Crash Course: Why MAGA now fears the Super Bowl

Plus: Trump is mobilizing his "prayer warriors" [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMHBwaTJkN2JtNS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmxXA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZHhmNDR3M2c5ci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbmZraG1qdnI3Zy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmxXA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOXMxYnhoamtyZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmxXA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbWduY2g0NWppYi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmxXA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcm5pNDQ4c3N2ai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmxXA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaXJxM2VwZDhscS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmxXA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce conspiracy illustrates how MAGA is a cult From Amanda Marcotte: On Sunday night, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens, in a win that cinched a Super Bowl spot for the Chiefs. Much of the post-game celebration focused on the presence of pop star [Taylor Swift](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNGFiZHJqOWFlNC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), who smooched her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and smiled winningly at the cameras. To normal people, this was a sweet moment and a chance for fans of both Swift's music and the NFL to coo over young (ish) love. To right-wing media and MAGA influencers, however, it was swiftly cemented as proof that white conservatives are under threat of annihilation from a deep state "woke" conspiracy to force a socialist revolution led by, uh, President Joe Biden. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcDIyNWZjemF5bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvczBxcHFyZGtjMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmxXA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYWY5OWJlYXo5ZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmxXA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvanBucmJxMmw0cC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmxXA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveG4wZGJhN2xrOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmxXA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo Trump's mobilizing his "prayer warriors" André Gagné explains the role of “prayer warriors” and “spiritual warfare” and “the Seven Mountains Mandate” in the imagination and mythology of the Christian right and how they understand power, politics and society. 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The stoics and the Sex Pistols: Philosophical roots of punk rebellion go back to ancient Greece From Megan Volpert: Today, January 31, [John Lydon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnnLtZP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvczR4cW9oNGFoYy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWNndTRzMW9tNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZbFdNrplEHVNxlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) turns 68. 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