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Amanda Marcotte is a senior politics writer at Salon and the author of “Troll Nation: How The Right Became Trump-Worshipping Monsters Set On Rat-F*cking Liberals, America, and Truth Itself.” She’s a first place winner in the 2024 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism awards. She has published in many outlets, including the Rolling Stone, the Guardian, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Times. She hosts, writes, and helps produce “Standing Room Only,” a weekly politics show on YouTube. Follow her on Bluesky @AmandaMarcotte and sign up for her biweekly politics newsletter, Standing Room Only.

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The Church of Latter-day Saints' lawsuit against a popular ex-Mormon podcaster looks certain to backfire (Getty Images)

Mormons will regret suing an ex-member

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ATHENS, GEORGIA - APRIL 14: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center on April 14, 2026 in Athens, Georgia. Vice President Vance has continued to support TPUSA and its mission following the 2025 murder of the conservative student organization's founder and leader, far-right activist Charlie Kirk. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

JD Vance can’t escape the Iran war

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FBI Director Kash Patel (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Kash Patel’s futile quest for validation

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Chief Justice John Roberts (Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images)

John Roberts embodies MAGA cowardice

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"More people should get married young and have more kids than they can afford," the late Charlie Kirk tweeted, words that have become a mantra for many conservatives. (Michele Ursi/Getty Images)

MAGA wants more teen births. It won’t work

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President Donald Trump receives a DoorDash delivery at the Oval Office from Sharon Simmons (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump’s DoorDash Grandma isn’t a plant — the truth is much darker

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Despite offenses, President Donald Trump still retains the strong support of his evangelical base (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump is right: He is MAGA’s Jesus

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A new study trumpeted by Fox News promotes a brand-new definition of "tradwife" that sounds like the worst of all worlds: women having to work and handle all domestic responsibilities without any help at all. (Deagreez/Getty Images)

Gen Z women don’t long to be tradwives

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President Donald Trump with Paula White, an evangelical leader who has compared him to Jesus Christ (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The Christian right’s victim complex fuels Trump’s Iran war

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According to a new study, young men who favor the trad lifestyle don't honor and cherish tradwives — they hold them in contempt. (Getty Images)

Why MAGA men actually loathe tradwives

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U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on during a Cabinet meeting, the first since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Iran is breaking Trump’s spirit

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Former Attorney General Pam Bondi (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Sorry, Pam Bondi. Trump has no loyalty

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Vice President JD Vance (Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)

The real reason behind JD Vance’s demon talk

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First Lady Melania Trump is accompanied at the White House by Figure 03, a humanoid robot during the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Why MAGA fears human teachers

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An ICE agent at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

ICE at airports: Trump’s troll move backfires

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Vice President JD Vance (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

How Iran emasculated JD Vance

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In the chauvinist world of the online right, OnlyFans and solitary sex in front of a phone or computer are major obsessions (Getty Images)

For Gen Z Republican men, sex is solitary

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GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

ICE “course correction”? Markwayne Mullin isn’t it

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is known for his chest-thumping (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth’s manly act is backfiring

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(Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images)

Republicans don’t care about parents’ rights

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After a chaotic tenure as Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem was fired by Donald Trump on March 5, 2026 (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Mar-a-Lago face couldn’t save Kristi Noem

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Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will advance to a May 26 run-off to determine the Lone Star State's GOP Senate nominee (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Danielle Villasana / Richard Rodriguez)

Texas primary shows that MAGA loves a villain

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President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. (Pool photo by Kenny Holston/The New York Times.) (Kenny Holston-Pool/Getty Images)

Trump hides in plain sight at the State of the Union

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(Department of Homeland Security)

DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin’s replacement is even worse

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