Philip Bump of the Washington Post reports, The worrisome pro-Capitol-riot activism isn’t a rally. It’s in right-wing media. (excerpt): The government has spent months trying to track down those involved in the January 6 insurrection, arresting them and — usually — then releasing them until trial. A Guardian analysis in May found that 70 percent … Read more
This is an actual headline in the New York Times, not from The Onion: As G.O.P. Digs In on Debt Ceiling, Democrats Try Shaming McConnell. I didn’t know The Times hired comedy writers to be copy editors. I almost spit out my coffee this morning to laugh. The first thing that came to mind was … Read more
Update on Update On State Lawsuits Over Anti-Mask Orders (excerpt): [Background]: Mask mandates, election changes don’t belong in budget bill, lawsuit claims: Mask mandates, changes to how elections are run and limits on how racial issues can be discussed in Arizona classrooms all were stuffed into the state budget in June. Now, a coalition of education and … Read more
MSNBC reports that the California recall election is Trump’s new election fraud testing ground: Call it Stop the Steal, California edition: Former President Donald Trump and other leading conservatives are aggressively pushing the false narrative that California’s election system is rigged ahead of Tuesday’s special election to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The efforts show … Read more
Frank Schaeffer is the son of the theologian and author Francis Schaeffer, and together they helped found the so-called “pro-life” movement. Frank Schaeffer has spent most of his adult life regretting his role in the Christian Right movement, and as he says “repenting” for his actions by exposing the threat to America from the Christian … Read more