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Rachel de Leon

2 months ago | motherjones.com | Rachel de Leon |Julia Lurie

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Florida Police Appear to Bury Comments About a Botched Rape Investigation

Feb 5, 2025 | ourcommunitynow.com | Julia Lurie

Share Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2016, a 12-year-old named Taylor Cadle reported to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, in central Florida, that she had been raped by her adoptive father. The detective investigating the case didn’t believe her, and Taylor was charged with filing a false police report, a first-degree misdemeanor.
Florida police appear to bury comments about a botched rape investigation

Feb 5, 2025 | motherjones.com | Julia Lurie

In 2016, a 12-year-old named Taylor Cadle reported to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, in central Florida, that she had been raped by her adoptive father. The detective investigating the case didn’t believe her, and Taylor was charged with filing a false police report, a first-degree misdemeanor. As part of the terms of her probation, she was required to write an apology letter to her adoptive father.
Trump ousts multiple government watchdogs in a late-night purge

Jan 25, 2025 | motherjones.com | Julia Lurie

In a sweeping move, President Donald Trump ousted at least a dozen inspectors general on Friday night, purging major federal agencies of independent watchdogs tasked with identifying fraud and abuse. A federal law enacted in 2022 stipulates that the president must give Congress at least 30 days notice before firing an inspector general, as well as reasons for the firing—none of which occurred. “It’s a purge of independent watchdogs in the middle of the night,” posted Sen.
Accused of sexual assault, drunkenness, and financial mismanagement, new defense head is confirmed

Jan 25, 2025 | motherjones.com | Julia Lurie

Pete Hegseth was sworn in as defense secretary on Saturday morning after a confirmation process mired in allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness, and the financial mismanagement of two veterans’ advocacy groups. Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Friday night after three Republicans—former GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska—voted against the nomination.
When Orphans Aren’t Actually Orphans

Jan 25, 2025 | motherjones.com | Julia Lurie

Pop culture is full of lovable orphans. There’s Annie, of course, and Harry Potter, and the Boxcar Children, and James (with the Giant Peach), and Cinderella—the list goes on and on. They have familiar stories: The protagonist loses parents and finds themselves in dire straits, typically under the supervision of evil caretakers. But through grit, wit, and, often, the help of a wealthy, generous benefactor—think Daddy Warbucks—they’re able to succeed.
Monday Reads

Nov 25, 2024 | jill.substack.com | Molly Jong-Fast |Rachel de Leon |Julia Lurie |Linda So

Photo by Florencia Viadana on UnsplashHappy Monday! Here are some fine reads from around the web, plus what you might have missed from the newsletter and elsewhere this week. Jill Filipovic is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Police didn’t believe a 12-year-old who said she'd been raped. Then she hit record.

Nov 21, 2024 | motherjones.com | Rachel de Leon |Julia Lurie

Melissa Turnage approached the 12-year-old girl with the imposing affect of a cop: arms crossed, lips pursed, badge visible, tone skeptical. “So, you don’t know how many times this has happened this week?”Taylor Cadle slouched on a couch, staring at her lap and picking at her nails. That morning, in the summer of 2016, she had gotten into a fight with her adoptive parents when they took away her phone on the ride to church, on the outskirts of Tampa, Florida.
The other big election winners? Private prisons

Nov 9, 2024 | motherjones.com | Julia Lurie

Donald Trump’s win on Tuesday has sent private prison company stocks soaring as investors anticipate that the president-elect’s promises of mass deportation will increase the need for immigration detention. Stocks for GEO Group and CoreCivic, the nation’s largest private prison operators, increased 42 percent and 29 percent respectively on Wednesday.
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen Holds Onto Her Nevada Senate Seat

Nov 9, 2024 | motherjones.com | Julia Lurie

Jacky Rosen, Nevada’s incumbent Democratic senator, has won reelection in the battleground state, defeating Republican Sam Brown. Though Republicans haven’t won a Nevada senate seat in a dozen years and Rosen had a considerable cash advantage, the race was unexpectedly tight, emblematic of the rightward shift in Nevada and across the country. Trump won Nevada on Friday.