Donald Trump says the quiet part loud—very loud

[View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter]( January 31, 2022 Hello lovely readers! After four months of deliberately dodging the news, I'm back in the saddle and here to let you know that, upon a cursory glance, it doesn't seem like too much has changed since I last logged on. [Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema]( uphold their impressive records of being the absolute worst. Republicans keep trying to [break up families](. Voting rights are getting [demolished](. And Covid still plagues. But the news that Justice Breyer is [saving his legac](y by retiring has been an objectively exciting development, one that's got me pumped to be back in the newsroom. It's also sent Republicans into a reliable tizzy, particularly over Joe Biden's promise to nominate a Black woman. Yep, Susan Collins has now accused [Biden of politicizing]( the nomination process. Her senatorial colleague Roger Wicker went one step further, claiming that Biden's pick would be a ["beneficiary" of "racial discrimination](." The folks at Fox News are, of course, [flipping out](. That's a lot of smack talk! As for [Donald Trump saying the quiet part out loud]( this weekend and calling the three Black prosecutors investigating him "[racist](," well, I haven't heard a word from Collins or Wicker—or really any Republican who instead chose to waste their breath poo-pooing Biden's pledge to nominate a Black woman to the high court. As I said, it doesn't seem like too much has changed. P.S. Want to be a leading voice in environmental justice? Shape the conversation on global warming as a national security threat? Hold leaders accountable? We've got an opening for a whip-smart climate reporter—can be remote or work from our offices in NY, SF, or DC—so apply soon! [Details, including salary and what it means to be an equal opportunity employer, here](. —Inae Oh Advertisement [ACLU]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Trump Says Pence Should Have “Overturned the Election”]( It was perhaps his most explicit admission yet that he had wanted his vice president to throw out legitimate electoral votes. BY NOAH Y. KIM [Trending] [Rock stars continue to unplug from Spotify over Covid misinformation]( BY ABIGAIL WEINBERG [Eight GOP-run states are suing to keep migrants and their kids apart]( BY PEMA LEVY [Trump declares full-throated support for the January 6 insurrectionists]( BY MARK FOLLMAN [Why renters are uniquely vulnerable to climate disasters]( BY ADAM MAHONEY Advertisement [ACLU]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [School boards have long been a tool of white supremacy]( Our history of letting white Americans veto racial progress in schools. BY ANTHONY CONWRIGHT [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755