Florida Supreme Court Approves a Six-Week Ban—And Lets an Abortion Rights Ballot Measure Move Forward
Abortion rights advocates protested in Florida last year as the legislature debated a six-week ban—which will now take effect next month. The Washington Post/Contributor/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Florida’s Supreme Court issued a pair of major rulings today on abortion that will both further…
No Vaccine? No Problem! Florida Wants Your Unvaccinated Kids In School During a Measles Outbreak
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Amid an ongoing measles outbreak in Florida, public health officials are bending the rules of quarantine for unvaccinated children. At Manatee Bay Elementary School in Broward County, Florida, six children have tested positive for measles, a respiratory virus so…
Moms for Liberty Has a Nudity Problem
These books were returned to school library shelves with clothing added.Courtesy Judd Legum Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This story was originally published on Judd Legum’s Substack, Popular Information, to which you can subscribe here. Since its initial publication in 1970, millions of children…
What It’s Like to Celebrate Black History in a State Where It’s Banned
Mother Jones; Julia Nikhinson/Abaca/Sipa/AP; Library of Congress Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.While Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled the country promoting his state’s effort to ban everything from books to student pronouns in what turned out to be a failed presidential campaign, Black community educators…
Don’t Blame a Puzzle for the Demise of Ron DeSantis’ Campaign
After dropping out of the presidential race, Ron DeSantis looks like a guy ready for a relaxing hobby.Justin Lane/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Hours before Ron DeSantis officially dropped out of the race on Sunday, NBC News published a nearly 4,000-word autopsy of…
Ron DeSantis Quits Presidential Race and Endorses Trump
Ron DeSantis looking glum at a January 19 event in Nashua, NH.Brian Cahn/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dropped out the presidential race Sunday and endorsed Donald Trump in remarks that echoed Trump’s baseless claims that he is the victim…