Since the CFPB has been stripped of its power, Credit Bureaus aren't correcting mistakes on consumers' credit reports.
www.propublica.org/article/cred...
How taxpayers are *still* getting screwed on Kristi Noem’s big fancy plane. And maybe via related contracts revealed here. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Another yucky health inspection for a Trump property--
"‘Affected By Pests’: Trump’s Chicago Hotel Restaurants Failed Health Inspections"
@taylorgiorno.bsky.social for @notus.com
www.notus.org/health-scien...
New from me at @motherjones.com: Today, @ericswalwell.bsky.social said he's working to help the family of a Deaf kid seek humanitarian parole so he can continue attending CA School for the Deaf–and his staff brought his hearing aids to Colombia for him to use. www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/20...
The first ever winner of the “FIFA Peace Prize” is also likely be the first head of state to host a World Cup while bombing one of the participating countries.
⚡️Fox News mislabels Ukrainian Shahed-drone intercept footage as part of American ‘high-tech arsenal’ destroying Iranian drones.
According to Ukrainian drone manufacturer Wild Hornets, the footage used by Fox featured STING — a Ukrainian interceptor drone used to destroy Shahed-type drones.
“If it brings the end of the world, it brings the end of the world. They’re ready. They can’t wait for the Rapture to happen."
If you want to understand the nuances of Trump's self-created crisis in Iran, revisit @smencimer.bsky.social's deep-dive into our End Times president.
The first time I noticed it was last month, when he asked for a hug. “I could use a HUGE MAGA hug!” he wrote. “I love you. Do you STILL love me?” The love note was adorned with little hearts—and a request that I send money.
I didn’t respond. Two hours later, another email. “Did you block me?”
The great thing about the @postopinions.bsky.social new "free market" outlook is that there are so many "free market" think tanks out there ready to give them Astroturf content, probably for free! wapo.st/4bNCVw6
Another hero in Minneapolis—this US postal worker.
"They’re shooting tear gas...And I’m like: “Yeah, I know, but I gotta keep doing my job. I may have medicine. I don’t know what I have in my packages.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“As of Wednesday, 42,264 [DC] residents had already filed their local tax returns.”
Excellent critique by Brian Beutler
Be "a bit more resilient to subversion by returning to a first principle: that the purpose of journalism as a vocation isn’t to produce reportage that appeals to every sliver of the political spectrum. It’s to best inform the citizens who wish to be informed."
She probably has a future in the Trump administration
Today is a great day to review the Phylogeny of all the Birds of the World!
birdsoftheworld.org/bow/phylogeny
A Day, and a Nation, at the Kennedy Center (and cameos from my friends "Robert" and "Rachel"!) open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
It is Wednesday, February 11. The Super Bowl was three days ago. The sun will die in approximately five billion years. Death comes inexorably for us all. And large portions of MAGA and the Trump administration are still talking about Bad Bunny's halftime show: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The WH sidelined America250, the congressionally-formed group charged with organizing a bipartisan celebration of the country's anniversary, in favor of Trump's sketchy Freedom250, as we detailed recently. And AP reports here that the admin is starving America250 of $. wtop.com/animals-pets...
Somehow, in the attention to Howard Lutnick's lies about Epstein and his general toadying, attention has drifted away from his buying a house in DC for $25 million. In cash. From ... Brett Baier of Trump state media, aka Fox.
(We walk past its gates frequently)
washingtonian.com/2024/12/20/b...
"What is the healthiest color of playdoh" is an excellent question.
I parsed through some of the emails in the Epstein files, and it’s very clear that Epstein was a eugenicist weirdo. Something he very much had in common with the billionaire class à la Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Donald Trump. New for @motherjones.com.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Olsen lobbied DOJ to file lawsuit attempting to overturn 2020 election with Supreme Court & was later sanctioned by federal judge for making “false, misleading and unsupported factual assertions” when Kari Lake challenged election results in AZ in 2022
I spent some time in Southwest Virginia, talking to people in a county that gave Trump his biggest primary victory in 2016 but which is now getting crushed by his 2nd administration. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New from me and @ariberman.bsky.social:
Trump wants control “over the voting in at least 15 places.” There's actually a mechanism for him to get that control in Fulton County, Georgia. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years. @erikwemple.bsky.social on one of the Post's true gems. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
How to get away with anything: Trump's sordid year of pardons www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How to get away with anything: Trump's sordid year of pardons www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Bad Bunny, billionaires, and the business of sports www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Inside Donald Trump's crypto-fueled war on America history www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
CNN is reporting the real reason Trump is closing the Kennedy Centre for two years is not for renovation: “the Kennedy Center does not have a 2026/2027 season. There would not have been any programming to announce."
ICE Opens New Supermax Detention Center For Most Hardened Toddlers https://theonion.com/ice-opens-new-supermax-detention-center-for-most-harden-1827838332/
