Ian Gordon
@idgordon.bsky.social
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
someone stop adam silver, man
“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
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
“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
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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
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
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
Featuring a cameo by Trump's onetime acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney! bit.ly/3WMeCG1
And that, Simone said, is when the trouble started bit.ly/3WMeCG1
![Anonymous Twitter accounts started to follow and harass him, asking if he had security and even tweeting that “his life [was] in danger.” Simone’s company, Hedgeye, grew concerned about this safety and provided him with enhanced security, but neither they nor Simone ever figured out who was behind the accounts. One tweet even warned that if he didn’t stop reporting and tweeting about MPT, “he could end up like Daphne,” an allusion to the murder of the Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed after reporting on a Steward hospital deal in Malta in 2017.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:klejnyy466kcp2a4su4b2j4v/bafkreigyuizi666bhblryjiqxdoappnbjwzkruauwajrt3gcrwln4ypyqe@jpeg)
October 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
And that, Simone said, is when the trouble started bit.ly/3WMeCG1
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:
![Redacted email that reads:
Hi XXXX,
Great to see you earlier.
As discussed, please find attached: (1) Rob Simone background and (2) WS' article, featuring Apollo Global Management Inc.
To reiterate, our aim is to:
1. Understand Rob Simone's: (1) intentions regarding MPW, (2) whether this is a long-term investigation project for him or just temporarily, (3) what else is he planning to publish on MPW and (4) whether this is his own interest or past to him from his boss?
2. Identify who is behind the Twitter account: @BigRiverCapita 1
Linked to the above, please let me know what time on Wednesday you would like to speak.
Many thanks and all the best,
XXXX
[[Audere letterhead in the signature]]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:klejnyy466kcp2a4su4b2j4v/bafkreicq7x6u6nyczpecwd7ffbvvibopmeiatcy2zkq3mpztci6u7zavka@jpeg)
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:
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
Anyway, the Journal's reporting and repeated requests for comment continued to weigh on Aldag: bit.ly/3WMeCG1
What did the reporter write that would make Aldag so mad? bit.ly/3WMeCG1
October 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
What did the reporter write that would make Aldag so mad? bit.ly/3WMeCG1
she's just so happy to be there
October 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
she's just so happy to be there
flannel and hat dude really into whatever's to his right
October 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
flannel and hat dude really into whatever's to his right
must have the same illness
October 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
must have the same illness
Guys, I'm worried about the fans sitting behind me in the SeatGeek view-from-my-seat
October 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Guys, I'm worried about the fans sitting behind me in the SeatGeek view-from-my-seat
About draining the swamp… bit.ly/3KZni9g
October 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
About draining the swamp… bit.ly/3KZni9g
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
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)
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
Here’s a closer look at just how big the detention state has already gotten bit.ly/4o9oW6y (7/x)
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
ICE wants to hire 10,000 new agents. It has already lowered its standards to reach that goal. bit.ly/4o9oW6y (6/x)
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
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)
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
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)
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
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)
For starters, how big is ICE's budget? This big: bit.ly/4o9oW6y (2/x)
October 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
For starters, how big is ICE's budget? This big: bit.ly/4o9oW6y (2/x)
Latest @motherjones.com hotness coming to newsstands near you soon
October 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Latest @motherjones.com hotness coming to newsstands near you soon
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
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!
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
I was sort of curious to see how ChatGPT would manage this task. So here's my prompt, and the robot's intro email: