It's a DOOMED / Scam Economy crossover episode! Host Matt Binder breaks down what he's been so busy with over the past few weeks: a series of reports on Twitter that drove Elon Musk to gift/punish him with the Twitter Blue checkmark of shame. Matt breaks down what Twitter Blue is, why it's so controversial, how Elon Musk marketed the roll out and caused his own mess, the removal of the legacy verified checkmarks, @dril and the #BlockTheBlue campaign, celebrities having Twitter Blue subscriptions being force upon them, why Twitter may be DOOMED, how Musk's version of Twitter is the perfect encapsulation of the tech SCAM ECONOMY, and much more! (Episode from the 5/2/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

248: Elon Musk and the Twitter Blue (Check)Mark of Shame

QAnon, white supremacists, Proud Boys, the alt-right...host Matt Binder guides you through all the conspiracy theories, far right groups, fake news, misinformation, reactionary movements, and more on DOOMED, a leftist politics and culture show for our terrible times.

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Last week, on April 24, DOOMED host Matt Binder interview independent journalist Talia Jane on his livestream show about her on-the-ground coverage of the pro-Palestine, anti-war encampments at Columbia and NYU campuses and how they were spreading across the country. Here's that interview with a real first-hand account of what these encampments were like and what the student protesters were doing, uploaded to this feed just one day after police and college admins cracked down on encampments at Columbia. (Episode from the 4/24/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

267: Anti-war, Pro-Palestine Protests Spread on College Campuses (w/ Talia Jane)

Director of Development for American Muslims for Palestine and Palestinian-American community organizer Mohamad Habehh joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss the latest Gaza and the changing public opinion on Israel - Palestine. (Episode from the 2/13/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

266: Rafah, Gaza, Palestine (w/ Mohamad Habehh of American Muslims for Palestine)

On this episode of DOOMED with Matt Binder, Matt breaks down the recent migrant hysteria...something that only seems to happen in an election year. Plus, we take a look at a disturbing Fox News clip featuring right winger Curtis Sliwa and the Guardian Angels assaulting someone live on the air with Sean Hannity. (Episode from the 2/7/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

265: Migrant Hysteria (Again)

Vince McMahon resigned from WWE (and its parent company, TKO) for good after disturbing sexual assault allegations. How did he force his way back into the company to begin with? Who knew what? Is the toxic culture in WWE and across pro wrestling facing a reckoning? What happens next? Journalist David Bixenspan joins DOOMED with Matt Binder to discuss. (Episode from the 1/31/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

264: The Cult of Vince McMahon (w/ David Bixenspan)

MrBeast made a quarter of a million dollars by uploading a video to Elon Musk's X and in doing so revealed just how rigged the monetization system is. Scam Economy host Matt Binder walks through all the details of X Monetization, the little known X Amplify program, how Elon Musk and company pushed the famous YouTuber's content into social media feeds, and how basically no other creator can replicate MrBeast's earnings on the platform. (Episode from the 1/24/24 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

248: Elon Musk and the Twitter Blue (Check)Mark of Shame

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