Crash Course: Trump thinks he can MAGA his way out of jail

On January 6, Trump thought MAGA passion would overcome a lost election — now he thinks it will save him from jail [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYXd4eW1xaDRzOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2hXA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNzN1NGh3a3Q2cy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Trump thinks he can MAGA his way out of jail On Tuesday, Donald Trump's legal team sent a letter to the Department of Justice, asking for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland to discuss an investigation being run by special prosecutor Jack Smith. Initially, [the widespread assumption was this letter indicated](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMva2UzaDZ1NHA0ZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) that Trump's lawyers fear indictments are coming soon and are hoping to negotiate a deal. Soon, however, it became clear [that this letter was not written in good faith](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcGp3OGxjeHViOC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). The intended audience is not Garland at all, but the MAGA base, particularly those with open wallets. [Read the rest from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvano3bmhxY21pbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Mark Makela/Getty Images) Joe Biden on the brink: Will the disastrous White House comms bring us a second Trump term? There is nothing more frustrating in politics than watching someone fail in their attempt to communicate, unless it is watching someone who needs to communicate fail — by refusing to do so. The ongoing debt-ceiling crisis has exposed both sides of that coin. The Republican Party, led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, has used the sticks outside the West Wing, news shows, social media, the halls of Congress and probably the lemonade stand run by McCarthy's next door neighbor's children to accuse the Democrats of the very demagoguery of which the Republicans are most guilty. Watching McCarthy's blundering efforts is both frustrating and comic. [Read the rest from Brian Karem.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdDhoMHVoOWNwcy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) - "We leave these places in ruins": How the white lens on ["Kandahar"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZmlsa3VudXI1Ni8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) reflects the human cost - The messiness Olympics have commenced!: Top Scandovals from the ["Vanderpump Rules" reunion](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNjdhZXdhZ3ByZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - [Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveWpwdGsxcGZ5OC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to 18 years for seditious conspiracy - [Meadows may be quietly cooperating with DOJ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcXgweTh1cGwwYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) — experts say that could mean it's "game over" for Trump - Mom who complained about [Amanda Gorman poem](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOHdldXkxc3J0ci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) shared antisemitic conspiracy and praised Proud Boys - "Everywhere there’s globes": [Georgia GOP chair goes full flat-earther](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMGJjZTA2ZDcxMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) in wild rant - House Democrats erupt in laughter after [MTG calls for "decorum"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvOHgyNmYyY214Zy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) while presiding over chamber - "Talented women are making their names known": A [James Beard nominee on the chefs who inspired her](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZGVhMjV4Y3d5cS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - “Boneheaded”: [Legal experts trash Trump lawyers over “foolish” DOJ letter](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbGt1M3JleWM1eS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) whining about Hunter Biden - “Astoundingly humiliating”: [DeSantis brutally mocked after Twitter launch](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd2Y0aDRoM3ZzYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) ends up a big “mistake” If you found yourself here without subscribing, sign up for [Crash Course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNXZocW5hczBrai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), so you don't miss anything! What "Vanderpump Rules" cad Tom Sandoval and incels have in common Tom's warped logic only serves to bolster incel arguments, even if in a small way. His sense of entitlement to sex and lack of empathy are qualities in some of society's most dangerous (and pitiful) individuals. No one is buying Tom's defense, though. His business has suffered, his cast members have all turned their backs on him (except for fellow Tom, Tom Schwartz) and no one, except for maybe Howie Mandel, who evidently does not watch "Vanderpump Rules," is on his side. May Tom Sandoval never have sex again. [Read the rest from Olivia Luppino.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMva3ZoOGtneGF3by8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Casey Durkin/Bravo) - "A TRANS PROM ON THE CAPITOL LAWN," [The Atlantic](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMmY3ODI3ZHFkeC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2hXA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Scientists discover about 5,000 new species in planned mining zone of Pacific Ocean," [CBS News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvd3Zpd24wcGNhNS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2hXA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "New Jersey Governor Declares Taylor “Swift” Ham, Egg, and Cheese as Official State Sandwich," [Consequence](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYmlyYWtvYzJ0bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2hXA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "FBI reveals 1980s plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II," [BBC](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYWNvOTN1aWg3MS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2hXA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Study points to brain abnormality that may explain sudden infant death syndrome Despite three decades of public health efforts, SIDS remains the leading cause of death for infants in the U.S. An estimated 1,389 babies died from SIDS in 2020. At the time when the study was published, parents on social media understandably expressed a collective sigh of relief and jubilation. Some [went as far to say](~/AASU4wA~/RgRmUxZCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZDR4eG5mdGliZi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPTQxc3luZHh6M2hXA3NwY0IKZGJDkXBkoFAJg1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) "they found the cure for SIDS." As The Scientist reported after the buzz faded, the report was in some ways taken out of context. One year later, a cure has yet to materialize. 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