Crash Course: GOP midterms platform: The Big Lie

Plus: "Yellowjackets" is a teenage scream none Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjv_ZTP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgph1lRx3WFARzWSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). none none GOP midterms platform: The Big Lie Amanda Marcotte writes: One year out, Republican leaders continue to hedge their bets. They are attempting to both appeal to the Trump base by pretending to believe there are "questions" about the validity of the 2020 election and also to appeal to swing voters and moderates by publicly denouncing the violence of the insurrection fueled by such "questions." But playing in the gray zone may not be an option for Republicans much longer — if Ted Cruz's very bad, no good week was any indication. With a huge majority of Americans disapproving of the insurrection, how exactly should the GOP play this in order to court the moderates? And how can the Democrats drive the wedge between those voters and the far-right? Read the [full story here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjv_ZTP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMTAvdGhlLTIwMjItbWlkdGVybXMtd2lsbC1iZS1hbGwtYWJvdXQtamFuLTYtZGVtb2NyYXRzLWNhbi13aW4taWYtdGhleS1maWdodC1iaWctbGllL1cDc3BjQgph1lRx3WFARzWSUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Photo: Salon/Getty Images none none "Yellowjackets" is a teenage scream What if cannibals threw a rager? Showtime's addictive thriller "Yellowjackets" is a compelling mixture of mystery, supernatural and dark humor . . . but it's also an unapologetic representation of teen narratives seen in the YA genre. Set in 1996, long before "The Hunger Games" envisioned young people turning on each other, the series examines what happens to a girls' high school soccer team after they crash land in a remote area in Canada for 19 months. While the requisite "Lord of the Flies" comparisons can be made, the series also draws on the more typical and less murder-y teen fare. From The One prophecy to the Big Dance, [Alison Stine details](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjv_ZTP0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMTAveWVsbG93amFja2V0cy15YS15b3VuZy1hZHVsdC1zaG93dGltZS9XA3NwY0IKYdZUcd1hQEc1klIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) the ways "Yellowjackets" uses these storytelling devices and why they make sense. Photo: Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME none - A year later, we're still trapped in a bad fascist-coup movie: [It doesn't end well](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjv_ZTP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMTAvYS15ZWFyLWxhdGVyLXdlcmUtc3RpbGwtdHJhcHBlZC1pbi1hLWZhc2Npc3QtY291cC1tb3ZpZS1pdC1kb2VzbnQtZW5kLXdlbGwvVwNzcGNCCmHWVHHdYUBHNZJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - [Yale, Brown, Columbia and 13 others colleges sued](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjv_ZTP0R7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMTAveWFsZS1icm93bi1jb2x1bWJpYS1hbmQtMTMtb3RoZXJzLXN1ZWQtb3Zlci1jb2xsdXNpb24tdG8tbGltaXQtZmluYW5jaWFsLWFpZC1mb3Itc3R1ZGVudHMvVwNzcGNCCmHWVHHdYUBHNZJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)over collusion to limit financial aid for students - "Pose" star Michaela Jaé Rodriguez makes history as [first transgender actress](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjv_ZTP0RZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMTAvcG9zZS1taWNoYWVsYS1qYS1yb2RyaWd1ZXotdHJhbnNnZW5kZXItd2luLWdvbGRlbi1nbG9iZS9XA3NwY0IKYdZUcd1hQEc1klIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)to win a Golden Globe - [Jim Jordan refuses](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjv_ZTP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMTAvamltLWpvcmRhbi1yZWZ1c2VzLXRvLXRlbGwtamFuLTYtcGFuZWwtYWJvdXQtY2FsbHMtYWZ0ZXItY2xhaW1pbmctaGUtaGFkLW5vdGhpbmctdG8taGlkZS9XA3NwY0IKYdZUcd1hQEc1klIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to tell Jan. 6 panel about Trump calls after claiming he had “nothing to hide” - [Alec {NAME} shuts down claims](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjv_ZTP0RBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMTAvYWxlYy1iYWxkd2luLXJ1c3QtaW52ZXN0aWdhdGlvbi9XA3NwY0IKYdZUcd1hQEc1klIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)that he's not complying with ongoing "Rust" shooting investigation - "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" gets flipped-turned upside down ... as a drama: [Watch the trailer](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjv_ZTP0RIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMTAvZnJlc2gtcHJpbmNlLW9mLWJlbC1haXItcmVib290LXRyYWlsZXIvVwNzcGNCCmHWVHHdYUBHNZJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjv_ZTP0QgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL25ld3NsZXR0ZXJXA3NwY0IKYdZUcd1hQEc1klIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to receive Crash Course. none none Biden's "secret" Green New Deal? While the media – and most of Washington – has decided that the Green New Deal failed, that doesn't mean its intent has been lost. There's still Biden's Build Back Better Act. Carl Pope writes: What remains is the essence of the Green New Deal: the marriage between a federal budget with economy-transforming green investments, and a social and environmental regulatory safety net. That's the ideal combination Roosevelt stumbled into, and which Biden is currently being nudged towards. He argues that since Roosevelt didn't achieve his victories through a centralized strategy, a gridlocked Congress doesn't necessarily mean the federal government is similarly frozen. Read the [full story here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRjv_ZTP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDEvMTAvYnVpbGQtYmFjay1iZXR0ZXItZ3JlZW4tbmV3LWRlYWwvVwNzcGNCCmHWVHHdYUBHNZJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images none - "Colors: Where did they go? An investigation." 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Heather Digby Parton writes: You would have thought that this abject betrayal of Trump's supposed fealty to the men in uniform would have shaken their faith in him. But according to this new profile of former D.C Metropolitan police officer (and Trump voter) Michael Fanone by Molly Ball of TIME, most of his former colleagues on the force remain devoted to Trump. Fanone came forward to publicly speak out about what happened in order to stand up for the police who were attacked that day. It didn't occur to him that the police themselves wouldn't back him If even the police might have been swayed to join the attackers or at least look the other way, who's next? Trump has also seen the military as his constituency. The problem is that the feeling is mutual for many in uniform, with extremism growing in the ranks . . . 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