Tom Cotton Goes Full Racist, Badgers TikTok CEO on Whether He’s Chinese

Republican Senator Tom Cotton grilled the CEO of TikTok on Wednesday with a series of increasingly racist questions about the tech executive’s ties to the Chinese government. TikTok chief Shou Zi Chew testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Continue reading Tom Cotton Goes Full Racist, Badgers TikTok CEO on Whether He’s Chinese

“Libs of TikTok” Creator Now Advising School Libraries After Fueling Bomb Threats to Schools

Chaya Raichik, the woman behind the far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ social media account “Libs of TikTok,” has landed herself a government position supervising school libraries. The professional agitator was appointed to the Oklahoma State Department of Education’s Library Media Advisory Committee by Continue reading “Libs of TikTok” Creator Now Advising School Libraries After Fueling Bomb Threats to Schools

No, TikTok, Joe Biden Doesn’t Control the Price of a Quarter Pounder

Relatedly, the idea that the economy is horrible and that it’s all Biden’s fault has taken firm hold on social media. That Washington Post piece I linked to above about the McDonald’s TikTok story cited a consultant who tracks these Continue reading No, TikTok, Joe Biden Doesn’t Control the Price of a Quarter Pounder