Timothy Pate

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  • Hasan Piker on Pod Save America

    Hasan Piker on Pod Save America

    Timothy Pate

    I stopped listening to Pod Save America a long time ago. Their goal (other than to make a ton of money on ads), is to get Democrats elected—and that’s a goal I no longer share. (I think electing Democrats can sometimes still be a means to the broader aspiration of improving the material conditions of…

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  • Is Facebook a news organization?

    Timothy Pate

    Amid accusations of Facebook suppressing conservative content in its “Trending” section, The New York Times examined social media’s evolving role as news source and curator. For the companies, adding additional curated or original editorial content has an obvious appeal, helping them extract more value from people already using the platform, as well as potentially attracting new ones.…

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