Crash Course: Crime and un-punishment: Now Republicans have a roadmap for a better coup

Trump's not going to jail and major Republicans have faced no consequences. They'll absolutely try it again [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNzFpenE1bDFhNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzJXA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbXo4emRkNTd4bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Crime and un-punishment: Now Republicans have a roadmap for a better coup Donald Trump's coup attempt on Jan. 6 and the terrorist attack on the U.S. Capitol by his followers was one of the most spectacular crimes in American history, and also one of the most documented and most thoroughly investigated. The world has learned that the Jan. 6 coup plot was vast in scale and scope, and involved or intended to involve Congress, the court system, the national security state, right-wing militias and paramilitaries, conservative think tanks, lobbyists and funders, and the right-wing "news" media. The Republican coup plot was also reliant on state-level operatives who sought to sabotage American democracy, overturn the results of the 2020 election and return the Trump regime to the White House through a combination of false claims, threats of violence, voter nullification and a calculated attack on the weak spots in America's electoral mechanisms. [Read the rest from Chauncey DeVega.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdTl3NHB0eGtiNi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Fingers point this way and that as the Supreme Court flounders over abortion draft leak In May of 2022, a draft of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization leaked, letting the public know that abortion rights as they were previously known were about to be a thing of the past. As made clear in that draft, written by Justice Alito, it was specified that they'd determined it was "time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people's elected representatives," effectively overturning Roe v. Wade. Split debates over the pending ruling broke out in the news cycle after the leaked document was published by [Politico](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdnYzMXZvNXRscy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzJXA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), quickly followed by finger pointing over who could have been responsible for leaking it. After a lengthy investigation, the Supreme Court still doesn't know. [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOWw4OGtld2NjbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images) - Trader Joe's 11 best [vegan snacks](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaGpsNHJkZWxqZi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) being sold right now - The case for [queso](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvc2JtbHFwMGJnaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): US-based cheesemakers prepare for a Mexican cheese boom - ["The Last of Us"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcDQ1eW56bXVhcy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is an almost-perfect metaphor for climate change, but it gets one thing wrong - From "Cat Person" to "Little Richard," here are 12 [Sundance Film Festival](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbWVhbXdlMjBlay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) titles to watch online - [Alec {NAME}](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYWcxb3Vtb291bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to be charged with involuntary manslaughter - [Ivanka and Jared](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMmt4dHByaHExdi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) plotted with Nikki Haley to backstab Mike Pence so she could be veep: Mike Pompeo - [George Santos](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbGdhM2Nxbm9xci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) denies report that he was a drag queen — despite his ex-friend releasing photos - ["That '90s Show"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvM2liZDMwYjB2ci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is here to remind Boomers, Gen X and Millennials that we're all alright - Mark Bittman's bubbling "[nachos in reverse](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcGZ6YjhsczEyYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" are a cheesy dinner dream - Is [Joe Biden](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcXhvcTl4Z2VqdS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) in trouble? Not so much — but the rest of us definitely are - Lawyer rushes to correct [Trump](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNDd6M3k4MGthbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) after he mistakes photo of accuser for ex-wife in deposition If you found yourself here without subscribing, sign up for [Crash Course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvN2VzZDkyZ2UxNi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), so you don't miss anything! "Gas stoves!" freak-out is the least convincing fake Republican outrage ever Desperate, as usual, to talk about anything but their actual policies — much less their party's widespread corruption — Republicans spent MLK weekend pretending they believe gas stoves are in imminent danger of being banned, and also that they care. As many reporters carefully documented, the impetus behind this massive bout of feigned outrage was a comment from [an official at the Consumer Product Safety Commission](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZDdxaDRsejYyYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzJXA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) about the future possibility of a slow phase-out of gas stoves that would likely take decades, in response to reports that the stoves are linked to respiratory illness, especially in children. Within minutes, this banal story about a non-existent ban was turned into a lie about President Joe Biden kicking in your door to steal your precious gas stove. [Read the rest from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOGZpc2xobDJhZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) - "Graham Nash pays tribute to David Crosby, dead at 81," [NME](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvam91bW1wYzN2ZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzJXA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Robert Pattinson Calls Out ‘Insidious’ Male Body Standards, Says He Ate Only Potatoes for Two Weeks as a Detox," [Variety](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZjVlMW8zbnFtbi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzJXA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "King Charles to divert Crown Estate windfall to public good," [BBC](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMWRjYmYwc2k3NS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzJXA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Netflix’s newest Tiger King-style documentary is about a multimillionaire dog," [Polygon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcGszanpkaDg4ZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzJXA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Shorter height, lower salary: Height discrimination is real, and can be economically devastating It pays to be tall — and not just metaphorically. A [2020 study](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveXY4c2t6bGZ2dS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzJXA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) in the scientific journal PLOS One analyzed economic data from over 3,500 Chinese adults and found that every additional centimeter of height was correlated with a 1.3% increase in a person's annual income. In Imperial units, this would mean that a 5' 6" person making $50,000 every year would earn an additional $2,000 for each extra inch of height. The 2020 study is one of many that sheds light on a little-discussed but very real example of discrimination. 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Height, and its astonishing implications for quality of life and prosperity, are far less discussed, despite numerous well-researched studies pointing it out. [Read the rest from Matthew Rozsa.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMmIxOG02NXczZi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTFwMXVxaWthMzImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8hPgspjNPpWgFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Getty Images/z_wei) [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmPIT4LKYzT6VoBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2023 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801 [Made with Letterhead [Letterhead logo]](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlrQdOP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmVwbm83czh5c1cDc3BjQgpjyE-CymM0-laAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)