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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.

Connie Yates and Chris Gard, parents of Charlie Gard, pose with a petition of signatures supporting their case. (Getty/Tolga Akmen)

The sad story of Charlie Gard shows there’s no limit to right-wing political vampirism

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(AP//Ryan Kang)

Democrats are still chasing rural white voters, and it’s a strategy doomed to fail

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University of Wisconsin logo (Getty/Mike McGinnis)

Wisconsin’s war on women: Republicans threaten gynecology program at UW-Madison

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People rally in favor of single-payer healthcare for all Californians (Getty/Robyn Beck)

How to sell single payer health care: It’s a great policy, but has a huge political drawback

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Joe Straus; Dan Patrick (AP/Eric Gay/LM Otero)

Texas Republican factions battle each other in latest “bathroom bill” fracas

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Donald Trump; Karen Budd-Falen (AP/YouTube/Salon)

Karen Budd-Falen, the Bundy family’s lawyer, may be Trump’s pick to manage federal lands

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A man dressed in American flag clothes holds "Make America Great Again" hats before President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) (AP/Brynn Anderson)

Trump’s supporters don’t care about Russia — but they don’t want to lose their health care

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WATCH: The worldwide war against abortion rights: “If you keep pushing a fetus-first mentality, women are going to be punished”

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Betsy DeVos (AP/Alex Brandon)

Republicans and campus rape: The Department of Education’s bizarre Christian-right tilt is no accident

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Tucker Carlson (AP/Richard Drew)

Why I declined to be Tucker Carlson’s liberal feminist punching bag

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(WikiMedia/Getty/Acnakelsy/Salon)

Hotspots for gun violence track closely with racist redlining policies of the past

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WATCH: The feminist movement needs to focus on a new goal: women’s happiness

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(Getty/Ralph Freso)

Trump’s alt-right Poland speech: Time to call his white nationalist rhetoric what it is

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Mitch McConnell (Getty/Drew Angerer)

Latest Republican health care tactic: A sneak attack on people with pre-existing conditions

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(Shutterstock/AP/Salon)

It wasn’t just for the lulz: Bigoted trolls can’t get away with claiming they were just kidding

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WATCH: Lila Downs celebrates the power of dangerous women

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Mitch McConnell (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

The face of Republican evil: It’s not Donald Trump

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No regrets for Trump voters: The media needs to stop looking for buyer’s remorse

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Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP /MediaPunch/IPX

WATCH: Why Trump fans won’t dump him now

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LISTEN: Trump voters will stand by their man

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Police stand guard at a cordon on a road near Finsbury Park station after a vehicle struck pedestrians in north London, Monday, June 19, 2017. (AP/Tim Ireland)

Not all terrorists are Muslims: As the past week should remind us, political violence is not restricted by race, religion or ideology

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Bill Cosby (Getty/Eduardo Munoz)

No justice in Cosby mistrial: Another stark reminder that rape culture hasn’t been conquered yet

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More guns is not the answer to mass shootings — or violence against women

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WATCH: Why older generations don’t accept video games

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