Crash Course: Inside the rumors about Queen Elizabeth II, who is not dead yet nor using ivermectin (probably)

A small Hollywood blog claims to have the exclusive on the monarch's death – or did it? The whole situation's a mess Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Inside the rumors about Queen Elizabeth II, who is not dead yet nor using ivermectin (probably) Shortly after [Buckingham Palace](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMTIvcWFub24tcXVlZW4taW1hZ2UtY29taW5nLW9mZi10cnVtcC10cmFpbi1idXMtYWZ0ZXItYnVja2luZ2hhbS1wYWxhY2UtY29tcGxhaW5zL1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) announced [Queen Elizabeth II](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMTkvcXVlZW4tZWxpemFiZXRoLWlpLWhhcy1hLXNwZWVjaC1wcmVwYXJlZC1pZi13b3JsZC1paWktaGFwcGVuc19wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)'s [positive COVID-19 diagnosis](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjAvZ29kLXNhdmUtcXVlZW4tZWxpemFiZXRoLWlpLXRlc3RlZC1wb3NpdGl2ZS1mb3Itd2l0aC1taWxkLWNvbGQtbGlrZS1zeW1wdG9tcy9XA3NwY0IKYhZVcxdiY4YZaVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on Sunday, she became the focus of many wild rumors. Well, to be fair, rumors of her death have been swirling around for quite a while ever since her retreat from the public eye last last year. First, [the Australian news program "A Current Affair"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0SFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudXNhdG9kYXkuY29tL3N0b3J5L25ld3MvZmFjdGNoZWNrLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvZmFjdC1jaGVjay1xdWVlbi1lbGl6YWJldGgtaXNudC10YWtpbmctaXZlcm1lY3Rpbi10cmVhdC1jb3ZpZC0xOS82ODkzODg2MDAxL1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) claimed that the Queen was self-medicating with stromectol[,](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0QYaHR0cHM6Ly9hcmNoaXZlLnBoL05zNFlZVwNzcGNCCmIWVXMXYmOGGWlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) which is the brand name for the antiparasitic medicine [ivermectin](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMDcvdGhlLW1lZGlhLWhhcy1sb3N0LXRoZS1wbG90LW9uLWl2ZXJtZWN0aW4vVwNzcGNCCmIWVXMXYmOGGWlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), to treat her mild, cold-like symptoms. [A separate broadcast](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0QXaHR0cDovL2FyY2hpdmUucGgvU1RPSHZXA3NwY0IKYhZVcxdiY4YZaVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) segment of the program pushed the same claim, which quickly spread across Twitter. [Read the rest from Joy Saha](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvcXVlZW4tZWxpemFiZXRoLXJ1bW9yLWhvbGx5d29vZC11bmxvY2tlZC9XA3NwY0IKYhZVcxdiY4YZaVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). (Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images) HBO's "Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches" makes the 19th century agitator the star he always was From teaching himself how to read to enacting what scholar [ Henry Louis Gates, Jr.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0QtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL3RvcGljL2hlbnJ5X2xvdWlzX2dhdGVzVwNzcGNCCmIWVXMXYmOGGWlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) described as "one of the most unusual escape stories in all of the literature about slavery,"[ Frederick Douglass' life](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0QuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL3RvcGljL2ZyZWRlcmlja19kb3VnbGFzc1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) is worthy of its own feature. He designed it to be seen as such, molding his celebrity in part by becoming the most photographed Black man of his time. Nevertheless, he usually shows up a co-star in documentaries about other 19th century leaders, as is the case in two recent [Lincoln documentary series](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjAvYWJyYWhhbS1saW5jb2xuLXJldmlldy1oaXN0b3J5LWxpbmNvbG5zLWRpbGVtbWEtYXBwbGUtdHYvVwNzcGNCCmIWVXMXYmOGGWlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) or [the fictional series "The Good Lord Bird."](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMDQvdGhlLWdvb2QtbG9yZC1iaXJkLXJldmlldy1qb2huLWJyb3duLXNob3d0aW1lL1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) "Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches" is