Crash Course: Marjorie Taylor Greene to right-wing Catholic site: How come "God hasn't destroyed" America?

Marjorie Taylor Greene tells far-right Catholics their church is ruled by Satan — and they love her for it Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Marjorie Taylor Greene to right-wing Catholic site: How come "God hasn't destroyed" America? Last Thursday, on the eve of testifying in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent her from running for re-election, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the legendary or notorious Georgia Republican, granted an [hourlong interview](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2h1cmNobWlsaXRhbnQuY29tL3ZpZGVvL2VwaXNvZGUvaW50di1tYXJqb3JpZS1mb3ItcG9wZVcDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) in her home to an unlikely outlet: the far-right Catholic news organization Church Militant, which for years has positioned itself as one of the noisiest and most outlandish partisans in the Roman Catholic Church's ongoing fight with itself. Greene is an evangelical Protestant, not a Catholic, but Church Militant is making the most of this opportunity, and has featured segments of the interview all week, starting with its opening video on Monday, entitled [Marjorie for Pope](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2h1cmNobWlsaXRhbnQuY29tL3ZpZGVvL2VwaXNvZGUvdm9ydGV4LW1hcmpvcmllLWZvci1wb3BlVwNzcGNCCmJhwnNqYsFyNaVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) [Read the rest from Kathryn Joyce](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0R5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvbWFyam9yaWUtdGF5bG9yLWdyZWVuZS10by1yaWdodC13aW5nLWNhdGhvbGljLXNpdGUtaG93LWNvbWUtZ29kLWhhc250LWRlc3Ryb3llZC1hbWVyaWNhL1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Akasha Rabut/Paramount+©MTV ENTERTAINMENT 2022, All Rights Reserved) "The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans:" Nothing good happens on Bourbon Street In the second episode of "[The Real World](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMDMvMTQvdGhlLXJlYWwtd29ybGQtaG9tZWNvbWluZy1uZXcteW9yay1yZXZpZXctcmV1bmlvbi1wYXJhbW91bnQtcGx1cy9XA3NwY0IKYmHCc2piwXI1pVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Homecoming: [New Orleans](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0SeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTYvMDEvMTUvbmV3X29ybGVhbnNfZmFjZXNfYV9jb25zdGl0dXRpb25hbF9jcmlzaXNfY2hyb25pY2FsbHlfdW5kZXJmdW5kZWRfcHVibGljX2RlZmVuZGVyc19hcmVfbm93X2JlaW5nX2ZvcmNlZF90b190dXJuX2F3YXlfY2xpZW50cy9XA3NwY0IKYmHCc2piwXI1pVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" we get a prime example of an indisputable fact about the city that few who visit would guess, but any local will attest to. In a place like New Orleans where [tourist money](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0SUaHR0cDovL3d3dy50ZW5uZXNzZWFuLmNvbS9pbi1kZXB0aC9uZXdzL2FtZXJpY2FuLXNvdXRoLzIwMjEvMDcvMTUvaG93LW5ldy1vcmxlYW5zLXRvdXJpc20taW5kdXN0cnktcGVycGV0dWF0ZXMtZ2xhcmluZy1yYWNpYWwtd2VhbHRoLWdhcC83Nzc5NTYzMDAyL1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) is heavily relied on to keep the city in working order; even though that very tourist money is funneled into everything and anything aside from what the city [actually needs](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0SYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud3dsdHYuY29tL2FydGljbGUvbmV3cy9sb2NhbC9vcmxlYW5zL25laWdoYm9ycy1vZi1ibGlnaHRlZC1uYXZhbC1iYXNlLWVuY291cmFnZWQtYnktbGF0ZXN0LXByb3Bvc2FsLzI4OS0wNzU3ZjJkZC00MmNlLTRkODYtYmI1Mi0wOTllMDE1ZjkzYjlXA3NwY0IKYmHCc2piwXI1pVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo); many places thought to be hot spots for drinking and partying are designed solely with tourists in mind. And those places are, usually, trash. [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvdGhlLXJlYWwtd29ybGQtaG9tZWNvbWluZy1uZXctb3JsZWFucy1lcGlzb2RlLTItcmVjYXAvVwNzcGNCCmJhwnNqYsFyNaVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - ["The View"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvdGhlLXZpZXctZ2VuZGVyLWJpYXMtbGlrZWFiaWxpdHkvVwNzcGNCCmJhwnNqYsFyNaVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) jokes about testicle tanning and debates "likeability" when it comes to gender bias - Cookbook author Ali Slagle takes the stress out of cooking because ["it’s only dinner"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvY29va2Jvb2stYXV0aG9yLWFsaS1zbGFnbGUtdGFrZXMtdGhlLXN0cmVzcy1vdXQtb2YtY29va2luZy1iZWNhdXNlLWl0cy1vbmx5LWRpbm5lci9XA3NwY0IKYmHCc2piwXI1pVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Merely hanging out with [unvaccinated people](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0QzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvdW52YWNjaW5hdGVkLXJpc2svVwNzcGNCCmJhwnNqYsFyNaVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) puts the vaccinated at higher risk: study - [Trump regrets](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvcmVncmV0cy1ib2VpbmctY2VvLW5vdy1zYXlzLWl0LXdhcy10by1zcGVuZC1iaWxsaW9ucy1vbi1uZXctYWlyLWZvcmNlLW9uZS9XA3NwY0IKYmHCc2piwXI1pVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): Boeing CEO now says it was wrong to spend billions on new Air