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Senior writer, Salon. Subscribe to my newsletter, Standing Room Only. https://t.co/j8JdhDNZsM Post: amandamarcotte Bluesky: @amandamarcotte.bsky.social

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Amanda Marcotte
5 days
New "Standing Room Only"! Today's episode is about Allie Beth Stuckey and the war on empathy. And boy, she's big mad about it. She did at least two videos about me. And we address them here — and will have more later. https://t.co/vWmyGzR7h8
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Trump’s rally last night was supposed to fix the political damage from the affordability crisis. Instead, it’s the latest in a string of choices that is making it worse for him — and all Republicans. https://t.co/t1RxZS8Gfx
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The president's policies cost families $2,250 in 2025 — and the economy is only getting worse
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Amanda Marcotte
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Don’t just like this article without reading! You will enjoy it so more if you read. I have all the gnarly details you can use to help you win arguments online about this. And I know that’s the content you crave. https://t.co/t1RxZS8Gfx
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Amanda Marcotte
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Why read past headlines: Got your quotes and your details on all the dumb moves he’s trying. But I also put it in context, drawing on Trump’s history as a lazy nepo baby and a reality TV host, to explain why he’s screwing up so badly. https://t.co/t1RxZS8Gfx
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The president's policies cost families $2,250 in 2025 — and the economy is only getting worse
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Amanda Marcotte
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Trump’s rally last night was supposed to fix the political damage from the affordability crisis. Instead, it’s the latest in a string of choices that is making it worse for him — and all Republicans. https://t.co/t1RxZS8Gfx
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The president's policies cost families $2,250 in 2025 — and the economy is only getting worse
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Today's song chosen because, well, suckers are what Trump voters are. https://t.co/usHqbD1DXU
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New Standing Room Only! Today's excerpt is a reminder that fascists are as small as they are evil. Subscribe today! https://t.co/T0qSxw5Nby Music by Chloe Slater.
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If you have 12 minutes and want to laugh hard at a creationist who doesn't believe in dinosaurs, watch this reaction video from me. I criticized Allie Beth Stuckey for her war on empathy, but really it was the dinosaur stuff that set off her tantrum. https://t.co/2U6m2JS84A
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Amanda Marcotte
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Allie Beth Stuckey was so mad that I called out her war on empathy that she did a lengthy, extremely defensive segment about it on her show. Well, gosh darn it, I had to respond. Here's a video of my reaction to her reaction, classic YouTube-style. https://t.co/MJFv0vNis2
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Amanda Marcotte
5 days
"People seem to be identifying his behavior as rage bait, and they are increasingly refusing to respond with the anger Trump desires. "Instead, the eye roll is proving to have power. " https://t.co/sydi8SHbW4
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Oxford Dictionary elevates the name of the MAGA addiction — the first step to a solution
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"Despite the machine-gun approach to changing the subject, most of Trump’s offerings did not stick. "Instead, his posting frenzy backfired." https://t.co/sydi8SHbW4
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Oxford Dictionary elevates the name of the MAGA addiction — the first step to a solution
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Amanda Marcotte
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"The volume of hyperbolic rhetoric and the sheer amount of posting is dramatically rising on the right, and it resembles how addicts have to keep increasing the dose to get the same high." https://t.co/sydi8SHbW4
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Amanda Marcotte
5 days
Another reason to read past headlines: The increasingly desperate behavior from Trump and his sycophants suggests they're getting diminishing returns on the use of rage bait. The liberals aren't "triggered" anymore. And it's breaking MAGA brains. https://t.co/sydi8SHbW4
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Oxford Dictionary elevates the name of the MAGA addiction — the first step to a solution
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Amanda Marcotte
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Why read past headlines: I've spent years reporting on and commenting on the way rage bait is cynically used to manipulate MAGA for both politics and profit. I bring that research to this analysis. Being able to name the problem is a big step. https://t.co/sydi8SHbW4
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Oxford Dictionary elevates the name of the MAGA addiction — the first step to a solution
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When I first saw that "rage bait" is the Oxford Word of the Year, I thought, "what a sad commentary on how broken things are." But the more I thought about it, the more hope it gave me. Having a name for MAGA's addiction is the first step to a solution. https://t.co/sydi8SHbW4
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Oxford Dictionary elevates the name of the MAGA addiction — the first step to a solution
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Amanda Marcotte
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My guest was Tim Whitaker, who founded the New Evangelicals, to fight Christian nationalism from a liberal Christian perspective. In this clip, he explains how Biblical "literalism" is actually a selective reading of the Bible. https://t.co/nndiacJSNS
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Amanda Marcotte
6 days
Premiering now! Allie Beth Stuckey is not happy with me about calling her out for MAGA's war on empathy. Too bad, Allie! Because "Standing Room Only" did a whole video about her. In it, I respond at to her attacks, and her weird dinosaur obsession. https://t.co/3WBqKpwoCx
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Amanda Marcotte
7 days
This is why the rape allegations mattered. Rapists are pathetic men who can only feel strong by picking on people who can’t fight back. https://t.co/z0V6aOo6tE
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Amanda Marcotte
7 days
Why read past headlines: Fuck this dude. Enjoy my luxurious stint of insulting this tiny little man. But there’s a larger story here, about how weak men feel strong by punching down. But it only proves their weakness. https://t.co/z0V6aOnyE6
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Pete Hegseth’s entire personality is “overcompensating for a tiny dick.” But his behavior with regards to the boat bombings is next level pathetic. An analysis, including his personal history. https://t.co/z0V6aOnyE6
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