Crash Course: JD Vance pushes the Tim Walz test

But does military service matter anymore in politics? Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYW5kbm83bWhudS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvczFiZzQ4MHV2by8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaXFxYWtleGg1bi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdTJpMHp3emxqdi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYW80Y3hldDg2My8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcm96YTJycmRwdS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ But does military service matter anymore in politics? Even though neither major party nominee for president has a military background — one of them avoided service through a series of deferments and a claimed bone-spurs disability — and U.S. armed forces are not currently involved in any ground wars, military matters are playing an outsized role in this year’s election. How important is military service of any kind as a qualification or preparation for high elective office? Read what Eugene R. Fidell, who has taught Military Justice at Yale Law School since 1993, has to stay about this election's [so-called stolen valor controversy here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbW05ZzdxcmNzcy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZzhuaXo0cW8zOS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvN2MwaThtODUyOC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdHl2cGU4d2xmaC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbmgyYm1ua3pwYy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ What got lost in the DNC's love fest for a lame duck From Norman Solomon: An observation from George Orwell — “those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future” — is acutely relevant to how President Biden talked about Gaza during his speech at the Democratic convention Monday night. His words fit into a messaging template now in its eleventh month, depicting the U.S. government as tirelessly seeking peace, while simultaneously supplying the weapons and bombs that have enabled Israel’s [continual slaughter](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZTVxdG16NHAweS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) of civilians. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcm42dWNpZ2Q0dC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). [Subscribe to Salon today](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZWZpNzZqbDQ0by8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) and unlock more benefits! Up Next ... - Pioneering daytime talk show host [Phil Donahue dies](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaXRvbmx6ajJlOS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) at age 88 - “A huge argument”: Food Network’s [Sandra Lee](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYmJtejRzYXFicS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) gives background on viral “two shots of vodka” meme - [Tim Walz's climate record](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbjhndnhlNGdiMi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)? It's complicated by coziness with fossil fuel companies, experts say - [Kroger sues Federal Trade Commission](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvODZyc254bDhxMS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) ahead of merger court hearing - [Why joy matters](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOG1qdGVycjY0ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - This summer's [salmonella-laced cucumber](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveXNmc3F1Zmphdy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) recall linked to nearly 500 cases of illness Before you go ... Why menopause is all the rage From Melanie McFarland: In May, Halle Berry lobbied for the [Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZjB2OTRvNThpbi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), a $275 million bipartisan Senate bill aimed at increasing clinical research into [menopause](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveWJ6MG45ajJiNS8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). “The shame has to be taken out of menopause. We have to talk about this very normal part of our life that happens,” [Berry said](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYTJnMmkyMDl0dC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). “Our doctors can't even say the word to us, let alone walk us through the journey of what our menopausal years look like.” They join Gayle King, Drew Barrymore, Michelle Obama, Naomi Watts and others in publicly discussing their menopause experiences and how little information they were given about this stage of a woman’s life and health. This increased candor about “the change” has somewhat eased our comfort with talking about menopause. As for why it’s surging right now, we might credit a few related forces. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZHh0MHJtN3V0dy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2xoX2FpZD0xMjI5NTlXA3NwY0IKZrsNesRmteshlFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Copyright © 2024 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801 ~/AASU4wA~/RgRopv8NP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva3c4dmt4NXYyei8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9ZHlnbjR1OXd3aVcDc3BjQgpmuw16xGa16yGUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ Made with Letterhead [Letterhead logo]