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Days earlier, Michael Tomasky, by contrast, suggested that the lesson from Mamdani, Spanberger and Sherrill all winning should be that messaging on and meaningfully addressing economic issues for Dems matters more than the ideology of the messenger.
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If Mamdani, Spanberger, and
Sherrill Win, What Will It Mean? Not Much.
If Mamdani wins, progressives will say, “Go left!” If Spanberger and Sherrill prevail, moderates will say, “Move to the center!” The argument is superficial and corrosive.
newrepublic.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Days earlier, Michael Tomasky, by contrast, suggested that the lesson from Mamdani, Spanberger and Sherrill all winning should be that messaging on and meaningfully addressing economic issues for Dems matters more than the ideology of the messenger.
newrepublic.com/article/2022...
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The New Republic’s Alex Shepard must have bought into the right-leaning pollsters’ narrative when writing this piece bc he believed Sherrill was in trouble, despite most other polling showing her farther ahead than AtlasIntel and Emerson indicated.
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What’s the Matter With New Jersey Democrats?
Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for governor in New Jersey, should be waltzing to victory. She might lose to a pro-Trump Republican.
newrepublic.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The New Republic’s Alex Shepard must have bought into the right-leaning pollsters’ narrative when writing this piece bc he believed Sherrill was in trouble, despite most other polling showing her farther ahead than AtlasIntel and Emerson indicated.
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
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The AP-NORC is the first poll to show Trump at 60% disapproval, no? IIRC, his previous disapproval high of the second term was 58% or 59%.
September 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The AP-NORC is the first poll to show Trump at 60% disapproval, no? IIRC, his previous disapproval high of the second term was 58% or 59%.
Appropriate guest considering Ressa oversaw Rappler when the Duterte government attacked its editorial independence less than a decade ago.
September 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Appropriate guest considering Ressa oversaw Rappler when the Duterte government attacked its editorial independence less than a decade ago.
Liberals were fairly quick to condemn both murders, actually.
September 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Liberals were fairly quick to condemn both murders, actually.
The higher numbers on the right are the disapproval rating, the lower numbers on the left are the approval rating.
July 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The higher numbers on the right are the disapproval rating, the lower numbers on the left are the approval rating.
Some creators’ alt accounts are de facto backup accounts (in case their main or another alt goes down, many featuring similar content), others are merely spams where they just post different kinds of content from what they would put on their main.
January 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Some creators’ alt accounts are de facto backup accounts (in case their main or another alt goes down, many featuring similar content), others are merely spams where they just post different kinds of content from what they would put on their main.
Not sure a significant number, BUT a lot of content creators have 2+ accounts, some actively post on two or more (one example is Sofia Gomez, a creator/cosplayer/voice actress/singer-songwriter who has four accounts overall but has reduced posting to just her main that has 5.3mil followers).
January 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Not sure a significant number, BUT a lot of content creators have 2+ accounts, some actively post on two or more (one example is Sofia Gomez, a creator/cosplayer/voice actress/singer-songwriter who has four accounts overall but has reduced posting to just her main that has 5.3mil followers).
Yeah, and it can be lucrative for some creators. If I wasn’t shy as hell, I’d do social media, since it’s hard for me to find other kinds of employment to generate a sustainable income.
January 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Yeah, and it can be lucrative for some creators. If I wasn’t shy as hell, I’d do social media, since it’s hard for me to find other kinds of employment to generate a sustainable income.
Total accounts ≠ total daily users. Also, peak daily usage varies based on a lot of factors, including some social media users only browsing certain platforms occasionally.
January 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Total accounts ≠ total daily users. Also, peak daily usage varies based on a lot of factors, including some social media users only browsing certain platforms occasionally.
Well, he was going to put it in Trump’s lap anyway, but Biden caused himself an unforced error by not invoking the delay provision legally, thus helping Trump seem like the savior when he announced his intention to invoke it on Truth Social the morning after TikTok went dark/resumed service.
January 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Well, he was going to put it in Trump’s lap anyway, but Biden caused himself an unforced error by not invoking the delay provision legally, thus helping Trump seem like the savior when he announced his intention to invoke it on Truth Social the morning after TikTok went dark/resumed service.
Oh, yeah, and he’s somehow convinced his use of TikTok during the last months of the election helped him win, even though Biden and Harris also had campaign accounts there, which makes the situation more hypocritical on the government’s part. (His campaign account has ~14mil followers.)
January 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Oh, yeah, and he’s somehow convinced his use of TikTok during the last months of the election helped him win, even though Biden and Harris also had campaign accounts there, which makes the situation more hypocritical on the government’s part. (His campaign account has ~14mil followers.)
(Larry Ellison founded Oracle, which is behind the Project Texas data center concept TikTok developed to convince the U.S. government Americans’ data would be secure; Jeff Yass owns 23% of ByteDance through his company Susquehanna International Group and direct investments.)
January 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
(Larry Ellison founded Oracle, which is behind the Project Texas data center concept TikTok developed to convince the U.S. government Americans’ data would be secure; Jeff Yass owns 23% of ByteDance through his company Susquehanna International Group and direct investments.)
