One thing about both the "missing scientists" and "dead holistic doctors" theories is that they tend to keep accruing mass for years. Anyone who has died or disappeared can eventually be drawn in, including people whose family members have begged for privacy. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

My first exposure to the missing scientists alien theory was someone posting it in the comments of a Kalshi betting market about whether the U.S. government would reveal the existence of aliens this year

are you arguing with people in your life about "the missing scientists"? @annamerlan.bsky.social is here to help!

Always read Anna

NEW: One interesting thing about the "missing scientists" claims is how similar they are to another theory that's been circulating in the "natural health" world for years. I wrote about why some of these claims reach the mainstream and others don't. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The media party that makes you say “okay I’m gonna head out”

We asked a host of people to contribute cartoons and essays to the book, and announced commitment so far include: @annamerlan.bsky.social, @boxbrown.bsky.social, @parkermolloy.com, @gregpak.com, @gemmacorrell.bsky.social, @kcg.bsky.social, @mattielubchansky.bsky.social…

There's a lot of concerning new reporting about Vitamin K refusal but unfortunately that's been going on for a while. Here's one of the best pieces I've read about it, from 2019: www.nybooks.com/online/2019/...

"Normally, someone like Massie would be toxic to Democrats. But these aren’t normal times." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A spokesperson for Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna tells me a hearing on MKUltra she announced for this week is being rescheduled "due to witness availability." (The first MKUltra hearing was held in 1977 so I'd bet a lot of them are indeed permanently unavailable.)

This also applies to UFOs: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

it’s not a golden calf. please don’t put in the paper that it’s a golden calf.

The bakery across from Green-Wood Cemetery is also a pigeon nightclub, and this club has EVERYTHING

Every version of this story is written by the Hollywood Reporter and it fails to reference every previous version of the story but all the enthusiastic, typo-addled references to "brand partnerships" are really making me laugh www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

If a teen said this about me I think I would die gothamist.com/news/bronx-h...

Wasting ten precious minutes of my one wonderful life trying to understand why everyone who works for Matt Taibbi’s little substack is mad at each other

My personalized bottles of FBI director whiskey have people asking questions already answered by my personalized bottles of FBI director whiskey www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Read Judge Daniels's decision dismissing Matt Taibbi's defamation suit here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“In almost every case, the babies’ deaths could have been prevented with a long-standard vitamin K shot. But across the country, families — first in smatterings, now in droves — are declining the single, inexpensive injection given at birth” www.propublica.org/article/more...

"As Jews, we don't want to see our houses of worship used like this, and we don't want to see these manufactured moments that give rise to incredible tensions within our city." hellgatenyc.com/mamdani-oppo...

Yes. They needed more Jews in media and that’s why I’m here ✨

Tonight @jerrysaltz got a huge round of applause at the end of his talk by urging men not to ask a question since it always turns into a monologue. “You can say two sentences max and it has to end in a question mark!” No man, bless them, asked a question

“it costs a lot of money to look this cheap” but unironically www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Encountering the kind of situation where I’m so glad I still mask on public transit and everyone else just has their noses inside their shirt collars for comfort

I’m not sure “earnest” is the right word for what’s happening here, but what do I know

This is truly the most Spirit Airlines-ass way to go out www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

I know everyone says this about everything but I think you’ll agree: nightmare blunt rotation

Everyone should pay attention to this. Antivaxxers are trying to force you to get another preventable disease and they are better funded than ever. They already got one Lyme vaccine pulled from market with the same tactics of straight-up lying, & climate change keeps making Lyme a much wider problem

I share Dr Offit’s pessimism- even with a vaccine that is safe and effective, the cult of conspiracy led by RFK Jr and fueled by an army of grifters may lead to poor uptake. Just look at current rates of COVID vaccination- less than 20% of adults received 25/26 booster 😳

If you go to Infowars dot com this morning, this is all you'll see:

NEW: I wrote about the ways that Lyme disease conspiracy theories are re-emerging, spurred by a rumor about “boxes of ticks,” an as-yet unreleased vaccine, and the people currently running our government www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The Voting Rights Act is essentially dead and it’s quite possible that we will, like when a similar SCOTUS gutted civil rights at the fall of Reconstruction, see a disappearance of much of the Black congressional representation, especially in the most heavily Black states, which are in the South.

A visibly toasted Alex Jones, surrounded by his crew, says "they" are going to turn off the power at midnight at the Infowars studio. "Until then we're going to air hours of Sandy Hook documentation."

Great in-depth story from @slooterman.bsky.social about the MAHAification of a key federal autism committee. 19thnews.org/2026/04/moth...

Judge Maya Guerra Gamble says the Infowars hearing happening in her court today "has basically turned into a status conference" and didn't recognize one of the lawyers representing Free Speech Systems because there have been so, so, so many lawyers over the years.

NEW: A plan by The Onion to take over Infowars is once again in jeopardy after a ruling in a Texas appeals court late yesterday. That ruling was first reported by @benmullin.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

In the New Mexico of my youth there were still lots of smoking sections. Every textile was stained yellow. Everything stank. Everyone’s fingers were also stained. People had deep lines around their mouths and if the wrong friend’s parent drove you home you spent the whole time asphyxiating

I can't remember if it was me who asked Nick Cave this question to the Red Hand Files but it does... sound like me, to be honest

This is becoming a great series. “Supposedly fun things @annamerlan.bsky.social is persuaded to do (again)”

This isn't even a subtweet of @annamerlan.bsky.social's lovely reflection on the SoCal ren faire for @flaminghydra.com, which you should probably read

TODAY: @annamerlan.bsky.social hearkens the call of the Ren Faire, with photos by @todseelie.bsky.social. “My brain gently melted, from overstimulation and from heat, my flower crown slipping into my eyes.” flaminghydra.com/prithee-fair...

I went to a Ren Faire, passed out a little bit from the heat and then got the cutest plague. Read all about it in @flaminghydra.com with beautiful photos by @todseelie.bsky.social. flaminghydra.com/prithee-fair...

I'm about to bitchily respond to a press release about a company I know a LOT about but maybe I should just move on with my life

A scary, but indisputable, quote that I cite in the talk: "Fake images now attach themselves to virtually every global news event." From this @annamerlan.bsky.social piece.

Just realizing that the business The Onion created to try to take over the Infowars lease is called War is Over, LLC. A fun Easter egg for your friend Anna

Seems reasonable, think about everything that the attendees needed to deliberately ignore in order to show up in the first place

Are there usually THAT many cabinet members in the room

Trump is gonna get so mad when that magician makes a bunny disappear and he can’t figure out how

What Victor Hugo Got Wrong About Stealing Bread

NEW: Calley Means, a top advisor to Kennedy/Trump, held $25-$50M in stock & was president of his wellness company last year while he advised on health policy. His company benefits from more HSAs. He said he had no role in HSA expansion. w/@benjmueller www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/h...