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An engraved illustration of pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock, with one wearing a MAGA hat. (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / mikroman6)

Why America is nuts: Blame the Pilgrims

Paul Rosenberg
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump dances onstage after his speech during a campaign rally at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Is Trump's movement a "cult"? Maybe not

Jonathan Hirsch
Supporters hold "Trump Vance" signs at Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) campaign rally at Arizona Christian University on July 31, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Humor: I want to join your cult

Cara Michelle Smith
MAGA Alpha Male (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The gendered tribalism of Trumpism

Chauncey DeVega
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The end of Trump's impunity

Chauncey DeVega
Images of Donald Trump appear on stage screens in the Fiserv Forum on the day before the Republican National Convention (RNC) on July 14, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Downfall: GOP's cult of personality

Chauncey DeVega
Republican Senate candidate JD Vance and former President Donald Trump speak at a Save America Rally to support Republican candidates running for state and federal offices in the state at the Covelli Centre during on September 17, 2022 in Youngstown, Ohio. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

JD Vance is trying to love bomb MAGA

Chauncey DeVega
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump walks on stage to speak on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Now comes "the silencing of critics"

Chauncey DeVega
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Secret service agents approach the stage during a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump at Butler Farm Show Inc. on Saturday, July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pa. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Backlash to Butler builds. Who will pay?

Matthew Rozsa
Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult (Netflix)

The tango of a cult & entertainment

Melanie McFarland
Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump gestures to the crowd after speaking at a campaign event in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024. (ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's love letters to MAGA

Chauncey DeVega
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump takes the stage to introduce a new line of signature shoes at Sneaker Con at the Philadelphia Convention Center on February 17, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Merchandising fascism to the mainstream

Chauncey DeVega
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Actor and comedian Robin Williams poses for a portrait circa 1999 in Los Angeles, California. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

Why Robin Williams resonates with a cult

Melanie McFarland
Jeff and Shaleia Ayan in "Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe" (Amazon Studios)

Twin Flames cult's anti-trans deception

Melanie McFarland
Woman walking through the forest at sunset (Getty Images/Westend61)

Growing up in a doomsday sect

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence (Photo courtesy of Hulu)

7 "Sarah Lawrence cult" revelations

Joy Saha
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Actress Allison Mack (R) departs the United States Eastern District Court after a bail hearing in relation to the sex trafficking charges filed against her on May 4, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

NXIVM's Allison Mack was "a seeker"

Alison Stine
Emily Deschanel as Suzanne Mathis and Madeleine Arthur as Mae Dodd in "Devil in Ohio" (Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix)

Devil in Ohio reinvents the Satanic cult

Alison Stine
Boyd Holbrook as The Corinthian in "The Sandman" | Donald Trump with teeth for eyes (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Netflix)

"Sandman," Trump & the American Dream

Winslow Erik Wright
Beth Barham of Corpus Christi looks over a life-size cardboard cutout of Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh placed on a hill near the Branch Davidian cult compound in Waco on April 16, 1993 as the armed stand-off between the religious cult and federal agents continued. (BOB DAEMMRICH/AFP via Getty Images)

How to rescue a cult victim

Casey Kleczek
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Supporters of President Donald J. Trump before the start of the rally. At the Reading Regional Airport in Bern Township, PA Saturday afternoon October 31, 2020 where United States President Donald J. Trump spoke during a campaign rally for his bid for reelection. (Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

Steven Hassan: Trump cult ready to kill

Chauncey DeVega
"Should I stay or should I go?” In Taiwan, deciding to leave the family at twenty-two years old to get an education in the US (Photo provided by Faith Jones)

Breaking away from the Children of God

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Holy Bible (Getty Images/Krisanapong Detraphiphat)

How religion can hurt mental health

Valerie Tarico - Alternet
Krysten Ritter attends the Premiere Of Netflix's "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie" at Regency Village Theatre on October 07, 2019 in Westwood, California (Frazer Harrison/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Krysten Ritter on new show: I love cults

Kylie Cheung
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