Crash Course: Indictments are coming: At long last, criminal justice will catch up with Donald Trump

After Cassidy Hutchinson, there's not much doubt: Federal charges will happen — but Georgia may get there first. Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). [Trump] Chet Strange/Getty Images Indictments are coming: At long last, criminal justice will catch up with Donald Trump After the first five public hearings held by the House select committee investigating the organized and coordinated activities of Donald J. Trump and his allies to steal the 2020 presidential election, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, it seemed apparent that Attorney General Merritt Garland would not prosecute Trump for two likely federal crimes: "obstructing an official proceeding" and engaging in a "conspiracy to defraud the United States."   But the sixth hearing, and the [dramatic testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9hdS5uZXdzLnlhaG9vLmNvbS93aG8taXMtY2Fzc2lkeS1odXRjaGluc29uLWFuZC13aGF0LWhhcy1zaGUtdG9sZC10aGUtamFuLTYtY29tbWl0dGVlLTIxNDQzNTYwMC5odG1sVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows — the proverbial "fly on the wall" — was truly a game-changer. Recall that Trump had successfully defended himself from "incitement of insurrection" during his second impeachment trial, contending that his Ellipse speech was protected by the First Amendment and that he had no knowledge about the crowd's makeup, its intentions or its possible weaponry.  Trump's defense was plausible, at least at that point, because after only four weeks of investigation the House impeachment managers' case against him was based on circumstantial rather than direct evidence. All of that changed with the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson.  That's why the testimony of Pat Cipollone, Trump's former White House counsel, who was quoted by Hutchinson as saying, "[We're going to get charges of every crime imaginable,](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0SgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubW90aGVyam9uZXMuY29tL3BvbGl0aWNzLzIwMjIvMDYvYm9tYnNoZWxsLWphbnVhcnktNi10ZXN0aW1vbnktd2VyZS1nb2luZy10by1nZXQtY2hhcmdlcy1vZi1ldmVyeS1jcmltZS1pbWFnaW5hYmxlLXBhdC1jaXBwb2xvbmUtY2Fzc2lkeS1odXRjaGluc29uL1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)" including seditious conspiracy as well as jury tampering, has now been subpoenaed by the select committee. [Read more from Gregg Barak.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDUvaW5kaWN0bWVudHMtYXJlLWNvbWluZy1hdC1sb25nLWxhc3QtY3JpbWluYWwtanVzdGljZS13aWxsLWNhdGNoLXVwLXdpdGgtZG9uYWxkL1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) [Doug-Mastriano] Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images He's on a mission from God: Pennsylvania GOP candidate Doug Mastriano's war with the world An animating element of politics in the age of Trump is that some people are increasingly living out religious metaphors. These metaphors are derived from contemporary understandings of the Old Testament by new elements within Christianity. This has been central to the campaign of Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who recently won the Republican nomination for governor. These metaphors are also integral to a movement of the post-insurrection religious and political right that is still in its formative stages. Mastriano, a retired Army strategist and intelligence officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, appears to have a disturbing understanding of the relationship between metaphor and reality when it comes to biblical narratives. Mainstream media generally describe Mastriano as an "election denialist" and a "Christian nationalist." He unconvincingly denies the latter, but he and his supporters are also more complicated than the label usually suggests. He is well known for having spoken at the Jericho March in December 2020 that unsuccessfully called for the Electoral College to switch its votes to Donald Trump. He was also slated to speak at