Paul Blest
Reporter
I'm a reporter based in the South covering labor, politics, and breaking news. I was previously a news editor at Splinter and a reporter at INDY Week, and I cofounded the newsletter Discourse Blog. I've also written for The Nation, The New Republic, In These Times, and more.
Here Are All the Republicans Who Begged Trump for Pardons
“The general tone was, ‘We may get prosecuted because we were defensive of the president’s positions on these things,” former Trump White House lawyer Eric Herschmann said.
‘Just Say the Election Was Corrupt and Leave the Rest to Me’
Former President Trump called “virtually every day” to bully justice department officials to investigate bogus claims of voter fraud.
House Democrat Blames Marjorie Taylor Greene for Homophobic Death Threat
“Her constant attacks—even after the FBI said I was never suspected of wrongdoing—lead to threatening calls like this,” Rep. Eric Swalwell tweeted.
California Sent a Ton of Shitty Cop Gear to Ukraine With ‘No Guarantee’ How It’d Be Used
“The ballistic helmets and vests can be of any level, and they will even take equipment that has expired[.] That’s how desperate they are….”
Taxpayers Have to Fund Anti-LGBTQ Religious Schools, SCOTUS Says
Including schools that require their teachers to be born-again Christians.
Texas GOP Calls Being Gay ‘Abnormal,’ Bans Gay Conservative Group From Convention
The Log Cabin Republicans were denied a table at the state party convention.
Anna Delvey Is Swearing Off Grifting With Her Own Line of NFTs
“I’m trying to move away from this, like, quote unquote scammer persona.”
The Starbucks Union Is Going to Disneyland
Starbucks workers at a store inside Disneyland voted by a nearly two-to-one margin to unionize, one of more than 150 stores nationwide to do so.
Trump Will Try a Coup Again in 2024, Says Former Pence Adviser
Michael Luttig, a conservative former federal judge, said Trump and his supporters still present a “clear and present danger to American democracy.”
Video Shows GOP Congressman Giving Tour to Capitol Marcher Day Before Riot
Rep. Barry Loudermilk says people taking photos of the tunnels on Jan. 5 were actually taking pictures of kids’ artwork.
Border Patrol Brutalizing Haitian Migrants Is Now a Commemorative Coin
The coin shows a CBP officer on horseback and reads, “Reining it in since May 28, 1924.”
Starbucks Is Threatening Trans Employees’ Healthcare, Union Says
“I think the company realizes that we as trans partners feel particularly vulnerable at this time,” one worker said.