The Far-Right Bounty Hunter Behind the Explosive Popularity of “Died Suddenly”
On January 5, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) tweeted about the unexpected passing of Quentin Williams, a Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. “Terrible news today of Q Williams sudden death,” he wrote. “I’m sending every good thought I have to his family and friends today.” Most of the replies to Murphy’s tweet echoed…
It Came From the Basement
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Eight months before the white nationalist figure Nicholas J. Fuentes ignited a political firestorm by dining with Kanye West and Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, he strode out onstage to a crowd of what he claimed were 1,000 followers, chanting…
A Law Signed by Bolsonaro Paved the Way for Authorities to Prosecute His Insurrectionists
Protesters, supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, sit in front of police. Eraldo Peres/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Sunday, in Brazil’s version of the January 6 insurrection, thousands of supporters of defeated former President Jair Bolsonaro staged a coordinated assault against the…
Brazil Just Had Its January 6. It Wasn’t Hard to See It Coming.
Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with security forces. Joedson Alves/Anadolu Agency/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.RIO DE JANEIRO – On January 1, 2023, a photograph of newly inaugurated Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, walking up the access ramp to Palácio…
Seige Is Over After Extreme Right-Wing Bolsonaro Supporters Stormed Brazilian Capital
Supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with the police during a demonstration outside the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on January 8, 2023.Photo by Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In scenes reminiscent of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol…
Kevin McCarthy Is Cutting Deals With the Big Lie’s Worst Offenders
Kevin McCarthy won support Friday from Rep. Ralph Norman, who on Jan. 17, 2021, urged Trump to invoke “Marshall Law.”Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.House Republicans are celebrating the anniversary of the January 6 attack by making it clear that they are…