Stephanie Mencimer
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Staff writer at Mother Jones. Utah native. Tips to [email protected] Secure coms: Signal smencimer.48 or [email protected]
Turning the @WashPostOpinion section into an "optimistic" propaganda arm for tech bros and corporate America seems like a great formula for prompting what's left of its subscriber base to cancel.
here's the full memo:
WE'RE SEIZING THE MEMES OF PRODUCTION!
U.S. COMMERCE SECRETARY LUTNICK SAID HE BELIEVES THE TIKTOK SALE WILL GO THROUGH AND THAT THE U.S. WILL END UP PURCHASING THE PLATFORM.
Oh god please no: Republicans propose naming Kennedy Center Opera House after Melania Trump wapo.st/44YHLkV
“Like a zombie apocalypse: Trump's budget cuts stir fears of frightening pipeline mishaps motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
Unpacking the MAHA mirage: Trump guts healthcare while preaching wellness motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
Tulsi Gabbard's dangerous disinformation campaign against America motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
How MAGA's favorite military podcaster is fighting to "take the Rogan spot" motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
Your regular reminder that Norton is too old to drive: motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
88-year-old D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton tells me this AM: “I’m certainly going to run for reelection.” (Her office has repeatedly walked this back already: axios.com/2025/06/25/nor…)
88-year-old D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton tells me this AM: “I’m certainly going to run for reelection.” (Her office has repeatedly walked this back already: axios.com/2025/06/25/nor…)
I like how he has his name on his shirt, like the plumber, in case no one recognizes him.
Trump usually doesn’t wear his orange makeup at his golf club
The plainclothes goon squad motherjones.com/politics/2025/… The aesthetics of ICE—puff-chested and average bro—do more than shroud Trump’s immigration cops in secrecy.
ICE agents keep snatching asylum seekers immediately after their court hearings motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
Enrollment in teacher prep programs has dropped 35-45% in last decade while the teacher shortage continues to worsen - As of 2024, 34% of schools said they did not have enough special ed teachers to meet student needs (NCES) - Nearly every state anticipates math teacher…
SCOOP: As Trump takes a beating from his own MAGA crowd for his handling of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, his State Department pulled a surprising move: It decimated its office combating human trafficking. “Everyone was caught off guard." motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
Bill Ackman changed tennis forever 30 for 30: 'Net Worth' now streaming
Interesting — less than 2 weeks after Sen. Hawley voted for the reconciliation bill that would enact cuts to provider tax in 2028 + limit SDPs, he introduces a bill that would repeal those provisions and plus up the rural hospital fund
NEW: @BrianneKNadeau and @chenderson have circulated an amendment to the budget that would fund the implementation of ranked-choice voting and semi-open primaries in D.C., which was approved by voters as Initiative 83. It's just over $1 million.
While the flame was started with a lightning strike, the federal government chose to manage that fire as a controlled burn during the driest, hottest part of the Arizona summer. I am calling on the federal government for a comprehensive and independent investigation into the…
Photos: A look at the historic lodge on Grand Canyon North Rim destroyed by wildfire azcentral.com/picture-galler…