Russia Revives Its Botnet to Hit Swing-State Democrats
Contributor/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Russian trolls and bots are coming back online ahead of the midterms—this time, amplifying right-wing vitriol on Gab, Parler, Gettr, and other minor social media platforms serving far-right audiences. Cybersecurity researchers have identified the reactivation of inflammatory accounts linked…
New York City Ballot Measures Promise to “Attack” Institutional Racism. What Does That Actually Mean?
The Racial Justice Commission gathered outside the Office of the City Clerk on December 28, 2021.Photo by Jermaine Clark Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the final days of former mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration, he honored a pledge made in his 2021 State…
On Crime, Fetterman and Oz Aren’t as Polar Opposite as You Might Think
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, left, and Dr. Mehmet OzAP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If there’s one thing Dr. Mehmet Oz wants you to believe, it’s that his opponent Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is soft on crime. Oz, a celebrity talk-show host turned…
Arizona GOP Candidate Mark Finchem Nurtures Ties to Extremists Engaged in Voter Intimidation
Mark Finchem at former President Donald Trump’s Save America rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch in Florence, Arizona.Christopher Brown/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If Mark Finchem, the Republican candidate for secretary of state in Arizona and a QAnon-friendly election denialist who was recently…
The Future of Abortion Is Up for Grabs in These States on Tuesday
Erin Lefevre/NurPhoto/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. States have the power to establish rights for their residents that surpass those guaranteed in the Constitution. California’s Proposition 1 and Vermont’s Proposal 5 would explicitly add abortion rights to their state constitutions—an additional safeguard where abortion access…
Minority Rule Is Coming for Progressive Prosecutors
Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm. If the Republican candidate wins the election for Attorney General, he’s threatened to take Chisholm’s prosecutorial power away. Ivan Moreno/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On a cloudy day in September, Eric Toney, the Republican candidate for Wisconsin…