Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026👀https://x.com/propublica/status/2102330851732156815?s=12x.com 2121
Reposted by Jane MayerCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China. 8527271073
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Report: Everyone but Trump wants Col. Vodka out: www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-reb...thedailybeast.comPentagon Rebels Leak ‘Colonel Vodka’ Hegseth’s ‘Weird Conduct’An insider says a “growing rear-guard rebellion” wants Pete Hegseth fired, but one big hurdle remains. 46426
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Can’t wait to see this: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...washingtonpost.com‘Musk’ film is almost four hours long, engrossing and terrifying. What to know.The documentary paints the tech trillionaire as a power-hungry megalomaniacal conman with a god complex. Musk accuses filmmaker Alex Gibney of compiling "hit list" against him. 0659
Reposted by Jane MayerEmily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 03/09/2026NPR’s @quillawrence.bsky.social reporting Driscoll resigned after telling President Trump that the U.S. was losing the Iran war one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5955...one.npr.org🔊 Listen Now: Pentagon Exodus Under Hegseth, Venezuela Oil and Democracy, Clancy Trial DeadlockedUp First From NPR on NPR One | 13:40 03310
Reposted by Jane MayerJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026the best part of this story is the vivid illustration of who gets a seat on the MAGA life boat and who gets thrown to the sharks when push comes to shove 59913223
Reposted by Jane MayerLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026A Senate candidate talking about the Powell memo???? Pinch me, am I dreaming???? 12968131934
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026The NY Times declares The Lost Founder “A riveting new biography.” Congrats to the great @jessewegman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/b...nytimes.comBook Review: ‘The Lost Founder,’ by Jesse WegmanIn “The Lost Founder,” the journalist Jesse Wegman looks back at a largely forgotten and singular voice that helped make the United States what it is today. 32912
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 07/07/2026The bulldog barks: Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/u...nytimes.comYale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal 14812
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026This Thursday - join us! Ticket links below. After Party should be fun, too! 1201
Reposted by Jane MayerKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/05/2026I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.” 380153255989
Reposted by Jane MayerSusan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026NY friends, please come next Thursday 6/4 to a special live taping of @newyorker Political Scene podcast, 7:30 pm at 92Y... with special guest David Remnick joining our regular gang @eosnos @janemayernyer tickets here: www.92ny.org/event/a-demo...92ny.org 13910
Reposted by Jane MayerThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 21/05/2026On June 4th, join @sbg1.bsky.social, @janemayer.bsky.social, and @eosnos.bsky.social—the hosts of the #PoliticalScene podcast—for a live conversation about the 2026 midterms at @92ndstreety.bsky.social. Get tickets here: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/fzd4pvnewyorkermag.visitlink.me 0134
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Presidential immunity only covered “official” crimes, so…I.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...nytimes.comI.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family 34514
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I.R.S. Must Drop Audits of Trump and Family thanks to inside deal- that could have cost Trump $100 million www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...nytimes.comI.R.S. Must Drop Audits of Trump and Family 65323
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Trump wants DOJ to investigate reporters for telling the truth about his war: www.wsj.com/politics/nat...wsj.comTrump’s Complaints About Iran War Leaks Prompt Aggressive DOJ InvestigationsThe Wall Street Journal has received subpoenas for records of reporters. 37729
Reposted by Jane MayerThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 09/05/2026“We’ve seen them overplaying their hand,” the sociologist Brooke Harrington says. “They’re pillaging American cultural institutions. They’re pillaging democracy.” www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...newyorker.comHave Billionaires Gone Too Far?“We’ve seen them overplaying their hand,” the sociologist Brooke Harrington says. “They’re pillaging American cultural institutions. They’re pillaging democracy.” 1111729
Reposted by Jane MayerBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Billionaires Gone Wild: how our wealthy overlords bought democracy, can't get no respect & what happens next. Got to talk about it on today's @newyorker.com "Political Scene" podcast with @eosnos.bsky.social, @janemayer.bsky.social & @sbg1.bsky.social. Listen: www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli... 813237
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Suppressing Scientific Truth - what century is this? The F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...nytimes.comF.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe 28936
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Congrats & Welcome Jkbjournalist@bsky to the only club where they hand you the prize under the table - the one and only Museum of Political Corruption! 1493
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026As Vernon Jordan said in 1981, “Intent to discrminate is impossible to prove.” It took 45 years but the Supreme Court chose that impossible standard today. www.nytimes.com/1981/11/16/o...nytimes.comOpinion | DILUTING VOTING RIGHTS (Published 1981) 18628
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Nice Timing for the White House Correspondents Dinner: F.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...nytimes.comF.B.I. Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend 13258109
Reposted by Jane MayerSam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 18/04/2026"Even as they debated the Obama plan’s possible burden on the power industry, in the entire chain of correspondence obtained by The Times, not a single justice … mentioned the dangers of a warming planet as one of the possible harms the court should consider.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...nytimes.comThe Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court 15558202
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 18/04/2026I ❤️ NY: Bringing the Flatiron Building’s Showpiece Door Back to Life www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/r...nytimes.comBringing the Flatiron Building’s Showpiece Door Back to Life 0574
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Tremendous reporting: The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...nytimes.comThe Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court 26219
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The boss said he didn’t know he was paying terrorists- A Stunning New Verdict Rewrites the Rules of Corporate Morality www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/o...nytimes.comOpinion | A Stunning New Verdict Rewrites the Rules of Corporate Morality 32910
