- David Gilbert @ Wired: ‘Take Back the States’: The Far-Right Sheriffs Ready to Disrupt the Election
Constitutional Sheriffs are duly elected lawmen who believe they answer only to God. They’ve spent the last six months preparing to stop a “stolen” election—by any means necessary.
- Ken Bensinger and David A. Fahrenthold @ The New York Times: The Group at the Center of Trump’s Planning for a Second Term Is One You Haven’t Heard of
America First Policy Institute didn’t even exist four years ago. But it is poised to be more influential than Project 2025.
- Nicholas Liu @ Salon: Tucker Carlson shares Trump fantasy, likening Republican to a "dad" who spanks his "bad little girl"
The former Fox News anchor likened the Republican nominee to an angry dad coming home to beat his children.
- Janna Brancolini @ The Daily Beast: Charlie Kirk Raves That Dems Believe ‘Everything God Hates’ at Trump Rally
Conservative activist and Donald Trump surrogate Charlie Kirk added a new notch to his white Christian nationalist belt on Wednesday when he called on pastors to take to the pulpit and preach against Democrats as “everything God hates.”
- Michael Luciano @ Mediaite: Heritage-Funded Group Publishes ‘Target’ List of ‘Subversive’ Bureaucrats
A group funded by the far-right Heritage Foundation think tank published a list of federal officials it referred to as “targets.” Targets for what? The site, titled “DHS Watchlist,” does not specify.