Plus: the return of the "Cool Jew" [Crash Course] Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgphdkF3fmH5nhzYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Written by [Brett Bachman](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0QhaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9CcmV0dEFCYWNobWFuVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). The secret history of Occupy Wall Street One of the last decade's most consequential protest movements started in the most unlikely of places: North Dakota. At least that's according to an account of Occupy's genesis from Brian James Schill, a researcher and writer at the University of North Dakota, who shared with Salon the story of four North Dakota natives who "holed up in a crumbling Bed-Stuy apartment" as Hurricane Irene hit New York City, using the emergency declaration as an excuse to hunker down and sketch out the beginnings of a radical movement that would stop at nothing less than dismantling capitalism itself. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0SKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvZnJvbS1ub3J0aC1kYWtvdGEtdG8tb2NjdXB5LXdhbGwtc3RyZWV0LWFuLXVubGlrZWx5LXVudG9sZC1zdG9yeS1vZi1wcmFpcmllLXJhZGljYWxpc20vP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). (Photo via Getty Images) The return of the "Cool Jew" Like the old adage goes, it happened slowly and then all at once: Sometime in the mid-aughts Hollywood abandoned its portrayal of suave Jewish men, trading in the likes of James Caan and Richard Dreyfuss for Jerry Seinfeld, Seth Rogan and Adam Sandler, the quintessential schlubs. Before long, however, there emerged a savior: Timothée Chalamet, a dapper young Jewish man who was catapulted into superstardom with the twin 2017 and 2018 hits "Lady Bird" and "Call Me by Your Name." The Cool Jew, Salon contributor Hannah Jackson argues, [is back](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0ROaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMjkvdGltb3RoZWUtY2hhbGFtZXQtY29vbC1qZXcvP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) â and hotter than ever, thanks to Chalamet. Even Rogan and Sandler have experienced their own renaissance of sorts in recent years, with an entertainment media machine that has been all too willing to change the narrative: The pair of Jewish comedy legends are now certifiably hot. (Photo via Getty Images) - Adam Schiff [talks with Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvYWRhbS1zY2hpZmYtb24tamFuLTYtbGllcy1iaWctYW5kLXNtYWxsLS1hbmQtcHJvc2VjdXRpbmctZG9uYWxkLz91c2VyX2lkPSp8RU1BSUx8KlcDc3BjQgphdkF3fmH5nhzYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) about Jan. 6, Republican lies big and small â and prosecuting Donald Trump - TV dinner: [5 of our best stories](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0SQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMjkvdHYtZGlubmVyLTUtb2Ytb3VyLWJlc3Qtc3Rvcmllcy1hYm91dC10aGUtaW50ZXJzZWN0aW9uLWJldHdlZW4td2hhdC13ZS1lYXQtYW5kLXdoYXQtd2Utd2F0Y2gvP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) about the intersection between what we eat and what we watch - How anti-trans activists [hijacked a tool](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0SNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvY28tb3B0aW5nLXRoZS1tZXNzYWdlLWhvdy1hbnRpLXRyYW5zLWFjdGl2aXN0cy1oaWphY2tlZC1hLXRvb2wtbWVhbnQtdG8taGVscC10cmFucy1wZW9wbGUvP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) meant to help trans people - Twitter's algorithm amplifies conservatives. It might be [the mockery](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0SDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMjkvdHdpdHRlcnMtYWxnb3JpdGhtLWFtcGxpZmllcy1jb25zZXJ2YXRpdmVzLWl0LW1pZ2h0LWJlLXRoZS1tb2NrZXJ5LXRoZXktaW5zcGlyZS8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYXZBd35h-Z4c2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) they inspire - Gina Schock on The Go-Go's "explosive and crazy" energy together and [her new book](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0RYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvZ28tZ29zLWdpbmEtc2Nob2NrLW1hZGUtaW4taG9sbHl3b29kLz91c2VyX2lkPSp8RU1BSUx8KlcDc3BjQgphdkF3fmH5nhzYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of insider photos - Trump lawyer [told Mike Pence's team](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0SNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvbGF3eWVyLXRvbGQtbWlrZS1wZW5jZXMtdGVhbS10aGV5LXdlcmUtcmVzcG9uc2libGUtZm9yLWphbi02LWV2ZW4tYXMtbW9iLWJyZWFjaGVkLWNhcGl0b2wvP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) they were responsible for Jan. 6 even as mob breached Capitol - "We have to reconceptualize suicide": Author Craig J. Bryan on one of our [most pressing problems](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0SQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvd2UtaGF2ZS10by1yZWNvbmNlcHR1YWxpemUtc3VpY2lkZS1hdXRob3ItY3JhaWctai1icnlhbi1vbi1vbmUtb2Ytb3VyLW1vc3QtcHJlc3NpbmctcHJvYmxlbXMvP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) - [Trump