- Kiera Butler @ Mother Jones: For Four Hours, Christians in Georgia Gathered to Worship Trump. I Was There.
Their flex today turned out to be a four-hour marathon of praise music, speakers, and a lengthy intermission before Trump arrived. The extensive speaker lineup included several superstars of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) a growing charismatic movement led by a loose network of apostles and prophets who believe Christians are called to take over the government.
- Hannah Allam @ The Washington Post: In a race they cast as good vs. evil, Christian hard-liners are fired up for Trump
Christian nationalist tours timed to the election showcase the power and ambition of a movement aimed at erasing the separation between church and state.
- Dan Ladden-Hall @ The Daily Beast: Steve Bannon Released From Prison Under Cover of Darkness
Steve Bannon was released from a federal prison in the predawn hours of Tuesday morning after completing his four-month sentence.
- Karim Zidan @ Sports Politika: In The Red Corner
A three-part audio series exploring the controversial alliance between Donald Trump and the UFC, and it's profound impact on America's socio-political landscape.
- Matthew Sheffield @ Flux: CNN’s Ryan Girdusky fiasco is part of a much bigger problem in mainstream media
By obsessively trying to have ‘balanced’ discussions, mainstream television news keeps platforming extremists.
- Matt Gertz @ Media Matters: Donald Trump’s authoritarian playbook to crush the free press in a second term
If Donald Trump returns to the White House, the fate of the U.S. press may rest on whether corporate executives who control mammoth multimedia conglomerates are willing to prioritize the journalistic credibility of the news outlets they oversee over their own business interests.