Crash Course: MAGA sinks GOP trolling to genocidal lows

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As Will Sommer, author of "[Trust the Plan: The Rise of Qanon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNGJtYXdhdXB1cC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXhXA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)," [told Terry Gross on NPR last week](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMDJ4NXNteDh1My8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXhXA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), the "amount of money involved" in pandering to the MAGA movement is stunning. What matters to the right-wing figureheads is not what they think is true, so much as what they think best sells to the MAGA crowd. [Read more here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdTIzaGg3OHg2aS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZHBicTE4YWx6bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo Media's belated coverage of GOP's anti-democracy attacks will never catch up Chauncey DeVega takes a look at why the media goes missing when Republicans go on the offensive. "From the beginning of Obama's presidency, with the apparent White backlash to the country's first Black president, to when Trump announced that he would seek to capture the White House in 2016, loud warnings and alarms have been sounding about how neofascism and naked white supremacy are a clear, present and growing danger in this country. The mainstream news media, political class and other elites, however, responded with laughter and shrugs because they lied to themselves, whispering fables into each other's and their own ears, that what Donald Trump and his movement represented could never win power here in America. Of course, they were wrong." [Read more here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYXdpN3IyMXhpZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). - CPAC brings [simmering GOP tensions](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveHowcm50NDV4My8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to the surface - "Big, big blow": Legal experts say ["ominous" DOJ memo](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZGl4c29yMHl6Ni8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) could pave the way for two Trump indictments - "Racist": Trump rages at Fani Willis on Truth Social for fighting [GOP crackdown on local prosecutors](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveG52enpxcjZ1ay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "We need a 20-year plan": The fight for progress — and why it requires [reaching out to conservatives](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcWQya3NiMTJlcC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Ex-Trump ethics lawyer [may face disbarment](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvajJocm9td3AzaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) for allegedly trying to influence Hutchinson testimony - ["Immoral" spy program](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYWJscXp0ZGZoYy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): DHS collecting domestic intelligence in "shady" operation - Kari Lake wins [CPAC straw poll](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcGlzZ3cyajZuNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to be GOP VP nominee — but the poll is a "terrible result" for Trump - [Bruce Willis’ wife](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdW9pcXh0cG9yay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to paparazzi: Stop with the "yippee-ki-yays" and yelling - Is [working out always better](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvazhhNzBhNTJuNi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) for depression than therapy and medication? Not so fast, experts say - [Rich people are hogging Ozempic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvc2p0bjNrMGZ4Yi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), making the drug harder to access for people with diabetes - Are [burnt foods](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveHhqMG1zcTlkdS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) really bad for you — and why do we love them so much? - ["The Last of Us"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdm02amEzaGZwNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) makes an unholy meal of starving childhood innocence, served by a bloody preacher - The FDA proposed a [new definition for the term “healthy,”](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd2J5dmZ0dWl4aS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) dividing big food makers and nutritionists - Want better [poached eggs?](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZWN0a3FpdGJwMS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Microwave them If you found yourself here without subscribing, sign up for [Crash Course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNmdiNXhuZGxycy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), so you don't miss anything! Marjorie Taylor Greene auditioning for Trump's veep Marjorie Taylor Greene has shown herself to be a geyser of bad ideas and outrageous proposals designed to own the libs and grab time on conservative media outlets. On March 1, she [erupted again](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbjdzODF6dmRmaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXhXA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), claiming on Fox News that MAGA Republicans deserve their own “safe spaces” and that political power in this country should be returned to the states. We should remember that she embodies the quality that [drives Americans’ disgust about politicians](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYnB0ZGJoNXFsZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXhXA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) – she’s in it for herself. Like Donald Trump, Greene is a self-serving transactionalist, not someone who thinks about what’s best for the country or anyone but herself. [Read more from Austin Sarat and Dennis Aftergut.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaWtzdDhtbHNuNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo via JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images - "Republican Votes Helped Washington Pile Up Debt," [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZmduMGdrNHI5Mi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXhXA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "A New Bill Could Legalize Kidnapping Trans Kids by Their Parents," [Vice News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZWJvYXQ4eDNqYS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXhXA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "The Philosopher Who Believes in Living Things," [The New Yorker](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvN2J0YXJoMzVmay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXhXA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "They thought loved ones were calling for help. It was an AI scam," [The Washington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdmdra2g3d3Mwbi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXhXA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "The Pulse of Pop Music Is Changing," [The Atlantic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMva3M0cDNvejZtby8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXhXA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Conservative Media Pay Little Attention to Revelations About Fox News," [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbXZ0bzl2ZmIwdC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXhXA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) "Egregious security breach": Experts alarmed over McCarthy's "unusual" Fox News Jan. 6 footage deal House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on Sunday said he has "no indication" whether the Capitol Police has vetted Jan. 6, 2021 surveillance footage that Fox News host Tucker Carlson says he plans to air this week. Democrats are worried that the release of such videos will reveal sensitive security details about the Capitol, including the placement of cameras, evacuation routes, and floor layouts. "Kevin McCarthy happily handed over January 6th attack footage to a conspiracy-pushing, far-right Fox News host — endangering Congressional lawmakers and staffers — but refused to cooperate with a bipartisan congressional commission created to pursue the truth," said Yael Sheinfeld, a spokesperson for the left-leaning government watchdog group Accountable.US. Javed Ali, a former senior counterterrorism official at the Department of Homeland Security, added that making the footage accessible to Fox News can lead to a "slippery slope," opening the possibility for other officials to use sensitive information "for political or partisan purposes." [Read more from Areeba Shah.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaXM2dTMxem82MS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWRpMTd2cHd2eXgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZABRJwdk3lh5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo via Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRl6axQP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmQAUScHZN5YeXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2023 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 1000 N. 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