Crash Course: Are sexual abuse allegations a plus for the MAGA tribe?

Why MAGA has rallied to Russell Brand [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvY3p4a3c0dDlidS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHdXA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaHFuMWxmMTI2ay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Are sex abuse allegations a positive for the MAGA tribe? Sure looks that way From Amanda Marcotte: "Sometimes, it's who you most suspect," as a friend texted this week. Russell Brand has denied the multiple allegations of rape and sexual abuse that surfaced this week, but most of the public is disinclined to believe him. As the Onion put it, "[Nation Could Have Sworn Russell Brand Was Already Convicted Sex Offender](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZTQ3NHN6eWl2Zi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHdXA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)." Almost like clockwork, the MAGA masses — along with influencers like Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro and Jordan Peterson — have rallied to Brand's side, arguing that the "deep state" wants to destroy him, for unclear reasons. [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYWRyamZ6NGs2Zi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Trump was "ultimately responsible": Fake electors in Georgia look to blame the boss Three Georgia Republicans who allegedly signed on as "fake electors" in Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 electoral defeat in the Peach State have argued their cases should be moved to federal court because, somehow or other, they weren't fake electors at all, but "contingent electors" chosen by the Republican Party and thereby federal officers. "Since no such role exists," California civil rights attorney V. James DeSimone told Salon, "they can call themselves whatever Trump wanted them to be called. But legally, their argument is dead on arrival." [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZGVoZTllYW5yMS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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Maybe Trump is too "intellectually incurious" to be worth interviewing - Judge dismisses three ["obviously unqualified" witnesses](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdm4yYmsyN2d2Zi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) for Arizona sore loser Kari Lake - Kevin McCarthy is big mad at members of his own darn party who ["just want to burn the whole place down"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaHo0MXZqYmZudS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - After "Barbie," is it time to [rethink pink](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZzg1eTl6OWRicS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) — and move away from gendered baby clothes? - [RIP Twitter](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvODhnc21keXhxby8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), you used to be cool but it's over — and this time we mean it! - Isn't it time you got past your [fear of baking bread](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvY2hjb2YzanNxaS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)? It's easier than ever - Is the [UAW's high-stakes strike](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcGE1ZGlwdWJrbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) against the big three U.S. automakers a paradigm shift? - [Available medications](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaWZnYXhsMWV1di8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) could reduce overdose deaths by 50%. Why aren't we using them? Before you go ... Is "Stop Making Sense" the greatest concert film ever? One night in 1985, [writes Gary M. Kramer](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcTE4NGJxdHdoeS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPW82MDI3OGJ4dHcmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZPrEcw1lUWBf0lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), his twin brother made him a deal: They could go see an early show of Albert Brooks' film "Lost in America" — which was Gary's choice — if Gary would come along to see Jonathan Demme's "Stop Making Sense" at the midnight show. Gary wasn't a Talking Heads fan and confesses that until that night, he'd found David Byrne's songwriting boring and irritating. All of that was about to change. [Unsubscribe from this list](~/AASU4wA~/RgRm7_jCP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlP2lkPUAzNTQzOTUyVwNzcGNCCmT6xHMNZVFgX9JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Copyright © 2023 Crash Course, All rights reserved. 1000 N. 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