19 h. ago Joe Rogan's dystopian theory about why Mark Zuckerberg could transform America into 'dictatorship'

Joe Rogan laid out a nightmare scenario where social media giants turn the US into an oppressive dictatorship, and warned that the first steps have already taken place .

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28 h. ago Zohran Mamdani has struck a blow to the Democratic party's passivity | Moira Donegan

Democrats’ actions have not matched the passions of its energized voters. You can only antagonize your base for so longWe’re told that the Democratic party is at a crossroads, that leaders have lost their identity and their way. We’re told that they must spend millions discovering their own “Joe Rogan”, or espouse deregulation, or surrender the fight for the rights of targeted minorities. The Democrats, we’re told, are in a moment of soul searching, of trying to find out how they lost young men and the white working class. They’re still thinking, half a decade on, of how to undo the supposed damage of the 2020 summer, when protesters opposed to the extrajudicial killings of Black civilians shouted: “Defund the police.” The subtext of this handwringing, which has been incessant in the media and among party insiders since the November election, is that the party must move, yet again, to the right. It is presumed that they can’t attract voters otherwise.The apparent victory (still unof...

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48 h. ago Joe Rogan told cops Liver King ‘unstable’ and he heard influencer had a ‘significant drug issue’ before arrest: report

Podcaster Joe Rogan told police that the “Liver King” seemed “significantly unstable” and that he heard he had a drug issue, according to a report.

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51 h. ago Joe Rogan's surprising statement to police after unhinged Netflix 'Liver King' stalked and menaced him

The podcaster was quizzed by cops in Austin after the arrest of the 'Liver King', following a bizarre social media spree that documented traveling to Rogan's hometown to 'fight him.'

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65 h. ago Bernie Sanders pressed by Joe Rogan during interview about his presidential plans in 2028

The 83-year-old Vermont Senator also told the Joe Rogan Experience host his ‘number one’ priority if elected

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3 d. ago Netflix star Liver King Brian Johnson is arrested for making ‘terroristic threats’ against Joe Rogan

Brian Johnson, 47, known to followers as the “Liver King” was arrested for making a terroristic threat on Tuesday.

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3 d. ago Why was Liver King arrested and how does it involve Joe Rogan?

The ‘Liver King’ has been arrested - but why?

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3 d. ago Sen. Bernie Sanders pressed by Joe Rogan during interview about his presidential plans in 2028

The 83-year-old Vermont Senator also told the Joe Rogan Experience host his ‘number one’ priority if elected

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3 d. ago Netflix star Liver King is arrested for threatening Joe Rogan

The disgraced influencer and Netflix star traveled to Austin, Texas after days of making vile threats toward Rogan. He blames Rogan for helping to bring down his empire.

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7 d. ago How does an Obama speechwriter befriend a Joe Rogan fan? Via surfing

David Litt’s new book It’s Only Drowning centres on an improbable friendship and how shared experience provides a neutral ground for connectionWhat do men want? Democrats need to know after their election drubbing by Donald Trump and the “manosphere” last year. They have responded by commissioning “Speaking with American Men”, a strategic plan that will study “the syntax, language and content that gains attention and virality” in online spaces.News of the two-year $20m project reinforced critics’ view that Democrats have become the party of an aloof, college-educated liberal elite whose pursuit of working class men resembles a Victorian explorer wielding a butterfly net. Which makes the publication of David Litt’s book, It’s Only Drowning, a timely contribution to Democrats’ ongoing post-mortem. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'MAGA Mark' Zuckerberg leaves Meta staff horrified after Joe Rogan chat

The billionaire tech mogul has been dubbed 'MAGA Mark' by staffers following his January appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience.

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8 d. ago From LA to Paris, the populist right hates cities – and it’s fuelled by a sense of bitter defeat | Andy Beckett

LA was once a conservative stronghold; now the military is occupying it. Liberal cities have become targets for politicians looking to stir up their voters elsewhereFrom Los Angeles to London, Istanbul to Warsaw, cities are making rightwing populists angry. Their liberal elites, immigrants, net zero policies, leftwing activists, globalised businesses, expensive transport infrastructure and outspoken municipal leaders – all are provocations to populist politicians whose support often comes from more conservative, less privileged places.Three years ago the founders of national conservatism, the transatlantic ideology on which much of modern rightwing populism is based, published a statement of principles. One of these, surprisingly little noticed at the time, declared with some menace: “In those [places] in which law and justice have been manifestly corrupted, or in which lawlessness, immorality, and dissolution reign, national government must intervene energetically to restore order....

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9 d. ago Trump clings to friendly Fox News as Tucker Carlson and the podcast ‘manosphere’ sour on his Iran saber rattling

New media figures like Joe Rogan and Theo Von are increasingly backing away from Trump as he plots war with Iran. They’re driving him back into the arms of Fox News, writes John Bowden

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1 week ago Is the 'Thursday surprise' going to be a nuclear attack? DAVID AVERRE breaks down five possible moves Israel may be planning for Tehran

Israel's ambassador to the US gave a cryptic statement this week, declaring there were 'surprises up our sleeves' for Iran. DAVID AVERRE breaks down Israel's possible plans for Tehran.

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2 w. ago Society may have overestimated risk of the ‘manosphere’, UK researchers say

Many who engage are ‘discriminating and value-driven’, with a minority consuming ‘extremely misogynistic content’, study for Ofcom suggestsMen who engage in the online “manosphere” and the content of Andrew Tate are often able to express a “strong commitment to equal treatment and fairness”, according to research commissioned by Ofcom.Prompted by growing concerns about internet misogyny, researchers for the UK communications regulator followed the journeys of dozens of men through online content ranging from the US podcaster Joe Rogan to forums for “incels” (involuntary celibates). They found that while a minority encountered “extremely misogynistic content”, many users of the manosphere were critically engaged, selective and capable of discarding messages that did not resonate with their values. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago FBI boss' shocking response to claim Trump is in Epstein files filmed live on podcast

FBI Director Kash Patel was being interviewed on the Joe Rogan Experience when Musk posted that the Epstein files haven't been released because Trump is named in them

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3 w. ago Kash Patel has live ‘WTF’ moment on Joe Rogan as he learns of Trump vs. Musk mid

‘I’m not participating in any of that conversation between Elon and Trump,” Kash Patel insisted during the interview

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3 w. ago MIKEY SMITH: 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he brings back his most hated policy

He's been chatting with dictators on the phone, escalating his Good Will Hunting-esque war with Harvard - and he announced the return of a policy that caused huge upset in America during his first Presidency

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3 w. ago Joe Rogan stunned as guest exposes a secret he hasn't even told his wife

Oz Pearlman seemed to make the podcast host uncomfortable after using his skills to unearth a secret not known by anyone else.

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