Lagging in Polls, DeSantis Sacks Campaign Staff
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Tennessee Republican Party Statesmen’s Dinner, Saturday, July 15, 2023 in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis raised $20 million in the first six weeks of…
Chris Christie Rips Trump for Touting Indictments as a “Great Badge of Honor”
Republican presidential candidate former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Chris Christie made the rounds on the Sunday morning talk shows this weekend, ramping up attacks on former President Donald Trump as he continues his own latest…
Why Deep Sea Mining Is So “Deeply Destructive”
Brisingid sea stars are found in deep sea areas rich in critical minerals.Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Few people know the deep ocean as intimately as Lisa Levin, an ecologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Not content with…
George Santos Cashed In Big With Followers of Indicted Chinese Billionaire Miles Guo
Mother Jones; Francis Chung/Politico/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When George Santos, the indicted but still-in-office Republican congressman from Queens, New York, recently filed the campaign finance report for his reelection effort, there was something unusual about it: Of about 50 total contributors, the…
Far-Right Influencers Don’t Know What to Do About Threads
Mother Jones illustration; Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The rapid ascent of Threads has forced a key question facing any potentially successful social platform: “What’s the far-right going to do with this one?” And with 100 million users joining in just…
Amazon Got a Perfect Score on Disability Inclusion—From a Group It Helps Fund
An Amazon fulfillment center in North Las Vegas, USGabe Ginsberg/SOPA Images/Zuma Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, nonprofit organization Disability:IN released its annual “Best Places to Work” Disability Equality Index, which grades how well companies prioritize and accommodate disabled employees. One company that earned a…