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9 Progressive Vets to Watch in the Battle for Congress

motherjones.com — Six years ago, Democrats rode a wave of public disaffection with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to take back Congress. Part of their winning strategy was to tout military veterans as progressive candidates. Few of these "fighting Dems" made it into office; of 50 candidates listed by Democrats, 5 were elected to the House, and 1 became a senator.
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
RT @markfollman: Here are 9 progressive military vets to watch in the coming battle for Congress: http://t.co/iXwTj8yd #memorialday
Adam Weinstein Blogger, Mother Jones @AdamWeinstein
These 9 progressive #military vets are gunning for the Tea Party in Nov: http://t.co/OXci9cqU #p2
Dave Weigel Political Reporter, Slate @daveweigel
#violentrhetoric RT @NickBaumann: These 9 progressive military vets are gunning for the Tea Party in November: http://t.co/5GvjVrWn
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
A double amputee, a cryptologist, and an Indian-American doctor aim to help the Dems retake the House http://t.co/cLgQrjm6
Andrew Kaczynski Politics Reporter, BuzzFeed @BuzzFeedAndrew
RT @NickBaumann: These 9 progressive military vets are gunning for the Tea Party in November: http://t.co/nwsSHB1F
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Mitt Romney and the Women Who Don't Love Him

motherjones.com — Mitt Romney has a particular effect on voters of the opposite sex-and it's not a good one. During the heated final days of the GOP primary, female Republicans in many states favored Rick Santorum. Romney's dismal luck with the ladies was more apparent in April, when, according to a Washington Post poll, he was trailing President Barack Obama among women voters by 19 percentage points.
Roshanak Taghavi Freelance Journalist @Roshanakt
RT @MotherJones Mitt #Romney is female voters' least favorite #Republican presidential candidate in decades: http://t.co/krbl5QXk #women
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
Romney is female voters' least favorite Republican presidential candidate in decades. And that's saying a lot: http://t.co/xzdrFJKY
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Female voters to Romney: We're just not that into you. http://t.co/UfmB2hyP
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Romney is female voters' least favorite Republican presidential candidate in decades. And that's saying a lot: http://t.co/UfmB2hyP
David Corn Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones @DavidCornDC
Why women don't like @MittRomney, explained. http://t.co/ZiWstAeY
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11 Awful John Edwards Pickup Lines

motherjones.com — The way we live now: On Friday, ABC News reported that former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards has been flirting with a female alternate juror at his trial for allegedly making illegal payments from his campaign fund to cover up an affair.
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
We've got your John Edwards pickup lines right here, y'all: http://t.co/bQlZjsnL Submit your own #johnedwardspickuplines
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
We've got your John Edwards pickup lines right here, y'all: http://t.co/6AlWHcCa
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
.@ErikWemple Got what you need right here: http://t.co/6AlWHcCa

Mitt Romney and the Women Who Don't Love Him

m.motherjones.com — Why the presumptive GOP nominee has zero game with female voters, explained. Mitt Romney has a particular effect on voters of the opposite sex-and it's not a good one. During the heated final days of the GOP primary, female Republicans in many states favored Rick Santorum.
Dave Weigel Political Reporter, Slate @daveweigel
Don't pay him any attention. RT @MonikaBauerlein: Romney's effect on the single ladies: http://t.co/OQXQNCJH
Monika Bauerlein Co-Editor, Mother Jones @MonikaBauerlein
Romney's effect on the single ladies: http://t.co/voY85Sc7

Friday Cat Blogging - 25 May 2012

motherjones.com — Last week, when I mentioned that I lived with four orange cats, some folks were disappointed I didn't post pictures of all four. If you were one of those people, today is your lucky day.
Ryan J. Reilly Political Reporter, Talking Points Memo @ryanjreilly
RT @AdamSerwer: As promised, an epic Friday catblogging for my final @kdrum post: http://t.co/KFlc36lK

What Regina Spektor Sees From the Cheap Seats

motherjones.com — When she first landed in the Bronx, nine-year-old Regina Spektor probably stood out a little. It was the early '90s, and Biggie Smalls and Pearl Jam were flooding the airwaves, but Spektor, whose family had just immigrated from Soviet Moscow, turned up her nose at hip-hop, punk, and even rock and roll.
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
Pop songstress Regina Spektor on invented sounds, gay rights as sci-fi, and how it feels to be labeled a weirdo. http://t.co/UFiCAL5l
Julia Barton Correspondent, The World, Public Radio International @bartona104
Lovely interview RT @MotherJones What Regina Spektor sees from the cheap seats: http://t.co/DY05vDmZ @respektor

