- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Justice Department dismisses case against a Trump donor, adding to credibility crisis
The DOJ says there is nothing to its decision to drop a case against a Trump campaign contributor, but has it earned the benefit of the doubt?
- Melissa Gira Grant @ The New Republic: QAnon Isn’t Dead. It Lives in the Heart of the Republican Party
The bizarre, powerful conspiracy theory has been declared moribund many times over. But rather than disappear, it went mainstream.
- Daniel Villarreal @ LGBTQ Nation: Nancy Mace bluntly declares herself a “proud transphobe”
Growing anti-trans sentiment is leading to these more overt displays of transphobia.
- Charlie Nash @ Mediaite: Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Fires Back at Conspiracy Theories About Being an ‘Israeli Spy’ and ‘Honeypot’
Alexis Wilkins, the 26-year-old girlfriend of 45-year-old FBI director Kash Patel, was asked by Megyn Kelly on Wednesday about conspiracy theories that have accused her of being an “Israeli spy” and “honeypot.”
- Ari Berman @ Mother Jones: Trump’s Texas Gerrymander Is Supercharging a New War on Democracy
Texas Republicans just unveiled a shocking plan to give their party five new House seats.
- Liam Archacki @ The Daily Beast: Body Count: Every Trump Administration Scalp Laura Loomer Has Taken So Far
Laura Loomer’s loyalty tests have coincided with at least 15 ousters so far.