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‘A blatant attempt to deplatform the left’: List of 5,000-plus ‘Antifa’ Twitter accounts is circulating on Telegram

Some claim the list is being used for a mass-reporting campaign.

On Nov 26, 2022 by Jack Alban

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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls gay politician ‘groomer’ after he denounces phrase as anti-LGBTQ slur

Greene's remarks come after 5 were killed at a gay club over the weekend.

On Nov 23, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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Simu Liu’s comments on industry ‘gatekeepers’ are sparking a familiar film debate

'If the only gatekeepers to movie stardom came from Tarantino and Scorsese, I would never have had the opportunity to lead a $400 million plus movie.'

On Nov 22, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

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Anti-vax film ‘Died Suddenly’ is littered with fake claims, testing boundaries of Musk’s Twitter

The film is filled with footage of fainting individuals who never actually died.

On Nov 22, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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Kyle Rittenhouse mocked an LGBTQ event for having armed guards—hours later a gay nightclub was shot up

Rittenhouse also appears to have changed his profile picture from one with a firearm to one without.

On Nov 21, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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‘Who the hell was rooting for Todd?’: Kari Lake trolled for supporting child-killing neo-Nazi from ‘Breaking Bad’

'This makes a disturbing amount of sense in hindsight.'

On Nov 17, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

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Musk fanboys fall for fake Twitter engineer who claims everyone hates new CEO

'I heard that the really invaluable engineers can even get away with peeing in Elon’s coffee.'

On Nov 17, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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Jimmy Fallon tries appealing to Elon Musk to do something about hashtag suggesting he’s dead

He's not dead, despite #RIPJimmyFallon trending.

On Nov 16, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

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False claim that Iran sentenced 15,000 protesters to death spread by celebs and politicians

The claim stems from a news article that went viral last week.

On Nov 15, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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This tweet about Elon Musk making Twitter worthless was deemed ‘hateful conduct.’ Now it’s a copypasta protest

The Twitter hordes have risen.

On Nov 15, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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‘Not crying now’: Kari Lake trolled by moderate Republicans following election loss

Lake's political foes are reveling in her defeat.

On Nov 15, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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‘They literally traced it’: Libertarian Party shares antisemitic meme about FTX Crypto’s collapse

"*Sets the 'Libertarian Party spreading neo-Nazi agitprop' counter back to zero*."

On Nov 15, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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Babylon Bee boss blames drunk, drugged-out women for Republicans’ midterm woes

'Spitballing here but perhaps Republicans talking about women like this is why women aren’t voting for them.'

On Nov 14, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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Alpha males are back on Elon Musk’s Twitter—and getting owned everywhere

Elon's Twitter is more toxic (with masculinity).

On Nov 14, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech

Twitter’s new verification labels spark a meme format

'This account is verified because it's subscribed to Twitter Blue.'

On Nov 11, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

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