Crash Course: The GOP hasn't evolved on LGBTQ rights, despite media swooning over "bipartisan" marriage vote

The new GOP strategy cribs from anti-choice campaigns: Lull voters into complacency while chipping away at rights Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZTF0NHd3NzVuNi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). The GOP hasn't evolved on LGBTQ rights, despite media swooning over "bipartisan" marriage vote If there are two things the Beltway media loves, it's crowing about "bipartisanship" and congratulating Republicans for (allegedly) making some kind of social progress. So the mainstream media swooned on Tuesday after 12 Republicans joined Senate Democrats to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that offers some protections for same-sex couples in the event that the Supreme Court [overturns Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 decision](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNXVxM29zMzN2eS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) that legalized same-sex marriage. Watching cable news or reading headlines, one would get the impression that after two decades of fighting LGBTQ rights at every turn, Republican hearts have suddenly grown two sizes, leading them to rally to protect the right for same-sex couples to get married. "The GOP's same-sex marriage evolution," [gushed a Politico headline](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbzRxbHpqbGtlYS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). As most Republicans voted against same-sex marriage, this was caveated as a "slow, choppy tidal shift," but the implication that we're heading toward an inevitable endpoint, where Republicans stop opposing equal rights for LGBTQ people, remained. [Read the rest from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZTAycGY5Y2N3ay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Scott Olson/Getty Images) The mystery of Philadelphia's gruesome "The Boy in the Box" case has been partially solved In February 1957, a young man hunting muskrats in a park north of Philadelphia chanced upon the badly beaten corpse of a young boy discarded in a cardboard box near the side of the road. Worried that police would reprimand him for hunting, he left the box where it was, and there it sat until days later when a college student discovered it again and alerted local police, according to an in-depth feature written by [All That's Interesting](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbzR0d3c4eHlicC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). The boy in the box was naked, wrapped in a plaid blanket, and was thought to be between 3 and 7 years old, per initial investigations. The cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma and according to now retired detective sergeant Bob Kuhlmeier, "he appeared to be cleaned and freshly groomed with a haircut." Setting out to to determine the identity of the young boy, police ran a check on his fingerprints, but did not come up with a match. They canvased the area with fliers for years, doing their due diligence to give the unidentified child's name back so he may have a proper burial, but consistently came upon dead ends. Until now. [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdTV4M3lkZTF3ci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Wikipedia Commons) - Appeals court puts an end to [Trump's special master](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNzlvdTE5ZTl2dy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - [Jeffrey Epstein](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYTJybnVmejV0OC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) estate to pay $105 million settlement in Virgin Islands sex trafficking case - This [Smitten Kitchen](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbXV6dXppOTBrMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)-inspired chocolate spread makes everything taste better - Never-before-seen minerals discovered in [Somalian meteorite](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveWw0d3pzbnZoNi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - [Ravi Kapoor](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMm51ZmU3dnl1ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on his comedy "Four Samosas": 'I always wanted to make a lo-fi heist movie" - [Arizona Republicans](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaDVjcXF6bDYxeC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)' refusal to certify election over false claims could cost GOP a real House seat - "Sex Lives" star [Pauline Chalamet](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZDhlZnNyYmV3aC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on civic duty: "We have to pay attention to our democracy" - “Not just another alternate elector”: Judge identifies GOPer who played central role in [Trump plot](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZWNxOHduMmR1OC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - America is still deeply traumatized — and the [midterms](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcHRiemQyYTY4dC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) didn't fix that - The pandemic "ruptured" [childrens' social skills](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYTU3YmU1dWZ2OS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) around the world, researchers say If you found yourself here without subscribing, sign up for [Crash Course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcWU0NmJvM3h0Zi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), so you don't miss anything! A nation of attention junkies: Trump and Elon are the perfect symbols of America's predicament It seems we are a nation filled with people who desperately crave attention. Consider me a casual observer and commentator on what I find alarmingly and amusingly stupid from those willing to walk into the public arena and drop their diaper in a bid for that attention. Whether you're a [24-year-old ignorant racist](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNHlwM3E4Y2tnMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), fomenting hatred and gaining attention by showing up at the former president's Golden Disco Palace in Florida where you can smell the spray-on '80s vibe as surely as you can identify the spray-on tan or you are the man who makes history by being the first [twice-impeached former president](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYnA1d2FmN3M2bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to announce another run for the White House historically early because you crave the attention. [Read the rest from Brian Karem.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvb3dybDJ6MmVkMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) - "82-year-old Alabama woman arrested after she failed to pay the trash bill, police say," [NBC News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOHc0dWI0MGp3by8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Amber Heard Seeks New Defamation Trial After Losing to Johnny Depp," [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdTlqMDUzd25lai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Gaetz friend gets 11 years for sex crime, other counts," [AP News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbHZndmtnN3Jwby8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Lindsey Buckingham Remembers ‘Soul Mate’ Christine McVie in Handwritten Letter," [Rolling Stone](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcXk4cG93azN4Zi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) The 6 most eye-opening Casey Anthony revelations from docuseries "Where the Truth Lies" It didn't take long for [Casey Anthony](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMTZwYjhxaXB1dS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to become the most hated individual in America. The [nicknamed "Tot Mom"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMWw0ZWdyMHN3cS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) was at the center of an infamous 2011 trial concerning the death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee, who was first reported missing on July 15, 2008 by her grandmother (Anthony's mother). Per evidence obtained amid a lengthy investigation and revelations that Anthony had lied to detectives about her daughter's disappearance and whereabouts, public onlookers — including the media — were quick to point the finger at Anthony for committing the murder. That outrage reached its boiling point on July 5, 2011, when a 12-person jury [found Anthony not guilty](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaXZ1ZWhzbjU3bS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter of a child, but guilty of four misdemeanor counts of providing false information to law enforcement. [Read the rest from Joy Saha.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMmV0cHJjMDU0aC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBmNXExcjJnODZXA3NwY0IKY4HS6IljNyH431IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Peacock) [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlbG3RP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmOB0uiJYzch-N9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 1000 N. 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