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Jamilah King

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Editorial Director, Mother Jones. Say hi to your dog for me.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18/09/2026
“People would be pretty shocked that what they’re using for their homework or to summarize emails is also being used by intelligence officers.”
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Killer AI is already here—we’re using it in Iran
Despite AI fears, a new poll shows few Americans know about the Pentagon's AI-assisted massacres.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18/09/2026
I mean, the story writes itself at this point.
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First Cory Mills' career imploded—then his grenade factory exploded
No one was harmed in the massive explosion, which could reportedly be felt for miles.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
finally found a community of like-minded backpack enthusiasts who argue about zipper pulls and unironically use the phrase "edc." might love the internet again.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
finally found a community of like-minded backpack enthusiasts who argue about zipper pulls and unironically use the phrase "edc." might love the internet again.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10/08/2026
We're hiring! 🗣️ CIR is looking for an assistant general counsel. If you're a media attorney with 6-10+ years of experience with a passion for journalism, media law, and the First Amendment, apply today! Salary Range: $145,000.00 To $185,000.00 annually
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
RETURN THE BUNNY! More great reporting from @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Rep. Max Miller has a history of withholding his daughter's blue bunny
And we have the screenshots of emails and texts to prove it.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Real lucky I got to talk with @jesmimi.bsky.social about grief in the latest issues of @motherjones.com
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The obscure word that helped novelist Jesmyn Ward process her grief
“Maybe using that word was the first step out.”
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Finally leaving Delaney Hall. I have never been hit with as much bear spray in my life as I have today. My eyes, mouth, skin. Pain. Please follow. Thanks goodnight.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
really happy the knicks are winning bc the liberty are…not a great team this year
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Mother Jones’ @markfollman.bsky.social asked ChatGPT how to shoot "a lot of things in a short amount of time" with an AR-15. It gave him detailed advice—and encouragement. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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The chilling role of ChatGPT in mass shootings and other violence
Several attacks involving OpenAI's chatbot—including Tumbler Ridge and FSU—raise urgent questions about the technology.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
To aid its mass deportation agenda—and, at times, intimidate those who protest against it ICE has gone on a $300 million spending spree. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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How your data is powering Trump’s surveillance state
A new book explores just how much we're being monitored—and how to fight back.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Sure, his company, OpenAI, is reportedly building technology that it fears and some of Sam Altman's former colleagues think he’s a pathological liar, but really? It’s no big deal. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Finally catching up on #LoveIsBlind (S 10, E 1) and Steven and Emma are headed for disaster. Girl, RUN.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Such a seriously powerful episode this week on @revealnews.org, so proud of my colleagues.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 30/01/2026
NEW: Meet the private-equity firm -- and its billionaire immigrant CEO -- making millions off some of ICE's cruelest deportation flights. After a five-month investigation, my story for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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ICE Deportation Flights Are Getting Longer and Crueler
A private equity-owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 31/12/2025
At Mother Jones, we see it time and time again: a single investigation can ripple across the world. It can expose corruption, influence policy, and inspire action. As 2025 comes to a close, let’s revisit some of our most impactful reporting of the year 🧵
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Looking for a last minute stocking stuffer? How about a gift subscription to @motherjones.com secure.motherjones.com/flex/mj/key/...
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Are you someone who's Very Online, early in your reporting career, and eager to get clips? We're hiring a Breaking News Reporter at @motherjones.com. $65k-$75k salary. www.motherjones.com/careers/brea...
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Breaking News Reporter
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This #GivingTuesday, consider making a gift to @motherjones.com. Journalism costs money, it's under attack, and your generosity could make all the difference. secure.motherjones.com/flex/mj/key/...
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Support Nonprofit Journalism - Donate to Mother Jones
Help Mother Jones' reporters dig deep with a tax-deductible donation.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/12/2025
It's Giving Tuesday! But the hard truth is that December is always make-or-break for our newsroom. A full one-third of all the funds we need to practice the journalism you rely on comes to us at the end of the year. Consider donating today! We so appreciate the support ❤️ tinyurl.com/y6wzer7w
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Thankfully @inaeoh.bsky.social read Cheryl Hines' new memoir (so you don't have to) and this exploration of RFK Jr's supposed sex appeal is worth your time: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Scott Weiner has forced California to build a lot more homes. Now he's running for Nancy Pelosi's seat. Can his "getting shit done" ethos work in a broken Congress? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Scott Wiener Defeated California’s NIMBYs. Can He Fix America’s Housing Crisis?
By running for Nancy Pelosi's seat, he's putting the "Abundance" theory to the test.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Zohran hitting up at least two gay clubs (Papi Juice, Mood Ring) and a Knicks game during this final campaign stretch:
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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/2025
It's the last day of our September fundraiser! Please consider supporting our non-profit newsroom as we double down on fearless reporting—just as corporate media caves to Donald Trump. Your donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar. Thank you so much!
