- Konstantin Toropin, Eric Tucker and Claudia Lauer @ The Associated Press: Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed
The firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, the Pentagon said Thursday, a stunning revelation about plans for the first military execution in more than 65 years after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had described it as being “public.”
- Christian Nightmares: These Christian Nationalists Have Been Pushing for Public Executions for Years
And one of them has direct ties to Pete Hegseth.
- Phil Williams @ Confront The Hate: The Disturbing New Christian Nationalist Argument for Subjugating Women
How right-wing podcasters are leveraging a tragic Massachusetts case to push for patriarchy, end no-fault divorce, and repeal the 19th Amendment.
- Li Zhou @ HuffPost: Jon Ossoff Shreds GOP Opponent For Hiring ‘Half The Third Reich’ In Blistering Debate
The Georgia senator pointedly confronted the Republican lawmaker in a heated debate on Thursday.
- Tim Murphy @ Mother Jones: How a Defunct White Supremacist State Became a Cult Favorite on the Right
From battleground candidates to Elon Musk, Republicans can’t stop posting wistfully about Rhodesia.
- Christopher Mathias @ Talking Points Memo: Ramaswamy Campaigned With Pastor Who Says ‘Satan’ Is Using Islam to Launch ‘War’ Against America
The pastor also called the modern practice of Judaism "fake."
- Zach Despart @ ProPublica: Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business.