Stephanie Mencimer
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Staff writer at Mother Jones. Utah native. Tips to [email protected] Secure coms: Signal smencimer.48 or [email protected]
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Joined February 2010
Where Might Trump’s Attacks on Universities Lead? Just Look at Florida... https://t.co/67huNPoZzv
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Trump’s attacks on universities promise to “save” higher ed. That same logic from DeSantis has nearly destroyed The New College of Florida.
Two years ago, Governor Ron DeSantis engineered a conservative takeover of New College of Florida, a small progressive public institution in Sarasota. Even Republicans say it’s been a disaster. https://t.co/fajWJmnh2o
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The right can’t decide if it's okay to hate Jews
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The fallout from Nick Fuentes's appearance on Tucker Carlson continues.
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2018: Orders the gruesome assassination of a journalist with a bone saw, per US intelligence. 2025: Gets feted in DC with a fancy dinner.
Invitations have been going out for a Nov. 18 dinner PRESIDENT TRUMP is throwing for Saudi Crown Prince MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN in D.C. Not a state dinner because he's not officially the head of state. But a formal dinner with a lot of pomp. Some members of Congress, members of
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ICYMI: Popular AR-15 ammunition made at an Army-owned facility was far more likely than any other to turn up in a government database tracking evidence from gun crimes, according to data reported here for the first time. https://t.co/zeosxhJdc6 by @icijorg
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Popular AR-15 ammunition made at an Army-owned facility was far more likely than any other to turn up in a government database tracking evidence from gun crimes, new data shows.
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Utah needs ranked choice voting! -->Utah Dems form a conga line for Salt Lake County's new House seat
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Ben McAdams and Kathleen Riebe headline a growing list of Utah Democrats vying for a newly created, Democratic-leaning congressional district centered in Salt Lake County.
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Classic Utah legislative response to a decision that actually enfranchises voters
Rep. Matt MacPherson said last night he has opened a bill file to impeach Judge Gibson. If that happens she would be the first state judge impeached in Utah. (One, who was facing drug charges, resigned after the House approved articles.)
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They came to the United States as kids. Now, Trump is targeting them for deportation.
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Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
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Harvard researcher Joan Brugge says her work has the potential to prevent breast cancer, but she was notified last spring that her federal funding was terminated. “It was just like a gut punch. My knees buckled, and I had to sit down,” she says.
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Incidentally, it was a Wash Post letter writer that inspired this story I did earlier this year. The Post has the best readers:
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The Oval Office Swedish Ivy was a gift to John F. Kennedy.
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It is clear that no one at @WashPostOpinion is putting the same kind of care into letters to the editor that @AlyssaRosenberg did. This story of hers is really great.
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Reading and editing letters gave me a theory about what is wrong with America — and how it could be fixed.
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We're pleased to announce that our very own @garrison_hayes was named in 2025's "The Root 100," @TheRoot's annual list celebrating the most influential Black voices of the year! 🏆
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Celebrating the most influential Black voices of 2025.
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The clearest sign I can find of Latinos abandoning the GOP after Trump's big gains in 2024 is Manassas Park, Va., a city of 17,000 people with a 46% Latino plurality population. Harris won it by 20 in 2024. Spanberger is winning it by 42 tonight.
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If the Trump administration wants more babies, it shouldn’t let poor families go hungry
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Denying food and health benefits to single moms doesn't exactly scream: "pro-natalism."
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On tariffs, the Supreme Court must choose between the president and their plutocratic patrons
motherjones.com
This case is all about power and loyalty.
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Trump to CBS: “I inherited the worst inflation in the history of our country.” Inflation when Trump took office: 3 percent Trump: “We have no inflation.” Inflation now: 3 percent https://t.co/CzDmZg9fGg
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Read the full transcript of Norah O'Donnell's interview with President Trump here.
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shoulders are too extended. makes his head look small
Kash Patel in 2023: “I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”
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you can be mad at the owners all you want, but the WashPost reporters are killing it!!!
Overheard: "Great exclusive!" "Yeah! ... Wait, which one?" [👀 @washingtonpost since yesterday morning... ]
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Sean Duffy once danced naked on MTV's "Real World." Now he's using official government resources to make religious videos and promote Christianity through the Transportation Department.
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“Could we bring Jesus up from the basement?”
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The staid Department of Transportation is a tough place from which to launch a culture war. But Secretary Sean Duffy is giving it his best shot:
motherjones.com
“Could we bring Jesus up from the basement?”
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Sean Duffy’s holy war at the Transportation Department
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“Could we bring Jesus up from the basement?”
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