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Ian Gordon
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Editorial director for teams and coverage, @MotherJones.com. Immigration, Latin America, sports, and serial commas. Dadfluencer.

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someone stop adam silver, man
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“Most of the spending was on guns and armor, but there have also been significant purchases of chemical weapons and ‘guided missile warheads and explosive components.’” — @juddlegum.bsky.social

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October 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
ICYMI: When skeptics called out Medical Properties Trust, they found themselves harassed—and surveilled.

Featuring a cameo by Trump's onetime acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney! bit.ly/3WMeCG1
October 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
And that, Simone said, is when the trouble started bit.ly/3WMeCG1
October 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In June 2022, Audere hired a contractor to start looking into these critics, leaked emails show. They named the operation “Project Morden.” They had two main goals: Dig into why Simone was writing about MPT, and identify the anonymous critic who called themselves @BigRiverCapita1:
October 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Anyway, the Journal's reporting and repeated requests for comment continued to weigh on Aldag: bit.ly/3WMeCG1
October 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What did the reporter write that would make Aldag so mad? bit.ly/3WMeCG1
October 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
they’re on it
October 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
she's just so happy to be there
October 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
flannel and hat dude really into whatever's to his right
October 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
twins!
October 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
must have the same illness
October 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
poor guy
October 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Guys, I'm worried about the fans sitting behind me in the SeatGeek view-from-my-seat
October 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
About draining the swamp… bit.ly/3KZni9g
October 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
And with its expanding workforce, ICE is planning to arrest more people, in more places, and in more problematic ways than ever before bit.ly/4o9oW6y (8/x)
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here’s a closer look at just how big the detention state has already gotten bit.ly/4o9oW6y (7/x)
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
ICE wants to hire 10,000 new agents. It has already lowered its standards to reach that goal. bit.ly/4o9oW6y (6/x)
October 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
As of September, there were 186 immigration detention centers in operation. Another 50 facilities were expected to open by the end of the year. bit.ly/4o9oW6y (5/x)
October 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It’s not just that there’s more money to detain and deport undocumented immigrants. There’s also been a shift in the kinds of folks the feds are arresting—and where they’re being arrested. bit.ly/4o9oW6y (4/x)
October 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Not only has ICE’s budget skyrocketed past those of other federal law enforcement agencies, but the money is increasingly being handed out to contractors without first collecting competing bids bit.ly/4o9oW6y (3/x)
October 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
For starters, how big is ICE's budget? This big: bit.ly/4o9oW6y (2/x)
October 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Latest @motherjones.com hotness coming to newsstands near you soon
October 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If you'd like to delight in a side-by-side comparison, here's Bari Weiss' reported note to CBS staffers (left) and the one I cooked up on ChatGPT with a quickly dashed-off prompt (right). Looking forward to hearing from you in the days and weeks ahead!
October 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I was sort of curious to see how ChatGPT would manage this task. So here's my prompt, and the robot's intro email:
October 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM