- Alex Griffing @ Mediaite: ‘It’s So Good!’ Trump Goes All In On Widely Panned Ramaswamy Attack Ad
President Donald Trump fully endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy’s highly controversial attack ad against Amy Acton Thursday, despite bipartisan backlash to the ad.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: MAGA Media Learns to Love Vile Vivek Ramaswamy Ad
For these supposed moral authorities, the only question is whether it works.
- David Masciotra @ Washington Monthly: The Rhetorical Triumph of the Neo-Nazis
Amid discussions of whether America has become authoritarian, the lingua franca of Neo-Nazis has crept into our discourse.
- Frank Langfitt @ NPR: Trump merchandise stores are closing: 'He has peaked'
Trump stores first emerged during the 2016 campaign. But with the president now in his second and final term, store owners say there isn't as much to fire up the consumer fan base and sales have softened.
- Kate Riga and Khaya Himmelman @ Talking Points Memo: Missouri Republicans Try To Trick Voters Out of Abortion Rights
In Missouri, where Republicans just can’t get enough of siphoning off their constituents’ power, the GOP is trying to swindle voters into repealing the abortion rights they passed — and enshrined in the state Constitution — just two years ago. They’re calling the legislature-passed initiative on the ballot this cycle Amendment 3 again — the same as the last vote — but this time a “no” vote means keeping abortion rights, the opposite of the last time.
- Media Matters: Allie Beth Stuckey warns of “demonic influence and spiritual warfare,” saying Christians shouldn’t fully participate in Halloween or consume true crime podcasts, scary movies, Law & Order SVU, and more
Stuckey: “So it’s not just the one costume. It’s not just the one skeleton in your yard. It’s about what it really represents. The demonic is real. And to dismiss that or minimize that is actually exactly what Satan wants.”