Frack-Friendly New Report Debunked

motherjones.com — Earlier this month, the State University of New York at Buffalo released a report concluding that fracking is getting safer, as both industry and regulators are doing a better job. The study got plenty of coverage-the Associated Press, Forbes, WGRZ, Buffalo News -but in the week since it was released, it's been attacked for a number of flaws.
Adam Vaughan Online Environment Editor, Guardian @adamvaughan_uk
RT @leohickman: University forced to remove "peer reviewed" status from "fracking-friendly" study http://t.co/GN9s2w7w via @kate_sheppar ...
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Frack-Friendly New Report Debunked http://t.co/XWMSsTbH

Senate Panel Advances Measure To Broaden Military Access to Abortion

motherjones.com — On Thursday, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013 that would allow greater access to abortions for women in the military and their families. The measure, from New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D), would allow the military to pay for ending pregnancies that are the result of rape or incest.
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Senate Panel Advances Measure To Broaden Military Access to Abortion http://t.co/4slITIoL

Targeting America's "Stand Your Ground" Laws

David Corn Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones @DavidCornDC
NYC Mayor @MikeBloomberg and the national organization fighting to "reform or repeal" stand your ground laws: http://t.co/EEdopBbw
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
Mayor @MikeBloomberg and the national organization fighting to "reform or repeal" stand your ground laws: http://t.co/Mmm223hh

Senate Says 'Frankenfish' Don't Need More Testing

motherjones.com — Despite strong lobbying from northwestern senators for a measure that would require more testing of genetically engineered salmon before it's introduced in the US, the Senate on Thursday voted it down. The "frankenfish" measure, introduced by Alaskan Republican Lisa Murkowski, failed by a 46-50 vote.
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
She is wrong. RT @timothypmurphy: .@Kate_Sheppard thinks this fish looks like Frankenstein: http://t.co/HtfRYBiT
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
Very confusing photoshop on this @kate_sheppard story: http://t.co/CuQ3ZZko

ACLU Wants Obama To Release Targeted Killing Records

motherjones.com — The ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Wednesday seeking not only the legal justification for America's targeted killing program, but the process by which US citizens suspected of terrorism are placed on its so-called "kill list."
Matt Duss National Security Editor, Center for American Progress @mattduss
RT @AdamSerwer: So here's a post I've been meaning to write for a long time on liberals, torture, and targeted killing: http://t.co/KCZrJcBI

Returning from Iraq, the Damage Done

motherjones.com — It's hard to say just when the word "hero" went bankrupt. But in the aftermath of 9/11, America became, to its own mind, a nation of heroes. We spread the word around like butter on toast. It has become cultural pabulum, a national panacea, a psychological commonplace.
Roshanak Taghavi Freelance Journalist @Roshanakt
RT @MotherJones Nina Berman's heartbreaking #photos of soldiers who were wounded in #Iraq: http://t.co/KeLWNmhU

LA Bans Plastic Bags-Is Your Town Next?

motherjones.com — Attention Los Angelinos: It's time to start hoarding those plastic shopping bags you love so much. The Los Angeles City Council voted on Wednesday to phase out plastic bags over the next 16 months. The city will eventually implement a 10-cent charge for paper bags, too.
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
LA Bans Plastic Bags—Is Your Town Next? http://t.co/mKD2fYWp by @KaceyDeamer

Afghanistan: Our Forgotten War

motherjones.com — This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website.
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
This Memorial Day it's worth recalling our "forgotten war"—Afghanistan. http://t.co/IlcL0a6L @TomDispatch

Did Obama Just Deliver Marriage Equality in Maryland?

motherjones.com — Polls taken since President Obama expressed support for same-sex marriage have shown an astonishing shift in black support on marriage equality. The shift in Maryland is so dramatic that the state may become the first state to actually uphold same-marriage rights in a referendum.
Kate Wong Editor and Writer, Scientific American @katewong
RT @ClaraJeffery Astonishing shift in black support on marriage equality since Obama expressed his support. Esp. in MD http://t.co/K8hBpwlS
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
An astonishing shift in black support on marriage equality since Obama expressed his support. Especially in MD: http://t.co/2rkb3pnb

