The Proud Boys Have Already Moved Onto Their Next Target: LGBTQ Events
Members of far-right group Proud Boys protest against a Drag Story Hour outside the Queens Public Library on December 29, 2022 in New York.Yuki Iwamura/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday, four members of the extremist group the Proud Boys were found…
GUILTY: 4 Proud Boys, Including Enrique Tarrio, Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy
Mother Jones; Allison Dinner/AP, Paul Sancya/AP, Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A Washington DC jury has convicted four members of the far-right Proud Boys group of seditious conspiracy and other crimes for actions connected to the January 6, 2021, attack on…
How MAGA Conspiracies Infected Autism Groups
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.By any measure, Stephanie Seneff is an accomplished scientist. A senior researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, she’s been a leader in the emerging field of computer response to human speech. After earning…
Report: Trump Wants to Hire Laura Loomer, a Racist Who Lost Elections
AP Photo/Kathy Willens Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, the New York Times reported that former president Donald Trump would be interested in hiring Laura Loomer, despite the concern of potential backlash. Staffers anticipated pushback because Loomer is a bigot. There is no other way to…
Mike Flynn and MAGA Activists Wage War Against a Florida Hospital
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Before last year, the public monthly meetings of the board of Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, were sleepy affairs, typically drawing just a handful of attendees. The hospital, a 98-year-old public healthcare system that serves more than a…
The Missionary Positions of Nikki Haley’s Idol: Pastor John Hagee
Mother Jones illustration; John Hagee Ministries; KOINCH Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.John Hagee’s been around. And around. And around. The pastor has been a prominent figure in GOP presidential races for years, with his support sought after by candidates from the Bushes (H.…