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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 21h

New Standing Room Only! Today's excerpt: how MAGA's Bad Bunny panic is them revealing their full ass.

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Music by MJ Cole & Freya Ridings.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 20h

Today's song chosen because a small but important number of Trump voters are souring on him.

youtu.be/SHKxRwrYFaw?...

MJ Cole & Freya Ridings - Waking Up (Official Video)

YouTube video by MJ Cole

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 21h

New Standing Room Only! Today's excerpt: how MAGA's Bad Bunny panic is them revealing their full ass.

Subscribe today! salon.com/newsletter

Music by MJ Cole & Freya Ridings.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

Believe me, if the only fans of reggaeton were undocumented immigrants, Bad Bunny wouldn't be the biggest male star in the U.S., perhaps the world.

MAGA just showed their full ass with this freakout.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

What's so telling about this is Bad Bunny has not toured because he correctly sees ICE as a racist secret police harassing people based on their skin color or perceived ethnicity.

By making these threats, Noem and her goons confirmed that's exactly what ICE is.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed, Bad Bunny is more American under Trump's "birthright" blather than Trump is. Both of Bad Bunny's parents were also born in America. Trump's mother, however, was not.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

All the ICE talk may be confusing, so I recommend we all repeat like parrots, "Bad Bunny is a native-born citizen" every time this comes up.

Not because native-born is better, but because it disrupts their lies. It shows this is about ethnicity, not immigration.

www.salon.com/2025/10/05/b...

Bad Bunny turns SNL into a masterclass on Latino pride and power - Salon.com

Fox News outrage, ICE threats and a monologue turned backlash into pride, Bad Bunny makes culture war look small

www.salon.com

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

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!)

www.salon.com/2025/10/06/m...

Marjorie Taylor Greene's presidential aspirations are delusional

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

www.salon.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Telling that Karoline Leavitt keeps snapping at journos precisely when they debunk WH's main arguments in shutdown fight. That and many new polls reveal that Trump's position in this standoff is very weak.

On the pod, @amandamarcotte.bsky.social explains this well:
newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Trump Press Sec Seethes as Fresh Polls Show Him Losing Shutdown Badly

As Karoline Leavitt loses her temper under tough questioning about the government shutdown, a writer who closely tracks MAGA explains how all this reveals deepening cracks in Trump’s coalition.

newrepublic.com

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Here's the reality: Trump and Russell Vought know using the shutdown to punish Dem constituencies delivers a sadistic thrill to the MAGA base. But sating MAGA bloodlust alienates the middle. That's WH's core dilemma.

Exchange w/ @amandamarcotte.bsky.social on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, toss a read on it to get the more in-depth analysis!

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

Give 'er a read to see why they think that!

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

Also, everyone who runs will be MAGA.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

So you say you read it, so what is your response to my specific claims as to why those qualities aren't acceptable in a woman?

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

As noted, was asking folks to read, rather than guess what it says.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

"Since there appears to be no limit to the nonsense Republican voters will accept from Trump, why can’t Greene be just as out there?

"Well, it really is as simple as gender."

www.salon.com/2025/10/06/m...

Marjorie Taylor Greene's presidential aspirations are delusional

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

www.salon.com

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

"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. "

www.salon.com/2025/10/06/m...

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

Please read before arguing! You're assuming I'm making a certain argument, but I'm not.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

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.

www.salon.com/2025/10/06/m...

Marjorie Taylor Greene's presidential aspirations are delusional

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

www.salon.com

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 1d

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!)

www.salon.com/2025/10/06/m...

Marjorie Taylor Greene's presidential aspirations are delusional

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

www.salon.com

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 2d

Weird kneejerk reaction that falls apart when you remember "better" can mean "more effective" and not just "morally superior."

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 2d

Jared Polis also wants Democrats to get behind RFK Jr., this guy is a real nut

Politico @politico.com · 2d

COLUMN: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants Democrats to campaign on free trade.

Here's why 👇

Why Jared Polis Wants Democrats to Campaign on Free Trade

After years of trying to have it all ways on tariffs, Democrats are uniting in opposition to Trump’s global trade war.

www.politico.com

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 2d

TL;DR Peter Thiel is obsessed with philosophers who have grappled with Nazism, both pro and con, so he can be a better fascist.

www.wired.com/story/the-re...

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

www.wired.com

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 2d

That's how every MAGA influencer makes money, so

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine a "therapist" suing for the right to tell teenage clients to cut themselves or otherwise commit self-harm.

This is no different.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

Can Conversion Therapy Be Banned? Colorado Faces Speech Test at the Supreme Court.

www.nytimes.com

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