Maddie Oatman

Writer + Senior Editor at Mother Jones; CO native drawn to big mountains and sunshine. Have my eye on stories about culture, environment, and the West.

[Maddie Oatman @moatman]

@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 : https://t.co/bjHkH8SNVg

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The meatpacking industry relies on immigrant/refugee labor—it will collapse without them. So why kick them out? “I think it’s just hatred against people with different skin color.” Our investigation with @fernnews https://t.co/CQtpW9b6q5

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“I was hoping America to be better than back home,” says Tchelly Moise, a Haitian immigrant. “Someone needs to be held accountable for this, because this is not okay anywhere.” This week on @reveal , a collaboration with @FERNnews https://t.co/eDZYpRTCmJ

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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" https://t.co/acwiJ5WEDc

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@sjmichaels 4/ And @nlanard reveals how Latino support for California Democrats is the lowest it's been for decades—and what that might mean for control of the House. https://t.co/9Cp554PA9P

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1/ California voters, @MotherJones reporters are bringing you the illuminating stories you won't find anywhere else. Some must-reads today:

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@sjmichaels 3/ @sjmichaels also wrote an in-depth profile of Ryan Khojasteh, the guy challenging SF DA Brooke Jenkins, who is convinced the city has gotten too tough on teen crime https://t.co/rf1QZjMtM6

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Photos: Alexis de Tocqueville was struck by the US's supposed "equality of social conditions." Nearly 200 years later, the Our Democracy team—Andrea Bruce @RBecksLee @LorraineUstaris—set out to provide an updated record. https://t.co/7stg2u5AwU

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In case you’re looking for a fun (if infuriating) #longread this weekend, check out @H_Lev’s great piece on the private equity billionaire wreaking havoc in Newport, Rhode Island: https://t.co/JNcvxY9kAm

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“I enjoy my high carbon lifestyle,” the Project 2025 mastermind trolled the audience at a New York climate event today, @jackiefmogensen writes https://t.co/0ARRjT99op

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Deciding that you no longer want to advocate for a path to citizenship as part of immigration reform "is as political as the act of advocating for it was." Mark Zuckerberg isn't done with politics, writes @timothypmurphy, his politics have just changed. https://t.co/kG3hb1TngE

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"Repeal the 19th Amendment." "Make America white again." Those are some of the rallying cries of the extremely online TheoBros—and politicians appear to be listening. Fantastic reporting by @kieraevebutler https://t.co/scyeYi5Cik

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I keep hearing abt friends' partners or colleagues saying Kamala's unrealized capital gains tax proposal is turning them away from her. Seriously?! You have $100million dollars?!! https://t.co/HIaAOHVXVV

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You can read more about this fascinating new science and the cultural forces that have held it back, in the original story I wrote for @MotherJones here https://t.co/NybZu4WQcf

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It was such a treat to be interviewed yesterday by the amazing @ailsachang on @NPR 's All Things Considered about my piece on the exciting medical potential of menstrual blood–she did such a good job putting me at ease https://t.co/hlWYATvGJh

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Oh, I hate to hear this.

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Well, it's official: @hakaimagazine is ceasing publication at the end of the year because our funding is being cut. I'm incredibly sad for my colleagues, for the freelance community, for the journalism ecosystem as a whole, and for myself. Editing for Hakai has been a dream.

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2. "Rags to Riches," @moatman

"[A]s galling as it is exciting, a rare combination."

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Today SCOTUS overturned Chevron deference, which had long been a target of conservatives—especially those seeking to disassemble environmental regulations. @jackiefmogensen reports https://t.co/YpKxrSTpCx

[Jackie Flynn Mogensen @jackiefmogensen]

Chevron deference has been a conservative target for more than a decade. Today, the Supreme Court followed suit.

I wrote about one conservative who has called for the end of Chevron with notable passion and consistency: Former Trump attorney John Eastman.