Amanda Marcotte
@amandamarcotte.bsky.social
Senior politics writer at Salon.com. I block for MAGA trolling, violent rhetoric, and humorless sanctimony.
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"The rumors reflect a much deeper reality that people are exactly right to perceive:
"Vance is a soulless striver who will sell off anything if he thought it would give him more power."
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"Vance is a soulless striver who will sell off anything if he thought it would give him more power."
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November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"The rumors reflect a much deeper reality that people are exactly right to perceive:
"Vance is a soulless striver who will sell off anything if he thought it would give him more power."
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"Vance is a soulless striver who will sell off anything if he thought it would give him more power."
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This is the photo Talarico and/or his campaign staff liked, the one that the oppo dumper believes is a scandal.
I'm not opposed to Democrats dumping oppo during a primary, but this is...desperate.
Unsurprisingly, this is right after Talarico took the poll lead.
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I'm not opposed to Democrats dumping oppo during a primary, but this is...desperate.
Unsurprisingly, this is right after Talarico took the poll lead.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This is the photo Talarico and/or his campaign staff liked, the one that the oppo dumper believes is a scandal.
I'm not opposed to Democrats dumping oppo during a primary, but this is...desperate.
Unsurprisingly, this is right after Talarico took the poll lead.
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I'm not opposed to Democrats dumping oppo during a primary, but this is...desperate.
Unsurprisingly, this is right after Talarico took the poll lead.
www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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"The panic levels among the well-heeled are such that one would think Tavern on the Green is being turned into a free needle exchange.
"If money was the primary factor in winning elections, Mamdani would have been toast long ago."
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"If money was the primary factor in winning elections, Mamdani would have been toast long ago."
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November 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"The panic levels among the well-heeled are such that one would think Tavern on the Green is being turned into a free needle exchange.
"If money was the primary factor in winning elections, Mamdani would have been toast long ago."
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"If money was the primary factor in winning elections, Mamdani would have been toast long ago."
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I've often said it, but a major factor in what drives the MAGA movement is that they've created communities that are unwelcoming to young people — and then they get mad young people want to leave.
And the only "solution" they can think of is to trap them.
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And the only "solution" they can think of is to trap them.
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November 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I've often said it, but a major factor in what drives the MAGA movement is that they've created communities that are unwelcoming to young people — and then they get mad young people want to leave.
And the only "solution" they can think of is to trap them.
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And the only "solution" they can think of is to trap them.
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The interview with a Mamdani campaign volunteer really underscores why it was so stupid of Democrats to resist Mamdani.
They need young people to get activated! This is how you do it.
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They need young people to get activated! This is how you do it.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The interview with a Mamdani campaign volunteer really underscores why it was so stupid of Democrats to resist Mamdani.
They need young people to get activated! This is how you do it.
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They need young people to get activated! This is how you do it.
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"Paxton has become comically thirsty for Trump’s endorsement. There’s no limit to how low he will debase himself to get a tiny thumbs up.
"Paxton has taken to booking trips to Trump-owned golf courses when the Great Orange hope is rumored to be there."
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"Paxton has taken to booking trips to Trump-owned golf courses when the Great Orange hope is rumored to be there."
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October 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"Paxton has become comically thirsty for Trump’s endorsement. There’s no limit to how low he will debase himself to get a tiny thumbs up.
"Paxton has taken to booking trips to Trump-owned golf courses when the Great Orange hope is rumored to be there."
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"Paxton has taken to booking trips to Trump-owned golf courses when the Great Orange hope is rumored to be there."
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New Standing Room Only! Ruminations on the excuses that MAGA believers make for their fascist leader. And a question for readers!
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October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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"These followers unabashedly argue that 'transgenderism' is a tool of Satan and that acceptance of gender non-conforming people is a form of demonic possession."
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October 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"These followers unabashedly argue that 'transgenderism' is a tool of Satan and that acceptance of gender non-conforming people is a form of demonic possession."
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Lots of words to say "I've never given my wife an orgasm."
October 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Lots of words to say "I've never given my wife an orgasm."
"Conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec insisted that 'antifa is real' and there were 'various iterations' that go 'back to Weimar Republic in Germany.'
"Yes, he said the people who tried to stop the rise of the Nazis were the bad guys."
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"Yes, he said the people who tried to stop the rise of the Nazis were the bad guys."
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October 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"Conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec insisted that 'antifa is real' and there were 'various iterations' that go 'back to Weimar Republic in Germany.'
