Taiyler S. Mitchell
@taiylersimone.bsky.social
Award-winning journalist @huffpost.com | LA📍(she/her)
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Check out my latest with @sebastianmurdock.bsky.social for @huffpost.com: Spring Ridge Academy, an isolated all-girls boarding school in Arizona, promised to help "troubled teens," but former students said the facility abused them and left them traumatized instead.
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
Graham Platner Drops Out Of Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault Allegations www.huffpost.com/entry/graham...
Graham Platner Drops Out Of Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault Allegations
Platner’s decision to withdraw from the race comes after a campaign riddled with controversy.
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July 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Graham Platner Drops Out Of Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault Allegations www.huffpost.com/entry/graham...
I had the pleasure of examining the #youngho trend for @huffpost.com ✨
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July 1, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I had the pleasure of examining the #youngho trend for @huffpost.com ✨
Read the full story here: www.huffpost.com/entry/young-...
Read the full story here: www.huffpost.com/entry/young-...
Trump called on Congress to put an end to birthright citizenship in an effort to bypass the U.S. Supreme Court’s Tuesday ruling on the matter in Trump v. Barbara www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Issues New Demand After Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship
"The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation," Trump said.
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June 30, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Trump called on Congress to put an end to birthright citizenship in an effort to bypass the U.S. Supreme Court’s Tuesday ruling on the matter in Trump v. Barbara www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
For @huffpost.com, @graemedemianyk.bsky.social and I wrote about Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's criticism of Justice Clarence Thomas' “ahistorical” interpretation of the 14th Amendment in her concurring opinion.
www.huffpost.com/entry/justic...
www.huffpost.com/entry/justic...
Justice Jackson Rips Justice Thomas In Scathing Birthright Citizenship Concurrence
Jackson criticized her fellow justice's “ahistorical” interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
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June 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
For @huffpost.com, @graemedemianyk.bsky.social and I wrote about Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's criticism of Justice Clarence Thomas' “ahistorical” interpretation of the 14th Amendment in her concurring opinion.
www.huffpost.com/entry/justic...
www.huffpost.com/entry/justic...
Trump Pulls Back, U.S. And Iran Agree To Two-Week Ceasefire www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Pulls Back, U.S. And Iran Agree To Two-Week Ceasefire
"This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!" Trump said.
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April 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Trump Pulls Back, U.S. And Iran Agree To Two-Week Ceasefire www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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On Sunday @taiylersimone.bsky.social and I won a Writers Guild Award for our year-long investigation into the troubled-teen industry. We also got to meet the amazing Laëtitia Hollard. Thanks to the survivors for letting us tell their stories. Read it here: www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
March 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
On Sunday @taiylersimone.bsky.social and I won a Writers Guild Award for our year-long investigation into the troubled-teen industry. We also got to meet the amazing Laëtitia Hollard. Thanks to the survivors for letting us tell their stories. Read it here: www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
On Sunday, @sebastianmurdock.bsky.social and I won a Writers Guild Award in the Digital News category!
I’m eternally grateful for all the people who trusted us with this story through our yearlong reporting journey, including our amazing @huffpost.com editors, visuals team & our brave sources.
I’m eternally grateful for all the people who trusted us with this story through our yearlong reporting journey, including our amazing @huffpost.com editors, visuals team & our brave sources.
March 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
On Sunday, @sebastianmurdock.bsky.social and I won a Writers Guild Award in the Digital News category!
I’m eternally grateful for all the people who trusted us with this story through our yearlong reporting journey, including our amazing @huffpost.com editors, visuals team & our brave sources.
I’m eternally grateful for all the people who trusted us with this story through our yearlong reporting journey, including our amazing @huffpost.com editors, visuals team & our brave sources.
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BREAKING: AL Gov. Kay Ivey (R) commuted the death sentence of Charles "Sonny" Burton, a 75-yo-old wheelchair user who, by the state's own admission, never killed anyone www.huffpost.com/entry/alabam...
Alabama Governor Spares Life Of 75-Year-Old Who Never Killed Anyone
Had the execution gone forward, Burton would have faced a harsher punishment than the man who killed the victim during a botched robbery that Burton participated in.
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March 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
BREAKING: AL Gov. Kay Ivey (R) commuted the death sentence of Charles "Sonny" Burton, a 75-yo-old wheelchair user who, by the state's own admission, never killed anyone www.huffpost.com/entry/alabam...
My latest for @huffpost.com: ICE Denies Wrongdoing In Death Of Man In California Immigration Facility
"ICE can deny wrongdoing, but the reality remains the same: Alberto Gutierrez Reyes died while in their custody," LA Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-de...
"ICE can deny wrongdoing, but the reality remains the same: Alberto Gutierrez Reyes died while in their custody," LA Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-de...
ICE Denies Wrongdoing In Death Of Man In California Immigration Facility
"ICE can deny wrongdoing, but the reality remains the same: Alberto Gutierrez Reyes died while in their custody," Los Angeles City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez told HuffPost.
