Crash Course: Why Donald Trump is downplaying the Supreme Court's leaked abortion ruling

Could it be that Republicans finally realize that the vast majority of Americans are opposed to their efforts? Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpicUKuc2KAVrayUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (Getty Images/ Salon) Why Donald Trump is downplaying the Supreme Court's leaked abortion ruling I think a lot of us remember that sick feeling we felt on the morning of November 9th, 2016 when we realized that Donald Trump was going to become president. I know I had never felt that way after a disappointing election before and I've been through many in my life. But this one was different and it wasn't just because I feared for the future of the country in the hands of such a patently unqualified, unfit president. I felt that the election of such a man signaled that the nation was rapidly deteriorating into an antediluvian state in which the progress of the 20th century was rapidly unraveling. And there was a very specific sense of doom on one particular issue. [Read the rest from Heather Digby Parton.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvd2h5LWRvbmFsZC1pcy1kb3ducGxheWluZy10aGUtbGVha2VkLWFib3J0aW9uLXJ1bGluZy9XA3NwY0IKYnFCrnNigFa2slIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Netflix) Bidding farewell to "Grace and Frankie": "We wanted people to cry at least at one point" [Marta Kauffman](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0S6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTUvMDUvMDEvJWUyJTgwJTljd2hvX3RhbGtzX2Fib3V0X2RyeV92YWdpbmFzJWUyJTgwJTlkX3doeV8lZTIlODAlOWNmcmllbmRzJWUyJTgwJTlkX2NyZWF0b3JfbWFydGFfa2F1ZmZtYW5faXNfcGFzc2lvbmF0ZV9hYm91dF9zZXhfYWZ0ZXJfbWlkbGlmZV9vbl9oZXJfbmV3X3Nob3cvVwNzcGNCCmJxQq5zYoBWtrJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) has ample experience with planning the perfect farewell celebrations for beloved television companions. Long before she and Howard J. Morris created "[Grace and Frankie](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0QtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL3RvcGljL2dyYWNlX2FuZF9mcmFua2llVwNzcGNCCmJxQq5zYoBWtrJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~)," Kauffman brought us "Dream On," "Veronica's Closet" and [one of the most popular comedies of our time, "Friends."](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMDUvMjcvZnJpZW5kcy10aGUtcmV1bmlvbi1yZXZpZXctaGJvLW1heC9XA3NwY0IKYnFCrnNigFa2slIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) That series finale holds the record as the most-watched TV episode of the aughts and the fifth-most-watched in television history. It's also one of the increasingly rare series farewells that satisfied most viewers. That's what Kauffman wanted to do as she brought "Grace and Frankie" to a close after seven seasons, following the lessons lived and learned by Jane Fonda's Grace Hanson and Lily Tomlin's Frankie Bergstein. Together we watched these best friends discover time and again that there is no such thing as a universal standard for perfection. That's also true of series finales. [Read the rest from Melanie McFarland](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvZ3JhY2UtYW5kLWZyYW5raWUtZnJpZW5kcy1tYXJ0YS1rYXVmZm1hbi1zYWxvbi10YWxrcy9XA3NwY0IKYnFCrnNigFa2slIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)[.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvZ3JhY2UtYW5kLWZyYW5raWUtZnJpZW5kcy1tYXJ0YS1rYXVmZm1hbi1zYWxvbi10YWxrcy9XA3NwY0IKYnFCrnNigFa2slIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Promotion from Aliexpress [Learn more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdTdrNDFkNmVrYlcDc3BjQgpicUKuc2KAVrayUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Work hard, play hard [Learn more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0QiaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdTdrNDFkNmVrYlcDc3BjQgpicUKuc2KAVrayUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - Uncle Owen! A bounty hunter! 7 details you may have missed in the ["Obi-Wan Kenobi" trailer](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvc3Rhci1tYXktdGhlLTR0aC1vYmktd2FuLWtlbm9iaS10cmFpbGVyL1cDc3BjQgpicUKuc2KAVrayUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - ["Ozark:"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0Q5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvb3phcmstZ28tYWhlYWQtYW5kLXJhaW4vVwNzcGNCCmJxQq5zYoBWtrJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Go ahead and rain - Netflix's ["Bullsh*t: The Game Show"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvYnVsbHNoaXQtdGhlLWdhbWUtc2hvdy1uZXRmbGl4LWx5aW5nL1cDc3BjQgpicUKuc2KAVrayUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) is the trivial pursuit that fits an era dominated by lies - [Howard Stern](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvaG93YXJkLXN0ZXJuLXNjb3R1cy1yb2UtdnMtd2FkZS9XA3NwY0IKYnFCrnNigFa2slIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) slams Justices overturning Roe: "They can raise those babies that they want" - Mole, "drowned sandwiches" and margaritas: [Where a travel writer eats in