a step toward remedying this, making Douglass the hero by way of his writings and impact on American history and bringing them life through the voices and observations of six prominent actors, including [Jonathan Majors](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMTkvbG92ZWNyYWZ0LWNvdW50cnktZmluYWxlLWJsYWNrLW1hZ2ljL1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) and [Jeffrey Wright](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTkvMDIvMjcvd2hhdC1vLWctc3Rhci1qZWZmcmV5LXdyaWdodC1sZWFybmVkLWZyb20taW5tYXRlLWFjdG9ycy1vbi1oaXMtbmV3LWhiby1maWxtL1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). [Read the rest from Melanie McFarland](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvZnJlZGVyaWNrLWRvdWdsYXNzLWluLWZpdmUtc3BlZWNoZXMtcmV2aWV3LWhiby9XA3NwY0IKYhZVcxdiY4YZaVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Frederick Douglass (Courtesy of HBO) Promotion from Ross-Simons [Learn more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd2tlczRrdTdkalcDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Celebrate your love [Learn more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd2tlczRrdTdkalcDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - Donald Trump Jr. [sued for witness intimidation](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvZG9uYWxkLWpyLWFsbGVnZWRseS1zdWVkLWZvci13aXRuZXNzLWludGltaWRhdGlvbl9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl has been [reading lips since losing hearing](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvZm9vLWZpZ2h0ZXJzLWRhdmUtZ3JvaGwtZGVhZi1yZWFkLWxpcHMvVwNzcGNCCmIWVXMXYmOGGWlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), but the pandemic made it worse - Coconut rice breakfast bowls, mushroom ragù and TikTok toast: [The food diary of a "weekday vegan](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0R5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvY29jb251dC1yaWNlLWJyZWFrZmFzdC1ib3dscy1tdXNocm9vbS1yYWctYW5kLXRpa3Rvay10b2FzdC10aGUtZGlhcnktb2YtYS13ZWVrZGF5LXZlZ2FuL1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)" - Guns trump car crashes as [main cause of trauma-related deaths](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvY2FyLWNyYXNoZXMtYXMtbWFpbi1jYXVzZS1vZi10cmF1bWEtcmVsYXRlZC9XA3NwY0IKYhZVcxdiY4YZaVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - No, the CDC didn't "[lower standards](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvbm8tdGhlLWRpZG50LWxvd2VyLXN0YW5kYXJkcy1mb3ItY2hpbGRob29kLWRldmVsb3BtZW50LWJlY2F1c2Utb2YtdGhlL1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)" for childhood development because of the pandemic - Alleged [Portland protest shooter](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvcG9ydGxhbmQtc2hvb3Rlci1yZXBvcnRlZGx5LWEtYmlnb3QtYW5kLWEtbWVtYmVyLW9mLXRoZS1mdXJyeS1jb21tdW5pdHkvVwNzcGNCCmIWVXMXYmOGGWlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) identified and charged with murder - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directs state agencies to [investigate trans youth for child abuse](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvdGV4YXMtZ292LWdyZWdnLWFiYm90dC1kaXJlY3RzLXN0YXRlLWFnZW5jaWVzLXRvLWludmVzdGlnYXRlLXRyYW5zLXlvdXRoLWZvci1jaGlsZC1hYnVzZS9XA3NwY0IKYhZVcxdiY4YZaVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - A decade after Trayvon Martin's death, [George Zimmerman is still going after his family](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvYS1kZWNhZGUtYWZ0ZXItdHJheXZvbi1tYXJ0aW5zLWRlYXRoLWdlb3JnZS16aW1tZXJtYW4taXMtc3RpbGwtZ29pbmctYWZ0ZXItaGlzLWZhbWlseS9XA3NwY0IKYhZVcxdiY4YZaVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a plan to [boost Joe Biden's popularity](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvYWxleGFuZHJpYS1vY2FzaW8tY29ydGV6LWhhcy1hLXBsYW4tdG8tYm9vc3Qtam9lLWJpZGVucy1wb3B1bGFyaXR5L1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - Kyle Rittenhouse tells Fox News' Tucker Carlson that he plans to [sue Whoopi Goldberg](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMva3lsZS1yaXR0ZW5ob3VzZS10ZWxscy1mb3gtbmV3cy10dWNrZXItY2FybHNvbi10aGF0LWhlLXBsYW5zLXRvLXdob29waS1nb2xkYmVyZy9XA3NwY0IKYhZVcxdiY4YZaVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. The problem with the populists "free thinkers" — they are just lazy There are few things so terrible that a white man can do that the media won't