John McCain: The Maverick Returns?

motherjones.com — The maverick may be staging a comeback. For more than two decades, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) carved out a reputation as one of Congress' feistiest reformers, a lawmaker willing to take on corporations, unions, wealthy benefactors, and sometimes the leaders of his own party. For years McCain fought alongside former Sen.
Andy Kroll Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @AndrewKroll
RT @MotherJones: John McCain: the maverick returns? http://t.co/wWZiOhMY #DarkMoney
Andy Kroll Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @AndrewKroll
RT @MotherJones: .@SenJohnMcCain appears to be rejoining the fight against #DarkMoney. http://t.co/vrb4Q2ea #source2012
David Corn Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones @DavidCornDC
John McCain: the maverick returns? http://t.co/DkZrSpyn
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
John McCain: the maverick returns? http://t.co/pJZCldWd
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
.@AndrewKroll says @SenJohnMcCain appears to be rejoining the fight against #DarkMoney http://t.co/nq8YTMIM
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Larry Smith, Texas' Shariah Sheriff?

motherjones.com — Larry Smith, a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent running for sheriff in Smith County, Texas, has a unique plank in his platform: He has pledged to protect this deep-red border county from the creeping menace of Islamic religious law, or Shariah.
Andy Kroll Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @AndrewKroll
Muslim religious law isn't coming to Texas. But at least one Republican is on the lookout anyway. http://t.co/Pck3NBRi
David Corn Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones @DavidCornDC
Larry Smith, Texas' Shariah sheriff? http://t.co/H73TO7nc
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Muslim religious law isn't coming to Texas. But at least one Republican is on the lookout anyway. http://t.co/VsKo1xMM
Matt Duss National Security Editor, Center for American Progress @mattduss
Anti-sharia sheriff story also gets at troubling extent to which churches being used to spread hate & fear of Muslims http://t.co/fawAgBNY
Matt Duss National Security Editor, Center for American Progress @mattduss
RT @bensilverstein: I like my Texas sherriff races like I like my coffee: free from the meddling of shariah law! http://t.co/PenpwTjq @A ...
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Heartland Institute in Financial Crisis After Billboard Controversy

motherjones.com — This website and is reproduced here as part of the story first appeared on the Guardian Climate Desk collaboration. The ultra-conservative Heartland Institute admitted it was in financial crisis on Wednesday, with the flight of corporate donors making it difficult to pay staff or cover the costs of its annual conference aimed at debunking climate science.
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
Heartland Institute says its billboards comparing climate-change-believers to psychopaths have taken a financial toll: http://t.co/3O7EyAtL
Craig Pittman Environmental Reporter, Tampa Bay Times @craigtimes
After its billboard fiasco, @HeartlandInst likely to stop holding #climate skeptic conferences http://t.co/6mc7xczt via @grist

Climate Change Will More Than Triple Annual US Heat-Death Toll

motherjones.com — In an average summer in the United States, there are 1,332 heat-related deaths. But climate change will make that number rise to 4,608 by the end of the century, according to a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council. In total, the US can expect 150,000 deaths due to excessive heat by 2100, the report projects.
Monika Bauerlein Co-Editor, Mother Jones @MonikaBauerlein
150,000 Americans could die in heat waves by century's end, report says. Louisville, Cleveland, Detroit worst hit. http://t.co/cTEOepP9
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
Report: Annual heat deaths in the US could hit 150,000 by 2100. http://t.co/lvT39quU
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Heat deaths could hit 150,000 by 2100, report finds: http://t.co/MnoLeYEz
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Climate Change Will More Than Triple Annual US Heat-Death Toll http://t.co/cKxMfTIf

Dear SCOTUS: We ❤ Citizens United!

