{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66510864c0852400122bc7be/68f90d9e237885ef40d103b2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Republican texting scandals.","description":"<p>Last Tuesday, Politico&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/14/private-chat-among-young-gop-club-members-00592146?ref=readtangle.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>published</u></a>screenshots of text messages sent by members of Young Republicans, an organization for Republican party members between 18 and 40 years old, that featured offensive jokes and racist language. In the messages, various leaders of Young Republican chapters across the country joked about planting fake stories to smear rival GOP candidates, used racial epithets to refer to black people, and expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler. Those implicated in the texts reportedly represent chapters in New York, Kansas, Arizona, and Vermont.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Tangle is coming live — this week!</h3><p>We’re just a few days away from&nbsp;<em>Tangle News: Live!</em>&nbsp;at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/r/8efb5577?m=952b3d4f-41d1-4b12-988c-5556489b33d3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Irvine Barclay Theatre on Friday, October 24</a>&nbsp;— and I couldn’t be more excited. This show is shaping up to be one of our biggest events yet, and tickets are going fast. Today we have an exciting new announcement:&nbsp;We’re giving away VIP tickets to the show! If you win, you’ll&nbsp;meet me and our panelists after the show&nbsp;for a private reception, where you’ll have a chance to ask your questions personally. You can&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/r/9cf9001f?m=952b3d4f-41d1-4b12-988c-5556489b33d3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">enter the VIP Giveaway here</a>!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Ad-free podcasts are here!</h3><p>To listen to this podcast ad-free, and to enjoy our subscriber only premium content, go to&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/membership/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>ReadTangle.com</em></a>&nbsp;to sign up!</p><p><br></p><p>You can read today's podcast<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠</a>, our “Under the Radar” story&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/r/1d5b1f8e?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠here</a>&nbsp;and today’s “Have a nice day” story<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/r/47b201bb?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;⁠here⁠</a>.</p><p>You can<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/membership/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;subscribe to Tangle by clicking here</a>&nbsp;or drop something<a href=\"https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;in our tip jar by clicking here.</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Take the survey:&nbsp;</strong>Do you think any of those implicated in these scandals should hold governmental positions?&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/r/a71a8705?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Let us know</a>.</p><p><em>Disagree? That's okay. My opinion is just one of many. Write in and let us know why, and we'll consider publishing your feedback.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall.</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was written by:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.readtangle.com/author/isaac-saul/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Isaac Saul</a> and edited and engineered by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.</p><p><br></p><p>Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Lindsey Knuth, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.</p>","author_name":"Isaac Saul"}