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So WTF just happened with health care and the shutdown?
Hi it's me, Chris Vazquez! I'll be tracking the shutdown as it unfolds, while also filling you in on just how much people are likely to pay if nothing changes and the Obamacare tax credits expire. Stay tuned.
Hi it's me, Chris Vazquez! I'll be tracking the shutdown as it unfolds, while also filling you in on just how much people are likely to pay if nothing changes and the Obamacare tax credits expire. Stay tuned.
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
So WTF just happened with health care and the shutdown?
Hi it's me, Chris Vazquez! I'll be tracking the shutdown as it unfolds, while also filling you in on just how much people are likely to pay if nothing changes and the Obamacare tax credits expire. Stay tuned.
Hi it's me, Chris Vazquez! I'll be tracking the shutdown as it unfolds, while also filling you in on just how much people are likely to pay if nothing changes and the Obamacare tax credits expire. Stay tuned.
"THIS IS ON YOU!"
Rep. Jasmine Crockett told @garrisonhayes.bsky.social that Democrats won big last week because Americans are feeling the pain of Trump's policies.
From rising healthcare costs to delayed SNAP benefits, the Texas Congresswoman placed the blame squarely at the president's feet.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett told @garrisonhayes.bsky.social that Democrats won big last week because Americans are feeling the pain of Trump's policies.
From rising healthcare costs to delayed SNAP benefits, the Texas Congresswoman placed the blame squarely at the president's feet.
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"THIS IS ON YOU!"
Rep. Jasmine Crockett told @garrisonhayes.bsky.social that Democrats won big last week because Americans are feeling the pain of Trump's policies.
From rising healthcare costs to delayed SNAP benefits, the Texas Congresswoman placed the blame squarely at the president's feet.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett told @garrisonhayes.bsky.social that Democrats won big last week because Americans are feeling the pain of Trump's policies.
From rising healthcare costs to delayed SNAP benefits, the Texas Congresswoman placed the blame squarely at the president's feet.
One of our personal favorite lines from this piece 😂:
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
One of our personal favorite lines from this piece 😂:
Best line in the whole piece:
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Best line in the whole piece:
Earlier this week, Mother Jones video correspondent @garrisonhayes.bsky.social visited a Nashville food bank where he talked to folks who’d recently lost their SNAP assistance. Here’s what they had to say.
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Earlier this week, Mother Jones video correspondent @garrisonhayes.bsky.social visited a Nashville food bank where he talked to folks who’d recently lost their SNAP assistance. Here’s what they had to say.
California's Prop 50 has passed... so what's next?
Beyond the significance of offsetting Texas’ Trump-inspired mid-decade gerrymander, Democrats hope the momentum from Prop 50 inspires other Democratic states to take similar action.
Read Ari Berman's story here: https://bit.ly/3WIvoWz
Beyond the significance of offsetting Texas’ Trump-inspired mid-decade gerrymander, Democrats hope the momentum from Prop 50 inspires other Democratic states to take similar action.
Read Ari Berman's story here: https://bit.ly/3WIvoWz
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
California's Prop 50 has passed... so what's next?
Beyond the significance of offsetting Texas’ Trump-inspired mid-decade gerrymander, Democrats hope the momentum from Prop 50 inspires other Democratic states to take similar action.
Read Ari Berman's story here: https://bit.ly/3WIvoWz
Beyond the significance of offsetting Texas’ Trump-inspired mid-decade gerrymander, Democrats hope the momentum from Prop 50 inspires other Democratic states to take similar action.
Read Ari Berman's story here: https://bit.ly/3WIvoWz
"A vile creature. The worst thing on the face of the earth."
Former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn't mince her words when asked about the president in an interview with CNN. Watch—
Former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn't mince her words when asked about the president in an interview with CNN. Watch—
November 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"A vile creature. The worst thing on the face of the earth."
Former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn't mince her words when asked about the president in an interview with CNN. Watch—
Former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn't mince her words when asked about the president in an interview with CNN. Watch—
“A coup is happening in the United States.”
Earlier this year, Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley fled to Canada. He says it’s allowed him to fight fascism in the US.
The latest More To The Story from our friends at @revealnews.org:
Earlier this year, Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley fled to Canada. He says it’s allowed him to fight fascism in the US.
The latest More To The Story from our friends at @revealnews.org:
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
“A coup is happening in the United States.”
Earlier this year, Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley fled to Canada. He says it’s allowed him to fight fascism in the US.
The latest More To The Story from our friends at @revealnews.org:
Earlier this year, Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley fled to Canada. He says it’s allowed him to fight fascism in the US.
The latest More To The Story from our friends at @revealnews.org:
As oral arguments begin today for Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal of his 2023 fraud conviction, Reveal and Mother Jones investigates the collapse of FTX that put him behind bars and the controversial bankruptcy that has unfolded in its aftermath.
November 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
As oral arguments begin today for Sam Bankman-Fried's appeal of his 2023 fraud conviction, Reveal and Mother Jones investigates the collapse of FTX that put him behind bars and the controversial bankruptcy that has unfolded in its aftermath.
While Americans go hungry, President Donald Trump was partying it up.
The president spent Friday night hosting a Great Gatsby–themed Halloween celebration at Mar-a-Lago, just hours before tens of millions of low-income Americans were set to lose access to food stamps.