motherjones.com — Since the US Supreme Court stayed a Citizens-United-defying ruling by Montana's Supreme Court in February, politicians and advocacy groups have lined up to take sides, filing amicus briefs urging the high court to let stand, reverse, or review the decision. The majority of the briefs, like the one submitted by Sens.
Jeffrey Young Health Care Reporter, Huffington Post @JeffreyYoung_HC
cc: @FakeJimVanDeHei, @TERKELRAGE, @FakeBogardus RT: @garonsen: I've been exposed as a fake journalist :( http://t.co/5Fj3jW9O
Dave Weigel Political Reporter, Slate @daveweigel
RT @garonsen: I've been exposed as a fake journalist :( http://t.co/mPpqcgyh

Polluters Ran Amok Under Romney, Says Watchdog

motherjones.com — As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney made a number of decisions that significantly limited the state's ability to crack down on environmental crimes, according to the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). On Thursday, the group released a recap of Romney's efforts to cut and reorganize the state's enforcement agencies.
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Polluters Ran Amok Under Romney, Says Watchdog http://t.co/jM37lWOl

I Can Haz Cheezburger Can Haz Anti-Lamar Smith Billboard

motherjones.com — Rep. Lamar Smith needs 50 percent of the vote in next Tuesday's Texas primary to avoid a runoff and all but guarantee a 14th term in the House. He'll probably get it-there's been no indication that far-right gadfly Richard Mack or Austin tech entrepreneur Richard Morgan pose much of a threat at this point.
Andy Kroll Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @AndrewKroll
RT @smencimer: I Can Haz Cheezburger Can Haz Anti-Lamar Smith Billboard http://t.co/d1jvfUX3 via @timothypmurphy
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
RT @timothypmurphy: I Can Haz Cheezburger Can Haz Anti-Lamar Smith Billboard Outside His Can Haz District Office: http://t.co/JuQSXKvB

Feminists Defend Conservative Writer against Sexist Hustler "Parody"

motherjones.com — Conservative writer S.E. Cupp was recently the target of a sexist "parody" in magazine that I won't describe here because it's a family blog. Feminists, in response, have denounced Hustler for essentially telling Cupp that her proper role is as the object of sexual exploitation rather than a source of political commentary.
Irin Carmon Writer, Salon @irincarmon
RT @AdamSerwer: Feminists think sexism is the problem. Conservatives think liberals are the problem. http://t.co/tO6C9wfD

Obama Taps Nuclear "Agnostic" for Top Regulatory Post

motherjones.com — Politico reports that President Obama will nominate Allison Macfarlane to serve as the new chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The current chairman, Greg Jaczko, resigned on Monday under pressure from panel members more sympathetic to the nuclear industry. Mcfarlane is an associate professor of Environmental Policy and Social Sciences at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Obama Taps Nuclear "Agnostic" for Top Regulatory Post http://t.co/RrGnO60p

Dear SCOTUS: We ❤ Citizens United!

motherjones.com — Since the US Supreme Court stayed a Citizens-United-defying ruling by Montana's Supreme Court in February, politicians and advocacy groups have lined up to take sides, filing amicus briefs urging the high court to let stand, reverse, or review the decision. The majority of the briefs, like the one submitted by Sens.
Michael Beckel Politics Reporter, Center for Public Integrity @mjbeckel
.@garonsen of @motherjones examines the groups that have defended #CitizensUnited in recent #SCOTUS briefs http://t.co/bIhQIgMx #source2012

Polluters Ran Amuck Under Romney, Says Watchdog

motherjones.com — As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney made a number of decisions that significantly limited the state's ability to crack down on environmental crimes, according to the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). On Thursday, the group released a recap of Romney's efforts to cut and reorganize the state's enforcement agencies.
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Polluters Ran Amuck Under Romney, Says Watchdog http://t.co/BfWfLdlR

National Review Still Wrong on Civil Rights History

motherjones.com — Jonathan Chait, Jonathan Bernstein and myself have all weighed in on Kevin D. Williamson's rather ahistorical take on conservatives being the real heroes of the civil rights movement in National Review. Among Williamson's odd omissions was not mentioning the misty eyed defense of white supremacy National Review founder William F.
Matt Duss National Security Editor, Center for American Progress @mattduss
.@AdamSerwer: National Review Still Wrong on Civil Rights History http://t.co/R1BfjnX5 via @motherjones

