Sam Bankman-Fried is appealing his conviction next month. @motherjones.com and @revealnews.org got exclusive access to him in prison and spent the past year investigating the aftermath of the FTX collapse. It's a wild and eye-opening tale: ow.ly/YVQW50X6jAU

This week, Abby spoke to a 66 year-old man who lost his wife and, in his grief, his home. He sleeps sitting up during daylight hours to avoid trouble with the authorities and others. Tonight, he faces arrest.

Spent a day on the Hill with Maxwell Frost, who is trying to show Democrats will fight, even if it doesn't always work: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

In which @timothypmurphy.bsky.social likens the first 100 days of the Trump administration to the "soft opening of Jurassic Park" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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On Monday, we published Luke O'Brien's blockbuster investigation into Clearview AI's far-right origins and links to eugenicists and white supremacists On Tuesday, Clearview's board voted to oust company co-founder Hoan Ton-That, @forbes.com reports www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...

Keep an eye on North Carolina. The GOP effort to overturn the state supreme court race is a blueprint for Republicans nationwide, @ariberman.bsky.social reports www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Sorry to interrupt the economic collapse to bring you more ominous news: We obtained 1000s of documents that paint a chilling picture of the far-right ties of Clearview AI, the facial recognition firm (used by ICE) that could fuel Trump's authoritarian agenda www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I’m at the protest in DC today, talking to protestors. Here are the personal stories I learned the most from.

Rümeysa Öztürk hasn’t been given her asthma medication and has had three asthma attacks, putting her life in danger and possibly violating disability civil rights. New from me with @hurwitz.bsky.social for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This piqued my interest in the Publisher's Lunch email today. I'm looking forward to reading!

Some news: I'm writing a new book for @vikingbooks.bsky.social It's about the world’s richest man, a tycoon who transforms into a tyrant, falls in with the far right, becomes a notorious promoter of conspiracies, and drags the country into his fever dream. Henry Ford. I'm writing about Henry Ford

“He’s trying to bribe voters," @benwikler.bsky.social told me in Kenosha about Musk's scheme to give out $1 million to voters in Wisconsin. "He’s trying to buy an election. This is totally out of line. This should not be how American democracy works.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A lovely tribute to my former colleague, Kevin Drum, a blogosphere pioneer and all around mensch. RIP. www.motherjones.com/media/2025/0...

“The fact she didn’t even try to delete the last tweets tells you all you need to know." www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

NEW from me: DoD hired Kingsley Wilson, a deputy press secretary with a very very long history of bigoted and xenophobic posts www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Big news for @revealnews.org. Today we launched a weekly podcast, "More To The Story With @alletson.bsky.social." The first episode is a 1-on-1 interview with Timothy Heaphy, the chief counsel for the House committee investigating the January 6 attack. revealnews.org/press/reveal...

Insane.

To be clear, the "menace" Trump is railing against was the single most important anti-corruption reform in decades. The "invasive" rule merely asked the owners of shell companies to divulge their identities to the Treasury Dept.

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...

"With all the focus on a constitutional crisis in Donald Trump’s Washington, it’s easy to overlook how a similar dynamic is playing out at the state level." And yes, Elon Musk is in the mix. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I repeat: the new state media www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"We’ve given up everything to serve our country overseas, and we’re being maligned by the richest asshole in the world.” @timothypmurphy.bsky.social & @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social with a harrowing report on Elon Musk's war on USAID www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I'm still interested in hearing from federal workers about physical changes to your office spaces/signage taken down/areas you now can't go. My Signal is annamerlan.30; please contact me on a non-work device.

I don't this story has registered with enough people. OPM is trying to make it possible for Musk to control the IT of every federal agency and department. I assume that would give him access--backdoor access?--to...everything. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New from @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has placed a halt on investigations of LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination complaints www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A very telling moment at today's House oversight committee hearing when Republicans rushed into the room to block an effort to subpoena Elon Musk to provide answers on his dismantling of the federal government www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"They have moved sofa beds onto the fifth floor of the agency's headquarters...so the team can work around the clock, the employee said."

In follow-up questions after his Senate testimony, RFK Jr. admitted that he reached at least one settlement agreement for "misconduct or inappropriate behavior." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent two days of confirmation hearings claiming not to hold positions he's held for years, reversing statements he previously made, and denying saying things he said. With @kieraevebutler.bsky.social, we examined some of the wilder ones: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Shockingly, Trump's new meme coin is not necessarily the stable financial bonanza based on rational economic principles you might have imagined! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I wrote about the horror we're experiencing here in LA, and what the people I cover for a living are trying to do with it: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The best former president in US history. His years of service after leaving the White House eclipsed his tenure there. RIP, Jimmy.

Donald Trump's victory energized the German far-right. Elon Musk's AfD endorsement has them absolutely euphoric. Read Berlin-based journo @joshaxelrod.bsky.social on how AfD is angling to replicate the MAGA movement's success www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Eric Trump promised a "very large wall" between gov't and Trump family business. Then he appeared at a crypto conference as a rep of a co. his dad has deep financial ties to and said the Trump admin would be a boon for the industry. New from @russchoma.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"The truck dealership is valued at about $865,000 at its current share price. Mr. Boulos’s stake, according to securities filings, is worth $1.53."

Same IG report debunking conspiracy theories about FBI involvement in J6, two vastly different angles

Kash Patel transformed from mild-mannered counterterrorism prosecutor to MAGA firebrand. His former DOJ colleagues are still wondering what happened to him www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump just picked Kari Lake to lead Voice of America, an international broadcasting state media network. Let's revisit @timothypmurphy.bsky.social's profile on Lake from 2022.

In North Carolina, two recounts have confirmed that Allison Riggs won her race for the state supreme court. Now, Republicans are challenging 60,000 votes to overturn her election. @ariberman.bsky.social has the story www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Earlier this year, Scripps News announced it was shutting down its broadcast operation. @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social spent time with members of the Scripps team as they covered their final campaign, getting a front-row view of a media industry in freefall www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

THIS JUST IN: Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick to head the FBI, has embraced the nutty and dangerous QAnon conspiracy movement—which has sparked acts of violence. Not a good look for an FBI director. Read all about it: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

In a bid to gain influence, corporations are buying the Trump cryptocurrency token and trying to get spots on Joe Rogan, while their lobbyists are instructing them to scrub their websites and corporate policies of language that favors Democrats and instead tout GOP issues www.wsj.com/politics/tru...

Superhero stuff: “Ms. Riffaud’s greatest wartime escapade was the capture of a Wehrmacht train in 1944. She and three comrades lobbed fireworks and grenades at the train from a bridge over the tracks, forcing the Germans to retreat into a tunnel… Eighty Wehrmacht soldiers surrendered to her.”

BREAKING: Jack Smith moves to dismiss case against Trump in Washington, D.C. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

New from @davidcorn.bsky.social: Tulsi Gabbard keeps starting political action committees. But where is the money going? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Nearly 3 weeks after the election the Trump team has not submitted an ethics plan, agreed to disclose donors to the transition effort, or signed an agreement with the DOJ that would allow the FBI to run background checks on appointees www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u...

I'm auctioning one of my old guitars on Ebay this week with the proceeds going to The Blake Cottage Trust who are raising funds to repair the 17thC cottage in Sussex where William Blake lived when he wrote the lyric that became 'Jerusalem' www.blakecottage.org/home www.ebay.co.uk/itm/36524786...

My 10-year-old has become obsessed with the board game Diplomacy. He reminded me that I promised to play with him, and I asked how long a typical game lasts. "A week," he replied. So...I guess I'll see everyone after Thanksgiving?