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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 10

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  1. [2]
    KapteinB
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    Lindell alleges voting irregularities, refuses to concede (The Hill)

    Lindell alleges voting irregularities, refuses to concede (The Hill)

    MyPillow founder Mike Lindell is refusing to concede in Minnesota’s Republican gubernatorial primary, alleging irregularities in the vote totals.

    The businessman, who is backed by President Trump, lost to Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R) by roughly 11 percentage points, according to Decision Desk HQ.

    2 votes
    1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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      The irregularity is the MyPillow guy. This is exhausting.

      The irregularity is the MyPillow guy.

      This is exhausting.

      2 votes
  2. [4]
    Exemplary
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    Bitcoin Price Below $10,000? ChatGPT Issues Warning as ‘Crypto Is Dead’ Chatter Surges Really CNN? You asked ChatGPT? Really? Forget Idiocracy, I think WALL-E nailed it.

    Bitcoin Price Below $10,000? ChatGPT Issues Warning as ‘Crypto Is Dead’ Chatter Surges

    CCN asked ChatGPT how low Bitcoin could go, and the AI outlined a chain of events that could take the crypto below $10,000.

    Really CNN?

    You asked ChatGPT?

    Really?

    Forget Idiocracy, I think WALL-E nailed it.

    1. [2]
      PelagiusSeptim
      Link Parent
      That's CCN, not CNN. Not sure what CCN stands for. Edit: it's the crypto citizens network. Not too surprised to see shoddy journalism from a group like that.

      That's CCN, not CNN. Not sure what CCN stands for.

      Edit: it's the crypto citizens network. Not too surprised to see shoddy journalism from a group like that.

      8 votes
    2. WeAreWaves
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      Jfc seeing twitter posts where people say “I asked ChatGPT…” is bad enough!

      Jfc seeing twitter posts where people say “I asked ChatGPT…” is bad enough!

      1 vote