- Samuel Benson @ Politico: Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office
An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.
- Kim Roberts @ Ministry Watch: Sean Feucht and Rob McCoy Plan ‘The Courageous Christianity Tour’ in Memory of Charlie Kirk
Feucht has been the subject of accusations of serious moral, ethical and financial failures.
- Alex Griffing @ Mediaite: Trump Treasury Secretary Says Far-Left Organizations Being Treated Like Terror Suspects ‘After 9/11’
Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joined the Charlie Kirk podcast this week and claimed that the U.S. government is now treating far-left protestors and extremists the same as it did terror suspects after the 9/11 attacks — which he compared to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Bessent made clear that protestors have a right to free speech, but then added that the government has begun to “compile lists” of left-wing groups that they believe to be violent.
- Matt Gertz @ Media Matters: The Trump administration is positioning the upcoming No Kings protests as an excuse for crushing dissent
President Donald Trump, Republican officials, and their right-wing media allies have laid the groundwork for a broadbased attack on core progressive and Democratic Party institutions in response to Saturday’s planned nationwide “No Kings” protests. They are reframing and weaponizing the concept of antifa as a framework to target their political enemies — and anyone else who dissents from their authoritarian political project.
- Alexander Willis @ Raw Story: MAGA influencer flips when called out on false claim: ‘I refuse to acknowledge that data!'
Conservative commentator and media personality Benny Johnson got into a heated exchange with Rep. Ro Khanna Wednesday after being called out on his false claim that the “vast majority” of recent political violence was perpetrated by “the left.”
- Nikki McCann Ramírez @ Rolling Stone: The Right Jumps to Defend Young Republicans’ Racist Texts
It isn’t shocking given the tone the Trump administration takes toward migrants and other minority groups.
- Prem Thakker and Asawin Suebsaeng @ Zeteo: The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else
Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.
