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Laura Morel

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Reporter at Mother Jones.

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Meet the #Florida Republicans who say they're going to vote for Democrats this time. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @lauracmorel.bsky.social
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Meet the Republicans voting blue in Florida
“People need to start focusing on the person instead of the party."
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
By destroying the Voting Rights Act and gutting the 14th and 15th Amendments, the Roberts Court is recycling legal arguments once advanced by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction, write @ariberman.bsky.social & @pemalevy.bsky.social.
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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.
The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We just dropped a bombshell investigation into ChatGPT's role in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Incredible reporting from @markfollman.bsky.social that will have far-reaching effects...hopefully: www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/09/2026
Meet the Republicans, including current and former officials, voting blue in Florida
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Meet the Republicans voting blue in Florida
“People need to start focusing on the person instead of the party."
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW: I came across a bookseller who was afraid that a mysterious company trying to buy some of his rarest books was going to use them to train AI models. I went down the rabbithole with him, and was confused and altogether existentially weirded out by what I found www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A bookseller confronts a mysterious company hunting his rarest books
Was a Kentucky retailer targeted by a destructive AI "predator"?
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Ruth Murai @ruthmurai.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Was a pleasure to talk to Emily St. John Mandel about her new book, Exit Party, out today. We chatted about clairvoyance, and whether "no country lasts forever" is an ultimately terrifying or hopeful statement in this moment.
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Emily St. John Mandel still has hope
The "Station Eleven" author has a new book out imagining the collapse of the United States.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
#Florida GOP's Red Scare ploy loses steam as former Republican David Jolly now runs as a Democrat. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @lauracmorel.bsky.social
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The Florida GOP's red scare is losing steam
“You're telling me that a former Republican congressman and Republican lobbyist is now a socialist?”
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 31/08/2026
The Florida GOP's red scare tactic is losing steam
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The Florida GOP's red scare is losing steam
“You're telling me that a former Republican congressman and Republican lobbyist is now a socialist?”
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Laura Morel @lauracmorel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just realized my 8-year work anniversary at @revealnews.org / @motherjones.com was last month! Feeling very lucky to still be here telling important stories. 💜
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/08/2026
In a state like Florida, where many Cubans and Venezuelans who fled communist regimes now live, the socialist label can be particularly toxic. The GOP won’t hold back on attempting to leverage that kind of rhetoric this election season.
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Florida's GOP has a very short playbook: Call everyone a socialist
Republicans are hoping the label will help deliver a state where many voters fled communism.
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Henry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
So excited to have my first story out with @nextcity.org — it discusses how libraries are stepping up as part of a larger public health response in heat emergencies. Be on the lookout for a follow-up that explores how libraries navigate other extreme like hurricanes and wildfires.
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America’s Libraries Have a New Job: Keeping People Alive in the Heat
As heat waves grow longer and deadlier, public libraries are stepping up as cooling centers and shelters – often without dedicated funding.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Data centers are a huge political issue everywhere, but maybe nowhere more than Florida: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Could the GOP lose Florida over data centers?
“Party labels are less important when it comes to our homes and way of life.”
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
#Florida GOP may lose grip on Sunshine State over its candidates' support for AI data centers, which are extremely UNpopular. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @lauracmorel.bsky.social
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Could the GOP lose Florida over data centers?
“Party labels are less important when it comes to our homes and way of life.”
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James West @jamespwest.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Florida's rural Republicans are so angry about data center construction near their homes that the governor's race might be legit in play. Totally fascinating by @lauracmorel.bsky.social
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Could the GOP lose Florida over data centers?
"Party labels are less important when it comes to our homes and way of life."
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18/08/2026
Florida’s most crowded GOP primary has two Trump-pardoned felons today. John Strand is one of them.
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The international underwear model who stormed the Capitol is now running for Congress
Florida’s most crowded GOP primary has two Trump-pardoned felons. John Strand is one of them.
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Laura Morel @lauracmorel.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I spoke to an organization that has helped Haitians return to the island nation "with dignity and a sense of humanity." It's a reality that many TPS holders are now facing. For @motherjones.com:
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“I could express myself and not be looked at as some kind of weirdo or communist, like they all say." Cuban women in #Florida join forces to oppose MAGA www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @lauracmorel.bsky.social
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“Not all Cubans are MAGA”: The Cuban women who broke with the GOP
They are turning their backs on Trump—and finding each other along the way.
