In my Curtis Sliwa party report for @motherjones.com: the word “genderologies,” right-wing vigilantes, an energy healer with a pet chihuahua, universal hatred for Andrew Cuomo, and several people complimenting my bangs for some reason

"The number one thing everyone at the Curtis Sliwa election night watch party could agree on was loving Curtis Sliwa. The number two thing was hating Andrew Cuomo. Aside from that, it was kind of a mixed bag." Fun read from @schuylermitchell.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

a great report from @schuylermitchell.bsky.social at the sliwa mayoral party www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

North Carolina already one of most gerrymandered states. Now GOP passing new gerrymander giving Rs nearly 80% of seats in state where Trump got 51%. Specifically targets Black Dem Don Davis. This is preview of what post-Voting Rights Act America will look like www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This July, @acleek.bsky.social & I made a radio show about a major hospital landlord named Medical Properties Trust. Now, we’ve unraveled MPT's aggressive effort to silence and surveil its critics as they tried to raise alarm, using docs leaked to @occrp.org www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

While hospitals across the country were falling apart, leaving patients in crisis and facilities severely understaffed, a shocking campaign to silence and surveil critics was underway. Read @h-lev.bsky.social and @acleek.bsky.social's latest investigation into Medical Properties Trust.

We uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US. It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“It’s too late for preventative antifascism. I think we’re in a new era.” After death threats for his work on antifascism, a Rutgers University professor fled the United States. The latest from @schuylermitchell.bsky.social:

A professor had to flee the country last week after receiving death threats for his work on antifa. I spoke with historian @mark-bray.bsky.social about his experience being targeted by the far-right and what the history of fascism can teach us about this moment. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New from me: I wrote about how increasingly Israel's most important American allies are not Jews but evangelical Christians. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

When the best and brightest young people are encouraged to chase money and status instead of following more meaningful pursuits, that's a missed opportunity for them--and us. Elite colleges can do better, educator Evan Mandery argues in this thoughtful @motherjones.com story.

This is really great reporting from Mother Jones - the "godfather" of evidence-based medicine disavows the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine for misusing his work. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

🎧 In the wake of ABC’s indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, this episode of "More to the Story" (published earlier today) is essential listening: @revealnews.org examines how the tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s murder is accelerating a political crackdown. LISTEN:

Jameson Govoni is a co-founder of a hangover prevention company who had almost no public presence until his armed contractors arrived in the Middle East. Now, he is at the center of a highly controversial Israeli and US-backed food distribution scheme in Gaza that experts say has been a disaster.

NEW: How does a North Carolina entrepreneur go from launching a CBD venture, a hangover prevention product, and a drink for ravers ... to founding a private security contractor arming aid sites in Gaza? @motherjones.com investigates the man behind UG Solutions: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"It is often the case that the individuals who commit political violence in this country have incoherent ideological backgrounds. They don’t have clear manifestos, nor do they come from a background that signals attachment to one party or the other." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Grateful to have spoken w brilliant colleagues on the immediate weaponization of Kirk's killing. 1. My excellent colleague @akelalacy.bsky.social hosted @alibreland.bsky.social and me on @theintercept.com podcast. including dangers of hagiographies like Ezra Klein's theintercept.com/2025/09/12/b...

NEW: I wrote about the ways that government and elected officials are threatening to have people fired or disciplined who post mean things about Charlie Kirk or are perceived to be celebrating his death www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New York Times opinion columnist Ezra Klein wrote, “You can dislike much of what Kirk believed, and the following statement is still true: Kirk was practicing politics in exactly the right way." One problem: Kirk's advocacy was laced with racist and bigoted statements.

“The first interaction that many…have with Charlie Kirk is going to be, from these reputable institutions, a completely whitewashed perspective.” My colleague @samveep.bsky.social and I spoke with Hasan Piker for @motherjones.com this morning. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

When all else fails, make a timeline. How false “gender ideology” claims spread after Charlie Kirk shooting, with @msjpauly.bsky.social and @schuylermitchell.bsky.social

NEW: A timeline of how false “transgender ideology” claims spread in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing. By @hencarnell.bsky.social, @msjpauly.bsky.social, and me: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The EPA just paved the way for a nationwide buildout of chemical recycling facilities that boost fossil fuels, spew emissions, and don’t appear to work. www.levernews.com/trump-clears...

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"This is an encroachment on everything we signed up for, and it feels like a violation.”

North Carolina GOP Hides Redistricting Process From State Public Records Law The change, snuck into the state budget at the last minute, will shield lawmakers from scrutiny in a state with a history of partisan gerrymandering. by @schuylermitchell.bsky.social theintercept.com/2023/09/22/n...

AIPAC’s only 2024 targets are progressive members of the Congressional Black Caucus. I asked CBC to respond to efforts to recruit primary challengers to Reps. Ilhan Omar, Jamaal Bowman & Summer Lee. CBC did not comment https://theintercept.com/2023/09/21/aipac-cbc-progressive-black-democrats/

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