Election Disinformation From Elon Musk Is Drawing Billions of Views on X
Mother Jones; Marc Piasecki/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Elon Musk is not just the Trump-supporting owner of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. It turns out he is also one of the platform’s biggest peddlers of election-related disinformation, according…
How Paul Wellstone Helped Give Us Tim Walz
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz applauds as President Joe Biden speaks at Dutch Creek Farms in Northfield, Minnesota. AP/Andrew Harnik Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It was damn cold in St. Paul—even cold for Minnesotans—on a weekend in late January 2005, when one or…
In Republican Primary, Bigot Loses to Election Denier
Mother Jones; Getty; Valentina Gomez Campaign Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Valentina Gomez, the 25-year-old former Missouri Secretary of State candidate known for crass posts—like calling her opponents “weak and gay” while jogging in a tactical vest—lost her eight-way primary last night. Gomez…
At the Center of the Right-Wing Revival? Hating Immigrants.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Five years ago, the first National Conservatism conference—a gathering on the right to propose a more populist version of conservatism—was held at the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, DC. The event, organized by the then-nascent Edmund Burke Foundation, drew rising…
The Cultural Politics Behind JD Vance’s Obsession With “Cat Ladies”
Mother Jones; Getty; Kyodonews/Zuma; Annabelle Gordon/CNP/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the weeks since his selection as Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance’s political vision has come to be defined by a single, compact denigration of Democrats: “childless cat ladies.” Journalists unearthed…
Can Ilhan Omar Fend Off AIPAC?
Mother Jones illustration; Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Sipa USA/AP; Mark Vancleave/Star Tribune/AP; Wikimedia; Henry A/Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Next week, Rep. Ilhan Omar will take on a familiar opponent. On Tuesday, August 13, the progressive stalwart will face a second-consecutive primary challenge from Don…