Plagued by Developers and Rising Seas, a Historic Black Community Embraces Conservation
A birds-eye view of historic Ten Mile and the Copahee Sound marsh. Courtesy of Dana Coleman This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At high tide, the marsh alongside Seafood Road disappears under an inscrutable mirror of water. Then, as it drains, reeds resurface and begin…
Condemnation Pours Out After Trump Rally Shooting. So Do Heated Allegations.
Trump is surround by U.S. Secret Service agents as he is helped off the stage after a shooting at his campaign rally in Butler, Pa. on Saturday.Gene J. Puskar/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Officials on both sides of the aisle expressed shock,…
One Spectator Killed and Two Badly Injured at Rally Shooting That Injured Donald Trump
Donald Trump had blood on his ear and face after what sounded like gunshots interrupted his rally on Saturday.Evan Vucci/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Secret Service personnel surrounded Donald Trump and rushed him off stage on Saturday after his rally speech in…
Biden Urges “Every American” to Read Project 2025’s “Blueprint for the Second Trump Term”
Kyle Mazza/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Speaking to a crowd in Detroit, Michigan, on Friday, President Joe Biden made an impassioned plea to voters with a message that largely centered on Donald Trump’s failings—and the threat of another term under his predecessor.…
Meta Just Removed the Guardrails From Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram Accounts
Andre M. Chang/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Over the years, Donald Trump has hardly been a responsible social media user: He’s railed against the “fake news media” while disseminating actual fake news, referred to his impeachments as a “scam” and a “hoax,”…
FEMA Aims to Tighten Restrictions on Building in Flood-Prone Areas
Flooding from Hurricane Beryl swamps a highway running through Houston, July 8, 2024. Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto/ZUMA This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When the Federal Emergency Management Agency spends millions of dollars to help rebuild schools and hospitals after a hurricane, it tries to make the community more resilient…