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CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Musk treats DOGE like a video game

Amanda Marcotte
Elon Musk attends 'Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk' session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Marc Piasecki/Getty Images)

Elon Musk's troll takeover is no joke

Amanda Marcotte
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk participates in a town hall-style meeting to promote early and absentee voting at Ridley High School on October 17, 2024 in Folsom, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Why Musk's trolling salute fell flat

Amanda Marcotte
Elon Musk and X, formerly Twitter, logo. (Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Elon's harassment reveals his weakness

Amanda Marcotte
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Donald Trump and Melania Trump during Martha Graham Dance Company Opening Night Gala - Inside Arrivals at Tavern On The Green in New York City, New York, United States. (Desiree Navarro/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Melania's nudity defense is trolling

Amanda Marcotte
Joe Biden and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's assassin charge is projection

Amanda Marcotte
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands with North Dakota Governor Kristi Noem during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. (KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Kristi Noem doubles down on Puppygate

Amanda Marcotte
Republican presidential candidate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to guests at the Republican Party of Iowa 2023 Lincoln Dinner on July 28, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

DeSantis' problem: He is a true believer

Amanda Marcotte
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In this photo Illustration an effigy of Elon Musk is seen on a smartphone screen with the Twitter logo and X logos as background (Photo Illustration by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Trolls panic as Twitter collapses

Amanda Marcotte
In this photo illustration the Twitter logo is seen on a computer screen and mobile cellphone. (Photo illustration by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Why MAGA loved a fake liberal

Amanda Marcotte
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate (C) arrives at the Municipal Court of Bucharest, Romania, on June 21, 2023. (DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images)

Tate wasn't trolling— he set an example

Amanda Marcotte
A person is running away from online harassment (Getty Images/woocat)

Trolling takes a toll on science

Lisa Palmer, Silvio Waisbord - Undark
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Donald Trump and the "Libs of TikTok" logo (Photo illustration by Salon/SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images/Twitter/@libsoftiktok)

The Twitter troll who took Trump's place

Amanda Marcotte
Elon Musk (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Elon Musk's Twitter play to own the libs

Amanda Marcotte
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Kyle Rittenhouse and Madison Cawthorn (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

"Trigger the libs" or "pull the trigger"

Amanda Marcotte
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images)

Don't mock Abbott's "dumb" abortion quip

Amanda Marcotte
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Shrek (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Abortion snitch-line gets Shreked

Kylie Cheung
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump's audit obsession is a troll

Amanda Marcotte
Marjorie Taylor Green, Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

GOP condemnations of MTG are a troll

Amanda Marcotte
Ted Cruz, Tucker Carlson and Josh Hawley (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How to beat back GOP trolls

Amanda Marcotte
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A supporter sits alone in the top sections of seating as Vice President Mike Pence speaks before President Donald J. Trump arrives for a "Make America Great Again!" rally at the BOK Center on Saturday, June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, OK. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

How K-pop fans humiliated the president

Matthew Rozsa
Jacob Wohl (YouTube/NBC)

Has Jacob Wohl run his last scam?

Roger Sollenberger
Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Shlafly in "Mrs. America" (Sabrina Lantos/FX)

"Mrs. America" & the birth of trolling

Amanda Marcotte
Carrie Goldberg (Natan Dvir)

How this lawyer turned troll-fighter

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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