#As praise flows in for Stacey Abrams, here’s how to support her work

#As praise flows in for Stacey Abrams, here’s how to support her work

“#As praise flows in for Stacey Abrams, here’s how to support her work“ Early Friday morning, presidential candidate Joe Biden took the lead in Georgia — a state that hasn’t had a Democratic presidential win since President Clinton almost thirty years ago. Twitter users, including congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, actress Viola Davis, and former presidential candidate…

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#After ban, new ‘Stop the Steal’ Groups spread conspiracy theories on Facebook

#After ban, new ‘Stop the Steal’ Groups spread conspiracy theories on Facebook

“#After ban, new ‘Stop the Steal’ Groups spread conspiracy theories on Facebook” Supporters of President Donald Trump gather to protest the election results at the Maricopa County Elections Department office. Image: Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images Facebook banned a “Stop the Steal” Group with more than 360,000 members on Thursday for spreading misinformation.  On Friday morning, two…

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#Steve Kornacki’s election coverage is quickly making him a Twitter legend

#Steve Kornacki’s election coverage is quickly making him a Twitter legend

“#Steve Kornacki’s election coverage is quickly making him a Twitter legend” Steve Kornacki is fast becoming Twitter’s hero. NBC News and MSNBC’s national political correspondent appears to have barely slept since Election Day on Tuesday, much like his counterparts on other networks, holding the fort in front of his touch-screen election map while furiously scribbling…

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#Watch Stephen Colbert’s furious monologue after Trump’s ‘desperate attack’ on democracy

#Watch Stephen Colbert’s furious monologue after Trump’s ‘desperate attack’ on democracy

“#Watch Stephen Colbert’s furious monologue after Trump’s ‘desperate attack’ on democracy” Donald Trump’s outrageous, sad, and dangerous statements made in the White House briefing room on Thursday night have left us in some kind of obese turtle shellshock. Standing at the podium, the president repeated baseless, false claims of election fraud as Joe Biden’s standing…

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#Trump falsely declares Pennsylvania victory, so Seth Meyers declares himself ruler of Westeros

#Trump falsely declares Pennsylvania victory, so Seth Meyers declares himself ruler of Westeros

“#Trump falsely declares Pennsylvania victory, so Seth Meyers declares himself ruler of Westeros” The U.S. presidential election is still dragging on, as votes continue to be counted and key states remain too close to call. Of course, this hasn’t stopped President Donald Trump from calling them anyway, prematurely declaring victory in several states despite having…

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#Newly elected QAnon supporter is drowning in Twitter warnings

#Newly elected QAnon supporter is drowning in Twitter warnings

“#Newly elected QAnon supporter is drowning in Twitter warnings” Republican Congresswoman-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene has had 19 tweets labeled by Twitter as election misinformation in just one day. Image: Dustin Chambers/Getty Images Nineteen — that’s how many of Republican Congresswoman-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter posts were slapped with an election misinformation warning label by the…

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#Facebook bans hashtag searches for #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate conspiracy theories

#Facebook bans hashtag searches for #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate conspiracy theories

“#Facebook bans hashtag searches for #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate conspiracy theories” Searches for right wing conspiracies #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate are now being blocked on Facebook. Image: Spencer Platt/Getty Images is a right-wing conspiracy theory claiming that the Democratic Party is trying to steal the election from Donald Trump by, well, counting valid votes. is another conspiracy…

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