- Caleb Kieffer and R.G. Cravens @ Hatewatch: Homeland Security deploys white nationalist, anti-immigrant graphics to recruit
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using white nationalist imagery and language to recruit new employees and arrest immigrants.
- Carolina A. Miranda @ The Washington Post: Preposterous ICE videos have a holy war to sell you
Religious-themed government videos portray a grim, never-ending battle between us and them.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Why the scheduled military funeral for Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt is indefensible
U.S. military funerals are traditionally reserved for actual heroes, not insurrectionists who attacked their own country’s capitol.
- Cameron Adams @ The Daily Beast: MAGA Rising Star Kicked Off Infowars for Turning Against Trump
The MAGA rising star is accused of the ultimate sin.
- Michael Luciano @ Mediaite: Pentagon Orders Reinstallation of Robert E. Lee Portrait, Complete With Slave
The Pentagon is ordering the reinstallation of a portrait of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that was taken down at the U.S. Military Academy three years ago, The New York Times reported on Thursday night.
- Ken Bensinger @ The New York Times: He Plagiarized and Promoted Falsehoods. The White House Embraces Him.
Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster, has enjoyed rare access and promotion from the Trump administration.
- Malcolm Ferguson @ The New Republic: D.C. Police Stops Investigating GOP Congressman as Trump Takes Over
The Metropolitan Police Department has closed its investigation into a Republican congressman accused of assault.
