Crash Course: How many people died because Trump mocked mask-wearing? We'll never know

With another COVID surge upon us, many Americans seem done with masks — and Trump's body count keeps growing Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpincTSoWLRTAIrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Win McNamee/Getty Images) How many people died because Trump mocked mask-wearing? We'll never know The malignant political machinations of Donald Trump around nearly every aspect of public health and valid information during the early part of the pandemic continue to metastasize to this day. How could we even begin to estimate how many lives might have been saved by a more active, more positive response? One approach is to look at what happened in [other countries](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0RWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMi8wMi8wMS9zY2llbmNlL2NvdmlkLWRlYXRocy11bml0ZWQtc3RhdGVzLmh0bWxXA3NwY0IKYp3E0qFi0UwCK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) where leaders did not turn the pandemic into political gain. [Read the rest from Kirk Swearingen.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0RdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDgvaG93LW1hbnktcGVvcGxlLWJlY2F1c2UtbW9ja2VkLW1hc2std2VhcmluZy13ZWxsLW5ldmVyLWtub3cvVwNzcGNCCmKdxNKhYtFMAitSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) (Akasha Rabut/Paramount+©MTV ENTERTAINMENT) "The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans" recap: Fun on demand he finale of "[The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0RXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMjAvdGhlLXJlYWwtd29ybGQtaG9tZWNvbWluZy1uZXctb3JsZWFucy1lcGlzb2RlLTEtcmVjYXAvVwNzcGNCCmKdxNKhYtFMAitSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)" felt abrupt. The eight episodes we were allotted to catch up with Melissa Beck, Danny Roberts, Kelley Wolf, Tokyo Broom, Jamie Murray, Matt Smith and Julie Stoffer were not nearly enough to, first, crack into the shell that reflexively went up around these people as a result of being shoulder-shoved into the public eye in this way for the first time in 22-years and, second, receive and then sift through all that we're shown and told. Processing the sum of its parts, this season of "Homecoming" shows how time can advance a person up a ladder of growth, with each passing day leaving them better equipped to handle what they'll come up against in the next. Or it can bury them deeper and deeper under a heap of their own demons and insecurities in such a way that they later reemerge as the main character in a "Babadook"-esque horror story of their own creation that should have been, could have been, a happy little look into the life of someone many of us entered into adulthood with. 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Wade - How "[Fire Island](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0Q1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDgvaXNsYW5kLWJlY2hkZWwtdGVzdC9XA3NwY0IKYp3E0qFi0UwCK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" passes the Bechdel test – by creating a new one - The [Mars rover](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDgvcGVyc2V2ZXJhbmNlLXJvY2stc3R1Y2staW4td2hlZWwvVwNzcGNCCmKdxNKhYtFMAitSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) accidentally adopted a pet rock - Mitch McConnell demands Democrats rush to pass [security bill to protect Brett Kavanaugh](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0R5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDgvbWl0Y2gtbWNjb25uZWxsLWRlbWFuZHMtZGVtb2NyYXRzLXJ1c2gtdG8tcGFzcy1zZWN1cml0eS1iaWxsLXRvLXByb3RlY3QtYnJldHQta2F2YW5hdWdoL1cDc3BjQgpincTSoWLRTAIrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - How [chef Andy Baraghani](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0R4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDgvaG93LWNoZWYtYW5keS1iYXJhZ2hhbmktbWFrZXMtaGlzLWRlbGljaW91cy1yZWNpcGVzLXdpdGgtYS1mZXctdG9vbHMtYW5kLW5vLWRpc2h3YXNoZXIvVwNzcGNCCmKdxNKhYtFMAitSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) makes his delicious recipes with a few tools and no dishwasher - Memo to the media: [GOP policies](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDgvbWVtby10by10aGUtbWVkaWEtcG9saWNpZXMtLS1ub3QtdGhlLXJhcmUtbGliZXJhbC1wcm9zZWN1dG9ycy0tYXJlLWRyaXZpbmcvVwNzcGNCCmKdxNKhYtFMAitSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) — not the rare liberal prosecutors — are driving crime - Judge orders [John Eastman](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0R6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDgvb3JkZXJzLWpvaG4tZWFzdG1hbi10by1naXZlLWphbi02LWNvbW1pdHRlZS1lbWFpbC10aGF0LWNvbnRhaW5zLWV2aWRlbmNlLW9mLWxpa2VseS1jcmltZS9XA3NwY0IKYp3E0qFi0UwCK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to give Jan. 6 committee email that contains evidence of likely "crime" - Why won't [Joe Biden](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDgvd2h5LXdvbnQtam9lLWJpZGVuLXRlbGwtdXMtdGhlLXRydXRoLWFib3V0LXRoZS1kYW5nZXItb2YtbnVjbGVhci13YXIvVwNzcGNCCmKdxNKhYtFMAitSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) tell us the truth about the danger of nuclear war? - Forget "Top Gun." 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(Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) Fox News viewers have no clue: Network blocks nearly all critical coverage of Donald Trump I doubt there is anyone in America who is surprised that [Fox News has decided not to carry the January 6th committee](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMDcvamFuLTYtYmxhY2tvdXQtZm94LW5ld3MtcmVmdXNlcy10by1haXItaGVhcmluZ3MtYXMtcGxhbnMtY291bnRlcnByb2dyYW1taW5nLXRvLWRlZmVuZC9XA3NwY0IKYp3E0qFi0UwCK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) hearings. Why would they want to make their audience feel disoriented with a bunch of disturbing information they've heard nothing about despite tuning in regularly to their favorite "news" network? It would be like getting a dispatch from another planet. It's very upsetting, and if there's one thing neither Republicans nor their propaganda channels are willing to do it's make their followers angry. 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Case in point is [the USA Gymnastics scandalÂ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0SCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTgvMDEvMTkvd2l0aC1hbmd1aXNoLWFuZC1kZWZpYW5jZS1hbHktcmFpc21hbi1hbmQtZG96ZW5zLW9mLW90aGVyLXZpY3RpbXMtY29uZnJvbnQtbGFycnktbmFzc2FyLWluLWNvdXJ0L1cDc3BjQgpincTSoWLRTAIrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)that rocked the sport. More than 90 women who say they were sexually assaulted by [former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkhFfEP0R8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvdGhlc2UtZ2lybHMtYmVjYW1lLXBlcmZlY3QtcHJleS10aGUtd29tZW4td2hvLWVuZGVkLWxhcnJ5LW5hc3NhcnMtYWJ1c2UtdGVsbC10aGVpci1zdG9yaWVzL1cDc3BjQgpincTSoWLRTAIrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) have filed federal tort claims against the FBI on Wednesday for failing to reprimand the now-convicted child molester after receiving allegations made against him, lawyers reported. 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