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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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Unveiling the reality of the Tradwife movement (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Tradwives” offer an alluring vision of right-wing Christianity — online warriors are fighting back

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Mark Robinson, Donald Trump and Nikki Haley (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Nikki Haley never had a chance — as Republicans’ bonkers candidate for North Carolina governor shows

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Former president Donald Trump speaks after he was projected to be the New Hampshire primary winner during a watch party on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at Sheraton Nashua in Nashua, NH. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump is degenerating before our eyes — MAGA voters don’t notice or don’t care

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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 24, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

“They frankly laugh behind the backs of their own voters”: How Republicans bamboozle rural whites

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Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event at Clemson University at Greenville on February 20, 2024 in Greenville, South Carolina. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

Alabama’s targeting of IVF is the Christian right’s attempt to control motherhood

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In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to US talk show host Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 6, 2024. (GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

James Comer and Tucker Carlson aren’t fooled by Russian lies — they’re complicit

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Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Donald Trump may not believe in God, but he still plans to turn America into a Christian theocracy

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Woman with small child in her hands doing housekeeping while man sitting in couch and relaxing (Getty Images/grinvalds)

“A man will say he’s a feminist but he doesn’t wipe the counters”: Lyz Lenz on the beauty of divorce

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Protesters hold signs as they rally in support of Planned Parenthood and pro-choice (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

New GOP conspiracy theory: Babies are getting abortions!

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Jack Smith | US Supreme Court (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

New documents underscore why the Supreme Court must let Jack Smith’s Trump case move forward

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Christ Washing The Disciples Feet by artist Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo (Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

Hobby Lobby-funded Jesus Super Bowl ads can’t hide the hate that fuels the Christian right

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Fox News Channel and radio talk show host Sean Hannity (L) interviews U.S. President Donald Trump before a campaign rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center on September 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

MAGA media pushed “great replacement” theory to turn Republicans against their own immigration bill

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Former US president Donald Trump leaves the court room of the State Supreme court on the first day of his civil fraud trial on October 2, 2023 in New York City. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Of course Trump’s Supreme Court lawyer is the same guy behind Texas’ sadistic abortion ban

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US President Donald Trump applauds next to Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House October 26, 2020, in Washington, DC. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Booting Trump from the ballot is the best way to prevent a second Jan. 6

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Former President Donald Trump and his aid Walt Nauta (right) arrive at an airport after Trump spoke at the Georgia Republican Party's state convention on Saturday, June 10, 2023 in Columbus, GA. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago co-defendant has a #MeToo problem

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Taylor Swift | Stanley Quencher tumblers (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Taylor Swift, Stanley cups and a brewing backlash to MAGA’s sexist snobbery

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Right-wing violence hasn’t disappeared, it’s just gone local

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Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs (L) celebrates with Taylor Swift after defeating the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Why MAGA fears Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl

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Vince McMahon (R) and Donald Trump attend a press conference about the WWE at the Austin Straubel International Airport on June 22, 2009 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Mark A. Wallenfang/Getty Images)

It’s not that MAGA doesn’t believe E. Jean Carroll — they just don’t care that Trump abuses women

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Greg Gutfeld (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Greg Gutfeld’s sexual obsession with AOC accidentally reveals the insecurities of the MAGA man

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Campaign signs for Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump await supporters in their seats at the Rochester Opera House ahead of a campaign rally on January 21, 2024 in Rochester, New Hampshire. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Don’t let Trump’s primary dominance deceive you

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Republican presidential hopeful and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally in Laconia, New Hampshire, January 22, 2024. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

The time for denial is over: Republicans are really nominating Donald Trump

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Florida Governor and Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis arrives at a watch party during the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses in West Des Moines, Iowa, on January 15, 2024. (CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

Ron DeSantis’ campaign may be done, but his brand of MAGA petulance will continue to plague us

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Nikki Haley and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Nikki Haley pandered to MAGA’s bigotries for years — now Trump’s turned that firehose of hate on her

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