-us/wri...
Step: 2 - Pitch Your Story
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July 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🌟Pitch callout🌟 @rewirenewsgroup.com is now accepting pitches for reported stories, personal essays, and timely explainers on reproductive rights, sexual health, LGBTQ+ issues, science news, and more. Please use our pitch portal! More details below: rewirenewsgroup.com/about-us/wri...
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Cool project launch! For Pride @rewirenewsgroup.com asked trans kids and families to write in with how they're feeling & faring in this political climate. Many of the 2,400 anti-trans bills introduced across the US since 2022 target youth, but news rarely centers their voices. We are. #TransMissives
We Ditched The US for Our Trans Son
The parent of a trans child reflects on moving from North Carolina to Germany, where gender-affirming care remains accessible. "It was time to pull the ripcord."
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June 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Cool project launch! For Pride @rewirenewsgroup.com asked trans kids and families to write in with how they're feeling & faring in this political climate. Many of the 2,400 anti-trans bills introduced across the US since 2022 target youth, but news rarely centers their voices. We are. #TransMissives
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What does the assassination of the pro-choice, pro-family Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Horton have to do with the Jan 6 Capitol insurrection?
Plenty, writes @erintothemax.bsky.social for @rewirenewsgroup.com Because abortion rights and democracy are all bound up.
Plenty, writes @erintothemax.bsky.social for @rewirenewsgroup.com Because abortion rights and democracy are all bound up.
Opinion: How Anti-Abortion Violence is Political Violence
The assassination of the pro-choice Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Horton may have its roots in the religious right. So have other notorious attacks on U.S. democracy.
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June 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
What does the assassination of the pro-choice, pro-family Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Horton have to do with the Jan 6 Capitol insurrection?
Plenty, writes @erintothemax.bsky.social for @rewirenewsgroup.com Because abortion rights and democracy are all bound up.
Plenty, writes @erintothemax.bsky.social for @rewirenewsgroup.com Because abortion rights and democracy are all bound up.
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NEW: Adriana Smith, the Georgia woman who was declared brain-dead 4 months ago but forcibly kept on life support because she was pregnant, gave birth by emergency C-section late last week. Her family says she will finally be allowed to die this week, per @19thnews.org
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A brain-dead Georgia woman is set to be taken off of life support after her baby was delivered
Adriana Smith has been on life support since February. Her case has made national headlines, drawing attention to the state’s six-week abortion ban.
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June 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
NEW: Adriana Smith, the Georgia woman who was declared brain-dead 4 months ago but forcibly kept on life support because she was pregnant, gave birth by emergency C-section late last week. Her family says she will finally be allowed to die this week, per @19thnews.org
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sex worker collectives in seattle have long been providing community health care, reaching vulnerable groups when traditional health-care systems couldn't. @travelinganna.bsky.social spoke with a few of the collectives about their work for @rewirenewsgroup.com: rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/06/12/s...
Seattle Sex Worker Collectives Are Providing Health Care to Their Community—and a Model For the Country
Mutual aid groups like Green Light Project and Strippers Are Workers bring what public health practitioners "can't take for granted."
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June 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
sex worker collectives in seattle have long been providing community health care, reaching vulnerable groups when traditional health-care systems couldn't. @travelinganna.bsky.social spoke with a few of the collectives about their work for @rewirenewsgroup.com: rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/06/12/s...
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The Fallout is back! It’s a column. It’s a newsletter. It’s a vibe.
Each week @hegemommy.bsky.social & other @rewirenewsgroup.com experts explore the judges, court cases, news & laws that affect your life. This week: Trump’s new judge picks include one “culture warrior” & a “millennial Sam Alito”
Each week @hegemommy.bsky.social & other @rewirenewsgroup.com experts explore the judges, court cases, news & laws that affect your life. This week: Trump’s new judge picks include one “culture warrior” & a “millennial Sam Alito”
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It's been a minute but I'm back to weekly column writing over at @rewirenewsgroup.com. Naturally I take a look at two of the worst Trump judicial nominees *yet*
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Is this thing on??! Hello?? Testing 1, 2, 3...
It's been a minute but I'm back to weekly column writing over at @rewirenewsgroup.com. Naturally I take a look at two of the worst Trump judicial nominees *yet*
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Trump Wants These Two 'Culture Warriors' to Be Federal Judges
If confirmed for lifetime appointments, Whitney Hermandorfer and Josh Divine could be more loyal to the president than they are to the U.S. Constitution.