to campaign](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0R6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvdG8tY2FtcGFpZ24tZm9yLWdsZW5uLXlvdW5na2luLW9uLWV2ZS1hcy1wb2xscy1uYXJyb3ctYW5kLWdhaW5zLWdyb3VuZC8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYXZBd35h-Z4c2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) for Glenn Youngkin on election eve as polls narrow and Republican gains ground - "What We Do in the Shadows" proves the [first law of thermodynamics](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0RjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvd2hhdC13ZS1kby1pbi10aGUtc2hhZG93cy1maW5hbGUtY29saW4tcm9iaW5zb24vP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) with its refreshing cliffhanger - Texas cops refused to help Biden bus after "Trump Train" incident, [911 transcripts reveal](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0SRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvdXBkYXRlZC10cmFpbi05MTEtdHJhbnNjcmlwdHMtcmV2ZWFsLXRleGFzLXBvbGljZS1yZWZ1c2VkLXRvLXNlbmQtZXNjb3J0LXRvLWJpZGVuLWJ1c19wYXJ0bmVyLz91c2VyX2lkPSp8RU1BSUx8KlcDc3BjQgphdkF3fmH5nhzYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) - A brief examination of [the science](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0RraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvYS1icmllZi1leGFtaW5hdGlvbi1vZi10aGUtc2NpZW5jZS1iZWhpbmQtZ2hvc3QtaHVudGluZy8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYXZBd35h-Z4c2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) behind ghost hunting - "The Morning Showâ and [making sense](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvdGhlLW1vcm5pbmctc2hvdy1taXRjaC1hbGV4Lz91c2VyX2lkPSp8RU1BSUx8KlcDc3BjQgphdkF3fmH5nhzYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) of Mitch and Alex's wild ride in Italy - Florida professors [barred from testifying](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0SYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvZmxvcmlkYS1wcm9mZXNzb3JzLWJhcnJlZC1mcm9tLXRlc3RpZnlpbmctaW4tYWdhaW5zdC1kZXNhbnRpcy1jaGFtcGlvbmVkLXZvdGluZy1yZXN0cmljdGlvbnNfcGFydG5lci8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYXZBd35h-Z4c2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) in lawsuit against DeSantis-championed voting restrictions - Netflix's [new Colin Kaepernick series](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0RgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMjkvY29saW4ta2FlcGVybmljay1pbi1ibGFjay1hbmQtcmV2aWV3LW5ldGZsaXgvP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) is as ambitious but not quite as successful as its subject - Democrats seize on [historic hearing](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0RvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMjkvZGVtb2NyYXRzLXNlaXplLW9uLWhpc3RvcmljLWhlYXJpbmctd2l0aC1iaWctb2lsLWV4ZWN1dGl2ZXMvP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) with Big Oil executives - Bill Maher [calls out Sean Spicer](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0SJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvYmlsbC1tYWhlci1jYWxscy1vdXQtc2Vhbi1zcGljZXItb24tcmVhbC10aW1lLWZvci1yZWZ1c2luZy10by1hZG1pdC1iaWRlbi13b25fcGFydG5lci8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYXZBd35h-Z4c2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) on "Real Time" for refusing to admit Biden won - How Big Tobacco [made menthol racial](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0RXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMjkvaG93LWJpZy10b2JhY2NvLW1hZGUtbWVudGhvbC1yYWNpYWwvP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) - Former Fox News reporter slams [Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 special](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0SMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMjkvZm9ybWVyLWZveC1yZXBvcnRlci1zbGFtcy10dWNrZXItY2FybHNvbnMtamFuLTYtc3BlY2lhbC1hLWJldHJheWFsLXRvLXRoZS1wdWJsaWNfcGFydG5lci8_dXNlcl9pZD0qfEVNQUlMfCpXA3NwY0IKYXZBd35h-Z4c2FIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): A "betrayal to the public" - Why sugar may be [the scariest part](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0RjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMjkvd2h5LXN1Z2FyLW1heS1iZS10aGUtc2Nhcmllc3QtcGFydC1vZi1oYWxsb3dlZW4vP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of Halloween - Trump's SPAC deal may have [skirted securities law](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0SKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMjkvc3BhYy1kZWFsLW1heS1oYXZlLXNraXJ0ZWQtc2VjdXJpdGllcy1sYXctaW4tc2hhZG93eS1jb3JuZXItb2Ytd2FsbC1zdHJlZXQtbnl0X3BhcnRuZXIvP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) in "shadowy corner of Wall Street": NYT - And, finally, with just 3 ingredients you can have the pasta and [cheesy biscuits](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0R1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMzAvd2l0aC0zLWluZ3JlZGllbnRzLXlvdS1jYW4taGF2ZS1wYXN0YS1hbmQtY2hlZXN5LWJpc2N1aXRzLXRvbmlnaHQvP3VzZXJfaWQ9KnxFTUFJTHwqVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of