Mexico](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvbW9sZS1kcm93bmVkLXNhbmR3aWNoZXMtYW5kLW1hcmdhcml0YXMtd2hlcmUtYS10cmF2ZWwtd3JpdGVyLWVhdHMtaW4tbWV4aWNvL1cDc3BjQgpicUKuc2KAVrayUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - ["The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans:"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvdGhlLXJlYWwtd29ybGQtaG9tZWNvbWluZy1uZXctb3JsZWFucy1lcGlzb2RlLTMtcmVjYXAvVwNzcGNCCmJxQq5zYoBWtrJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Changing the narrative - [Dave Chappelle was attacked](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvZGF2ZS1jaGFwcGVsbGUtYXR0YWNrZWQtb24tc3RhZ2UtaG9sbHl3b29kLXNsYXAvVwNzcGNCCmJxQq5zYoBWtrJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) during standup – Is this The Slap all over again? - From stubborn Akitas to loyal Collies, [our stereotypes of dog breeds](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0Q3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvZG9nLWJyZWVkLXN0ZXJlb3R5cGVzL1cDc3BjQgpicUKuc2KAVrayUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) are all wrong, study says - Ohio Republican who attended Jan. 6 ["Stop the Steal" rally](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvb2hpby1hdHRlbmRlZC1qYW4tNi1zdG9wLXRoZS1zdGVhbC1yYWxseS13aW5zLXByaW1hcnkvVwNzcGNCCmJxQq5zYoBWtrJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) wins House primary - [Democrat flips Michigan](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvZGVtb2NyYXQtZmxpcHMtbWljaGlnYW4tZGlzdHJpY3Qtd29uLWluLTIwMjAtYnktMTYtcG9pbnRzL1cDc3BjQgpicUKuc2KAVrayUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) district Trump won in 2020 by 16 points - Anti-abortion zealots [target Sotomayor aide](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvYW50aS1hYm9ydGlvbi16ZWFsb3RzLXRhcmdldC1zb3RvbWF5b3ItYWlkZS1hcy1zb3VyY2Utb2YtbGVhay10aGVpci1hcmUtbm8tam9rZS9XA3NwY0IKYnFCrnNigFa2slIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) as source of leak: Their threats are no joke - [Mysterious hepatitis cases](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDMvbXlzdGVyaW91cy1oZXBhdGl0aXMtY2FzZXMtaW4tY2hpbGRyZW4tbWF5LWJlLWNhdXNlZC1ieS1hLS1idXQtbm90LXNhcnMtY292LTIvVwNzcGNCCmJxQq5zYoBWtrJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) in children may be caused by a virus — but not SARS-CoV-2 Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpicUKuc2KAVrayUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. (Getty Images) The pleasure principle: How the left wins the abortion wars In response to [the publication of the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0Q3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDIvcm9lLXYtd2FkZS1vdmVydHVybmVkL1cDc3BjQgpicUKuc2KAVrayUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) by the conservative majority on the Supreme Court, Republicans have decided what they want to talk about: [Leaks and the supposed evilness of them](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0R2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDMvd2h5LXRoZS1yaWdodC13aW5nLWlzLWhhdmluZy1hLWNvbXBsZXRlLW1lbHRkb3duLW92ZXItdGhlLWxlYWtlZC1hbnRpLWFib3J0aW9uLWRyYWZ0L1cDc3BjQgpicUKuc2KAVrayUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). The [same people who support Donald Trump](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMDgvZ3Vlc3Mtd2hhdC10aGUtdHJ1bXAtY291cC1hZ2FpbnN0LWFtZXJpY2FuLWRlbW9jcmFjeS1uZXZlci1zdG9wcGVkL1cDc3BjQgpicUKuc2KAVrayUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) and [his ongoing efforts to overthrow democracy](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDQvMTIvdGhlLWNvdXAtYXR0ZW1wdC1pcy1vbmdvaW5nLWV4LWxhd3llci1qb2huLWVhc3RtYW4tc3RpbGwtdHJ5aW5nLXRvLW92ZXJ0dXJuLTIwMjAvVwNzcGNCCmJxQq5zYoBWtrJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) are all gunning for Oscars for their feigned umbrage on [behalf of the integrity of our governmental institutions](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RQaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVkaWFtYXR0ZXJzLm9yZy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0L2VuZC1yb2Utdi13YWRlLW11Y2gtYmlnZ2VyLXN0b3J5LWxlYWtXA3NwY0IKYnFCrnNigFa2slIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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Why aren't we talking about it more? One evening in the middle of a bench press, I heard a loud click in my back," author and physician Haider Warraich recalls in his new book "The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain." And this, he writes, "was the day that pain became part of my life." [Read the rest from Mary Elizabeth Williams.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMDQvY2hyb25pYy1wYWluLWludGVydmlldy1oYWlkZXItd2FycmFpY2gvVwNzcGNCCmJxQq5zYoBWtrJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. West Street, Suite 1200 Wilmington, DE 19801 [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkVjNCP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmJxQq5zYoBWtrJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2022 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 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