- Edith Olmstead @ The New Republic: Jack Smith Says He Could Have Proven Trump Guilty
Smith revealed he felt he had evidence that proved Donald Trump’s guilt “beyond a reasonable doubt.”
- Hamed Aleaziz @ The New York Times: ICE Said Agents Can Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant, Group Claims
A whistle-blower group said a memo apparently signed by the leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: A Government Of Influencers, By Influencers, For Influencers
The perverse race to find—or gin up—viral footage in Minnesota and other ICE hotspots.
- Katie Herchenroeder @ Mother Jones: ICE Detained a 5-Year-Old Minnesota Boy and Used Him As “Bait”
The preschooler is one of at least four children from the same school district who have been detained this month, according to school officials.
- Warren Throckmorton: Were the founders really Christian? Part one.
Critique of a White House sponsored video by Mark David Hall.
- Ben Lorber @ The Nation: Tucker Carlson Platforms Another Groyper—Only This One Is Running for Florida Governor
James Fishback is trying to bring the neofascist politics of Nick Fuentes still further into the GOP mainstream—and the grievance-peddling podcaster is glad to oblige.
- Matt Gertz @ Media Matters: James Fishback is the radical right’s great white hope
Far-right media figures including Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes are rallying around the Florida gubernatorial campaign of James Fishback, a hedge fund manager who rails against “white genocide,” praises the extremist “groyper” movement, and is currently polling at about 5% in the GOP primary.