NEW: Trump hurls outrages at us daily & we can't absorb them all. But they're part of an overarching plan: the deconstruction of American society. In my OUR LAND newsletter, I note how this big picture is not being fully conveyed by the media & his foes. link.motherjones.com/public/40962957

One of the most disturbing sports events in US history. motherjones.com/politics/2025/… via Mother Jones

NEW: Kash Patel is yet again brazenly lying about the Trump-Russia scandal & he's using what's likely a Russian intelligence fabrication to claim Obama & Clinton mounted a diabolical conspiracy against Trump. I explain all in my OUR LAND newsletter. link.motherjones.com/public/41002574

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This is the full weaponization of intelligence AND law enforcement. One of the most autocratic actions the Trump administration has taken. A true sign of authoritarianism. Gabbard cooked up a phony intelligence report to create a sham investigation. They want Soviet-like show

The Trump administration just gave one of the most infamous sex offenders in US history a prison upgrade. You have to wonder why.

Today is the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Last year, I visited Hiroshima and for my OUR LAND newsletter wrote about how the city now symbolizes the best and the worst of humanity. This is a good time to reflect on that. link.motherjones.com/public/35286281

This guy was surgeon general in Trump's first term. And he says RFK Jr. is killing people.

Matt is still spreading disinformation. The Steele dossier did not spur the FBI's Russia investigation. Who says so? John Durham & the bipartisan Senate intel committee chaired by Marco Rubio. Why fixate on the Steele memo and not the actual Russian attack waged to help Trump?

I don't think Joe Biden was ever so in the dark and lost about a major policy decision of his administration. Trump has no idea what's going on here--with a move that could lead to the deaths of many. RFK Jr. is conning an old man.

NEW: Do you want Donald Trump to control your reality? That's what he's trying to do as he moves toward authoritarianism. Here's our latest "It Can Happen Here" video.

By firing people who worked on 1/6 and Trump-related investigations, Patel is politicizing the FBI and imposing a de factor loyalty test. Also, this ensures no FBI agent now would ever consider an investigation of Trump, his family, his associates, or his supporters.

NEW: RFK Jr. is implementing crazy anti-vax policies that Trump's first surgeon general says will lead to deaths. Who deserves some of the blame for this? Dr. Bill Cassidy, a GOP senator. I write about this in the new issue of my OUR LAND newsletter. link.motherjones.com/public/41062205

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Diplomacy is usual the right choice. But when you treat a barbarous war criminal and tyrant as an equal, treat his illegal demands as legitimate, greet him warmly, and meet with him with no preconditions, it helps him and bolsters his standing at home.

This is a severe case of Dear-Leader-itis. Putin craves a meeting with Trump to bolster his legitimacy and credibility. Trump (so far) has gotten nothing from Putin in return for this gift. It ain't a breakthrough yet.

Putin will be casing the joint.

This is absurd. Maybe he can look into Putin’s eyes and get a sense of this war criminal’s soul.

Dallas had 183 murders last year. Let’s invade Texas!