We’ve Unmasked the Oath Keepers’ January 6 “Operations Leader”
Oath Keeper leader Michael Simmons, “Person Ten” in a January 6 conspiracy caseMother Jones illustration; Wave 3 News/Facebook; Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.When members of the far-right militia network known as the Oath Keepers stormed the US Capitol on…
Armed Standoffs With the Government, “Uber Militias,” and Ammon Bundy’s Run to Be Idaho’s Next Governor
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.For six years now, Josh Thayer has been at war with his next-door neighbor over the location of their property lines in Salem, a small town in Utah. Thayer has been prosecuted for trespassing and cited for…
Banks Really Don’t Like Biden’s Push to Make It Easier to Move Your Money
President Joe Biden delivers remarks and signs an executive order on promoting competition in the American economy.Alex Edelman/CNP/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Earlier this month, President Biden signed a sweeping executive order aimed at creating more competition in the US economy.…
Anthony Fauci Warns US Is Headed in “Wrong Direction” on COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a Senate hearing on July 20Stefani Reynolds/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.COVID-19 never went away in the United States, but for a while this summer, the widespread…
Republicans Can’t Hide From a Bipartisan January 6 Investigation
Trump supporters storm the US Capitol on January 6.Samuel Corum/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Speaking on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania offered a now-familiar complaint about efforts to investigate the January 6 attack…
The US Men’s Basketball Team Lost to France and Here’s Why That Could Be Good
Mickael Chavet via ZUMA Press Wire Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.If you slept in like I did, you probably missed it live, but by now you’ve probably heard: The French men’s basketball team upset the long-dominant Team USA in both teams’…