the "[wild protest](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMjEwMTA2MDA1MDUwL2h0dHBzOi93aWxkcHJvdGVzdC5jb20vVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)" on Jan. 6, 2021, organized by "Stop the Steal" activist Ali Alexander, along with the likes of Roger Stone, theocratic activist Lance Wallnau and Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. And of course, promoting the Big Lie has been central to his politics since Trump's election defeat. But there's more. Some religious leaders who back Mastriano's campaign say they are in direct communication with God, see themselves as God's army, and see Mastriano as a general in their war for the world. [Read more from Frederick Clarkson.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDQvaGVzLW9uLWEtbWlzc2lvbi1mcm9tLWdvZC1wZW5uc3lsdmFuaWEtY2FuZGlkYXRlLWRvdWctbWFzdHJpYW5vcy13aXRoLXRoZS13b3JsZC9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - [America and the "Heathen"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDQvYW1lcmljYS1hbmQtdGhlLWhlYXRoZW4taG93LXdlLXNldC1vdXJzZWx2ZXMtYXBhcnQtZnJvbS1zaGhvbGUtY291bnRyaWVzL1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~): How we set ourselves apart from "sh**hole countries" - [Gen. Russel Honoré](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDUvZ2VuLXJ1c3NlbC1ob25vci1jb3VwLWF0dGVtcHQtcHV0LXVzLWluLXRoZS1iYW5hbmEtcmVwdWJsaWMtY2x1Yi9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): Trump's coup attempt "put us in the banana republic club" - An endless arms race: How to fight the [NRA's absurd solution to mass shootings](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDUvYW4tZW5kbGVzcy1hcm1zLXJhY2UtaG93LXRvLWZpZ2h0LXRoZS1ucmFzLWFic3VyZC1zb2x1dGlvbi10by1tYXNzL1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - House Republican publishes compilation of [violent and threatening phone calls from Trump supporters](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDUvcHVibGlzaGVzLWNvbXBpbGF0aW9uLW9mLXZpb2xlbnQtYW5kLXRocmVhdGVuaW5nLXBob25lLWNhbGxzLWZyb20tc3VwcG9ydGVycy9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Ending a pregnancy in the [last days of Roe](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDIvZW5kaW5nLWEtcHJlZ25hbmN5LWluLXRoZS1sYXN0LWRheXMtb2Ytcm9lL1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - [Defund the Democrats](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDMvZGVmdW5kLXRoZS1kZW1vY3JhdHMtc3RvcC1naXZpbmctbW9uZXktdG8tdGhlLXBhcnR5LW9mLXN1cnJlbmRlci1hbmQtaW5hY3Rpb24vVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~): Stop giving money to the party of surrender and inaction - How a ["selective reduction" abortion](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDQvaG93LWEtc2VsZWN0aXZlLXJlZHVjdGlvbi1hYm9ydGlvbi1zYXZlZC1teS1jaGlsZHMtbGlmZS9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) saved my child's life - Is this common [pain medication wrecking your stomach](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDMvaXMtdGhpcy1jb21tb24tcGFpbi1tZWRpY2F0aW9uLXdyZWNraW5nLXlvdXItc3RvbWFjaC9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)? - Cockroaches are [evolving to prefer low-sugar diets](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDMvY29ja3JvYWNoZXMtYXJlLWV2b2x2aW5nLXRvLXByZWZlci1sb3ctc3VnYXItZGlldHMtdGhhdC1jb3VsZC1iZS1uZXdzLWZvci1odW1hbnMvVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). That could be bad news for humans - [Empowering "Dark Winds" Navajo women](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDQvZGFyay13aW5kcy1tYXlhLXJvc2UtZGl0dGxvZmYtbmF0aXZlLXdvbWVuLWF1dG9ub215L1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~): "As Native people, our continuing existence is a radical act" - Stevie Nicks' abortion and the [freedom to choose you](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDQvc3RldmllLW5pY2tzLWFib3J0aW9uLWZyZWVkb20tdG8tY2hvb3NlLXlvdS9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - An empire state of mind: The science behind what makes [patriots susceptible to becoming