‘This belongs in the Smithsonian’: Inside the meme video operation that swallowed Ron DeSantis’ campaign | Semafor - Analysis
‘This belongs in the Smithsonian’: Inside the meme video operation that swallowed Ron DeSantis’ campaign | Semafor - Analysis
A Signal chat offers a rare glimpse inside the DeSantis campaign.
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A Signal chat offers a rare glimpse inside the DeSantis campaign.
I think the buried lede is that the official DeSantis campaign is directly coordinating with supposedly independent Twitter accounts. Nothing about the Right is organic, it's entirely manufactured.
17 0 ReplyKind of funny the left is known for grass roots movements, and the right is known for astroturfing... Wait, is that why it's called astroturfing?
9 0 ReplyAs a play off of the term "grassroots"? Yea.
3 0 ReplyYes, astroturf is fake grass, and astroturfed movements are fake grassroots movements.
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So his media campaign is made up of edgelords...?
6 0 ReplyNazi edgelords.
9 0 Reply/pol/ DeSantis
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once again, repugs proving themselves an absolute clown show 🤡
4 0 ReplyPlease add a label to the title.
2 0 ReplyThe videos include two that have created recurring distractions for his campaign in recent weeks: an anti-Trump video that featured a fascist symbol…
So, basically, the pot was calling the kettle black.
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