Just a reminder that the guy behind Florida's antivax crusade is into levitating and communicating with spirits motherjones.com/politics/2026/…
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Kiera Butler
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Kiera Butler
@kieraevebutler
National Correspondent for Mother Jones focused on extremism etc. Same handle at the other place. Tips: [email protected]
Katılım Nisan 2009
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As an answer to the classic “What would Jesus do?” question, “start robot wars” would be an unconventional response, to put it mildly. And yet, here we are. motherjones.com/politics/2026/…
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I wrote about tech oligarchs' efforts to convince Christians that AI is godly: motherjones.com/politics/2026/…
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I wrote about how the decades-old bond between Catholics and evangelicals is fraying (and the surprising new alliance could be replacing it) motherjones.com/politics/2026/…
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@SohrabAhmari @SohrabAhmari Wanted to reach out again—I'm a journalist with Mother Jones working on a story about fractures in the decades-long alliance between US Catholics and evangelicals, especially around the war in Iran. Would love to talk, if you have a few minutes this week.
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Just utter nonsense. There’s a red hat in Tehran right now, H.E. Dominique Cardinal Mathieu!
If Iran, warts and all, had bloodlust for cardinals and apostolic Christians, why wouldn’t they go after him?
MAGA World is full of these untraveled, antisocial semi-literates.
Robby Starbuck@robbystarbuck
My gut reaction when I heard that Israel blocked Cardinal Pizzaballa from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was that it’s wrong to block him, BUT, I totally understand why they did. Iran would love to kill a man who was almost Pope on Palm Sunday & destroy a holy Christian site. They need to quickly find a way to secure these sites as top priorities so everyone can worship safely but I don’t think Israel should be hit too hard for trying to prevent a terror attack. Both sides (Israel and Pizzaballa) have good reasons for how they feel here.
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@ChristopherHale @ChristopherHale I'm a journalist with Mother Jones writing about the decades-long alliance between US Catholics and evangelicals, especially around the war in Iran. I've read about your work on religion and US foreign policy, and I'm wondering if you might have time to talk?
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Opposing the Iran war is not antisemitism.
The same is true of rejecting Christian Zionism, or of criticizing the Israeli government’s conduct in Gaza.
Catholic theology has always made these distinctions, and making them now — loudly, clearly, without apology — is both faithful and necessary. substack.com/home/post/p-19…
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@SohrabAhmari @SohrabAhmari I'm a journalist w Mother Jones writing about fractures in the alliance between US Catholics and evangelicals, esp around Iran. Would love to talk to you—what's best way to get in touch? (I also know your wife from 1,000,000 years ago, ask her about The Pancakes!)
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@ChristopherHale Hi @ChristopherHale , I'm a journalist with Mother Jones, and I'm interested in writing about the MAGA fracture over Israel, especially as it concerns Catholics. Any chance you might be up for talking?
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Opposing the Iran war is not antisemitism.
The same is true of rejecting Christian Zionism, or of criticizing the Israeli government’s conduct in Gaza.
Catholic theology has always made these distinctions, and making them now — loudly, clearly, without apology — is both faithful and necessary. substack.com/home/post/p-19…
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I wrote about the Christian Zionism that is quietly fueling the US attack on Iran. motherjones.com/politics/2026/…
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If you've ever wondered what kinds of nuclear companies the Trump administration has in mind to power all the AI data centers, I just wrote about one: motherjones.com/politics/2026/…
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New from me: Last month I asked HHS about South Carolina's measles outbreak. They brushed me off, saying they weren't "concerned that this will develop into a large, long-running outbreak."
It's now the biggest since measles was declared eliminated.
motherjones.com/politics/2026/…
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I wrote about the influencers convincing women to love ICE. Pay particular attention to the lady who says she avoids getting shot by ICE by making "nutrient dense and healthy meals" and "hanging out with my husband" motherjones.com/politics/2026/…
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“This has a great potential to cause harm, and I simply hope that the committee will accept its responsibility when this harm is caused,” ACIP member Joseph Hibbeln said after voting against changing the guidance. By @Katie_Jea motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
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New from me: The weird connection between Trump pardoning the former president of Honduras and the network state/tech right crowd: motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
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New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the vaccines & autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
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No, HHS, menopause does not in fact cause divorce and death, but tell us more about how great you are at women's health. @JulianneMcShane and I wrote about how they managed to mess up what should have been good news on HRT with weird claims. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
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I wrote about the far-right temper tantrums over Dems' wins. "This is worse than NYC electing a tranny," one guy wailed. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
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My favorite part of reporting this piece was finding out that RFK Jr. once reportedly chaired a fundraiser gala to find a cure for food allergies in the form of...wait for it...a vaccine. motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
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During his interview with Nick Fuentes, Tucker said of Christian Zionists, "I dislike them more than anybody."
“Wasn’t aware that Tucker despises me," tweeted Mike Huckabee.
motherjones.com/politics/2025/…
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