- Vittoria Elliott @ Wired: Federal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown
Workers at one agency were given unhinged, partisan language to use when setting out-of-office replies.
- Deepa Bharath @ The Associated Press: Worship leader Sean Feucht mismanaged millions in ministry funds, former associates say
Alongside his Christian rockstar status, revenue to Feucht’s ministry also skyrocketed, jumping from $243,000 in 2019 to $5 million in 2020 — the last year his ministry filed a Form 990 with the IRS. It’s that deluge of money, Feucht’s and his ministry’s amassing of expensive real estate in its wake and their lack of financial transparency, which has former ministry staff and volunteers now accusing the worship leader of mismanaging ministry funds.
- Molly Olmstead @ Slate: This Is the Moment Christian Nationalists Have Been Waiting For
Some MAGA Christians see Charlie Kirk’s killing as the start of a “revival”—and the moment for remaking America.
- Patrick Svitek @ The Washington Post: Madison Cawthorn, ousted from House in 2022, tries comeback in Florida
The Republican will run for Florida’s 19th Congressional District, where a seat is open because Rep. Byron Donalds (R) is seeking the state’s governorship.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Liberty Counsel manufactured panic over "Witchy Wednesday" at a Florida high school
A Florida teen's segment during morning announcements became fodder for the Christian outrage machine.
- Matthew Sheffield @ Flux: Trump’s mass censorship is what far-right Republicans have always wanted
Historian Seth Cotlar discusses how far-right Republicans like William F. Buckley and Ben Shapiro embrace authoritarianism and conspiracism.
