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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.

Former President Donald Trump and his aid Walt Nauta (right) arrive at an airport after Trump spoke at the Georgia Republican Party's state convention on Saturday, June 10, 2023 in Columbus, GA. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago co-defendant has a #MeToo problem

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Taylor Swift | Stanley Quencher tumblers (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Taylor Swift, Stanley cups and a brewing backlash to MAGA’s sexist snobbery

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Shot of crime scene tape put up at a scene to warn off people (Getty Images/Charday Penn)

Right-wing violence hasn’t disappeared, it’s just gone local

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Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs (L) celebrates with Taylor Swift after defeating the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Why MAGA fears Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl

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Vince McMahon (R) and Donald Trump attend a press conference about the WWE at the Austin Straubel International Airport on June 22, 2009 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Mark A. Wallenfang/Getty Images)

It’s not that MAGA doesn’t believe E. Jean Carroll — they just don’t care that Trump abuses women

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Greg Gutfeld (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Greg Gutfeld’s sexual obsession with AOC accidentally reveals the insecurities of the MAGA man

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Campaign signs for Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump await supporters in their seats at the Rochester Opera House ahead of a campaign rally on January 21, 2024 in Rochester, New Hampshire. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Don’t let Trump’s primary dominance deceive you

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Republican presidential hopeful and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a rally in Laconia, New Hampshire, January 22, 2024. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

The time for denial is over: Republicans are really nominating Donald Trump

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Florida Governor and Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis arrives at a watch party during the 2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses in West Des Moines, Iowa, on January 15, 2024. (CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

Ron DeSantis’ campaign may be done, but his brand of MAGA petulance will continue to plague us

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

Nikki Haley pandered to MAGA’s bigotries for years — now Trump’s turned that firehose of hate on her

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

Trump’s obsession with E. Jean Carroll helps prove her case against him

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Meghan McCain and Nikki Haley (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Meghan McCain’s sexist comment shows why Nikki Haley has no chance of winning the GOP nomination

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (L) and former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley attend the fifth Republican presidential primary debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 10, 2024. | Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump participates in a Fox News Town Hall on January 10, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

With Donald Trump’s Iowa landslide, evangelicals reveal who they really are

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Holding up a MAGA hat and a beer at a Trump rally (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

MAGA’s sexy beer calendar scandal cracks up the Christian right

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About one hundred supporters of World Wide Rally for Freedom and Democracy along with two dozen Proud Boys attend a gathering to impeach Governor Roy Cooper and for the return of constitutional freedoms in Raleigh, NC, United States on March 20, 2021. (Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The Proud Boys are collapsing: Surprise! Legal consequences do hurt authoritarian movements

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

Both Biden and Trump speeches make the stakes clear: 2024 is a battle over white supremacy

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Female friends dancing for social media and filming it on mobile phone in the pool at home (Getty Images/FG Trade)

“There will always be fat people”: Kate Manne fights fatphobia in the age of Ozempic

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White House senior counselor Kellyanne Conway speaks to the media outside the West Wing of the White House August 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Kellyanne Conway is selling the GOP a dream that’s destined to backfire

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US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Jan. 6 was bound to be celebrated by Republicans — it was only a matter of time

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Republican Presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center on December 17, 2023 in Reno, Nevada. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Fear of MAGA “backlash” is no reason to let Donald Trump make an illegal run for president

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A digital advertisement board displaying a Barbie movie poster | Taylor Swift (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Men who feel threatened by Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Barbie deserve to feel bad

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Donald Trump | Members of the Proud Boys march towards Freedom Plaza during a protest in Washington, DC. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

GOP’s Biggest Losers of 2023: Donald “Smells Like A Butt” Trump and his fellow insurrectionists

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Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) arrives to speak about the House Ethics Committee report and potential expulsion from Congress this week during a press conference outside on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

GOP’s Biggest Losers of 2023: George “It’s A Witch Hunt” Santos

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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) arrives to a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on October 12, 2023 in Washington D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

GOP’s Biggest Losers of 2023: Lauren “Short of My Values” Boebert

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