Can Trump’s Radical Vision for Mass Deportations Be Realized?
Mother Jones illustration; Shannon Stapleton/EFE/ZUMA; Hal Gatewood/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.At a December rally in Reno, Nevada, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump made his regular promise: To treat immigration as if the United States is at war. He accused President Joe Biden of launching…
“The Algorithm” Does Not Exist
Giovanni Medalla Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 2009, when Facebook changed its newsfeed significantly for the first time, there wasn’t much uproar over “the algorithm.” Now we’re all talking about it—whatever “it” is. The algorithm and its ramifications have been the focus of…
Pelosi Wants the FBI to Investigate Pro-Palestinian Protesters
Andy Kropa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As protesters continue to disrupt Democratic campaign events with calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, Rep. Nancy Pelosi now says the Biden administration should use the FBI to investigate the activists’ “financing,” which she baselessly suggested might…
Haley Responds to $83 Million Trump Verdict: “I Absolutely Trust the Jury”
Matt Rourke/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After appearing to shrug off E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse and defamation lawsuits against Donald Trump, Nikki Haley is now suddenly paying attention. On Sunday, the former South Carolina governor said that she “absolutely” trusted the jury’s…
Why the United States Halted Funding to the UN’s Palestinian Refugee Agency
Gehad Hamdy/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The United Nations agency that serves Palestinian refugees is in tumult after Israel accused a dozen of its employees of participating in Hamas’ October 7 attack, a stunning claim that has since prompted eight of the agency’s biggest…
Vanishing Ants, Waning Forests, and Fading Hope for Brazil’s Amazon
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a ceremony marking one year since the attacks on the presidential palace, the National Congress, and the Supreme Court.Ton Molina/NurPhoto/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. What a difference a year makes in the Brazilian Amazon. At the start of…