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

All Republicans care about these days is trolling — and Kevin McCarthy is hilariously bad at it

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Kyle Rittenhouse, center, waits for the judge before the jury is relieved for the day during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 18, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Sean Krajacic - Pool/Getty Images)

Kyle Rittenhouse verdict: Just what the right needs to create a thousand more like him

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Kyle Rittenhouse and Travis McMichael (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The NRA gave us Kyle Rittenhouse

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

Inflation is accelerated by our addiction to fossil fuels — Biden’s agenda can break that dependency

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Pro-life demonstrators protest outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on November 1, 2021. | Kyle Rittenhouse enters the courtroom after a break at the Kenosha County Courthouse on November 11, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. | People display signs during the Kentucky Freedom Rally at the capitol building on August 28, 2021 in Frankfort, Kentucky. Demonstrators gathered on the grounds of the capitol to speak out against a litany of issues, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's management of the coronavirus pandemic, abortion laws, and the teaching of critical race theory. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The Rittenhouse effect: Republicans want a Stasi of their own

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Kyle Rittenhouse, Donald Trump and Steven Bannon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

From Kyle Rittenhouse to Steve Bannon, Republicans now openly embrace violent fascism

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Josh Hawley, Eric Greitens, J.D. Vance, Herschel Walker and Sean Parnell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

2022 Republican primaries: Who will take gold in the Misogyny Olympics?

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Kevin McCarthy, Donald Trump and Paul Gosar (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Sorry, there is no “post-Trump” GOP — his tiny fingers have Republicans in a death grip

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Protesters hold placards during the demonstration. Anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers gathered at Indiana University's Sample Gates to protest against mandatory Covid vaccinations IU is requiring for students, staff and faculty during the upcoming fall semester. (Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Insurrection by other means: Republicans are ready to die of COVID to spite Biden, Democrats

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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) asks a follow-up question to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland as he testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on October 27, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Tom Brenner-Pool/Getty Images)

Sorry, Josh Hawley, the left doesn’t hate masculinity — women just don’t want to make you a sandwich

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People demonstrate with placards at an emergency meeting of the Brevard County, Florida School Board in Viera to discuss whether face masks in local schools should be mandatory. An executive order signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis banning mask mandates in schools was thrown out by a Florida judge on Friday. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Democrats can win the culture wars — but they have to take on the fight early and often

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People demonstrate with placards at an emergency meeting of the Brevard County, Florida School Board in Viera to discuss whether face masks in local schools should be mandatory. An executive order signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis banning mask mandates in schools was thrown out by a Florida judge on Friday. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

How Democrats can win the critical race theory war: Call out the Christian right behind the movement

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George Orwell and Rebecca Solnit (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Viking Publishing)

George Orwell stopped and smelled the roses, and Rebecca Solnit wants modern people to do the same

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Terry McAuliffe, Joe Biden, Glenn Youngkin and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Virginia election: Democrats left listless without Donald Trump

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Reproductive Rights Protest Outside The Supreme Court Hearing On Texas Abortion Law Arguments In Washington D.C., Nov. 1, 2021 (Jeff Malet Photography)

Republicans simplify their defense of Texas abortion ban: Women are too stupid to have rights

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

Surge in GOP’s war on free speech should sound alarms

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Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Meta and the Facebook Papers: Why Mark Zuckerberg has nothing to fear

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Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump and Mike Lindell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Do GOP voters actually believe Trump’s Big Lie about “rigged” elections? They don’t act like they do

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Counter protesters with a placard saying "Homos Go To Hell" during the New York City Pride March on Fifth Avenue in New York City. | L.G.B.T. activists and their supporters rally in support of transgender people on the steps of New York City Hall, October 24, 2018 in New York City. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Conservatives conjure up a 21st-century Satanic panic. Will it work?

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Patrick Stewart and Jennifer Hetrick in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) (Paramount Pictures)

In the world of Star Trek, would people still cook even though they have access to a replicator?

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Greg Abbott (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The right’s latest anti-trans hysteria just blew up

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John Eastman, Steve Bannon, Donald Trump and Mike Lindell (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

More than a litmus test: How the Big Lie threatens to crack up Trump’s coalition

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz and the US Electoral Map by County (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

GOP gerrymandering will backfire on Republicans

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Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Mark Zuckerberg (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The evolution of Trump’s Big Lie: Republicans retool their conspiracy theory for the mainstream

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