Crash Course: GOP's Biggest Losers of 2023: George "It's A Witch Hunt" Santos

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Trump doesn't just have 91 felony indictments, but he's also [been found liable in civil court for fraudÂ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvd3loMGd1MW03OS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)and for [a 90s-era sexual assault of journalist E. Jean Carroll](~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYW80MnRwMWh1Yi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Rejecting Santos while embracing Trump is like getting angry at the neighborhood cat caller while calling Ted Bundy a stand-up fellow. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsva3BqdDA1cTE2NS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaGVoazY1YjdpYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGJXA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbWM3cXA3OHM1dy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGJXA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcXRhOWw1c3ptbS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGJXA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvODhveHl6dGliZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGJXA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo The year labor took the lead From Bob Hennelly: Just a little over a month after the UAW won it’s unprecedented six-week strike against all three big automakers, the union’s executive board voted to demand an [immediate cease fire](~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNm55OXpiZHhhZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGJXA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) in Gaza. It had been a lot of years since the union had taken such a stand at a time when the nation’s most prestigious institutions like Harvard found themselves floundering for lack of moral clarity. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYThza3BhYnNici8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). [Subscribe to Salon today](~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYjYzc2JqYXVoMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and unlock more benefits! 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"Honestly," she told us during a recent "Salon Talks" interview, "the '[Ice Ice Baby](~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbnplZmFwdzRlOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo).'" [You can watch our full interview with Monaghan here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaTZyazFjMzM4ei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGJXA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), or read the transcript of our conversation [here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRncTngP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOHhkN2RydGVkaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW94ZGFpbXZrbGImbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZYPitI5lwc9NJlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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