“Totally Unnecessary”: Veteran Police Officer Denounces Derek Chauvin’s Use of Force
Pool Video/Court TV/New York Times/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The most senior police officer in the Minneapolis Police Department testified Friday that Derek Chauvin’s use of force against George Floyd was “totally unnecessary” and violated…
This Audio Clip of John Boehner Telling Ted Cruz to “Go Fuck” Himself Is Really Delightful
Xinhua/Bao Dandan/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.It was reported earlier this year that, while recording his audiobook, former Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) occasionally randomly veered from the script to tell off Sen.…
One Police Officer Killed, Another Injured in Capitol Attack
Graeme Sloan/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The United States Capitol went on lockdown Friday afternoon after a car slammed into two police officers, killing one and injuring another. The suspect lunged at officers with a…
A Medic at the Myanmar Protests: “We Don’t Count the Dead.”
Anti-coup demonstrators prepare to confront police during a protest in Tarmwe township, Yangon.Mg Ny@n/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.“If there’s a head wound and we cannot detect a pulse, we move right away to another…
Republicans Sure Seem Happy to Ditch Matt Gaetz
Ngan Mandel/ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Rep. Matt Gaetz continues to defy the most basic tenets of a sound legal strategy by running his mouth after it was revealed that the feds are investigating his role…
No, Eric Greitens Was Never “Exonerated” of Sexual Misconduct
Craig Barritt/Getty Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.When Eric Greitens resigned from the Missouri governorship in 2018 amid allegations that he had sexually assaulted and blackmailed his former hairdresser, the embattled Republican, maintaining his innocence, told…