Right-Wing Conspiracists Linked Antifa to the Wildfires. Then They Got a Big Boost from Russian Media.
Misha Friedman via Getty/Kevin Jantzer via AP/Mother Jones illustration For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Wildfires have long been weaponized by climate deniers wanting to sow political division. But this week, the blazes consuming the West Coast became part of an election cycle culture…
Twitter Just Slapped Trump With Another Violation for Spreading Election Disinformation
AP Photo/Alex Brandon For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Twitter put a warning on one of President Trump’s tweets on Saturday morning, in which he encouraged followers to vote twice in North Carolina, which is illegal. In his tweet, Trump urged people voting by…
19 Are Dead As Tens of Thousands Face Evacuation Amid Raging West Coast Fires
Aaron Cleys holds a jug of water he was using to douse hot spots at a home destroyed by the the Riverside Fire on Friday, in Estacada, Ore. AP Photo/John Locher For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Over the past week, 19 people have…
“Science” Editor’s Scathing New Column: Trump’s COVID Lies “Cost Countless Lives”
Andrew Harnik/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.The Editor-in-Chief of the influential academic journal Science has slammed President Donald Trump as a dangerous liar, whose deliberate distortions of the coronavirus crisis have “demoralized the scientific community and cost countless lives in the United…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: September 11 Update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through September 11. The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here. As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve got two versions of the charts today. The top one is the usual version, which provides more detail by changing the scale to match each country. The bottom one provides an easier comparison between…
Those Orange Western Skies and the Science of Light
The almost red orange sky that stains the atmosphere in the city of San Francisco, California, USA, 09 September 2020.Marc Arcas/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.This piece was originally published in Wired and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. The…