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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.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Jason Koerner / Alex Wong / Mike Hill )

Double duds: Jim Jordan’s and Tucker Carlson’s lazy conspiracy theories bore MAGA

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Capitol rioters | Kevin McCarthy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Kevin McCarthy won’t let Republicans “move on” from January 6

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Trump is already winning the “war” with Fox News

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Tucker Carlson and Kevin McCarthy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Republicans try — but can’t — distance themselves from Tucker Carlson’s lies

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Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks on the 2nd day of the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) Washington, DC conference at Gaylord National Harbor Resort & Convention. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

MAGA sinks GOP trolling to genocidal lows

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Alex Murdaugh is found guilty on all counts for the murder of his wife and son at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, March 2, 2023. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The Alex Murdaugh verdict matters: No shame in being fascinated by this true crime

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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images/Salon)

The truth about GOP hypocrisy: Jessa Duggar’s abortion and Bill Lee’s drag are more than “gotchas”

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Chairman and CEO of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch (JAMIE MCDONALD/AFP via Getty Images)

Rupert Murdoch usually settles his many lawsuits — so why is he toughing out the Dominion case?

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Rupert Murdoch (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Dominion lawsuit shows Fox News has learned nothing from January 6

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Old engraved illustration of pregnant woman (Getty Images/mikroman6)

“Patients would come 9 or 10 times”: What we can learn from the first time abortion was banned

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Low Section Of Schoolgirl Walking On Footpath (Getty Images / kyoko kiyama / EyeEm)

“Women are regarded as a fragile vessel”: Dress code fight a back door to spread Christian theocracy

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In love with ChatGPT (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

AI companionship, toxic masculinity and the case of Bing’s “sentient” chatbot

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A woman prays as members and supporters of Patriot Prayer gather in Esther Short Park in Vancouver, Washington on September 5, 2020. (ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

The Southern Baptist Convention ousting female pastors shows the Christian right’s radicalization

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Joe Biden Marjorie Taylor Greene Matt Gaetz and Ron DeSantis (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

GOP attacks on Biden’s Ukraine visit are worse than partisanship — they really want Russia to win

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Advertisements featuring Fox News personalities, including Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity, adorn the front of the network's headquarters building in New York. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Fox News texts reveal the truth: The Big Lie was a con — that the viewers were in on

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Tucker Carlson and Chelsea Handler (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Tucker Carlson vs. Chelsea Handler: Why the right-wing is steaming mad about childfree women

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Gun safety advocates participate in the 'March For Our Lives' rally in downtown Orlando, Florida, United States on June 11, 2022. (Paul Hennessy/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Republicans would rather kids be shot than let them read books

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Rupert Murdoch and Elon Musk (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Elon Musk’s latest Twitter tantrum is an attempt to amplify propaganda

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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) walks through the Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol prior to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address at a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Why do so many Republicans now dress like cartoon supervillains? It’s what the MAGA base craves

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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-GA) holds up a poster of a Twitter announcement of suspending her account during a hearing before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

House GOP hearing exposes Trump’s complete takeover: Republicans are now a collection of crybabies

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U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) listens as President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

GOP boos fool no one: Everyone knows Republicans want to slash Social Security and Medicare

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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ted Cruz, in front of Sam Smith's performance for the 65th GRAMMY Awards. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Bless their hearts! The Christian right attempts to mount a revival

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Donald Trump | A Chinese spy balloon flies above in Charlotte NC, United States on February 04, 2023 (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Eek, a balloon! How China easily got Republicans to beclown themselves

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US Representative-elect George Santos (R-NY) (WADE VANDERVORT/AFP via Getty Images)

George Santos is the superstar MAGA deserves

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