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Stephen Miller and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The long war on the American left

Heather Digby Parton
President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One on Dec. 17, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's excuse in 2025: "I don't know"

Amanda Marcotte
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the White House on Nov. 2, 2025 after taking off from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

My brush with Trump Derangement Syndrome

Yahia Lababidi
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, takes the stage during a rally featuring California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Houston on Nov. 8, 2025. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

GOP will regret hyping Jasmine Crockett

Amanda Marcotte
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"Rage bait" is an ideal Word of the Year

Amanda Marcotte
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Trump's rhetoric made America go blue

Ben Fountain - TomDispatch.com
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Morning Joe calls out GOP racism

TRAVIS GETTYS - Raw Story
Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Columbia Regional Airport in Columbia, Missouri, November 1, 2018. (Getty/Saul Loeb)

Trump wanted it his way

Cody Fenwick - Alternet
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