Michael Shapiro @ Chron: Josh Howerton’s podcast gets conservative media deal – who is he?
Josh Howerton, the senior pastor at Lakepointe Church in Dallas, announced last week that he's partnered with TheBlaze, a conservative news and commentary outlet based in Irving.
Gabe Ortiz @ America’s Voice: When It Comes to ICE, No One Is Off-Limits
“From the beginning, mass deportation was never about public safety. It was always about targeting anyone and everyone this administration deems undesirable, for whatever reason.”
Thomas Zimmer @ Democracy Americana: The Assault on Public Health and the Sabotage of a Nation
MAHA channels vague grievances into a radical project. It’s a form of extremism that stands in a long tradition of paranoid conspiracism on the Far Right.
Sophie Hurwitz @ Mother Jones: Cops Love ICE’s New Shock Gloves. Parents Want Them Out of Schools
The GLOVE, or Generated Low-Output Voltage Emitter, is already in use in some public schools.
Mike Nellis @Endless Urgency: Trump’s Andrew Tate Problem Just Got Worse
This isn’t just a story about Andrew and Tristan Tate. It’s about MAGA, the manosphere, online propaganda, manufactured influence, and what happens when an internet movement built around power and grievance discovers that its supposed power may have been an illusion all along.
Douglas Pasternak @ Public Citizen: Trump’s Billionaire Boys Club
Donald Trump’s administration has 57 individuals, excluding Trump, worth as much as $100 million, including eight billionaires.
Stephanie Mencimer @ Mother Jones: The International Underwear Model Who Stormed the Capitol Is Now Running for Congress
John Strand is using his J6 infamy to try to catapult into Congress in one of the weirdest GOP primaries in the country this year.