Trump Says Jump; Wingers Ask How High
Modern conservative politics is remarkable. Two days ago it felt like everyone was totally on board with school closings and quarantines and social distancing. It was the new reality. Then Donald Trump announced that he didn’t really believe the experts after all and wanted to re-open the economy. Within 24 hours I swear that practically…
The “Single Most Important DA Race in the Country” Is Headed to a Runoff
District Attorney Jackie Lacey and former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, at a candidates’ debate in JanuaryDamian Dovarganes/AP In the sweeping progressive movement to elect district attorneys to reform the criminal justice system, there’s perhaps no greater prize than Los Angeles. It’s home to the biggest district attorney’s office in the country by far,…
I Assumed a Quarantine Would Quash Online Dating. The Data Tells Me I Was Very, Very Wrong.
Mother Jones illustration; Getty We may all be hunkering down, wearing the same PJs for eight days now and melting into couch blobs (okay, maybe that’s just me?), but the pandemic hasn’t stopped people from swiping left and right. According to data supplied to Mother Jones by Tinder and Bumble, the popular dating apps have…
This #ProLife Texas Republican Wins With the Worst Coronavirus Take (At Least So Far This Week)
fizkes/Getty After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared abortions as nonessential care during the coronavirus outbreak (and state Attorney General Ken Paxton made an order to clarify and enforce that decision on Monday), a Republican running for Congress in the state posted a hell of a take on the matter. Kathaleen Wall, who is running to replace retiring…
Another Day, Another Meme to Debunk: Vaccines for the Bovine Coronavirus Will Not Cure COVID-19
During any big news event, Facebook becomes even more of a pit of toxic disinformation than it is on a relatively normal day. That said, there is one particular meme that I saw pop up a few times recently and I can’t stop thinking about it. (Some context about my feed: I am from rural…
Is Your Landlord Using the Coronavirus Outbreak to Be Particularly Evil?
Wikimedia Commons The coronavirus has ground society as we knew it to a halt. One in five Americans has been laid off or had their work hours reduced. Some states are ordering eviction moratoriums so people can count on a place to shelter during the outbreak. Federal mortgage regulators are ordering lenders to offer payment…