Crash Course: Who is Nick Fuentes?

Smirking face of the far-right "groypers" has big dreams — after praising Putin and Hitler, he's on center stage Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Who is Nick Fuentes? A young white nationalist who hopes to pull the GOP all the way to Hitler On Tuesday morning, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz posted an [odd video](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0Q7aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9SZXBNYXR0R2FldHovc3RhdHVzLzE0OTg2NjM4NDc1MTkwMzUzOTJXA3NwY0IKYh72rSBiVbRrW1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on Twitter along with the comment, "If anyone asks me about Nick Fuentes today, this is my answer in advance." That answer boiled down to the suggestion that Fuentes is no more politically radical than the Rev. Al Sharpton, that he's faced significant persecution for his beliefs and that if conservatives don't defend Fuentes, they're effectively supporting the Orwellian prosecution of "thought crimes." [Read the rest from Kathryn Joyce](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvaXMtbmljay1mdWVudGVzLWEteW91bmctbmF0aW9uYWxpc3QtaG9wZXMtdG8tcHVsbC10aGUtYWxsLXRoZS13YXktdG8taGl0bGVyL1cDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) Dire United Nations report warns inaction on climate means death A blunt report from a United Nations panel on climate change says humanity is [running out of time and options to reverse course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0R2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjUvYW4tZW1lcmdpbmctdGhlLWNsaW1hdGUtaXMtY2hhbmdpbmctdG9vLWZhc3QtZm9yLXBsYW50cy1hbmQtYW5pbWFscy10by1hZGFwdF9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) on the climate and avoid [permanent damage](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTIvMDcvMDMvd2Vfc3RhcnRlZF90aGVfZmlyZV9nbG9iYWxfd2FybWluZ19idXJuc190aGVfc291dGh3ZXN0L1cDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). The findings — which come from the [Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Report](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RJaHR0cHM6Ly9yZXBvcnQuaXBjYy5jaC9hcjZ3ZzIvcGRmL0lQQ0NfQVI2X1dHSUlfRmluYWxEcmFmdF9GdWxsUmVwb3J0LnBkZlcDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) — are a scathing indictment of governmental responses to climate change worldwide. Without [immediate and drastic cuts to fossil fuel consumption](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMTEvMTYvaXRzLXRpbWUtd2Utc3RvcC1saXN0ZW5pbmctdG8tZWNvbm9taXN0cy1vbi1jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZV9wYXJ0bmVyL1cDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), the toll on human life will be profound, the report states. [Read the rest from Eric Schank](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvZGlyZS11bml0ZWQtbmF0aW9ucy1yZXBvcnQtd2FybnMtaW5hY3Rpb24tb24tY2xpbWF0ZS1tZWFucy9XA3NwY0IKYh72rSBiVbRrW1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). (Joaquin Meabe/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) - [Think tofu is tasteless](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvdGhpbmstdG9mdS1pcy10YXN0ZWxlc3MteW91LXByb2JhYmx5LWhhdmVudC10cmllZC10aGUtc21hbGwtYmF0Y2gtc3R1ZmYvVwNzcGNCCmIe9q0gYlW0a1tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)? You probably haven't tried the small-batch stuff - Microplastics from car tires are [choking out life](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvbWljcm9wbGFzdGljcy1mcm9tLWNhci10aXJlcy1hcmUtY2hva2luZy1vdXQtbGlmZS1pbi1mcmVzaHdhdGVyLWVjb3N5c3RlbXMvVwNzcGNCCmIe9q0gYlW0a1tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)in freshwater ecosystems - Dee Snider endorses "[We’re Not Gonna Take It](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvZGVlLXNuaWRlci13ZXJlLW5vdC1nb25uYS10YWtlLWl0LXVrcmFpbmUtdHdpc3RlZC1zaXN0ZXIvVwNzcGNCCmIe9q0gYlW0a1tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)" as a rebellion anthem – for Ukraine not anti-maskers - Jacqueline Bisset on her latest film and career typecasting: "[They would say I was too pretty](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvamFjcXVlbGluZS1iaXNzZXQtbG9yZW4tYW5kLXJvc2UtcnVzc2VsbC1icm93bi9XA3NwY0IKYh72rSBiVbRrW1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" - Why a life-saving, [last-resort treatment for COVID-19](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvd2h5LWEtbGlmZS1zYXZpbmctbGFzdC1yZXNvcnQtdHJlYXRtZW50LWZvci0xOS1pcy1zby1oYXJkLXRvLWFjY2Vzcy9XA3NwY0IKYh72rSBiVbRrW1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is so hard to access - “[Crazy conspiracy