Crash Course: Will religion be enough to save Donald Trump?

Plus: Former DOJ prosecutor warns Trump's Mar-a-Lago case could end in "a doomsday scenario" [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOWhmNXpiemI5My8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azBXA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZjFyNXZxOGYzcy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMmlzMW9mODI5bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azBXA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNG53ODJ1M2hjbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azBXA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNjIwcDF1aDhpZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azBXA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZG53ajU1M2Q3bi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azBXA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNDd3Yzd0NHg1cy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azBXA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo Trump's CPAC speech showed clear decay From Chauncey DeVega: Donald Trump was in his full glory [over the weekend at the annual Conservative Political Action Committee](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbzVpbjE1YjB6dC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (CPAC) conference. For his MAGA people, Republicans, and other neofascists and followers, Trump is like a father figure, preacher, teacher, confessor, lover, and god messiah prophet all in one person. In that way, CPAC is Donald Trump’s “church family” – only the church is full of fascism, hatred, wickedness, cruelty, and other anti-human values, beliefs, and behavior. Trump masterfully wields and conducts this energy. 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He also shares his concerns that Trump is acting like a mob boss who is trying to intimidate and otherwise threaten the judges, jurors, and witnesses in his trials – and that the FBI must be more active in stopping this behavior. McCallion also warns that Trump and his inner circle must be carefully monitored by the country’s intelligence and law enforcement community to ensure that he does not sell or otherwise give away the country’s military and other secrets to a hostile foreign power or some other malign actor as a way of raising money to pay off his huge legal fines and penalties. [Read more here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvanB4YzI1ZjBtaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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Up Next ... - Will religion be [enough](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvODA1eDB5Yjl3bS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to save Donald Trump? - FX's "[Shōgun](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaG4xcnZjZm5qMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" defines what it means to be an event series - "[Shōgun](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvanN2YzVmYWFxci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" star Hiroyuki Sanada on playing a leader who wants peace - How House Republicans could force a choice between [SNAP and WIC](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNzl1NnV0ZGN1bC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - “[Orwellian](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcTJvbmRmdzl4YS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)”: Supermarket leaders say Republicans' new SNAP plan makes cashiers the "food police" - McDaniel announces [resignation](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYWZsdmkzb3Zxdy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) as cash-strapped Trump eyes RNC takeover - Trump’s [criminal past](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMG10aGdrajAycy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is catching up to him at the worst moment politically - Trump's dominating GOP primary performance [doesn't add up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMTFoY2lheTVqcS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - [Hazmat team spotted at Don Jr.'s home](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYnc4aDBjbjRiMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) after reported white substance found - [Hala Gorani](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcWV6N2FkbjA5aS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) on the toll of covering Gaza war - Jon Stewart's solution to [the Israel and Palestine war](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcGp0YnhrN3BreC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): "Let’s just ask God. It’s his house!" - The case of [Carrie Buck and the Supreme Court’s](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveDUzd2o5b3pyci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) century-old crusade to control women - "The Walking Dead" returns [Richonne's apocalyptic love](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNmFtbzZ3YjBwNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to us. Will departed viewers come back too? - The [9 biggest bombshells](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbHV2bG5yanFuei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) from Wendy Williams’ unfiltered documentary - "Ice her": Trump plots to [use Cannon to make it "impossible" for Chutkan](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZnk5amphZmkydi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to hold pre-election trial - Comedian Shane Gillis' "Saturday Night Live" journey from firing to hosting, [explained](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZTZkbDlwbzQ3di8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Jeremiah Brent joins "[Queer Eye](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdzBza2UxMmp5ai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)" cast - [First abortion, then IVF… and now birth control](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvM253MHZiZ3p1OS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)? - The [measles outbreak in Florida](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYzh2OWR3dXpwYS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is a warning for the rest of the nation - Raw cheddar company linked to [multi-state E. coli outbreak](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdXhncjhpZ29rNy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - Black Americans deserve [real tobacco harm reduction](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvanZ2OHJid25sci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) options Before you go ... Black women are vital to science and health journalism From Rae Hodge: The lack of Black women in positions of leadership and executive authority — across all scientific and science communications fields — is the biggest hole in the metaphorical credibility bucket. Public health organizations and journalism outlets can’t ask the world to believe that they’re producing objective science and fair journalism when they can’t even accomplish objective and fair hiring. Likewise, you can’t ask the world to believe this trust problem is simply manufactured by evil political forces outside of their white-led institutions when anyone can see that [internal political ideology](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvOTdrd3AweWFqYS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azBXA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (or just [plain white laziness](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNjNucXFxM3Z0ei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azBXA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)) is encouraging rightful distrust among those who may otherwise politically champion both science and journalism. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRnwaVYP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYWNzMnhldHkycy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXFhbnY0OWE2azAmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZdVZIN9lEVWInVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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