The president spent Friday night hosting a Great Gatsby–themed Halloween celebration at Mar-a-Lago, just hours before tens of millions of low-income Americans were set to lose access to food stamps.
November 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
While Americans go hungry, President Donald Trump was partying it up.
The president spent Friday night hosting a Great Gatsby–themed Halloween celebration at Mar-a-Lago, just hours before tens of millions of low-income Americans were set to lose access to food stamps.
The president spent Friday night hosting a Great Gatsby–themed Halloween celebration at Mar-a-Lago, just hours before tens of millions of low-income Americans were set to lose access to food stamps.
During a press conference this week, Kristi Noem brazenly claimed no US citizens have been detained or arrested by ICE.
But she's ignoring the facts.
But she's ignoring the facts.
November 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
During a press conference this week, Kristi Noem brazenly claimed no US citizens have been detained or arrested by ICE.
But she's ignoring the facts.
But she's ignoring the facts.
During a press conference this week in Gary, Indiana, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem brazenly claimed no US citizens have been detained or arrested by ICE, and labeled any reporting to the contrary is “simply not true”. But Noem is ignoring the facts.
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
During a press conference this week in Gary, Indiana, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem brazenly claimed no US citizens have been detained or arrested by ICE, and labeled any reporting to the contrary is “simply not true”. But Noem is ignoring the facts.
The Black Lives Matter movement. America’s first Black president. The election of Trump. A resurgence of white nationalism.
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.”
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.”
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Black Lives Matter movement. America’s first Black president. The election of Trump. A resurgence of white nationalism.
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.”
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.”
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
What would it mean for California to "soft secede?"
@clarajeffery.bsky.social explains how blue states can use their economic and cultural clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.
@clarajeffery.bsky.social explains how blue states can use their economic and cultural clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.
October 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
What would it mean for California to "soft secede?"
@clarajeffery.bsky.social explains how blue states can use their economic and cultural clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.
@clarajeffery.bsky.social explains how blue states can use their economic and cultural clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.
On Thursday, federal agents assembled on the US Coast Guard Base in Alameda for Trump’s now-cancelled anti-immigration surge.
From sunrise to sunset, hundreds of protesters across the Bay Area mobilized to protect their communities. We spoke to organizers in Oakland about the ways they push back.
From sunrise to sunset, hundreds of protesters across the Bay Area mobilized to protect their communities. We spoke to organizers in Oakland about the ways they push back.
October 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
On Thursday, federal agents assembled on the US Coast Guard Base in Alameda for Trump’s now-cancelled anti-immigration surge.
From sunrise to sunset, hundreds of protesters across the Bay Area mobilized to protect their communities. We spoke to organizers in Oakland about the ways they push back.
From sunrise to sunset, hundreds of protesters across the Bay Area mobilized to protect their communities. We spoke to organizers in Oakland about the ways they push back.
Earlier today, Mother Jones talked to Bay Area faith leaders about what brought them out to protest ICE. Here's what they had to say.
October 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Earlier today, Mother Jones talked to Bay Area faith leaders about what brought them out to protest ICE. Here's what they had to say.
Don’t miss our DC bureau chief @davidcorn.bsky.social and his dramatic reading outside the White House.
October 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Don’t miss our DC bureau chief @davidcorn.bsky.social and his dramatic reading outside the White House.
Footage shows tensions rising outside a Coast Guard base in Alameda, where federal agents are reportedly staging.
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Footage shows tensions rising outside a Coast Guard base in Alameda, where federal agents are reportedly staging.
Scenes from an ICE protest at the entrance to Coast Guard Island.
October 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Scenes from an ICE protest at the entrance to Coast Guard Island.
We've got reporters and producers out in the field today as federal immigration agents start amassing in the Bay Area. Follow us for more updates.
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We've got reporters and producers out in the field today as federal immigration agents start amassing in the Bay Area. Follow us for more updates.
A pregnant Amazon employee asked for a chair to sit on—and wound up homeless.
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A pregnant Amazon employee asked for a chair to sit on—and wound up homeless.
Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country?
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
October 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country?
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware.
When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
“We just want to protest the fact that our democracy seems to be going down the tubes.”
Host of “More To The Story,” @alletson.bsky.social talks to No Kings protesters about the Trump White House, authoritarianism, and the future of American democracy.
Listen here: tinyurl.com/2xkj573y
Host of “More To The Story,” @alletson.bsky.social talks to No Kings protesters about the Trump White House, authoritarianism, and the future of American democracy.
Listen here: tinyurl.com/2xkj573y
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“We just want to protest the fact that our democracy seems to be going down the tubes.”
Host of “More To The Story,” @alletson.bsky.social talks to No Kings protesters about the Trump White House, authoritarianism, and the future of American democracy.
Listen here: tinyurl.com/2xkj573y
Host of “More To The Story,” @alletson.bsky.social talks to No Kings protesters about the Trump White House, authoritarianism, and the future of American democracy.
Listen here: tinyurl.com/2xkj573y
Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country?
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware. When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware. When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
October 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Does the Speaker of the House know what's going on in the country?
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware. When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."
It's not clear that he does, as Mike Johnson's communication strategy seems to rely heavily on being unaware. When faced with questions he should be able to answer, he has a reliable response: "I don't know."