- Ian Millhiser @ Vox: Mifepristone survives another Supreme Court scare — for now
A common abortion drug survived a second brush with the Supreme Court, leaving it accessible while justices decide its fate in a future ruling.
- Jim Brunner @ The Seattle Times: Meet the Seattle woman behind a national effort to end same-sex marriage
Little-known locally, [Katy] Faust has gained prominence in national conservative circles, spearheading the effort to undo Obergefell. She was featured in the kickoff video for the campaign against same-sex marriage alongside leaders of the Heritage Foundation and the Southern Baptist Convention, among others.
- Steve Bennen @ The Maddow Blog: Democrats condemn ‘slush fund’ as Trump eyes possible settlement with the IRS
Sen. Elizabeth Warren characterized the purported deal as an “insane level of corruption — even for Trump.”
- Ross Barkan @ New York Magazine: Why Ben Shapiro’s Media Empire Is Collapsing
There was a time, not very long ago, when Ben Shapiro could reasonably call himself the king of all conservative media.
- Christopher Mathias @ MS Now: A racist streamer shot a Black man in Tennessee. Viewers rewarded him handsomely.
“Chud the Builder” broadcast his bigoted stunts on Pump.Fun, a crypto-based streaming platform that allows viewers to invest in creators as they watch.
- Andrew Kaczynski @ CNN: Penile implant specialist with history of far-right comments led hantavirus presser
Before he joined the Trump administration last year, [Brian] Christine was an Alabama-based urologist who specialized in penile implants. He has little public health experience and a history of far-right commentary and promoting conspiracy theories. He’s said the Covid pandemic led to a wider government plot to control people, compared the Biden administration to Nazi Germany and suggested the Covid vaccine had little effect in stopping the pandemic.