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March 5, 2026 at 9:25 PM
My latest for @huffpost.com: ICE Denies Wrongdoing In Death Of Man In California Immigration Facility
"ICE can deny wrongdoing, but the reality remains the same: Alberto Gutierrez Reyes died while in their custody," LA Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-de...
"ICE can deny wrongdoing, but the reality remains the same: Alberto Gutierrez Reyes died while in their custody," LA Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-de...
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HuffPost Union just delivered a strike pledge signed by 100% of our members. We are united and prepared to do whatever is necessary to reach a fair deal. #faircontractnow
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
HuffPost Union just delivered a strike pledge signed by 100% of our members. We are united and prepared to do whatever is necessary to reach a fair deal. #faircontractnow
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Happy to share that I received three nominations in the Digital News category for the 2026 Writers Guild Awards! My @huffpost.com colleagues and I make up four of the five nominations in the category.
Congrats to all the nominees! #WritersGuildAwards awards.wga.org/awards/nomin...
Congrats to all the nominees! #WritersGuildAwards awards.wga.org/awards/nomin...
January 28, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Happy to share that I received three nominations in the Digital News category for the 2026 Writers Guild Awards! My @huffpost.com colleagues and I make up four of the five nominations in the category.
Congrats to all the nominees! #WritersGuildAwards awards.wga.org/awards/nomin...
Congrats to all the nominees! #WritersGuildAwards awards.wga.org/awards/nomin...
Happy to share that I received three nominations in the Digital News category for the 2026 Writers Guild Awards! My @huffpost.com colleagues and I make up four of the five nominations in the category.
Congrats to all the nominees! #WritersGuildAwards awards.wga.org/awards/nomin...
Congrats to all the nominees! #WritersGuildAwards awards.wga.org/awards/nomin...
January 28, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Happy to share that I received three nominations in the Digital News category for the 2026 Writers Guild Awards! My @huffpost.com colleagues and I make up four of the five nominations in the category.
Congrats to all the nominees! #WritersGuildAwards awards.wga.org/awards/nomin...
Congrats to all the nominees! #WritersGuildAwards awards.wga.org/awards/nomin...
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With ten days until our contract expires, our unit is not willing to settle for less. We're standing together until we reach a fair deal.
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 PM
With ten days until our contract expires, our unit is not willing to settle for less. We're standing together until we reach a fair deal.
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey Reverses Course After Saying 2 National Guardsmen Died In DC Shooting www.huffpost.com/entry/2-nati...
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey Reverses Course After Saying 2 National Guardsmen Died In DC Shooting
“These brave West Virginians lost their lives in the service of their country," Morrisey said previously.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey Reverses Course After Saying 2 National Guardsmen Died In DC Shooting www.huffpost.com/entry/2-nati...
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You should absolutely read this piece from @taiylersimone.bsky.social.
Especially before Thanksgiving. Put some perspective on your plate!
Especially before Thanksgiving. Put some perspective on your plate!
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
You should absolutely read this piece from @taiylersimone.bsky.social.
Especially before Thanksgiving. Put some perspective on your plate!
Especially before Thanksgiving. Put some perspective on your plate!
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November 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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When a small community learned ICE wrongfully detained a beloved neighbor, they collectively pushed for his release.
“When a lot of people get together, at least in my case, things are possible. Miracles happen,” Ruperto said.
Read my latest for @huffpost.com here
www.huffpost.com/entry/atlant...
“When a lot of people get together, at least in my case, things are possible. Miracles happen,” Ruperto said.
Read my latest for @huffpost.com here
www.huffpost.com/entry/atlant...
A Community Refused To Back Down After ICE Wrongfully Detained A Beloved Neighbor — And Won A Major Victory
“Trump's dark America is not going to penetrate Atlantic Highlands,” Mayor Lori Hohenleitner said.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
When a small community learned ICE wrongfully detained a beloved neighbor, they collectively pushed for his release.
“When a lot of people get together, at least in my case, things are possible. Miracles happen,” Ruperto said.
Read my latest for @huffpost.com here
www.huffpost.com/entry/atlant...
“When a lot of people get together, at least in my case, things are possible. Miracles happen,” Ruperto said.
Read my latest for @huffpost.com here
www.huffpost.com/entry/atlant...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
✅ @taiylersimone.bsky.social has been verified by @huffpost.com.
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Do yourself a favor and read this fantastic journalism from @sebastianmurdock.bsky.social
& @taiylersimone.bsky.social !!!
& @taiylersimone.bsky.social !!!
An Isolated Boarding School Promised To Help Troubled Girls. Former Students Say They Were Abused.
One former student called the school’s founder, Jeannie Courtney, “the all-powerful cult leader — God.”
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October 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Do yourself a favor and read this fantastic journalism from @sebastianmurdock.bsky.social
& @taiylersimone.bsky.social !!!
& @taiylersimone.bsky.social !!!
