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Monday, February 26th, 2024

Today, there’s a hearing scheduled in the Central District of California on the pretrial detention of the GOP Russian spy impeachment witness Alexander Smirnov (more on this including Nadler on next cleanup); A New Orleans magician says a Democratic operative paid him to make the fake Biden robocall; a jury finds Wayne LaPierre misspent NRA money and owes more than $4M; an Illinois judge who reversed a rape conviction has been removed from the bench; Nazis mingle openly at CPAC; Judge Kaplan denies Trump’s motion to stay the E. Jean Carroll payment. Plus, Allison and Dana deliver your good news.

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A New Orleans magician says a Democratic operative paid him to make the fake Biden robocall
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/biden-robocall-new-hampshire-strategist-rcna139760

Former NRA chief Wayne LaPierre misspent gun rights group’s money and owes more than $4M, jury finds
https://apnews.com/article/nra-wayne-lapierre-trial-ruling-d4d9b950ee2cbd63380826eb2bf210e6

Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law
https://apnews.com/article/illinois-judge-removed-bench-reversed-rape-conviction-c821beec0cf87aebb64a36239e45fec6

Nazis mingle openly at CPAC, spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories and finding allies
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nazis-mingle-openly-cpac-spreading-antisemitic-conspiracy-theories-fin-rcna140335

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It’s billed as the most influential gathering of conservatives in the world: CPAC, or the Conservative Political Action Conference. In the past, it’s brought US Republican leaders together with activists on the right. In recent years, though, it’s catered to one particular leader – former US President Donald Trump.

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• Will Sommer (@WillSommer), Washington Post Media Reporter

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In the wake of unimaginable disaster, the supporters of the PNAC saw their chance to transform their theories into policy. At least, that's how critics often portray the group -- why? In the second part of this two-part series, Ben and Matt dive deep into the story of the short-lived think tank, from the global aftermath of the attacks on September 11th to the official end of the PNAC.

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Amid a growing anti-trans backlash, Ren devises a plan to get out of Texas — and away from her mother. In Grapevine, Sharla’s claim that teacher Em Ramser “infected” her child with lies about gender triggers online attacks, leading Ramser to consider leaving the profession.

Conservatives are gaining power in Grapevine, fueled by a once-fringe movement that calls on evangelicals to control the seven key “mountains” of American society — including education. A cellphone company with a Christian nationalist agenda heeds that call and sets its sights on winning school board seats in Grapevine, following an example set a year earlier in the neighboring city of Southlake.

CORRECTION (Oct. 4, 2023, 08:40 p.m. ET): A previous version of this episode misstated the amount of money Patriot Mobile Action spent in school board elections in North Texas in spring 2022. It was nearly $500,000, not $600,000.

Throughout the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, speakers time and again insisted that liberals wanted to indoctrinate children with critical race theory, steal their guns, rig elections and flood the country with undocumented immigrants. They urged attendees to fight back.

Overall, the event, which would be capped off with a speech from former President Donald Trump, seemed like a watered-down version of the Qanon-affiliated For God & Country Patriot Roundup event that took place in Dallas over Memorial Day weekend. 

This is an audio adaptation written, recorded and produced by me, based on reporting I did for the Dallas Observer. 

CPAC Is Coming to Dallas This Weekend. Will QAnon Be on the Program?

https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/will-qanon-be-featured-at-dallas-cpac-12048972

CPAC in Dallas Was a Different Kind of Strange

https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/cpac-in-dallas-was-a-different-kind-of-strange-12050137

Featuring a performance by Duane Schwingel, aka “Uncle Jam.”

Audio of Trump's CPAC Dallas speech was recorded by CSPAN.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?513311-1/president-trump-speaks-conservative-political-action-conference