- Marin Scotten @ The New Republic: Trump Threatens Schools in Dark Attack on First Amendment
Donald Trump is threatening schools that allow “illegal protests”—whatever that is.
- Angry White Men: Andrew Isker: Zelensky ‘Should Be There Begging For His Life’
On Friday, white Christian nationalist podcasters C. Jay Engel and Andrew Isker gloated over the disastrous meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The pair echoed comments that Trump made about Zelensky being “disrespectful,” while Isker said Zelensky “should be there begging for his life.”
- Robert Faturechi @ ProPublica: Ethical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst’s Relationships With Top Military Officials Who Lobbied Her Committee
Ernst, an Iowa Republican, is one of the most influential voices in Congress on military topics. Ethics and military experts say her relationships with top Air Force and Navy officials created potential conflicts of interest.
- Tom Dreisbach and Nick McMillan: New deputy FBI director Dan Bongino previously called for imprisoning Democrats
For the last several years Bongino has ranted against the FBI on his podcast, saying it should be "disbanded immediately" and calling agents "thugs." Bongino will now help run federal law enforcement as the number two official at the FBI, behind Director Kash Patel.
- Sarah Rumpf @ Mediaite: Trump Lawyer Alina Habba Says Veterans Fired from Federal Government Are Perhaps ‘Not Fit to Have a Job at This Moment’
Alina Habba, counselor to President Donald Trump, was asked about veterans who had been fired from the federal workforce and responded that perhaps they were “not fit to have a job at this moment.”
