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.

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“I’ve never shied away from difficult subjects, and while I wish this show wasn’t so relevant, unfortunately it is,” says Jessica Chastain, about Apple postponing her new series on battling domestic violent extremism in America www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

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I’m old enough to remember when Vance said Trump might be “America’s Hitler.” And to remember when Trump called Kamala Harris a “fascist.”

This summer, I wrote about Paul Dama, a Boko Haram survivor and award-winning restaurant manager who had been detained by ICE. Yesterday, after 3+ months in custody, Paul was granted asylum (!!) He's still in detention - DHS has until Oct 23 to appeal.

This Thursday I’ll be in conversation w/ @leighgoodmark.bsky.social about her work on decriminalizing domestic violence at @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social’s domestic violence symposium. If you’re a journalist interested in reporting on DV, & getting funding to do so from USC, register & attend! ⤵️

This Thursday I’ll be in conversation w/ @leighgoodmark.bsky.social about her work on decriminalizing domestic violence at @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social’s domestic violence symposium. If you’re a journalist interested in reporting on DV, & getting funding to do so from USC, register & attend! ⤵️

That’s quite the attitude for a journalist. But then she campaigned for Trump, so….

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Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times got tossed onto the trash heap by a federal judge in just four days, reconfirming the well-known concept that it doesn't take long to recognize pure bullshit www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

“The Taliban government has removed books written by women from the university teaching system in Afghanistan as part of a new ban which has also outlawed the teaching of human rights and sexual harassment.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

Turning Point has deep connections to a shadowy Christian nationalist movement. A new book on Charlie Kirk reveals how Turning Point USA's structure mirrors the "seven mountains" of society that some evangelicals believe that Christians are called to conquer.

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NEW: I wrote about how far-right, ultra-nationalist and avowedly "anti-globalist" groups around the world are making Charlie Kirk a martyr and a symbol of their common cause: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Charlie Kirk called for the execution of Joe Biden in 2023.

One thing I wish more stories noted: Trump is more unpopular now than at any point in his second term. He‘s intensifying his authoritarian tactics not because he’s strong, but because he’s weak

There are so many people who are hustling so hard to get a job in journalism and could only dream of landing a staff gig at Vanity Fair even in the best of times/without having an affair with a Cabinet official… some people just have it super easy I guess!!

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@bradlander.bsky.social and 10 other officials arrested for protesting conditions at NYC ICE facility www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/n...

Honestly as someone who reads a lot of news from all over the internet, this is such a game changer. It's going to be so nice to be able to just find my climate news in one spot from so many amazing outlets!!!

Actually, they are. That’s freedom.

How do I get an invite to Gloria Steinem’s living room?? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/s...

"If the clinic had been open, she might have survived. And even if she had died, we would not have had regrets knowing the medics tried their best. Now we're left with regret and pain. America did this to us.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

“Many of the guardrails and norms that I thought I had to abide by as president of the United States, that George Bush thought he had to abide by as president of the United States, … suddenly those no longer apply,” Obama said. “And that makes this a dangerous moment.”

Trump’s shakeup of the CDC is threatening Mississippi’s fight against its rising infant mortality rate, which is so high it’s a public health emergency. In particular: Mississippi has stopped collecting data for a key database on maternal and infant health. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, Trump “is immediately casting blame on his political opponents, demonizing and turning the heat up," says @markfollman.bsky.social. “And that is a recipe for more violence. The very top of our political leadership is stoking a political and cultural war."

“The very top of our political leadership is stoking a political and cultural war.” Mother Jones editor @markfollman.bsky.social discusses how the Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk’s murder to fuel America’s political battles. Our latest "More To The Story:" bit.ly/47HAM2Z

"Trump has long made clear that coming together is not the mission of his presidency. In an era of deep polarization in American society, he rarely talks about healing. While other presidents have typically tried to lower the temperature in moments of national crisis, Trump turns up the flames."

The solidarity of sprinting to catch a subway with strangers 🥹🫶🏻🚊🗽(we made it)

Our story has been updated to reflect that Tyler Robinson, the suspect arrested in connection with the Charlie Kirk killing, lived with a romantic partner who transgender, per Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. Officials have not concluded whether the partner’s gender identity was a factor in the shooting.

NEW: The website charliesmurderers.com, which was where people were being doxed for insufficiently mourning Charlie Kirk and/or celebrating his killing, is no longer active. An X account that appeared to be associated w/ the site said it would feature a searchable database of 30K names.

Elon Musk urges Brits to "fight back" against their political enemies

There is no one on the right who has pushed divisive rhetoric and paranoia more than Posobiec. He has praised fascists who killed leftists and has called progressives “unhuman.” And he promoted Pizzagate. He’s not an expert; he’s the problem. Receipts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Before Brian Kilmeade said mentally ill homeless people should be killed, he also said: -"Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim" -Kids being separated from their parents at the border "aren't our kids" -Americans don't have "pure genes" due to intermarrying @motherjones.com

"Adolescence" just won for best directing. Netflix’s megahit explores the dangers of online radicalization. But @markfollman.bsky.social argues it misses a key truth: targeted violence isn’t sudden or “inexplicable.” It leaves red flags we can’t afford to ignore.

Before Brian Kilmeade said mentally ill homeless people should be killed, he also said: -"Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim" -Kids being separated from their parents at the border "aren't our kids" -Americans don't have "pure genes" due to intermarrying @motherjones.com

In 2010, Kilmeade said, “Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim."

NEW @motherjones.com: Fox host Brian Kilmeade has a LONG history of making incendiary, often racist, marks that he has later apologized for. He has railed against Americans marrying people from other cultures, said "all terrorists are Muslim,” & more. Let's take a walk down memory lane...

I wrote about a key missing piece to the Netflix megahit “Adolescence.” The series is up for 13 Emmy awards tonight and is a stunning work of art — but it also neglects a vital aspect of online radicalization and how to prevent the violence. www.motherjones.com/media/2025/0... 1/x

That Fox News anchor's long history of having to apologize for awful remarks www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICYMI this week: Republicans want more pregnant women in prisons as they seek to criminalize abortion-seekers and pass fetal personhood laws. A fascinating new book describes what it’s like to be pregnant and give birth in prison. I spoke with the author of BIRTH BEHIND BARS for @motherjones.com:

Utah's governor this morning trying to tamp down polarization and political violence in the wake of the Charlie Kirk murder. He was well positioned to be the voice of reason. I wrote about him last year and his lonely crusade to make politics nice again www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Brian Kilmeade apologized after saying mentally ill homeless people should be killed. It’s not the first time he has had to walk back incendiary—often racist—remarks.

NEW @motherjones.com: Fox host Brian Kilmeade has a LONG history of making incendiary, often racist, marks that he has later apologized for. He has railed against Americans marrying people from other cultures, said "all terrorists are Muslim,” & more. Let's take a walk down memory lane...