Do the Epstein files prove that "pizza" is a code word for pedophilia or is it just pizza? @jamespwest.bsky.social took a very very deep dive www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Incredible piece that will surely put an end to the conspiracy theories once and for all

Tucker, Rogan, Boebert—they're all talking about how the Epstein files are the new Pizzagate. So I pulled every one of the 1,500 "pizza" mentions and reviewed them all. Here's what Pizzagate gets wrong—and what it's making you miss. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A real joy to work with former Mother Jones editor Douglas Foster on this remembrance—and corrective—in which he revisits his own 1987 MJ cover story, peels back the curtain, and reveals Jackson as the far-sighted visionary he truly was. A lovely read: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

weird.

The "Oval Office." That's the nickname Jeffrey Epstein had for the most functionally critical room in his Manhattan townhouse. It's where Epstein's "girls" kept their purses and prepped for Little St. James; packages for Woody Allen's wife were assembled. @jamespwest.bsky.social investigates.

I kept seeing “Oval Office” mentioned in the Epstein Files and wondered he it was literally talking about a new lamp for the real Oval Office. Turns out Epstein had his own ops hub he dubbed “the Oval Office”. I went down the rabbit hole. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The newly unearthed connections in this are 👀 The Department of Commerce did not respond to a request for comment. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Now that's a lede From @nlanard.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This by @inaeoh.bsky.social is the best thing I’ve read about the “Melania” monstrosity. “… a ghastly parade of fun-house mirror herstory, will certainly be relegated to the footnotes of her family’s deeper atrocities.” “Good immigrant” propaganda: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“If Minnesota falls, everything falls. We’re done as a nation.” Fury. Grief. Anguish. Locals on the frontlines of Trump’s attack on Minneapolis are speaking out following the killing of another one of their neighbors. We’re on the ground with @samveep.bsky.social tracking the aftermath.

It’s not quite as cold as MN right now, but NYC just turned out a massive protest in solidarity in plunging temps, heading up 6th ave.

Watch this series of interviews by @jamespwest.bsky.social

A big crowd has amassed on Fifth Avenue in near Central Park in Manhattan this afternoon and after hearing some speeches a march is about to begin. I’ll be speaking to rally goers throughout so more soon.

I spoke with noturtlesoup17.bsky.social who is on the ground in Minneapolis for @motherjones.com. She's been one of the country's most prominent chroniclers of ICE escalation. We'll be featuring more of her work over the coming weeks and months. Give her a follow. www.youtube.com/shorts/7otLE...

This is an excellent listen from @revealnews.org … wanted to get this to you as fast as we could so we brought forward our regular midweek show… everything about Venezuela’s oil, the market, the politics, and the giant shockwaves radiating around the world… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

After the Sydney Hanukkah massacre, I saw anguish, outrage, and the beginnings of a national reckoning: How could the Jewish community have been left so vulnerable? And how did a nation that prides itself on strict gun laws allow two men to be so heavily armed? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A somber scene of reflection and outrage outside the Bondi Pavilion where an impromptu vigil is taking place. Prayer, intense grief, amongst Sydney’s Jewish community.

“I want to be a part of it, New York, New York!” Sinatra kicking in after Mamdani’s speech. A quick sampling of the joy these Brooklyn bar-goers are feeling tonight: “We did it!” And this is just one small local bar.

Huge night for voting rights so far: -Dems retain majority on PA Supreme Court -Dems win VA gov & increase majority in VA leg increasing chances of new US House map -Maine voters reject ballot initiative to require voter ID & restrict absentee voting -KS Republicans drop gerrymandering push

put a stake in it www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This was super fun to make today. We’re in the middle of a nationwide frog costume shortage crisis!

Some quick images from an extremely lively, festive #NoKings rally that is happening right now in Manhattan as thousands upon thousands streamed down Seventh Avenue from Times Square.

Pink inflatable hippo expert here: pink inflatable hippos only walk like this when they are distressed (because the tyrant-in-chief is destroying the country)

We just dropped a major new investigation with partners @lighthousereports.com and a dozen other international partners, uncovering a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries, including the US. WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfWy...

