Episode one of F News Amplified, the new podcast of F News. This episode covers musician Charli XCX's endorcement of Kamala Harris via X, and the deluge of memes that followed.

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This episode is hosted by Gren Bee, Multimedia Editor of F News, and is produced by Sidne K. Gard, Alex Lee , and Sophie Goalson.

Music for the show was created by DrakeAndTheBeatles:

https://soundcloud.com/user-733866318/sets/sample-scores-a-creative-commons-scoring-project

This episode features the song, Freak Freak! by Marcilla Dmanisi, which you can stream here and find the video for here:

Song:

https://marcilladmanisi.bandcamp.com/album/freak-freak-collectors-edition

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciyh6v6LTj4

Sources for this episode are linked below:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/23/kamala-harris-charli-xcx-brat

https://x.com/davidhogg111/status/1815184314386289011

https://x.com/davidhogg111/status/1815550961827430865

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/07/kamala-harris-brat-memes/679205/

https://newrepublic.com/article/184312/kamala-harris-brat-memes-help-hurt

https://x.com/offbeatorbit/status/1816510493676196190

https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/chappell-roan-charli-xcx-billboard-charts-1235743864/

https://hypebeast.com/2024/6/charli-xcx-brat-no-3-debut-billboard-200

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charli_XCX#2015%E2%80%932018:_Vroom_Vroom,_Number_1_Angel,_and_Pop_2

https://apnews.com/article/biden-drops-out-2024-election-ddffde72838370032bdcff946cfc2ce6

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/22/kamala-harris-campaign-fundraising

https://time.com/4800636/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-covfefe/

https://ew.com/charli-xcx-declares-the-end-of-brat-summer-8705282

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2023/presidential-candidates-2024-policies-issues/kamala-harris-foreign-policy/

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/will-ensure-america-always-has-strongest-most-lethal-fighting-force-kamala-harris/articleshow/112728608.cms?from=mdr

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/g-s1-23859/trump-jewish-voters-israel-election-2024

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-israel-gaza-finish-problem-rcna141905

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/19/trump-blames-jews-election-loss/

https://www.science.org/content/article/native-tribes-have-lost-99-their-land-united-states

https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/diversity/chicago-indigenous

Thank you for watching!