The $1.45 Trillion Fighter Jet-and the Florida Deficit Hawks Who Love It

motherjones.com — The F-35 fighter jet's first missile floated wide. The second found its target, and an explosion brought the bogey down. "Yes! Got him! Woo!" exclaimed the pilot, Jennifer Carroll, a 52-year-old former Navy officer and airplane mechanic.
Mary Ellen Klas Tallahassee Bureau Chief, Miami Herald @MaryEllenKlas
RT @AdamWeinstein: The $1.45 Trillion Fighter Jet—and the #Florida Deficit Hawks Who Love It http://t.co/EPqfFG4r #sayfie @FCIR @MaryEll ...
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
One of the Pentagon's most-criticized expenditures is warmly welcomed in tea partier Rick Scott's Florida. http://t.co/ZBZii7uK
Adam Weinstein Blogger, Mother Jones @AdamWeinstein
RT @markfollman: #Florida's Lt. Gov. fired a missile at Osama bin Laden from a fighter jet. @AdamWeinstein was there. http://t.co/EPqfFG4r
Radley Balko Senior Editor, Reason @radleybalko
RT @MichaelMechanic: The $1.45 trillion fighter jet: Wish that were a typo. http://t.co/HzV9ry7L
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
RT @MichaelMechanic: The $1.45 trillion fighter jet: Wish that were a typo. http://t.co/HzV9ry7L
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Corn on "Hardball": Romney's Campaign of Falsehoods Against President Obama

David Corn Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones @DavidCornDC
On Hardball, was I too tough on @MarkHalperin re Romney and falsehoods? You be the judge: http://t.co/c4IApdDG

This Third Party Makes a Difference

motherjones.com — In recent years, Oregon state Rep. Mike Schaufler spent some $6,000 from his campaign coffers on more than 90 separate visits to Magoo's Sports Bar in Salem. A five-term Democrat known around the capitol as "Bud Man," Schaufler was tight with Republicans and corporate donors, who helped him raise 60 percent more money than progressive challenger Jeff Reardon in the lead-up to last Tuesday's Democratic primary.
Andy Kroll Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @AndrewKroll
RT @MotherJones: Some within the #OWS movement view this party as the closest thing they have to an electoral arm: http://t.co/CZ0GjYQT

Airline Boots Woman With Pro-Choice T-Shirt From Flight

motherjones.com — Can an airline boot a passenger for wearing a T-shirt it deems "offensive"? That's apparently what happened to one woman wearing a pro-choice T-shirt on an American Airlines flight out of Washington this week, RH Reality Check reports.
Rachel Sklar Editor at Large @rachelsklar
RT @ClaraJeffery: WTF?!! American Airlines Boots Woman With Pro-Choice T-Shirt From Flight: http://t.co/wjSwqZiF
David Corn Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones @DavidCornDC
Can an airline boot a passenger for wearing a T-shirt it deems "offensive"? http://t.co/hkMYIjZD
Matthew Keys Deputy Social Media Editor, Reuters @ProducerMatthew
Woman wears shirt with F-bomb, gets booted from American Airlines flight - http://t.co/Nn3dQbxD
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
WTF?!! American Airlines Boots Woman With Pro-Choice T-Shirt From Flight: http://t.co/DcKK3u1K
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Airline Boots Woman With Pro-Choice T-Shirt From Flight http://t.co/rzovUpC8

How Rural America Got Fracked

motherjones.com — If the world can be seen in a grain of sand, watch out. As Wisconsinites are learning, there's money (and misery) in sand-and if you've got the right kind, an oil company may soon be at your doorstep. March in Wisconsin used to mean snow on the ground, temperatures so cold that farmers worried about their cows freezing to death.
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
RT @kate_sheppard: "It looks like a disaster zone, like a bomb went off." How rural America got fracked: http://t.co/FuQYx7NK
Joe Heim Editor, Washington Post @JoeHeim
RT @smencimer: "It looks like a disaster zone, like a bomb went off." How rural America got fracked: http://t.co/jrvIwvkP
Andy Kroll Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @AndrewKroll
"It looks like a disaster zone, like a bomb went off." How rural America got fracked: http://t.co/ObccSU0V
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
"It looks like a disaster zone, like a bomb went off." How rural America got fracked: http://t.co/FuQYx7NK

