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.
www.motherjones.com
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...
So rightly humiliating for Hegseth.
“Rather than trying to shrink First Amendment liberties… Hegseth and his fellow Defendants might reflect and be grateful for the wisdom and expertise that retired service members have brought our Nation over the past 250 years” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
“Rather than trying to shrink First Amendment liberties… Hegseth and his fellow Defendants might reflect and be grateful for the wisdom and expertise that retired service members have brought our Nation over the past 250 years” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Judge Temporarily Blocks Hegseth from Punishing Kelly for Video
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
So rightly humiliating for Hegseth.
“Rather than trying to shrink First Amendment liberties… Hegseth and his fellow Defendants might reflect and be grateful for the wisdom and expertise that retired service members have brought our Nation over the past 250 years” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
“Rather than trying to shrink First Amendment liberties… Hegseth and his fellow Defendants might reflect and be grateful for the wisdom and expertise that retired service members have brought our Nation over the past 250 years” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
“In April 2013, Tisch typed an email, with the subject line “Ukrainian girl,” and asked Epstein about a 20-something woman he had met at the financier’s townhouse days earlier.”
This story is so grim (and despite the headline his association with Epstein was not ‘brief’) www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
This story is so grim (and despite the headline his association with Epstein was not ‘brief’) www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
Inside NFL Owner Steve Tisch’s ‘Brief Association’ With Epstein
Files show that Jeffrey Epstein introduced the New York Giants chairman and Hollywood producer to two women who were caught in Epstein’s web of abuse.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:41 PM
“In April 2013, Tisch typed an email, with the subject line “Ukrainian girl,” and asked Epstein about a 20-something woman he had met at the financier’s townhouse days earlier.”
This story is so grim (and despite the headline his association with Epstein was not ‘brief’) www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
This story is so grim (and despite the headline his association with Epstein was not ‘brief’) www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
🚨🚨🚨 “Some of the most far-out election conspiracists who helped Trump spread lies about the 2020 election and then tried to overturn it are now inside the government, using the power of the state to keep Trump’s denialism alive.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Trump’s Director of Election Security Is an Election Denier
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
🚨🚨🚨 “Some of the most far-out election conspiracists who helped Trump spread lies about the 2020 election and then tried to overturn it are now inside the government, using the power of the state to keep Trump’s denialism alive.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Reminder: Trump’s nationally despised ICE operations have produced indefensible horrors all over the place, including the violent arrest of this man who was law-abiding, is married to an American citizen, and is a father to three Marines www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Judge Ends Deportation Case for Mexican Father of 3 U.S. Marines
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Reminder: Trump’s nationally despised ICE operations have produced indefensible horrors all over the place, including the violent arrest of this man who was law-abiding, is married to an American citizen, and is a father to three Marines www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Reeks of Trump admin incompetence, at a minimum the lack of adequate communication to regional authorities and the public www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
What We Know About the El Paso Airspace Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Reeks of Trump admin incompetence, at a minimum the lack of adequate communication to regional authorities and the public www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
Jan. 6 Rioter Pardoned by Trump Convicted of Sexually Abusing Children
The competition is fierce, but this will always be one of Trump's grimmest legacies — and he and those who supported his mass clemency should never be allowed to live it down www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...
The competition is fierce, but this will always be one of Trump's grimmest legacies — and he and those who supported his mass clemency should never be allowed to live it down www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Jan. 6 Rioter Pardoned by Trump Convicted of Sexually Abusing Children
The competition is fierce, but this will always be one of Trump's grimmest legacies — and he and those who supported his mass clemency should never be allowed to live it down www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...
The competition is fierce, but this will always be one of Trump's grimmest legacies — and he and those who supported his mass clemency should never be allowed to live it down www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...
Pam Bondi has nothing more to say about why she hired a Jan. 6 insurrectionist who was indicted on multiple charges and yelled for the killing of police officers defending the Capitol
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Pam Bondi has nothing more to say about why she hired a Jan. 6 insurrectionist who was indicted on multiple charges and yelled for the killing of police officers defending the Capitol
Deporting 'the worst of the worst'—or are they working for ICE?
