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9. Chris Jacke is still grinding though https://t.co/uPlMZcQZ8r — PolitiTweet.org

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8. It doesn't disprove the incredible success that right-wing political content has on Facebook. In fact, it underscores that the massive engagement on that right-wing content does, in fact, result in a massive number of views. — PolitiTweet.org

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7. But the point is https://t.co/jLsyOHJ6kz is not a popular URL on Facebook. Chris Jacke's random viral content drives a lot of engagement around the URL, which causes a lot of people to view it. But it's all just spam/garbage. — PolitiTweet.org

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6. The whole point of Facebook's new report is that engagement is not a good proxy for reach. But it actually proves the opposite. Chris Jacke is getting TONS of reach and he's doing it by optimizing for engagement. This URL has over 10 million engagements. https://t.co/6EdmWk9fVX — PolitiTweet.org

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5. Obviously, very few people know of former NFL placekicker Chris Jacke or are interested in meeting up with him or other obscure former Packers But Jacke knows if you can boost ENGAGEMENT you get massive distribution and probably drive a few people to your website — PolitiTweet.org

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4. The link is being posted repeatedly by Chris Jacke, a 55-year-old former place kicker for the Packers. He simply pastes the URL with totally unrelated viral content that drives engagement. Here are some examples. https://t.co/LiAK26OU7L — PolitiTweet.org

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3. That website is designed to get Green Bay Packer fans connects with former players. Seems like a pretty niche site to get 87.2 million views on Facebook over 3 months! But here is the thing. People aren't really visiting this site from Facebook. They are just seeing the link. — PolitiTweet.org

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2. If you look at Facebook's own analytics site, Crowdtangle, or independent analytics sites they will tell you that the most popular links each day come from right-wing sites like Daily Wire The new report says the top link on Facebook for Q2 is https://t.co/jLsyOHJ6kz Huh? — PolitiTweet.org

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1. So yesterday, Facebook released its first "Widely Viewed Content Report" which purports to reveal "What People See On Facebook" It's designed to counter the impression that Facebook is a megaphone for right-wing politics But this report is absurd Follow along if interested — PolitiTweet.org

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A man just threatened to blow up the Capitol and this is how a member of the United States House of Representatives responded: "I understand citizenry anger directed at dictatorial Socialism, and its threat to liberty, freedom, and the very fabric of American society." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeanguerre: BREAKING: Larry Elder’s views on Black crime were shaped by Jared Taylor, a well-known white supremacist he repeatedly cite… — PolitiTweet.org

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@TaylorLorenz I’d prefer canceling the meeting — PolitiTweet.org

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Television is full of people who say withdrawing from Afghanistan was a mistake. 2/3 of Americans however, believe the war was not worth fighting, according to a new poll https://t.co/0C5PpE1Pwa — PolitiTweet.org

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@kevinroose I’d be curious to know how Crowdtangle data should be used? — PolitiTweet.org

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I spoke to a veteran communications professional who has been trying to place prominent voices supportive of the Afghanistan withdrawal on television and in print. They told me it has been next to impossible. https://t.co/mBQy5AnCuq https://t.co/iuhQ1qXDiJ — PolitiTweet.org

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@jaketapper Peer-reviewed studies are the gold standard but in the absence of those, I think it's reasonable to rely on rigorous scientific studies of mask's efficacy in schools. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jaketapper No, I'm referring to this study https://t.co/JYdpawsBUS It is not peer-reviewed but it's a timing issue. This study includes data through 6/21. Not enough time to complete a peer-reviewed study but parents are sending their kids back to school now & need to rely on the best data — PolitiTweet.org

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Yes! Researchers studied 864,515 K-12 students in North Carolina who attended in-person school, while wearing masks, from March 2021 through June 2021. https://t.co/vbXShkdquJ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 2. As an example, I looked at this Washington Post piece. It cites seven people critical of Biden's decision to withdraw a… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: 1. I took at look at the media coverage of Afghanistan. Lots of experts criticizing Biden's decision to withdraw. But th… — PolitiTweet.org

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@anoorani I agree that more need to be done to safely evacuate refugees. — PolitiTweet.org

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The other common suggestion is the “wait until winter” because it’s harder for the Taliban to fight in winter. But, by all accounts, the Taliban didn’t need to fight. The Afghan security forces simply evaporated. I don’t really understand how weather would change that. — PolitiTweet.org

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Some people suggest that the military should not have fully withdrawn until Americans and their allies were evacuated. But, in broad strokes, that appears to be happening? Thousands of troops remain in Afghanistan, securing the airport and trying to help people leave safely. — PolitiTweet.org

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Almost all of the criticism of Biden’s withdrawal has focused on the “execution” of the withdrawal And I understand because the situation was chaotic. But, beyond staying indefinitely, I’ve not heard a real explanation of HOW the execution was mishandled. Open to learning. — PolitiTweet.org

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"People often ask me, ‘How long will this last? This particular battlefront will last as long as it takes to bring Al Qaeda to justice. It may happen tomorrow, it may happen a month from now, it may take a year or two. But we will prevail." -- George W. Bush, 10/11/01 — PolitiTweet.org

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@WillOremus I need to look into it more but it strikes me as based on a trick that "social media managers" frequently use which emphasizes how many "impressions" a certain piece of content gets. When that number is largely meaningless. Engagement seems more useful, IMO. — PolitiTweet.org

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10. I see a lot of parallels between the media environment now and the run-up to the Iraq War. It's not that there aren't legitimate criticisms of Biden's withdrawal. It's that we are hearing one side of the story and not the other. https://t.co/4oatAug9xp — PolitiTweet.org

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9. The corruption and fecklessness of the Afghan government contributed to its quick collapse and the unwillingness of the security forces to fight for them. Crocker played a role in all of this but, again, just gets to play pundit. https://t.co/4oatAug9xp — PolitiTweet.org

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8. Unmentioned is Crocker's role in covering up rampant corruption in the Afghan government, including millions of fraudulent bank loans to president Karzai's brother. Crocker later touted Karzai's "courage and determination." https://t.co/4oatAug9xp https://t.co/pSqazR0oza — PolitiTweet.org