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Crusader Hegseth Makes Christian Nationalist-Backed Hung Cao Acting Navy Secretary News & Analysis 04/24/2026 by Peter Montgomery When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth abruptly fired the Secretary of the Navy John Phelan, he elevated deputy secretary Hung …

The Antichrist Briefing 04/20/2026 by Kyle Mantyla Sarah Fitzpatrick @ The Atlantic : The FBI Director Is MIA Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences. Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog : Confronting ugly …

Recklessly Loyal Briefing 04/03/2026 by Kyle Mantyla Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné @ Religion Dispatches : Meet the Top 24 Leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation in the U.S. Get to know the under-the-radar leaders of a movement that helped organize …

Cut Bait Briefing 04/01/2026 by Kyle Mantyla Mark Joseph Stern @ Slate : If Trump Was Trying to Intimidate the Supreme Court on Birthright Citizenship, It Backfired Miserably On Wednesday, Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend Supreme …

Aggressive Indecency Briefing 03/31/2026 by Kyle Mantyla   Justin Jouvenal @ The Washington Post : Supreme Court rules against ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ minors The major ruling casts doubt on similar prohibitions in 30 states. It is the …

Reality Check Briefing 03/27/2026 by Kyle Mantyla Stephanie Mencimer @ Mother Jones : The Incredible Shrinking CPAC Once the center of conservative gravity, CPAC can’t get a single Trump family member to show up. Anthony Orrico @ HuffPost : MyPillow CEO …

The New Crusades Briefing 03/25/2026 by Kyle Mantyla Martha McHardy @ The Daily Beast : Humiliation in Trump’s Backyard Could Signal Worst GOP Midterms in 100 Years If the enormous 21-point swing against Trump in his own hometown was replicated across the …

No ID Necessary Briefing 03/18/2026 by Kyle Mantyla Hunter Walker @ Talking Points Memo : Markwayne’s World: The ‘Cinematic’ And ‘Fantastical’ Life Of Trump’s DHS Pick Markwayne Mullin has an incredible story. The Republican U.S. senator is an …

Don't Talk About Deportations Briefing 03/11/2026 by Kyle Mantyla Natalie Allison and Kadia Goba @ The Washington Post : White House tells House GOP to avoid mass deportation talk ahead of midterms Change in rhetoric comes as the public sours on the …

Predictably Nuts Briefing 02/27/2026 by Kyle Mantyla Ben Finley and Jamie Stengle @ The Associated Press : Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by the Pentagon Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the …