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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 8h

There’s very little question at this point that Trump is an authoritarian—the question is, how skilled is he?

"Extremely disturbing": What does Trump's "antifa" executive order actually do?

"The national security state is a wonderful tool for a skilled authoritarian to crush American democracy."

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9h

In 1999, Bill Clinton announced that “the last, best unprotected wild lands anywhere in our nation” would be shielded by a new rule that banned roads and drilling.

Today, these lands could soon see chainsaws and logging trucks amid a push by Trump to raze these ecosystems for timber.

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws"

Public comments suggest repealing the Clinton-era "roadless rule" is wildly unpopular.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 10h

Far-right parties in Belgium call for "antifa" bans.

The UK's Reform Party is adopting policy positions that are a “copy and paste” of Trump’s.

The American flag is a symbol for Brazil's far-right.

As Trump tears apart the US, experts worry that other countries may dismantle themselves too.

Is America contagious?

Scholars in political extremism are documenting the global spread of right-wing populism.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11h

“The worst thing we could ever want is a handout.”

Donald Trump is reportedly planning a significant aid package for soy farmers hurt by his trade war with China, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

While the package is expected to be billions of dollars, many say it misses the mark.

A 90-second crash course in Trump's betrayal of American soy farmers

Here’s the geopolitical beans.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12h

In 1999, Bill Clinton announced that “the last, best unprotected wild lands anywhere in our nation” would be shielded by a new rule that banned roads and drilling.

Today, these lands could soon see chainsaws and logging trucks amid a push by Trump to raze these ecosystems for timber.

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws"

Public comments suggest repealing the Clinton-era "roadless rule" is wildly unpopular.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12h

"Soft secession, powered by the presidential ambitions of multiple blue-state governors, could, should it come to that, be the proving ground of a new confederacy.

Hopefully the threat of CalExit or a new Union will be enough.”

The latest from @clarajeffery.bsky.social:

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 14h

Rest of the world better mask up and wash their hands because our illiberalism is contagious. By @annamerlan.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Is America contagious?

Scholars in political extremism are documenting the global spread of right-wing populism.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 13h

Need help understanding—or explaining—how Trump is destroying the US soybean market through tariffs and they using tariff funds to helping to bailout the MAGAlike Argentine president who's selling to China instead of US? Here you go: youtube.com/shorts/8Gm60...

A 90-Second crash course in Trump’s betrayal of American soy farmers

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13h

In exclusive prison interviews, the convicted crypto king is still fighting to control the narrative ahead of a high-stakes appeal.

Sam Bankman-Fried and the multibillion-dollar drama over FTX’s ruins

In exclusive prison interviews, the convicted crypto king is still fighting to control the narrative ahead of a high-stakes appeal.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14h

“Since this new administration took office, the unemployment rate for people with disabilities has increased at triple the normal rate of unemployment."

For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.

The human costs of Trump's war on government

For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14h

The science doesn't lie: Conversion therapy doesn't work. That hasn't stopped the GOP from trying to bring it back, as SCOTUS decides whether or not to overturn bans in 23 states.

@msjpauly.bsky.social and @hencarnell.bsky.social reported on the movement to resurrect the practice back in 2024.

First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people.

Inside the movement to resurrect conversion therapy.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 15h

1/ This morning I went on @kqedforum.bsky.social to discuss this piece and Lt. Gov @eleniforca.bsky.social called it. Which is great! Politicians should engage with journalists and the public debating things, including how CA can push back on Trump. But...

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It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15h

Josh Hawley is trending again? You know what that means. Let's revisit this 2021 banger from @davidcorn.bsky.social:

Is Josh Hawley Dumb or Evil? No, the Answer Is Not Both.

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 15h

ICMYI: David Hogg made his first endorsement against a Democratic incumbent.

Seems like a good time to revisit our interview with the former DNC vice chair, who told host @alletson.bsky.social about his plan to tackle elected officials who're “asleep at the wheel."

David Hogg’s Fight for the Future of the Democratic Party - Reveal

The gun control activist and DNC vice chair is targeting “asleep at the wheel” incumbents. But could his primary strategy lead to his own ousting?

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15h

Correction: This should say "vice chair." 🫠

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15h

David Hogg made his first endorsement against a Democratic incumbent, making good on his promise to target elected officials who're “asleep at the wheel."

In June, our friends at @revealnews.org spoke with the former DNC chair about how he plans to shake up the establishment.

David Hogg’s fight for the future of the Democratic Party

The gun control activist and DNC vice chair is targeting “asleep at the wheel” incumbents. But could his primary strategy lead to his own ousting?

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16h

For disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.

Under Trump, many worry that their next job won't be as supportive.

The human costs of Trump's war on government

For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 16h

For National Disability Employment Awareness Month at @motherjones.com, I spoke to four disabled federal workers who were laid off about how their old jobs were very accessible—and what the federal government loses out on by having fewer disabled employees. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The human costs of Trump's war on government

For many disabled workers, federal jobs were decent, human, and accommodating: everything the president hates.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16h

412 women faced criminal charges for pregnancy outcomes. This is what fetal personhood looks like.

When miscarriages become crimes

412 women faced criminal charges for pregnancy outcomes. This is what fetal personhood looks like.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17h

California is the 4th largest economy in the world. It’s time it and other blue states used their economic clout to fight Trump’s agenda.

The latest from @clarajeffery:

It’s time for soft secession

How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17h

With the US in democratic freefall, experts are concerned that other countries may dismantle themselves too. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Is America contagious?

Scholars in political extremism are documenting the global spread of right-wing populism.

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Madison Pauly @msjpauly.bsky.social · 20h

A year and a half ago, @hencarnell.bsky.social and I investigated the movement to resurrect conversion therapy

Now, oral arguments are about to begin in a Supreme Court case, Chiles v. Salazar, that could overturn bans in 23 states.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18h

Trump’s aid package to soybean farmers is expected to be in the billions of dollars. But to some farmers, that misses the point.

“The American farmer, especially myself included—we don’t want any payments. We want to work."

A 90-second crash course in Trump's betrayal of American soy farmers

Here’s the geopolitical beans.

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Henry Carnell @hencarnell.bsky.social · 1d

“It is psychologically manipulative."

"A place of constant, albeit quiet, torment.”

“A lot of thoughts [were] placed into my head about how disturbing and gross and creepy people like me were... I internalized a lot of these projections.”

SCOTUS wades back into the war on trans kids—and considers greenlighting conversion therapy

The science is in: The anti-LGBTQ "treatments" are ineffective and dangerous.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18h

Under the Third Reich, most Germans generally lived in the law-bound normative state, while Jews and other disfavored people were victims of the arbitrary and violent prerogative state.

The dual state is characterized by the facade of normalcy obscuring the fact of an authoritarian state.

The “dual state” theory was invented to describe Nazis. The Supreme Court could take us there.

Authoritarianism—but make it look like the rule of law.

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