Artis Curiskis
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Assistant Producer at Center for Investigative Reporting Signal: acuriskis.16 Email: acuriskis (at) motherjones (dot) com
This year’s Olympics of Art featured a talking poop and a woman swimming in purified pee water. After the US exhibit’s controversial selection process-- new ideological guidelines and a commissioner whose last job was running a pet food store-- I wanted to see what America had to say for itself.
When Trump promised to be a “champion” of Haitian-Americans during his 2016 presidential run, Rev. Daniel Ulysse and other conservatives believed him. Fast forward nearly a decade, and the Trump administration terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 300,000 Haitians.
A Haitian Republican Pastor and the Conservative Movement Letting Him Down
“We deserve better.”
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As Haiti prepares for their final 2026 World Cup game, I keep thinking about a video that Jude Bernard, a Haitian super fan, sent me after Haiti won a warm up game. In the video, people celebrate on a street in Haiti with a chant that Jude translated for me...
You might think the 2020 election is old news. But it’s casting a long shadow over the 2026 midterms and beyond, with real implications for who can vote and how easy it will be. This week on Reveal:
Déjà vote: “Stop the Steal” never stopped
Election lies fuel an FBI raid and a push to rewrite voting laws as the 2026 midterms approach.
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URGENT: A Russian missile hit not far from our Editor-at-Large Kang-Chun Cheng's convoy in Ukraine. This #WorldPressFreedomDay, as press freedom in the U.S has again sunk to a historic low, we are launching a $6,500 fundraiser to support KC's award-winning reporting. Can we count on your support?
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We're raising $6,500 to support our Editor-at-Large, who's tracking Trump's impact in conflict zones
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Veterans accuse him of stolen valor. His international arms company is deep in debt. He had a restraining order placed on him last year. And he's widely disliked. Read my profile of Florida Republican Congressman Cory Mills here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Everybody hates Cory
Sex workers, bankruptcy, stolen valor, a restraining order, and Trump's “Complete and Total” endorsement for Congress.
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Veterans accuse him of stolen valor. His international arms company is deep in debt. He had a restraining order placed on him last year. And that's...just the start of it. Read our profile of Cory Mills here: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Everybody hates Cory
Sex workers, bankruptcy, stolen valor, a restraining order, and Trump's “Complete and Total” endorsement for Congress.
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They just wanted to grow food. Their suburban neighbors declared war.
They just wanted to grow food. Their suburban neighbors declared war.
“We are a sustainable community, but we are not a rural community.”
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Excellent profile of JB Pritzker by @timothypmurphy.bsky.social that shows the family history behind his efforts to stand up to another very different billionaire www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
What being a billionaire scion taught JB Pritzker about standing up to one
Few national Democrats have pushed back as forcefully against Trump’s authoritarian crackdown. There’s a reason for that.
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this is so good “It’s crazy, because I always say I only fear God, but they have definitely triggered something in me to be more protective of myself and of my surroundings and the people that I care about, including other people on my route.”
daviss@daviss.org · 6mo agoMail carriers... "You know that they’re shooting tear gas on the other side of the block.” And I’m like: “Yeah, I know, but I gotta keep doing my job. I may have medicine. I don’t know what I have in my packages.” But that’s my job." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Mail carriers... "You know that they’re shooting tear gas on the other side of the block.” And I’m like: “Yeah, I know, but I gotta keep doing my job. I may have medicine. I don’t know what I have in my packages.” But that’s my job." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I’m a Minneapolis postal worker. This is what I saw.
Come rain, shine, tear gas, or ICE shootings, postal worker Bianca Sonnenberg is delivering the mail.
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The moment when Bianca, a US Postal worker in Minneapolis, found out her coworker's route served Alex Pretti's home
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
This is a really incredible episode of @revealnews.org, in part bc reporters @artiscuriskis.bsky.social and Nate Halverson are MN natives. Esp love the postal carrier perspective on what has happened to people on his route revealnews.org/podcast/minn...
How Minneapolis taught America to fight back
Our Minnesotan reporters connect with friends and neighbors back home and find resolute resistance to ICE at every turn.
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Minneapolis legend, @dessadarling.bsky.social for @motherjones.com!!! Great piece, and makes sense considering she and the Doomtree crew were ahead of the curve by naming an album "No Kings" back in the day iykyk bangarang
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 6mo ago"The arc of history is not self-bending, but mittened hands with simple tools are working on the moral side."
For @revealnews.org, I spoke with Postal Service workers about the big and small ways ICE raids are impacting my hometown of Minneapolis. Listen here for their perspectives, and hear about the quiet resilience occurring across the state: revealnews.org/podcast/minn...
How Minneapolis taught America to fight back
Our Minnesotan reporters connect with friends and neighbors back home and find resolute resistance to ICE at every turn.
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Okay, so you wanna do a general strike? Here's some real, practical advice on how to make it happen, from conversations with various Minnesota organizers. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Six vital lessons from Minnesota’s general strike
Minneapolis organizers weigh in on how to make the movement go national.
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There is a picket line the entire length of the departures terminal.
Beyond pleased to share that we've been nominated for several Ambies, including Podcast of the Year! 🏆 We'd like to thank @podcastacademy.bsky.social and, of course, our dedicated listeners! 🫶 Congratulations to everyone nominated!
The story www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day. Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me. 🧵
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
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Monster of 2025: Alexi Lalas is holding back US soccer
Monster of 2025: Alexi Lalas is holding back US soccer
The fiery Fox Sports pundit might make you turn off the 2026 World Cup.
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Is it weird to say I had a lot of fun talking with @alletson.bsky.social for @motherjones.com about Trumpian aesthetics? But it was a blast trying to figure out why there’s so much gold when, you know Versailles didn’t end that well for the folks in charge… www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's gilded White House makeover is all about power
On this week’s “More To The Story,” art historian Erin Thompson examines the ways societies build and destroy monuments—and why Trump is so focused on remaking Washington in his own image.
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The destruction of the East Wing. A new White House ballroom. An “Arc de Trump.” What are all these architectural changes in Washington really about? According to @artcrimeprof.bsky.social, it's all about power. This week on More To The Story: apple.co/4a9pLsy
KARL: The president claims that Thanksgiving costs are down 25%. Does he know that's not true? HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart-- KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
At @insideclimatenews.org, we're keeping track of environmental lawsuits involving the Trump administration thanks to great work by my colleagues @peteraldhous.com and @mlavelle.bsky.social. Keep this one handy: insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...
“This is essentially despotism as a service.” Over two decades, a little-known company called First Wap created a surveillance empire. Its phone tracking tech has targeted politicians, journalists, actors, and maybe even you. A groundbreaking investigation from @lighthousereports.com:
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
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