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Jelinda Montes

Jelinda Montes is a National Affairs Fellow at Salon. She recently graduated NYU’s Magazine and Digital Storytelling masters program. Her work has appeared in The Nation, The American Prospect, Gay Times and more.

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Curbing social media to protect kids online could backfire

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Trump insurrectionists cheer as more of the crowd gains access to the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

DOJ pushes to vacate Proud Boys’ and Oath Keepers’ Jan. 6 convictions

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First lady Melania Trump delivers a statement at the Grand Foyer of the White House on April 9, 2026 in Washington, DC. The first lady made a public statement to deny any ties to Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Victims criticize Melania Trump’s statement on Epstein connections

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First responders rush to the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Lebanese State Security Center, in the Southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on April 10 2026. (Photo by Abbas Fakih / AFP via Getty Images)

Fragile Iran war ceasefire under strain as Americans feel economic impacts

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President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Doral Miami, March 9, 2026. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Trump hails fragile Iran ceasefire as a win. Can it last?

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President Donald Trump mimics firing a rifle while speaking to reporters at a briefing on Monday, April 6, 2026 at the White House. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

“Delusional”: Iran calls Trump’s bluff as he threatens “a whole civilization will die”

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President Donald J. Trump returns to the White House before his address tonight on December 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C.. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

“Stupid”: Trump huffs after Supreme Court questions birthright citizenship order

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Voters fill out their ballots at a polling station in New York City on Election Day, November 5, 2024. (LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)

“Disgusting overreach”: Critics call Trump’s voter roll executive order blatantly “unlawful”

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The Supreme Court may decide to end birthright citizenship at President Trump's asking. The cost could be more detrimental for generations of US residents as people question the legitimacy of such an action to repeal the 14th Amendment. (Chris Hackett / Tetra Images / Getty Images)

Supreme Court rejects Colorado ban on conversion therapy

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a visit to Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Hegseth allegedly tried to invest in defense fund ahead of Iran war

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Kash Patel testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Iran-linked hackers breach FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents are seen working as passengers wait in long lines outside of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“No blank check for a lawless ICE”: House rejects Senate plan to fund TSA without ICE

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SCOTUS set to deal major blow to mail voting ahead of midterms

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“Baseless”: Trump admin denies involvement in suspicious Iran prediction market bets

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Environmental groups and states sue EPA over Trump’s emissions rollback

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A mural of Cesar Chavez is displayed at San Francisco State University on March 18, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Labor activist Cesar Chavez has been accused in an investigation of sexual abuse of women and minors. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)

“Deeply troubling”: Farm labor activist Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse

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Attendees listen to Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) speaking at a "Only Citizens Vote" Bus Tour rally at Upper Senate Park outside the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Trump is going all in on the SAVE America Act. It could make voting harder for millions

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USAF KC-135R trailing its aerial refuelling boom. (Loop Images / Getty Images)

US military refueling plane crashes in Iraq, killing 6

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and COVID-19 vaccine adviser Retsef Levi (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Lane Turner / Boston Globe / Taylor Hill / WireImage)

RFK Jr.’s vaccine adviser under scrutiny ahead of key vaccine meeting

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Brian McGinnis, a protester dressed in a military uniform, gets stuck in a door, injuring his arm, as Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) (R) and U.S. Capitol Police officers attempt to remove him from a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026 in Washington, DC. The protester has been identified as Brian McGinnis from North Carolina. The Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support is holding a hearing to examine the current readiness of the Joint Force. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“Unhinged”: Sen. Sheehy accused of breaking Iran war protestor’s arm

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is under fire for her chaotic management of the agency (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Noem under fire for Coast Guard quarters, FEMA funding holdup

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An undated photograph of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein (Democrats on the House Oversight Committee)

DOJ admits to removing nearly 48,000 Epstein files from database, including Trump allegations

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Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies as Jeffrey Epstein survivors stand in the background, during the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice,” in Rayburn building on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)

Democrats accuse Bondi of Epstein files coverup, demand special investigation

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Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 7, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

“Points to possible cover-up”: DOJ withheld Trump-related documents in Epstein files

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