Not happy about it, but I called it: the Wisconsin guy whose wife got scooped by ICE on their honeymoon still doesn't regret voting for Trump. MAGA is a cult and what we know is the worse it gets, the more cult members double down.
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"I don't regret the vote": Why most Trump voters stand by him, even as he ruins their live
It's not totally hopeless: Some swing voters who backed Trump may learn their lesson
Musk's "joke" calling Social Security recipients "vampires" reveals a lot: He sees retirees as parasites who don't deserve economic security. That's why he's going after Social Security. Trump's lies should fool no one on this front.
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"Vampires": Musk's war on Social Security is fueled by Republicans' view of retired people's value
Terms like "fraud," "scam," and "definitely dead" are how the DOGE leader demonizes elderly people
Musk doesn't seem worried that he and Trump threaten social and economic collapse. On the contrary, it appears that's his goal. Musk swims in a tech-fascist ideology that believes democracy should be replaced by billionaire dictators — like himself.
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Tech's dystopian plans for "freedom cities" expose why Musk wants to end government by the people
Tech's dystopian plans for "freedom cities" expose why Musk wants to end government by the people
MAGA leaders are trying to sell Trump's trade war — and any subsequent inflation and job loss — to the base with talk of "sacrifice." Their lies sound exactly like the crap prosperity preachers peddle. This is not a coincidence.
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"You must sacrifice": MAGA excuses for Trump's war on the economy borrow from "prosperity" preachers
Trump's closest faith "advisor" teaches that if you give her money, God will reward you with riches
Trump pretended he was "moderate" on abortion and supports "exceptions" for "rape, incest, and the life of the mother." This week, he backed states that ban abortion for women who show up at E.R. in crisis, needing an abortion to survive.
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"Ordering people to suffer": Trump backs states that ban life-saving care for pregnant women
The Biden administration protected emergency abortions, but Trump will leave women to be injured or die
No way was I watching Trump's Fidel Castro-but-stupider nonsense. Instead, I wrote about how the "Epstein files" an Melania's "deepfake" testimony are QAnon-style efforts to hide Trump's violent misogyny. The right-wing press is hyping both HARD.
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Bondi's "Epstein files" and Melania's "deepfake" testimony can't hide Trump's violent misogyny
After the release of accused rapist Andrew Tate, MAGA media desperately pretends Trump opposes sexual violence
Republican women voted for Trump, believing complicity would save them. But now MAGA men are pushing conservative women out of leadership, de facto legalizing abuse, and signaling that the era of "chivalry" will be replaced with the era of eating shit.
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"A woman is like a child": MAGA turns its sights on stripping Republican women of power
Conservative women believe complicity will save them, but an emboldened far-right is gunning for their rights
Hegseth joined a church whose leader preaches that slavery produced "a multi-racial society which has existed with such mutual intimacy and harmony." This context helps explain his laser-focus on pushing Black leaders out of office.
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"Slavery produced a genuine affection between the races": Hegseth's church foretold "DEI" firings
The Defense Secretary's contempt for Black military leaders has roots in his religion's defense of white supremacy
Republicans seem surprised that Trump victim-blames Ukraine for the war. Feminists aren't surprised. This is how Trump has always talked about sexual violence. Rape and fascism are related phenomena. Both are how weak, pathetic men feel powerful.
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Republicans shouldn't be surprised Trump blames Ukraine — his sexual assault views predicted this
Trump's claim that Zelenskyy "started it" echoes his long history of excusing violence against women
RFK's not-so-veiled threat to take mental health drugs away is even worse than it looks at first blush. He wants to replace these medications with labor camps. This fits with the larger, eugenics-informed Trump/Musk agenda.
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RFK's plan to make America healthy again? Send people with mental health conditions to farms
Kennedy wants to replace standard psychological care with unpaid labor on "wellness farms"