Colin Powell Evolves On Same-Sex Marriage

motherjones.com — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell tells CNN he's in favor of same-sex marriage, "either at the state or federal level": "I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them," he said.
Kerry Lester Politics and Projects Writer, Daily Herald @kerrylester
RT @MotherJones: Colin Powell Evolves On Same-Sex Marriage http://t.co/Mu1zR7Hx

What Do the World's Most Powerful Pesticide Honchos Eat For Dinner?

motherjones.com — I've made a career of sorts writing about the "big six" agrochemical companies-Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, DuPont, Syngenta, and BASF-that produce the great bulk of the world's pesticides and, increasingly, seeds. But last week, I did something different. Rather than investigate and critique these companies in print, I broke bread with some of their executives.
Christopher Mims Freelance Journalist @mims
Organic / anti-GMO food crusader Tom Philpott meets his industry opposites, lives to tell the tale. http://t.co/OSBtD6PC
Marc Gunther Contributing Editor, Fortune @MarcGunther
Skunk at a garden party? No, @tomphilpott dines with Big Ag, aka @CropLifeAmerica http://t.co/GUUCjnJE Great post! #gmos #food

Tuesday's Winners: Rand Paul, 21-Year-Old Millionaires

motherjones.com — As it became obvious on Tuesday evening that Thomas Massie was going to win the GOP primary in Kentucky's 4th congressional district, Trey Grayson hopped on Twitter to explain just why this story sounded so familiar: "Have to admit that I chuckled when someone called Massie's performance so far tonight a #Randslide.
David Corn Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones @DavidCornDC
How a 21-year-old millionaire and @SenRandPaul helped tilt a GOP primary: http://t.co/WmhfYEcR @KYTrey
Christine Hall Freelance Journalist @ChristineMHall
$$ well spent? RT @MotherJones A 21-year-old kid with a super-PAC bankrolled a House victory in Kentucky last night: http://t.co/tgTcn8rz

Our Insanely Big $1 Trillion National Security Budget

motherjones.com — This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. Recent months have seen a flurry of headlines about cuts (often called "threats") to the US defense budget.
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
$1 trillion DOD budget: http://t.co/SFAyiw1B
Blair Hickman Social Media Producer, ProPublica @amandablair
Same as student debt MT @MotherJones: Our 2013 national security budget will reach $1 trillion: http://t.co/zDQsOGGw via @tomdispatch

Can a Pro-Pot-Legalization Texas Dem Beat an Incumbent Drug Warrior?

motherjones.com — When a new congressman heads to Washington from Texas' 16th congressional district, he tends to stick around a while. The 16th, a border district that includes the city of El Paso, has been represented by just three men in 48 years; primary challenges are virtually unheard of.
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
Reefer: http://t.co/rRMWw10f
David Corn Washington Bureau Chief, Mother Jones @DavidCornDC
Can a pro-pot-legalization Texas Dem beat an incumbent House Dem who's a drug warrior? It's possible. http://t.co/TBnK7gfO @BetoForCongress
Andy Kroll Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @AndrewKroll
Can a pro-pot-legalization Texas Dem beat an incumbent drug warrior? http://t.co/MC8xYnZs @BetoForCongress

Bin Laden Filmmakers Got "Unprecedented Access" To National Security Officials

motherjones.com — Top Obama administration officials provided details about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden to filmmakers working on a movie about the operation even as the White House was trying to keep those same details out of the media, Bloomberg reports: The Obama administration promised a Hollywood filmmaker unprecedented access to the top-secret Navy unit that killed Osama bin Laden to help her make a feature film on the operation at the same time it was publicly ordering officials to stop talking about the raid.
John M. Donnelly Senior Writer, Congressional Quarterly, Roll Call @johnmdonnelly
RT @MotherJones: Bin Laden Filmmakers Got "Unprecedented Access" To National Security Officials http://t.co/PiAVLCRc
Matt Duss National Security Editor, Center for American Progress @mattduss
RT @AdamSerwer: On the bin Laden film and the Obama administration's selective approach to leaks http://t.co/1jVuZeRV

The $1.45 Trillion Fighter Jet-and the Florida Deficit Hawks Who Love It

motherjones.com — The F-35 fighter jet's first missile floated wide. The second found its target, and an explosion brought the bogey down. "Yes! Got him! Woo!" exclaimed the pilot, Jennifer Carroll, a 52-year-old former Navy officer and airplane mechanic.
Adam Weinstein Blogger, Mother Jones @AdamWeinstein
That time Florida @LtGovCarroll played on a jet simulator and shouted "OSAMA, YOU'RE GONE!": http://t.co/lQ1ZAqLM

