Is the Ken Paxton impeachment "Influenceable"?, White Supremacists in Texas, and Trump summons the ghosts of Waco(with Robert Downen)

The one where we talk with Robert Downen from the Texas Tribune about paid gen Z influencers, white supremacists in Texas, and Trump as a Cyrus figure for the dominionist right.

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Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:

Gen Z influencers, quietly recruited by a company with deep GOP ties, rally to impeached Ken Paxton’s aid

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/14/influenceable-texas-politics-ken-paxton/

New allegations against Ken Paxton raise stakes for early votes in impeachment trial

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/17/ken-paxton-impeachment-new-allegations/

New accusations: Ken Paxton used burner phone, secret email account, fake Uber name to hide ties to Nate Paul

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/16/ken-paxton-impeachment-evidence-senate/

Kyle Rittenhouse launches nonprofit with far-right Texans as he ramps up political engagement in the state

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/16/kyle-rittenhouse-texas-foundation/

“Right wing death squad”: What to know about the Allen shooter’s neo-Nazi views

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/08/allen-mall-shooting-right-wing-death-squad/

Trump vows retribution at Waco rally: “I am your warrior, I am your justice”

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/25/donald-trump-waco-rally-retribution-justice/

Trump supporters, including Branch Davidian leader, undeterred by looming legal woes

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/25/donald-trump-waco-rally-indictment/

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