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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.

George Santos and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. and the con men candidates: more than a sideshow — they’re a real threat to democracy

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Supreme Court | Cross on a Bible | Piggy bank with a graduation cap (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Oklahoma Republicans pave the way for the Supreme Court to end secular education

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Best in Drag show float at the 2023 WeHo Pride Parade on June 04, 2023 in West Hollywood, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

“Protect the kids” exposed as a lie after Tennessee’s drag ban gets knocked down by a Trump judge

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023 in Waco, Texas. The day in Waco also marked the 30-year anniversary of the week's deadly standoff involving Branch Davidians and federal law enforcement. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump thinks he can MAGA his way out of jail

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Ron DeSantis and Elon Musk (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Meatball in the machine: Ron DeSantis learns a tough lesson about depending on Elon Musk’s Twitter

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E. Jean Carroll leaves following her trial at Manhattan Federal Court on May 8, 2023 in New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Trump won’t leave E. Jean Carroll alone — so she’s going to make him pay

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Laura Ingraham, host of The Ingraham Angle on Fox News Channel (Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Fox News falls for another hoax, as the Dominion defamation settlement pays off

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Donald Trump gestures at a press briefing (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

As Trump’s legal woes mount, Republicans prep with a new talking point: Jury verdicts don’t count

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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) wait their turn to speak during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on February 1, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Lauren Boebert’s divorce exposes the dark little secret of red state life

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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)

Living like Rudy: Giuliani is the face of MAGA “freedom”

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House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and other Republican members of the committee hold a news conference to present preliminary findings into their investigation into President Joe Biden's family on May 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

James Comer’s big “informant” against Joe Biden goes “missing” — but MAGA won’t care

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Faith leaders pray over President Donald Trump during a 'Evangelicals for Trump' campaign event held at the King Jesus International Ministry on January 03, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump’s dogwhistle to the Christian right is a permission slip to openly hate women

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Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s deposition vs. CNN town hall: He’s a coward without a bloodthirsty MAGA crowd

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Eric Trump, son of former US President Donald Trump on the tarmac at Aberdeen airport on the north-east coast of Scotland on May 1, 2023. (ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Gosh, how do the Trumps keep “accidentally” hanging out with Hitler fanboys?

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E Jean Carroll and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Prosecutors rejoice! Trump’s rape trial shows “Teflon Don” is not immune from justice

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People visit the memorial set up near the scene of a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets mall on May 9, 2023 in Allen, Texas. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Texas mall mass shooter: A familiar tale of the misogyny-to-fascism pipeline

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Still from deposition video shows Donald Trump answering questions on October 19, 2022, for the civil rape case against him filed by writer E. Jean Carroll. (Kaplan Hecker & Fink via Courthouse News)

Trump’s rape deposition tape shows exactly why MAGA loves him

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A woman wears a "Make America Great Again" hat during a rally hosted by former U.S. President Donald Trump (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)

What has gotten into Republican women?

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Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys (L) and Joe Biggs (R) gather outside of Harry's bar during a protest on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Trump better beware! Proud Boys guilty verdict shows America wants Jan. 6 ringleaders to pay

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Tucker Carlson and Steven Crowder (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Chelsea Guglielmino/Flickr/Gage Skidmore)

When the hate comes home: It’s not just an act with Tucker Carlson and Steven Crowder

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Alex Jones and Steve Bannon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Of course Steve Bannon and Alex Jones love RFK Jr. — he’s a great weapon for their war on reality

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference about the mass shooting at Uvalde High School on May 27, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. (Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Greg Abbott demonized the victims of the Texas shooting. It says a lot about why the GOP loves guns

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Joe Tacopina, Attorney for former President Donald Trump, arrives for the third day of a civil trial against the former president at Manhattan Federal Court on April 27, 2023 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s defense attorney in rape trial may have accidentally revealed the motive

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Montana State Capitol Building (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Republicans deny they want to erase trans people — Montana silencing Zooey Zephyr proves otherwise

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