Judge Who Blocked Abortion Drug Did Not Disclose Controversial Article
Matthew Kacsmaryk listens during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2017.Senate Judiciary Committee/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2017, Matthew Kacsmaryk, then deputy general counsel at the right-wing First Liberty Institute, criticized protections for transgender people and those seeking abortions…
Mike Pompeo Wants You to Know He Won’t Be President
NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND – MARCH 03: Former U.S. Secretary of State and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Mike Pompeo speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on March 03, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Fight disinformation: Sign up for…
Here’s How Climate Change Is Making It Easier to Hit Home Runs
Darren Lee/AP This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Even America’s favorite pastime is not immune from climate change. A new study from researchers at Dartmouth College says that a warming atmosphere could be causing more home runs in professional baseball. The research, published last week in the Bulletin of…
Florida Just Passed a Six Week Abortion Ban
Pro-choice protesters in Tampa in January.Tampa Bay Times/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Florida legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortion after six weeks gestation, before many women know they’re pregnant. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the bill into…
Why Rutgers Faculty Are Striking for the First Time in 257 Years
Noah Lanard/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Thursday morning in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Martin Gliserman, a silver-haired English professor wearing his cap and gown, looked to be an elder statesman of the picket line. But despite having taught at Rutgers for…
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…