nationalists](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDMvanVseS00dGgtcGF0cmlvdGlzbS1uYXRpb25hbGlzbS1wc3ljaG9sb2d5LW5hcmNpc3Npc20vVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - How Joe [Biden is like America's founding fathers](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDMvaG93LWpvZS1iaWRlbi1pcy1saWtlLWFtZXJpY2FzLWZvdW5kaW5nLWZhdGhlcnMtLWFuZC1uby1pbS1ub3Qta2lkZGluZy9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) — and no, I'm not kidding - Meet me inside — [I hate eating al fresco](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0QzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDMvYWdhaW5zdC1hbC1mcmVzY28vVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - For the love of Mexican cuisine: [Revisiting "Like Water for Chocolate"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDQvZm9yLXRoZS1sb3ZlLW9mLW1leGljYW4tY3Vpc2luZS1yZXZpc2l0aW5nLWxpa2Utd2F0ZXItZm9yLWNob2NvbGF0ZS1vbi1pdHMtMzB0aC1hbm5pdmVyc2FyeS9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on its 30th anniversary - The real star of FX's "The Bear"? [San Marzano tomatoes](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDMvdGhlLWJlYXItaHVsdS1meC1jaGljYWdvLXNhbi1tYXJ6YW5vLXRvbWF0b2VzL1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - ["Endeavour" creator](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDMvZW5kZWF2b3VyLWZpbmFsZS1zZWFzb24tOC1ydXNzZWxsLWxld2lzLWVuZGluZy9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on drying out the "heroic drunk" detective myth and plans for the series' end - This Independence Day, [we are less free than the year before](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDQvdGhpcy1pbmRlcGVuZGVuY2UtZGF5LXdlLWFyZS1sZXNzLWZyZWUtdGhhbi10aGUteWVhci1iZWZvcmUtd2UtbXVzdC13b3JrLXRvZ2V0aGVyLWZvci1saWJlcnR5L1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). We must work together for liberty - This 4th of July, [let’s extinguish fireworks for good](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDMvNHRoLW9mLWp1bHktZmlyZXdvcmtzLXN0b3AtYmFuL1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - [Homemade ice cream](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0R2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDIvaG9tZW1hZGUtaWNlLWNyZWFtLWNvdXJ0ZXN5LW9mLWdyYW5kbWEtYmFoLWEtd2lsZC1jaGlsZC10dXJuZWQtd2lsZC13b21hbi13aXRoLXRhc3RlL1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) courtesy of Grandma Bah, a wild child-turned-wild woman with taste - You won’t be able to stop making this [perfect peach pie](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDMveW91LXdvbnQtYmUtYWJsZS10by1zdG9wLW1ha2luZy10aGlzLXBlcmZlY3QtcGVhY2gtcGllLWFsbC1zdW1tZXIvVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) all summer - The [perfect michelada](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDQvdGhlLXBlcmZlY3QtbWljaGVsYWRhLWRlbWFuZHMtcmVzdHJhaW50L1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) demands restraint Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. [Stethoscope/rosary-beads] Getty Images/Joaquin Corbalan The Catholic church is dictating reproductive health care — even in blue states When [the devastating Dobbs decision](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjkvcG9zdC1yb2UtcG9sbHMtbWlkdGVybS1zdXBwb3J0LWZvci1kZW1vY3JhdHMtc29hcnMtYWZ0ZXItc3RyaWtlcy1kb3duLWFib3J0aW9uLWFjY2Vzcy9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) came down from the Supreme Court in late June, Americans all over the country — a vast majority of whom [support Roe v. Wade](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RhaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTcvMDEvMDQvaGFuZHMtb2ZmLW1vcmUtdGhhbi0yLWluLTMtYW1lcmljYW5zLWRvbnQtcm9lLXYtd2FkZS1vdmVydHVybmVkL1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) — felt a collective surge of [rage, frustration and fear](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvdGhlLWFib3J0aW9uLWRpdmlkZS13aGF0LWJsdWUtc3RhdGVzLW11c3QtZG8taW4tdGhpcy1tb21lbnQvVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). The concern was, undeniably, most profound in those [states