Cara Kelly

back on this god forsaken platform after a long break, and my notifications are just Elon Musk. I don’t even follow Elon Musk.

@mattwynn Thank you Matt 💛

@CaraReports Proud of you. Horrified to read all this.

I showed this slack msg to a dean @AmericanU who knew I filed a Title IX report for Olivia & the researcher. I begged her to stop it, told her sexual assaults had happened after drinks. she told me she couldn’t do anything. it was sent to 9 female interns cjr.org/feature-2/wesl…

also, whatever happened to that CPI story?? asking for a friend, @WatchdogDiva

and on that note… someone please ask @washingtonpost why they cut Olivia out of their version of this story hours before publishing? they had all the same reporting. washingtonpost.com/education/2025…

- no exceptions for rape or incest - no exceptions for fatal fetal abnormalities - a revival of a 1925 law that could set the stage to prosecute abortion patients please, sirs, explain why it’s not germane? and who you think you are ‘protecting?’ thebarbedwire.com/2025/01/10/the…

watching the #txlege get ready to pass SB31, the “clarification” bill on abortion exemptions. and hearing Dan Patrick say 1. discussion of rape and incest and resulting pregnancies aren’t germane and 2. that it has universal support, is OUTRAGEOUS. thebarbedwire.com/2025/03/19/tex…

“Ma’am, would it truly bring you peace and comfort and healing to hug him?” the judge asked Yolanda Tinajero, before granting her permission to hug the gunman who killed her brother in one of the largest mass shootings in Texas history. l8r.it/EAUp

I can now take out hopeful. that got me 😭 people love space because it puts life into perspective and symbolizes possibility. I never thought that possibility included healing from sexual assault. “I just want all survivors to know that you can heal. No dream is too wild.”

I met @nguyen_amanda when I was working at @USATODAY and writing about #MeToo laws. she was expanding her wins on the Survivors’ Bill of Rights (which Congress passed unanimously). I described her as an “astronaut hopeful and full-time advocate” usatoday.com/story/news/inv…

I didn’t care about the shuttle launch today. Until I saw @nguyen_amanda talking about using her hospital band from being treated for sexual assault as a ‘zero G’ indicator as part of her healing process. then I melted into a puddle. thebarbedwire.com/2025/04/14/ill…

All eyes were on the shuttle blasting off from eastern Texas this morning — many of them a little watery. @CaraReports says her eyes were dry, until she saw Amanda Nguyen live her dream of becoming an astronaut. Read more: l8r.it/q1Yv

as #txlege debates HB 44 on exemptions to Texas’ abortion ban and a hidden revival of a 1925 law allowing punishment for assisting an abortion… women still have to make decisions about their families. @thebarbedwiretx spoke to doctors about what to do thebarbedwire.com/2025/04/07/pre…

@russellgold Contributors @OliviaMesser and @CaraReports' investigation into sexual harassment in the Texas Senate also garnered recognition in the civic journalism and reporting categories. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

Texas Monthly received two dozen nods in the national awards competition this year. 🏆 The magazine was recognized for its writing, design, and digital platform, as well as for general excellence, for works published last year. texasmonthly.com/press-room/202…

As the saying goes… As goes Texas, so goes the nation. My latest story for @thebarbedwiretx , on abortion-related bills in the #txlege, takes on new meaning after Ken Paxton’s announced arrests of healthcare workers this week. thebarbedwire.com/2025/03/19/tex…

Isaiah Martin (@isaiahrmartin), a 26-year-old Houston native, is running for Texas’ 18th Congressional District. In an exclusive with The Barbed Wire, he vows to turn social media buzz into votes, declaring, “Gen Z isn’t here to play by the old rules.” thebarbedwire.com/2025/03/17/isa…

@thebarbedwiretx EXCLUSIVE @isaiahrmartin is running for Congress, the seat previously held by Sylvester Turner & Sheila Jackson Lee. he’s 26, online, and not afraid to debate MAGA content creators. “I don’t believe that, in this moment, we can be scared.” thebarbedwire.com/2025/03/17/isa…

🚨New @carareports @thebarbedwiretx exclusive: @isaiahrmartin is running for Congress in #TX18. “I built a reputation for not being afraid,” he says. “And I think that’s really essential in today’s Democratic Party.” thebarbedwire.com/2025/03/17/isa…