"Yes, he said the people who tried to stop the rise of the Nazis were the bad guys."
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"Yes, he said the people who tried to stop the rise of the Nazis were the bad guys."
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October 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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"There is no doubt of the message being sent to abuse victims by Johnson, Trump, Bondi and everyone else involved in the cover-up: There’s no use in speaking out, because you will never see justice."
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October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"There is no doubt of the message being sent to abuse victims by Johnson, Trump, Bondi and everyone else involved in the cover-up: There’s no use in speaking out, because you will never see justice."
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Misogyny is a hell of a drug. You have to be so poisoned by stereotypes of women as humorless harridans that you can't function to believe this is an honest reading of my article.
But of course, they know it's not me "losing it," because they don't link it.
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But of course, they know it's not me "losing it," because they don't link it.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Misogyny is a hell of a drug. You have to be so poisoned by stereotypes of women as humorless harridans that you can't function to believe this is an honest reading of my article.
But of course, they know it's not me "losing it," because they don't link it.
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But of course, they know it's not me "losing it," because they don't link it.
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What’s funny is most of TPUSA’s followers are clamoring for Creed.
I doubt very much that Creed wants to be associated with blatant racism. I’d be shocked if they did this.
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I doubt very much that Creed wants to be associated with blatant racism. I’d be shocked if they did this.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
What’s funny is most of TPUSA’s followers are clamoring for Creed.
I doubt very much that Creed wants to be associated with blatant racism. I’d be shocked if they did this.
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I doubt very much that Creed wants to be associated with blatant racism. I’d be shocked if they did this.
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"Showing off her mean girl skills to Trump involved two adolescent tactics: Tantrums and insults. "
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October 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"Showing off her mean girl skills to Trump involved two adolescent tactics: Tantrums and insults. "
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Seems Gamergate will never die.
I can't believe we've become a fascist country because so many men are too lazy to take a break from video games to jerk off to real porn.
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I can't believe we've become a fascist country because so many men are too lazy to take a break from video games to jerk off to real porn.
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October 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Seems Gamergate will never die.
I can't believe we've become a fascist country because so many men are too lazy to take a break from video games to jerk off to real porn.
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I can't believe we've become a fascist country because so many men are too lazy to take a break from video games to jerk off to real porn.
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Throughout arguments, both the right’s lawyer and the conservative justices framed being gay as something unnatural and self-loathing among youth as caused by queerness, not stigma.
This inverts reality.
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This inverts reality.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Throughout arguments, both the right’s lawyer and the conservative justices framed being gay as something unnatural and self-loathing among youth as caused by queerness, not stigma.
This inverts reality.
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This inverts reality.
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New Standing Room Only! Today's excerpt: how MAGA's Bad Bunny panic is them revealing their full ass.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
New Standing Room Only! Today's excerpt: how MAGA's Bad Bunny panic is them revealing their full ass.
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"In recent months, Greene has staked out several high-profile issues where she rejects Republican orthodoxy — including the cultish devotion to Trump — and presents herself as a free thinker to voters. "
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October 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"In recent months, Greene has staked out several high-profile issues where she rejects Republican orthodoxy — including the cultish devotion to Trump — and presents herself as a free thinker to voters. "
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"Using this logic, I could almost write 'JD Vance kills and eats babies,' and when — justifiably — challenged about it, I could insist it’s not a lie because he kisses babies with his mouth."
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October 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"Using this logic, I could almost write 'JD Vance kills and eats babies,' and when — justifiably — challenged about it, I could insist it’s not a lie because he kisses babies with his mouth."
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September 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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"The same tactics being deployed against vaccines, Tylenol and anti-depressants are also being used as a pretext to take away the abortion pill"
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September 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"The same tactics being deployed against vaccines, Tylenol and anti-depressants are also being used as a pretext to take away the abortion pill"
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"For all her flaws as a candidate, she probably would have beat Donald Trump if she hadn’t inherited a situation made unmanageable by her boss, who put his own ego before the good of the country."
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September 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"For all her flaws as a candidate, she probably would have beat Donald Trump if she hadn’t inherited a situation made unmanageable by her boss, who put his own ego before the good of the country."
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Popular videos from Kirk involve a teen girl having a nip slip. Another features him yelling at a college girl for having orgasms.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Popular videos from Kirk involve a teen girl having a nip slip. Another features him yelling at a college girl for having orgasms.
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