Mark Follman
@markfollman.bsky.social
Author, dad, journalist at Mother Jones/CIR. My book TRIGGER POINTS is the story of expert teams who are preventing mass shootings, from K-12 schools to the FBI https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062973533/
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Mark Follman
@markfollman.bsky.social
· Mar 30
Lessons from a mass shooter's mother
A decade after her son committed a massacre, Chin Rodger is on a quest to help prevent the next tragedy.
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Some cool news: My investigation “Lessons From a Mass Shooter’s Mother”—chronicling how a killer's mom is now trying to help stop other massacres—is a National Magazine Award finalist x 2. In profile, and 1 of 2 @motherjones.com cover stories in General Excellence www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
Trump’s latest attempt to enshrine his Big Lie about his 2020 election defeat: issuing what are essentially fake pardons for actually fake electors
@dfriedman.bsky.social has the details 👉🏻 www.motherjones.com/politics/202... @motherjones.com
@dfriedman.bsky.social has the details 👉🏻 www.motherjones.com/politics/202... @motherjones.com
Trump issues fake pardons for fake electors
The president can't pardon cronies facing state charges. He's trying anyway.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Trump’s latest attempt to enshrine his Big Lie about his 2020 election defeat: issuing what are essentially fake pardons for actually fake electors
@dfriedman.bsky.social has the details 👉🏻 www.motherjones.com/politics/202... @motherjones.com
@dfriedman.bsky.social has the details 👉🏻 www.motherjones.com/politics/202... @motherjones.com
“Patel’s inexperience, his dismissals of top F.B.I. officials and his shift of bureau resources from thwarting spies and terrorism have heightened concerns among the other Five Eyes nations that the bureau is adrift” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w... (gift link)
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Patel’s inexperience, his dismissals of top F.B.I. officials and his shift of bureau resources from thwarting spies and terrorism have heightened concerns among the other Five Eyes nations that the bureau is adrift” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w... (gift link)
Grim prognosis for the GOP from @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social: “I want to believe that a large number of conservatives are in the process of waking up. They’re finally questioning what their movement has become. But I’m rather afraid that they’re too late.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
Opinion | Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like?
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November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Grim prognosis for the GOP from @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social: “I want to believe that a large number of conservatives are in the process of waking up. They’re finally questioning what their movement has become. But I’m rather afraid that they’re too late.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
A promising experimental solution to street crisis in San Francisco www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
A San Francisco Clinic Shows Promise in Treating Drug-Fueled Public Breakdowns
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November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A promising experimental solution to street crisis in San Francisco www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Here’s what an actual political witch hunt looks like www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Trump Loyalists Push ‘Grand Conspiracy’ as New Subpoenas Land
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November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Here’s what an actual political witch hunt looks like www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
“The parallels between the 1920s and the 2020s are numerous — and ominous.”
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Opinion | Trump Is Pushing Us Toward a Crash. It Could Be 1929 All Over Again.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“The parallels between the 1920s and the 2020s are numerous — and ominous.”
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Tech moguls argue that government regulation is the problem.
“Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.” www.reuters.com/investigatio...
“Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.” www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Tech moguls argue that government regulation is the problem.
“Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.” www.reuters.com/investigatio...
“Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.” www.reuters.com/investigatio...
"Researchers worry that evidence is mounting of a potent link between lower cognitive performance and A.I and social media." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’
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November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"Researchers worry that evidence is mounting of a potent link between lower cognitive performance and A.I and social media." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
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DHS confirmed it has stopped automatically storing officials' text messages.
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
DHS confirmed it has stopped automatically storing officials' text messages.
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
apparently the defense made some persuasive arguments, while Pirro's prosecutors were... SUB-par 🥁
“If that vest ... is going to keep you safe from military rifle fire, it is certainly going to keep you safe from a sandwich"
“If that vest ... is going to keep you safe from military rifle fire, it is certainly going to keep you safe from a sandwich"
you can indict a ham sandwich, but... www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
apparently the defense made some persuasive arguments, while Pirro's prosecutors were... SUB-par 🥁
“If that vest ... is going to keep you safe from military rifle fire, it is certainly going to keep you safe from a sandwich"
“If that vest ... is going to keep you safe from military rifle fire, it is certainly going to keep you safe from a sandwich"
you can indict a ham sandwich, but... www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
you can indict a ham sandwich, but... www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Following the worst mass killing in the state’s history, Maine has become the 22nd state to adopt a “red flag” law for regulating guns, with the approval of nearly 59% of voters.
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The latest from @markfollman.bsky.social:
Maine voters approve new law to prevent suicides and mass shootings
The red flag policy follows the worst mass killing in the state's history.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Following the worst mass killing in the state’s history, Maine has become the 22nd state to adopt a “red flag” law for regulating guns, with the approval of nearly 59% of voters.
