He Wanted a Data Center Ban. He Got Banned From City Council.Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson, a congressional candidate and high-profile opponent of local data center sprawl, filed suit Thursday against his hometown’s City Council after the council threw him, his brother, his mother, and other locals out of a meeting earlier this month for protesting delays to a vote on a data center moratorium—and […]Mother Jones1d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologydata center moratorium vote
Panic Attack: Inside Musk’s Midterm Disinformation BlitzElection Day is less than three weeks away, and panic is setting in for the GOP. “We see Republican groups pulling money away from House incumbents,” says host David Corn on the latest episode of Stress Test. “They’re cutting them off. They’re saying, ‘So long, Charlie! We don’t think you’re going to survive this blue […]Mother Jones1d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
Katie Zacharia Is Out After Half a Scaramucci“Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider. Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.” Within minutes of President Trump telling reporters that he had effectively encouraged Katie Zacharia, his new press secretary, to step down amid widespread ridicule over her job performance after only five days on the job, The New […]Mother Jones1d agoWhole story →Governmentwhite house staff change
Mar-a-Lago Face Won’t Save You(Update: Hours after we published this piece, Zacharia was indeed fired. Proving once more, Mar-a-Lago face will never save you.) It is rarely an auspicious occasion when a White House press secretary becomes the subject of headlines. But by attempting the simple act of uttering words, that is exactly what unfolded when Katie Zacharia stepped […]Mother Jones1d agoWhole story →Governmentwhite house staff change
Trump’s SEC is Threatening Big Investors That Pushed ExxonMobil on Climate RiskThis story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US Securities and Exchange Commission issued an unusual warning this week to the country’s largest asset managers and a climate-focused investor group over their roles in a 2021 campaign that replaced board directors at…Mother Jones2d agoWhole story →Planet
Build, Baby, Build? California’s Hottest Races Are Battles About Housing.Nithya Raman and Scott Wiener believe voters want more homes. Karen Bass and Connie Chan believe voters want more homes…somewhere else.Mother Jones2d agoWhole story →BuildKaren Bass
