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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

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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 2

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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 9

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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 3

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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 7

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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 40

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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

26.01.2026 40

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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

22.01.2026 30

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Epstein continues to explain everything about Trump

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

21.01.2026 60

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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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MAGA is weirdly thirsty for Barron Trump

The right desperately wants the youngest Trump son to be a sex symbol

12.01.2026 10

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ICE is not the victim

MAGA lies can’t hide the real damage done to people like Renee Nicole Good

09.01.2026 5

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Sorry, GOP. There’s no Christian revival

Republicans are betting the midterms on mass conversions that aren't happening

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Marjorie Taylor Greene bets the Republican troll era is over

It's not like she anything else to offer

02.01.2026 20

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The right hit peak incel in 2025

From Mar-a-Lago face to Elon Musk, MAGA's sexual dysfunction exposed itself

31.12.2025 60

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In 2025, Epstein showed MAGA who they really are

Trump is desperate to distract his base

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JD Vance’s 2028 strategy: Be even worse than Trump

Vance sees a future in people who call Hitler "a great leader"

23.12.2025 40

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Trump’s favorite excuse in 2025: “I don’t know”

From Epstein to MRIs, the president fakes ignorance

22.12.2025 20

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The White House ballroom will never be built

Trump can't focus long enough, even on his $400 million passion project

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Republicans are quiet quitting on Trump

The White House chief of staff says the president has “an alcoholic’s personality”

17.12.2025 20

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The Erika Kirk and Candace Owens feud is tearing MAGA apart

The widow vs. the podcaster drama reveals the right's biggest weakness

15.12.2025 30

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GOP will regret pushing Jasmine Crockett to run for the Senate

Democratic voters want a fighter, and the Texas congresswoman is definitely that

12.12.2025 50

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Trump’s reality TV tricks can’t hide the affordability crisis

The president's policies cost families $2,250 in 2025 — and the economy is only getting worse

10.12.2025 20

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“Rage bait” as Word of the Year? It’s a reason for hope

Oxford Dictionary elevates the name of the MAGA addiction — the first step to a solution

05.12.2025 7

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Pete Hegseth’s “warrior ethos” is plain old cowardice

He calls himself the "Secretary of War" and plays a tough guy on TV, but in real life he's a major weenie

03.12.2025 9

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MAGA’s war on empathy was started by a woman

Allie Beth Stuckey weaponizes her gender to sell the idea of a cold-hearted Jesus

01.12.2025 10

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RFK Jr. is laundering Christian right views as MAHA

Christian conservatives know they have a branding problem with women

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Usha Vance doesn’t do dishes — so why the wedding ring excuse?

The second lady's staff runs the kitchen at the VP's residence

26.11.2025 8

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The online clip factory that’s radicalizing teen boys

How a wildly popular YouTube “dating” show heaps mockery on women to create "so many more incels”

21.11.2025 10

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How Trump’s MRI spurred the Epstein vote

Health rumors undermine the president’s hold on the GOP

20.11.2025 9

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How Trump’s MRI spurred the Epstein vote

Health rumors undermine the president’s hold on the GOP

19.11.2025 10

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Don’t blame women for men’s loneliness. Blame capitalism

There’s a lot of money to be made off angry, isolated men

17.11.2025 4

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Sorry, Nancy Mace. Donald Trump hasn’t “protected women”

The congresswoman’s Epstein dilemma is a problem for all Republican women

14.11.2025 5

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Why JD Vance and Erika Kirk’s hug made tongues wag

The vice president’s current wife, Usha, is a growing political liability

10.11.2025 5

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Zohran Mamdani knows how to win

Not just in New York — Mamdani's campaign shows how to inspire voters nationwide

03.11.2025 6

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Texas sues Tylenol for the dumbest reason

Attorney General Ken Paxton beclowns himself to get Trump to endorse his Senate run

29.10.2025 6

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How trans panic steals from horror films

Fake victims like Riley Gaines evoke the little girls of "The Exorcist" and "The Conjuring"

27.10.2025 10

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How the Proud Boys invented antifa

The far-right gang has been fully absorbed by Trump's White House

22.10.2025 10

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Mike Johnson exploits the shutdown to hide the Epstein files

The backlash to #MeToo was always about silencing victims

20.10.2025 10

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MAGA’s fake Super Bowl halftime show reveals their real failures

Turning Point USA's followers are pitifully out-of-touch with pop culture

15.10.2025 7

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Pam Bondi is Trump’s mean girl

Imagine if Regina George grew up to cover up for a fascist

13.10.2025 10

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How SCOTUS erased the abuse of LGBTQ kids

In conversion therapy case, conservative justices signal queer kids are born hating themselves

08.10.2025 5

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s presidential aspirations are delusional

She's an outsider. But MTG is missing a key ingredient to win MAGA's votes

06.10.2025 8

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JD Vance’s shutdown bet: MAGA loves racism more than health care

The vice president's argument assumes it’s better for millions to lose coverage than for one immigrant to gain it

03.10.2025 10

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MAGA can’t expand its base — and Christian music tells us why

The songs from Charlie Kirk's memorial exposed a serious problem

01.10.2025 10

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RFK Jr.’s Tylenol attack insults women’s intelligence

Kennedy's tactics are straight out of the anti-abortion movement's playbook

29.09.2025 5

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