Reports of a Plague Outbreak in Russia Follow the Death of a ResearcherReports out of the Irkutsk region of Russia reveal a potential public health crisis developing in the area, after a lab accident released a “particularly dangerous infection” to a researcher, who later passed away. Twenty-eight-year-old Darya Shipilovia, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, died two days after she was hospitalized,…Mother Jones2d agoWhole story →HealthSecurity
How a Bolsonaro Biopic Ended Up at the Center of Brazil’s Presidential ElectionThis article is a partnership with Agência Pública. In May, now-presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, shared on his social media a “leaked” trailer for an upcoming biopic about his father. The “most anticipated movie of the year,” Flávio said then, would depict the story of a “true […]Mother Jones2d agoWhole story →CultureTechnology
Don’t Be Fooled. Congress Isn’t Cracking Down on OpenAI.The tech giant is crying to be regulated while dodging investigation after investigation.Mother Jones26d agoWhole story →TechnologyJusticeopenai senate probe
Senate Democrats Rally Against Pro-Institutionalization DOJ MemoThe memo—allegedly Stephen Miller’s passion project—”is taking us back to a time when there were forced lobotomies,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth said.Mother Jones3mo agoWhole story →HealthGovernmentTammy Duckworthdoj olmstead memo controversy
