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JD Vance goes all in on immigrant fraud hoax

The vice president and Stephen Miller hope Nick Shirley's dubious "exposés" will distract from Trump's failures

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MAGA fails to conquer arts and music

Trump’s losses at the Kennedy Center and Freedom 250 follow Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl humiliation

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Why MAGA buys Trump’s perfect health lie

Cultish devotion leads Republicans to see Trump as more god-like than human

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E. Jean Carroll still terrifies Trump

Justice Department efforts to rewrite history show #MeToo still matters

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Trump will regret endorsing Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate primary

Democrat James Talarico may win — and the president weakened his hold over the GOP

27.05.2026 20

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The USDA secretary is a dangerous religious zealot like Pete Hegseth

Brooke Rollins is being sued for blitzing her staff with Christian emails

25.05.2026 20

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We should prosecute parents when kids kill

The San Diego mosque shooter got his guns from his mother. Should she face charges?

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White House ballroom is turning into a symbol of Trump’s failures

The president’s only legacy will be greed and corruption

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The real reason RFK Jr. is coming for your antidepressants

The HHS Secretary's attacks on psychiatric medication follow a pattern of putting politics over public health

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TPUSA’s “Make Heaven Crowded” revival tour is a disaster

Charlie Kirk’s death did not inspire the national spiritual awakening that was promised

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The Christian right hijacks America’s 250th

Trump's Rededicate 250 event erases the U.S.'s secular history

15.05.2026 20

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Assassination conspiracy theories? Blame Trump

False flag stories reveal a deeper truth about Trump’s failing presidency

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I read the right-wing women’s magazine sex issue so you don’t have to

Evie magazine, conservatism's answer to Cosmo, tried to make "trad" sexy. It failed

08.05.2026 20

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Abortion is still a problem for the GOP

Even this Supreme Court seems wary of efforts to restrict the abortion pill

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Young men’s religious revival is a myth

New polling suggests the recent “converts” care more about gender than Jesus

04.05.2026 30

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MAHA moms are losing faith in Trump

RFK Jr.’s “wellness” movement is collapsing under its own contradictions

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Mormons will regret suing an ex-member

Attacking a beloved host of "Mormon Stories" is a bad look for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

29.04.2026 30

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JD Vance can’t escape the Iran war

The more the vice president tries to distance himself from the conflict, the further he gets sucked in

27.04.2026 30

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Kash Patel’s futile quest for validation

The FBI director tries to force his popularity on the American public and media — and it backfires

24.04.2026 30

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John Roberts embodies MAGA cowardice

The Supreme Court's shadow docket shows the conservative justices fear debate

22.04.2026 30

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MAGA wants more teen births. It won’t work

Teen birth rates are at historic lows — and young women want to keep it that way

20.04.2026 20

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Trump’s DoorDash Grandma isn’t a plant — the truth is much darker

Sharon Simmons made $22,000 last year — her boss made $313 million

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Trump is right: He is MAGA’s Jesus

The president's blasphemy exposes the truth about the Christian right

15.04.2026 30

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Gen Z women don’t long to be tradwives

Fox News is misleading MAGA grandmas again

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The Christian right’s victim complex fuels Trump’s Iran war

For evangelicals, there's no limit in defending the president's cruelty

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Why MAGA men actually loathe tradwives

A new study shows submissive women aren't cherished but are held in contempt

08.04.2026 30

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Iran is breaking Trump’s spirit

The war is getting in the way of the president's race-baiting and revenge campaigns

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Sorry, Pam Bondi. Trump has no loyalty

The attorney general's firing shows why even the most faithful MAGA acolytes are disposable

03.04.2026 20

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JD Vance’s demon talk is lame youth outreach

Hopping on the "KPop Demon Hunters" trend won't save the vice president's career

01.04.2026 20

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Why MAGA fears human teachers

Melania Trump’s robot stunt opens a new front in the GOP's war on education

30.03.2026 20

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ICE at airports: Trump’s troll move backfires

The deployment isn't triggering the liberals. But it may anger some voters Republicans need in November

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How Iran emasculated JD Vance

The vice president’s alignment with Trump risks harming the persona he’s built with manosphere voters ahead of 2028

23.03.2026 40

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For Gen Z Republican men, sex is solitary

Young conservatives' anger at women is taking a nihilistic turn

20.03.2026 30

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ICE “course correction”? Markwayne Mullin isn’t it

The department of homeland security shutdown shows Republicans still answer to Stephen Miller

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Pete Hegseth’s manly act is backfiring

MAGA bros hoped the defense secretary would make them feel butch — with Iran war, he embarrasses them

13.03.2026 40

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Republicans don’t care about parents’ rights

The Supreme Court’s move against trans kids in California empowers MAGA to mess with all families

11.03.2026 40

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Mar-a-Lago face couldn’t save Kristi Noem

The former DHS secretary's firing shows women are disposable to Trump — no matter how hard they try to please him

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Texas primary shows that MAGA loves a villain

Ken Paxton’s scandals helped him undermine John Cornyn as the GOP Senate primary goes to a runoff

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Evangelicals won’t dump Trump over his racist Obama video

A few spoke out, but most right-wing Christians quietly support the president's ugly views

11.02.2026 40

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Kid Rock’s alternative Super Bowl halftime show was just boring

Turning Point USA's bid for cultural relevance — and more money — just couldn't compete with Bad Bunny

09.02.2026 20

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Shock Democratic upset in Texas shows voters still hate book bans

Running against Moms for Liberty is a winning 2026 strategy

06.02.2026 20

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Kennedy Center teaches MAGA a tough lesson

Donald Trump's coalition is finding that they can't bully their way into the nation's art and culture

04.02.2026 20

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How Jon Stewart created Tucker Carlson

The 2004 “Crossfire” spat became the blueprint for today's MAGA chaos

02.02.2026 20

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Turning Point’s Super Bowl alternative to Bad Bunny looks like a flop

The organization won’t reveal the performers until the day of the game

30.01.2026 60

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Philadelphia’s ambitious plan to scare off ICE

City leaders know how to shield the community — if the mayor has the guts

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Pro-ICE churches should be shamed

Cities Church in St. Paul are the persecutors, not the persecuted

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Don’t buy MAGA’s baby boom hype

Usha Vance, Karoline Leavitt and Katie Miller's pregnancies do not signal a return to the 1950s

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Epstein continues to explain everything about Trump

From Greenland to Minneapolis, it's all rooted in his predatory ways

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Some Trump voters are sneaking away

They'll never admit they're wrong, but polling reveals quiet GOP regret

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How Kristi Noem turned ICE into the Proud Boys

Footage shows the right-wing group’s founder developing the “recruit giant losers” strategy

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