Clera Jaffary
@clerajaffary.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief at Mother Jones and the Center for Investigative Reporting, board member of the American Society of Magazine Editors. Enthusiast of upzoning, street trees, and rescue dogs. Opinions are my own.
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We are the ones who are coming to save us.
February 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
We are the ones who are coming to save us.
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This exchange is so very telling.
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
April 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This exchange is so very telling.
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
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Do you like clean water? Then you’ll like this slimy, hellish creature.
But it is in danger of extinction.
But it is in danger of extinction.
April 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Do you like clean water? Then you’ll like this slimy, hellish creature.
But it is in danger of extinction.
But it is in danger of extinction.
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"The Make Albania Great Again Foundation" registered March 27 at house in Woodcliff Lake, N.J., is supposedly paying $6 million to Trump-connected lobbying firm. The goal is to get an Albanian politician get off a State Dept list of corrupt foreign officials. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Facing corruption allegations, Albanian opposition leader hires Trump-linked lobbying team
The "Make Albania Great Again Foundation" in New Jersey is picking up the tab.
www.motherjones.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"The Make Albania Great Again Foundation" registered March 27 at house in Woodcliff Lake, N.J., is supposedly paying $6 million to Trump-connected lobbying firm. The goal is to get an Albanian politician get off a State Dept list of corrupt foreign officials. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Another fake scandal ginned up by the right and Elon Musk--that Trump has seized upon to target his political enemies in a brazen abuse of power.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's attack on ActBlue's "dark money" was backed by dark money
Elon Musk helped fund an effort to gin up fraud claims against the donation platform.
www.motherjones.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Another fake scandal ginned up by the right and Elon Musk--that Trump has seized upon to target his political enemies in a brazen abuse of power.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Trump’s nominee to run Customs and Border Protection has been accused of participating in an alleged agency cover-up after officials killed a man in the process of deporting him in 2010. Anastasio Hernández Rojas died in hospital days after border officials beat him and shocked him with a Taser.
Trump’s Pick to Head CBP Accused of Participating in Alleged Cover-Up of Killing
Anastasio Hernández Rojas died in a hospital in 2010, days after border officials beat him and shocked him with a Taser.
truthout.org
April 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Trump’s nominee to run Customs and Border Protection has been accused of participating in an alleged agency cover-up after officials killed a man in the process of deporting him in 2010. Anastasio Hernández Rojas died in hospital days after border officials beat him and shocked him with a Taser.
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Everyone should notice that they are VERY deliberately deporting precisely the people who are attempting to work legally within the system.
The whole line about how "I'm just against illegal immigration" is bullshit. It always was.
The whole line about how "I'm just against illegal immigration" is bullshit. It always was.
USCIS tricked a Kansas mom into showing up for a spousal interview for her green card appointment—it was a trap for ICE to detain her. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
Kansas woman went to KC for a green card interview. Now, she faces deportation
Rosmery Alvarado is facing deportation to Guatemala after being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs agents after an interview at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Kansas Cit...
www.kansascity.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Everyone should notice that they are VERY deliberately deporting precisely the people who are attempting to work legally within the system.
The whole line about how "I'm just against illegal immigration" is bullshit. It always was.
The whole line about how "I'm just against illegal immigration" is bullshit. It always was.
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Paul Signac, Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890, 1890 #artbots #moma
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134778
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134778
April 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Paul Signac, Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890, 1890 #artbots #moma
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134778
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134778
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I saw like 20 people I trust post that the Lindsey Graham Pope tweet is a real tweet, yet I still felt the need to check and I’m not even sure I trust myself it’s so absurd.
April 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I saw like 20 people I trust post that the Lindsey Graham Pope tweet is a real tweet, yet I still felt the need to check and I’m not even sure I trust myself it’s so absurd.
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yup, we're back to the "nature is healing" riffs.
Today from me: President Trump is doing everything he can to raise carbon emissions. But his economic policy may end up curtailing them, at least temporarily, for reasons that no climate economist would celebrate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/b...
How Trump May Unintentionally Cut Carbon Emissions
Despite his administration’s lack of concern about climate change, a recession would give the atmosphere a break. At least in the short term.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
yup, we're back to the "nature is healing" riffs.
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It’s just insane this guy has a police power
Ed Martin, Trump's pick for D.C. U.S. District Attorney, ghostwrote online attacks against an Illinois judge with whom he was in a legal dispute.
