Gladwyn d’Souza · @godsouza
156 followers · 2424 posts · Server sfba.social
Nando161 · @nando161
788 followers · 35232 posts · Server kolektiva.social

"The that make up the -industrial complex are not okay.

"One can see the sheen of in the of self-identified who make a living by "triggering" the . The usual dose of outrage bait isn't working as well any longer, so the are escalating the provocations. Tucker , for example, gave a glow-up interview with manosphere "influencer" Andrew , who is being held in on charges of sex and . anti-trans provocateur Matt is selling plushies of himself clad only in a diaper, which he encourages to give to . Daily Wire founder Ben , on the other hand, made a nearly hour-long video about "," complete with setting the dolls on fire. The clawing need to get attention from seems to be driving these engagement farmers a little nuts, as they up the weird-and-evil ante, hoping to get those precious clicks and plays.

[...]

"The escalation of shock value tactics, on both the right and the pretending-not-to-be-right political classes, are likely rooted in the same cause: The slow motion collapse of , now rebranded "," under the leadership of CEO Elon . While these folks have various outlets, both in the and , ultimately their model of depends heavily on Twitter.

"Grifters need people to harass and a mainstream discourse to counter. As traffic takes a nosedive and Twitter becomes less a part of the conversation, it's going to be harder for these folks to make ," Melissa , a strategist who helps counter online , told .

"They need us. We don't need them:" The fall of Twitter is making the trolls and grifters "

salon.com/2023/08/01/they-need

The clawing need to get attention from progressives seems to be driving these engagement farmers a little nuts, as they up the weird-and-evil ante, hoping to get those precious clicks and plays.

"What Musk has proven through his actions and his statements is that he's committed to serving the trolls and the first and the ordinary good faith users second," explained Brian Hughes of American , who is the co-founder of the Polarization and and Innovation Lab (). But, he noted, Musk is "blinded by his own " and can't see how this is backfiring. "As normal people, for lack of a better term, continue to leave Twitter, that's actually going to cause probably a reduction in the use of the platform by these trolls and these fraudsters. They don't have their audience of targets that they need," he continued.

american.edu/spa/faculty/bhugh

HAHAHAHAHAHA die mad about it, trolls. Full offense."

tumblr.com/wilwheaton/72447283

#grifters #troll #desperation #world #conservatives #liberals #rightwingers #carlson #tate #romania #trafficking #rape #dailywire #Walsh #people #children #shapiro #tantrum #barbie #progressives #twitter #x #tesla #musk #media #socialmedia #business #trolling #money #ryan #disinformation #salon #desperate #fraudsters #university #extremism #research #PERIL #ideology

Last updated 1 year ago

SLCW💥 · @slcw
297 followers · 3391 posts · Server newsie.social

No shit. The is the only hope has of not spending the 5-10 years he has left on this earth in a prison or under house . He's a and man who knows the clock is close to midnight. But he knows that if he can just win that 2024 election, he can stop the prosecutions in their tracks. I believe he is at his most dangerous right now.

mediaite.com/news/trump-vows-t

#presidency #trump #arrest #pathetic #desperate #trumpindictment #jacksmith #trumpisacriminal #TrumpLies

Last updated 1 year ago

SLCW💥 · @slcw
290 followers · 3344 posts · Server newsie.social

"Please, Congress! Save me from the consequences of my actions by initiating an investigation of the investigators!" ~

is a stinky cologne, . This plea for House to act as your counsel, and provide cover for your numerous is pathetic, and transparent. The people see you, and see what you're doing. And it's not going to work.

benzinga.com/amp/content/33388

#trump #desperation #donald #desperate #republicans #defense #crimes #american #trumpindictment #trumpdelusions

Last updated 1 year ago

Richard Forrester - 🐦 escapee · @RichForrest2
247 followers · 4855 posts · Server aus.social
Nando161 · @nando161
707 followers · 32308 posts · Server kolektiva.social

"Imagine insulting for who they fuck while you're still for gym socks. Whatever helps clean up your self-indulgent mess."

tumblr.com/smashing-yng-man/72

#queers #desperate

Last updated 1 year ago

Eviction in 3 DAYS‼️😭 · @Hare
225 followers · 2853 posts · Server kolektiva.social

Sorry for the noise, but I'm desperate to keep my fiancé and our cats safe. 😰

Our newest blog entry!

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Please boost, donate, comment... anything, please, we are about to lose literally EVERYTHING 😭

#eviction #poverty #transcrowdfund #storage #nonbinary #autism #actuallyautistic #LongCovid #CovidIsntOver #MaskUp #MutualAid #crowdfunding #help #desperate #crisis #urgent

Last updated 1 year ago

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William Gibson Bot · @bot_wg
145 followers · 740 posts · Server lepoulsdumonde.com

RT @ddale8 :
Plea for softball help in the DC area! My extremely nice co-ed team in NoVa is looking for a woman to play a 1-hour game tomorrow afternoon. Any skill level is cool. (We know this is but we don’t wanna start summer with a forfeit!) daniel.dale@cnn.com if interested.

#desperate

Last updated 1 year ago

Nimbus · @nimbus5000
45 followers · 537 posts · Server techhub.social

If you'd that would be this year, you'd be getting a nice $$$ right now.

oddschecker.com/us/insight/spe

I'm wondering what the are that Trump runs for it, like seek in North Korea or Russia. His can't handle , so odds are Trump makes a move. Having a second go at would obviously have high odds as well.

#bet #Trump #indicted #odds #asylum #psyche #jail #desperate #insurrection

Last updated 1 year ago

WordofTheHour · @wordofthehour
2265 followers · 35503 posts · Server botsin.space

: past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous

- French: désespéré

- German: verzweifelt

- Italian: disperato

- Portuguese: desesperado

- Spanish: desesperado

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Word of The Hour's Annual Survey @ wordofthehour.org/r/form

#desperate

Last updated 1 year ago

Nando161 · @nando161
583 followers · 28827 posts · Server kolektiva.social
Richard Forrester - 🐦 escapee · @RichForrest2
154 followers · 3086 posts · Server aus.social
bpolynet · @bpolynet
48 followers · 424 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk

in the is gone!
What next - ,
& worrying times in the

#democracy #uk #authoritarianism #desperate

Last updated 2 years ago

🍀 Cecil Teapot 🍀 · @CecilTeapot
204 followers · 2388 posts · Server mastodon.scot

Huns fouling players to get the ball and allowed by the ref to play on. 😆

#cheats #desperate #sevcorangers

Last updated 2 years ago

mr rudeforth · @mrrudeforth
39 followers · 161 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk

only in the UK in 2023 can someone be for their for , only in the in 2023 can the find such a unacceptable.

#sacked #tweeting #support #desperate #people #uk #bbc #tweet

Last updated 2 years ago

Geri · @Gerz
779 followers · 175 posts · Server mastodon.world

Look what they [The West] are doing in their own countries. Even paedophilia is announced as a normal thing,"

#putin #putinsspeech #desperate

Last updated 2 years ago