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Marin Scotten

Marin Scotten is a news and politics fellow at Salon.

Don Lemon speaks onstage during the 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ Presented By Coca-Cola® at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 06, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

“You f**king deserve it”: Lemon mocks “dumb” MAGA fans blindsided by Trump backing Musk visa push

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Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, gestures during the third day of Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, on July 17, 2024. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott mistakenly sends condolences to Jimmy Carter’s wife, who died last year

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President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Ally Laura Loomer says TrumpWorld “scared” of crossing “king” Elon Musk as MAGA civil war explodes

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Former President Jimmy Carter (David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images)

Flags will fly at half-mast to honor Jimmy Carter during Trump’s inauguration

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E Jean Carroll and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to overturn E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Co-Chair of the newly announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), arrives on Capitol Hill with his son on December 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

“Just the beginning of my worries”: Retired general warns Elon Musk is a national security threat

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Chris Sununu speaks onstage at the 2023 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2023 in New York City. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME)

“Bull”: Republican called out over claim that Elon Musk is too “rich” to have conflicts of interest

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U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson departs a news conference on Capitol Hill on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“Playing with fire”: Republican warns that ousting Speaker Mike Johnson would backfire on GOP

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SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk awards Judey Kamora with $1,000,000 during an America PAC town hall on October 26, 2024 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

“Free of corruption”: How a Maine ballot initiative could help get dark money out of politics

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Fire fighters attend a ceremony near the 9/11 memorial on September 11, 2023 in New York City. (Miguel J. Rodríguez Carrillo/VIEWpress/Getty Images)

“People are starting to forget”: 9/11 health care funding stripped from budget deal

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US Representative Kay Granger, Republican of Texas, arrives to a House Republicans caucus meeting at the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2023. (JULIA NIKHINSON/AFP via Getty Images)

“Sclerotic gerontocracy”: Lawmaker’s struggle with dementia revives criticism of elderly politicians

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks through the Russell Senate Office building on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Newsmax tells staff to stop bashing Hegseth after Trump call left CEO “shook”

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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg stands with members of his staff at a news conference following the conviction of former U.S. President Donald Trump in his hush money trial on May 30, 2024 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Alvin Bragg wants to keep Trump’s hush-money case alive, saying presidential immunity is “temporary”

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American far-right, alt-right radio show Alex Jones addresses the conservative Turning Point People's Convention on June 16, 2024 at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Judge rejects The Onion’s bid to purchase Alex Jones’ Infowars

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Florida State Representative Susan Valdes (Courtesy of Florida House of Representatives)

Florida lawmaker abruptly switches to GOP shortly after winning election as Democrat

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In this handout photo released by the Altoona Police Department, Luigi Mangione is seen in a holding cell after being taken into custody on December 9, 2024 in Altoona, Pennsylvania. (Altoona Police Department via Getty Images)

Luigi Mangione charged with murder in Manhattan after police uncover manifesto, online history

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump embraces Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake at a campaign rally at Legacy Sports USA on October 09, 2022 in Mesa, Arizona. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Trump eyes election denier Kari Lake as ambassador to Mexico: report

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A wanted poster is set up for an NYPD press conference regarding a homicide that authorities believe was a targeted attack at One Police Plaza on December 4, 2024, in New York City. (Alex Kent/Getty Images)

Police identify suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO caught with handwritten manifesto

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Daniel Penny arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on December 9, 2024 in New York City. (Alex Kent/Getty Images)

Daniel Penny acquitted in the subway killing of Jordan Neely

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Trump lawyer Alina Habba speaks at a campaign rally for former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on October 29, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

“Unwavering in her loyalty”: Trump taps his attorney Alina Habba for Kellyanne Conway’s old job

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Vice-president of the Republican National Committee Lara Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Argentina 2024 on December 04, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images)

Lara Trump resigns as RNC co-chair amid Senate speculation

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Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 27, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump “can’t guarantee” his tariffs won’t raise prices for American families

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Police take security measures as people gather to protest against Israel's attacks on Gaza ahead of the first anniversary of the Israeli attacks on Oct. 7, on October 06, 2024, in Cologne, Germany. (Hesham Elsherif/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“A chilling effect”: Research finds governments across the globe are cracking down on free speech

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Bonita Springs, Florida, Goodwill Donation Drop Off entrance. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Biden proposal would close loophole that lets employers pay disabled workers less than minimum wage

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