Maddie Oatman
@moatmanjourno.bsky.social
Writer and Editor / Senior Editor at Mother Jones
DOGE cuts/Trump's policies have come as an assault on farmers—especially small farmers. “It would seem like they’re trying to create fewer farms.” Our partner piece with @thefern.org delves into what it could mean for rural communities as we know them. www.motherjones.com/food/2025/05...
Trump’s assault on small farmers
And what it could mean for rural communities as we know them.
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May 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
DOGE cuts/Trump's policies have come as an assault on farmers—especially small farmers. “It would seem like they’re trying to create fewer farms.” Our partner piece with @thefern.org delves into what it could mean for rural communities as we know them. www.motherjones.com/food/2025/05...
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.
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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/...
@MotherJones is hiring our next class of Editorial Fellows! Learn about investigative reporting by fact-checking for our most ambitious and impactful reporting, with guidance from crack editors/reporters and the amazing @ruthcmurai motherjones.com/careers/fellowships/
The Ben Bagdikian Fellowship Program
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April 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
@MotherJones is hiring our next class of Editorial Fellows! Learn about investigative reporting by fact-checking for our most ambitious and impactful reporting, with guidance from crack editors/reporters and the amazing @ruthcmurai motherjones.com/careers/fellowships/
After seeking asylum in US and being recruited by the world's largest meatpacker, Haitian workers faced squalid living conditions, backbreaking line speeds, and injuries like "claw hand." Now Trump wants to deport them. Our investigation with @thefern.org www.motherjones.com/food/2025/03...
They fled Haiti and work America's most dangerous jobs. Trump plans to deport them.
After being recruited by the world's largest meatpacker, they faced grueling conditions on the line. Is the worst yet to come?
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March 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
After seeking asylum in US and being recruited by the world's largest meatpacker, Haitian workers faced squalid living conditions, backbreaking line speeds, and injuries like "claw hand." Now Trump wants to deport them. Our investigation with @thefern.org www.motherjones.com/food/2025/03...
Mi colega @melvisacosta.bsky.social explica la "Habla Inglés" orden de Trump—en español www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd4C...
Trump’s “Speak English” Order Explained—in Spanish
YouTube video by Mother Jones
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March 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Mi colega @melvisacosta.bsky.social explica la "Habla Inglés" orden de Trump—en español www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd4C...
Trump's mantra: *They* ruined America; *we* have to take it back. The “theys”, of course, are immigrants, whistleblowers, trans people, journalists, Democrats, civil servants. Hear how they are fighting back, in their own words, in our new cover package www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's targets
He promised revenge. Here’s who’s first on his list—and how they’re fighting back.
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February 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trump's mantra: *They* ruined America; *we* have to take it back. The “theys”, of course, are immigrants, whistleblowers, trans people, journalists, Democrats, civil servants. Hear how they are fighting back, in their own words, in our new cover package www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“I was hoping America to be better than back home,” says Haitian immigrant Tchelly Moise. “Someone needs to be held accountable for this, because this is not okay anywhere.” This week's @reveal, a collab w/ @FERNnews, meatpacking workers speak out www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This week's episode of Reveal: Immigrants on the line
Haitian meatpacking workers are in the crosshairs of Trump's mass deportation agenda.
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February 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
“I was hoping America to be better than back home,” says Haitian immigrant Tchelly Moise. “Someone needs to be held accountable for this, because this is not okay anywhere.” This week's @reveal, a collab w/ @FERNnews, meatpacking workers speak out www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“How can you so fully misunderstand basic human biology and then legislate about it?” @msjpauly.bsky.social talks to biological anthropologist @kateclancy.bsky.social about Trump's insane definitions of "male" and "female" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s definitions of "male" and "female" are nonsense science with staggering ramifications
"How can you so fully misunderstand basic human biology and then legislate about it?"
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January 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“How can you so fully misunderstand basic human biology and then legislate about it?” @msjpauly.bsky.social talks to biological anthropologist @kateclancy.bsky.social about Trump's insane definitions of "male" and "female" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
In one of the most powerful essays we've run in recent months, @eminietfeld makes a brave, incisive case for rethinking the popularity of "The Body Keeps the Score" www.motherjones.com/media/2024/1...
What the most famous book about trauma gets wrong
People kept telling me to read "The Body Keeps the Score." I was shocked at what it actually says.
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December 20, 2024 at 6:12 PM
In one of the most powerful essays we've run in recent months, @eminietfeld makes a brave, incisive case for rethinking the popularity of "The Body Keeps the Score" www.motherjones.com/media/2024/1...
“Trump has basically said he is waging war on science and scientists," as a source told @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social Plenty of them are now anxious about their jobs and their research; here's what several had to say www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“Waging war on science”: Researchers worry about their jobs under Trump 2.0
"There are a lot of days where I feel very much like just quitting all of this."
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December 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM
“Trump has basically said he is waging war on science and scientists," as a source told @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social Plenty of them are now anxious about their jobs and their research; here's what several had to say www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Maddie Oatman
Stop everything you're doing and read this @julialurie.bsky.social story on adoptions right now.
And next time you hear someone talk about "making adoptions easier," remember this is what that can look like.
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And next time you hear someone talk about "making adoptions easier," remember this is what that can look like.
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She was pregnant and needed cash. Utah's thriving adoption industry was happy to help.
"It's like you're…baiting them in," said one adoptive mother.
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December 9, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Stop everything you're doing and read this @julialurie.bsky.social story on adoptions right now.
And next time you hear someone talk about "making adoptions easier," remember this is what that can look like.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
And next time you hear someone talk about "making adoptions easier," remember this is what that can look like.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Mining the critical metals that we need for everything from EV batteries to solar panels and wind turbines is a dirty, dangerous business. What are the alternatives? @VinceBeiser explores
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A $60 billion-a-year climate solution is sitting in our junk drawers
In rich nations, just a fraction of trashed electronics is mined for critical metals. We’re going to have to up our game.
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November 18, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Mining the critical metals that we need for everything from EV batteries to solar panels and wind turbines is a dirty, dangerous business. What are the alternatives? @VinceBeiser explores
www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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