Topic: maga movement
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Big Tech Outmaneuvers MAGA Populists After One Year
Populist figures initially celebrated a perceived victory over Big Tech, believing they had tamed the industry as tech executives sought favor from a new administration. Major tech firms have since outmaneuvered their critics through lobbying and political donations, securing key concessions like...
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Politics as Fandom: How Fascism Is Its Dark Fan Fiction
Modern political campaigns are increasingly adopting fandom strategies, building community by translating policy into shared identity and embedding themselves within existing social ecosystems where people find meaning. Campaigns like Zohran Mamdani's for NYC mayor leverage specific fan communiti...
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Charlie Kirk's alleged killer carved memes onto bullets, police say
The suspect, Tyler Robinson, left behind bullet casings engraved with a mix of internet memes, gaming references, and historical antifascist symbols, complicating the motive for the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Initial speculation about political ideology was tempered as invest...
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David Sacks' Bid to Block AI Laws Backfires Spectacularly
A proposed executive order to centralize AI regulation under federal authority collapsed due to bipartisan opposition, which would have stripped states of their regulatory power and concentrated influence in the White House, empowering tech billionaire David Sacks as the de facto AI policy gateke...
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Trump's AI Embrace Alarms Populists: MAGA vs. Big Tech
Melania Trump praised AI as potentially the most significant driver of progress in American history during a White House event. Senator Josh Hawley warned that AI threatens individual liberty and could consolidate power, displacing workers in key industries. Skepticism toward AI is growing within...
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Jimmy Kimmel Live Pulled Indefinitely After FCC Threat Over Charlie Kirk Joke
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses of stations airing Jimmy Kimmel Live, leading Disney and ABC to suspend the show after a controversial joke about Charlie Kirk's alleged murderer. Nexstar, a major station owner, quickly complied by pulling the show from its ABC af...
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