As someone who covers crypto and thinks about it more than I’d like, I liked this. @benmckenzie.bsky.social has a real knack for articulating, in terms we all understand, what’s so unsettling about crypto. And he did so much better job grilling SBF on campaign donations than any of us journos did…

“Having the IRS agree to no audits of the President, his family and their businesses is unheard of.”

Republican primary voters reject congressman who pressed for accountability for those involved with Epstein.

Trump went ahead and did it. Unbelievable. "What is Trump hiding from the American people?” Sen. @warren.senate.gov tweeted. “Democrats are going to fight every element of this self-dealing settlement,” said Sen. Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov. Even some Republicans seem uneasy with this corruption.

NEW: I recently started seeing more and more videos featuring youthful Scientologists from “orgs” around the world, especially on TikTok. It turns out this is part of an coordinated campaign, and I spoke to some of the people who helped develop it: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Trump tried to build Australia’s tallest tower. It didn’t happen.

The president’s crypto partners are offering World Cup box seats to high-ranking coin holders.

Crypto bloggers bragged about how they got into the Mar-a-Lago gala with trading strategies that meant they spent as little as $500 on #$TRUMP, so this could actually be a really cheap way to see the WC final. Or the "World Football 2026 Final Game" as the website calls it...

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...

Deep, entertaining look at the scam that is crypto!

Thomas Massie has always been Thomas Massie. Sometimes that's disappointing and sometimes it's almost reassuring. Great glimpse from @smencimer.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Is that bad?

For a little while, crypto mogul Justin Sun represented everything the digital currency industry could want from Donald Trump. But Blockchain Camelot is over, and the dueling lawsuits are here.

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'm going to take a guess and say it involves a louder version of golf www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Exclusive access to sporting events! Maybe? What is Trump Coin Clib?

"Why Trump’s Crypto Empire Is in Chaos The wheels may be coming off World Liberty Financial." @russchoma.bsky.social for @motherjones.com

"A Boring Party for Trump’s Collapsing Meme Coin Presidential corruption has never been so dull." @russchoma.bsky.social for @motherjones.com

There’s a lot going on www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Presidential corruption has never been so dull.

Buyers still might be getting something valuable: the opportunity to put money directly into the first family’s pockets.

Great lede from @russchoma.bsky.social—

Devin Nunes was not an obvious choice to run a fledgling social media network, but after $1.1 billion in losses, the former dairy farmer and congressman is out as the head of Truth Social. 🫠

NEW: The Onion says it has struck a deal to take over Infowars. That deal still must be approved by a judge. This news was first reported by @pablo.show. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

To understand JD Vance, you need to meet the “TheoBros.” These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.

You'd think @nytimes.com would have mentioned Anthropic hired a lobbyist close to Trump last week in this article on it landing a White House meeting 🎁🔗

"Need to see the president of the United States? Stock up on #$TRUMP." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Want to get in the room with the president? Stock up on his pointless meme coin.

War in Iran is far from over. Airlines are running out of jet fuel. And the GOP is stumbling into an important midterm season. So, who is Donald Trump making time for on his busy schedule? The 297 people most invested in $TRUMP, his meme coin.

You want Big Tech crazy? The billionaires financing the AI gold rush are trying to create superbabies to stop the rise of something akin to Skynet. ow.ly/Lrli50YKp8u

“The Bizarre Connection Between Iran Negotiations and Trump’s Crypto Firm” @russchoma.bsky.social for @motherjones.com

World Liberty Financial has developed close ties to the Pakistani government.

The president’s sons are using scarce clean energy to mine for bitcoins.

Trump raked in $28 million from Middle East business deals. Then he started a war.

Trump once did a deal with oligarchs allegedly linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard

Trump business partner promises new tower won’t be as tacky as Australians fear

In 2023, Pulte’s charity donated $65,000 to a nonprofit called One World Love LLC for “assistance to underserved people,” according to annual tax filings. But our investigation found no charities with a matching employer identification number or the name “One World Love” anywhere in the country.

Trump’s new business partner in Australia has a big pitch for everyone down under: it won’t be tacky and all gold. Also, it’s Australian made, but financed by unnamed investors in Singapore, UAE, Hong Kong and the US www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

i mean... uh... well... lordy. this defies summation. incredible story. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

When @dfriedman.bsky.social discovered a Goodreads page tied to the email of a top Pentagon official featuring books on “Asian wife sharing” and other pornographic works, he did what any reporter would do: ask the Pentagon questions. The next day, a threatening email from Jack Posobiec arrived.

This story is wild, even by Trump 2.0-era standards

Reporter @dfriedman.bsky.social was working on a story about a top aide to Pete Hegseth. Then Pizzagate promoter Jack Posobiec threatened to write a scurrilous story about him. ow.ly/EpQp50XHpYo

New investigation from @schwellenbach.bsky.social w/ @motherjones.com @russchoma.bsky.social and @dfriedman.bsky.social: Border czar Tom Homan's former clients are winning major federal contracts. Read the full story ⬇️

Border czar’s former clients cash in on Trump’s immigration crackdown

“So we’ve been trying to get access to Tom Homan and the folks over at DHS at the secretary level.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Spoke with @dfriedman.bsky.social about Tom Homan & corruption at DHS. The fact that Homan’s acceptance of $50,000 cash did not disqualify him from a govt job sends the message to companies seeking to feed at the DHS trough that they can use such corrupt methods to obtain government contracts.

New story out on how a number of White House Border Czar Tom Homan’s former clients are now winning massive federal contracts. Ethics experts say there is an appearance of corruption - w/ @dfriedman.bsky.social & @russchoma.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

We partnered with @pablo.show to investigate Riley Gaines' rise to MAGA stardom. @msjpauly.bsky.social dug up docs that reveal the right-wing funders behind her ascent and spoke to puzzled teammates who wonder what happened to her. Read ow.ly/o3wq50XuCzp Watch/listen www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKUl...

“Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them,” Trump said at a campaign stop in 2015. “They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”

“They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”