Clara Jeffery
@clarajeffery.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief of Mother Jones/Center for Investigative Reporting/Reveal. Past president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. Mom. Upzoning, street tree, and rescue dog enthusiast. Views, mine.
Wow, some ace bureaucrats just did some high level bureaucrating. Nice work! I will be grateful to get this injected into me.
Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 6m agoThis is a great day for public health. “In a move that seemed out of reach just six months ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna’s influenza vaccine for older adults on Wednesday, the first licensed flu shot made using messenger RNA technology.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Shameful Q from someone whose grandparents hail from Calumet but… Does anyone get why chunks of UP went for AES when most of rural MI did not? Is it Marquette and other college towns?
Max Miller claims that he was willing to release the kidnapped bunny his daughter “forgot”, but only if he could hand it directly to a US Senator who probably didn’t want to go anywhere near him.
"Cool dude, see you in discovery!" is the obvious UNO Reverse card to Trump's attempts to bully organizations by suing them for a trillion dollars. It's a massive indictment of the US system that one after another institutions and major organizations settled and paid bribes rather than play it.
Graham Lanktree@glanktree.bsky.social · 5h agoPresident Donald Trump is seeking to stave off a court order that requires him to begin giving the BBC financial details on his business empire by Thursday in connection with a defamation lawsuit he is pressing against the network. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
“trump’s frustration over the Iran war boiled over at Camp David last week, where he demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on why he had apparently been misled on extreme munitions shortages that now threaten to limit military options with Iran.” wapo.st/4hQVTF0
Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns
At a Camp David summit this weekend, President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over extreme munitions shortages.
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Tyler King@tyleraking.com · 2d agoThe Army has used “virtually all” of its surface-to-surface weapons, known as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) during Iran war so far.
Amendment 5 in Missouri failed badly. It lost 83-16. Not close, not regional — a rout. The governor’s top priority, backed by $17.2 million from donors who never had to identify themselves and it couldn’t even clear 20% missouriindependent.com/2026/08/05/w...
What Tuesday's primary results say about Amendment 5 and the next Missouri Senate • Missouri Independent
Missourians went to the polls Tuesday, and the results resist a single storyline. Here's what's worth noticing.
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There was a video of someone in SF cutting the connections to Flcoks going around yesterday
Tyler King@tyleraking.com · 3h ago“Officers subsequently checked the various locations where the Flock cameras were placed and found that the poles were cut down near the base. Officers located the poles nearby in the weeds, but the cameras had been removed.”
"There is a bruise that accompanies the injury that appears to be in a handprint... it appears that it was inflicted." We take you inside the room where a child protection specialist speaks to police about the fracture sustained by Rep. Max Miller's toddler. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Police footage shows Rep. Max Miller downplaying his daughter’s broken collarbone.
Go inside the room as detectives probe the abuse allegations.
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The Trump regime admitted in court filings that the cancellation of clean energy grants for Hawaiʻi was because the state voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, rather than the previously stated reasons of advancing energy needs or economic viability.
Trump Administration Lawyers Admit Hawaiʻi Funding Cuts Were Partisan
The admission about terminated clean energy grants emerged in recent court filings, confirming what many already suspected.
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Well that's one of the saddest hed/deks I've read in awhile
Baltimore Banner@thebaltimorebanner.com · 5h ago‘Maybe I’m meant to take care of all these kids in heaven’: Hospice nurse Erin Batton Bull dies at 44
Moreno sucks for a lot of reasons and I'll go back to taking swipes at him when he's in the news for those things but man this situation sucks and my heart goes out to him and his daughter & granddaughter.
More should be made of the fact that Trump's endorsement couldn't put someone over the top against a candidate that Trump pushed out. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump-endorsed candidate loses Michigan primary to man who dropped out
Thomas J. Smith suspended his campaign in July, endorsed someone else, and still beat Amir Hassan by more than 10,000 votes.
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Disturbing recordings from the abuse investigation into Ohio Rep. Max Miller. The latest work from @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social, whose reporting broke open this major story www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Police footage shows Rep. Max Miller downplaying his daughter’s broken collarbone.
Go inside the room as detectives probe the abuse allegations.
motherjones.com
DSA-aligned Democrats are now the most pro-free-trade voting bloc in the United States, in an incredible turn of events www.theargumentmag.com/p/who-suppor...
New Mexico is suing the federal government for blocking their ability to investigate Epstein's crimes that took place at his ranch there. Pedophile protector Todd Blanche and his pedophile boss don't want them to see the evidence. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New Mexico sues DOJ and Todd Blanche, alleging they blocked Epstein probe
The lawsuit was filed on the same day New Mexico is releasing a report of its preliminary findings from an ongoing probe into Epstein and his ranch in Stanley.
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Homelessness has dropped 57% on Metro system since 2024, count finds
Homelessness has dropped 57% on Metro system since 2024, count finds
An annual count of unhoused individuals on Metro's bus and rail system found a drop of 57% individuals since 2024.
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NEW: @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social obtained body cam footage from the investigation into Rep. Max Miller's alleged abuse. In it, Emily Moreno alleges Miller held her at gunpoint while she changed their daughter's diaper. It also reveals him downplaying their daughter's broken collarbone to detectives.
"The E.P.A. rescinded the order, however, after Republican-led states and industry groups sued to block its enforcement." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Suspected Iran Cyberattacks on U.S. Water Supply Follow Years of Warnings and Neglect
Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation’s water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.
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So that’ll be nearly $1 billion between sale and operations for 1600 beds.
Jon Collins@jcollins.bsky.social · 10h agoBreaking: CoreCivic has announced they've sold the 1,600 bed Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minn., to the U.S. through the Department of Homeland Security for $495.6 million. CoreCivic will still manage the facility, which is expected to start receiving ICE detainees this fall.
It's okay. Trump will just stiff the people paying for building it Oh wait. That's us
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 6h agoBreaking News: A new class of warships backed by President Trump will cost 50% more than expected, for a total cost of $275 billion.