"Investigators said one ICE official got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody. A third is charged with taking bribes" apnews.com/article/ice-...
"Investigators said one ICE official got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody. A third is charged with taking bribes" apnews.com/article/ice-...
Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct
Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Deporting 'the worst of the worst'—or are they working for ICE?
"Investigators said one ICE official got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody. A third is charged with taking bribes" apnews.com/article/ice-...
"Investigators said one ICE official got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody. A third is charged with taking bribes" apnews.com/article/ice-...
Trump’s revenge campaign against six Democratic lawmakers reaches remarkable milestone of illegitimacy
“It’s exceedingly rare for a federal grand jury to reject prosecutors’ attempts to secure an indictment”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
“It’s exceedingly rare for a federal grand jury to reject prosecutors’ attempts to secure an indictment”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration’s pitch on why they should indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Trump’s revenge campaign against six Democratic lawmakers reaches remarkable milestone of illegitimacy
“It’s exceedingly rare for a federal grand jury to reject prosecutors’ attempts to secure an indictment”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
“It’s exceedingly rare for a federal grand jury to reject prosecutors’ attempts to secure an indictment”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Looks like the clock is fast running out on Trump’s phony economic ‘emergency’ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
House Defeats Republican Bid to Block Votes on Trump’s Tariffs
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Looks like the clock is fast running out on Trump’s phony economic ‘emergency’ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
“Donald Trump wants every American to be too scared to speak out against him. The most patriotic thing any of us can do is not back down.” —Sen. Mark Kelly
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM
“Donald Trump wants every American to be too scared to speak out against him. The most patriotic thing any of us can do is not back down.” —Sen. Mark Kelly
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
“The brutality in Minnesota, at the hands of thousands of poorly trained, heavily armed and trigger-happy men who have full reign to hunt and harass anyone who is non-white, is nothing short of state-sponsored terror.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ICE violence is fueled by misogyny and white nationalism
How the Trump administration has mobilized state-sponsored terror in Minneapolis and beyond.
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“The brutality in Minnesota, at the hands of thousands of poorly trained, heavily armed and trigger-happy men who have full reign to hunt and harass anyone who is non-white, is nothing short of state-sponsored terror.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“In July 2006, just as Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal sex charge became public, Trump called then-Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter to tell him that Epstein’s activities with teenaged girls were well known in both New York and Palm Beach” amp.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’
The new information comes as Ghislaine Maxwell was summoned to appear Monday before a Congressional committee.
amp.miamiherald.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
“In July 2006, just as Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal sex charge became public, Trump called then-Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter to tell him that Epstein’s activities with teenaged girls were well known in both New York and Palm Beach” amp.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
way back in my bar and ‘sound guy’ days I worked a new year’s eve show they did at the Hotel Utah. It was not long before they hit the big time and they were already playing the tunes from ‘Fashion Nugget’. They wore bathrobes and face masks at midnight… it was quite an epic throwdown
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 AM
way back in my bar and ‘sound guy’ days I worked a new year’s eve show they did at the Hotel Utah. It was not long before they hit the big time and they were already playing the tunes from ‘Fashion Nugget’. They wore bathrobes and face masks at midnight… it was quite an epic throwdown
Most Americans already reject Trump’s ICE brutality but wait till they see this…
“Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by ICE in Trump's first year had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to an internal DHS document” www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
“Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by ICE in Trump's first year had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to an internal DHS document” www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
www.cbsnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Most Americans already reject Trump’s ICE brutality but wait till they see this…
“Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by ICE in Trump's first year had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to an internal DHS document” www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
“Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by ICE in Trump's first year had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to an internal DHS document” www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...
Reposted by Mark Follman
What has it really been like to experience the ICE terror campaign in Minneapolis? Do not miss these perspectives from postal workers, nurses, chefs, and journalists who grew up there—a tour de force of vivid reporting from our CIR colleagues on @revealnews.org revealnews.org/podcast/minn...