We obtained emails that show Martin bought a laptop for the woman who made the posts and coached her on how to make them look organic: propub.li/4d1aut5
We obtained emails that show Martin bought a laptop for the woman who made the posts and coached her on how to make them look organic: propub.li/4d1aut5
April 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It’s just insane this guy has a police power
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the thing about Trump is that he is both an inveterate liar AND is trapped in his own right-wing disinfo bubble. So with any given issue, it can be hard to know: does he not know? or is he lying?
But it the end it doesn't what the proximate cause of being full of shit is.
But it the end it doesn't what the proximate cause of being full of shit is.
April 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
the thing about Trump is that he is both an inveterate liar AND is trapped in his own right-wing disinfo bubble. So with any given issue, it can be hard to know: does he not know? or is he lying?
But it the end it doesn't what the proximate cause of being full of shit is.
But it the end it doesn't what the proximate cause of being full of shit is.
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Only 14 Democrats voted against confirming Trump's ambassador to Italy.
The vast majority of Democratic electeds talk like things aren't normal and then act like they are.
The vast majority of Democratic electeds talk like things aren't normal and then act like they are.
April 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Only 14 Democrats voted against confirming Trump's ambassador to Italy.
The vast majority of Democratic electeds talk like things aren't normal and then act like they are.
The vast majority of Democratic electeds talk like things aren't normal and then act like they are.
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Checked the Greyhound site, and this is in fact their policy: www.greyhound.com/warrantless-...
April 30, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Checked the Greyhound site, and this is in fact their policy: www.greyhound.com/warrantless-...
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We should all stand behind the @apnews.com, despite the fact that it has elided the difference between "over" and "more than."
April 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
We should all stand behind the @apnews.com, despite the fact that it has elided the difference between "over" and "more than."
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Some good news out of FDA
F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs
After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Some good news out of FDA
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Tesla is obviously the brand that has engaged in the most self-harm, but don't sleep on Target! Which had won a particularly loyal following among Black folks and whose actions re Trump have helped lead to a 30%+ decline in stock price since Jan 20
April 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Tesla is obviously the brand that has engaged in the most self-harm, but don't sleep on Target! Which had won a particularly loyal following among Black folks and whose actions re Trump have helped lead to a 30%+ decline in stock price since Jan 20
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DEI boycott + tariffs=sucks to be Target www.forbes.com/sites/dougme...
Target's Foot Traffic Declines For 8th Week Since DEI Boycott. Tariffs Likely Won’t Help, As Stock Hits 52 Week Low.
For the eighth consecutive week, foot traffic at Target declined, marking a trend that began shortly after the company announced shifts to their DEI program in January.
www.forbes.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
DEI boycott + tariffs=sucks to be Target www.forbes.com/sites/dougme...
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Incredibly telling moment. Trump is completely sure he is right here.
We have a president that is pickled in his information bubble, high on his own supply, can't tell his administration's propaganda from reality.
Next the White House will insist Trump is right!
We have a president that is pickled in his information bubble, high on his own supply, can't tell his administration's propaganda from reality.
Next the White House will insist Trump is right!
April 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Incredibly telling moment. Trump is completely sure he is right here.
We have a president that is pickled in his information bubble, high on his own supply, can't tell his administration's propaganda from reality.
Next the White House will insist Trump is right!
We have a president that is pickled in his information bubble, high on his own supply, can't tell his administration's propaganda from reality.
Next the White House will insist Trump is right!
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I’ve watched too many of these raids to count. This one is one of the most infuriating in recent memory.
Appropriate that we learn about it on the same day SCOTUS hears oral arguments for a case that may remove the last remaining way to hold federal agents accountable for this kind of terror.
Appropriate that we learn about it on the same day SCOTUS hears oral arguments for a case that may remove the last remaining way to hold federal agents accountable for this kind of terror.
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I’ve watched too many of these raids to count. This one is one of the most infuriating in recent memory.
Appropriate that we learn about it on the same day SCOTUS hears oral arguments for a case that may remove the last remaining way to hold federal agents accountable for this kind of terror.
Appropriate that we learn about it on the same day SCOTUS hears oral arguments for a case that may remove the last remaining way to hold federal agents accountable for this kind of terror.
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A thing that more of us can do is get cleared to be foster parents or at least advocates because if they keep ripping babies from parents, people need to step up.
And the system could use more people of good will and resources in any case.
And the system could use more people of good will and resources in any case.
April 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
A thing that more of us can do is get cleared to be foster parents or at least advocates because if they keep ripping babies from parents, people need to step up.
And the system could use more people of good will and resources in any case.
And the system could use more people of good will and resources in any case.
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California’s foster advocacy program info is here. But they exist in many/all states www.californiacasa.org
California CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children
www.californiacasa.org
April 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
California’s foster advocacy program info is here. But they exist in many/all states www.californiacasa.org