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Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers in "House of the Dragon" (HBO)

"Dragon" & the power of being a nobody

Melanie McFarland
Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at the Washington Hilton on June 24, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump can't pivot away from Project 2025

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Ewan Mitchell as Aemond Targaryen in "House of the Dragon" (HBO)

Who pays the cost when "Dragon" dances

Melanie McFarland
Donald Trump | The NATO flag | American troops walking in the water leaving a landing barge during the Normandy D-Day landings, France, 6th June 1944. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A popular front against fascism emerges

Heather Digby Parton
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Kevin Roberts, Mark Robinson and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Threats of a MAGA revolution are real

Amanda Marcotte
'Forrest Gump' 1994 directed by Robert Zemeckis. (Sunset Boulevard/Getty Images)

The Gumpification of America

Melanie McFarland
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on former U.S. President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in his hush-money trial before speaking on the Middle East at the White House on May 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Biden's divine intervention

Brian Karem
Donald Trump | Sculpture of Moses holding the Ten Commandments (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Donald Trump's 10 Crazy Commandments

Paul Rosenberg
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Nicolle Wallace, Rachel Maddow and Al Sharpton (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Biden's crisis throws MSNBC into chaos

David Masciotra
The Boys (Prime Video)

"The Boys" and our American dystopia

Melanie McFarland
President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Committee winter meeting at the Trump International Hotel on February 1, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

GOP revolt over Trump threatens RNC

Heather Digby Parton
Supporters of Donald Trump rally at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2020. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Project 2025 may be backfiring on Trump

Amanda Marcotte
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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden walk out of the South Portico towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on November 11, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Damage control is a risky gamble

Norman Solomon
Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A eulogy for the United States

Brian Karem
Samuel Alito and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

I’m flying an American flag in protest

Kirk Swearingen
Joel McHale in "The Bear" (FX)

"The Bear" and the horror of a bad boss

Melanie McFarland
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Ronald Reagan, Mike Johnson and Richard Nixon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Republicans pulled off their longest con

Heather Digby Parton
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the NRA ILA Leadership Forum at the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting & Exhibits at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on May 18, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump's debate rout feeds his fantasy

Chauncey DeVega
Donald Trump | US Supreme Court building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Republicans celebrate Dictator Trump

Amanda Marcotte
Manny Jacinto as The Stranger in "Star Wars: The Acolyte" (Lucasfilm Ltd.)

The Acolyte: Sex appeal & the dark side

Teresa Tran
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Joe Biden and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How Joe Biden can beat Trump like a drum

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Former U.S. President Donald Trump (L) gestures, flanked by former First Lady Melania Trump and son Barron Trump, as they prepare to leave after he delivered his acceptance speech for the Republican Party nomination for reelection during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on August 27, 2020. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Welcome to the demise of the presidency

Chauncey DeVega
Donald Trump | The U.S. Supreme Court Building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Supreme Court gives Trump dictator power

Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump and Richard Nixon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

SCOTUS would've given Nixon a pass

Austin Sarat
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