Crash Course: Trump's "bloodbath" threat was literal

Let's not waste time pretending Trump is ambiguous [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOXE3eGs0cnc4OC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvODh3cWN2ejB0aS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbGs1NmthOXI3NS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMGl0YXUwNXBhby8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbHN2c3ZvejhwZi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNG5tdGR6bTZ0bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMjZpbXY0NGEwMS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo Let's not waste time pretending Trump is ambiguous From Amanda Marcotte: When Donald Trump declared "If I don't get elected, [it's going to be a bloodbath](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdGloeDg5ZHpkbS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" during his rally speech in Ohio Saturday, two things were immediately and obviously true: That is a threat, and it's a literal one. No honest person could dispute that just hearing the snippet of the quote, [in which Trump articulates](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvN2RoczkwNXp6Yi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), "It’s going to be a bloodbath for the country." Presented in the larger context, there can be zero honest doubt that this is a call for real-world violence. [Read the rest here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMGtjOGpwYWtxNS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvanNuZDF3MmJoNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva3djZDY1cmFrYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZWlkcjdqNjA5Yy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNjlzcm5yYmsxMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo MAGA rage is making schools more dangerous Last week saw national headlines regarding two tragic stories that illustrate how MAGA radicalization of adults endangers kids in school. First, [a medical examiner reported that Nex Benedict](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZm1iY3NmazFhdC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), the non-binary Oklahoma 10th-grader who passed away recently after enduring a beating in a school bathroom, apparently died by suicide. Then, James Crumbley, the father of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, was [convicted of involuntary manslaughter for providingÂ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvczB4Zm54MHIzaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnlXA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)his disturbed son with a gun. The boy's mother, Jennifer Crumbley, [was convicted of the same crime in February](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNWIxaXJ6OWMzei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). What links these stories is that they are both case studies in how the hatreds and obsessions of MAGA adults are trickling down into the lives of children, and causing real harm and even death. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMGp0cXdpdms3bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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Follow the money, and you'll find Donald Trump in deep trouble From Heather "Digby" Parton: Trump's having to hit up billionaires and Wall Street more than ever before and it sure looks like he's making some deals, such as his [abrupt turnaround on banning TikTok](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbGpkZGowYjA3eC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) last week after meeting with one of their major investors. This is because so far, his small donor base appears to finally be a little bit tapped out. The campaign claims that February will be its strongest month for small dollar fundraising which would beat the $22.3 million in August. But as the New York Times pointed out, the Biden campaign is seeing a massive rush of small donor money, raising more than $10 million online after the State of the Union, more than doubling Trump's much-ballyhooed haul of $4.2 million from his ignominious mug shot. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYnlmM3R3dzB4My8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWlmYmtyZDcxbnkmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZe9RcPllSCDGE1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRn2_VRP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmXvUXD5ZUggxhNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2024 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 1000 N. 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