still find a way to romanticize him. Even [Ted Bundy](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTkvMDIvMDIvbWFraW5nLXRlZC1idW5keS1hLXJvY2stc3Rhci1hcmUtd2UtY3JlZXBzLWZvci1sb3ZpbmctdHJ1ZS1jcmltZS9XA3NwY0IKYhZVcxdiY4YZaVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and [David Koresh](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY29zbW9wb2xpdGFuLmNvbS9lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2EzMjI2Nzc0Ni93YWNvLXNpZWdlLW5ldGZsaXgtdHJ1ZS1zdG9yeS9XA3NwY0IKYhZVcxdiY4YZaVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) got the Hollywood treatment that portrays them as glamorous and sexy. In an environment where even murderous sexual predators get romanticized, I suppose it's no surprise that the standard-issue American dirtbag is getting a media glow-up, reframed as daring rebels because they stand up for the millennia-long tradition of letting men skate by with the bare minimum of effort. And yet, it's still annoying. [Read the rest from Amanda Marcotte](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvdGhlLXByb2JsZW0td2l0aC10aGUtcG9wdWxpc3RzLWZyZWUtdGhpbmtlcnMtLXRoZXktYXJlLWp1c3QtbGF6eS9XA3NwY0IKYhZVcxdiY4YZaVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) - "Denver’s airport now has an interactive talking gargoyle," [Nerdist](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly9uZXJkaXN0LmNvbS9hcnRpY2xlL2RlbnZlci1haXJwb3J0LXRhbGtpbmctZ2FyZ295bGUvP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1zb2NpYWwrZmxvdyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXNvY2lhbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWZhY2Vib29rLmNvbSZmYmNsaWQ9SXdBUjMxVF9hOWkyc1J4OVJBbjE1dkRkdVhZTUZlaklhbnlEQXBqRHFVVGs2TkpneHVpTGNneEJseEFrd1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Missing disabled Kent woman found safe after spending 9 days inside vehicle," [Kent Reporter](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cua2VudHJlcG9ydGVyLmNvbS9uZXdzL21pc3NpbmctZGlzYWJsZWQta2VudC13b21hbi1mb3VuZC1hZnRlci1zcGVuZGluZy05LWRheXMtaW5zaWRlLXZlaGljbGUvVwNzcGNCCmIWVXMXYmOGGWlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Magpies have outwitted scientists by helping each other remove tracking devices," [ABC](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWJjLm5ldC5hdS9uZXdzLzIwMjItMDItMjIvbWFncGllcy1zaG93LWNvb3BlcmF0aXZlLWJlaGF2aW91ci1ieS1yZW1vdmluZy10cmFja2luZy1kZXZpY2UvMTAwODUxNDU4VwNzcGNCCmIWVXMXYmOGGWlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Why are movies so long now?" [Variety](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RYaHR0cHM6Ly92YXJpZXR5LmNvbS8yMDIyL2ZpbG0vZmVhdHVyZXMvYmF0bWFuLXNwaWRlci1tYW4tbG9uZy1tb3ZpZS1ydW50aW1lcy0xMjM1MTg3Nzk3L1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Less than social media: How hashtags have hindered progressive movements — and fueled the right Real change takes time. "People don't just cut off the king's head," Gal Beckerman begins "[The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Rise of Radical Ideas](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RkaHR0cHM6Ly9ib29rc2hvcC5vcmcvYm9va3MvdGhlLXF1aWV0LWJlZm9yZS1vbi10aGUtdW5leHBlY3RlZC1vcmlnaW5zLW9mLXJhZGljYWwtaWRlYXMvOTc4MTUyNDc1OTE4NlcDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)." Released this month by Crown, Beckerman's new book notes that while the public is riveted by images of a newly ignited social movement — "the adrenaline, the tear gas… a man standing up to a tank" — that's only the third act in a much longer play, most of which has already taken place offstage. Throughout history, movements that have transformed societies, overthrown governments and beheaded kings, Beckerman writes, started with a lot of talk. It just was not the sort of talk we have today. [Read more from Kathryn Joyce](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjMvbGVzcy10aGFuLXNvY2lhbC1tZWRpYS1ob3ctaGFzaHRhZ3MtaGF2ZS1oaW5kZXJlZC1wcm9ncmVzc2l2ZS1tb3ZlbWVudHMtLWFuZC1mdWVsZWQtdGhlLXJpZ2h0L1cDc3BjQgpiFlVzF2JjhhlpUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Getty/Chip Somodevilla) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, 19801 DE [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRj-fhTP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmIWVXMXYmOGGWlSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 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