Blow to Madison Cawthorn as appeals court reverses ‘insurrectionist’ ruling | Republicans | The Guardian

Hailing a "major victory", Free Speech For People, the group which brought the case, said: "This ruling cements the growing judicial consensus that the 1872 Amnesty Act does not shield the insurrectionists of 6 January 2021 – including Donald Trump – from the consequences of their actions."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/25/madison-cawthorn-appeals-court-insurrection-ruling

Josh Hawley, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Madison Cawthorn seemed to think defining a woman is easy, then they tried do do it - The Washington Post

So, to review, here's the GOP tip sheet: If you want to know whether someone is a woman, you should simply walk up to them and say, "Pardon, are you of Adam's rib?" Alternatively, you could demand to see either a uterus or a "tallywhacker."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022/04/06/republican-woman-definitions/

GOP’s ‘Putin wing’ emerges: Cawthorn calls Ukrainian gov’t ‘evil’

… Soon after, retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor, a Pentagon official in the Trump administration, argued that the United States should "absolutely" just let Vladimir Putin take what he wants in Ukraine...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gops-putin-wing-emerges-cawthorn-calls-ukrainian-govt-evil-rcna19543

Cawthorn Is as Bad at Picking Lawyers as He Is at Not Doing Insurrections (Opening Arguments podcast OA569)

We’ve got a delightful update in the Madison Cawthorn “one totally legitimate effort” to keep him off the ballot! Cawthorn’s lawyers made a truly pathetic attempt at an injunction. It’s bad law, but good deep dive! Also, a big Opening Arguments was Right about the DHS saga from a few years ago. Don’t remember what we’re talking about? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back and it is good news! As if that isn’t enough, we’ve got a bonus Wordle Law Wildcard! Just listen, alright!

Interview: 

https://openargs.com/oa569-cawthorn-is-as-bad-at-picking-lawyers-as-he-is-at-not-doing-insurrections/

How Madison Cawthorn Could Be Kept off the Ballot (Opening Arguments podcast OA565)

Check out this one WEIRD trick to…. *record scratch* wait a minute… it’s not a weird trick? Wow! Well, check out this one legitimate way in which Madison Cawthorn could be kept off the ballot! It turns out, the Constitution actually isn’t a super big fan of insurrections. Also, some additional info on anti-trust law, and a Wild Card (wooooooooo!) on a new bill written by a Democrat AND a Republican that actually has a chance of passing!

Interview: 

https://openargs.com/oa565-how-madison-cawthorn-could-be-kept-off-the-ballot/

Madison Cawthorn Challenge Raises the Question: Who Is an ‘Insurrectionist’? - The New York Times

… If Mr. Cawthorn is labeled an "insurrectionist," that could have broader ramifications. Other Republican House members, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Paul Gosar of Arizona, and Lauren Boebert of Colorado, face similar accusations, but their state's election laws present higher hurdles for challenges to their candidate qualifications. If one of their colleagues is disqualified for his role in encouraging the rioters, those hurdles might become easier to clear...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/us/politics/madison-cawthorn-jan-6.html

Cawthorn, Greene, Trump seek to expand MAGA squad in midterm elections. - The Washington Post

… Kent said he has little interest in fighting with Democrats if he makes it to Congress. Instead, he wants to force Republicans into tough votes, starting with articles of impeachment against President Biden and a full congressional inquiry into the 2020 presidential election, which he says was stolen from Trump...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-maga-squad/2021/12/26/654f49ea-5448-11ec-8769-2f4ecdf7a2ad_story.html

Christian Predator Josh Duggar is Going to Jail (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #404)

— The future of the Friendly Atheist blog. (1:12)

— Christian predator Josh Duggar is going to jail after being found guilty in his child sex abuse image trial. (3:22)

— Can you be friends with someone from the other political party? (21:08)

— The Supreme Court seems like it will force taxpayers to subsidize religious schools. (24:40)

— Evangelist Joshua Feuerstein, who spread vaccine lies, now has COVID. (31:05)

— Evangelist Franklin Graham can’t decide whether or not he wants vaccines to work. (34:10)

— Should we tell Pastor Joel Osteen, to his face, that he’s horrible? (41:15)

— People are mad over Rep. Madison Cawthorn‘s anti-abortion “earthen vessels” speech for the wrong reasons. (57:01)

— A Methodist church fired its pastor after he had a drag makeover on TV to show his allyship. (1:00:17)

— MAGA world’s “gun girl” says she’s ditching atheism for Catholicism. (1:04:58)

— Christian pseudo-historian David Barton says the Second Amendment gives people the right to own nuclear weapons. (1:09:23)

— A Catholic diocese is officially banning unrepentant trans people from receiving the sacraments. (1:13:42)
Interview: 

https://audioboom.com/posts/7994718-ep-404-christian-predator-josh-duggar-is-going-to-jail

Two Jan. 6 Planners Cooperate With Committee, Name MAGA Congress Members - Rolling Stone

Two sources are communicating with House investigators and detailed a stunning series of allegations to Rolling Stone, including a promise of a "blanket pardon" from the Oval Office…

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/exclusive-jan-6-organizers-met-congress-white-house-1245289/

Opinion | Madison Cawthorn’s vile lies about Jan. 6 reveal a big truth about the right - The Washington Post

If we keep lying uncontrollably to our supporters about the totalitarian left's repression of them, they just might resort to violence, and gosh almighty, wouldn't that be just terrible!…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/31/madison-cawthorn-lies-jan-6/

Rep. Cawthorn Suggests He Wants to Bust Jan 6th Rioters Out of Jail

…At an August 29 event hosted by the Macon County Republican Party in Franklin, NC, Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn referred to jailed January 6th rioters as "political prisoners," and suggested he wanted to "try and bust them out of jail."…

https://www.businessinsider.com/rep-cawthorn-bust-jan-6th-rioters-out-jail-political-prisoners-2021-8

Opinion | Want to understand the GOP’s problem? Look at its newly elected extremists. - The Washington Post

... But if you were a serious-minded Republican who really did want to spend your time carefully studying issues and meticulously crafting legislation to address them, what would you think your party actually values right now? The answer is pretty clear: What sells in today's GOP is performative lib-owning. If you can find issues that activate grievance and tribal identification on the right, then put on a show of angrily channeling what the base is feeling, no matter how misinformed or absurd those beliefs, that's how you draw attention to yourself...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/22/want-understand-gops-problem-look-its-newly-elected-extremists/