Clarence Thomas Faces Call for Recusal on January 6 Cases
Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas walk to the podium during a Tea Party event in Mesquite, Tx. on Sept. 2, 2010.Rex Curry/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Here are some sample texts that Ginni Thomas, the wife of…
Trump Won’t Face Charges in New York. That Doesn’t Mean He Did Nothing Wrong.
Former President Donald Trump arrives at a rally on Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Florence, S.C. Trump has endorsed two Republicans mounting primary challenges to sitting House members who have been critical of him. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones…
That Time When a SCOTUS Nominee Actually Had a Record That Endangered Children
President George W. Bush introduces Alito as a Supreme Court nominee.Chuck Kennedy/TNS/Zuma Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Republicans successfully transformed the confirmation hearing of the first black woman nominated to the Supreme Court into an abusive circus based on a malicious lie,…
The KBJ Hearings Were the Super Bowl of Republican Shitposting
Ted Cruz questions Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in Washington, DC.Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.If you wanted…
When It Comes to Israel’s Response to the War in Ukraine—It’s Complicated
A crowd in Tel Aviv watches Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy address the Israeli Knesset.Maya Alleruzzo/AP Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.Few issues have united the Western world more quickly than Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine last month. In response to…
US Will Accept 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees
Refugees from Mariupol make their way out of the Lviv train station.Ty O’Neil/ZUMA Fight disinformation. Get a daily recap of the facts that matter. Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.President Joe Biden is expected to announce today in Brussels that the United States will accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. While this would constitute a…