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How GOP Infighting Put the Spotlight on a Far-Right Secret Society of Influential Christian Men
How GOP Infighting Put the Spotlight on a Far-Right Secret Society of Influential Christian Men
It usually doesn’t take a lot, but Erick Erickson managed to do it this week: cause the far-right to melt down online. He published an article on his Substack…
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September 19, 2026 at 12:05 PM
How GOP Infighting Put the Spotlight on a Far-Right Secret Society of Influential Christian Men
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Ancient Wisdom with Dr. Massimo Pigliucci | TPM Social Club
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I asked Greg Bovino about the killing of Alex Pretti yesterday. He blamed a "light touch" towards "anarchists and rioters" in Minneapolis that allowed "lawlessness" to "fester"
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In New York, Greg Bovino Says DHS’ ‘Light Touch’ Allowed Minneapolis ‘Lawlessness’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Greg Bovino knows Minneapolis is a problem. The...
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September 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I asked Greg Bovino about the killing of Alex Pretti yesterday. He blamed a "light touch" towards "anarchists and rioters" in Minneapolis that allowed "lawlessness" to "fester"
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Asked by TPM about the killing of Alex Pretti, Greg Bovino blamed DHS for taking a "light touch" towards Minneapolis.
In New York, Greg Bovino Says DHS’ ‘Light Touch’ Allowed Minneapolis ‘Lawlessness’
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Greg Bovino knows Minneapolis is a problem. The...
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September 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Asked by TPM about the killing of Alex Pretti, Greg Bovino blamed DHS for taking a "light touch" towards Minneapolis.
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Better late than never. This week’s Reporters’ Roundtable is now up on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. Great group of smart and experienced journalists break down the week’s news. Animals may be involved.
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September 18, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Better late than never. This week’s Reporters’ Roundtable is now up on your favorite podcast app and on YouTube. Great group of smart and experienced journalists break down the week’s news. Animals may be involved.
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Josh Marshall: "I think we should put the Florida race in the not-impossible category — the kind of contest that becomes possible in a real tsunami scenario."
Notes on the Florida Senate Race
I want to flag this poll for you. It’s a poll of...
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September 18, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Josh Marshall: "I think we should put the Florida race in the not-impossible category — the kind of contest that becomes possible in a real tsunami scenario."
TPM's de facto sports correspondent @kateriga.bsky.social joined @theixsports.bsky.social to talk about how the right's WNBA fixation fits into their Christian nationalist worldview and focus on traditional gender roles.
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Why is the American Right sooooo focused on the WNBA?
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September 18, 2026 at 6:37 PM
TPM's de facto sports correspondent @kateriga.bsky.social joined @theixsports.bsky.social to talk about how the right's WNBA fixation fits into their Christian nationalist worldview and focus on traditional gender roles.
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Why is the American right obsessed with the WNBA? This week on the pod @classicjpow.bsky.social and @howardmegdal.bsky.social are joined by @kateriga.bsky.social to discuss why the American right has latched on to women's sports before the 2026 midterms.
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Why is the American right obsessed with the WNBA? | The IX Basketball
This week our hosts are joined by Kate Riga from Talking Points Memo to discuss how the right has latched on to the WNBA as a wedge issue.
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September 18, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Why is the American right obsessed with the WNBA? This week on the pod @classicjpow.bsky.social and @howardmegdal.bsky.social are joined by @kateriga.bsky.social to discuss why the American right has latched on to women's sports before the 2026 midterms.
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STARTING NOW: Hunter and Joe talk Don Jr.'s suspect wedding funding, Mitch McConnell coming back to the Senate, what's going on with Major League Baseball, and more.
TPM Live: Talking Don Jr.’s Corrupt Wedding, McConnell’s Return and Sports Stuff
Another weird week in American politics is coming to a close, and...
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September 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
STARTING NOW: Hunter and Joe talk Don Jr.'s suspect wedding funding, Mitch McConnell coming back to the Senate, what's going on with Major League Baseball, and more.
The Florida GOP didn't respond to a request for comment about Rawson’s involvement with the League of the South, attendance at Unite the Right, white supremacist donors, or the post he appears to have made on X advocating lynchings.
Nor did the national GOP.
Nor did the national GOP.
Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.
The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives...
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September 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The Florida GOP didn't respond to a request for comment about Rawson’s involvement with the League of the South, attendance at Unite the Right, white supremacist donors, or the post he appears to have made on X advocating lynchings.
Nor did the national GOP.
Nor did the national GOP.
Join us at 1 pm ET for a chat about Don Jr.'s lavish Bahamas wedding funded by a Russian oligarch; Mitch McConnell's, uh, not-so-triumphant return; what's going on with Major League Baseball; and more.
TPM Live: Talking Don Jr.’s Corrupt Wedding, McConnell’s Return and Sports Stuff
Another weird week in American politics is coming to a close, and...
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September 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Join us at 1 pm ET for a chat about Don Jr.'s lavish Bahamas wedding funded by a Russian oligarch; Mitch McConnell's, uh, not-so-triumphant return; what's going on with Major League Baseball; and more.
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Dispensing with the need for an emergency hearing, U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper quickly moved to prevent President Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center—but left unresolved for now this week’s closure of the building and its ultimate fate.
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Kennedy Center Saved From Demolition—For Now
JFK Memorial Remains Closed Dispensing with the need for an emergency hearing,...
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September 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Dispensing with the need for an emergency hearing, U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper quickly moved to prevent President Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center—but left unresolved for now this week’s closure of the building and its ultimate fate.