The latest from @markfollman.bsky.social:
The latest from @markfollman.bsky.social:
Red flag laws have had strong *bipartisan* support among voters nationally for nearly a decade. Maine is the 22nd state to add this prevention policy, approved by a strong majority of voters after the worst mass shooting in the state's history www.motherjones.com/politics/202... @motherjones.com
Maine voters approve new law to prevent suicides and mass shootings
The red flag policy follows the worst mass killing in the state's history.
www.motherjones.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Red flag laws have had strong *bipartisan* support among voters nationally for nearly a decade. Maine is the 22nd state to add this prevention policy, approved by a strong majority of voters after the worst mass shooting in the state's history www.motherjones.com/politics/202... @motherjones.com
Shocking, the thoroughly unqualified lawyer handpicked by Trump to prosecute Comey is, unsurprisingly, off to a wretched start www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Judge Berates Justice Dept. in Its Prosecution of Comey
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November 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Shocking, the thoroughly unqualified lawyer handpicked by Trump to prosecute Comey is, unsurprisingly, off to a wretched start www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Reposted by Mark Follman
The devastating mass shooting in Maine two years ago just led to major change in Tuesday's elections www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Maine voters approve new law to prevent suicides and mass shootings
The red flag policy follows the worst mass killing in the state's history.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The devastating mass shooting in Maine two years ago just led to major change in Tuesday's elections www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"Immigration officers arrested a teacher early Wednesday in Chicago after chasing her into the grounds of a private preschool and grabbing her as parents and students looked on" www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Armed ICE officers chase teacher into preschool in Chicago
The arrest appears to be one of the first in which immigration officers entered school grounds as part of an enforcement operation during Trump’s second administration.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"Immigration officers arrested a teacher early Wednesday in Chicago after chasing her into the grounds of a private preschool and grabbing her as parents and students looked on" www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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of what
Marjorie Taylor Greene has confided to colleagues that she wants to run for president, according to four sources familiar with the matter, including one who has spoken with her directly about it.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Telling People She Wants to Run for President
One source told NOTUS Greene believes she has “the national donor network to win the primary.”
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November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
of what
The devastating mass shooting in Maine two years ago just led to major change in Tuesday's elections www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Maine voters approve new law to prevent suicides and mass shootings
The red flag policy follows the worst mass killing in the state's history.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The devastating mass shooting in Maine two years ago just led to major change in Tuesday's elections www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now
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“There are no beds and no working showers at the Broadview detention center, which was designed for stays of roughly 12 hours, but where some people have recently been held for several days.”
“Unnecessarily Cruel’: Judge Expresses Alarm About ICE Detention Conditions www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
“Unnecessarily Cruel’: Judge Expresses Alarm About ICE Detention Conditions www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
‘Unnecessarily Cruel’: Judge Expresses Alarm About ICE Detention Conditions
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November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
“There are no beds and no working showers at the Broadview detention center, which was designed for stays of roughly 12 hours, but where some people have recently been held for several days.”
“Unnecessarily Cruel’: Judge Expresses Alarm About ICE Detention Conditions www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
“Unnecessarily Cruel’: Judge Expresses Alarm About ICE Detention Conditions www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
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Very telling that oligarchs want to be called aristocrats. On the donors who think they deserve to rule:
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The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now rewriting MAGA’s future
Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Very telling that oligarchs want to be called aristocrats. On the donors who think they deserve to rule:
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Safe to say, it doesn't take the coming wave of think pieces to see what a rejection of Donald Trump this all is
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Safe to say, it doesn't take the coming wave of think pieces to see what a rejection of Donald Trump this all is
"Musk personally oversaw the design of a racy chatbot called Ani, an animated character with blonde pigtails and revealing outfits. Employees were compelled to turn over their biometric data to train avatars like Ani." www.wsj.com/tech/musk-te...
Tesla Is Obsessed With Musk’s Pay Package. Musk Is Obsessed With AI.
Musk’s focus on winning the artificial-intelligence arms race leads to long hours at xAI. Employees were compelled to turn over biometric data to develop controversial avatars.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
"Musk personally oversaw the design of a racy chatbot called Ani, an animated character with blonde pigtails and revealing outfits. Employees were compelled to turn over their biometric data to train avatars like Ani." www.wsj.com/tech/musk-te...
No one is focusing on this tonight but… this is crazy www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI fires, rehires, then fires again agents assigned to Trump case
The FBI has fired several agents involved in the investigation that led up to the special counsel case against Donald Trump.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
No one is focusing on this tonight but… this is crazy www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Not sure the Trump admin threatening to shut down parts of our national airspace next week is going to play with the American public the way they think it will… their party has full majority control of the US government www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...
Duffy Threatens to Close Parts of Airspace if Shutdown Persists
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November 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Not sure the Trump admin threatening to shut down parts of our national airspace next week is going to play with the American public the way they think it will… their party has full majority control of the US government www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...