Cheers to Roger Stone for this charming tweet about us

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     November 21, 2023 Ron DeSantis may be sliding in the polls. But the Florida governor is one of the most prodigious political cash-chasers in recent US history. That makes the question of who owns DeSantis—the GOP kingmakers, plutocrats, and general fans of [authoritarian-adjacent behavior](—deserving of scrutiny. My colleagues recently dove into the [hundreds of donors who invested]( more than $100,000 in his campaign and discovered plenty of names with ignominious histories, including Sam Nazarian, a former Las Vegas nightclub titan, who an [investigation]( concluded had paid $3 million in alleged extortion payments to felons. [The questionable list continues]( with John Childs, the chairman of a private equity firm who was charged with solicitation of prostitution in a Florida sex spa scandal. It's an impressive collection! So impressive, in fact, that it even caught the attention of our biggest fan, Roger Stone, [who tweeted](, "The people at Mother Jones are among the lowest lifeforms known to man. They are not journalists, they are human garbage devoid of ethics, integrity, or talent. But even the blind pig finds the acorn once in a while." A blind pig securing an acorn? I had never heard of this expression until stumbling across Stone's backhanded praise of our DeSantis investigation. But it genuinely made me laugh. So here's to Roger Stone, an endlessly charming man, reading more Mother Jones. [May he and anyone who supports our newsroom feel moved to donate here](. —Inae Oh Advertisement [House Bookshop Ad]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Trump’s Immigration Plan Is a New Level of Extreme. It Also Gives Biden an Opportunity to Do Better.]( Mass deportations and detention camps are just some of Stephen Miller-backed proposals. BY ISABELA DIAS SPONSORED CONTENT BY CREDO MOBILE   CREDO Mobile: A phone company that’s better for all people and the planet. When you [join CREDO Mobile](, you get all you want from a phone company: great network, competitive plans, the best phones. But with CREDO you get much more. You get an easy, effective way to make a difference in the world. Just by using your phone, you’ll generate vital donations for progressive nonprofits. [Trending] ["Read with extreme caution": A journalist's guide to Israel-Palestine media literacy]( BY HENRY CARNELL   [1 percenters emit more CO2 than bottom 2/3 of global population]( BY JONATHAN WATTS   [Senior US official appears to endorse collective punishment of Gazans]( BY NOAH LANARD   [Look how much bigger Thanksgiving turkeys are today than in the 1930s]( BY KIERA BUTLER Advertisement [House Donations Ad]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [How underground sounds can help us save the world's largest trees]( Biologists are starting to understand how roots can transmit communication. BY HUGO MCCAFFERTY [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755