Crash Course: Trump-backed Arizona election loser Kari Lake cries “BS” over results — and it badly backfires

“Wow! They just took the election away from Kari Lake,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0Q2aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL2xldHRlci82MzUwVwNzcGNCCmNzydB0Y-_RtYpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpjc8nQdGPv0bWKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). [Kari-Lake] John Moore/Getty Images Trump-backed Arizona election loser Kari Lake cries “BS” over results — and it badly backfires Republican Kari Lake drew backlash Monday night after crying "BS" when news networks projected her to lose the Arizona gubernatorial race to Democrat Katie Hobbs. Hobbs, the Arizona secretary of state, is projected to be the state's next governor, according to the Associated Press and other news networks. Lake cut Hobbs' election night lead since Tuesday but ultimately failed to make up enough ground. Hobbs on Monday led by more than 20,000 votes with less than 15,000 left to count, according to the [Arizona Mirror](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXptaXJyb3IuY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMTQva2F0aWUtaG9iYnMtd2lsbC1iZS1hcml6b25hcy1uZXh0LWdvdmVybm9yL1cDc3BjQgpjc8nQdGPv0bWKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). Trump complained about the call on Truth Social. "Wow! They just took the election away from Kari Lake," [he wrote](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0RBaHR0cHM6Ly90cnV0aHNvY2lhbC5jb20vQHJlYWxEb25hbGRUcnVtcC9wb3N0cy8xMDkzNDU1MzkwNjgwMjczNjZXA3NwY0IKY3PJ0HRj79G1ilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). "It's really bad out there." Lake, who had spent days [stoking doubt](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0R7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMDgvaGVyZS13ZS1nby1hZ2Fpbi1zdG9rZXMtYXJpem9uYS1jb25zcGlyYWN5LXRoZW9yaWVzLW92ZXItbWFyaWNvcGEtdm90aW5nLW1hY2hpbmUtcHJvYmxlbXMvVwNzcGNCCmNzydB0Y-_RtYpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) in the vote-counting, responded to her defeat in a terse tweet. "Arizonans know BS when they see it," she wrote. Lake's critics seized on the tweet. "As it turns out, yes, yes they did," [tweeted](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0Q4aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9jbGFpcmVjbWMvc3RhdHVzLzE1OTIzNjk1MDQ2NjI5OTkwNDBXA3NwY0IKY3PJ0HRj79G1ilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) former Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. "Totally true, as the vote shows," [jabbed](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0Q7aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9KYXJlZEh1ZmZtYW4vc3RhdHVzLzE1OTIzNjM4OTI4NjA0MTYwMDBXA3NwY0IKY3PJ0HRj79G1ilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif. [Read more from Igor Derysh.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0RuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMTUvYmFja2VkLWFyaXpvbmEtbG9zZXIta2FyaS1sYWtlLWNyaWVzLWJzLW92ZXItcmVzdWx0cy0tYW5kLWl0LWJhZGx5LWJhY2tmaXJlcy9XA3NwY0IKY3PJ0HRj79G1ilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) [Jan.-6-committee] Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images Trump's lawsuit against Jan. 6 committee is a sideshow — they've already nailed him On Nov. 11, to absolutely no one's surprise, Donald Trump [sued](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0RSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8xMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1zdWJwb2VuYS1qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUuaHRtbFcDc3BjQgpjc8nQdGPv0bWKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) the House Jan. 6 select committee to avoid having to testify or provide documents in response to its subpoena. That was just the latest chapter in Trump's long history of deploying lawsuits to stall — this time as the clock runs out on the current Democratic majority in Congress and its Jan. 6 committee. Little matter: The committee has already won the war.  As part of the legislative branch, the committee was never a route to initiate a criminal case against Donald Trump. But to the extent it established facts that could aid a potential prosecution, the committee's third and quite collateral function was to [make the evidence available](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0RfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wNy8xMy91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qYW4tNi1jb21taXR0ZWUtZXZpZGVuY2UtanVzdGljZS1kZXBhcnRtZW50Lmh0bWxXA3NwY0IKY3PJ0HRj79G1ilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to prosecutors for their independent consideration. Missions accomplished, on all counts [Read more from Frederick Baron and Dennis Aftergut.