Crash Course: How the New York Times helped Republicans win the House

The Gray Lady told America that rising crime and worsening inflation were driven by Democrats. None of it was true Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaGhzbWhiNXpldC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). How the New York Times helped Republicans win the House In the immediate aftermath of the 2016 election, there was a lot of attention focused on the role of "fake news," but a year later, a study published in the Columbia Journalism Review told a very different story, with the blunt title, "[Don't blame the election on fake news. Blame it on the media](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbW9tdm03MXU2NS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)." Instead of fake news — which was a real but relatively small problem in 2016 (all fake Russian ads amounted to 0.1 percent of Facebook's daily advertising revenue) — it centered on an analysis of the New York Times' agenda-setting campaign coverage: America's paper of record ran as many front-page stories about Hillary Clinton's emails (10) in the last six days before the election as it did about all policy details combined in the two months before the election. [Read the rest from Paul Rosenberg.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMzVuZTYzaHhici8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) Microbial "lions" that nibble prey to death form an entirely new branch on the tree of life Beware the Nibblerids, for they shall nibble you to shreds. Their name might make them sound like the antagonists in a children's book, but if you're a [microbe](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNGUyb3g1NDhsYy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), nibblerids can be quite scary. These tiny, single-celled organisms are voracious predators that use a tooth-like structure to rip apart their prey bit by bit. They are also, it turns out, occupants of a completely new branch on the [tree of life](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvanZocTV4dzFrNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) — a novel lifeform quite different, and distant, from any other known living creatures. "These are lions of the microbial world," Dr. Patrick Keeling, a botany professor at the University of British Columbia, said in a [statement](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZm84enhhMHJ0ci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). A new analysis by Keeling and colleagues, published in the journal [Nature](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNjIwdWdzeng0ay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), illuminates some of the strange, violent behavior of the microbial world, explaining why nibblerids are so unique. [Read the rest from Troy Farah](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZXJpOG40ZTd6cS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). (Tikhonenkov, Mikhailov, Gawryluk, Belyaev, Mathur, Karpov, Zagumyonnyi, Borodina, Prokina, Mylnikov, Aleoshin, and Keeling, Nature) - Don't believe the K-dramas: Look to ["Return to Seoul"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNnE2bHN4a2Fubi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) for a more realistic view on Korean adoptees - [Books for hard-to-shop-for tweens and teens](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOWtuMjJkZ3FoNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), from Star Wars and Harley Quinn to gothic horror - [Wendell Pierce](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbDVlMG9rdmxnai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on bringing a Black Willy Loman to life, making "Death of a Salesman" relevant today - For second-generation fans like Travis bassist Dougie Payne, [the Beatles](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZGNtaGg0cmI3NC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) "become part of your DNA" - [The Space Race](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYWhuaTIxMmt3OC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) led to some shady alliances between Americans and Nazi scientists - Why in the hell did we need [cryptocurrency](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMmxpbWw3MTNnai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)? 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The 6 best TV episodes of the year, from beignet bites to a deadly dance The good news about [television in 2022](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcGFvZWc2bXllcy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is that it gave us a lot to celebrate – too much encapsulate in one short list, at least in a way for one person with limited time to do them justice. That makes selecting a very few of the best episodes supremely difficult. I've been tasked with selecting six – six! – installments of television that stand above the rest and to be honest, the challenge nearly brought me to tears. That means plenty of episodes that you love aren't going to show up here. Some shows served up seasons that were uniformly excellent enough to defy selecting just one episode; for me, this list includes ["Andor,"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNncxdmtsZjZ2aS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) ["Abbott Elementary,"Â](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ2xpb2MzZ2F2My8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)"Severance," ["Pachinko,"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdHJ4d3h6aGUzNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) ["Atlanta,"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMva3k0MDh2bDdydC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and ["What We Do in the Shadows."](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveTZpdDY4b2EzcS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) See? There are six more shout-outs for you. Anyway, here are the usual disclaimers: Evaluations like this are highly subjective and must acknowledge that one person can't see every show. That means if your favorite episode doesn't show up here, that doesn't negate its quality. It may simply mean I either haven't watched it yet, or I don't remember it, or maybe we simply disagree. Regardless, it's always better to face the dilemma of too much TV greatness than howl at the paucity of options. With that, here are six of what I consider to be the best installments of TV storytelling in 2022, in alphabetical order. [Read the rest from Melanie McFarland.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvY3hlcmM0dGEzeS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/FX/HBO Max/SHOWTIME) - "Airlines are lobbying for a change to federal regulations that could put one pilot in the cockpit," [CBS News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbzBxbnJvNXd5NC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Keystone oil spill in Kansas is largest in pipeline’s history, federal data shows," [PBS](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaTc5YnF1MnBsaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Joe Exotic feels he ought to be next in line after President Biden struck a deal with Russia to free WNBA star Brittney Griner," [TMZ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMva2xoczdqNHo1My8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Dark money groups pump nearly $90 million into "independent state legislature" case A [report](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvc25zaWx6emp3OS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) released this week by the nonpartisan watchdog group Accountable.US revealed a network of dark money groups that have donated nearly $90 million to organizations actively supporting the plaintiffs in Moore v. Harper — a bombshell case now before the Supreme Court that could alter the way federal elections are conducted across the country. The landmark case hinges on the "independent state legislature" theory brought by North Carolina legislators, who want to eliminate the system of checks and balances governing federal elections and appropriate full power themselves. This could mean, for example, that state legislatures are free to appoint a slate of presidential electors as they see fit, regardless of which candidate a state's voters favored. [Read the rest from Areeba Shah.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvemRmNjZkNWg5eS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTBoeG5pazJwNGlXA3NwY0IKY5BPxpVj5u24e1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmOQT8aVY-btuHtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801 [Made with Letterhead [Letterhead logo]](~/AASU4wA~/RgRleEtPP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmVwbm83czh5c1cDc3BjQgpjkE_GlWPm7bh7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)