- Ken Bensinger and Robert Draper @ The New York Times: Laura Loomer, Trump’s Blunt Instrument
The right-wing provocateur and Islamophobe has few friends in the West Wing but a big fan in the Oval Office.
- Angry White Men: Christian Nationalists Defend Censorship Of ‘Subversive’ Ideas
In a livestream for Right Response Ministries, white Christian nationalists Wesley Todd and Joel Webbon laid bare the Christian nationalist vision for America by calling for censorship of anything they believe to be “degenerate” or “subversive.” This includes everything from pornography to religious texts, like the Quran, the Book of Mormon, and the Talmud.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: A(nother) Major Blow to Conservative Media
For talk-radio host Hugh Hewett, Georgia financier and state Republican power broker Brant Frost IV was like a cinematic hero from one of those classic Hollywood movies. Specifically, Hewitt saw Frost as a modern-day George Bailey, the warmhearted banker played by Jimmy Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life.
- Malcolm Ferguson @ The New Republic: Trump Picks Annoying Hooters-Obsessed Troll as U.S. Ambassador
Donald Trump wants “alpha male” influencer Nick Adams to represent the United States abroad.
- Zachary Leeman @ Mediaite: Ken Paxton’s Wife Announces Divorce in Shock Statement — Citing ‘Recent Discoveries’
Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton (R) announced on Thursday that she has filed for divorce from her husband, Texas Attorney General and Senate candidate Ken Paxton (R) after “recent discoveries.”
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Trump turns debate over masked ICE agents into a ridiculous patriotism test
Two Democratic senators unveiled a bill to unmask ICE agents. The president responded by insisting that the lawmakers “hate our country.”
