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Charlottesville verdict: Bankrupting the alt-right none Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Written by [Sophia Tesfaye](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0QraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL3dyaXRlci9zb3BoaWFfdGVzZmF5ZVcDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) while [Brett Bachman](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0QhaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9CcmV0dEFCYWNobWFuVwNzcGNCCmGOUSmeYbOXiFhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) goes hunting! none none Residents of Charlottesville and counterprotesters at the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in the Virginia college town are waking up victorious after a jury awarded them more than $25 million in punitive damages on Tuesday. Organizers of the far-right demonstration, ostensibly in support of a statue of Confederate leader Robert E. Lee, were [found guilty](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjQvY2hhcmxvdHRlc3ZpbGxlLXZlcmRpY3Qtb3JkZXJlZC10by1wYXktbWlsbGlvbnMtZm9yLXVuaXRlZC10aGUtcmlnaHQtcmFsbHkvVwNzcGNCCmGOUSmeYbOXiFhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) of violating a state conspiracy law. "This is a HISTORIC legal victory against the forces of violent hate that threaten our communities & our democracy," the group representing the plaintiffs said in a statement following the jury's decision. none none "Octopuses and other cephalopods are very likely more complicated than we expected before," Dr. Wen-Sung Chung, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Queensland Brain Institute in Australia, recently [told Salon's Matt Rosza](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjMvc2NpZW50aXN0cy1wZWVyZWQtaW50by1vY3RvcHVzLWJyYWlucy0tYW5kLXdlcmUtYXN0b25pc2hlZC1hdC13aGF0LXRoZXktc2F3L1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). "Our study uncovered new insights to confirm that octopus brain structure indeed evolved as those of many other animals." Chung's research found that, contrary to conventional wisdom, the brain of an octopus is developed like that of vertebrates — creatures who are considered much more intellectually complex. By exploring the neurons packed into the many tentacles of an octopus, scientists can now say for sure that octopuses are smart enough to remember landmarks and break out of their housing tanks! none - Escape from TrumpWorld: "Anonymous" White House aide [Miles Taylor on post-Trump trauma](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjQvZXNjYXBlLWZyb20tdHJ1bXB3b3JsZC1hbm9ueW1vdXMtYWlkLi4uL1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - Wisconsin GOP wants to seize control of elections — and even [send commissioners to jail](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjQvd2lzY29uc2luLXdhbnRzLXRvLXNlaXplLWNvbnRyb2wtb2YtLi4uL1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - Ted Cruz appeared on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday and was [grilled about his continued false claims](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjMvdGVkLWNydXotY29uZnJvbnRlZC1vbi1jYnMtb3Zlci1oaXMtY29udGludWVkLWZhbHNlLWNsYWltcy1vZi1mcmF1ZC9XA3NwY0IKYY5RKZ5hs5eIWFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) of election fraud - Alex Jones, Roger Stone [slapped with subpoenas](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjMvYWxleC1qb25lcy1yb2dlci1zdG9uZS1zbGFwcGVkLXdpdGgtc3VicG9lbmFzLWJ5LWphbi02LWNvbW1pdHRlZS9XA3NwY0IKYY5RKZ5hs5eIWFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) by Jan. 6 committee - Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi explains how the best way to know yourself is [through others](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjMvZHJpdmUtbXktY2FyLXJ5dXN1a2UtaGFtYWd1Y2hpL1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - Has America [crossed the Rubicon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjMvdGhlLXJpdHRlbmhvdXNlLXN5bmRyb21lLWhhcy1hbWVyaWNhLWNyb3NzZWQtdGhlLXJ1Ymljb24vVwNzcGNCCmGOUSmeYbOXiFhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) with the Rittenhouse verdict? - Georgia GOP redraws political map as [Senate Democrats do nothing](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjQvdG90YWwtYXN5bW1ldHJpYy13YXJmYXJlLWdlb3JnaWEtcmVkLi4uL1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - How — [and when](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjEvaG93LS1hbmQtd2hlbi0tdG8tZGVmcm9zdC15b3VyLXR1cmtleV9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) — to