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motherjones.com > environment > 2026 > 08 > should-we-kill-one-kind-of-owl-to-save-another

Should we kill one kind of owl to save another?

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (451+ words) The needs of two owl species are clashing in the forests of the Pacific Northwest.Samantha Mash The northern spotted owl is in trouble—per usual. In September 2024, the agency released its Barred Owl Management Strategy, which calls for trained…...

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motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > donald-trump-world-liberty-regulatory-approval

The Trumps’ crypto project just got one step closer to becoming a bank

20+ hour, 52+ min ago   (428+ words) Trump appears at a March 2025 White House cryptocurrency summit alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, whose department houses the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Chris Kleponis/CNP/Zuma “The decision stands to give new powers and federal credibility to…...

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motherjones.com > environment > 2026 > 08 > community-solar-illinois-serlf-storage-units-chicago

Solar panels on storage units: Illinois is going all in on this no-brainer

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (732+ words) A community solar array at a Public Storage location in Justice, Illinois.Kari Lydersen/Canary Media Krzysztof Wasowicz, mayor of Justice, Illinois, has some concerns about solar: that it takes up farmland and enriches China. But he’s all-in on the…...

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motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > its-time-to-talk-about-billionaire-math

It’s time to talk about billionaire math

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (264+ words) Let me tell you about the very rich. They own yachts that have yachts. They leave Earth just to feel something. They buy art they don’t like and tout books they don’t read and play God with things they don’t…...

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motherjones.com > mojo-wire > 2026 > 08 > trump-just-lost-joe-rogan-with-his-new-money-making-scheme

Trump just lost Joe Rogan with his new money making scheme

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (268+ words) Joe Rogan attends an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in April 2026.Allison Robbert/Pool Via Cnp/CNP/ZUMA Press Wire “He’s just on a grab!” The feature violates the First and Fifth Amendments, a…...

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motherjones.com > environment > 2026 > 08 > scientists-new-category-heat-wave-snow-eaters-science-advances-drought-snowpack-snowmelt

Scientists Have Created a New Category of Heat Waves: “Snow Eaters” – Mother Jones

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (533+ words) This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Matthew LaPlante doesn’t have to go to a lab to see his research in action. On some mornings, he can just look…...

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motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > trump-deferred-action-special-immigrant-juvenile-status-deportations-ice-detention

A young immigrant's deportation nightmare

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (752+ words) The plane was stuck on the tarmac of a Louisiana airport, but Yurin Quiroa Ralda, 21, was not particularly eager to take off. He was being deported, based in part on misinterpreted records. And not to his birthplace, Guatemala, but to…...

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motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > tate-brothers-ai-jail-lawyer-joseph-mcbride

The Tate brothers’ lawyer is on an aggressive, AI-riddled quest to win their release

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (319+ words) Joseph McBride's clients are accused of raping women and coercing them into sex work.Mother Jones illustration; Joe Raedle/Getty “Strategically, a picture is worth 1,000 words,” claims the Tates’ lawyer. I did not ask a question about the Constitution—I…...

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motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > a-trump-judge-called-mail-in-ballots-a-threat-to-democracy

A Trump judge called mail-in ballots a threat to democracy

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (406+ words) On Wednesday, the conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling blocking key measures of Texas’ sweeping voter suppression law, SB 1. A lower court previously ruled that the law, which effectively made it harder for people to vote with…...

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motherjones.com > politics > 2026 > 08 > ai-helped-me-build-a-killer-drone

AI helped me build a killer drone

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (395+ words) Reporter Matt Smith solders drone parts on his dining room table. Can an average guy build a killer drone in his garage? That’s the question reporter Matt Smith set out to answer over the course of 11 months, armed with zero…...