We went down the Kate Middleton rabbit hole so you don't have to

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     March 11, 2024 Before today, I had been vaguely aware of the [conspiracy theories surrounding Kate Middleton](. Was she dead? Did she undergo a plastic surgery procedure worthy of MI5-level privacy? I didn't have the energy to give these questions much thought. Who would when there's [Hunter Harris' treatment]( of the new Anne Hathaway movie to howl over? But my previous apathy for Kate Middleton theories instantly warped into intense intrigue this morning after the Princess of Wales herself—at least, we're told it was Kate—[posted]( on social media to explain [that Mother's Day photo](. You'd think that would settle things down for a bit. But as typical of matters concerning the Royal Family, a gene pool seemingly alien to basic human connection, Kate's apology seems to have backfired spectacularly. [From my colleague Julianne McShane](: None of this has stopped the conspiracy theorists from speculating on Kate’s well-being—and, frankly, it’s hard to stop, if our newsroom chatter is anything to go by. The Royals have a long history of behavior towards women, and other dissenters within their ranks, that has been described as abusive. Let me be the first to say that none of this is meant to wish harm on the woman (in fact, as Julianne points out, much of the public concern seems to be focused on genuine concern for Kate's well-being, given the history she pointed out above). As my colleague Tim Murphy put it, we, too, genuinely hope Kate is well. But we also hope the Allisters working public relations for this family continue screwing this up. [The memes are just too darn good](. —Inae Oh Advertisement [How to Steal a Presidential Election]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Trump’s Back on Top. This Is Not Fine.]( Exhaustion with the demagogue is a threat to the republic. BY DAVID CORN SPONSORED CONTENT BY YALE UNIVERSITY   How to Steal A Presidential Election by Lawrence Lessig and Matthew Seligman “Their new book asks whether a second Trump attempt to subvert democracy could succeed. Their answer makes for uncomfortable reading.”—Ed Pilkington, The Guardian From two distinguished experts on election law, an alarming look at how the American presidency could be stolen—by entirely legal means. [Available now wherever books are sold.]( [Trending] [Donald Trump again claims E. Jean Carroll made "false accusations"]( BY DANIEL SCHULMAN   [If Trump attempts to deny election results again, it will be harder to fight back in key states.]( BY NIA T. EVANS   [Biden confronts age issue in first general election ad]( BY PEMA LEVY   [Authoritarian Hungarian prime minister meets with US Christian right leaders]( BY STEPHANIE MENCIMER Advertisement [How to Steal a Presidential Election]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [This week's episode of Reveal: Catholic hospitals are thwarting access to abortion—even in blue states]( The latest episode shows how religious rules are upending reproductive care. BY REVEAL MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   An important update on our finances We’re falling behind our online fundraising goals—and we can’t sustain coming up short on [donations]( month after month. It is [impossibly hard]( in the news business right now, and the [crisis]( facing journalism and democracy isn’t going away anytime soon. Neither is Mother Jones. Which is exactly why, despite the challenges we face, we just took a big gulp and [joined forces]( with the Center for Investigative Reporting, which creates the amazing podcast and public radio show [Reveal]( and other investigative projects. It’s going to be hard making it all work, and we simply can’t afford to fall behind our fundraising targets month after month. If you can part with even just a few bucks, [please support Mother Jones and investigative journalism with an urgently needed donation today](. And thank you so much to everyone who recently has. We’re grateful. [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]( [Donate Monthly]( [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