- Marianne LeVine, Beth Reinhard and Aaron Schaffer @ The Washington Post: The rise and fall of Border Patrol ‘commander at large’ Greg Bovino
A year ago, Greg Bovino was the little-known head of a Border Patrol office in California. He rose quickly to become the face of Trump’s immigration policy.
- Catherine Thompson @ Talking Points Memo: Alex Pretti’s Killing Has Upended the Right’s Narratives About Government Overreach
Conservatives have long viewed use of force by federal agents as tyrannical — even when that threat of force was entirely made up.
- Christian Paz @ Vox: The White House’s shocking lies about Minneapolis
Never forget how this administration misled you.
- Alaina Demopoulos @ The Guardian: The womanosphere urges dubious followers to back ICE: ‘Don’t let compassion cloud you’
Conservative figures such as Riley Gaines and Allie Beth Stuckey are urging their followers to ward off empathy for victims of ICE’s crackdown.
- Alex Bollinger @ LGBTQ Nation: Trump says he is sad about Renee Good’s death because her parents were Trump fans
He tried to act sad about her and Alex Pretti’s deaths but ended up making it all about himself.
- Michael Luciano @ Mediaite: Trump Floats Conspiracy Theory After Man Shoots Liquid at Ilhan Omar: ‘She Probably Had Herself Sprayed’
President Donald Trump suggested that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) orchestrated the incident in which a man sprayed her with liquid on Tuesday night.