The Childless Cat Lady Memes Are Flowing as J.D. Vance Keeps Digging
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks during a campaign rally at Middletown High School on July 22, 2024 in Middletown, Ohio.Scott Olson/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. It’s been a rough week for J.D. Vance. While half the internet…
Trump Tells Christian Supporters: “You Won’t Have to Vote Anymore”
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point Believers’ Summit, Friday, July 26, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.AP Photo/Alex Brandon Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In more dystopian news, Donald Trump just implied that if he’s elected in…
What’s Behind Trump’s Plan to “Restore American Beauty”?
Mother Jones; Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Zuma; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. When I first skimmed through the Republican Party’s 2024 policy platform, a 16-page document titled “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!,” much of it read as Trumpian but unsurprising. The platform, which is sprinkled with…
Trump Backers Are Talking Up Possible Civil War
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Last week, at J.D. Vance’s first rally as the GOP’s vice-presidential nominee, Ohio state Sen. George Lang said that civil war would be necessary if former president Donald Trump does not win the 2024 presidential election. “I believe…
Could Josh Shapiro Help Kamala Harris Make the Case for the White House?
Vice President Kamala Harris and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (L) speak to the press at Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024.Ryan Collerd/AP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the days since Kamala Harris stepped into the role of the Democratic…
J.D. Vance Says He Gets Bad Press Because Most Journalists Are “Childless Adults”
Intercollegiate Studies Institute/screenshot/YouTube Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. GOP vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance was slammed this week when a video of a 2021 Fox News appearance emerged in which he smeared Vice President Kamala Harris: He described her as being one of…