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Oct 13 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Get it, loser, I'm writing about Pam Bondi.

Rachel McAdams should sue Pam for that godawful theft of her iconic character, Regina George.

But it does answer the question: Why does Trump keep Bondi around? Read to see why.

salon.com/2025/10/13/pam…
Why read past headlines: I have four allusions to "Mean Girls" quotes in here. See if you can spot them!

More seriously, however: I unpack how Bondi is playing Trump, and why she survives the relentless MAGA onslaught against her.

salon.com/2025/10/13/pam…
"Showing off her mean girl skills to Trump involved two adolescent tactics: Tantrums and insults. "

salon.com/2025/10/13/pam…Image
"Regina George would never stoop to such lame material.

"Bondi’s a former Tri-Delt from the University of Florida, but she can’t meet the minimum standards of Southern lady scorn to match that pedigree. The entire sorority system should disown her."

salon.com/2025/10/13/pam…
"The attorney general does much better with that other mean girl skill: Flattering the egos of dim but powerful men.

"Her skill at offering Trump lavish, hilariously false praise without batting a single fake eyelash is top-notch."

salon.com/2025/10/13/pam…

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Oct 6
Buckle up, nerds, she's running for president.

MTG has been quietly positioning herself to be Trump's heir apparent. On paper, her moves have been savvy.

But there's one big reason it won't work. (Not a request for guesses. Read to find out!)

salon.com/2025/10/06/mar…
Why read past headlines: I look at how MTG is positioning herself to be exactly the Trump-style candidate that can win his coalition.

But she's missing a key ingredient both the evangelicals and Joe Rogan crowd requires: an "M" on the driver's license.

salon.com/2025/10/06/mar…
"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. "

salon.com/2025/10/06/mar…Image
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Oct 3
JD Vance's Big Lie about undocumented immigrants and health care has been debunked a million times in a week.

I unpack the deeper message of this lie.

Vance is betting MAGA would rather lose their own health care than see a single immigrant get it.

salon.com/2025/10/03/jd-…
Why read past headlines: This isn't a debunking. You're read those, savvy people.

I doubt Vance expects voters to believe his Big Lie.

He and Trump just think that if they make this a fight between racism and health care, MAGA choooses racism.

salon.com/2025/10/03/jd-…
"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."

salon.com/2025/10/03/jd-…Image
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Sep 17
Kash Patel was hired not to fight crime, but be a content creator.

His incompetence is undermining the Charlie Kirk case.

But Trump doesn’t care about justice for his supposed “friend”. He just wants the propaganda.

salon.com/2025/09/17/run…
Why read past headlines: You, savvy, know Patel is a clown and attention whore.

I add context from yesterday’s hearing — and how it proves no one in MAGA leadership cares about Charlie Kirk.

salon.com/2025/09/17/run…
"From the moment Kirk died, Patel’s approach to the case has been characterized more by his boundless need for attention than by concerns about getting justice for Kirk."

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Aug 20
Melania’s “Dear Putin” letter was not a sincere appeal to the Russian dictator.

It was propaganda for the MAGA base, which exploits the comically extreme sexism to manipulate them.

salon.com/2025/08/20/mel…
Why read past headlines: I go past the jokes about ChatGPT, to analyze what the letter is doing.

It’s about reassuring MAGA they are “good people,” despite all the voting for the best buddy of the world’s most infamous pedophile.

salon.com/2025/08/20/mel…
You may scoff — and you should — but the MAGA base eats up this ridiculous claim that Melania is Mother Teresa in heels.

Of course, as I detail, she sucks as much as her husband.

salon.com/2025/08/20/mel…Image
Read 5 tweets
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Aug 1
Trump unleashes Christian bullies in the federal workplace.

His new policy allows federal employees to proselytize at work.

Worse, if you say no to your coworker's attempt to bring you to Jesus, they can report you for "anti-Christian bias."

salon.com/2025/08/01/tru…
Why read past headlines: This new policy isn't just letting people have a picture of Jesus on their desk. Which was always allowed.

No, this is unleashing fundamentalists to harass people just trying to do their job, telling them they're going to hell.

salon.com/2025/08/01/tru…
“Under this regime, it’s easy to imagine the Christian Nationalists Trump has appointed proselytizing employees in the workplace — who then get reported and disciplined for anti-Christian animus when they object to this harassment,” Laser said.

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Jul 15
The Epstein conspiracies are important to MAGA, but there has been little discussion as to *why*. Especially since, as a rule, MAGA is fine with rape.

But fascists need to believe they're the heroes, not the villains. That's why they cling to this.

salon.com/2025/07/15/tru…
Why read past headlines: Trump's sociopathy blinds him to why his base needs to believe that he's a crusader against child sex abuse, despite his long history of being a sexual predator.

But it's a fascinating window into how they delude themselves.

salon.com/2025/07/15/tru…
"In that narrow space between abuse of adults and pedophilia, the MAGA masses have found their moral absolution.

"Despite their acceptance of misogynist violence, they still get to be the 'good guys' because they draw the line at raping minors."

salon.com/2025/07/15/tru…Image
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