Crash Course: James Comer and Tucker Carlson aren't fooled by Russian lies — they're complicit

It would be easier if Republicans were "being played" by Putin, but the truth is much worse. [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdmlta3RhcmNwZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmxXA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaWNyMGE4Z2ViYy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNHZkZGw5dzJxZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmxXA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcmN1amdmM29haS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmxXA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYTE2bmJ3ZWRsNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmxXA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcHlmcDNiM200Yy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmxXA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMWo3MGtxaW5maC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmxXA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo James Comer and Tucker Carlson aren't fooled by Russian lies — they're complicit Amanda Marcotte: In the wake of an FBI informant's arrest, pundits have suggested Republicans who championed his lies must be morons. There's a puzzling unwillingness in much of the press to consider the most obvious reason that MAGA Republicans keep taking Putin's side in a fight: [They prefer Putin's anti-democratic vision](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOXR0YjQwdzhuOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to the tattered-but-still-surviving democracy of the U.S. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvM21rZ25icm9tai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) ~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbGYyMTVjdTk3NS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmxXA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcWhuaDF4M2E4bS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmxXA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvejJ5ZG51Mnhpay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmxXA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOHdieHdzN2ltMC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmxXA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo Apocalypse now: Donald Trump dons the “armor of God” — and pushes for theocracy Paul Djupe, a political scientist and editor of the Religious Engagement in Democratic Politics series, explains how Trump’s violent and apocalyptic rhetoric resonates with the Christian right and their beliefs about the End Times and how supernatural forces are at work in day-to-day life and politics. He warns how militant Christianity and its threats and promises of violence are not metaphorical, but instead very real. [Read Chauncey DeVega's interview with Paul Djupe.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMjBiejJvMm14dC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) [Subscribe to Salon today](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbTFibTdzOWt2cS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) and unlock more benefits! Up Next ... - “Asset of Russian intelligence”: Experts say shocking DOJ filing [blows up GOP impeachment sham](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZTFpZGFvc2JsMC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - After Alexei Navalny's death, [Trump's cowardly groveling](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdGM2NHJhcG9rYS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) looks worse than ever - Nic Pizzolatto's "Night Country" ire reminds us some ["True Detective" mysteries](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZ2l6YjZiNHQyay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) are easily solvable - ["It is a form of Navalny"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNGZrczBlZHUxZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): Trump likens his fraud ruling to death of Russian opposition leader - NY AG Letitia James threatens to ["seize" Trump's building](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMmY1OXd2dmtpOS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) if he doesn't have enough money to pay - Climate change can make some people feel hopeless. Here's [what can be done about it](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMTNpYWlldzJ5My8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "But it's not true!": CNN reporter [confronts Jim Jordan](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNXk0cXRtMjBpMC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) over indicted informant's debunked claims - "Unreasonable hurdles": Legal experts say Jack Smith could [seek Judge Cannon's removal](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMW5zcTFzd2ZlbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Jimmy Kimmel says [George Santos lawsuit](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvejNkdWYxczIwdS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is like “getting sued for paternity by Nick Cannon” - [Salt early and salt often](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcGU3a2lvYXE2Yy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) — yes, even in desserts Before you go ... Space is becoming more commercialized. Can regulations keep up? Participant safety on [commercial space flights](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcGVnN2J1NTg3Yy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is like “the Wild West,” John Logsdon, a professor emeritus of political science and international affairs at George Washington University, told Salon, noting that federal agencies are currently tied up in bureaucratic conflicts to determine which agency will be responsible for rulemaking. [Read more from Elizabeth Hlavinka.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNmh1MGx1ODZqaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPWhtZHVkOHFtNmwmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZN9dlKaXvtlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmXVWTfXZSml77ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2024 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE 19801 ~/AASU4wA~/RgRnubxWP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbmVwbm83czh5c1cDc3BjQgpl1Vk312Uppe-2Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ Made with Letterhead [Letterhead logo]