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Politics tamfitronics History shows that joy and mockery are key to taking down existing or would-be authoritarian regimesBrat. Weird. Megan Thee Stallion. Democrats haven’t just recast the lead at the top of their electoral ticket; they’re performing an entirely new show. Right wing operatives, desperate to make silly selfies seem like evidence of — gasp! — socialismare trying to claim this new politics of joy (and mockery) is proof of nefarious intent. This is either par for the “every accusation is an admission” MAGA Republican playbook or merely ironic. Creating good vibes isn’t just generally effective, it’s critical especially in what may seem the most counterintuitive cases: confronting existing or would-be authoritarian regimes, in other words, MAGA Republicans.Sami Gharbia once said, “humor is the first step to break taboos and fears. Making people laugh...

Politics tamfitronics Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign has confirmed it was warned by the FBI it had been targeted by a foreign influence campaign, triggering renewed fears over foreign interference in US elections.The disclosure – reported by NBC – came after Donald Trump’s campaign claimed it had been hacked in an email phishing attempt, suspected to have been carried out by Iran.The FBI has confirmed in a statement it is investigating foreign hacking attempts against the campaigns.Harris’s campaign insisted on Tuesday its cybersecurity measures had prevented its systems from being hacked.“We have robust cybersecurity measures in place, and are not aware of any security breaches of our systems resulting from those efforts,” the campaign told NBC.But the confirmation of the FBI’s warning evoked memories of the 2016 campaign, when Russia was widely believed to have hacked...