As Cases Surge, Pence Insists the Country Has Made “Truly Remarkable Progress”
ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As coronavirus cases soar across the country, Vice President Mike Pence on Friday attempted to take a victory lap. “We slowed the spread, we flattened the curve, we saved lives,” Pence said during the first coronavirus briefing the White House has…
Friday Cat Blogging – 26 June 2020
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Why Do These Trump Campaign Ads Link to Brad Parscale’s Facebook Page?
Brad Parscale, campaign manager for Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, walks on stage during the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 28 in National Harbor, Maryland. Samuel Corum/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Trump campaign is running Facebook ads from a page for campaign manager Brad…
Tom Cotton’s Argument Against DC Statehood Is the Same One Racists Have Always Used
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) sounded the alarm that DC statehood would create a weirdly shaped blob.C-Span. For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On Friday, the House of Representatives is set to pass a bill that would make Washington, DC, the 51st state. The District would change its name…
LeBron James Dunks Again on Trump, Scoring Multimillions for a New Media Empire
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.LeBron James has been dunking on Donald Trump for years now, posterizing the president in a kingly pose of majesty and strength and style, with tweets and press statements like this one and this one. The NBA star isn’t about to let up…
2020’s Latest Biblical Plague: A Terrifying Saharan Dust Storm Is Heading for the United States
A couple look at the sea as a vast cloud of Sahara dust is blanketing the city of Havana on June 24, 2020.Yamil Lage/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in Slate and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. In what…