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Last week, an Indiana mother of four was shot and killed after arriving at the wrong house, reigniting the conversation around "stand your ground" laws.
In 2022, we covered the expansion of these laws and their resulting increase in homicides.
In 2022, we covered the expansion of these laws and their resulting increase in homicides.
No Retreat: The Dangers of Stand Your Ground - Reveal
In the decade since George Zimmerman killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida, stand your ground laws have expanded across the nation. And with them come more homicides.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Last week, an Indiana mother of four was shot and killed after arriving at the wrong house, reigniting the conversation around "stand your ground" laws.
In 2022, we covered the expansion of these laws and their resulting increase in homicides.
In 2022, we covered the expansion of these laws and their resulting increase in homicides.
An atrocity of war goes unpunished
After killing 24 Iraqi civilians, a group of US Marines was put on trial. But no one served a day in prison
An attack on civilians by US Marines during the Iraq War sparks outrage and a war crimes trial, but in the end, no one is held accountable.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
An atrocity of war goes unpunished
Deep uncertainty for SNAP beneficiaries—39 percent of whom are children—continues, with President Trump seemingly doing everything he can to keep aid from reaching the country's neediest.
Trump's war on the hungry continues with Supreme Court stay
The pause allows, for now, the president to keep using hungry Americans as a political weapon.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Deep uncertainty for SNAP beneficiaries—39 percent of whom are children—continues, with President Trump seemingly doing everything he can to keep aid from reaching the country's neediest.
Trump's dream of an Alaskan oil boom is feeling more like a bust
Donald Trump's dream of an Alaskan oil boom is feeling more like a bust
His team declared the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge "open for business." For now, nobody's buying.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Trump's dream of an Alaskan oil boom is feeling more like a bust
Florida takes on Planned Parenthood
Florida takes on Planned Parenthood
Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a $350 million lawsuit alleging deceptive marketing practices over claims that medication abortion is safer than Tylenol.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Florida takes on Planned Parenthood
Disruptions, so far, are said to be limited. But the Transportation Secretary warns that far worse could come—and quickly.
Trump's shutdown hits the skies
Disruptions, so far, are said to be limited. But the Transportation Secretary warns that far worse could come—and quickly.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Disruptions, so far, are said to be limited. But the Transportation Secretary warns that far worse could come—and quickly.
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New @motherjones.com: Florida's attorney general filed a $350 million lawsuit against Planned Parenthood this week, alleging deceptive marketing practices over claims that abortion pills are safer than Tylenol,
It's just the latest in the anti-abortion right's all-out attack against abortion pills:
It's just the latest in the anti-abortion right's all-out attack against abortion pills:
Florida takes on Planned Parenthood
Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a $350 million lawsuit alleging deceptive marketing practices over claims that medication abortion is safer than Tylenol.
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New @motherjones.com: Florida's attorney general filed a $350 million lawsuit against Planned Parenthood this week, alleging deceptive marketing practices over claims that abortion pills are safer than Tylenol,
It's just the latest in the anti-abortion right's all-out attack against abortion pills:
It's just the latest in the anti-abortion right's all-out attack against abortion pills:
Trump’s vendetta against EVs is driving up costs for every vehicle owner [via @vox.com]
Trump’s vendetta against EVs is driving up costs for every vehicle owners
The problem isn't government regulations—it's instability.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trump’s vendetta against EVs is driving up costs for every vehicle owner [via @vox.com]
ICE agents concealing their faces: Can they really do that?
Technically, it's not illegal, but paired with high-visibility raids, police masking sows fear and conflict.
Technically, it's not illegal, but paired with high-visibility raids, police masking sows fear and conflict.
ICE agents concealing their faces: Can they really do that?
It's not illegal, but paired with high-visibility raids, police masking sows fear and conflict.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
ICE agents concealing their faces: Can they really do that?
Technically, it's not illegal, but paired with high-visibility raids, police masking sows fear and conflict.
Technically, it's not illegal, but paired with high-visibility raids, police masking sows fear and conflict.
At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.
How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit
At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.
www.motherjones.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.
The knock-on effects from the government shutdown, now the longest in US history, continue apace, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) cuts to air traffic at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports now officially in effect.
Trump's shutdown hits the skies
Disruptions, so far, are said to be limited. But the Transportation Secretary warns that far worse could come—and quickly.
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The knock-on effects from the government shutdown, now the longest in US history, continue apace, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) cuts to air traffic at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports now officially in effect.
A few years ago, Equal Justice USA (EJUSA), a criminal and racial justice nonprofit, was awarded $3 million in federal grants to expand its work supporting community violence intervention efforts.
This April, Trump's DOJ terminated its funding. Its last day of operations was August 15.
This April, Trump's DOJ terminated its funding. Its last day of operations was August 15.
How Trump’s DOJ wiped out a pioneering anti-violence nonprofit
“We’re just the tip of the iceberg.”
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A few years ago, Equal Justice USA (EJUSA), a criminal and racial justice nonprofit, was awarded $3 million in federal grants to expand its work supporting community violence intervention efforts.
This April, Trump's DOJ terminated its funding. Its last day of operations was August 15.
This April, Trump's DOJ terminated its funding. Its last day of operations was August 15.
“A lot of folks have framed this as a partisan issue. We see it [as] an attack on the ability for Black folks and folks of color to actually have representation.”
