- Ryan Bort and Asawin Suebsaeng @ Rolling Stone: Turns Out It Wasn’t Such a Great Idea to Put Pete Hegseth in Charge of the Military
The former Fox News host’s tenure at the top of the Pentagon has been riddled with scandal and broader institutional turmoil.
- Rebecca Hopkins @ The Roys Report: Son of Ohio Megachurch Pastors Arrested and Charged With Rape of Minor
Gary Thomas “Tom” Keesee, Jr.—the son of Ohio megachurch pastors, Gary and Drenda Keesee—was arrested today and charged with two counts of rape, according to a press release by the Licking County Sheriff’s office.
- Andrew Prokop @ Vox: The right-wing conspiracy behind Trump’s war on Harvard
They’ve dreamed for years of smashing elite universities. Now they’re getting their way.
- Robert Downen @ Texas Monthly: They Want to “Steer Our Nation Back to God”—Starting With Prayer Night in the Texas Capitol
My God Votes says Christians have abdicated their civic duties. The Houston group has a plan to mobilize the church—starting in Texas.
- Kipp Jones @ Mediaite: ‘F*ck You!’ Nancy Mace Posts Wild Video in Which She Berated a Constituent Confronting Her for Not Holding a Town Hall
On Saturday, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) posted a video to her social media accounts showing a heated encounter with a constituent who asked her about holding a town hall meeting in her district which resulted in her yelling, “Fuck you!”
- Stephanie Mencimer @ Mother Jones: Far-Right Activist Who Vowed “Retribution” Lands Role at the FCC
Gavin Wax, who turned the New York Young Republican Club into the “vanguard of the Trump movement,” is the new chief of staff to commissioner Nathan Simington.
