- Dan Friedman @ Mother Jones: It Sure Looks Like Kash Patel Lied to Congress
Patel appeared to mislead senators about the “J6 Prison Choir.” Republicans don’t care.
- Diana Falzone @ Mediaite: RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaxx Group Paid Nearly $1 Million to Woman Who Accused Him of Sexual Misconduct
A woman who worked with the anti-vaccine nonprofit run by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused him of sexual misconduct and was paid a nearly $1 million settlement as part of a nondisclosure agreement in late 2020, multiple sources told Mediaite.
- William Vaillancourt @ The Daily Beast: Pete Hegseth’s New Press Sec Has His Own Alarming Backstory
A Trump-endorsed Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, [Sean] Parnell dropped out of that race in late 2021 after it became known that his estranged wife, Laurie Snell, had accused him of spousal and child abuse.
- Mikael Thalen @ Daily Dot: ‘Proud Boys’ no longer allowed to be ‘Proud Boys’ after name rights given to Black church
The Proud Boys lost the rights to their name on Monday after a judge ruled that it now belongs to a Black church in Washington, D.C.
- Rebecca Hopkins @ The Roys Report: IHOPKC Founder Mike Bickle Sexually Abused 17 Women, Investigation Finds
Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer-Kansas City (IHOPKC) groomed and sexually abused 17 women, some of whom were minors, according to an independent investigation released tonight. In some cases, the abuse constituted rape, the investigation found.