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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.

Donald Trump (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump doesn’t really care about the economy — he just wants to fake it until November

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US President Donald Trump tours a Honeywell International Inc. factory producing N95 masks during his first trip since widespread COVID-19 related lockdowns went into effect May 5, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Oops, they did it again: Trump’s refusal to wear a mask as a signal to fascism

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A demonstration outside the Supreme Court during a 2014 hearing on the contraceptive mandate. (Matt McClain/ The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump’s war on birth control: Always insulting and sexist; even worse during a pandemic

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President Donald Trump reacts to a reporter's question as he speaks about protecting seniors, and the coronavirus, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump is bored: He wants to move on from this pandemic — just as it hits swing states

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Queso & Chips (Getty Images)

This queso spiked with beer guarantees there won’t be leftovers

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President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump gives us the worst of both worlds: A ruined economy and a soaring death rate

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Demonstrators are seen near Capitol Square during a rally to demand that Gov. Ralph Northam (D) lift restrictions that have closed certain businesses in Virginia since the coronavirus outbreak (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Anti-lockdown “movement”: Powered by racism

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Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar and Kamala Harris (AP Photo/Getty Images/Salon)

So much for the “safe” choice: Hey, Democrats — you could have picked a woman

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Jared Kushner (Salon/Doug Mills/The New York Times/Pool/Getty Images)

Jared Kushner has failed upward his entire life. Now he’s applied that to a viral pandemic

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Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Shlafly in "Mrs. America" (Sabrina Lantos/FX)

“Mrs. America” captures the birth of the modern day right-wing troll

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Donald Trump, Brian Kemp, Cory Gardner, and Mitch McConnell (AP Photo/Salon)

The Republican dilemma: They could have dumped Trump! But now they’re stuck with him

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People hold signs as they walk past the governor's mansion to protest stay-at-home orders put into place due to the COVID-19 outbreak (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Quit telling your MAGA parents to take the coronavirus seriously — they’ll never listen

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Donald Trump, gas-lighter extraordinaire (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/AP Photo/)

Gaslighting on Lysol-gate: Now Trump is denying he said what we heard him say

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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Now that Trump has suggested we shoot up Lysol, can cable news stop airing this crap?

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Mitch McConnell surrounded by challengers: Amy McGrath, Charles Booker, and Mike Broihier with Marianne Williamson peeking over his shoulder (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/AP Photo)

Meet the 3 Kentucky Democrats vying to take on Mitch McConnell in November

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From the April 22, 2020, edition of Tucker Carlson Tonight (Fox News)

At first, Tucker Carlson took the coronavirus seriously — but now he’s gone total bats**t

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Donald Trump (AP Photo/Getty Images/Salon)

Trump doesn’t want coronavirus testing: His instinct is always to hide the truth

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US President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Alex Brandon/Salon)

No, Mr. So-Called President, racism won’t stop the coronavirus

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President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Don’t fall for Trump’s false dichotomy: It’s not a choice between human lives and the economy

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People take part in a protest for "Michiganders Against Excessive Quarantine" at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan on April 15, 2020. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty)

Michigan manbaby protest: Wait, we thought conservatives were “rugged individuals”

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters following a meeting of his coronavirus task force in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2020 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

This is now Trump’s official policy: Deflect all the blame, steal all the credit

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President Donald Trump speaks during press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White House (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says his “authority is total” — while he blames everyone else for his failures

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Donald Trump (Getty Images/AP Photo/Salon)

Trump’s voters will never admit they were wrong — even in the face of national catastrophe

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(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s new troll: He won’t “reopen” the economy — he just wants someone to blame

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