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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.

Former President Donald speaks to a crowd during a rally in Texas on Jan. 29, 2022. (Sergio Flores/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Trump’s rally cry to MAGA hasn’t gone ignored — they’ve just redirected their rage

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Police work near the scene of a mass shooting at the Covenant School on March 27, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Trump wants Americans to think society is an apocalyptic wasteland: Mass shootings help him

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump dances while exiting after speaking during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023 in Waco, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Donald Trump wants to be the charismatic leader of an apocalyptic cult: Yeah, it’s an overreach

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A pro-LGBTQ rights protester holds anti-far-right placards during the demonstration. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The GOP is becoming more unhinged about LGBTQ people — which will only make them more unpopular

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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press before departing from the White House on the south lawn before he boards Marine One on August 09, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Donald Trump knows a perp walk is good TV

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Tucker Carlson and James Comer (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“The customer’s always right”: New Fox News lawsuit explains why the GOP is captured by conspiracies

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Kevin McCarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Mike Pence (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

GOP two-step: Republicans’ call for “calmness” betrayed by their not-so-subtle nod to MAGA violence

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Ron DeSantis, Greg Abbott and Glenn Youngkin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Not just Florida: The entire GOP is waging a nationwide racism-fueled war on public education

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Former US President Donald Trump looks on as South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster addresses the crowd during a 2024 election campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina, on January 28, 2023. (LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images)

Hey MAGA world: Trump thinks you’re stupid — and he’s exploiting you, as usual

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American flag, Pride Flag, BLM Flag and a wooden map of the USA (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How a far-right think tank made everything “woke”

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a collegiate athletics roundtable about fall sports at the Albert J. Dunlap Athletic Training Facility on the campus of Florida State University on August 11, 2020 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

Why the GOP is obsessed with “woke” — but can’t define it

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Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL) delivers remarks in the House Chamber during the fourth day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

“I need a woman who looks like she got punched”: Republicans become more openly pro-abuse

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People line up outside of a Silicon Valley Bank office on March 13, 2023 in Santa Clara, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Image)

Silicon Valley Bank wasn’t “woke”: Tech billionaires are just as bad as Wall Street bros

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Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Jason Koerner / Alex Wong / Mike Hill )

Double duds: Jim Jordan’s and Tucker Carlson’s lazy conspiracy theories bore MAGA

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Capitol rioters | Kevin McCarthy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Kevin McCarthy won’t let Republicans “move on” from January 6

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Trump is already winning the “war” with Fox News

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Tucker Carlson and Kevin McCarthy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Republicans try — but can’t — distance themselves from Tucker Carlson’s lies

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Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks on the 2nd day of the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) Washington, DC conference at Gaylord National Harbor Resort & Convention. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

MAGA sinks GOP trolling to genocidal lows

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Alex Murdaugh is found guilty on all counts for the murder of his wife and son at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The Alex Murdaugh verdict matters: No shame in being fascinated by this true crime

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images/Salon)

The truth about GOP hypocrisy: Jessa Duggar’s abortion and Bill Lee’s drag are more than “gotchas”

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Chairman and CEO of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch (JAMIE MCDONALD/AFP via Getty Images)

Rupert Murdoch usually settles his many lawsuits — so why is he toughing out the Dominion case?

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Rupert Murdoch (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Dominion lawsuit shows Fox News has learned nothing from January 6

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Old engraved illustration of pregnant woman (Getty Images/mikroman6)

“Patients would come 9 or 10 times”: What we can learn from the first time abortion was banned

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Low Section Of Schoolgirl Walking On Footpath (Getty Images / kyoko kiyama / EyeEm)

“Women are regarded as a fragile vessel”: Dress code fight a back door to spread Christian theocracy

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