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Six former students of a now-closed "troubled-teen" facility in Arizona told HuffPost they were abused. The facility's founder, Jeannie Courtney, told HuffPost she believes her accusers are making it all up.
From @taiylersimone.bsky.social and I
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
From @taiylersimone.bsky.social and I
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
An Isolated Boarding School Promised To Help Troubled Girls. Former Students Say They Were Abused.
One former student called the school’s founder, Jeannie Courtney, “the all-powerful cult leader — God.”
www.huffpost.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Six former students of a now-closed "troubled-teen" facility in Arizona told HuffPost they were abused. The facility's founder, Jeannie Courtney, told HuffPost she believes her accusers are making it all up.
From @taiylersimone.bsky.social and I
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
From @taiylersimone.bsky.social and I
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
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A must-read, from HuffPosters Sebastian Murdock & @taiylersimone.bsky.social:
> “There was nothing else I could do. I couldn’t refuse.”
> “It’s like brainwashing.”
> “I had to describe my own rape, and then they made me read it to my parents over the phone.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
> “There was nothing else I could do. I couldn’t refuse.”
> “It’s like brainwashing.”
> “I had to describe my own rape, and then they made me read it to my parents over the phone.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
An Isolated Boarding School Promised To Help Troubled Girls. Former Students Say They Were Abused.
One former student called the school’s founder, Jeannie Courtney, “the all-powerful cult leader — God.”
www.huffpost.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A must-read, from HuffPosters Sebastian Murdock & @taiylersimone.bsky.social:
> “There was nothing else I could do. I couldn’t refuse.”
> “It’s like brainwashing.”
> “I had to describe my own rape, and then they made me read it to my parents over the phone.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
> “There was nothing else I could do. I couldn’t refuse.”
> “It’s like brainwashing.”
> “I had to describe my own rape, and then they made me read it to my parents over the phone.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
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A lawsuit against a school for troubled teens resulted in a $2.5 mil award by the jury in favor of a former student. But that was overturned b/c a juror did some of their own research on the troubled teen industry
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
via @taiylersimone.bsky.social
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
via @taiylersimone.bsky.social
An Isolated Boarding School Promised To Help Troubled Girls. Former Students Say They Were Abused.
One former student called the school’s founder, Jeannie Courtney, “the all-powerful cult leader — God.”
www.huffpost.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A lawsuit against a school for troubled teens resulted in a $2.5 mil award by the jury in favor of a former student. But that was overturned b/c a juror did some of their own research on the troubled teen industry
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
via @taiylersimone.bsky.social
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
via @taiylersimone.bsky.social
Check out my latest with @sebastianmurdock.bsky.social for @huffpost.com: Spring Ridge Academy, an isolated all-girls boarding school in Arizona, promised to help "troubled teens," but former students said the facility abused them and left them traumatized instead.
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
October 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Check out my latest with @sebastianmurdock.bsky.social for @huffpost.com: Spring Ridge Academy, an isolated all-girls boarding school in Arizona, promised to help "troubled teens," but former students said the facility abused them and left them traumatized instead.
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
www.huffpost.com/entry/troubl...
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“As of Aug. 10, 70.4% of immigration detainees, or 41,822 out of 59,380 detainees, do not have a criminal record
‘She’s paranoid… She doesn’t want to talk to anyone. I think she’s permanently damaged.’”
‘She’s paranoid… She doesn’t want to talk to anyone. I think she’s permanently damaged.’”
ICYMI: ICE detained a mother of 4 last month after she traveled back to the US w/ her passport + valid green card. Her attorney claims she wasn't given any justification for her detainment except a pardoned misdemeanor marijuana conviction from 22 yrs ago www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-de...
Legal U.S. Resident Detained For 10 Days After Returning From Vacation With Her Family
During her 10-day detainment, Jemmy Jimenez Rosa was hospitalized twice, transferred to a male detention facility and denied access to her legal team, her attorney said.
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September 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
“As of Aug. 10, 70.4% of immigration detainees, or 41,822 out of 59,380 detainees, do not have a criminal record
‘She’s paranoid… She doesn’t want to talk to anyone. I think she’s permanently damaged.’”
‘She’s paranoid… She doesn’t want to talk to anyone. I think she’s permanently damaged.’”
ICYMI: ICE detained a mother of 4 last month after she traveled back to the US w/ her passport + valid green card. Her attorney claims she wasn't given any justification for her detainment except a pardoned misdemeanor marijuana conviction from 22 yrs ago www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-de...
Legal U.S. Resident Detained For 10 Days After Returning From Vacation With Her Family
During her 10-day detainment, Jemmy Jimenez Rosa was hospitalized twice, transferred to a male detention facility and denied access to her legal team, her attorney said.
www.huffpost.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
ICYMI: ICE detained a mother of 4 last month after she traveled back to the US w/ her passport + valid green card. Her attorney claims she wasn't given any justification for her detainment except a pardoned misdemeanor marijuana conviction from 22 yrs ago www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-de...