Trump leans into cult-leader shtick. Will it work?

Trump wants to be a cult leader ... [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvb2NrZDBqdHhvNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHRXA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvb3oyYXM5M2kwMC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Yeah, Trump still thinks he's a charismatic cult leader. Might be an overreach! There's absolutely no doubt that Trump or his minions picked Waco, Texas, for a rally site because it's become sacred ground to right-wing conspiracy theorists, writes Salon's [Amanda Marcotte](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNm9mYjNiaXMybC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). But that doesn't mean that trying to channel David Koresh (or maybe even Charles Manson) will actually work. Trump's fans showed up, all right, but maybe just to troll the liberal media. They seemed pretty bored by the event's main attraction. But Trump's lawyer may have cooked his client's goose for real In an [exclusive op-ed](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNXR6bTY3OTUzeS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) for Salon, attorneys Norman Eisen, Joshua Stanton and Fred Wertheimer argue that former Trump attorney Evan Corcoran's testimony before Jack Smith's grand jury — about the classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago — may represent Trump's biggest risk of conviction on major charges. - [Heavily armed woman](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaTR3bWNvNXF6eS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) kills 3 children, 3 adults at private Nashville Christian school: police - ["He could be jailed"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcTRwMXR2bnlmOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): Legal experts say Trump's DA threats could result in "additional charges" - “Dear lord stop talking”: Legal experts warn Trump lawyer’s [TV interviews “not helping his client”](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcXg0aGlvajdlei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "The crowd began to thin": Trump Waco [rally crowd started filing out](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaGwzNWNibmJjMC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) after just "30 minutes" - Indictment watch, Week 2: A panel of experts on [what gruesome damage Trump will wreak](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvejgxZmk5YXc1di8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) next - "Like a frog in boiling water": How Big Tech [stole our ability to focus](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaGY5eTkzaWYyeS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Cannabis [can cause overdoses](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvc3V3cTZoam5nOC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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So argues Salon's [Chauncey DeVega](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcGVuaGxpcWZqdC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), who credits Trump as a "master showman" who offered the adoring hordes in Waco a clear message: He's "like a ruler in exile and his followers — especially the Jan. 6 terrorists — are "patriots" engaged in a righteous struggle. In another place or time, that moment would correctly be identified as a threat of civil war or insurgency." - "Conservatives Aim to Build a Chatbot of Their Own," [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvamU4ODV4ZWZsZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHRXA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Twitter Blue subscribers may be able to hide their blue checks," [The Verge](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdjZsZDM3NmllOC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHRXA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Indicted Chinese exile controls Gettr social media site, ex-employees say," [The Washington Post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOTlrcjJkc3l2cy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHRXA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "License Plate Surveillance, Courtesy of Your Homeowners Association," [The Intercept](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOXk3ZDV1ZHdpOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHRXA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Afroman put home footage of a police raid in music videos. Now the cops are suing him," [NPR](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOGlha2ttdjdnaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHRXA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "'Identity Capital': Are We Being Scammed Into Selling Ourselves?" [Refinery29](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNXpsaG82YzZmeC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHRXA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Donald Trump's fans still love the show — but it keeps on getting darker Trump entered his Waco rally to a song recorded by the "J6 Choir," made up of the inmates in the D.C. jail whom the court has deemed too dangerous or too much of a flight risk to be allowed out on bail. Some have already pleaded guilty. That Trump showed up in Waco, Texas, on the 30th anniversary of the 52-day standoff between the FBI and a small religious sect in their remote compound there, and open the event with images of Jan. 6, was described by his staff a a total coincidence. [It was just a normal campaign stop](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZWN2NWFmdmt4Ni8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHRXA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), they insisted. ([Sure it was](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmBU5gP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZTB5M212NWMyZi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFlODk5NWhoZHQmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZCJhySJkDk2WWVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo).) The revenge tour has officially begun. 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