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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.

People listen as former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on July 3, 2021 in Sarasota, Florida. Co-sponsored by the Republican Party of Florida, the rally marks Trump's further support of the MAGA agenda and accomplishments of his administration. (Photo illustration by Salon/Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)

Tell them sweet little lies: Entitlement and delusion are the driving force behind GOP tantrums

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a Fourth of July BBQ event to celebrate Independence Day at the South Lawn of the White House July 4, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted about 1,000 guests, including COVID response essential workers and military families, to celebrate the nation’s 245th birthday. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Biden didn’t “fall short” of July 4 vaccination goal — he was sabotaged by Republican trolls

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Capitol Riot | Logos of Toyota, General Motors, Ford Motors, Cigna, Walmart and AT&T (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Capitol riot consequences: Corporations continue to stay away from insurrectionist Republicans

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Kyrsten Sinema’s run out of excuses: Supreme Court leaves Senate Democrats with little choice

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US President-elect Donald Trump along with his son Donald, Jr., arrive for a press conference at Trump Tower in New York, as Allen Weisselberg (C), chief financial officer of The Trump, looks on January 11, 2017. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

Another Trump henchman takes a fall: Why Trump fans still won’t admit that loyalty to him is foolish

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Donald Trump | Contractors working for Cyber Ninjas, who was hired by the Arizona State Senate, examine and recount ballots from the 2020 general election at Veterans Memorial Coliseum on May 8, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump’s Arizona “audit” is unpopular — and that’s the point

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Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Abandoned and lost: Trump launches a misguided attack on Mitch McConnell

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Former President of United States Donald Trump speaks to crowd gathered at the Lorain County Fair Grounds in Wellington, Ohio, United States on June 26, 2021. Trump held a rally in Wellington for the first time since the January 6. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Reports of a “diminished” Trump are greatly exaggerated — he can ride the Big Lie to a 2024 win

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Tucker Carlson and the Capitol Rioters (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Filling the Trump void: Right-wing media’s calls for violence grow louder

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People hold up signs during a rally against "critical race theory" (CRT) being taught in schools at the Loudoun County Government center in Leesburg, Virginia on June 12, 2021. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Don’t be fooled by parents’ “critical race theory” tantrums — they’re a part of the GOP’s strategy

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Shoppers wait in line to purchase ammunition and guns at Gun World in Burbank on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 as US sales of guns and ammunition soar amid the coronavirus outbreak. (Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)

Joe Biden is right about the rise in crime: Blame guns — not police or protesters — for the violence

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

Manchin and Sinema make their choice: Defend the filibuster or democracy

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Maria Bartiromo, Tucker Carlson and memorial setup near the U.S. Capitol Building for Ashli Babbitt (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The mythologizing of Jan. 6: From Fox News’ whining to Ashli Babbitt’s “martyrdom”

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Mitch McConnell, Joe Manchin and John Thune (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Joe Manchin gets hoodwinked — again: Why does he keep falling for the Republican con?

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Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Joe Manchin and Nancy Pelosi (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

DOJ emails and the “pure insanity” of Democrats “moving forward” without accountability for Trump

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Tom Cotton, Marsha Blackburn and the Chinese flag (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The media is being duped by Republicans on the “lab leak” theory

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Students line a busy intersection and overpass protesting against a Jefferson County School Board proposal to emphasize patriotism and downplay civil unrest in the teaching of U.S. history, in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo., Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. Several hundred students walked out of class Thursday in the fourth straight day of protests in Jefferson County. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) (AP)

Why the panic over “critical race theory” is the perfect right-wing troll

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President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s ballyhooed “comeback” is reality TV-style fakery — but a real danger

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Donald Trump | The US Capitol Riot on January 6, 2021 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

“Planned in plain sight”: Why Donald Trump makes no attempt to hide his insurrectionist plots

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

There is no solution to the GOP’s vaccine refusal

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President Donald J. Trump (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

There’s nothing “delusional” about Donald Trump’s conspiracy theories. They are working

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US President Donald Trump speaks at "Save America March" rally in Washington D.C., United States on January 06, 2021. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

How do we report on Trump’s dastardly schemes without amplifying his lies and incitement?

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Chuck Schumer, Joe Biden, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Dealing with Manchin and Sinema: Democrats finally ditch the carrot and pick up the stick

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Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema and the Texas Capitol building (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Texas Democrats stand up for democracy and send a loud message to Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema

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