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President of Students for Life Kristan Hawkins wants to make abortion “unthinkable and unavailable.” Part of her strategy is talking to young people. But she has a problem. Most young people disagree with her completely.

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Can a Democratic Socialist win in deep-red Florida? @angieforfl.bsky.social thinks so. The candidate for US Senate joins our friends at @revealnews.org this week to talk about her grassroots campaign for Congress and how the DSA is reshaping the midterms. Listen here: tinyurl.com/2dtcnstt

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Perhaps Senator Eric Schmitt was a little too hawkish during his questioning of Jack Smith today. After accusing the former special counsel of perjury over whether he’d been at a Hawks basketball game, Schmitt was hit with an awkward moment of live fact-checking.

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After we published “ChatGPT Helped Tumbler Ridge Shooter Focus on Guns, Tactics, and Terror,” Follman got a flood of media requests to discuss his investigation uncovering how OpenAI’s chatbot had fueled the Tumbler Ridge school shooter for months up to the attack.

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Content warning: Child sexual abuse What does it mean that someone who believes a fourth grader should be forced to give birth to her rapist’s child is now leading the anti-abortion mainstream? Meet Kristan Hawkins. At Texas Tech University, a young woman walked up to the mic to debate her.

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John Roberts has spent his entire career trying to kill the Voting Rights Act. Now his Republican-appointed majority is dusting off arguments once used to destroy Reconstruction to roll back the gains made during the civil rights era. Our latest cover story: tinyurl.com/3m6nawpj

Mother Jones magazine cover linking the Roberts Supreme Court to a revival of Jim Crow: a black judicial robe hangs next to a white KKK hooded robe with a hand reaching toward it; headline "The Southern Strategy" and subhead "Jim Crow was dead and buried. Then came the Roberts court."

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“First of all, the polls are fake.” On Monday, Trump predictably called Iowa Republicans’ lackluster polling numbers “fake” news and blamed the Biden admin for the high prices that farmers are experiencing. Never mind that he started a war in Iran that’s sent energy and fertilizer costs soaring.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/09/2026

ICE just spent $16.7 million on electric shock gloves that human rights organizations like Amnesty International warn “could be readily misused for torture.” When parents in Omaha, Nebraska, learned that school resource officers had these same devices, they decided to fight back. WATCH:

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Meet the “Charlie Kirk” of abortion. Mother Jones and @amylittlefield.bsky.social followed anti-abortion leader Kristan Hawkins across the country as she tried to make abortion “unthinkable and unavailable.” But with the majority of Gen Z supporting legal abortion, it’s an uphill battle.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026

Trump officials abruptly canceled federal funds for arts organizations. Some groups are compromising; others are fighting back. This week on @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/5e8rcfcn

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026

Trump, for over a decade: "I wouldn't give him a state dinner." Now: A full state dinner at the White House for China's Xi Jinping, complete with the arrival ceremony, a gift, and billionaires everywhere.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026

"The reality is, climate change is an immediate crisis." As NYC battles raging rainstorms, let's revisit Mamdani's wise words on the climate crisis.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026

Trump, for over a decade: "I wouldn't give him a state dinner." This week: A full state dinner at the White House for China's Xi Jinping, complete with the arrival ceremony, a gift, and billionaires everywhere.

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Today is the final day of our $50,000 matching gift challenge. Mother Jones investigations, like the ones you find here, are fueled by reader support. And we want to make your gift go twice as far. Pitch in today and see your donation doubled. Make twice the impact: tinyurl.com/5ytcupvp

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Why does Trump like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani so much? Well, we asked him. Check out @garrisonhayes.bsky.social's interview with Mamdani at this year's Climate Desk Live event.

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Now, the shooter was able to follow the chatbot’s advice and produce an entire scenario of attacking a college campus with a Remington 870 pump-action shotgun. “In a hallway, indoors, or a crowded classroom, the 870 is brutal,” ChatGPT said. “Close quarters is its playground.”

ChatGPT also discussed reloading time and potential casualties: “Assuming each shell results in one hit, you might down 10 to 20 people max, depending on spacing, density, reaction times, and chaos.”

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Tell us what you think: Does a company with this website actually exist? Read the story before you decide... www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/0…

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Thousands came out to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to New York City. As he addressed the United Nations General Assembly, protesters shouted, "Stop the killing" in Gaza and accused Netanyahu of committing genocide against Palestinians.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on the defensive when he took the stage at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as his country is facing growing condemnation from all sides. Watch four of the most jaw-dropping moments from his address:

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People often dial 911 in dire situations, fearing for their own lives or someone else's. Being quickly connected to a dispatcher can be a matter of life or death. But across the country, callers are being placed on hold. Why? @byardduncan.bsky.social and @typeinvestigations.org investigated.

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Could New York City Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social be the Jalen Brunson of climate change? Mamdani talked the Knicks, making the climate crisis a priority, and more at a Climate Week fireside chat with our @garrisonhayes.bsky.social this morning. Watch:

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Why does Trump like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani so much? Well, we asked him. “The conversations we have are not just those of a mayor and a president, but those of two New Yorkers—New Yorkers with many differences of opinion, but who love this city,” Mamdani said.

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Did you know that there more than 4,000 nuclear sites in the US, with at least 1 in every state? And the health and environmental consequences are devastating.

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Data centers are despised on both sides of the political aisle. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego this an historic opportunity to make change, especially on a local level.

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Is there an equitable way to build data centers? According to LaTricea Adams of Young, Gifted, and Green, we can't even this conversation until these tech companies slow down in their development of generative AI and involve affected communities in these conversations.

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In their conversations on Monday, the NYC mayor also pitched to the president on his plan to build the largest housing development NYC has seen since the 70s.

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@mayor.nyc.gov gives us some insight into not only why Trump likes him so much, but how he's discussing with the president, New Yorker to New Yorker, about solutions to the city's housing crisis and safety for Haitian New Yorkers affected by Trump’s termination of their TPS.

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Morning, folks! We're here at this year's Climate Desk Live as our very own @garrisonhayes.bsky.social will sit down with @mayor.nyc.gov! The event is at full capacity, but if you want to follow along check out the livestream below: 🔗 YouTube: bit.ly/ClimateDeskLivestream-2026

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“He works nonstop.” Melania Trump appeared on Fox and Friends on Wednesday to defend her husband’s second term despite his abysmal approval rating, record-high gas prices, and Americans’ frustration with the economy. Watch:

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President Donald Trump’s second term has often felt like an exercise in mass distraction. And, according to journalist Jonathan Swan, the loyalists Trump has surrounded himself with have made his overwhelming presidency possible. The latest from our friends at @revealnews.org: apple.co/4AqpewU

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Jim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts Court. Our September + October cover story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/09/2026

Trump's mindset when it comes to the Kennedy Center is that of an authoritarian toddler. If he can't have the toys he wants, he'll try to break them and make sure no one else can have them, either.

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WATCH: This morning, President Trump gave a 37-minute speech at the UN General Assembly that served up a medley of reheated leftovers and provocative threats. Watch three of his most alarming comments:

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Hear that? Neither do we. On Monday, the president held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new White House helipad, during which the audio was indecipherable, leading a Newsmax reporter to speculate that the reason might be the absence of the usual television press pool.

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To understand the islamophobia that has become mainstream in the GOP in 2026, you should understand Bo French, one of the most notorious bigots in North Texas.

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NYC's @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will open this year's Climate Desk Live with @garrisonhayes.bsky.social for a fireside chat focused on affordability, environmental justice, and extreme weather. This event is currently at capacity, but it will be livestreamed! Tune in Sept. 24 at 9 AM EST.

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