your dreams tonight Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgphdkF3fmH5nhzYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) to receive Crash Course. Zuckerberg's got nothing to fear He knows it, the shareholders know it, and after years of scandal after scandal, we sure should know it by now as well. Which is what made Facebook's name-change announcement so ominous, according to Salon columnist Amanda Marcotte. "It's an especially sinister move at the current moment, as the company is under international scrutiny for its already overpowering presence in people's lives," Marcotte writes. "Facebook knew its social media networks were being used to spread misinformation, stoke often genocidal levels of conflict, and undermine people's mental health â but did little to nothing about it." "Yet politicians at a federal level look like they're powerless against a company they supposedly have a legal right to regulate. So, as much fun as it is to imagine Facebook will be toppled by this deluge of scandals, right now, the smart bet is that they'll come out on the other end of this doing just fine. The rest of the world, however, won't be so lucky." (Photo via Getty Images) - "The Art of the Boyfriend 'Soft Launch,'" [The Atlantic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0TDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL3RlY2hub2xvZ3kvYXJjaGl2ZS8yMDIxLzEwL2JveWZyaWVuZC1yZXZlYWwtc29mdC1sYXVuY2gvNjIwNTQxLz91dG1fc291cmNlPWZlZWRidXJuZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1mZWVkJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1GZWVkJTNBK1RoZUF0bGFudGljKyUyOFRoZStBdGxhbnRpYystK01hc3RlcitGZWVkJTI5VwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) - "Pizza Story: A political analogy," [The AP (Alex Pareene) Substack newsletter](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0QoaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhcC5zdWJzdGFjay5jb20vcC9waXp6YS1zdG9yeVcDc3BjQgphdkF3fmH5nhzYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) - "An undersung trailblazer of Indian cooking," [The New Yorker](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3eW9ya2VyLmNvbS9jdWx0dXJlL2tpdGNoZW4tbm90ZXMvYW4tdW5kZXJzdW5nLXRyYWlsYmxhemVyLW9mLWluZGlhbi1jb29raW5nP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9dHdpdHRlciZtYmlkPXNvY2lhbF90d2l0dGVyJnV0bV9icmFuZD10bnkmdXRtX3NvY2lhbC10eXBlPW93bmVkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09c29jaWFsVwNzcGNCCmF2QXd-YfmeHNhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) - "The soft sell of Hims," [New York Magazine](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0RqaHR0cHM6Ly9ueW1hZy5jb20vaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlci8yMDIxLzEwL2hpbXMtaGVhbHRoLWNhcmUuaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPXR3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09czEmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW55bVcDc3BjQgphdkF3fmH5nhzYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) - "How âLetâs Go Brandonâ became code for insulting Joe Biden," [The Associated Press](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0RzaHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tL2FydGljbGUvbGV0cy1nby1icmFuZG9uLXdoYXQtZG9lcy1pdC1tZWFuLXJlcHVibGljYW5zLWpvZS1iaWRlbi1hYjEzZGIyMTIwNjc5Mjg0NTVhM2RiYTA3NzU2YTE2MFcDc3BjQgphdkF3fmH5nhzYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Charlottesville trial gets weird, fast Racial slurs, Mein Kampf, Antifa â opening statements at this week's civil trial for the planners of the deadly 2017 white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, [had it all](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjYPw_P0SRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTAvMjkvbWVpbi1rYW1wZi1yYWNpYWwtc2x1cnMtYW5kLWFudGlmYS1jb25zcGlyYWNpZXMtbGVhZC13aWxkLWZpcnN0LXdlZWstYXQtY2hhcmxvdHRlc3ZpbGxlLXRyaWFsLz91c2VyX2lkPSp8RU1BSUx8KlcDc3BjQgphdkF3fmH5nhzYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). The case was brought with the intention of bankrupting the men who organized the rally, as well as several white supremacist groups, and hinges on whether or not they anticipated the violence that eventually broke out at the event. Many of those who spoke denied that they intended for anyone to be hurt as a result of their activism â but made no such effort to distance themselves from the abhorrent beliefs that were on display during those two-days in August. "[The jury will] hear us making a couple racist jokes. We're sort of notorious for those things," one of the organizers of the rally said in court. "But what you won't hear is a conspiracy to commit any crime, much less a violent one." (Photo via Getty Images) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Copyright © 2021 Crash Course, All rights reserved. Our mailing address:
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