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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." Follow her on Bluesky @AmandaMarcotte and sign up for her biweekly politics newsletter, Standing Room Only.

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

“Some folks need killing!”: It’s time to take MAGA threats of violence literally and seriously

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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 was supposed to boost Donald Trump’s campaign — but it may be backfiring instead

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

Republican glee over “immunity” decision shows they don’t fear Donald Trump — they desire a dictator

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

The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictator

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Donald Trump | Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Donald Trump wants more political violence — the Supreme Court just handed MAGA one excuse

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Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“It is delay”: Idaho abortion decision suggests a stealth Supreme Court push to aid Trump’s campaign

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Donald Trump, Jake Tapper and Dana Bash (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

CNN won’t fact check Donald Trump during the debate. Here’s why we shouldn’t be worried

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Ronny Jackson, Joe Biden and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s claim that Biden is “jacked up” on drugs is more than projection — it’s cult conditioning

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Rep. Lauren Boebert and Rep. Bob Good (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

From Virginia to Colorado, MAGA infighting during primaries puts the GOP into disarray

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

A viral blog post from a bureaucrat exposes why tech billionaires fear Biden — and fund Trump

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Samuel Alito and the 10 Commandments in front of the Supreme Court of the US building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Louisiana’s mandatory Ten Commandments law invites the Supreme Court to impose more theocracy

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Amy Donofrio in front of Robert E. Lee High School (Photo courtesy of the EVAC movement)

Florida Republicans terrorized a teacher because of a Black Lives Matter flag. She hit back and won

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US President Donald Trump and Pastor Robert Morris at a roundtable with faith leaders, law enforcement officials, and small business owners at Gateway Church Dallas Campus in Dallas, Texas, on June 11, 2020. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Another evangelical abuse scandal: It’s a big reason why they worship Trump

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Woman in apron prepares soup on kitchen (Getty Images/-ilkeryuksel-)

A tradwife drops a racist slur: Why the right’s trolling economy made Lilly Gaddis’ rise inevitable

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Donald Trump | Supreme Court (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

After Supreme Court’s abortion pill decision, Donald Trump is even more likely to ban abortion

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Rudy Giuliani appears in support of his son, New York Republican gubernatorial primary candidate Andrew Giuliani, at an election night watch party in Manhattan on June 28, 2022 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Rudy Giuliani’s mug shot and Steve Bannon’s prison sentence: Why MAGA loves to be seen as villains

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Samuel Alito and his wife Martha | An appeal to heaven flag and an American flag. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Samuel Alito may not love his wife’s Jan. 6 flags, but he sure agrees with their message

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Dolly Parton and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“False gospel”: The new GOP attack on Dolly Parton is a tactic borrowed from the Christian right

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U.S. Congressman Byron Donalds shakes hands with of Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Moms for Liberty Summit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2023. (Hannah Beier for the Washington Post)

Donald Trump and Byron Donalds racial stunts are for white racists, not “outreach” to Black voters

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Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs from the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 3 2024, in Wilmington, Delaware. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Republicans want Hunter Biden’s trial to distract from Trump’s crimes — but, so far, it’s backfiring

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Katie Britt, Joni Ernst and PlanB one-step contraceptive (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Republicans hide their war on contraception in plain sight

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An "Appeal to Heaven" flag is seen outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) office on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)

Alito’s the tip of the iceberg: More Republicans wave Christian nationalist flag despite MAGA threat

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends his campaign rally at Crotona Park in the South Bronx on Thursday, May 23, 2024 in New York City. (James Devaney/GC Images/Getty Images)

Don’t let MAGA theatrics fool you: Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions are not helping him

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Ken Paxton | University of Texas at Austin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Texas professors sue to fail students who seek abortions

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