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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.

Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas arrive at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Jan. 6 committee finally zeroes in on Ginni Thomas — but will the Supreme Court?

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Sen. John Cornyn (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Congress may actually get somewhere on gun safety — but Republicans’ misogyny is getting in the way

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Former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally on May 28, 2022 in Casper, Wyoming. (Chet Strange/Getty Images)

Yes, Trump supporters are victims of the Big Lie scam. No, you don’t have to feel sorry for them

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland | Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Jan. 6 committee makes the case clear for Merrick Garland: Failure to prosecute Trump is political

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A video showing Proud Boys members appear on screen during a House Select Committee hearing to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol, in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on June 9, 2022. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Jan. 6 committee puts Proud Boys at center of Trump’s plot to overthrow the election

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A pro-Trump mob floods into the Capitol Building after breaking into it on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

After Jan. 6, can we stop pretending Republicans are the “law and order” party?

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San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin speaks to supporters during an election-night event on June 07, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Memo to the media: GOP policies — not the rare liberal prosecutors — are driving crime

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People attend a memorial service and rally for the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, down the street from the historic Stonewall Inn June 12, 2017 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Republicans hijack Pride month: A celebration turns to harassing, abusing, and trolling LGBTQ people

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Bullet casing is seen at the crime scene after at least three people were killed and 11 injured in the shooting in the busy South Street area of Philadelphia, United States on June 5, 2022. According to the initial reports, multiple people opened fire on the crowd on Saturday. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

U.S. gun laws are causing mayhem and mass murder — and Republicans couldn’t be more thrilled

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Armed supporters of President Trump chant during a protest on January 6, 2021 in Salem, Oregon. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Why Republicans will always ignore the red flags of mass shootings

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Actor Johnny Depp gestures as he stands in the courtroom during a recess amid his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on April 27, 2022. (JONATHAN ERNST/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Johnny Depp and Amber Heard verdict: A victory for the war on free speech

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Law enforcement and other officials attend a press conference on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

The right desperately tries to blame women for the 21 murders in the Uvalde school shooting

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Mitch McConnell and Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Mitch McConnell’s Uvalde trap: Democrats rush to participate in their own political sabotage

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Scene outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24. (ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

Uvalde shooting timeline exposes an ugly truth: The police have no legal duty to protect you

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Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) uses imagees of handguns and rifles during a hearing about gun control on Capitol Hill January 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Shooting victim and former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ) delivered an opening statment to the committee, which met for the first time since the mass shooting at a Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Republicans’ “solutions” to mass shootings are meant to make you feel helpless

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Republicans don’t care about kids — just imaginary children

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US actor Johnny Depp waves inside the courtroom during the $50 million Depp vs Heard deformation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court April 12, 2022, in Fairfax, Virginia. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Amber Heard on trial: Johnny Depp’s defamation case is radicalizing young men

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A 7-foot tall statue (with a 17-foot tall cross) of evangelist Billy Graham graces the front entrance to the headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville. (Getty Images)

Southern Baptist scandal: It’s no coincidence that anti-abortion churches protect sexual abusers

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Gas lamps (Getty Images/gyro)

Fetus-powered street lamps? Republicans ramp up outrageous anti-abortion lies ahead of Roe’s demise

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Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., talks with reporters and supporters as results from the North Carolina primary election continue to report in at his campaign headquarters on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in Hendersonville, NC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Less Madison Cawthorn, more dumpy fascists in bad suits: Republicans embrace covert Big Liars

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Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Fox News exploits Buffalo shooting to further radicalize Republicans with “great replacement” theory

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Police on scene at a Tops Friendly Market on May 14 in Buffalo, New York. At least 10 people were killed after a mass shooting at the store. The shooter is in police custody. (John Normile/Getty Images)

Mass shooting in Buffalo: Tucker Carlson and other right-wing conspiracy theorists share the blame

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Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Kathy Barnette speaks during a Republican leadership forum at Newtown Athletic Club on May 11, 2022 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Trump has only himself to blame for Kathy Barnette, Pennsylvania’s terrifying new MAGA darling

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Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) (Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

Susan Collins goes full MAGA on abortion

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