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Laura Morel @lauracmorel.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Not all Cuban abuelas are MAGA. I spent some time getting to know the women behind Cuban American Women Supporting Democracy. "In a sea of red, the blue dots congregate." For @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"Not all Cubans are MAGA": The Cuban women who broke with the GOP
They are turning their backs on Trump—and finding each other along the way.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/08/2026
“Not all Cubans are MAGA”: The Cuban women who broke with the GOP
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"Not all Cubans are MAGA": The Cuban women who broke with the GOP
They are turning their backs on Trump—and finding each other along the way.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When TPS for Haiti ends in the next few days/weeks, as is expected, what's going to happen next? I spoke to @motherjones.com about the issue.
The end of TPS would mean that about 350,000 Haitians—roughly the population of New Orleans or Orlando—would be added to the ever-growing pool of immigrants at risk of deportation. I spoke to immigration policy experts this week to understand how quickly the US government could target this community once they are stripped of their legal status. They all told me the process would be slow and would face many logistical hurdles. The likely scenario is that for the Haitian community, some may be deported, others may find another pathway to legal status, and many will remain undocumented within the US. “It’s not like the minute TPS ends, the government can simply go out, arrest people and have them on a plane 24 hours later,” said Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council. “The vast majority of people with TPS are not currently in any sort of removal process…The US government has to find them, arrest them, take them into custody, process them, then determine whether they are subject to detention or not.”
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/07/2026
Trump ended TPS overnight. Deporting 350,000 Haitians is a different story. "The US government has to find them, arrest them, take them into custody, process them, then determine whether they are subject to detention or not.”
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Trump ended TPS overnight. Deporting 350,000 Haitians is a different story.
“The lowest public safety threats are the most vulnerable."
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Isabela Dias @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
In 2018, Mirsy Alva López arrived at the US-Mexico border with her 3-year-old son Ederson. Then border patrol agents ripped him from her arms and took him away. [1]
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Separated at the Border, Torn Apart Again
Years after being split up and reunited, a family gets caught in Trump’s immigration dragnet.
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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) previously denied a report, also alleged in court records, that he pushed a girl down a flight of stairs in high school. But the woman recently told me the alleged incident remains "one of the more traumatic nights of my life." Inside the investigation: ow.ly/8xU450ZpaNp
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Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.
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Laura Morel @lauracmorel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This week, TPS for Haitians is expected to end. No state will feel the impact more than Florida, home to roughly 350,000 -- many of them healthcare workers. “The workers are suffering, but the patients are going to suffer more.” My latest for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Florida's nursing homes are bracing for life without Haitian TPS workers
The Supreme Court ended its legal status. Their patients will pay the price.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20/07/2026
This week, 350,000 Haitians in the US will lose their legal status in light of the Supreme Court's decision allowing the Trump administration to gut the Temporary Protected Status program. No other state will feel the repercussions more than Florida, where half of the 350,000 in the US now live.
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Florida's nursing homes are bracing for life without Haitian TPS workers
The Supreme Court ended its legal status. Their patients will pay the price.
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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
No sanctuary: Inside #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous' war on cities that refuse to help ICE www.motherjones.com/politics/202... via @lauracmorel.bsky.social
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No sanctuary: Inside Ron DeSantis' war on cities that won't help ICE
Many Floridians want their communities to end ties with immigration enforcement, but local leaders feel they have no choice
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Laura Morel @lauracmorel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
My latest for @motherjones.com
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/05/2026
“Any challenge to abortion access in the United States by the anti-choice movement is designed to instill fear, confusion, and chaos.” Abortion providers are racing to stay ahead of the courts.
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Abortion Providers Are Racing to Stay Ahead of the Courts
Clinics, hotlines, and telehealth services say they're ready to keep helping patients amid legal turmoil.
