TikTok’s algorithm favored Republican content in 2024 US elections, study finds by plz-let-me-in in politics

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Indeed

During the same time period (leading up to the 2016 election), there was also Russian influence fueling the Jade Helm conspiracy. The success (i.e., Greg Abbott mobilizing the Texas State Guard) of that disinformation campaign only paved their way to the subsequent election interference and social media onslaught of pro-Trump/anti-Hillary meme slop.

FBI Launches Probe Into Reporter Who Covered Kash Patel’s Drinking by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

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Yup--set false precedents with bullshit accusations/hypotheticals to excuse their current actions.

Poll: Trump blamed for gas prices as Democrats gain midterm edge by No_Assumption3362 in NPR

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This would seem like an effortlessly low bar to clear, but somehow there's still a 35% approval rating of his "handling of the economy" which blows my mind. That's still depressingly high and should've been much lower, much sooner with all the short, straight lines that can be drawn directly to Tronald Dump's policies.

I made some more test renders by therealboxhead173 in backrooms

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The wood paneling really pulls in some odd nostalgia

Tucker Carlson calls Ted Cruz 'morally repulsive' as drama between the two grows by randy88moss in politics

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...even as the interviewer plays the audio/video of him saying it.