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'Weaponizing Celebrity Gossip': MAGA, Misogyny and Blake Lively

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March 23, 2025

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In this segment of Mehdi Unfiltered, culture commentator Taylor Lorenz talks about the 'Misogyny Slop Ecosystem' and how Republican influencers are using pop culture to funnel women into the right-wing pipeline. SUBSCRIBE TO ZETEO TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND UNFILTERED JOURNALISM: <a href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://zeteo.com/subscribe</a> WATCH 'MEHDI UNFILTERED' ON SUBSTACK: <a href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered</a> FIND ZETEO: Twitter: <a href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/zeteo_news</a> Instagram: <a href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews</a> TikTok: <a href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews</a> FIND MEHDI: Substack: <a href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan</a> Twitter: <a href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan</a> Instagram: <a href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan</a> TikTok: <a href="https://zeteo.com/subscribe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan</a>

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