Episode 57 - Tucker gets fired, Blue Checkmark Chaos, and Biden is running

The one where we talk about Fox News's firing of Tucker Carlson, Elon's blue check fiasco, and Biden announces he's running again.

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https://pod.link/1647010767/episode/5261c75bcb5ed942ec40f38d1aa56aa3

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Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:

Tucker Carlson departs Fox News, pushed out by Rupert Murdoch

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-04-24/tucker-carlson-is-out-at-fox-news

Tucker Carlson Was Blindsided by Fox News Firing

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/04/tucker-carlson-fox-news-fired

EXCLUSIVE: Tucker Carlson’s producer has a long history of liking anti-Black tweets from white nationalist websites

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/tucker-carlson-producer-gregg-re-twitter-likes/

White Nationalist Website VDare Thanks Fox News Host Tucker Carlson for Support

https://www.newsweek.com/white-nationalist-website-thanks-fox-news-host-tucker-carlson-1346578?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=NewsweekTwitter

Twitter reinstates Blue verification mark for top accounts — even if they didn’t pay for it

https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/24/twitter-reinstates-blue-verification-mark-for-top-accounts-even-if-they-didnt-pay-for-it/

Biden’s 2024 campaign has been hiding in plain sight

https://apnews.com/article/biden-election-2024-president-trump-democrats-1e125b32d1a376dff5a1b74748a71476?utm_source=apnewsnav&utm_medium=featured

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Jay and Griff