defrost your turkey. - Brad Leone shares his method for a [perfectly juicy turkey and flavorful gravy](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjMvYnJhZC1sZW9uZS1vbi1mb29kLWZhbWlseS1mb3JhZ2luZy0tYW5kLXRoZXNlLW1hcGxlLWdsYXplZC1zd2VldC1wb3RhdG9lcy9XA3NwY0IKYY5RKZ5hs5eIWFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. none none (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) Who dies when the law looks away? Domestic violence is a political act — and you can tell by how its perpetrators are punished. As Salon's Amanda Marcotte [explains](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0SFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjMvdGhlLXdpc2NvbnNpbi1wYXJhZGUtYW5kLWdhYmJ5LXBldGl0by1wZW9wbGUta2VlcC1keWluZy1iZWNhdXNlLXRoZS1sYXctYmxvd3Mtb2ZmLWRvbWVzdGljLXZpb2xlbmNlL1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), a common thread across tragedies that have gripped the nation's attention (and countless others that do not) is violence towards women. Due to the sexism of law enforcement officers and the disregard for women in the law, people are needlessly being killed. "Men who hurt women are a threat to public safety," Marcotte notes, citing the recent mowing down of several people at a Wisconsin parade by a man allegedly evading cops after attacking a woman. "But the law keeps treating them like little more than a public nuisance. And the result is, over and over, deaths that could have been prevented. " none - "The Death Knell for Hong Kong’s Democracy," [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8xMS8yNC9vcGluaW9uL2hvbmcta29uZy11bml2ZXJzaXR5LWNoaW5hLmh0bWxXA3NwY0IKYY5RKZ5hs5eIWFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Julius Jones’s life is spared, but he shouldn’t have to spend the rest of it in prison," [The Washington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0R2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL29waW5pb25zLzIwMjEvMTEvMjMvanVsaXVzLWpvbmVzcy1saWZlLWlzLXNwYXJlZC1oZS1zaG91bGRudC1oYXZlLXNwZW5kLXJlc3QtaXQtcHJpc29uL1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Science shows a massive Marvel plot hole," [NPR](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnByLm9yZy8yMDIxLzExLzE5LzEwNTczOTc4ODcvbW92ZS1vdmVyLWJsaW5rLW9mLWFuLWV5ZS10aGUtc25hcC1vZi1hLWZpbmdlci1pcy10aGUtZmFzdGVzdC1odW1hbi1tb3Rpb25XA3NwY0IKYY5RKZ5hs5eIWFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "The 2022 Grammy nominations are filled with snubs, surprises," [LA Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0SGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGF0aW1lcy5jb20vZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC1hcnRzL211c2ljL3N0b3J5LzIwMjEtMTEtMjMvMjAyMi1ncmFtbXktbm9taW5hdGlvbnMtc251YnMtc3VycHJpc2VzLXRheWxvci1zd2lmdC1idHMtam9uLWJhdGlzdGVXA3NwY0IKYY5RKZ5hs5eIWFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Bing Crosby’s Advice for Thanksgiving," [The Harvard Crimson](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0ReaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlY3JpbXNvbi5jb20vY29sdW1uL2JlbG9uZ2luZy9hcnRpY2xlLzIwMjEvMTEvMjMvdWRkaW4tYmluZy1jcm9zYnktdGhhbmtzZ2l2aW5nL1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) none RNC using donor funds to pay Trump's legal fees Donald Trump is sitting on a $100 million campaign war chest — yet donors to the Republican National Committee are footing at least one of the former president's legal bills. The New York criminal investigation into Trump's businesses has been has recently ramped up, prompting Trump to send his $121,670 lawyer's bill to the RNC. This is not the first time donors have picked up the tab for Trump's legal woes. As [Salon's Igor Derysh notes](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMjMvcm5jLXVzaW5nLWRvbm9yLWZ1bmRzLXRvLXBheS1kb25hbGQtdHJ1bXBzLWxlZ2FsLWJpbGxzLWluLW55LWNyaW1pbmFsLXByb2JlL1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), "The RNC previously [paid for lawyers](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjgK5QP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTcvMDkvMjAvZG9uYWxkLXRydW1wLWlzbnQtcGF5aW5nLWhpcy1sYXd5ZXJzLWhpcy1kb25vcnMtYXJlL1cDc3BjQgphjlEpnmGzl4hYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) that represented Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr. in the Russia probe and other campaign-related investigations." Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). 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