With Steny Hoyer's retirement scooped by @pkcapitol.bsky.social, #tbt to this moment from The Ambition and The Power where Hoyer picked a fight with the Soviets over their human rights abuses on a trip to Moscow against the wishes of Jim Wright.

I’m trying to imagine any pastor of any church I’ve attended detailing from the pulpit their sexual proclivities with their spouse while trying to explain how pictures of said proclivities ended up on their child’s phone and it makes me want to drink bleach.

I have to call out Tom LoBianco because he’s working his ass off covering scandals in Indiana Lt Gov Micah Beckwith’s church, including CSAM charges against the pastor’s son and a lot of weird behavior from the pastor himself, who cohosts a podcast with Beckwith. LoBianco’s work is having an impact.

Read all about the huge sex scandal in Indiana involving Jonathan Peternel and his father Nathan Peternel, MAGA pastor and longtime friend and ally to MAGA Republican Lt. Micah Beckwith.

Breaking: Pastors resign from Life Church Head of youth ministry, Pendleton church campus leaving as Nathan Peternel, Ind. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith try to stem departures www.24sight.news/p/pastors-re...

Proposed law would target nonconsensual deepfake and AI generated porn (In response to my investigation of deepfake porn in Indiana lt govs office) www.indystar.com/story/news/p...

Indiana trivia, the guy running against U.S. Rep Jim Baird in the GOP primary, Craig Haggard, is same guy whose wife was targeted in deepfake porn video in Ind. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith's office www.24sight.news/p/indiana-de...

Big day today. We’re coming up on the first anniversary of the president pardoning everyone who attacked the Capitol on January 6th

No Liz Cheney in House Dems' Tuesday event marking five years since the Jan. 6 insurrection. Adam Kinzinger participating tho:

Snagged a copy of @frankthorp.bsky.social’s book! Get one while you still can. Frankthorp.com

Re-deleted X on phone again, the level of effort it takes to get a clear answer wading through garbage takes too much time Hope you and yours are having a similarly smart start to 2026

The government tried to eliminate January 6th evidence, so NPR archived it. Boom Bravo for this incredible work collecting and saving the January 6th evidence before the government could destroy it Essential: www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-04/t...

Indiana pastor Nathan Peternel regularly pried congregants about sex in pre-marital counseling, per documents Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith announces Christmas Eve services canceled at embattled Life Church www.24sight.news/p/indiana-pa...

Nathan Peternel says son hacked sex videos of him and wife while high Head of Indiana lieutenant governor’s church does not address abuse reports, says he will continue leading church www.24sight.news/p/peternel-s...

#Pooligans! I'm on at 430p with the Julie Mason on SiriusXM 124 - tune in!

Guess what? I've got @nkellyin.bsky.social on the show at 2p ET to talk about Indiana Redistricting Boom open.substack.com/live-stream/... www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY-d... (Here's a photo of us making the news happen in 2015)

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@24sight.news Yes, SIR!

Nathan Peternel says he can’t be fired by church board, says state Pentecostal leaders can yank him Embroiled Pentecostal leader and employer of Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith has rebuffed concerns about sex talk with teens, congregation www.24sight.news/p/peternel-s...

Indiana Lt. Gov. Beckwith, state director of Assemblies of God McAtee tell congregation to ignore Peternel sex abuse reports Head of powerful Life Church pried teens about sex in graphic detail, Peternel son facing four felony counts of child pornography www.24sight.news/p/indiana-lt...

Indiana folks, please read this and share with family, friends etc

Friends, if you’ve been reading my current reporting on the Life Church Indiana sex abuse scandal, highly recommend this important reporting from NBC News (And look for an update on Indiana stuff tomorrow at www.24sight.news) www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The Survivors of Stormfront Nathan Peternel’s discussions with teens about sex, youth group hazing culture, scarred a generation who left Indiana church decades ago www.24sight.news/p/the-surviv...

I was in the Anderson, Indiana courtroom Friday when Jonathan Peternel, son of top adviser and Beckwith employer Nathan Peternel, got a public defender in the bizarre, gruesome case rocking one of the state’s most politically connected churches Here’s what I saw www.24sight.news/p/beckwith-a...

