- Charlie Nash @ Mediaite: Turning Point USA Conference Turns Into War Between Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson as They Trade Blows
Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference turned into a war between Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson on Thursday as the two men spent much of their speeches trading blows.
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Pete Hegseth is waging a pointless and damaging war on military chaplains
Hegseth’s crusade against the Chaplain Corps undermines readiness, trust, and pluralism.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Republicans confirm scandal-plagued former congressman to serve as an inspector general
Anthony D’Esposito will be expected to investigate ethical lapses, despite his own alleged ethical lapses.
- John Whitehouse @ Media Matters: Nick Fuentes is the biggest beneficiary of a crowded and fractured new era of right-wing media
Why Media Matters is naming Nick Fuentes the 2025 Misinformer of the Year.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: Meet the First Groyper Politician
James Fishback’s campaign may not be flashy but it sure is fashy.
- Jennifer Smith Richards, Megan O’Matz and Jodi S. Cohen @ ProPublica: Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
