MYSTERIOUS: 29 - What They Never Told You

Trump-backed nominees lost in Georgia, but can Republicans escape the specter of Maga?

The ex-president’s losses helps the GOP create the illusion of moving on, even as they continue to push a radical rightwing agenda

The Guardian - US · May 25, 2022

Osama Bin Laden’s niece defends ‘ultra MAGA movement’ on Steve Bannon’s podcast

The niece of the 9/11 mastermind also went on to call the 2020 election ‘stolen’

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Trump's MAGA is marching down a trail blazed by the Tea Party

The populist energy within the Republican Party goes by the name the former president gave it: MAGA. And its influence on the 2022 midterms seems destined to track that of the Tea Party surge in 2010.

WEKU · May 21, 2022

Rise of ultra-MAGA right could play into Dems’ hands

The rise of far-right GOP candidates has some Republicans considering voting Democratic this fall.

Axios · May 19, 2022

Republican ‘big lie’ supporters triumph in sign of Trump’s enduring power

Hard-right candidates who challenged 2020 result win string of primary victories on a good night too for progressive Democrats

The Guardian - US · May 18, 2022

The Republican primaries are a tug-of-war between rightwing and even-righter-wing

Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was ‘stolen’ is now entrenched as Republican Gospel, and the candidates he endorsed have – mostly - done well in the primaries

The Guardian - US · May 18, 2022

MAGA is now bigger than Donald Trump

Doug Mastriano is the perfect reflection of today's GOP. More than Trump, he is the MAGA base

Salon · May 18, 2022

Victories for Rand Paul, Pot, and Some MAGA Candidates in Primary Elections

Plus: a debate about sex work, Facebook blocks a baby formula recipe, and more...

Reason · May 18, 2022

Election denier triumphs as primaries test Trump’s grip on Republican party

Voters nominate Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania’s governor race, but congressman Madison Cawthorn ousted in North Carolina

The Guardian - US · May 18, 2022

Analysis: Rick Scott has no regrets about calling for Biden to resign as both sides go bare knuckles

WASHINGTON — A key Republican senator this week called on President Joe Biden to resign, something that once was done scarcely. But Sen. Rick Scott has no regrets.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022