- Malcolm Ferguson @ The New Republic: You Just Paid for This Deranged “Love Me” Ad by Trump
Trump used taxpayer funds for this ad campaign about himself, calling it a “public service announcement.”
- Sarah Ewall-Wice @ The Daily Beast: Trump Melts Down at Media He Banned for Not Covering Him
The president’s plot to ban the media is backfiring.
- Bob Smietana @ Religion News Service: The rise of the Jim Crow theobros
A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell white supremacy, antisemitism and patriarchy to angry young men. Its audience is small but growing, and their movement has ties to powerful religious and political figures.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Jason Miller returns to the White House despite his controversial past
The operative is among the people deemed too controversial for Team Trump’s first term but who have been welcomed in the second.
- Jason Meisner @ The Chicago Tribune: ‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor pens fiery resignation letter saying US attorney pushed for felony charges
The now-retired prosecutor at the center of the “Broadview Six” scandal penned a fiery resignation letter to U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros this week saying he “personally directed” her to seek felony charges rather than misdemeanors and then “publicly vilified” her in court by blaming her for the way the case melted down.
- J.D. Wolf @ MeidasTouch: GOP Candidate: COVID “Wasn’t Bad Enough” Because Not Enough “Fat People” Died
Brandon Herrera said would had helped the virus spread to target them.
