- Andrew Prokop @ Vox: The right’s meltdown over Jeffrey Epstein, explained
Trump officials say there’s no deeper Epstein conspiracy they can reveal. The right has reacted with fury.
- Nikki McCann Ramirez @ Rolling Stone: Yes, Right-Wingers Are Pushing Conspiracies About the Texas Flood
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has yet to encounter a national tragedy that she won't spread conspiracies about.
- Media Matters: Charlie Kirk on Texas flooding: “What you are not being told by the media anywhere is that the death toll likely would not have been as high if it wasn't for DEI”
"It's not just incompetence. This is DEI working to undermine meritocratic institutions, and more people likely died than otherwise would have because of DEI."
- Jennifer Bendery @ HuffPost: GOP Rep. Weirdly Lies About Helping His State Survive The Medicaid Cuts He Voted For
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) insists he helped get $1 billion for hospitals in his state hit by Trump’s tax bill. Except his governor and state legislature did that.
- Cameron Oakes @ Rewire News Group: Anti-Choice Groups Seek Stricter Rules on Abortion Medication Mifepristone
A July 8 letter asks HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to allow its use only up to seven weeks of pregnancy and in-person, among other changes. The majority of U.S. abortions involve mifepristone.
- Art Jipson @ The Conversation: What is the ‘Seven Mountains Mandate’ and how is it linked to political extremism in the US?
Vance Boelter, who allegedly shot Melissa Hortman, a Democratic Minnesota state representative, and her husband, Mark Hortman, on June 14, 2025, studied at Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas. The group is a Bible school linked to the New Apostolic Reformation, or NAR.