If you're in Edinburgh right now, I'll be interviewing @nytimes.com's @ewong.bsky.social alongside @channel4news.bsky.social's Lindsey Hilsum TODAY about their incredible new books, journalism in 2025, and "USA, WTF?!" at the majestic McEwan Hall, 1:30p. Come! www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

NEW: We spoke with the families of some of the men returned to Venezuela tonight after Trump disappeared to El Salvador in March. Horror stories are already emerging. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Today I asked protesters in New York City: "What are you worried America is turning into?" Their answers were poignant, and defiant. Watch the video I took (edited by masterful @peter-berger.bsky.social).

Here's my dispatch from the big "No Kings" demonstration clowns, singers, drummers, pets, long-time activists, protest neophytes—and an air of defiance, and yes, love. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Some voices from today: When I met Monica Pierce, a 55-year-old from Texas with Colombian heritage, she was standing alone with a sign that simply said “NO,” surrounded by colorful string lights. “This means a lot to me,” she said, gazing out on the crowd. “My mom went through a lot to come here.”

Heading to the NYC #NoKings protest. Nancy Wilks, a 64yo architect from Brooklyn: “I’m worried we’re going to lose our rights. The constitution is being trampled on.” It’s packed here.

Here’s Trump’s secret roadmap for attacking health science, leaked to @motherjones.com’s @jackiefmogensen.bsky.social

Holy shit!! We were just named Pulizer Prize finalists! For "40 Acres and a Lie" a collaboration between The Center for Public Integrity, @motherjones.com @revealnews.org colleagues. pulitzer.org/finalists/22...

Murdoch once enjoyed kingmaker status in Aussie politics. No longer. As I watch Murdoch newscasters lose their shit, great to reread our 2024 piece by Sean Kelly about how the mogul's downunder empire is increasingly out of touch with... actual Australians. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Let's keep good news rolling: My @revealnews.org colleagues ALSO won a Webby People's Voice Award in "Podcasts Documentary", for their work with Center for Public Integrity reporters, as they proved that formerly enslaved people were given legal title to plantation land, only to have it taken back.🏆

Incredible: My colleague @garrisonhayes.bsky.social just won the Webby for best Creator (News & Politics)! This is the SECOND year in a row he has won in a Creator category. Garrison played a singular role in profiling the dynamics of Black politics in 2024. winners.webbyawards.com/2025/creator...

So so proud to be working with Clara and the whole CIR newsroom at this exact moment. So much good stuff to check out in this panoply of winning stories.

*Taps mic*: Thrilled to announce that today we launched a new @revealnews.org show hosted by @alletson.bsky.social, "More To The Story." Bringing you urgent conversations to make sense of your newsfeed. Ep1: Tim Heaphy, Jan. 6 Committee lead. Listen/follow: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Holy shit this is getting real. A brand new show from @revealnews.org launches next week hosted by the one & only @alletson.bsky.social We want these candid conversations to help you rethink your entire newsfeed. Trailer OUT NOW and follow: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

What's the real lesson of the German election for America? @monikab.bsky.social writes it's a mistake to assume (as Trump and Musk seem to believe, and some in the media too) that a MAGA victory means a MAGA country. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICYMI, scoop w/ @jacobrosenberg.bsky.social: DOGE worker Gavin Kliger wrote in a recently deleted Substack post that he was radicalized by reading a writer who has denied the Holocaust, boosted 9/11 conspiracy theories, & platformed anti-Black racism. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

SCOOP from @davidcorn.bsky.social : RFK Jr. secretly recorded his second wife during their bitter divorce fight and in one conversation acknowledged he was "polygamous." One recording might have violated state law. It's a messy saga that ended with her suicide. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This should be illegal

we're doing "heroes and monsters" again, which means my monster is cars, again www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

@jamespwest.bsky.social JAMES! 💚 Would you like to do an update 10 years on? Exactly how fucked are we now? fyi @marchudson.bsky.social I'm surprised I beat you to this :)

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ICYMI: Last week @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org published a heartbreaking investigation into Taylor Cadle's story of reporting her rape and being criminally charged with lying—until she took matters into her own hands. Listen to how Detective Melissa Turnage spoke to 12-yr-old Taylor...

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👋 It's nice to be here. I'm a reporter and video producer for @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org. Lately, I've been reporting on people (mostly young people) who are criminalized after reporting a sexual assault to police.

“Women are walking around, suspicious and guarded and apoplectic, knowing that some in our families or neighborhoods voted us back into second-class status, and wondering what else they’re ready to go along with.” By me. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...