with trigger laws](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0Q7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMTAvYWJvcnRpb24tdHJpZ2dlci1sYXdzLWl2Zi9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), where [a wave of draconian restrictions](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0R4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjQvcHJlZ25hbnQtcGVvcGxlLWFyZS1zY3JhbWJsaW5nLXRvLXJlc2NoZWR1bGUtYWJvcnRpb25zLWNhbmNlbGxlZC1pbi10cmlnZ2VyLWxhdy1zdGF0ZXMvVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) have already been rolling out. But wherever you live, whether your state is for now red or blue, there's another growing obstacle to abortion access and comprehensive gynecological services. It's [the Catholic Church.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDYvMjYvY2F0aG9saWMtYmlzaG9wcy1jZWxlYnJhdGUtYS1iaWctd2luLWJ1dC1hcy10aGV5LWhhdmUtc293ZWQtc28tc2hhbGwtdGhleS1yZWFwL1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Anyone familiar with [how the Catholic church rolls](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjAvMTAvMDgvdHJ1bXBzLW5vbWluYXRpb24tb2YtYW15LWNvbmV5LWJhcnJldHQtYW5vdGhlci1zdGVwLXRvd2FyZC1jaHJpc3RpYW4tZmFzY2lzbS9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) would not be surprised that the Ethical and Religious Directives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (ERDs) prohibit abortion and contraceptive — among other services like [gender confirmation treatment](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudXNjY2Iub3JnL2NvbW1pdHRlZXMvcmVsaWdpb3VzLWxpYmVydHkvc3RvcHBpbmctZXF1YWxpdHktYWN0LWtleS1wb2ludHMtYW5kLXN0ZXBzVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), most fertility treatments and [physician-assisted death](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL3NvY2lldHkvMjAyMC9qYW4vMjgvY2F0aG9saWMtaG9zcGl0YWxzLWxlYWQtZmlnaHQtYWdhaW5zdC1hY2Nlc3MtZHJ1Z3MtYXNzaXN0ZWQtZHlpbmdXA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) — at a Catholic hospital. But Catholic doctrine is becoming a very big issue in subtler ways — in its ever widening role in American healthcare, and in the confusing, contradictory execution of religious dogma in medical options that can put patients at risk without their prior knowledge. "Catholic healthcare is now collectively the largest non-profit, non-governmental health care provider in the United States," [Jason T. Eberl, Ph.D.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2x1LmVkdS9hcnRzLWFuZC1zY2llbmNlcy9iaW9ldGhpY3MvZmFjdWx0eS9lYmVybC1qYXNvbi5waHBXA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), the Director of the Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics at St. Louis University, told me in a recent phone conversation. "In fact, my understanding is, in the world." [Read more from Mary Elizabeth Williams.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDQvdGhlLWNhdGhvbGljLWNodXJjaC1pcy1kaWN0YXRpbmctcmVwcm9kdWN0aXZlLWhlYWx0aC1jYXJlLS1ldmVuLWluLWJsdWUtc3RhdGVzL1cDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "2 UK Cabinet ministers resign from Boris Johnson's government, putting further pressure on the prime minister," [Associated Press](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0R1aHR0cHM6Ly9hYmNuZXdzLmdvLmNvbS9JbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsL3dpcmVTdG9yeS91ay1jYWJpbmV0LW1pbmlzdGVycy1yZXNpZ24tYm9yaXMtam9obnNvbnMtZ292ZXJubWVudC1wdXR0aW5nLTg2MjQ5NjYwVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "Inside the Murder-Obsessed Posts of Parade Massacre Suspect," [The Daily Beast](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0STaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZGFpbHliZWFzdC5jb20vcm9iZXJ0LWJvYmJ5LWNyaW1vLXBlcnNvbi1vZi1pbnRlcmVzdC1pbi1oaWdobGFuZC1wYXJrLXBhcmFkZS1tYXNzYWNyZS1pcy1yYXBwZXItd2l0aC1jcmVlcHktdmlkZW9zP3JlZj1ob21lP3JlZj1ob21lVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "The Problem With Moderate Democrats Is Not That They’re “Vanishing.” It’s That They Have No Ideas." [The New