“Make Them Pay”—The Far Right Responds to Trump’s Conviction
Mother Jones; Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the wake of Donald Trump’s conviction yesterday, far-right influencers have taken to Twitter to express their dismay—and desire for revenge. While some have simply urged Trump supporters to show their support at…
Trial of Steve Bannon-Linked Chinese Mogul Set to Begin With Anonymous Jury
Mother Jones; Don Emmert/AFP/Getty; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Opening statements in the trial of exiled Chinese mogul Guo Wengui are expected Friday with the selection of an anonymous jury consuming the first few days of the proceeding. US District…
A Chinese Mogul With Deep MAGA Ties Is Going on Trial for Massive Fraud
Mother Jones; Ron Sachs/CNP/ZUMA; Anna Moneymaker; Don Emmert/AFP/Getty (2) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The trial of fugitive Chinese mogul Guo Wengui kicks off in New York Wednesday, as federal prosecutors prepare to lay out what they have called a “complex” conspiracy involving elaborate…
First They Tried to “Cure” Gayness. Now They’re Fixated on “Healing” Trans People.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The conversion therapists met last November at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. Behind the closed doors and drawn blinds of a Hampton Inn conference room, a middle-aged woman wearing white stockings and a Virgin Mary blue dress…
Why Are Some Latinos Drifting to the Right?
Joel Martinez/The Monitor/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On January 6, Gabriel Garcia—a first-generation Cuban American and former member of the Proud Boys—livestreamed his attempt to breach the Capitol. “How does it feel being a traitor to the country?” he screamed at police officers as…
Feds Get a Guilty Plea From Aide to Chinese Mogul Guo Wengui. That’s Bad for Steve Bannon.
Alleged co-conspirators Guo Wengui and Steve Bannon in 2018. Don Emmert/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A longtime lieutenant and criminal co-defendant of far-right Chinese fugitive mogul Guo Wengui has agreed to plead guilty to fraud charges ahead of their upcoming trial. This development…