Guardian: Trump picks oil and gas industry CEO Chris Wright as next energy secretary

> Oilfield services exec denies climate crisis and is expected to support Trump’s plan to maximize oil and gas production

Common Dreams: 'Sick Joke': Progressives Roundly Reject Idea of Rahm Emanuel as DNC Chair

> "No amount of rebranding can change the fact that Rahm Emanuel's political career has been an abject failure—neoliberal centrism is exactly the wrong direction for the Democratic Party," said one critic.

Major Media Reform Group Says Goodbye to Musk's 'Toxic Twitter'

> "It's clear that X will not correct course under Musk's leadership, and it's time for Free Press to exit."

Substack Michael Moore: Hey, If You Can Kill 20 Million Native Americans, Enslave 12 Million Africans, and Let Biden Fund the Slaughter of 40,000 Women, Children and Elderly...

> Of Course You Can Install a Rapist/Felon/Fascist as your President! In the Meantime, Breathe, Take Care of Yourself, Read a Good Book.

Daily Beast: Pete Hegseth Paid Woman Who Accused Him of Sex Assault

Guardian: How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world

Daily Beast: RFK Jr. Shares McDonald’s With Trump After Trashing His Diet

Raw Story: 'You're a man of God': Jake Tapper calls out Mike Johnson for blocking Gaetz sex report

> "So just to take a step back, because you and I have known each other for a long time, you're a man of faith, you're a man of God, you're a man of family," Tapper told Johnson. "With some of these nominees, Gaetz, Hegseth, RFK Jr., I wonder, does it matter anymore for Republicans to think of leaders as people who are moral in their personal lives? Is that still important to the Republican Party?"

> Johnson replied "... This is what I'll say about the nominees that the president has put forward, is that they are persons who will shake up the status quo."