Kanye West Agrees to Acquire Conservative Social Media App Parler
Laurent Vu/SIPA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Another day, another moment of Kanye West tossing his impressive musical legacy into the garbage and disappointing us all. On Monday, it was announced that rapper and producer Ye—as West is now known—agreed to acquire Parler, a…
Prosecutors Seek 6-Month Sentence For Bannon
Steve Bannon outside of Manhattan State Supreme Court in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. John Nacion/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Justice Department wants Steve Bannon imprisoned for six months and fined $200,000 for contempt of Congress, a charge resulting…
SNL’s Cold Open About the January 6 Hearings Is Depressingly Accurate
Our democracy may be crumbling. Millions of Americans still deny the results of the 2020 election. And a former president is unlikely to face any consequences for inciting an attack on the US Capitol. But, thanks to the writers at Saturday Night Live, at least we can have a laugh about it. Saturday’s cold open…
Donald Trump Would Like Jewish People to Be More “Appreciative” of Him—Before It’s “Too Late”
Pool/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump has had it with Jewish people. On Sunday, the former president said on Truth Social that people of the faith have not been “appreciative enough” of all he’s done for Israel and lamented his low approval…
If You Watch One Thing Today, Make It This Video Of a Police Award Recipient Calling Out the Cops
The St. Paul Police Department held an award ceremony this week to honor Alex Mingus, a Minnesota resident who performed “an act of gallantry and valor” in response to a shooting. But upon accepting the award, Mingus called out the lack of police action on the scene. On October 8, 2021, Mingus was on his…
Washington Post Report Alleges Further Mayhem at Trump Media
Rafael Henrique / SOPA Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Washington Post reported Saturday that a former executive with Trump Media, which owns Donald Trump’s struggling social media platform, Truth Social, is alleging the company broke federal security laws, and that another executive…