Clarence Thomas Faces Call for Recusal on January 6 Cases
Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas walk to the podium during a Tea Party event in Mesquite, Tx. on Sept. 2, 2010.Rex Curry/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Here are some sample texts that Ginni Thomas, the wife of…
Why Josh Hawley Is Smearing Ketanji Brown Jackson as Soft on Pedophilia
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.There is a big red button with the word “pedophile” scrawled on it that certain kinds of reactionaries like to press when things aren’t going the direction they want. For example: In July 2017, I…
Has Ukraine “Won the Information War”? Not So Fast.
Mother Jones illulstration; Alexey Nikolsky/AFP/Getty; Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/AP; Getty Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Many people in the global north—at least many voices in the media—are rather optimistic about Ukraine’s ability to dominate the “information war” unleashed by Russia’s invasion. Writers…
A Fugitive Chinese Tycoon Met Steve Bannon. Misinformation Mayhem Ensued.
Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.On June 3, a collection of some of the right’s most prominent purveyors of election-fraud lies and coronavirus misinformation congregated in the window-lined observatory atop One World Trade Center, with views of the Hudson River and Manhattan’s…
The Big Lie Is Tearing Wisconsin’s GOP Apart
State Rep. Timothy Ramthun listens to Gov. Tony Evers’ State of the State address in February.Andy Manis/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Even if most Republicans still think Donald Trump was the real winner of the 2020 presidential race, they seem, by…
Can Someone Please Explain How Michael Flynn Got So Crazy?
Michael Flynn leaves court in Washington, DC, after a sentencing hearing in December 2018. Olivier Douliery/AP Editor’s note: This essay by David Corn first appeared in his newsletter, This Land. But we wanted to make sure as many readers as possible have a chance to see it. This Land is written by David twice a week and provides behind-the-scenes stories…