- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Christian Nationalists made a movie about “anti-Christian bias” by the government
“By Dawn’s Early Light” turns minor inconveniences into a full-blown fantasy of anti-Christian oppression.
- Timothy Noah @ The New Republic: Trump’s $250 Greenback Is a Gift to the Criminal Class
Through some combination of malignant narcissism, incipient dementia, and raging dyscalculia, President Donald Trump struggles to distinguish his 80th birthday, which is 17 days away, from the nation’s 250th birthday, which is 37 days away. The latest manifestation is Trump’s determination to commemorate the semiquincentennial by issuing a $250 commemorative bill decorated with an engraving of himself.
- Ryan Grenoble @ HuffPost: Stop What You’re Doing And Watch This Interview With A GOP Front-Runner In Colorado
Victor Marx does exorcisms by phone, says he killed a man at age 7, and will not tell you how to call in military airstrikes as a civilian (but says he's done it before).
- Jonathan Larsen @ Salon: Tom Suozzi lives at C Street, controversial Christian center behind National Prayer Breakfasts
The New York Democrat kept secret his low-rent lodging at a right-wing Christian townhouse.
- Cameron Adams @ The Daily Beast: Disaster for Trump-Friendly Concert as Headliner Flees Event
A country star said she got “misleading” information about the show.
- Parker Molloy @ The Present Age: The GOP’s Birthday Boy Defense
Republicans built a brand on “f your feelings.” Then the DNC called Stephen Miller ugly, and they found theirs.