Michael Flynn Is Flat Out Nuts
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This is fucking nuts: The man Trump appointed to the most sensitive national security position in US government and a current martyr/hero of the Trumpist right just posted a video of himself taking the QAnon oath. https://t.co/w5dyHCUEwz — Radley Balko (@radleybalko) July…
Supreme Court Puts an End to Faithless Electors
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Supreme Court says that states can require electors to vote for the presidential candidate they’re supposed to vote for: The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states may require presidential electors to support the winner of the popular vote and punish…
Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: July 5 Update
Here’s the coronavirus death toll through July 5. Canada is showing a weird little bounce in deaths. Sweden hasn’t bothered to report anything for the past four days, once again redefining the whole concept of “weekend.” In the US, we’ve been plateaued at about 1.5 deaths per million for the past week. The raw data…
Nuclear “Power Balls” May Make Meltdowns a Thing of the Past
San Onofre nuclear power station—which has been in the process of decommissioning since 2013—in the early morning fog in San Clemente, California.Jason Murray/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in Wired and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. The basic idea…
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline Has Been Canceled
Protesters gather in 2017 at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Harrisonburg office in Harrisonburg, Virginia, to speak out against the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines.Daniel Lin/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been canceled, energy companies leading the project announced Sunday, citing…
To Celebrate the Fourth, Michael Flynn Posts a Pledge to Conspiracy Group QAnon
Beowulf Sheehan/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, posted a video on Independence Day in which he recites an oath for QAnon conspiracy theorists along with five others. The man Trump appointed to the most sensitive national security position in…