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Mother Jones Magazine [Unofficial] @motherjones.com.web.brid.gy · 28/04/2026
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Florida Is Poised to Make Opting Out of Vaccines Way Easier
Today, the Florida Legislature will vote on a bill that would make it significantly easier for parents to skip their children’s routine childhood vaccinations. The bill would allow exemptions “based on the parent’s religious tenets or practices or conscience,” meaning essentially that parents would no longer need to demonstrate medical or religious reasons for exemptions. […]
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/04/2026
In her latest investigation, @lauracmorel.bsky.social dives into the world of scams that are profiting off of Trump's immigration crackdown. Read it at the link below. ⬇️
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The scammers profiting off Trump's immigration crackdown
Fake judges. Fake lawyers. Real deportations.
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Laura Morel @lauracmorel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
My latest for @motherjones.com : Scammers are targeting immigrants at an alarming rate, according to legal orgs I spoke to this month. “Criminals have identified this as an opportunity." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The scammers profiting off Trump's immigration crackdown
Fake judges. Fake lawyers. Real deportations.
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Laura Morel @lauracmorel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
"For my whole life, I have witnessed how my family here has tried to help our relatives in Cuba. It’s the same ordeal for millions of others who left the island knowing it would fracture their families forever." My latest for @motherjones.com : www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“I Wish I Could Send More": How Exiled Cubans Are Keeping the Island Alive
Cuba is facing its worst economic crisis ever. The packages keep coming anyway.
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Isabela Dias @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
SCOOP: In a January letter to Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL), DHS says 270 DACA recipients have been arrested from January to September 2025. In addition, 174 DACA applicants have been deported, according to ICE records. Those numbers differ from what was shared with Sen. Dick Durbin in February.
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Laura Morel @lauracmorel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I'm back from parental leave. My latest for @motherjones.com published today:
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Abby Vesoulis @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
When the nearest major hospital is 80+ miles away, rural hospitals (with as few as 2 ER beds) play a critical role in stabilizing trauma patients. The OBBA's $50B rural health fund won't nearly make up for the losses hospitals like these face from Medicaid cuts. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This $50 billion band-aid won’t save rural health care
It is just a fraction of the money these facilities will lose thanks to massive Medicaid cuts.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/07/2025
“The mosquitoes are getting worse”: Life inside Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention camp
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“The mosquitoes are getting worse”: Life inside Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz detention camp
“This facility is not one that is sustainable.”
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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
ICYMI: The 16 states w/ total or 6-week abortion bans have sustained >$64 billion in economic losses annually since the Dobbs decision 3 years ago today. Coupled w/ other abortion restrictions, the national cost balloons to to $133 billion, a new analysis estimates. Exclusive for @motherjones.com:
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The costs of restricting abortion? More than $130 billion per year.
A new report quantifies the costs of rising abortion restrictions three years after Dobbs.
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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Florida is leading Trump's immigration crackdown, writes @lauracmorel.bsky.social: Roughly half of the law enforcement agencies that have enrolled this year in ICE's 287(g) program—which deputizes local police and jails with immigration enforcement powers—are from the Sunshine State bit.ly/4lEkXyF
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Florida is leading Trump’s immigration crackdown
Across Florida, hundreds of local law enforcement agencies have stepped in to help ICE.
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Laura Morel @lauracmorel.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
For @motherjones.com: From Florida to Hawaii, lawmakers are pushing back against taxpayer funded pregnancy centers. With the GOP's support, the centers have received millions post Dobbs. “That is an inappropriate use of taxpayer money," one state Rep. told me. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Lawmakers are trying to hold crisis pregnancy centers to account
Post-Dobbs the GOP has given them millions in taxpayer dollars.
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Laura Morel @lauracmorel.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
I’m covering protests in downtown Saint Petersburg, Fla., where dozens of people are lining the streets with protest signs. @motherjones.com
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/04/2025
GOOD DAY AMERICA! Today, #HandsOff protests against the Trump administration are happening across the country and our journalists are spread far and wide to cover it all. 🫡 Want to tune in? Here's who to follow 🧵:
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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
NEW @motherjones.com: HHS gut nearly all of the Division of Reproductive Health this week—which could've helped enact Trump's promises to expand IVF & support healthy pregnancies Spoke to 7 former staffers to report the most complete story thus far on their work: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Mass HHS firings gutted "vital" office for reproductive health
Trump is dismantling the little-known Division of Reproductive Health. It was critical in helping pregnant people and pushing for better systems for IVF.
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