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Ancient Wisdom with Dr. Massimo Pigliucci
Ancient Wisdom with Dr. Massimo Pigliucci
Josh and Joe are joined by Dr. Massimo Pigliucci philosopher, evolutionary biologist,...
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September 18, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Ancient Wisdom with Dr. Massimo Pigliucci
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Saying the quiet part out loud, President Trump’s admits he's trying to "Willie Horton" former Gov. Roy Cooper in the NC-Senate race; and to do so, he features a violent crime that white nationalists are obsessed with ...
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Trump’s ‘Willie Horton’ Moment Featured a Story White Nationalists Are Obsessed With
President Donald Trump painted a terrifying picture during his rally in North...
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September 18, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Saying the quiet part out loud, President Trump’s admits he's trying to "Willie Horton" former Gov. Roy Cooper in the NC-Senate race; and to do so, he features a violent crime that white nationalists are obsessed with ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Census Bureau ordered staff to halt all external events related to the 2030 Census amid the agency’s release of a controversial, unprecedented rule proposal aimed at excluding immigrants from the count, according to a copy of an email obtained by TPM.
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Exclusive: Census Bureau Directs Staff to Keep Quiet During Comment Period for Controversial New Rule
Leadership at the Census Bureau has ordered staff to halt all external...
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September 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Census Bureau ordered staff to halt all external events related to the 2030 Census amid the agency’s release of a controversial, unprecedented rule proposal aimed at excluding immigrants from the count, according to a copy of an email obtained by TPM.
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Judge Cooper sidestepped at least for the moment a confrontation with Trump and his hand-picked board over whether they are in flagrant and repeated direct violation of his court orders.
Kennedy Center Saved From Demolition—For Now
JFK Memorial Remains Closed Dispensing with the need for an emergency hearing,...
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September 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Judge Cooper sidestepped at least for the moment a confrontation with Trump and his hand-picked board over whether they are in flagrant and repeated direct violation of his court orders.
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Census Bureau tells staff not to talk publicly about its new rule, which would dramatically shift how the survey is conducted and redistribute political power from blue states to red ones.
Exclusive: Census Bureau Directs Staff to Keep Quiet During Comment Period for Controversial New Rule
Leadership at the Census Bureau has ordered staff to halt all external...
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September 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Census Bureau tells staff not to talk publicly about its new rule, which would dramatically shift how the survey is conducted and redistribute political power from blue states to red ones.
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University of Florida’s College Republicans chapter was disbanded after members were discovered doing Nazi salutes. The group has come back to life, and, as one of its first acts, hosted Marshall Rawson, the Florida legislature candidate who TPM revealed was at Charlottesville.
We Asked 28 GOP Officials If They’d Denounce the GOP Nominee Who Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville
This week I asked 28 current and former Republican Party officials in...
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September 18, 2026 at 1:18 PM
University of Florida’s College Republicans chapter was disbanded after members were discovered doing Nazi salutes. The group has come back to life, and, as one of its first acts, hosted Marshall Rawson, the Florida legislature candidate who TPM revealed was at Charlottesville.
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When @hunterw.bsky.social told me he was writing about how Trump was using the "Willie Horton" strategy in North Carolina, I thought he was making an analogy. But, no, Trump basically says at a rally: I'm going to do some Willie Horton now. And then does.
Trump’s ‘Willie Horton’ Moment Featured a Story White Nationalists Are Obsessed With
President Donald Trump painted a terrifying picture during his rally in North...
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September 18, 2026 at 1:13 PM
When @hunterw.bsky.social told me he was writing about how Trump was using the "Willie Horton" strategy in North Carolina, I thought he was making an analogy. But, no, Trump basically says at a rally: I'm going to do some Willie Horton now. And then does.
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Greg Bovino is at the New York Young Republican Club in Manhattan tonight. He describes one of the city operations last year as “the most violent law enforcement mission in American history”
September 18, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Greg Bovino is at the New York Young Republican Club in Manhattan tonight. He describes one of the city operations last year as “the most violent law enforcement mission in American history”
An email sent to Census Bureau staff halted all external events related to the 2030 Census after the Bureau published a controversial new rule.
Exclusive: Census Bureau Directs Staff to Keep Quiet During Comment Period for Controversial New Rule
Leadership at the Census Bureau has ordered staff to halt all external...
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September 18, 2026 at 1:04 PM
An email sent to Census Bureau staff halted all external events related to the 2030 Census after the Bureau published a controversial new rule.
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Trump’s ‘Willie Horton’ Moment Featured a Story White Nationalists Are Obsessed With
President Donald Trump painted a terrifying picture during his rally in North...
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September 18, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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I keep thinking about how Bill Cassidy logicked his way into voting for Blanche by saying that if we didn't have Blanche, Trump would chose someone worse. talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/th...
The Attorney General Hits the Campaign Trail for GOP Candidates
The Administration Finds a New Way to Scoff at Watergate Earlier this...
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September 18, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I keep thinking about how Bill Cassidy logicked his way into voting for Blanche by saying that if we didn't have Blanche, Trump would chose someone worse. talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/th...
Iryna Zarutska’s killing has emerged as a persistent fixation and rallying cry for racist extremists on the far right. It's also become part of President Trump's midterms pitch.
Trump’s ‘Willie Horton’ Moment Featured a Story White Nationalists Are Obsessed With
President Donald Trump painted a terrifying picture during his rally in North...
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September 18, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Iryna Zarutska’s killing has emerged as a persistent fixation and rallying cry for racist extremists on the far right. It's also become part of President Trump's midterms pitch.