Difference is Biden not exercising the 90-day clause, which would have avoided this. Also, Trump has incentive given two of his donors (Jeff Yass and Larry Ellison) have business interests tied to ByteDance. This is an administration for and by the billionaires, so they’re expecting him to deliver.
January 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Difference is Biden not exercising the 90-day clause, which would have avoided this. Also, Trump has incentive given two of his donors (Jeff Yass and Larry Ellison) have business interests tied to ByteDance. This is an administration for and by the billionaires, so they’re expecting him to deliver.
170mil is the total number of Americans who have an account. 50 million is the number of Americans who actively browse TikTok daily.
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TikTok User Statistics 2025: Everything You Need To Know
These TikTok user statistics tell the whole story of the new social media giant and give you some insights into the app's future.
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January 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
170mil is the total number of Americans who have an account. 50 million is the number of Americans who actively browse TikTok daily.
www.searchlogistics.com/learn/statis....
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Except Trump stated he’d exercise the 90-day extension clause, which Biden didn’t do. Apple and Google still don’t have the app of their app stores, so unless they’re assured legally they won’t be fined, that’s how it will be for a while (at least until a sale of the app happens, IF it happens).
January 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Except Trump stated he’d exercise the 90-day extension clause, which Biden didn’t do. Apple and Google still don’t have the app of their app stores, so unless they’re assured legally they won’t be fined, that’s how it will be for a while (at least until a sale of the app happens, IF it happens).
The law’s delay provision is set firmly at 90 days, btw.
January 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The law’s delay provision is set firmly at 90 days, btw.
Who said they did? Also, GOP megadonor Jeff Yass owns 23% of TikTok’s parent company, and Trump gained 14mil followers when he used it for campaigning last year. This position IS for pure self-interest, even though it’s the only time he’s held one that’s remotely politically popular.
January 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Who said they did? Also, GOP megadonor Jeff Yass owns 23% of TikTok’s parent company, and Trump gained 14mil followers when he used it for campaigning last year. This position IS for pure self-interest, even though it’s the only time he’s held one that’s remotely politically popular.
Considering many jobs don’t pay a living wage, social media content creation is seen as more financially lucrative bc of brand deals and some creator programs that pay royalties based on total post views.
January 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Considering many jobs don’t pay a living wage, social media content creation is seen as more financially lucrative bc of brand deals and some creator programs that pay royalties based on total post views.
You don’t understand how plausible it is, and that number is by total U.S. accounts. Of the major social media platforms in the U.S., Facebook has 177.5m active users, Instagram 138.5m, TikTok 107.8m and X/Twitter 50.5m.
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Social Network Usage & Growth Statistics (2024)
Explore the ultimate roundup of social media user statistics. Discover social network statistics on growth, country, platform & time spent daily.
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January 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
You don’t understand how plausible it is, and that number is by total U.S. accounts. Of the major social media platforms in the U.S., Facebook has 177.5m active users, Instagram 138.5m, TikTok 107.8m and X/Twitter 50.5m.
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That said, no one knows if exercising that extension two days late would convince app stores to bring it back. They would’ve kept all of ByteDance’s apps available had Biden exercised it ahead of time on Saturday. Verbal agreements w/o legal binding in cases like these can be legally murky.
January 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
That said, no one knows if exercising that extension two days late would convince app stores to bring it back. They would’ve kept all of ByteDance’s apps available had Biden exercised it ahead of time on Saturday. Verbal agreements w/o legal binding in cases like these can be legally murky.
Biden’s statement WASN’T legally binding w/o a formal extension to delay the ban, hence why app stores haven’t put TikTok and other ByteDance apps back yet. Trump’s statement he WOULD exercise that extension was enough for ByteDance to restore service to TikTok’s existing users.
January 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Biden’s statement WASN’T legally binding w/o a formal extension to delay the ban, hence why app stores haven’t put TikTok and other ByteDance apps back yet. Trump’s statement he WOULD exercise that extension was enough for ByteDance to restore service to TikTok’s existing users.
ByteDance may have restored service to the TikTok app and website, but Apple and Google didn’t bring it back to their app stores, because they would be held liable for billions in fines ($5000/user x 170m U.S. users).
January 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
ByteDance may have restored service to the TikTok app and website, but Apple and Google didn’t bring it back to their app stores, because they would be held liable for billions in fines ($5000/user x 170m U.S. users).
Biden also advocated for the ban bill and his administration assisted the co-authors in its drafting. So, it’s not like he could’ve vetoed it anyway, especially since, due to a 1997 SC ruling, the president isn’t constitutionally allowed to make line-item vetos.
January 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Biden also advocated for the ban bill and his administration assisted the co-authors in its drafting. So, it’s not like he could’ve vetoed it anyway, especially since, due to a 1997 SC ruling, the president isn’t constitutionally allowed to make line-item vetos.
Trump already flipped his stance on TikTok by the time the ban bill was passed. He’d already met with ByteDance investor Jeff Yass, who owns 23% of the company, and the bill had already passed the House the first time right as he began using it as a political cudgel against Biden.
January 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trump already flipped his stance on TikTok by the time the ban bill was passed. He’d already met with ByteDance investor Jeff Yass, who owns 23% of the company, and the bill had already passed the House the first time right as he began using it as a political cudgel against Biden.