- Zachary Leeman @ Mediaite: Elon Musk Deletes Tweet Promising to Hand Out ‘Two Checks For a Million Dollars’ At Campaign Event As He’s Accused of ‘Blatant Felony’
Elon Musk clarified his reason for visiting Wisconsin in the midst of a heated Supreme Court race after the billionaire deleted a tweet promising to hand out two $1 million checks “in appreciation for you taking the time to vote.”
- Griffin Eckstein @ Salon: "We're going after them": Musk promises Trump admin will target Tesla critics
The world's richest man threatened those who attacked his companies in a new interview with Fox News.
- Carl Gibson @ AlterNet: 'It’s just that simple': Rubio admits to jailing immigrants for their political views
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now plainly saying that President Donald Trump's administration is targeting immigrants for detention and deportation if they support the wrong causes.
- Janna Brancolini @ The Daily Beast: Influencer Paid by Russia Added to White House Press Pool
Tim Pool was one of several conservative social media stars who says he was duped into taking Russian money during the election.
- Hunter Walker @ Talking Points Memo: Trump’s Pick For Ambassador To South Africa Actively Opposed Fight To End Apartheid
As Black activists in South Africa fought against their country’s racist apartheid government decades ago, some on the American right felt they took it too far. One of those people who stepped up and spoke out against their fight was L. Brent Bozell III, the right-wing activist that President Trump tapped this week to serve as America’s ambassador to South Africa.
- Jack Jenkins @ Religion News Service: Abortion fight won, conservative Christians mimic Dobbs tactics to go after same-sex marriage
A multistate effort is spitting out legislation and lawsuits aimed at testing the Supreme Court justices’ commitment to Obergefell v. Hodges.