Peternel pried teen girl about sex life in closed-door ‘counseling’, woman says Adviser to Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith pressured pregnant 17-year-old Paige and fiancé with lurid questions in 2016, Paige tells 24sight News www.24sight.news/p/peternel-p...

Congress can’t expense things, begins feeling the heat in shutdown “The charge cards ... are not working right now, ... to buy MailChimp account, Canva accounts, Twitter once a year, premium stuff like that,” the staffer said. “So that’s a problem.” www.24sight.news/p/congressio...

Well this Indiana redistricting sounds about as locked in as it was back when the White House started twisting arms months ago, accdg to my reporting I’ll have some updates on that, and behind scenes on how I do reporting at Noon ET open.substack.com/live-stream/...

From @kenvogel.bsky.social's new book.

This Life Church, Jonathan Peternel story has gotten lots of questions and comments, so Im doing a special Substack live at 12p tomorrow w/ a behind the scenes look at the reporting open.substack.com/live-stream/... This is for paid supporters of 24sight News, upgrade here: 24sight.news/subscribe

On the “disciple of Satan!” in Indiana’s redistricting fight www.24sight.news/p/wimping-th...

#Pooligans !! Catch me at 445p ET today with Julie Mason!! It has been a minute, so count on some insanity

And it's official, Indiana is next up in the Trump-directed redistricting fight, starting one week from now www.adn.com/nation-world...

This needs to be bigger news.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said on Sunday that he will consider running for president after the 2026 midterm elections.

Oh shit guys, I'm updating for clarity!!!! It was *not* the video of them having sex that was played before the whole congregation

Pastor/Beckwith adviser speaks of son’s arrest on child porn charges for first time in Sunday video played to congregants Nathan Peternel says video of him and wife having sex may have been bad judgment, but didn't say who made video Qs directed to Peternel lawyer www.24sight.news/p/beckwith-a...

The child porn case, … strikes at the heart of a powerful network of congregations led by Pastor Nathan Peternel, Life Church, which has also served as a political staging ground for Beckwith’s stunning ascent to second-in-line to the governor. www.24sight.news/p/beckwith-a...

Beckwith adviser was with son in September when police executed warrant in child porn case Multiple electronics taken in Jonathan Peternel case, files discovered included videos of his parents having sex www.24sight.news/p/beckwith-a...

Pastor's son arrested on child sex abuse charges plans to hire lawyer embroiled in deepfake porn scandal Indiana police arrested Jonathan Peternel, the son of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith's mentor and adviser, Nathan Peternel, Thursday www.24sight.news/p/pastors-so...

Concerns Mount Over Alleged Gonzales Affair With Late Regional Director 'It’s a very tragic situation because, in my opinion, Tony took advantage of a young woman' by @juliegraceb.bsky.social www.24sight.news/p/concerns-m...

The power of, and obstacles to hearing sexual abuse survivors, from @tarapalmeri.bsky.social Reupping from our July chat with the publication of Virginia Giuffre posthumous memoir, who is finally being heard youtu.be/GWVcUQHyTI8

The power of truth and courage, from @SykesCharlie Like, share and subscribe, friends. Let’s keep independent journalism growing strong. youtu.be/RfrHsF4doMQ?...

Read this the twisting of scripture is shocking bsky.app/profile/unic...

The wisdom of @sykescharlie.bsky.social (from our recent pod after Jimmy Kimmel censored, reupped for No Kings weekend) Like, share, subscribe and support independent journalism youtu.be/RfrHsF4doMQ

Thanks @24sight.news for having me on!

!! Breaking news: exclusive readout of Trump's call this morning to Indiana state senators to push them to eliminate the final two Democratic seats, and news on timing of the Indiana Redistricting session! (from my interview a few minutes ago w/ @nathangotsch.bsky.social) youtu.be/7CHUFAmizHM

“I think right now the problem is that both sides think they’re winning,” says @senangusking.bsky.social.

After 2024, Dems said it was time to start showing up. And a lot just moved on after that. Not @calliebarr.bsky.social, who’s running way up in Michigan’s First District. She’s got some real talk for her fellow Ds youtu.be/YKrsQXwSXmg