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June 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Fallout is back! It’s a column. It’s a newsletter. It’s a vibe.
Each week @hegemommy.bsky.social & other @rewirenewsgroup.com experts explore the judges, court cases, news & laws that affect your life. This week: Trump’s new judge picks include one “culture warrior” & a “millennial Sam Alito”
Each week @hegemommy.bsky.social & other @rewirenewsgroup.com experts explore the judges, court cases, news & laws that affect your life. This week: Trump’s new judge picks include one “culture warrior” & a “millennial Sam Alito”
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The kids are not alright — and why would they be? Love these campus dispatches from @rewirenewsgroup.com, brainchild of @natasharoy.bsky.social
So thrilled to have edited @rainesford.bsky.social for this month's @rewirenewsgroup.com Campus Dispatch! Rainesford took a look at how the "Make America Healthy Again" agenda is impacting young people's access to mental health care, & what resources are available rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/05/27/c...
College Students Struggle With Mental Health Care Under Trump
Less access to medication, cuts to Medicaid—young people feel the impact of the administration’s rollback of health policies they rely on.
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May 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The kids are not alright — and why would they be? Love these campus dispatches from @rewirenewsgroup.com, brainchild of @natasharoy.bsky.social
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You can count on @angryblacklady.bsky.social to craft a smart, thoughtful, and extremely disquieting analysis of the Adriana Smith horror story.
You can count on @angryblacklady.bsky.social to craft a smart, thoughtful, and extremely disquieting analysis of the Adriana Smith horror story.
Adriana Smith Died 3 Months Ago. Georgia Could Make Smith’s Family Pay to Use Her as a Human Incubator.
Analysis: If the government wants to hijack a uterus, it should at least foot the bill.
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May 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
When @rewirenewsgroup.com is on 🔥 🔥we go hard.
You can count on @angryblacklady.bsky.social to craft a smart, thoughtful, and extremely disquieting analysis of the Adriana Smith horror story.
You can count on @angryblacklady.bsky.social to craft a smart, thoughtful, and extremely disquieting analysis of the Adriana Smith horror story.
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This isn't the first time this has happened and it won't be the last. bsky.app/profile/angr...
The same thing happened to a woman named Marlise Munoz over a decade ago. We covered it at @rewirenewsgroup.com.
From Lynn Paltrow, cofounder of Pregnancy Justice, and lawyer and ethicist Katherine Taylor: rewirenewsgroup.com/2014/01/09/m...
From Lynn Paltrow, cofounder of Pregnancy Justice, and lawyer and ethicist Katherine Taylor: rewirenewsgroup.com/2014/01/09/m...
May 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This isn't the first time this has happened and it won't be the last. bsky.app/profile/angr...
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🧵 we've published some really great stories this month @rewirenewsgroup.com! @angryblacklady.bsky.social wrote *another* open letter to Missouri lawmakers, this time over their attempts to ban abortion—despite voters passing an abortion rights amendment last year rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/04/25/o...
Opinion: Hey, Missouri—Didn’t We Just Talk About This?
Missouri lawmakers' attempt to overturn the will of the people isn't just anti-abortion—it's anti-democratic.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🧵 we've published some really great stories this month @rewirenewsgroup.com! @angryblacklady.bsky.social wrote *another* open letter to Missouri lawmakers, this time over their attempts to ban abortion—despite voters passing an abortion rights amendment last year rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/04/25/o...
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"We cannot just keep hearing the same thing over and over again. There has to be something else out there."
We sat down to talk with @newsrevenuehub.bsky.social about combatting fatigue and launching The Uplift to highlight repro health wins.
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We sat down to talk with @newsrevenuehub.bsky.social about combatting fatigue and launching The Uplift to highlight repro health wins.
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April 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"We cannot just keep hearing the same thing over and over again. There has to be something else out there."
We sat down to talk with @newsrevenuehub.bsky.social about combatting fatigue and launching The Uplift to highlight repro health wins.
Subscribe here: rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/
We sat down to talk with @newsrevenuehub.bsky.social about combatting fatigue and launching The Uplift to highlight repro health wins.
Subscribe here: rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/
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🧵 Today, SCOTUS will hear oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which could determine whether Medicaid recipients have the right to choose their own health-care providers. We’ll be covering the arguments live at 10 a.m. ET.
April 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🧵 Today, SCOTUS will hear oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which could determine whether Medicaid recipients have the right to choose their own health-care providers. We’ll be covering the arguments live at 10 a.m. ET.