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0Q9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMTUvamFuLTYtY29tbWl0dGVlLWFscmVhZHktd29uL1cDc3BjQgpjc8nQdGPv0bWKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - What just happened? [David Rothkopf on the midterm surprise](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMTUvd2hhdC1qdXN0LWhhcHBlbmVkLWRhdmlkLXJvdGhrb3BmLW9uLXRoZS1taWR0ZXJtLXN1cnByaXNlLWFuZC10aGUtZGVzYW50aXMtYmF0dGxlL1cDc3BjQgpjc8nQdGPv0bWKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) and the Trump-DeSantis battle - The population has reached 8 billion — but [experts aren't worried about overpopulation](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMTUvdGhlLXBvcHVsYXRpb24taGFzLXJlYWNoZWQtOC1iaWxsaW9uLS1idXQtZXhwZXJ0cy1hcmVudC13b3JyaWVkLWFib3V0LW92ZXJwb3B1bGF0aW9uLWhlcmVzLXdoeS9XA3NwY0IKY3PJ0HRj79G1ilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Here's why - ["Black Panther: Wakanda Forever"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0RLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMTUvYmxhY2stcGFudGhlci13YWthbmRhLWZvcmV2ZXItc2h1cmktbmFtb3IvVwNzcGNCCmNzydB0Y-_RtYpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) earns its inheritance by embracing loss and matriarchal power - Bees' average [lifespan has halved in fifty years](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMTUvYmVlcy1hdmVyYWdlLWxpZmVzcGFuLWhhcy1oYWx2ZWQtaW4tZmlmdHkteWVhcnMtdGhhdC1jb3VsZC1iZS1uZXdzLWZvci1odW1hbml0eS9XA3NwY0IKY3PJ0HRj79G1ilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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Republicans have an asinine theory The smart thing for Republicans to do is clear enough: [Stop stoking Trump's election lies](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0RjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMTQvaW4tbWFzc2l2ZS10dXJtb2lsLS1hbmQtaXRzLWRlbGljaW91cy1jYW4tbWl0Y2gtYW5kLWtldmluLXN1cnZpdmUvVwNzcGNCCmNzydB0Y-_RtYpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) and scale back the tsunami of racism, sexism and homophobia currently fueling their party. But there's no chance that will happen, of course. Let's remember that Republicans also [flirted with moderating their messageÂ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0SAaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTYvMDgvMDEvY29fYXV0aG9yX29mX2dvcHNfMjAxMl9hdXRvcHN5X2Zvcm1lcl9sb25ndGltZV9qZWJfYnVzaF9haWRlX3F1aXRzX3JlcHVibGljYW5fcGFydHlfb3Zlcl90cnVtcC9XA3NwY0IKY3PJ0HRj79G1ilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)after losing the 2012 election, only to go in precisely the opposite direction by nominating Donald Trump in 2016. Looking inward and engaging in self-reflection is the antithesis of everything the modern GOP stands for. So instead, the right is looking outward for someone besides themselves to blame, and they've landed on a favorite scapegoat: Single women. 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In a [CNN interviewÂ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0REaHR0cDovL3d3dy5jbm4uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMTQvYnVzaW5lc3MvamVmZi1iZXpvcy1jaGFyaXR5L2luZGV4Lmh0bWxXA3NwY0IKY3PJ0HRj79G1ilIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)on Saturday, the Amazon founder claimed he plans to donate the bulk of his $124 billion fortune to charity focused on fighting climate change and supporting "people who can unify humanity in the face of deep social and political divisions." The recent pledge marks the first time Bezos has explicitly announced that he'll give away most of his lifetime wealth. It also precedes [a new report from The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8xMS8xNC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2FtYXpvbi1sYXlvZmZzLmh0bWw_VwNzcGNCCmNzydB0Y-_RtYpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~), which details Amazon's plans to lay off as many as 10,000 employees this week. [The cuts](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0RUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhldmVyZ2UuY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMTQvMjM0NTgwOTcvYW1hem9uLWxheW9mZnMtZXhwZWN0ZWQtMTAwMDAtZW1wbG95ZWVzVwNzcGNCCmNzydB0Y-_RtYpSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) will likely affect the company's devices business (which includes numerous Alexa-powered products), human resources and its retail unit. [Read more from Joy Saha.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlV1XIP0RJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMTQvamVmZi1iZXpvcy1sYXlvZmZzLWRvbGx5LXBhcnRvbi1jaGFyaXR5L1cDc3BjQgpjc8nQdGPv0bWKUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). 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