Julia Métraux

San Francisco

Reporter at Mother Jones

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Articles

The 4chan-Coded Ideology Behind Elon Musk’s War on Normies

1 week ago | motherjones.com | Julia Métraux

In September, Elon Musk amplified a post from Autism Capital—a pro-Trump X account that he often reposts—that read: “Only high T alpha males and aneurotypical people (hey autists!) are actually free to parse new information with an objective ‘is this true?’ filter. This is why a Republic of high status males is best for decision making.
Donald Trump’s Decades-Long Obsession With Eugenics

2 weeks ago | motherjones.com | Julia Métraux

Many people were shocked to read allegations last year by Donald Trump’s nephew, Fred Trump III, about his uncle: Fred, whose son William has intellectual and developmental disabilities, reported that the elder Trump said during his first presidential term that people like William should “just die.”That is shocking—but it’s not surprising.
FDA to cut Covid booster access, excluding in-home carers

3 weeks ago | motherjones.com | Julia Métraux

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that Covid booster shots will be limited to people over 65 and those with pre-existing health conditions that would put them at higher risk of acute complications.
“Peers, Partners, and Equals”: How a Tiny California Nonprofit Gets Unhoused People Back on Their Feet

1 month ago | motherjones.com | Julia Métraux

Standing in the parking lot of the El Portal Church of Christ in the Richmond, California area, unhoused people are quick to give O’Neill Fernandez a hug—or just chat. Some have come to shower in a mobile unit run by his employer, Safe Organized Spaces Richmond, better known as SOS.
25 arrested while protesting GOP Medicaid cuts

1 month ago | motherjones.com | Julia Métraux

Within the first few minutes of Tuesday’s House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on planned Republican Medicaid cuts—which would render more than eight million Americans uninsured—a contingent of protesters entered the room in Washington, DC’s Rayburn Building where members of Congress had gathered. The protesters, shouting “No cuts to Medicaid!” represented groups including the disability rights protest organization ADAPT. 25 demonstrators were arrested and removed from the building.
24-hour vigil to save Medicaid takes over National Mall

1 month ago | motherjones.com | Julia Métraux

At a 24-hour vigil to protect Medicaid on the National Mall in Washington, DC, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) was to the point: to protect democracy, Medicaid has to be protected, too. The vigil, which kicked off Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET, is hosted by the advocacy group Caring Across Generations and will be livestreamed until it ends Thursday; beyond Raskin, the event featured speakers including Reps.
Florida man loses Canadian election

1 month ago | motherjones.com | Julia Métraux

Preliminary results projected by CBC in Canada’s snap federal election, which took place Monday, suggest that the country’s Liberal Party—which is currently in power—will win enough seats in the Canadian parliament to allow party leader Mark Carney to remain Prime Minister, though it remains unclear whether with a majority or minority government.
Disability protection groups in two states pause services after missing federal funds

1 month ago | motherjones.com | Julia Métraux

State agencies that advocate for disabled residents in New Jersey and Arkansas announced this week that they will have to limit their work due to not receiving the full federal funds they are owed by the US federal government. Each state, territory, and Washington, DC, has a protection and advocacy agency to support the rights of disabled people, including providing one-on-one legal services.
Trump’s latest deportation tear includes a 2-year-old and a kid with cancer

1 month ago | motherjones.com | Julia Métraux

On Friday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in New Orleans deported members of two families, including young children and a pregnant mother, under circumstances that have raised serious due process concerns. Among those deported were three children who are US citizens, including a 2-year-old who was born in New Orleans and a child with a rare form of metastatic cancer who’d been receiving treatment in the US.
HHS plans to cut funds used to investigate abuse at group homes

1 month ago | motherjones.com | Julia Métraux

On Wednesday, a leaked draft Health and Human Services budget document revealed, among other sweeping cuts to health- and disability-related services, that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s department plans to defund protection and advocacy services for people with developmental disabilities—including autistic people, about whom Kennedy also spreads harmful disinformation.