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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.

Supporters listen as US President Donald Trump speaks at a "Make America Great Again" rally on October 15, 2020, held at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, North Carolina. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by (Photo illustration by Salon/Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

“Trump thinks he has this big army out there still”: A MAGA movement betrayed has now morphed

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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Samuel Alito scandal shows why conservative justices on the Supreme Court are so whiny

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

Andrew Tate was never “just trolling”

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Bret Baier and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Too stupid to know better”: MAGA eats up Trump’s idiot president defense

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Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and Sidney Powell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s addiction to “yes men” may be his ultimate downfall

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Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster following his appearance in a Miami court on June 13, 2023 in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Trump’s only defense is celebrity: When you’re a star, they have to let you do it

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he makes a visit to the Cuban restaurant Versailles after he appeared for his arraignment on June 13, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Alon Skuy/Getty Images)

Why MAGA didn’t riot at Trump’s arrest: Republicans in Congress vow to wage a civil war from within

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Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks June 10, 2023 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Win McNamee/Getty Imagesv)

Why Trump hoarded classified documents: More than “trophies,” they are weapons

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Walt Nauta, left, and Chris LaCivita, center, listen as former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters and staff on board "Trump Force One," March 13, 2023. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Republicans, take note: Walt Nauta’s tragic tale shows how loyalty to Trump ends in sorrow

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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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