New from @revrobschenck.bsky.social: Arminian and Reformed evangelical Christians agree on few things—but increasingly, they’re both unhappy with Trump. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Just a reminder that the guy behind Florida's antivax crusade is into levitating and communicating with spirits www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A lil bit proud of the hed/dek combo on today’s show with @kieraevebutler.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/wha...

New from me: Pete Hegseth's violent version of Christianity is even weirder than it seems www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

As an answer to the classic “What would Jesus do?” question, “start robot wars” would be an unconventional response, to put it mildly. And yet, here we are. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New from me: Tech bros have launched a campaign to convince Christians that AI is godly: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

To me the most interesting part of reporting this story was learning more about the alliance that's emerging on the intellectual religious right, between Catholics and TheoBros. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I wrote about how the decades-old bond between Catholics and evangelicals is fraying (and the surprising new alliance could be replacing it) www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I wrote about the Christian Zionism that is quietly fueling the US attack on Iran. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I wrote this last month explaining why some evangelical Christians have been hoping for war with Iran for a long time. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

If you've ever wondered what kinds of nuclear companies the Trump administration has in mind to power all the AI data centers, I just wrote about one: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“Things got weird in Coeur d’Alene after the 2016 election. But then after the Covid-19 pandemic, shit went completely off the rails.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Yesterday Doug Wilson, TheoBro patriarch, preached at the Pentagon. Just a reminder that he's this guy. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I'm writing about the rapid spread of Epstein-related misinformation. If you are in social media groups where people are making unsubstantiated claims and/or confusing documented communications with uncorroborated FBI tips, please DM me or reach out on email or Signal. Contact info in my bio. TY!

Me and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social have even MORE good news and it concerns exotic varieties of pseudoscience you may not have even known exist www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

With @annamerlan.bsky.social I wrote about RFK Jr.'s new autism committee, which includes, among others, a person who writes about “the removal of religious exemptions to vaccine mandates” and what this “means for the Body of Christ.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New from me: What Christian nationalism has to do with Don Lemon's arrest www.motherjones.com/politics/202... H/T @jennycohn.bsky.social

I wrote about how in a December email to me, RFK Jr.'s HHS insisted the current South Carolina measles outbreak wouldn't get that bad—and how it has since snowballed into the biggest US outbreak since measles was eliminated. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New from me: Last month I asked HHS about South Carolina's measles outbreak. They brushed me off, saying they weren't "concerned that this will develop into a large, long-running outbreak." A month later, it's the biggest since measles was declared eliminated. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I grew up in Minneapolis, and returned last week to find a city that felt like it was under siege—and a city coming together in a way that was unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed. Here’s my story: part scene piece, part love letter to my hometown www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I wrote about the Christian influencers convincing women to love ICE. Pay particular attention to the lady who says she avoids getting shot by ICE by making "nutrient dense and healthy meals" and "hanging out with my husband"

Found MJ in print in its hometown… with the surprise of one of my last stories inside! 😲 A collab w the great @kieraevebutler.bsky.social 🔮🌁

“God’s justice against the evil rulers of Iran has already started, and he will destroy them all to restore his kingdom through Jesus.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

For some Christian Zionists, Iran's uprising is less about self-determination and more about Jesus (and Israel). www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The president of Planned Parenthood Southeast, whom @byninamartin.bsky.social reported on a few months back, has resigned. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Who could have predicted that the people who seized on rumors without verifying anything would end up being completely and utterly wrong? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New from me: Laura Loomer, Benny Johnson, and other luminaries of the right are repeating unfounded claims of self-styled internet sleuths.

Why did Donald Trump pardon a former president who was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine and taking millions of dollars in bribes? Follow the tech bros.

It was fascinating talking to @gilduran.com about the tech right, Christian nationalism, and all the convergences thereof.

Read @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's report here:

Elon Musk reposted to his 229 million followers a since-deleted tweet blaming the left for the shooting. He commented, “The murderous indoctrination needs to stop now.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New from me: Literally nothing is known about the shooter. And yet. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A public school in Ohio is teaching a course based on the philosophy of the Weston A. Price Foundation, which holds that raw milk is healthy, Covid isn't contagious, and eating foods high in saturated fat can prevent people from being trans. www.themahareport.com/p/the-maha-c...

New from me: Whooping cough cases are skyrocketing, but CDC is silent—plus the agency's new second-in-command is the former Louisiana surgeon general, a vaccine critic who waited till two babies died of whooping cough to sent out an alert to his state. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“This has a great potential to cause harm, and I simply hope that the committee will accept its responsibility when this harm is caused,” ACIP member Joseph Hibbeln said after voting against changing the guidance. By @katieherchenroeder.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The former president of Honduras was sentenced to 45 years in prison for importing 500 TONS OF COKE into the US. Trump, who allegedly hates drug traffickers, pardoned him. The reason may have to do with a Thiel-backed, tech-right deregulated zone in Honduras. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Given that 3 infants have died in an ongoing outbreak in Kentucky, I'm gonna go with yes?

New from me: The weird connection between Trump pardoning the former president of Honduras and the network state/tech right crowd: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

In case this wasn't.... matchlessly clear... RFK Jr. told the New York Times he's personally responsible for the new CDC website page claiming that vaccines may cause autism. This is a lie and Kennedy employed tortured logic to try to justify it to the paper. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like: “The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.” “I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”

An incident in a locker room has always been key to Riley Gaines’ anti-trans fame. But @msjpauly.bsky.social spoke to swimmers who were present at the same 2022 meet. They shared a very different narrative.

Not a drill, folks. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Um

New from me: We have entered an age of polio denialism. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

But wait, there's more

Two of the far-right's favorite pseudo-intellectuals have a new show, and they appear to be trying to beat Nick Fuentes at his own game. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Meanwhile, on X

Totally normal thing for a state surgeon general to post

Great piece on the FDA and menopause hormone therapy in @motherjones.com it is the most medically accurate coverage I have read from the press! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The great @kieraevebutler.bsky.social and I took a look at the many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement today... including the claims that menopause causes divorce + death, & that the FDA is leading the charge against the "male-dominated medical profession" 🫠 For @motherjones.com: