Kiera Butler

Trump’s holy warriors finally got the apocalypse they’ve prayed for Hundreds are dead. Iran is retaliating. And some of the people who helped start this war think it's going exactly as God intended.

I wrote about the Christian Zionism that is quietly fueling the US attack on Iran. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Yikes, thanks for that good catch. Fixed!

The evangelicals who think Iran’s protests mean Jesus is returning "Iran will be Christian."

I wrote this last month explaining why some evangelical Christians have been hoping for war with Iran for a long time. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

H/T @jennycohn.bsky.social! And also a giant THANK YOU to my amazing editor Marianne Szegedy-Maszak and to the great @melvisacosta.bsky.social for a top-notch fact check

The Trump administration’s favorite nuclear startup has ties to Russia and Epstein Also, Christian nationalism.

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: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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How extremists reconquered Idaho in the age of Trump—and how some locals are fighting back “Who the fuck are these men?”

“Things got weird in Coeur d’Alene after the 2016 election. But then after the Covid-19 pandemic, shit went completely off the rails.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Yesterday Doug Wilson, TheoBro patriarch, preached at the Pentagon. Just a reminder that he's this guy. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I'm writing about the rapid spread of Epstein-related misinformation. If you are in social media groups where people are making unsubstantiated claims and/or confusing documented communications with uncorroborated FBI tips, please DM me or reach out on email or Signal. Contact info in my bio. TY!

RFK’s overhauled autism committee is even worse than it looks Kennedy has stacked another HHS panel with his fellow travelers in the anti-vaccine and pseudoscience world.

Me and @kieraevebutler.bsky.social have even MORE good news and it concerns exotic varieties of pseudoscience you may not have even known exist www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

RFK’s overhauled autism committee is even worse than it looks Kennedy has stacked another HHS panel with his fellow travelers in the anti-vaccine and pseudoscience world.

With @annamerlan.bsky.social I wrote about RFK Jr.'s new autism committee, which includes, among others, a person who writes about “the removal of religious exemptions to vaccine mandates” and what this “means for the Body of Christ.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The church at the center of Don Lemon’s arrest hat ties to Christian nationalism And the "TheoBros."

New from me: What Christian nationalism has to do with Don Lemon's arrest www.motherjones.com/politics/202... H/T @jennycohn.bsky.social

HHS wasn't worried about South Carolina's measles outbreak. It's now enormous. “CDC is not currently concerned that this will develop into a large, long-running outbreak," the agency said in December.

I wrote about how in a December email to me, RFK Jr.'s HHS insisted the current South Carolina measles outbreak wouldn't get that bad—and how it has since snowballed into the biggest US outbreak since measles was eliminated. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

HHS wasn't worried about South Carolina's measles outbreak. It's now enormous. “CDC is not currently concerned that this will develop into a large, long-running outbreak," the agency said in December.

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."

A month later, it's the biggest since measles was declared eliminated. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“We’re going to still be looking out for each other when they’re gone” On the ground with the Minnesotans standing up to ICE.

I grew up in Minneapolis, and returned last week to find a city that felt like it was under siege—and a city coming together in a way that was unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed. Here’s my story: part scene piece, part love letter to my hometown www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Right-wing influencers want women to love ICE "We need more stories and images showing the professionalism and compassion of ICE."

I wrote about the Christian 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"

Found MJ in print in its hometown… with the surprise of one of my last stories inside! 😲

A collab w the great @kieraevebutler.bsky.social 🔮🌁

The evangelicals who think Iran’s protests mean Jesus is returning "Iran will be Christian."

“God’s justice against the evil rulers of Iran has already started, and he will destroy them all to restore his kingdom through Jesus.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The evangelicals who think Iran’s protests mean Jesus is returning "Iran will be Christian."

For some Christian Zionists, Iran's uprising is less about self-determination and more about Jesus (and Israel). www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The president of Planned Parenthood Southeast, whom @byninamartin.bsky.social reported on a few months back, has resigned. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Powerful influencers are spreading a vile rumor about the Brown shooting “That’s a really dangerous road to go down.”

Who could have predicted that the people who seized on rumors without verifying anything would end up being completely and utterly wrong? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Powerful influencers are spreading a vile rumor about the Brown shooting “That’s a really dangerous road to go down.”

New from me: Laura Loomer, Benny Johnson, and other luminaries of the right are repeating unfounded claims of self-styled internet sleuths.

Why did Donald Trump pardon a former president who was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine and taking millions of dollars in bribes?

Follow the tech bros.

It was fascinating talking to @gilduran.com about the tech right, Christian nationalism, and all the convergences thereof.

Why did Trump pardon the former Honduran president? Follow the Tech Bros. With Roger Stone taking a victory lap for having come up with the idea in the first place.

Read @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's report here:

Conservative influencers blame Brown University shooting on a “leftist activist” Nothing is known yet about the shooter's motive or political beliefs.

Elon Musk reposted to his 229 million followers a since-deleted tweet blaming the left for the shooting. He commented, “The murderous indoctrination needs to stop now.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Conservative influencers blame Brown University shooting on a “leftist activist” Nothing is known yet about the shooter's motive or political beliefs.

New from me: Literally nothing is known about the shooter. And yet. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Gender Dysphoria Sally Fallon Morell, President of the Weston A. Price Foundation, explains Gender Dysphoria and how to promote healthy hormonal function.

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Is Coronavirus Contagious? - The Weston A. Price Foundation By Sally Fallon Morell

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