- Jane Mayer @ The New Yorker: Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
Hegseth’s record before becoming a full-time Fox News TV host, in 2017, raises additional questions about his suitability to run the world’s largest and most lethal military force. A trail of documents, corroborated by the accounts of former colleagues, indicates that Hegseth was forced to step down by both of the two nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran—Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America—in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct.
- Sharon LaFraniere and Julie Tate @ The New York Times: Pete Hegseth’s Mother Accused Her Son of Mistreating Women for Years
Penelope Hegseth made the accusation in an email to her son in 2018, amid his contentious divorce. She said on Friday that she regretted the email and had apologized to him.
- David Corn @ Mother Jones: How Kash Patel, Trump’s FBI Pick, Embraced the Unhinged QAnon Movement
His extremism goes far beyond assailing a supposed Deep State.
- Alex Griffing @ Mediaite: Dinesh D’Souza Quietly Admits 2020 Stolen Election Film Was Wrong, Apologizes to Man He Identified As a ‘Ballot Harvester’
Pro-Trump author and conspiracy theorist Dinesh D’Souza publicly admitted Monday that his roundly debunked film “2000 Mules” included inaccurate evidence to back up its claims of voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election.
- Warren Throckmorton @ The Throckmorton Initiative: Bonhoeffer Relatives Considering Legal Action Against Eric Metaxas
Spokesmen for the Bonhoeffer relatives Tobias Korenke and Ruggero Schleicher-Tappeser added, “We are currently examining whether it makes sense to take legal action against Eric Metaxas' outrageous lies. That someone like Metaxas thinks he can presume to speak and act in the spirit of Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a disgrace.”
- Hemant Mehta @ Friendly Atheist: Ryan Walters: We'll go after teachers who criticize the Bible in their classrooms
Ryan Walters wants you to know he opposes any attempt to indoctrinate students with religion in public schools. Specifically, atheists aren’t allow to criticize Christianity.
