Crash Course: Why MAGA is now coming for Dolly Parton

The relentless cruelty of Trumpism is their true faith Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMzJiamJtNnR6My8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYWtncmkyMWl6aS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmJXA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva25uam14eXg5cS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmJXA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZjkxM2NveTc0NC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmJXA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdDVtcnZ2d3kybi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmJXA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvenJvMGFhYTkxcy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmJXA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo "False gospel": Republicans attack Dolly Parton From Amanda Marcotte: It's not just that the right resents that Dolly Parton offers innocuous statements of love and acceptance of LGBTQ people, [sentiments shared by most Americans](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOGJrNXNyeThpai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmJXA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). As with the [attacks on the NFL, Taylor Swift](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveG9neGdzeXoyaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), [and the "Barbie" movie](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvb2MwbnZ5MW9sdS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), it's about encouraging paranoia in the Republican base. The message, from Trump down through the right-wing media, is that white conservative Christians are under attack from every corner of society. [As New York Times writer Jamelle Bouie explained on Bluesky](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcDV1dzQwMnljai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmJXA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), this allows conservatives to "see themselves as involved in revolutionary action that justifies anything under the sun." Including lying, committing crimes, and, as we saw on Jan. 6, violence. [Read the rest](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveGl2amhjdjdlOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYmltZGV4Z3ZtMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmJXA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOGpzcmcyaTVzeC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmJXA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvM2Q2MWlkdWw3dy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmJXA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbmI4MGFrOTZhci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmJXA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo The "real crisis" for Trump comes at sentencing From Chauncey DeVega's interview with David Cay Johnston: At the sentencing hearing, if the judge calls on Trump to speak, I think there'll be a real crisis for him. He will know that he can't apologize. Trump cannot say "I was wrong." All he can do is attack the judge, and that's an invitation to a longer sentence. That's how the system is supposed to work. If you refuse to acknowledge and take responsibility for wrongdoing, you're sure to get a longer tougher sentence than somebody who says, "Yeah, I screwed up, and I recognize that now." [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOGdyM2VoaG9ibS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). [Subscribe to Salon today](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoSrNFP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcWk1bW1oMmRlOC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhoOGNlZjJrZmImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZmFGLmhm4XFzEVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and unlock more benefits! 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