Meta Just Removed the Guardrails From Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram Accounts
Andre M. Chang/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Over the years, Donald Trump has hardly been a responsible social media user: He’s railed against the “fake news media” while disseminating actual fake news, referred to his impeachments as a “scam” and a “hoax,”…
FEMA Aims to Tighten Restrictions on Building in Flood-Prone Areas
Flooding from Hurricane Beryl swamps a highway running through Houston, July 8, 2024. Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto/ZUMA This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When the Federal Emergency Management Agency spends millions of dollars to help rebuild schools and hospitals after a hurricane, it tries to make the community more resilient…
Trump taken off stage at Butler rally after possible gunshots heard
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) BUTLER — Shortly after former President Donald Trump took the stage at a rally in Butler at 6 p.m., several loud pops could be heard, and Trump was whisked off the…
Why Donald Trump’s Plan to Stop Taxing Tips Is a Lame Political Stunt
Mother Jones; Samuel Corum/Getty (3) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This story was originally published on Judd Legum’s Substack, Popular Information, to which you can subscribe here. As president, Donald Trump’s tax policy heavily favored corporations and the wealthy. Trump’s signature tax legislation, the Tax…
Fox’s Racist, Sexist Attacks on Kamala Aren’t Landing. Yet.
Mother Jones; ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. “Cackling,” “ho,” “ditzy,” “bimbo,” “DEI Vice President.” These are the classy terms right-wing media has used to caricature Kamala Harris over the last four years. Following President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, the possibility of…
While Biden Defended His Candidacy, Donald Trump Hung Out With Viktor Orbán
Olivier Douliery/Abaca/Sipa USAOlivier Douliery/Abaca/Sipa USA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. One bright spot for President Joe Biden as he defended his decision to remain in the presidential race at his first news conference following the debate was foreign policy, an area Biden proved…