what the hell

hi uh so i got an 8.0 in pitchfork today

album’s out now go scope :)

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passion pit weather. matt and kim weather. walk the moon weather. saint motel weather. the sun was made for 2010s indie pop

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Libs of TikTok, DC_Draino, EndWokeness, and a Jan. 6 defendant accused of looting furniture used to assault officers posted about Speaker Johnson's elections bill before any public information was available.

Johnson's team says they briefed conservative…

New scooplet from me: The Oversight Board is taking on two cases looking at celebrity nonconsensual deepfakes on the platform. And it couldn't be more timely--in January, an explicit deepfake of Taylor Swift spread across the internet.
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Thrilled to see this stunning piece on Rest of World this morning!

We're creating a year-long database of how AI is being used to influence elections across the world. It's a blockbuster project and I'm immensely proud of the team who put this together.

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Reid Hoffman donated $125,000 to the Clear Choice PAC, the new Biden-aligned PAC attacking third-party candidates like RFK Jr., per new filing.
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New: I talked to Trump Media investors about their shares' value getting cut in half. A tree remover in Oklahoma who bet basically his whole nest egg told me, “This isn’t just another stock … I feel like it was God Almighty that put it in my lap' washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Jake Paul had Vivek come to a fight, now he’s inviting Trump???

NEW: Sen. Maria Cantwell is closing in on an elusive data privacy law. But for years, she's been one of the biggest obstacles to a deal, according to interviews w/ over a dozen current & former aides. My inside look at years of past failed talks: washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Please why’d I get an “Amerimaxxxing” tiktok about the NATO campaign in Yugoslavia on my fyp 😭

Alex Garlands new #CivilWarMovie is out today and it's visually stunning, audibly arresting and technically superb.

BUT it's politics and references to the far right are deeply troubling - not least the appearance of the Boogaloo Boys

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In today’s Politics Lab newsletter, we’re talking about election deniers, AND

💾 The tech they’re building to challenge voter rolls

🤖How they could use generative AI

🎧And our first podcast IS OUT!!!

READ & SUBSCRIBE BELOW
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SCOOP: Crypto execs and boosters are donating to John Deaton's long shot GOP bid to oust the industry's chief critic in Congress, Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Winklevoss twins, Anthony Scaramucci among them.

#mapoli w/ Jasper Goodman Kelly Garrity POLITICO politi.co/4aTaOHY

• Rampant disinformation
• Death threats
• Budget shortfalls
• Mass resignations

These are some of the challenges facing election workers for the #2024Election

I've been speaking to officials for the last 6mths about this. Here's what I found:

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New for POLITICO Cantwell is working with House TikTok bill sponsors, Senate Intel Committee leaders and the Bide administration on potential changes to the House TikTok bill put it on strong legal footing, including extending divestment time to 12 months subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

NEW: Fake video podcast ads have become a full-blown business. Brands are hiring actors -- who they find through Fiverr or Backstage -- to pretend like they're on a podcast where they're hyping up a product.

These actors are making up to $25K/month doing this UGC-style work

David Gilbert Politics has never been stranger—or more online. Keep updated with the latest ahead of 2024 election with our #WIREDPoliticsLab newsletter with Makena Kelly.

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