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Conservatives declare cultural war against ‘woke’ beer giant

In a move that looks exactly like the “cancel culture” conservatives love to hate, critics of Bud Light’s partnership with transgender rights activist Dylan Mulvaney are calling on like-minded people to boycott the brand. Self-appointed spokesperson for…

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Disney power move against DeSantis was done in ‘plain sight’

NBC News Meet The Press anchor Chuck Todd spoke with Politico political journalist Nicholas Wu, Republican former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and Democratic former North Dakota U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp this past Thursday after the Walt Disney Company’s power…

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The startling details about the online habits of gay kids

A new study has found that queer kids aged 10-14 are spending way longer staring at their screens than their straight counterparts. And it’s probably not good for them. The study says they spend around 10.4 hours on their screens…

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Facebook gives right-wing outlet special treatment for clicks

A Media Matters analysis found that The Daily Wire ’s network of Facebook pages has earned over 17 million interactions from nearly 13,000 posts with transgender-related keywords — many of which amplified attacks on trans athletes, criticism of gender-affirming care, and…

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Meta profiting from ads that use offensive anti-LGBT slur

Meta confirmed last July that use of the word “groomer” to baselessly describe LGBTQ people violates its hate speech policies, but Media Matters has identified over 200 ads that Meta has profited from that contain the harmful messaging — including…