Republic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RPaHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdyZXB1YmxpYy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS8xNjY5NzgvbWlkdGVybXMtbW9kZXJhdGVzLWdvdHRoZWltZXItMjAyMi1iaWRlblcDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "Inside a Superfan'sSecret FriendshipWith Eddie Van Halen," [Rolling Stone](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucm9sbGluZ3N0b25lLmNvbS9tdXNpYy9tdXNpYy1mZWF0dXJlcy9lZGRpZS12YW4taGFsZW4tc2VjcmV0LWZyaWVuZHNoaXAtZW1haWxzLTEzNjc2NzhXA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Why Don’t Democrats Care About the Housing Emergency?" [Intelligencer](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9ueW1hZy5jb20vaW50ZWxsaWdlbmNlci8yMDIyLzA3L2RlbW9jcmF0cy1tdXN0LWZpeC10aGUtaG91c2luZy1lbWVyZ2VuY3kuaHRtbFcDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "You’re Not Allowed to Have the Best Sunscreens in the World," [The Atlantic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0R6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL3RlY2hub2xvZ3kvYXJjaGl2ZS8yMDIyLzA3L3VzLXN1bnNjcmVlbi1pbmdyZWRpZW50cy1vdXRkYXRlZC10ZWNobm9sb2d5LWJldHRlci1ldS1hc2lhLzY2MTQzMy9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) [Darren-Bailey] Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images Illinois GOP governor candidate says time to “move on” and “celebrate” — hours after July 4 shooting Hours after a gunman killed 6 and injured 38 others at a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Trump-backed Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey posted a video to Facebook from Skokie, where he planned to attend a parade before it was canceled due to the shooting. "Friends, let's pray for the law enforcement and even the organizers of this parade," Bailey said in the video. "The shooter is still at large. So let's pray for justice to prevail, and then let's move on and let's celebrate the independence of this nation." Bailey on [Twitter](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0Q9aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9EYXJyZW5CYWlsZXlJTC9zdGF0dXMvMTU0NDAwMTE3OTU1Nzk2MTcyOFcDc3BjQgpis0BrxWI_K39ZUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) offered "heartfelt prayers" to the victims of the shooting and called for a special legislative session to "demand law and order and prosecute criminals." "We need more police on our streets to keep our families safe," he wrote. Bailey made no note of the role of guns in mass shootings. Bailey is an ardent gun supporter who previously held a [raffle](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0SSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL0JhaWxleWZvcklsbGlub2lzL3Bvc3RzLy0yYS1mdW5kcmFpc2VyLXJhZmZsZS13aW4tYS1oYW1tZXJsaS10YWMtcjEtMjItcmlmbGUtd2l0aC1vbmx5LTEwMC10aWNrZXRzLWF2YWlsLzgyOTY4MjUyMDc3MDY1MC9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to give away a Hammerli TAC R1 22 rifle to raise money for his campaign. Bailey's comments came days after he was endorsed by Trump and overwhelmingly won the state's Republican gubernatorial primary. "Darren Bailey represents the worst of Donald Trump's agenda. Now with Trump's endorsement, Bailey is ready to bring the same dangerous policies to our state," Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker [said on Twitter](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0RXaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qYnByaXR6a2VyL3N0YXR1cy8xNTQzNjY2MTU0Nzk0Nzg2ODE5P3M9MjEmdD1ydEhDYWJMRjNjR1pVRWZjVlRPLXZRVwNzcGNCCmKzQGvFYj8rf1lSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), vowing to serve as a "firewall against Trump's destructive agenda." [Read more from Igor Derysh.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkp_A_P0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDUvaWxsaW5vaXMtZ292ZXJub3ItY2FuZGlkYXRlLXNheXMtdGltZS10by1tb3ZlLW9uLWFuZC1jZWxlYnJhdGUtLWhvdXJzLWFmdGVyLWp1bHktNC9XA3NwY0IKYrNAa8ViPyt_WVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. 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