Alex Jones Is Liquidating His Assets to Pay Sandy Hook Families
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testifying at a defamation case in 2022. Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut Media/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones started the process of liquidating his assets on Friday, taking the initial steps toward paying the $1.5 billion…
Mexico’s Next President Is a Climate Scientist—and a Fossil Fuel Supporter
Claudia Sheinbaum announcing her win for president at a press conference. Jose Luis Torales/Zuma This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Mexico’s President-elect, Claudia Sheinbaum, an energy engineer and physicist by training, has published widely on the energy transition and greenhouse gas emissions as an environmental scientist.…
US Officials Are Fighting Against International Human Rights Law—Again
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Republican leadership hold a press conference on the Capitol steps.Allison Bailey/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On Tuesday, the US House voted to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to the court’s prosecutor seeking an…
Biden Is Gutting Asylum. The Right Still Called It “Mass Amnesty” for “Illegals.”
Stephen Miller, a former aide in the Trump White House, speaks during a news conference.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Earlier this week, the Biden administration officially announced a long-anticipated border crackdown. The executive action—which relies on the same presidential…
Prodded by fed up parents, some in Congress try to curb kids’ use of social media
Members of Congress are seeking to set a minimum age to access social media and put more of the onus on social media companies and their algorithms, while also giving parents more controls in trying to protect their kids online. Peter Cade/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Attempts to get kids off of their phones are ramping…
Steve Bannon Is Going to Jail
Steve Bannon outside federal court in Washington following his October 2021 sentencing for contempt of CongressJose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Steve Bannon is going to jail. US District Judge Carl Nichols—a Trump appointee in Washington, DC—ordered Bannon to start serving…