Spotify Pulls 70 Episodes of Joe Rogan’s Podcast
Rogan at a 2017 fight weigh-in.Gregory Payan/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The controversy over podcast host Joe Rogan reached a new stage on Saturday when Spotify quietly removed 70-some episodes from his show’s archives. Though the company hasn’t officially explained why…
Four Days After Saying Brian Flores’ Racism Claims Were “Without Merit,” NFL Decides He Has a Point
Elsa/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Earlier this week, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit accusing the league of “systemic racism” and identified examples of teams conducting “sham interviews” with Black coaching candidates without any intention of hiring…
Iowa Republican Introduces Bill to Put Cameras in Every Public School Classroom
Joe Raedle/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Amid the ongoing Republican freakout over Critical Race Theory and the teaching of other supposedly objectionable material in public schools, an Iowa Republican has introduced a bill that would take the policing of the state’s…
Chinese Police Manhandle a Reporter During a Live Olympics Broadcast
Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.One moment Dutch journalist Sjoerd den Daas was reporting live from outside the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing. The next he was being “forcibly pulled” by a plainclothes security officer while another one blocked the…
A Virginia Judge Just Stymied Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Anti-Mask Efforts
Gov. Glenn YoungkinSteven Helber/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.The score stands at Virginia Schools 1, Gov. Glenn Youngkin 0, after a judge ruled on Friday that school boards may disregard—for now—Youngkin’s attempt to ban student mask mandates. Virginia Circuit Court Judge…
Pence Refutes Trump: “I Had No Right to Overturn the Election”
Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.In a speech on Friday, former Vice President Mike Pence pushed back on his former running mate with…