- Doug Bock Clark and Jen Fifield @ ProPublica: FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn
The search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms.
- Richard L. Hasen @ Slate: Trump’s Continued Obsession With 2020 Is a Joke. His Raid on a Georgia Election Site Is Not.
It’s about the raid being a test run for messing with election administrators and the counting of ballots in the midterm elections in 2026, when control of both houses of Congress could be at stake. Now is the time for state and local governments, the courts, and the people to work against such potential election subversion.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Why did Tulsi Gabbard join an FBI raid tied to Trump’s election conspiracy theory?
The director of national intelligence was looking for ways to return to the president’s good graces. She apparently found one in an unexpected place.
- Kiera Butler @ Mother Jones: Right-Wing Influencers Want Women to Love ICE
“We need more stories and images showing the professionalism and compassion of ICE.”
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: Did Ilhan Omar Stage Her Attack? Of Course Not. But Trump Thinks So.
A real false flag story for your favorite False Flag newsletter.
- Ed Mazza @ HuffPost: Trump Makes Wild Accusation Against Obama In Unhinged Evening Posting Spree
The president pushed conspiracy theories in a series of Truth Social posts.
- Noah Dowe, Isabella Sherk, and Alex Kaplan @ Media Matters: The right-wing media figures who have justified Alex Pretti's killing by Trump’s DHS
MAGA media and far-right figures smeared Pretti, calling him a “race traitor” who aimed to “commit a mass murder.”