I’m not the only person mourning the results of the 2024 Presidential election, in which a majority of the U.S. chose a racist, homophobic, sexual abuser and felon to retake an office he already failed at once. The general vibe on Al Gore’s internet is one of reflection: How did …
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Pole for poll? As Americans logged onto X on Election Day to get the latest update on the presidential race, Johnny McCarty, or @____JBravo0, was promising his Twitter followers that he’d post a nude picture to celebrate if Kamala Harris won the election. He hasn’t been the only one. “It’s …
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Yet another virtual political event on Elon Musk‘s X, once known as Twitter, has gone down in flames. On Monday evening, the night before Election Day, the tech billionaire had hoped to host a virtual town hall for America PAC, the Super PAC he created this year to support the …
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Throughout the 2024 campaign, federal law enforcement and election officials from both sides of the aisle have consistently sounded the alarm about the cascade of right-wing, Donald Trump-inspired threats that election workers are facing as they attempt to perform the basic, essential task of administering America’s democratic elections. Now, Election …
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On July 29, 2024, a man stabbed several people at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the seaside town of Southport in northern England, killing three young children. As their deaths shocked the nation, rumors about the attacker’s identity quickly spread online. Far-right provocateurs like Andrew Tate — who was …
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By one major investor’s estimate, Elon Musk‘s X Corp. — the social media business that most prolific users will probably never stop calling “Twitter” — has plummeted some 80 percent in value since the world’s richest man purchased it for $44 billion two years ago. That may not currently bother …
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Elon Musk, the unhinged billionaire who many believe ruined Twitter, has a place in a potential future Trump Administration: secretary of cost-cutting. When Fox News host Maria Bartiromo asked former president Donald Trump about how he would trim “fat in government,” Trump said that he would defer to Musk. “What …
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Elon Musk joined Donald Trump onstage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the assassination attempt that killed firefighter Corey Comperatore and injured Trump and others. But this was not a solemn occasion. As Musk took the stage in an all-black MAGA cap and “Occupy Mars” T-shirt, he …
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Elon Musk‘s tumultuous takeover and rebranding of Twitter — now X — played out in very public fashion: the $44 billion offer, an attempt to walk it back, and a lawsuit that forced Musk to complete the deal were followed by massive layoffs, a spike in misinformation and extremism on …
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John Cena has a rosy reputation: Beloved 16-time champion pro wrestler, blockbuster movie star, Guinness World Record-holder for the most wishes granted through the Make-A-Wish foundation (he’s the organization’s most-requested celebrity). In the eyes of the public, he’s a wholesome, all-American entertainer. So why is he following prominent white supremacists, …
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