An American Won the World Figure Skating Championships. Just Watch His Performance.
The Canadian Press/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Axels. Lutzes. Loops. Salchows. For figure skaters and their fans, these maneuvers are just part of the job description. Even young children can do a few twists and jumps and jumping twists. But for the rest…
Biden Has Signed a $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
President Joe Biden speaking on Wednesday in Arizona. Darryl Webb/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This weekend, President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion spending bill to avert a potential government shutdown. The Senate passed the more than 1,000-page bill early Saturday morning, with…
Russia Launches Another Round of Major Airstrikes Against Ukraine
A man lays flowers at a memorial in St. Petersburg on Sunday in memory of the victims of Moscow concert hall attack.Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Russia launched major airstrikes against Ukraine on Sunday that included 57 missiles and drones. Reuters reported…
Former RNC Chair Just Admitted She Has Some Differences With Trump
Donald Trump listens as RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel speaks during a campaign rally in Missouri in 2018. (AP/Jeff Roberson Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a Sunday appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel launched her campaign to rewrite her history of…
Flaring and Venting Causes Two Premature Deaths a Day, Study Finds
Zuma This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Meeka Outlaw spent most of her childhood growing up in a South Philadelphia rowhouse that was essentially sandwiched between an oil refinery and an electrical power plant. Less than a mile north of her home on Latona Street, there’s…
A Deepfake Is Already Spreading Confusion and Disinformation About the Moscow Terror Attack
A massive blaze is seen over Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on Friday after several gunmen burst into the music venue and fired automatic weapons at the crowd, killing at least 133 people.Sergei Vedyashkin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After gunmen on the outskirts of…