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Friday Nite Videos | October 4, 2024

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Conspiracy Spreaders Who Don’t Believe Their Lies

H. Colleen Sinclair The Conversation
Our research has found that some of the people sharing conspiracies online don’t believe their own content. They are opportunists: the extremists, the disinformants, the trolls, and the profiteers.

The GOP House Gerrymander, and What Can Be Done About It

Michael Waldman Brennan Center for Justice
Rampant rigging has blocked fair representation, especially in the South. Nearly all population growth over the past decade took place in the South and Southwest, and most of that came from communities of color, who are being shut out of power.

Holy Grift! The OK Trump Bible Miracle

Jessica Corbett Common Dreams
"Ryan Walters' multimillion-dollar school Bible scheme appears to be a grift to funnel taxpayer dollars to Donald Trump and his allies."
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