I wrote a book on influencers, so I have opinions, and one of them is that the juggernaut was not run through explicitly political influencers. A “Joe Rogan of the left” would not be a political creator. Most of the pods Trump did weren’t pol creators. MAHA was also hybrid - started in wellness. RE:
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Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer.bsky.social)
NEWS: Democratic mega-donors are debating plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a range of influencer plans to "find the liberal Rogan." ...
The policies vs what shows up on there are pretty stark. And everyone knew. Throwback to Civit coverage, also by 404, in Nov 2023: "Giant AI Platform Introduces 'Bounties' for Deepfakes of Real People" [www.404media.co/giant-ai-pla...](
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Giant AI Platform Introduces ‘Bounties’ for Deepfakes of Real People
404 Media has found at least one instance of a bounty for a private person who has no significant public online presence.
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Joseph Cox (@josephcox.bsky.social)
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There are certain things that AI is particularly and notoriously bad at and this is one of them. RE:
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Rachael King (@rachaelking70.bsky.social)
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TAKE IT DOWN signing is happening. Want a primer on what this is and why it matters? Here you are. [www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...](
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“They” are the elites. RE:
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Brian Phillips (@brianphillips.bsky.social)
It would be so useful if everyone who writes about “elites” could make the tiny extra effort to be specific about who they’re actually talkin...
In which @Jay 🦋 does a deep dive on what “Freedom of speech, not reach” means in the context of Bluesky (💅🏻) — and why it isn’t just lib twitter. Sites choose their moderation rules, but if ppl are unhappy, they can start a new site or host their own. [www.wired.com/story/big-in...](
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Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet
All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize...
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Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet
All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize...
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The left should be making Russ Vought own this 24/7 in very simple language: Vought is making it easier for scammers to target you and your grandma. RE:
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WIRED (@wired.com)
Russell Vought, acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of...
Exactly. They need The Villain who is keeping The People from knowing The Truth. There is no work that simply stands alone — everything is framed as something someone else should have done but didn’t because of Motives. Click through for Sohrab Ahmari’s underlying thread, which is worth reading. RE:
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Julian Sanchez (@normative.bsky.social)
I’ve said this a million times but one of the funnier aspects of the right-wing propaganda ecosystem is that they complain incessantly about a ...
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Extremely dramatic Romanian election coming to a close with the centrist (an impressive mathematician) projected to win. Some of the American election-denier cranks on X are darkly hinting this is some kind of shenanigans, of course. RE:
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The Guardian (@theguardian.com)
Centrist Nicuşor Dan on course to win Romanian election with 99% of votes counted https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/18/centrist-nicusor-d...
“We are the media now” -> They are the government now. The base isn’t going to like this, and is going to spiral out in all directions. These people earned a living & got wildly famous - got their jobs, in fact - bc of their talent for reckless speculation. Some of that’ll come for them now. RE:
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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
BARTIROMO: You said Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide. People don't believe it. PATEL: Listen, they have a right to their opinion, but you know a ...