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His graphic, dehumanizing actions are meant to turn stomachs.

In an ill-fated effort to make nice with MAGA, Newsom started a podcast promising "honest discussions with people that agree AND disagree with us," all "without demeaning or dehumanizing one other."

Some state-level advocates wonder how effectively they can push back on hate when Trump and his allies have normalized dehumanizing language about marginalized groups.

Finding out that Abby’s militant group is called the Wolves, based on their acronym for the Washington Liberation Front, helps to further dehumanize them.

The parallels to the crack era are troubling to many working on the front lines of today’s crisis, from dehumanizing rhetoric — describing fentanyl users as “zombies” — to punitive sentencing policies.