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Is Pope Leo joining the anti-AI resistance?
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (557+ words) Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the Regina Caeli prayer in The Vatican on May 24, 2026. ANSA/Zuma Having spoken out for the welfare of immigrants and against the…...
Republican infighting erupts over Trump's emerging Iran deal.
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (626+ words) On Sunday, Trump said the US will not "rush into a deal" with Iran as talks continued across the weekend. Just yesterday he said the final deal would be "announced shortly."Alex Brandon/AP Is there a deal? Is there…...
With Tulsi Gabbard's resignation, the right-wing conspiracy machine spins into high gear
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (421+ words) President Donald Trump stands with Tulsi Gabbard and her husband Abraham Williams after she was sworn in as the Director of National Intelligence in the Oval Office at the White House, Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Alex Brandon/AP Director of National Intelligence…...
Once Dismissed As Weeds, Native Plants Are Flying Off the Shelves – Mother Jones
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (264+ words) Gardeners are flocking to climate-resilient species amid concerns about extreme heat, flooding, and pollinator survival....
The Populist Paralympian Who Wants Roll Into the Senate – Mother Jones
2+ day, 11+ min ago (488+ words) Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek has scored upsets before. Flipping Iowa back to Democrats would be his biggest yet....
Don't want a data center in your town? You might be a Chinese spy.
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (700+ words) I'd probably get paid a lot more if I was" spying for China, one of O'Leary's targets replied. Mother Jones illustration; image SPACE/Zuma Utah political consultant Gabi Finlayson was driving out of a canyon last week when she got…...
America's 911 system is in the throes of its own emergency
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (168+ words) A dispatcher responds to a 911 call in Naples, Florida. Marta Lavandier/AP The 911 system functions as a sort of promise: Call for help and someone will be there to respond quickly. But in many American cities, it's a broken promise....
Exclusive: Departing Meta staffer posts biting anti-AI video internally amid mass layoffs
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (415+ words) When Meta engineer David Frenk posted an anti-AI farewell parody video in an internal message board, staff thought it perfectly captured shifts in company culture. CIR/Courtesy of David Frenk "There's a bit of a disconnect," one former employee who…...
Solar Electricity Is Poised to Overtake Coal in'of All Places'Texas – Mother Jones
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (10+ words) Looks like clean power isn’t a woke scam after all....
Locals Didn't Think Roundup Was Being Sprayed Near Lake Tahoe. So I Went to Find Out. " Mother Jones
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (1263+ words) Reporter Nate Halverson surveys a patch alongside Sierra-at-Tahoe Road near the ski resort that has been sprayed with glyphosate. Peter Berger/Mother Jones This past Sunday, I found myself walking across the snowless ski runs of Sierra-at-Tahoe in California, which…...