Reposted by Jane MayerMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/04/2026🚨BREAKING: The California Supreme Court permanently disbarred John Eastman — a key architect in President Donald Trump’s failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election — delivering one of the most consequential professional penalties yet for an election denier. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comKey Trump lawyer who tried to overturn 2020 election permanently disbarredEastman has remained active in election denial circles, continuing to push conspiracy theories about voting and elections. 380104162496
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026RBG died Sept 18, 2020- Trump was president. He nominated her successor. Who does he think picked Amy Coney Barrett? Has he forgotten? 312936
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Report: Peter Thiel is spending big against Redistricting in VA- targeting Black voters with racial messages open.substack.com/pub/graveinj...open.substack.comBillionaire Opponent of Diversity Is Underwriting Mailers Targeting Black Voters in Virginia to Aid Donald TrumpThe front group trying to defeat new maps by using images of Barack Obama and MLK is fueled by Peter Thiel, the 40th richest man in the U.S. 14156114
Reposted by Jane MayerAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Truth is, Orbán is just the latest in long list of authoritarians to be defeated by anti-corruption politics. A Democratic landslide is possible if they can credibly take up the anti-corruption mantle. But that can’t happen if voters see them as corrupt and beholden to wealthy donors. 332043507
Reposted by Jane MayerCharles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 13/04/2026This interaction between White House election security official Kurt Olsen and Paul Brown, the head of the FBI’s Atlanta field office, is eye-popping. Brown was pressured to retire for not going along with the plan to seize 2020 ballots from Fulton County. www.propublica.org/article/trum... 11668329
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 13/04/2026ICYMI www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comTrump post appearing to depict himself as Jesus sparks backlash from religious rightEvangelical and Catholic allies call the post blasphemous and urge its removal in a rare public break from a base that has largely stood by Trump. 6529
Reposted by Jane Mayerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/04/2026even the most tenacious autocrats have a difficult time denying a landslide result against them 10580011012
Reposted by Jane MayerZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 10/04/2026Some huge developments over the past 48 hours with Trump's World Liberty Financial. (If you're a reporter looking for a story idea...) 211650
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Are those things on top the Flying Monkeys of Oz? Officials Release Design for 250-Foot Arch in Washington, as Trump Seeks Another Imprint www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/u...nytimes.comOfficials Release Design for 250-Foot Arch in Washington, as Trump Seeks Another Imprint 198520
Reposted by Jane MayerJess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This is how Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in Los Angeles last night. 🔥🔥 Footage from @margaret_nagle on Threads. 908194367004
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Too bad the whales couldn’t give Trump’s campaign $1 billion like the oil barons. ‘God Squad’ Waives Environmental Rules for Offshore Drilling www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/c...nytimes.comThe ‘God Squad’ Waives Environmental Rules for Offshore Drilling 25015
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 30/03/2026www.umass.edu/news/article...umass.eduPresident Trump’s Approval Sinks to 33% in New UMass Poll | UMass AmherstAmidst war with Iran and deepening disapproval over his handling of inflation, immigration, jobs and tariffs, 17% of 2024 Trump voters now express reservations about their vote choice. 127118
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026The Versailles hall of mirrors must be next… www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/u...nytimes.comTrump Eyes White House Treaty Room for Latest Renovation Project 5439
Reposted by Jane MayerGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 23/03/2026Leon Panetta calls president ‘naive’ over strait of Hormuz closure and says ‘the chickens are coming home to roost’theguardian.com‘Nobody else is responsible’: Trump to blame for Iran crisis, ex-CIA chief says 39131
Reposted by Jane MayerRobert Richards @rrichard09.bsky.social · 19/03/2026his association with Christian nationalism is the topic of this week's Political Scene podcast from @newyorker.com , with @sbg1.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social and @eosnos.bsky.social : www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...newyorker.comPete Hegseth’s Holy WarChristian nationalism was once a fringe ideology in America. The Secretary of War has ushered it into the heart of U.S. military force. 1288
Reposted by Jane MayerRight Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Joshua Haymes & Brooks Potteiger (Pete Hegseth's pastor) pray imprecatory psalms against James Talarico: "I pray that God kills him. Ultimately, that means killing his heart and raising him up to new life in Christ ... If it would not be within God's will to do so, stop him by any means necessary." 225657269
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Finally! This has been rumored for years: Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...nytimes.comCesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years 5569
Reposted by Jane MayerNoah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Oil prices are at multi-year highs. Your home electric bill is through the roof. The Strait of Hormuz is jammed up. And the Trump administration wants to ... pay $1 billion to stop renewable energy projects. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/c...nytimes.comTrump Officials Weigh New $1 Billion Deal to Stop Offshore Wind Farms 34538247
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Does Trump Want A Holy War? Author Katherine Stewart talks with us about Money, Lies, God and The Persian Gulf War- tune in: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...podcasts.apple.comPete Hegseth’s Holy WarPodcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · March 13 · 45m 23810
Jane Mayer @janemayer.bsky.social · 10/03/2026www.desmog.com/2019/08/07/a...desmog.comAnnouncing DeSmog's Koch Network DatabaseThe Koch Network Database is a new resource library built by DeSmog to assist journalists, academic researchers, and the public to learn more about the backgrounds of individuals and organizations ass... 13516
Reposted by Jane MayerEvan Osnos @eosnos.bsky.social · 05/03/2026"Tell me how this ends?" In an emergency Iran-edition of the Washington Roundtable from @newyorker.com, @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social and I dig into the rationales, the blind spots, the finances, and the key lessons from Vietnam to Iraq and beyond swap.fm/l/tny-tps-Awdxsswap.fm 0182