Racial justice campaigners were Prop. 50's army in the field
For the Black organizers who made it happen, California redistricting was just one more round in a decades-long fight.
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“A lot of folks have framed this as a partisan issue. We see it [as] an attack on the ability for Black folks and folks of color to actually have representation.”
New York’s mayor-elect launched his campaign by talking to non-voters and Trump supporters. Some of them even came along.
Democrats collapsed here last year. How’d Zohran do?
New York's mayor-elect launched his campaign by talking to non-voters and Trump supporters. Some of them even came along.
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New York’s mayor-elect launched his campaign by talking to non-voters and Trump supporters. Some of them even came along.
The appeals court now has less than 48 hours to weigh in. Meanwhile, deep uncertainty for SNAP beneficiaries—39 percent of whom are children—continues.
Trump's war on the hungry continues with Supreme Court stay
The pause allows, for now, the president to keep using hungry Americans as a political weapon.
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The appeals court now has less than 48 hours to weigh in. Meanwhile, deep uncertainty for SNAP beneficiaries—39 percent of whom are children—continues.
Gov. Gavin Newsom keeps teasing a potential presidential run…again, and again, and again.
Newsom keeps teasing a presidential run
On Saturday, Rep. Al Green introduced him as "a future president of the United States of America."
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Gov. Gavin Newsom keeps teasing a potential presidential run…again, and again, and again.
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For years, a “Goon Squad” of sheriff’s deputies roamed Rankin County, Mississippi, beating and choking people until they confessed to drug crimes.
This week, we sit down with the reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com who revealed their reign of terror.
This week, we sit down with the reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com who revealed their reign of terror.
How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Mississippi deputies got away with years of brutality
A “Goon Squad” of Rankin County sheriff’s deputies spent years brutalizing people until their reign of terror was exposed.
revealnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
For years, a “Goon Squad” of sheriff’s deputies roamed Rankin County, Mississippi, beating and choking people until they confessed to drug crimes.
This week, we sit down with the reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com who revealed their reign of terror.
This week, we sit down with the reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com who revealed their reign of terror.
The aesthetics of ICE—puff-chested and average bro—do more than shroud Trump’s immigration cops in secrecy.
The plainclothes goon squad
The aesthetics of ICE—puff-chested and average bro—do more than shroud Trump’s immigration cops in secrecy.
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The aesthetics of ICE—puff-chested and average bro—do more than shroud Trump’s immigration cops in secrecy.
As he explained in an interview with NBC News last month: “I put a mirror up to [Trump’s] madness.”
Newsom keeps teasing a presidential run
On Saturday, Rep. Al Green introduced him as "a future president of the United States of America."
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
As he explained in an interview with NBC News last month: “I put a mirror up to [Trump’s] madness.”
Tuesday was a great day at the ballot box for the planet, with climate-friendly initiatives and candidates winning nationwide.
Election Day was a win for the climate
The results were a clear repudiation of the Trump administration's corrupt energy policies.
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Tuesday was a great day at the ballot box for the planet, with climate-friendly initiatives and candidates winning nationwide.
How a 15-day hunger strike foreshadowed his campaign.
The moment that made Mamdani
How a 15-day hunger strike foreshadowed his campaign.
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
How a 15-day hunger strike foreshadowed his campaign.
“People who are undocumented are scared to go anywhere, to do anything, to go to the doctor."
The choice some pregnant immigrants face: Deportation or parenthood
“People who are undocumented are scared to go anywhere, to do anything, to go to the doctor."
www.motherjones.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“People who are undocumented are scared to go anywhere, to do anything, to go to the doctor."
Beatings. Choking suspects until they confess. Shooting unarmed people.
On this week’s @revealnews.org, reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com reveal the years-long reign of terror of a group of sheriff’s deputies in Rankin County, Mississippi.
On this week’s @revealnews.org, reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com reveal the years-long reign of terror of a group of sheriff’s deputies in Rankin County, Mississippi.
How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Mississippi deputies got away with years of brutality
A “Goon Squad” of Rankin County sheriff’s deputies spent years brutalizing people until their reign of terror was exposed.
www.motherjones.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Beatings. Choking suspects until they confess. Shooting unarmed people.
On this week’s @revealnews.org, reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com reveal the years-long reign of terror of a group of sheriff’s deputies in Rankin County, Mississippi.
On this week’s @revealnews.org, reporters from @mississippitoday.org and @nytimes.com reveal the years-long reign of terror of a group of sheriff’s deputies in Rankin County, Mississippi.
Data shows Trump’s dehumanizing rhetoric spreading beyond just his supporters.
Anti-immigrant language is rising—even on the left
Data shows Trump's dehumanizing rhetoric spreading beyond just his supporters.
www.motherjones.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Data shows Trump’s dehumanizing rhetoric spreading beyond just his supporters.
In one heavily Bangladeshi precinct on Hillside Avenue, Mamdani ended up winning more raw votes than Kamala Harris—despite 14% fewer people showing up.
Democrats collapsed here last year. How’d Zohran do?
New York's mayor-elect launched his campaign by talking to non-voters and Trump supporters. Some of them even came along.
www.motherjones.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In one heavily Bangladeshi precinct on Hillside Avenue, Mamdani ended up winning more raw votes than Kamala Harris—despite 14% fewer people showing up.