• HikingVet
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    9 days ago

    Why the fuck is he there? How is he still relevant?

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      9 days ago

      That’s the point. He’s not.

      The TV star to irrelevant loser to rightwing darling pipeline is real.

      They need some way to continue participating in the attention economy.

      • redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        9 days ago

        This is also how we got Tucker Carlson. He’s a Swanson, he doesn’t need to work, he needs the attention.