Crash Course: Ron DeSantis claims to be a history buff. Can he answer this one simple question?

Republicans are obsessed with Section 230, the Magna Carta of the internet. They may be opening Pandora's box [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvam5pNHRobngzYy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYnU2Mms5bncybi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Answer this one question, Ron DeSantis When Ron DeSantis was asked by a Fox News host two years ago if the United States is "systemically racist," the Florida governor quickly [responded](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvM3hpbGtwZmxuYS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): "It's a bunch of horse manure." He went on to boast that he had banned such ideas in Florida's schools.   A Yale history and Harvard law graduate, DeSantis briefly [taught high-school history](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvN3NkeWpnY3d0cC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) after Yale. So even DeSantis probably agrees that U.S. slavery was systemic racism. DeSantis, who dislikes questioning from actual journalists (as opposed to [Fox News hosts](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbHVhOXk4OTF6bC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)), seems bent on riding white fragility, anger and [grievance](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOGVicnB6YnkyNi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) into the White House. He should be confronted at every opportunity to answer a simple question: If it's currently "horse manure," when did systemic racism end in our country?    [Read the rest from Jeff Cohen](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcnpocDlnemRrNi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). The GOP, the Supreme Court and social media: This won't end well Republicans are eager to stop social media companies from removing [COVID-19 misinformation](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMva2hld3k3YnY3aC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) posts, flagging [Stop the Steal](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaXI0ZDR6aTl1cy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) rhetoric, banning [racist users](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvc3k0OGFqYmZjci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and purging [propaganda bots](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNzB3ZmRhdDBiby8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). But to make that happen, the GOP needs to overturn or reform Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, which has become a fixture of the right wing's [culture wars](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd2g5bHNnbTNqaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), and the centerpiece of two US Supreme Court cases argued last week. But Section 230 isn't just the law that protects Twitter from being sued every time [Dril](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMWloZXVtNmFyNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) dunks on Republicans; it's also what holds together the internet as we know it. [Read the rest from Rae Hodge.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcmxwcmVob2hsaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Getty Images/joe daniel price) The 6 ways "Mayfair Witches" can turn the page in its second season But while AMC+ did a fantastic job with the first season of their "[Interview with the Vampire](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveDMxcGxiMjhhbS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" adaptation, The "People of the Page" (myself among them) mostly view the "Mayfair" adaptation as a nightmare rather than a dream come true, the only blessing being that Anne isn't alive to suffer through being let down once again. Now that both adaptations have been renewed for second seasons, there's hope that AMC+ will continue the good work already established with "Interview," and take the hiatus between now and the filming of "Mayfair" Season 2 to go back to what Rice gave them and let it guide them to do better. Using quotes from "The Witching Hour" as titles for each section, here are six ways they can go about doing that. [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcmNxaW8yczFrcS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Alfonso Bresciani/AMC) ~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMva2U5M2xlbDgzay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo - Can the Supreme Court [force girls to wear skirts](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMHFoM21jZXFuMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)? - Are we having fun yet? ["Party Down"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveDh6dDR1aWViOC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) addresses the pandemic the way few shows have - More people [over 45 are getting pregnant](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ3Nnd2pvNjdxYy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) — and abortion laws aren't ready for the complications - ["Dear Edward"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOTFhcmplM2p0bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) gets children’s grief right – just ask Prince Harry - ["SNL"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvY2ZwanA1czF5ZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) open has something for everyone: Trump riffs, weed jokes and anti-vax sentiments - A nascent men's movement eschews [orgasms](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYW12b2Ztem1rci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) for health reasons. Experts say the science doesn't add up - [Angela Davis](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdW1odGJudjcxdi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) shows us why "Finding Your Roots" complicates and strengthens the American story - The strange history of how [the Catholic Church declared beaver to be a fish](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvb3Brc2o4czgwaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) — at least during Lent - No, those [TikTok-famous collagen gummies](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOWkzYWxjeHU5MS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) aren't a healthy meal replacement If you found yourself here without subscribing, sign up for [Crash Course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNHBicmN1aHR3cS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), so you don't miss anything! What's the deal in Ukraine after a year of war? Let Leon Trotsky explain Just about a year ago, shortly after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine that has since bedeviled the globe, protests erupted in cities all over Russia. It was no surprise to learn that not everyone in that huge and troubled nation was on board with Putin's war — or was fooled by his mystifying rhetoric about "denazifying" and "demilitarizing" Ukraine — especially not among the younger, better educated and more Europeanized populations of Moscow and St. Petersburg. Still, Russian authorities were clearly not expecting the scale and energy of those demonstrations, and it took them a couple of weeks to get the public disorder under control. [Read the rest from Andrew O'Hehir.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNGVldDlvanR1NC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) - "Mexican president posts photo of what he claims is an elf," [AP News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYXFnd2poaGtrZi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Billie Eilish Gets Restraining Order Against Shirtless Intruder,' [TMZ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMva3pxb25jdDZ1Mi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Idaho home where four students were murdered to be demolished," [BBC](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ3VsZ3RmMzFsbS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "James Bond Novels Edited to Remove Racist Content," [Variety](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcjdtb24wdGk1Yy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWNXA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Big Ag doesn't want you to know about the connection between cancer and this common herbicide It's a tale of corporate malfeasance as old as time: corporation discovers herbicide. Corporation markets herbicide. Corporation discovers herbicide does far more than kill weeds, but attacks critics and whistleblowers ad nauseum to sweep it under the rug. This, according to Dr. Chadi Nabhan, is the story of [glyphosate](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbXZzNWxpbHM1OC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), an [herbicide](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMXJxaXhna2d6Zi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) often marketed under the name [Roundup](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcGZ1dWlteGp3Ni8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and sold by the quart in hardware and lawn stores across the United States. Nabhan, a cancer specialist, says that glyphosate doesn't rinse off, but remains on our grains and produce, and anything made from them, right up until the moment we consume them... and longer: a study from last year found glyphosate in [80 percent](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZWdtdWhjaHAyMC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) of Americans' urine, perhaps because the chemical appears to leech into our drinking water. It also covers the plants one might stroll past every day. [Read the rest from Matthew Rozsa.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdGM3ejdqdDBxbS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXR0eGxrZnVzaWMmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY_ZQm_xjjLsQv1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP via Getty Images) [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmP2UJv8Y4y7EL9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2023 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801 [Made with Letterhead [Letterhead logo]](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl3yBPP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbmVwbm83czh5c1cDc3BjQgpj9lCb_GOMuxC_Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)