Heartland Institute Adviser: "The People That Warm Spells Kill Are Already Moribund"

motherjones.com — This first appeard on the Guardian website and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It was an odd choice of icon for the ultra-conservative Heartland Institute.
Andy Kroll Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @AndrewKroll
Climate change is no big deal, says Heartland Institute adviser. "People that warm spells kill are already moribund": http://t.co/YRvIoowe
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
Climate change = no big deal, says Heartland Institute adviser. "People that warm spells kill are already moribund": http://t.co/faLNd0QW
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Climate change = no big deal, says Heartland Institute adviser. "People that warm spells kill are already moribund": http://t.co/a3QimTn1
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
"People that warm spells kill are already moribund" --Heartland Institute adviser. http://t.co/9xniHwvh
Kiera Butler Senior Editor, Mother Jones @kieraevebutler
RT @MoJoBlueMarble: Unreal: Heartland Institute advisor says "the people that warm spells kill are already moribund" http://t.co/4B0ePBed

Dem to Liberal Donors: Wake the F#!$ Up!

motherjones.com — The politico in charge of helping Democrats keep control of the US Senate has a message for left-leaning donors: Wake up and open those checkbooks! In an interview with the Huffington Post , Guy Cecil, executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, put Democrats' odds at even to retain the control of the Senate in this year's elections.
Glenn Greenwald Blogger, Salon @ggreenwald
As the Dem Party screams at big liberal donors to start donating, do they spend any time wondering why they aren't? http://t.co/TPZJlNPg

A Little Anti-Social Behavior With Your Organic Carrots?

motherjones.com — Are people who buy organic food a bunch of selfish, judgmental a-holes? That's basically the conclusion of a new study published in the journal Social Psychology & Personality Science. The study found that subjects who are exposed to images of organic foods "reduce prosocial behavior" and "harshen moral judgments" of others.
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
Are people who buy organic food a bunch of selfish, judgmental a-holes? http://t.co/BiqYQ1OA

Is Congress Really Authorizing US Propaganda at Home?

motherjones.com — Late last Friday, Buzzfeed reporter and Rolling Stone contributor Michael Hastings broke what looked like a big scoop: Congress was quietly planning to lift a 64-year-old law preventing the US government from using propaganda on its own citizenry.
Carla Babb International Broadcaster, Voice of America @VOABabb
RT @jrstahl: On why rolling back Smith-Mundt is logical http://t.co/Mgq0SHWG Don't love them equating @voa_news w/military propaganda (h ...
Blake Hounshell Managing Editor, Foreign Policy Magazine @blakehounshell
Michael Hastings strikes again http://t.co/PnvmgnNa
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
Propaganda amendment: Sunshine law for the Pentagon, or carte blanche for disinformation ops at home? http://t.co/A3K23G4p
Kate Sheppard Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @kate_sheppard
RT @MotherJones: Propaganda amendment: Sunshine law for the Pentagon? Or carte blanche for disinformation ops at home? http://t.co/IMWRJyo6
Adam Weinstein Blogger, Mother Jones @AdamWeinstein
I'm getting grief from the right and the left alike for this rundown on gov't propaganda. http://t.co/Raa26XPh
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The GOP Candidate Who Wants Journos Jailed

motherjones.com — In 2006, Tom Cotton, a twentysomething US Army lieutenant serving in Iraq, wrote an open letter calling for the prosecution and imprisonment of two of the New York Times' most prominent reporters, Eric Lichtblau and James Risen, who had just broken a major story about how the government was tracking terrorist financing.
Jim Romenesko Journalist and Media Blogger @romenesko
Army lieutenant who called for prosecution of NYTers in '06 has good chance of winning congressional seat. http://t.co/j9LAITOU
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
Tom Cotton, who won GOP nod in AR-04 Tues., wanted Pulitzer-winning NYT journos jailed: http://t.co/bEDWFG3E cc @romenesko @Poynter
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
RT @MotherJones: Tom Cotton, who won GOP nod in AR-04 Tues., wanted Pulitzer-winning NYT journos jailed: http://t.co/h6Do6Kyk
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
If Tom Cotton becomes the GOP nominee in AR-04 tonight, hope people will remember this: http://t.co/bEDWFG3E