Force One - A huge solar flare just [struck Earth](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0R4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvYS1odWdlLXNvbGFyLWZsYXJlLWp1c3Qtc3RydWNrLWVhcnRoLS1hbmQtdGhlcmUtbWF5LWJlLWJpZ2dlci1vbmVzLXRvLWNvbWUtZXhwZXJ0cy1zYXkvVwNzcGNCCmJhwnNqYsFyNaVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) — and there may be bigger ones to come, experts say - Dinosaur nuggets and juice boxes: In defense of [making lunch fun again](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvZGlub3NhdXItbnVnZ2V0cy1hbmQtanVpY2UtYm94ZXMtaW4tZGVmZW5zZS1vZi1tYWtpbmctbHVuY2gtZnVuLWFnYWluL1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - [Take back your lunch hour](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvdGFrZS1iYWNrLXlvdXItbHVuY2gtaG91ci1hbGwtb2YtaXQvVwNzcGNCCmJhwnNqYsFyNaVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) (all of it!) - Disgraced director [James Gunn](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvamFtZXMtZ3Vubi1kZWZlbmRzLWNocmlzLXByYXR0L1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) defends disgraced actor Chris Pratt - [Brainstorming a coup](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RhaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvYnJhaW5zdG9ybWluZy1hLWNvdXAtbWVhZG93cy10ZXh0LXJldmVhbC10aGUtYW5hdG9teS1vZi1iaWctbGllL1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~): Meadows' text reveal the anatomy of Trump's Big Lie - Susan Collins encourages Elon Musk to [let Trump back on Twitter](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvc3VzYW4tY29sbGlucy1lbmNvdXJhZ2VzLWVsb24tbXVzay10by1sZXQtYmFjay1vbi10d2l0dGVyL1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - [Journalist blasted by Los Angeles sheriff](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvam91cm5hbGlzdC1ibGFzdGVkLWJ5LWxvcy1hbmdlbGVzLXNoZXJpZmYtZm9yLWV4cG9zaW5nLWRlcGFydG1lbnRzLWFsbGVnZWQtY292ZXJ1cC9XA3NwY0IKYmHCc2piwXI1pVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)for exposing department's alleged coverup - House to hold hearing on Ginni Thomas' text messages to Mark Meadows ahead of 1/6 - [Keep the leaks coming](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0R7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcva2VlcC10aGUtbGVha3MtY29taW5nLXRoZS1jYXNlLWFnYWluc3QtZG9uYWxkLWlzLWJlaW5nLWJ1aWx0LXVwLWJ5LXJlcHVibGljYW5zLWJpZy1tb3V0aHMvVwNzcGNCCmJhwnNqYsFyNaVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~): The case against Donald Trump is being built up by Republicans' big mouths - Carlson attacks Democratic “puppet” [Kevin McCarthy](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvY2FybHNvbi1kZW1vY3JhdGljLXB1cHBldC1rZXZpbi1tY2NhcnRoeS1mb3Itd29ycnlpbmctd291bGQtaW5jaXRlLXZpb2xlbmNlL1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) for worrying Republicans would “incite violence” Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. (Getty Images/Mihaela Rosu) Don't blame the trolls: Here's why I quit Twitter and what happened after Joining Twitter changed my life. [Quitting it](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTkvMDEvMTkvbGlmZS1hZnRlci1zb2NpYWwtbWVkaWEtd2hhdC1pLWRpc2NvdmVyZWQtYWZ0ZXItZGVsZXRpbmctYWxsLW9mLW15LWFjY291bnRzL1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) did too. With the whiplash-inducing news over the past few days of [Elon Musk's successful bid](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjYvdHdpdHRlci1zaG91bGQtaGF2ZS1sb25nLWFnby1sZXQtZWxvbi1tdXNrLXRha2UtaXQtb3V0LWJhY2stYW5kLXNob290LWl0L1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to purchase the social media platform, a lot of people are wondering what the future of tweeting will look like — and whether they still want to be a part of the new landscape. I can't tell you what to do and where to plant your online roots, but I can tell you what the view looks like from someone who left four years ago. It's . . . beautiful. [Read the rest from Mary Elizabeth Williams](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvdHdpdHRlci13aGF0LWhhcHBlbmVkLXdoZW4taS1xdWl0L1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "The Trusted Yelp ‘Elite’ Reviewers Who Sell Their Reviews for Cash," [VICE](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0Q9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudmljZS5jb20vZW4vYXJ0aWNsZS9xamJxdmQvYnV5LXllbHAtZWxpdGUtcmV2aWV3c1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "24 Twitter Moments We Treasure Sure, it’s hell. But what about the magic?" 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Stevens](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjcvanVuZXRlZW50aC1zb3VsLWZlc3RpdmFsLWNhbmNlbGVkLWluLWFya2Fuc2FzLWFmdGVyLWFsbC1wYW5lbC1vZi1ob3N0cy1yZXZlYWxlZC9XA3NwY0IKYmHCc2piwXI1pVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) 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, DE 19801 [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmJhwnNqYsFyNaVSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. [Made with Letterhead [Letterhead logo]](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkTPjCP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmVwbm83czh5c1cDc3BjQgpiYcJzamLBcjWlUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)