- Ben Finley and Jamie Stengle @ The Associated Press: Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by the Pentagon
Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including one targeting transgender youths, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday as he pushes a campaign against military support for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
- John Knefel, Jack Winstanley, and Gideon Taaffe @ Media Matters: MAGA media provocateur Nick Shirley boosted an antisemitic video. It was only a matter of time.
Shirley, who helped spur the federal crackdown in Minneapolis, promoted and defended a video from Tyler Oliveira titled “I Exposed New Jersey’s Jewish Invasion…”
- Janna Brancolini @ The Daily Beast: MAGA Turnout Guru Aims Low in First Run for Office
Scott Presler has credited his political action committee with flipping Pennsylvania for President Trump in 2024.
- BrieAnna J. Frank @ USA Today: Christian nationalism in the State of the Union? Trump's speech unpacked
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address included a continued push to boost the presence of religion in American public life.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: Candace Owens’s Erika Kirk Docuseries Is, Predictably, NUTS
It’s also fairly humiliating for right-wing media’s biggest stars, who may abhor Candace but can’t seem to beat her at her game.