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
These are terrifying times. Corporate media is caving utterly. Support non-profit media, public media, local media, and the last few old MSM companies with good owners. We tick at least two of those boxes and so if you value our reporting, you can give here secure.motherjones.com/flex/mj/key/...
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Support Nonprofit Journalism - Donate to Mother Jones
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
important note from @transjournalists.org on "transgender ideology": www.transjournalists.org/tja-urges-ca...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11/09/2025
Donald Trump has a history of making national tragedies worse. So here's a quick side by side of how one president responds to a national crisis versus how another does.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
There is no reason to post or RT the video of Charlie Kirk being shot. None.
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
It is always a good time to check your Bluesky settings for content and media and make sure videos and GIFs do not autoplay.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
If you wanna know why millennials are so fcked up, it's because this commercial would pop up outta nowhere between after school cartoons and evening sitcoms:
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Debi Austin - "Voicebox" (In Memoriam)
YouTube video by California Department of Public Health
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
There's nothing like a good, old fashioned newspaper editor. Someone who gets your off your high horse and say write what you mean.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Writer friends! We're looking for freelance pitches for our Mixed Media section of @motherjones.com. Think arts criticism, essays, interviews. Pitch us: www.motherjones.com/contribute/w...
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Freelance Writer Guidelines
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Madison Pauly @msjpauly.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
I've had a Google Alert set on Missouri AG Andrew Bailey for a couple years. His aggressive (and at times extralegal) attacks on abortion, local Democrats, trans people often get slapped down in court. But winning wasn't the point. The point was building a rep. Now he's headed to help run the FBI.
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Trump rewards MAGA attack dog attorney general with FBI post
"If Andrew Bailey can do this much damage in Missouri, imagine what he’ll do with federal power."
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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Israel has killed nearly 200 Palestinian journalists in Gaza The latest killings, on Sunday, were targeted attacks on reporters covering the war in Gaza, according to Al Jazeera, which employed them. New @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Israel has killed nearly 200 Palestinian journalists in Gaza
The latest killings were targeted attacks on reporters covering the war in Gaza, according to the news network that employed them.
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 04/08/2025
The Police Records Access Project database, built by UC Berkeley and Stanford and distributed by news outlets including the Chronicle, allows searches by name, agency or keyword.
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Thousands of once-secret California police files made public in searchable database
The Police Records Access Project database, built by UC Berkeley and Stanford and distributed by news outlets including the Chronicle, allows searches by name, agency or keyword.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The thing I love most about running is talking to everyone endlessly about how I'm not doing it.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
As someone who occasionally dabbles in troll-like behavior, I kinda get Gilbert Arenas. Jokes is jokes. But his KAT take was so mindblowingly misogynist and cruel that I can help but think of him as a bully.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
This Holocaust denier has the most popular history newsletter on Substack -- truly scary (not not surprising!) stuff: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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How a Nazi-obsessed amateur historian went from obscurity to the top of Substack
Tucker Carlson has called Darryl Cooper the “most important popular historian working in the United States today.” His background is more extreme than previously reported.
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Inae Oh @inaeoh.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
"Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began." 60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.
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60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
How does the Epstein scandal end? I went over some likely scenarios. Mostly it’s just amazing to consider what an absurd Gordian knot the Trump administration has created for themselves. Featuring some thoughts from the very smart @rothschildmd.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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How does the Epstein scandal end?
The Trump administration is desperate to kill the story. Here are 5 ways they could try.
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Loved doing this short interview where @kashana.bsky.social schooled me on a bit of the history of Black women in comedy: www.motherjones.com/media/2025/0...
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Kashana Cauley's latest book conjures a new villain for our times: the debt police
We talked to the author, TV writer, and social media wit about "The Payback"—and finding humor in darkness.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
1/ Important new piece from @billmckibben.bsky.social: who worries that Trump is ripping the bonds that hold this vast country together—the very idea of a diverse democracy; our aspirational story—past the point of repair: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Will Trump force America to break up?
He seems determined to try.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/05/2025
🚨We're hiring for not one, not two, but THREE positions!🚨 The Center for Investigative Reporting, which hosts both Mother Jones and @revealnews.org, is looking for an assistant editor, assistant producer and a digital producer! You can learn more and apply at the links below! 🧵
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Jamilah King @jamilahking.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Got any links to digital archives of Black newspapers from the early to mid 1900's? I've seen some that go back to the 1970s, but that's about it. Drop 'em below if you've got 'em.
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
A great deep dive by @pemalevy.bsky.social:
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/04/2025
*Trigger Warning: Shameless Self-Promotion* There's one day left to cast your vote in this year's #WebbyAwards! 🎉🎉 Super proud to share that we've been nominated five times, with two of our brilliant creators @garrisonhayes.bsky.social and @katmabu.bsky.social duking it out in the same category! 🥊
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/04/2025
Are you exercising your right to free speech and assembly today? Quote this or reply with your sign or photos of your local gathering!
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