Crash Course: Alito is just the tip of the iceberg

New Star Wars makes us question the Jedi Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoQspBP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbzRrcHdrM3o3bS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWY3aGM4bGRtdzUmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZlVCRWBmDUozdVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRoQspBP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveGlzdnR2ZzV3bS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWY3aGM4bGRtdzVXA3NwY0IKZlVCRWBmDUozdVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoQspBP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvenRzbGxiMjFmMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWY3aGM4bGRtdzVXA3NwY0IKZlVCRWBmDUozdVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoQspBP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNHI4ZDZ5ejV2ai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWY3aGM4bGRtdzVXA3NwY0IKZlVCRWBmDUozdVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoQspBP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOHhrZjJ3ajVwNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWY3aGM4bGRtdzVXA3NwY0IKZlVCRWBmDUozdVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoQspBP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOWQ3OWRrcG1oZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWY3aGM4bGRtdzVXA3NwY0IKZlVCRWBmDUozdVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo Trump's conviction and a course correction for the GOP From Chauncey DeVega: "There once was a Republican Party that would not have threatened to grind government to a halt or tear down the criminal justice system just because a jury found their favorite sleazy bigot guilty of lying about payments to a porn star in order to win an election. The Republican Party died nearly ten years ago. Its reanimated corpse isn’t just anathema to the former party, it’s un-American. This zombie party, that’s been hollowed out and ensnared by Donald Trump and his fanatical followers, is a precursor to America after 2025, if we send the convicted felon back to the White House." 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Unfortunately, it turns out that he's far from the only Republican who has become enamored of this flag. We were quickly reminded, for instance, that [Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., has the flag hanging](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoQspBP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvY280NG02YTFoYy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWY3aGM4bGRtdzVXA3NwY0IKZlVCRWBmDUozdVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) outside his office. [As Haley Byrd Wilt of NOTUS documented this week](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoQspBP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva3JzYzg5cmgzcS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWY3aGM4bGRtdzVXA3NwY0IKZlVCRWBmDUozdVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), "at least 10 House Republicans were displaying" the flag outside their offices. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoQspBP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdWQ1MG82bTN3cC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWY3aGM4bGRtdzUmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZlVCRWBmDUozdVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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