Want to Ditch Citizens United? A DIY Guide

motherjones.com — Many Americans still don't know what Citizens United is, but most are unhappy with the impact of the 2010 Supreme Court decision that led to the birth of the megadonor-fueled super-PAC. Now, efforts are afoot to reverse the unpopular ruling altogether. But will they work?
Michael Beckel Politics Reporter, Center for Public Integrity @mjbeckel
Want to ditch #CitizensUnited? Here's a DIY guide from @motherjones http://t.co/NHJVz5ka #source2012 #darkmoney
Elizabeth Gettelman Managing Editor, Mother Jones @eggettelman
ICYMI: @MotherJones' DIY guide to ditching Citizens United: http://t.co/F0apEyn0
Monika Bauerlein Co-Editor, Mother Jones @MonikaBauerlein
RT @sarahwhitmire: 100% awesome, informative, not boring @MotherJones interactive on the Citizens United kerfuffle: http://t.co/V7U8QcKE ...
Twilight Greenaway Food Editor, Grist @twyspy
Important stuff > Want to Ditch Citizens United? A DIY Guide http://t.co/aglyg7r0 via @motherjones
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
RT @timothypmurphy: This is a really cool app from @tasneemraja on how to ditch Citizens United: http://t.co/mlR9nvWI
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"I Always Knew Somebody Would Get Killed Inside That Place"

motherjones.com — Early on the morning of September 3, 2009, Nicholas Adrian Revetta left the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suburb of Pleasant Hills and drove 15 minutes to a job at US Steel's Clairton Plant, a soot-blackened industrial complex on the Monongahela River. He never returned home.
Michael McAuliff Washington Reporter, New York Daily News @mmcauliff
job-killing regs/people-killing jobs @CorbinHiar US work fatality rate is 6 times UK's, which has stricter safety rules http://t.co/b1m8L7TN
Monika Bauerlein Co-Editor, Mother Jones @MonikaBauerlein
Worker killed on the job in a vat of acid: $175,000 fine. Same acid dumped into a stream: $10 million fine. http://t.co/8gkSslJz
Andy Kroll Staff Reporter, Mother Jones @AndrewKroll
RT @MotherJones: The typical OSHA fine for an on-the-job death is less than $8,000. http://t.co/eQVMJH3U
Clara Jeffery Co-Editor, Mother Jones @ClaraJeffery
Inside America's broken workplace-safety system, where killing fish gets a bigger fine than killing a worker. http://t.co/Tj9lSuWB
Jim Tankersley Economic Correspondent, National Journal @jimtankersley
"Relax... Go hit some (golf) balls." MoJo #longread on worker safety: http://t.co/NddSioe8
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Brat PAC | Mother Jones

motherjones.com — John Ramsey is not the only college student with his own super-PAC. Since last summer, dozens of projects have sprung up on campuses across the country, most of them with names-Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Yesterday; Penn Staters for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow-that pay homage to their inspiration, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert.
Steve Kornacki Writer, Salon @SteveKornacki
Good profile from @timothypmurphy of the rich 21-year-old college student whose super PAC played a big role in KY-4 http://t.co/jWehMDHz
Nick Baumann Assistant Editor, Mother Jones @NickBaumann
Yes (but you knew that): http://t.co/ZXYIcGHM RT @daveweigel: Didn't @timothymurphy write this story a week ago? http://t.co/mT56ST2J
Andrew Kaczynski Politics Reporter, BuzzFeed @BuzzFeedAndrew
RT @swin24: How a 21-year-old college kid bankrolled a congressional primary victory in Kentucky: http://t.co/LMK3Tg8p #KYprimary
Clint Hendler Staff Writer, Columbia Journalism Review @clinthendler
RT @MotherJones: How a 21-year-old college kid bankrolled a congressional primary victory in Kentucky: http://t.co/ahJ7ZviK #KYprimary
Monika Bauerlein Co-Editor, Mother Jones @MonikaBauerlein
Meet BratPAC: This 21-year-old econ major has a million-dollar super-PAC. http://t.co/JPZtkIla
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