The cult of the paranoid Medium post; Never (re)tweet; Last weekend’s news, in two filter bubbles; Airbnb offers free housing to refugees and others in limbo after Trump’s executive order; No, Fox News didn’t get President Trump to flicker the White House lights;
 
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The cult of the paranoid Medium post
You might have seen this terrifying question about the Trump administration: “Trial balloon for a coup?”
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Never (re)tweet
Trump's opponents are falling for conspiracy theories, hoaxes and misinformation.
 
Last weekend’s news, in two filter bubbles
Like pretty much any viral topic on the Internet in 2017, weekend's news was almost unrecognizable, bubble to bubble.
 
Airbnb offers free housing to refugees and others in limbo after Trump’s executive order
"Not allowing countries or refugees into America is not right, and we must stand with those who are affected,” Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky tweeted Saturday.
 
No, Fox News didn’t get President Trump to flicker the White House lights
"It's a little TV trick. Please."
 
A running list of all the possible subtweets of President Trump from government Twitter accounts
Defense Department's official Twitter account promoted a story about U.S. Marine Cpl. Ali J. Mohammed, who happens to be a refugee from Iraq.
 
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