"He’s always been that little liar. I mean no one—no one—likes him.” “I wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire.” @nlanard.bsky.social reports on Florida Rep. Cory Mills, perhaps the most hated man in Congress, and his many, many scandals. bit.ly/46kf7fP

Sex workers, bankruptcy, stolen valor, a restraining order, and Trump’s “Complete and Total” endorsement for Congress.

craving the salt and pepper wings from my uncle's restaurant back home in mass today. HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR EVERYONE

Who Save America Act could disenfranchise: -146 million without passport -69 million married women who took spouse's last name -21 million without ready access to citizenship docs -21 million without current drivers license -Rural voters forced to drive 4.5 hours to show docs at election office

“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?” There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.

Cannot believe that I got to profile an extraordinary filmmaker, who happens to be the mother of NYC’s new mayor, and think about intersections of art and politics, and how familial love might produce a buffer against the corrosive politics and cynicism of our time. My story about Mira Nair:

I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage. The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts. Follow along!

I met Ian outside the Whipple Building in Mpls last week, where he was protesting ICE. I was blown away by his vulnerability, by how deeply he—a 6-time combat vet—feels like his nation is under attack. I just learned that he was among those arrested by federal officials for protesting at the church.

Students at the University of Minnesota, united with hundreds of groups across the country, are imploring people, young and old, to join a general strike on Friday. No school, no work, no economic participation, all toward the goal of ceasing funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“That could have been me. I like to think I’d be someone who stepped in.”

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...

“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.

I was just supposed to follow clergy leaders as they did a pilgrimage from George Floyd Square to Renée Good’s memorial. But then when we got back to the landing spot, we found out an observer had been attacked by ICE agents who had been tailing the religious leaders. From me today in Minneapolis:

Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.

NEW VIDEO: Here I show how RFK Jr. is trying to blame school shootings on, of all things, antidepressants. It's a ludicrous, deceptive campaign in which he repeats at least a half dozen false and misleading claims about guns and psychiatric drugs. Watch here 👉 www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 🧵

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...

as bad as shit is, very cool to meet a new folk hero seemingly every week

I’ve spent a lot of the last three years investigating the rise of anti-trans politics. Often, it came back to the controversy over trans women athletes. So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/

we recently sat down with photojournalist Carrie Schreck, who walked us through her photo essay of border patrol recruitment at rodeos. watch! youtu.be/3OPnV5nYLsQ?...

In late September, my family and I lost our matriarch, my abuela. I've been a bit all over the place since. My abuela moved to our hometown in the 70s. She loved it even as one of the first Mexican families there. It's been targeted every day by ICE. I wrote about it. buttondown.com/camrodriguez...

We just released a BIG undercover investigation…and it’s all on tape. In collaboration with @lighthousereports.com, @papertrailmedia.de, and other media partners around the world, I made this video for @motherjones.com & @revealnews.org Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfWy...

EXCLUSIVE: This tech has been used to track heads of state, journalists, and maybe even you. @lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries. It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.

Inside the Indonesian boomtowns powering the world’s electric vehicles. Thousands of miles from home, Chinese migrant workers run the nickel-processing plants that do the dirty work of the clean energy transition. grist.org/labor/indone... #Indonesia #Indonesian #EV #China #Chinese #Batteries

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.” Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

Often when you read a research study, the findings aren't something you can easily see for yourself. But I highly suggest googling any profession and looking at the image search results. My latest for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/media/2025/1...

The US pays millions to Professional Bull Riders for advertising. At PBR league events, bullfighters are branded with slick jerseys declaring the event 'Protected by US Border Patrol.' At some, the Border Patrol makes a dramatic entrance, rappelling from the rafters as the national anthem plays.

“It is psychologically manipulative." "A place of constant, albeit quiet, torment.” “A lot of thoughts [were] placed into my head about how disturbing and gross and creepy people like me were... I internalized a lot of these projections.”

This Sunday, we are launching “Climate Desk Weekly.” This free dispatch will act as Mother Jones' Sunday newsletter and share the week’s need-to-know climate news right in your inbox from our collaboration of 15 award-winning media outlets. Sign up at: www.motherjones.com/newsletters/

Before Charlie Kirk's murder, @ariberman.bsky.social predicted Trump's rigging plans for the 2026 midterms would include ramping up plans to expand investigations into groups they view as a threat. Now, in the wake of Kirk's death, Trump & his inner circle have ratcheted up this rhetoric even more.

longtime lurker and seldom poster with good news to share: I recently started a new job as Digital Producer at Mother Jones! check out my first video with @garrisonhayes.bsky.social on this story from Adam Mahoney and @capitalb.bsky.social:

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, residents of the Ninth Ward are still fighting for survival. Their latest threat? A $5 billion canal project that could drown them all over again. Our latest with @capitalb.bsky.social:

“I just want to protect my children. I want them to have wonderful, happy, healthy lives. And the federal government is trying to take my kids’ rights away." Read this critical reporting from @hencarnell.bsky.social + @msjpauly.bsky.social for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I wrote about gender-affirming surgery — what it means to the people that get it, its evolution as a professional specialty in the U.S., and how the incoming administration could put all of that at risk: www.statnews.com/2024/12/23/g...

The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has become a defining moment in the zeitgeist of American health care. It's both a callous slaying and a reflection of the public's deep-seated anger at an industry that makes a lot of money by exploiting Americans. www.statnews.com/2024/12/06/u...

She was first author on the paper. He won the Nobel prize. The beautiful and complicated story of a scientific marriage — and the difficult choices many women in science have to make in order to have a family. Story by the incredible @mmolteni.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2024/12/06/n...

Motive still unknown in Brian Thompson killing but some context from @statnews.bsky.social this morning: People employed in health care are 5x more likely than people in other private industries to experience workplace violence. www.statnews.com/2024/12/05/u...

a lot of news today! here's a recap from me and @owermohle.bsky.social on the Supreme Court oral arguments around Tennessee's gender-affirming care ban www.statnews.com/2024/12/04/s...

Had a lot of fun filming this with @brittanytrang.bsky.social. I was shook when she brought actual data breach notifications from Change for the shoot. (The ones you see in the thumbnail here). Such dedication!

Whatever one thinks of MAHA, it's no monolith. An important story on how the movement has become a home for the "disaffected of various stripes." www.statnews.com/2024/11/26/m...

"Essentially copies" of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound are being sold all over the internet. And it's perfectly legal... for now, anyway. I take a look at how this booming alternative market works in today's new @statnews.bsky.social video youtu.be/2w-MCLEtZ10

“It’s really a game the way they switch money from their right pocket to their left," one physician said. New Health Care's Colossus investigation from STAT:

Advocates worry about the impact of misinformation while scientists say autism research could take a hit www.statnews.com/2024/11/22/a...

Very informative new short video on three H5N1 cases that are causing concern - feat. @helenbranswell.bsky.social h/t @annayeo.bsky.social @statnews.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/i4frp...

first post is for fluoride! and why it's back in the news in a big way. @aniloza.bsky.social explains in this short below; read his full story for STAT here: www.statnews.com/2024/11/13/f... www.youtube.com/shorts/zNBmZ...