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Kyle Mantyla
  • Michael M. Grynbaum and Jim Rutenberg @ The New York Times: Tucker Carlson, Ousted by Fox, Roars Into Milwaukee as a Top Trump Ally

    • After time away from the spotlight, the right-wing host is increasingly welcomed by Trump’s inner circle. He also made a surprise visit to Fox’s convention studio.

  • Alicia Sadowski & Isabella Corrao @ Media Matters: RNC coverage has at times whitewashed J.D. Vance’s anti-abortion extremism

    • During coverage of the Republican National Convention, news media have at times failed to adequately contextualize vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance’s extremism on abortion and failed to hold conservative guests accountable for whitewashing his radical anti-abortion legacy.

  • Martin Pengelly @ The Guardian: Rightwinger Leonard Leo helped fuel Bud Light boycott, tax filings show

    • Documents reveal group linked to Leo gave money to another group that played central role in boycott.

  • Angry White Men: Stew Peters Attacks J.D. Vance For Marrying A ‘Hindu Indian’

    • On his eponymous Rumble show, white nationalist Stew Peters took aim at Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance. According to Peters, Vance’s decision to marry a “Hindu Indian” is a sign that “we’re being subverted by Indians,” whom he mocked as “dung eater[s].”

  • Igor Bobic @ HuffPost: Republicans Lay Groundwork To Deny 2024 Election Results At GOP Convention

    • With Trump leading in the polls, GOP headliners and attendees are nevertheless preparing to challenge the next election before it even happens.

  • Amanda Moore @ The Intercept: I Watched Groypers Descend on Detroit — Where They Were No Longer Pariahs Among Mainstream Republicans

    • For a time, associating with Nick Fuentes was enough to tank a career in GOP politics. Now, it hardly seems to matter.

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Leonard Leo
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Tucker Carlson
Nick Fuentes with bullhorn at a Stop The Steal rally

Nick Fuentes

Dropping out of college after one year following his participation in the deadly white nationalist “Unite The Right” rally in Charlottesville, VA, in 2017, Fuentes launched a career as a racist, antisemitic, misogynistic far-right activist and livestreamer.
Stew Peters

Stew Peters

J.D. Vance

As Trump's running mate, Vance has made it his mission to enact Trump's Project 2025 agenda. Since being chosen, JD Vance' time on the campaign trail has been defined by his close links with Project 2025, his hard-line stance against abortion, and his denial of the results of the 2020 election.
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