The Confusing State of Legal Challenges to Bans on Transgender Healthcare
Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The state of the legal challenges to laws banning gender-affirming care is, and will continue to be, confusing. The latest example is particularly striking. Last Friday, there were two major rulings. In Texas, a judge blocked a…
Greek Asylum Policies are Leading to Migrant Deaths, According to Report
Wildfire near Alexandroupolis, where a prosecutor has been asked to investigate alleged racist violence. Achilleas Chiras/AP This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Refugees and migrants in Greece are facing off against the “two great injustices of our times”, Amnesty International has said, as it linked wildfires and…
Trump Has Already Raised Millions Off His Georgia Mugshot
Fulton County Sheriff’s Office/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump’s mugshot has powered a historic fundraising blitz for the former president. Trump’s campaign says it has raised $7.1 million since he was processed at an Atlanta jail on Thursday night for attempting to overturn…
At Least One Rich Man North of Richmond Has Now Been Identified
Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A few weeks ago, Oliver Anthony, an extremely red-haired singer-songwriter from Farmville, Virginia, released a single called “Rich Men North of Richmond,” and no one has really shut up about it since. Conservatives, particularly the kind of…
Here’s Some Friendly Advice If You’re Attending the Minnesota State Fair This Weekend
Sen. Amy Klobuchar Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.August is state- and county-fair season—a time to pay $15 to park on someone’s lawn, inspect displays of unreasonably large produce, and ingest something you really shouldn’t. In northern California, Guy Fieri bought a boy’s 266-lb…
Spanish Soccer’s Toxic Chief Is One of Many
Jorge Vilda (left) and Luis Rubiales.Ane Frosaker / SPP / AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Spain’s victory over England in last Sunday’s World Cup final was an exclamation point on the country’s rapid ascent in the hierarchy of women’s soccer. The country only…