Kanye West Agrees to Acquire Conservative Social Media App Parler
Laurent Vu/SIPA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Another day, another moment of Kanye West tossing his impressive musical legacy into the garbage and disappointing us all. On Monday, it was announced that rapper and producer Ye—as West is now known—agreed to acquire Parler, a…
Donald Trump Would Like Jewish People to Be More “Appreciative” of Him—Before It’s “Too Late”
Pool/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump has had it with Jewish people. On Sunday, the former president said on Truth Social that people of the faith have not been “appreciative enough” of all he’s done for Israel and lamented his low approval…
Washington Post Report Alleges Further Mayhem at Trump Media
Rafael Henrique / SOPA Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Washington Post reported Saturday that a former executive with Trump Media, which owns Donald Trump’s struggling social media platform, Truth Social, is alleging the company broke federal security laws, and that another executive…
Biden and DeSantis Pledge Relief and Cooperation After Hurricane Ian
Evan Vucci/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As the death toll continues to rise from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian, President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited several storm-ravaged communities in Florida to meet with survivors and thank first responders working tirelessly on…
Italy’s New Leader Is a Very Weird, Tolkien-Obsessed Right-Wing Extremist
Italy Photo Press/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Early polls out of Italy following its Sunday election suggest that Giorgia Meloni, an ultra-conservative leader known for her opposition to gay rights and immigration, will become its first female prime minister—and the most extreme right-winger…
Two Men Found Guilty in Plot to Kidnap of Michigan Governor
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“You can’t just strap on an AR-15 and body armor and snatch the governor.” Most people know this without having to hear it from a prosecutor during federal criminal trial. But two Michigan men are apparently learning this lesson the hard…