theory](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvY3JhenktY29uc3BpcmFjeS10aGVvcnktd2lzY29uc2luLWludmVzdGlnYXRvci1wdXNoZXMtaWxsZWdhbC1lZmZvcnQtdG8tZGVjZXJ0aWZ5L1cDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)”: Wisconsin GOP investigator pushes illegal effort to “decertify” election - Why aren't Republicans worried their [fanatical culture war](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvd2h5LWFyZW50LXdvcnJpZWQtdGhlaXItZmFuYXRpY2FsLWN1bHR1cmUtd2lsbC1odXJ0LXRoZW0taW4tdGhlLW1pZHRlcm1zL1cDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) will hurt them in the midterms? - Biden calls out the [attack on democracy](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvYmlkZW4tY2FsbHMtb3V0LXRoZS1vbi1kZW1vY3JhY3ktYnV0LWhlLWRpZG50LWp1c3QtbWVhbi12bGFkaW1pci1wdXRpbi9XA3NwY0IKYh72rSBiVbRrW1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): But he didn't just mean Vladimir Putin - How white supremacy fuels the [Republican love affair with Vladimir Putin](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvaG93LXN1cHJlbWFjeS1mdWVscy10aGUtbG92ZS1hZmZhaXItd2l0aC12bGFkaW1pci1wdXRpbi9XA3NwY0IKYh72rSBiVbRrW1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. What’s with all the viral poems? Why we turn to verse in a time of war The first day [Vladimir Putin](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDEvYmV3aWxkZXJlZC1jb25zZXJ2YXRpdmVzLWNhbGwtcHV0aW4tYS1zb3ZpZXQtZGljdGF0b3ItcnVucy1hLWNvbW11bmlzdC1jb3VudHJ5L1cDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) sent troops to invade Ukraine, actor [AnnaLynne McCord](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDIvMjgvYW5uYWx5bm5lLW1jY29yZC1wdXRpbi1wb2VtLWRpY3RhdG9yL1cDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) thrust herself onto the internet stage by reciting a [poem she had written](~/AASU4wA~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~~) addressed to the Russian President. With sing-song rhyme, random capitalization and phrases like "fealty" and "Imbue Ascription," she expressed wistful sadness that she had not been Putin's mother: "born too late . . . I would have loved you so." If only she could have snuggled him into being a better person. Way to blame a war started by a man on mothers. Perhaps she'd been reading [Freud](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMjkvb2YtZnJldWQtMTl0aC1jZW50dXJ5LXRoZXJhcGV1dGljcy1hbmQtcmVjdW1iZW50LXBvc3R1cmUvVwNzcGNCCmIe9q0gYlW0a1tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). [Read the rest from Alison Stine](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvcG9ldHJ5LXZpcmFsLXBvZW1zLWdvcm1hbi1tY2NvcmQvVwNzcGNCCmIe9q0gYlW0a1tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) - "Russian forces destroyed the wild and beautiful art of Maria Prymachenko," [Vice](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0SsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudmljZS5jb20vZW4vYXJ0aWNsZS9keXA1bTcvcnVzc2lhbi1mb3JjZXMtZGVzdHJveWVkLXRoZS13aWxkLWFuZC1iZWF1dGlmdWwtYXJ0LW9mLXVrcmFpbmlhbi1wYWludGVyLW1hcmlhLXByeW1hY2hlbmtvP3V0bV9tZWRpdW09c29jaWFsKyZ1dG1fc291cmNlPVZJQ0VfVHdpdHRlclcDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Girl Scout cookie sellers as young as 5 are being harassed for selling unhealthy food and a conspiracy theory about cookie money funding abortion," [Insider](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zaWRlci5jb20vZ2lybC1zY291dC1jb29raWVzLWhhcmFzc21lbnQtcGxhbm5lZC1wYXJlbnRob29kLWFib3J0aW9uLXVuaGVhbHRoeS1wYWxtLW9pbC0yMDIyLTJXA3NwY0IKYh72rSBiVbRrW1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon," [PBS](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGJzLm9yZy9uZXdzaG91ci9zY2llbmNlL3NwYWNlLWp1bmstb24tNTgwMC1tcGgtY29sbGlzaW9uLWNvdXJzZS13aXRoLW1vb25XA3NwY0IKYh72rSBiVbRrW1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Terrified animals stuck in Kyiv Zoo As of now, the zoo holds on to hope that a situation will present itself where they may successfully evacuate the animals. In the meantime they're relying on a dwindling supply of food to keep them fed in the manner they were used to. [Read the rest from Kelly McClure](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0RFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDMvMDIvdGVycmlmaWVkLWFuaW1hbHMtc3R1Y2staW4ta2lldi16b28vVwNzcGNCCmIe9q0gYlW0a1tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). (Photo by AP) 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~/RgRkAzL1P0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmIe9q0gYlW0a1tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. [Made with Letterhead [Letterhead logo]](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkAzL1P0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmVwbm83czh5c1cDc3BjQgpiHvatIGJVtGtbUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)