- Amanda Marcotte @ Salon: Pete Hegseth's mother begged him to "get some help" — he joined a misogynist church instead
Fringe denomination's leader argues that men "dream of being rapists" because women aren't submissive enough.
- David Edwards @ Raw Story: 'You've got a problem': Even Newsmax's Greg Kelly is now telling Pete Hegseth to withdraw
Newsmax host Greg Kelly called on former Fox News host Pete Hegseth to withdraw from consideration after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to be secretary of defense.
- Isaac Schorr @ Mediaite: Ann Coulter Trashes ‘Sleazy’ Trump Nominee Pete Hegseth: ‘He Is a Serial Adulterer!’
Conservative commentator Ann Coulter minced no words in her denunciation of Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Defense on Monday, calling Pete Hegseth “sleazy” and a “serial adulterer.”
- Rebecca Hopkins @ The Roys Report: Michael Brown Faces Sexual Misconduct Allegations; Ministry Hires Third-Party Investigator
Erin told The Roys Report (TRR) she left because she felt trapped when revival leader and FIRE School of Ministry founder Michael Brown—a man she called “Dad”—would frequently cross physical boundaries. He’d hold her hand, kiss her on the lips, and slap her bottom, she said.
- Timothy Noah @ The New Republic: The Who’s Who on Kash Patel’s Crazy Enemies List
Like Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner in The Mikado, Kash Patel has a little list and has threatened to come after those people who bear the misfortune of being on it. “We will go out and find the conspirators,” Patel said last year on Steve Bannon’s podcast, “not just in government, but in the media.… Whether it’s criminally or civilly, we’ll figure that out.”
- Angry White Men: Jake Shields Tells David Duke That The U.S. ‘Should Stay A Majority-White Country’
On his Rumble and YouTube show, Fight Back, MMA fighter-turned-antisemitic podcaster Jake Shields interviewed ex-Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. During the show, Shields denied being a “white nationalist” while declaring that “we’re doing way too much immigration,” and that “we should stay a majority-white country.”
