Extreme Weather Rips Through Mississippi, Killing Dozens
Rogelio V. Solis/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A powerful tornado ripped through rural Mississippi last night, killing at least 24 people and injuring dozens more. The tornado hit Rolling Fork—a town with a population of less than 2,000, and the supposed birthplace of…
Trump Is Holding His First Rally in Waco. That Shouldn’t Surprise You.
Flames engulfed the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, on April 19, 1993.Susan Weems/AP File Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Saturday, the first rally of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign will take place in Waco, Texas. The significance will not be lost on many of his…
Congress Might Want a TikTok Ban, But Their Questions Suggest Going Further
Mother Jones; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.What if the United States government banned every single social media app? Not just TikTok. All of them. Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter–sayonara. It may sound ludicrous, but if you apply the logic behind the kinds of questions…
He Took Part In a Right-Wing Florida Hospital Protest. Now, He Is Losing His Board Certification for Spreading Covid Disinformation.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Last week, I wrote about the far-right groups accusing Sarasota Memorial, a public safety-net hospital in Florida, of mistreating Covid patients. Despite a painstaking review showing that the hospital’s Covid outcomes have exceeded national standards, the groups—helmed by former…
Should Your Car Know When You’re Too Drunk to Drive?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill in 2021, he committed $1.2 trillion to rebuilding the nation’s roads and bridges. The president spearheaded one of the biggest investments in infrastructure in decades: more than $42 billion for broadband…
Supreme Court Hears Navajo Nation Demands in Colorado River Case
A man fills a tank intended for drought-affected livestock from a community rancher’s well on the Navajo Nation. David McNew/Getty This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In 1849 and 1868, the Navajo Nation signed two treaties with the United States. The treaties created a reservation that would…