How Minneapolis taught America to fight back
Our Minnesotan reporters connect with friends and neighbors back home and find resolute resistance to ICE at every turn.
revealnews.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
What has it really been like to experience the ICE terror campaign in Minneapolis? Do not miss these perspectives from postal workers, nurses, chefs, and journalists who grew up there—a tour de force of vivid reporting from our CIR colleagues on @revealnews.org revealnews.org/podcast/minn...
Better late than never, but RFK Jr, Dr. Oz, and the guy who appointed them are already responsible for a resurgence of this horrid—entirely preventable—disease www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Oz Offers Forceful Call for Vaccination as Measles Becomes More Dire
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Better late than never, but RFK Jr, Dr. Oz, and the guy who appointed them are already responsible for a resurgence of this horrid—entirely preventable—disease www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Reposted by Mark Follman
In the UK, the PM faces calls to resign and his chief of staff and comms guy quit because they named an ambassador with Epstein ties. But here the Commerce Secretary, caught redhanded in a lie about his financial and personal links to Epstein, hopes to brazen it out. www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
In the UK, the PM faces calls to resign and his chief of staff and comms guy quit because they named an ambassador with Epstein ties. But here the Commerce Secretary, caught redhanded in a lie about his financial and personal links to Epstein, hopes to brazen it out. www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
What has it really been like to experience the ICE terror campaign in Minneapolis? Do not miss these perspectives from postal workers, nurses, chefs, and journalists who grew up there—a tour de force of vivid reporting from our CIR colleagues on @revealnews.org revealnews.org/podcast/minn...
How Minneapolis taught America to fight back
Our Minnesotan reporters connect with friends and neighbors back home and find resolute resistance to ICE at every turn.
revealnews.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
What has it really been like to experience the ICE terror campaign in Minneapolis? Do not miss these perspectives from postal workers, nurses, chefs, and journalists who grew up there—a tour de force of vivid reporting from our CIR colleagues on @revealnews.org revealnews.org/podcast/minn...
loyalty tests, retribution, and steady corrosion of the rule of law www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u... (gift link)
Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:49 AM
loyalty tests, retribution, and steady corrosion of the rule of law www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u... (gift link)
Reposted by Mark Follman
Trump's utterly predictable complaint about Bad Bunny singing in Spanish was thoughtless culture-war stuff — but also failed to understand how many Americans speak Spanish.
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Actually, lots of people understood Bad Bunny
43 million people in the U.S. speak Spanish, even if there aren't any at the White House.
www.pbump.net
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Trump's utterly predictable complaint about Bad Bunny singing in Spanish was thoughtless culture-war stuff — but also failed to understand how many Americans speak Spanish.
www.pbump.net/o/actually-l...
www.pbump.net/o/actually-l...
Reposted by Mark Follman
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, called on Howard Lutnick to resign amid revelations that the Commerce secretary had more extensive dealings with Epstein than he previously disclosed… www.cnbc.com/2026/02/08/e...
Epstein files: Congressional lawmakers call for Trump Commerce chief Lutnick to resign, or be fired
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick previously said on a podcast that he had cut ties with the notorious sex offender since an initial 2005 encounter.
www.cnbc.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, called on Howard Lutnick to resign amid revelations that the Commerce secretary had more extensive dealings with Epstein than he previously disclosed… www.cnbc.com/2026/02/08/e...
Reposted by Mark Follman
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
#BadBunny's performers continued to dance and party outside the stadium after the #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow
Before the kickoff, be sure to tune in first for the two-hour long Cliché Bowl
February 8, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Before the kickoff, be sure to tune in first for the two-hour long Cliché Bowl
Reposted by Mark Follman
NEW EPSTEIN SURVIVORS AD: “3 million files still not released — stand with us. Tell AG Pam Bondi to release the files. It’s time for the truth.”
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
NEW EPSTEIN SURVIVORS AD: “3 million files still not released — stand with us. Tell AG Pam Bondi to release the files. It’s time for the truth.”