Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

mia

(8,481 posts)
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 03:09 PM Aug 2025

the carnival act America didn't ask for...

... but keeps buying tickets to, like it’s the last fried Twinkie stand at the Iowa State Fair.

Here we are, living in the era of memetic warfare. On one side, Newsom — or as FOX would hiss, “California’s Botox Caesar” — armed with Camille Zapata, 29, a Latina digital whisperer who can turn a TikTok into a Molotov cocktail. She and her pop-culture squadron splice together Trump’s fever-dream rants from Truth Social, then repackage them like bad sushi reheated in a microwave, served straight back to the feed as if Newsom himself were on a wild hallucinogenic jag through McWobble’s scrambled noggin. It’s a strategy equal parts Dadaism, cyberpunk, and old-school “your mama” jokes — a counter-offensive that has FOX’s trench-dwellers sobbing like their Wonder Bread got snatched by a lunchroom bully....

https://substack.com/@billking802180/note/c-146317433?r=2qjksw

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»the carnival act America ...