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…
It’s Not Just Sandy Hook. Aaron Rodgers Has Some Very Strange Thoughts About…Buildings.
Perry Knotts/ AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, CNN’s Pamela Brown and Jake Tapper reported that New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers—who is (or at least was) reportedly being considered as independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential running mate—had told at…
Dartmouth Basketball Players Vote to Become the First Unionized College Sports Team
Richard Ulreich/CSM/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted 13-2 in favor of forming a union on Tuesday, in a move that could make them the first unionized group of college athletes. The players voted to join SEIU Local 560, which…
Soccer Fans Fought Back Against Private Equity and Won
Christian Charisius/ picture-alliance / dpa / AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If you’ve watched any German men’s professional soccer matches recently—and I can certainly forgive you if you haven’t—you’ve seen something even more unusual than an end-of-the-season trophy presentation without Bayern Munich. For…
Taylor Swift’s Super Bowl Jet-Setting Highlights Carbon Removal Problems
This private jet is thought to have taken Taylor Swift from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to LAX on Saturday so she could make it to the Super Bowl.Eric Thayer/AP This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. To get to the Super Bowl on time, Taylor Swift took a…
The Kansas City Chiefs Still Have a Racist Name
Ed Zurga/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers head to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl on Sunday, Native activists will for the fourth time in five years travel to the stadium where the championship…