- Malcolm Ferguson @ The New Republic: Trump’s War on “Woke” Finally Hits NPR and PBS
Donald Trump is gutting the federal funding of the two media outlets Republicans have long whined about.
- Angry White Men: Stew Peters Calls Nazi Gas Chambers A ‘Fairy Tale’
On his Rumble show, Stew Peters repeated multiple falsehoods about the Holocaust during an antisemitic tirade. Peters, who in the past referred to Adolf Hitler as a “hero” and defended Nazi book burnings, called Nazi gas chambers a “fairy tale” and promoted the discredited research of Holocaust denier Fred Leuchter.
- Kiera Butler @ Mother Jones: JD Vance Poses With TV Host Who Called for Violence Against LGBTQ People
Steve Deace, the host of an eponymous show on the rightwing platform Blaze Media, has built a brand around his brash and provocative personality. Deace has entertained his 52,000 YouTube viewers and 274,000 X followers by calling for violence against drag queens and LGBTQ people and ranting that the Democratic party is controlled by Satan. Those comments fit right in with those of the some of the guests his show hosts, who regularly dabble in antisemitism and argue that women shouldn’t be allowed to vote. But just this week, Deace’s track record of extremist rhetoric and guests did not stop Vice President JD Vance from posing for a photo with him.
- Josh Kovensky @ Talking Points Memo: Trump Allies Sue John Roberts To Give White House Control Of Court System
A think tank founded by Stephen Miller sued Roberts and the office that administers the judiciary, claiming that the White House should run the federal courts.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: White evangelicals still see Trump as ethical and honest, but atheists know better
A new survey shows that atheists are far more critical of Trump’s lies, corruption, and incompetence than white evangelicals.
- Julia Ornedo @ The Daily Beast: Rubio’s Team Launches ‘Witch Hunt’ for Staff Who Criticized Alex Jones
A senior State Department official reportedly wanted records of correspondence that mentioned keywords like “Black Lives Matter” and “January 6.”
