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Jason Salzman at Colorado Times Recorder: How a Stealth Conservative News Service, Called Center Square, Infects Local Media Across America

Center Square has figured out how to have an under-the-radar right-wing “political agenda” and present readers with the basic elements of journalism, which helps it score higher ratings from watchdogs.

Yunior Rivas @ Democracy Docket: Former Proud Boys leader urges MAGA to give Harmeet Dhillon ‘a fair shot’ if promoted at DOJ

Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in coordinating the effort to block certification of the 2020 election. He later received a pardon from President Donald Trump.

Robert Reich @ Substack: The truth about Harmeet Dhillon, Trump's likely pick for attorney general

Harmeet Dhillon is the last person who should be running the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department. She should never become attorney general — which means Trump will probably nominate her.

Justin Jouevenal @ Washington Post: Supreme Court remade by Trump ushers in historic defeats for civil rights

The court is the first since at least the ’50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities

Meghna Chakrabarti @ NPR’s On Point: What happens when religious fundamentalists come to power?

How Christian extremism came to influence the Trump administration and offer moral underpinnings for the new war in the Middle East, with guests Katherine Stewart and Robert Jones

Aaron Earles @ Christianity Today: Pastors Want More Ways for Immigrants to Arrive and Remain Legally

While pastors are divided on the Trump administration’s deportation campaign, a large majority oppose deporting persecuted Christians and blocking refugees.