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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 5d

Here’s @tinanguyen.bsky.social detailing the results of the incredible settlement YouTube paid to Trump for no reason except cowardice www.theverge.com/policy/79135...

Trump rolled YouTube into paying $22 million for his ballroom

“This is a political payoff, pure and simple.”

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Tech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us · 6d

Donald Trump and Silicon Valley have formed an alliance — but that doesn’t mean the MAGA base thinks it’s a good idea.

This week @tinanguyen.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways the MAGA movement isn’t on side with Big Tech.

Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/296_...

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 6d

When I read @tinanguyen.bsky.social’s recent piece on visiting NatCon and seeing MAGA leaders openly criticize tech executives and their companies, I knew I had to have Tina on the show. It was a really insightful conversation!

Tech Won’t Save Us @techwontsave.us · 6d

Donald Trump and Silicon Valley have formed an alliance — but that doesn’t mean the MAGA base thinks it’s a good idea.

This week @tinanguyen.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss the many ways the MAGA movement isn’t on side with Big Tech.

Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/296_...

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 17d

There's this thing at Trump rallies where people leave partway through because they've seen what he's said before

It's happening right now, and I think the stadium is now half empty

But it's so wild to see this happen after all the intense Christian Revival energy pulling the room together

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 17d

This was right after Erika Kirk said she forgave her husband's killer, btw

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 17d

Trump: "He did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best of them. But I disagree with Charlie.  I hate my opponent, and I don't want the best of them...I am sorry. Erika can talk to me and they hope that maybe they can convince me that that's not right, but I can't stand my opponent."

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 17d

NEW: Trump tells the audience at Charlie Kirk's memorial that tomorrow, he, RFK and Dr. Oz "found an answer to autism [and] how it happens, so won't let it happen anymore."

Will announce at a press conference tomorrow.

Yeah, I'm serious.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 17d

At Charlie Kirk's massive memorial service, it appears his widow, Erika Kirk, is not, in fact, the final speaker on the program.

President Trump is.

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 17d

Tyler Bowyer, COO: "Kirk always wanted to figure out how to bring the Holy Spirit to a Trump rally."

I think TPUSA's accomplished bringing religious overtones to a Trump rally, which I don't think Trump could have done. He's too secular at heart, or at least, not as authentically Christian as Kirk.

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 17d

‪If I had to guess, a really big percentage of credentialed press here is right-wing outlets, influencers, and interestingly, student newspapers. I couldn’t tell you the percentage of them vs. legacy media folks, but suffice to say, it’s much, much larger than expected.‬

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 17d

Update: the stadium is completely packed to the rafters

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 17d

I regret to inform you it is now completely packed

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 17d

SPOTTED on the stadium floor: Steve Bannon, Raheem Kassam, Jack Posobiec, Scott Pressler. I'm hearing that several other big names MAGA influencers will also be arriving soon.

If the floor weren't closed to general attendees, I can assure you they'd be mobbed by everyone.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 18d

While people are suddenly and uncharacteristically paying attention to media regulation, please take a moment to notice all the massive harm Brendan Carr has done to consumer protection and public safety as well

me, back in April:

Brendan Carr’s FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine

The White House’s personal censor.

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 17d

Since it's Sunday, the morning seems to be doubling as church service. Two Christian rock bands have played already. There is a really big wooden cross at the back of the stadium near the entrance.

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 17d

Hello from Charlie Kirk's memorial service in Glendale, Arizona. I'm live from the floor of State Farm Stadium.

The service won't start for another two hours, but lines to get in are backed up for miles. The only word I can give for inside the stadium is "megachurch."

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 18d

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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 21d

Huge week for people crashing out in The Verge comments saying “I thought this was a tech blog!!!” Anyway here are just a few pieces from our policy and politics desk 🙂

www.theverge.com/policy/77979...

www.theverge.com/report/77935...

www.theverge.com/policy/77897...

Republicans are honoring Charlie Kirk’s memory by declaring war on the First Amendment

Where’s all that free speech absolutism now?

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 21d

Fun fact: Nexstar needs the FCC to approve their $6.2 billion merger

www.newscaststudio.com/2025/08/22/n...

Nexstar CEO Perry Sook defends $6.2B Tegna acquisition as regulatory shift creates opening

Nexstar Media Group CEO Perry Sook positioned his company’s proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of rival ... Read More

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 21d

BREAKING:

- Jimmy Kimmel jokes about Charlie Kirk's killer
- FCC's Brendan Carr threatens to pull licenses of TV stations airing Kimmel unless ABC fires him
- Nexstar owns a lot of TV stations
- Nexstar says their stations will stop airing Kimmel
- ABC does this

www.theverge.com/news/780471/...

Jimmy Kimmel Live pulled ‘indefinitely’ for joke about Charlie Kirk’s killer after FCC threat

ABC folded.

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 22d

The corporation is too personhood smh

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Tina Nguyen @tinanguyen.bsky.social · 22d

First byline with @haydenfield.bsky.social: Meta made a super PAC for AI issues, meaning they can run ads against their political targets in California -- and maybe their AI competitors, too.

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Meta created its own super PAC to politically kneecap its AI rivals

Mark Zuckerberg, via Meta, can now essentially spend unlimited money in California elections.

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joemag @joemag.games · 26d

I decided to subscribe to The Verge because they accurately reported the news

The Verge @theverge.com · 26d

Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer scratched bullets with a Helldivers combo and a furry sex meme

The suspected shooter left a hodgepodge of extremely online taunts.

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Marina Galperina @mfortki.bsky.social · 26d

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 26d

Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work

onion person @junlper.beer · 26d

the entire media ecosystem is just not built or ready for events like this and far right billionaires like larry ellison buying news orgs will only make this worse

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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 26d

If you value the work we do at The Verge, please consider subscribing so we can keep doing it. It's $4/month right now, which is a really great deal!

Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 26d

New from @tinanguyen.bsky.social and me: Charlie Kirk's shooter left behind bullet casings with a furry sex meme and a bunch of Helldivers video game references. Subreddits for Helldivers immediately picked up on it.

www.theverge.com/politics/777...

Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer scratched bullets with a Helldivers combo and a furry sex meme

The suspected shooter left a hodgepodge of extremely online taunts.

www.theverge.com

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