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A fresh warning for Black conservatives

Donald Trump's behavior at Diamond's funeral should be a warning for Black conservatives

Salon

Beneath M&M's candy-coated image switch

Who knew that the ousting of supposedly "woke" M&M’s mascots is an example of adversaries finding common ground?

Salon

Tucker Carlson sparks backlash after asking for US troops to liberate Canada

Mr Carlson likened Justin Trudeau to a dictator and complained about US military spending in Ukraine

The Independent UK

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M&M’s clarifies controversial decision to replace ‘spokescandies’ with Maya Rudolph

The candy company says it’s proud to introduce ‘a spokesperson America can agree on’

The Independent UK

Wanda Sykes on Trump’s Facebook return: ‘Like letting Hannibal Lecter babysit your most delicious child’

Late-night hosts discuss Meta’s reinstatement of Donald Trump to Facebook and Instagram, and Jimmy Kimmel celebrates the 20th anniversary of his show

The Guardian - US

Corporate cowardice: M&M cave to the right with pause on their ‘woke’ spokescandies

The brand made a vague symbolic gesture – and rightwing pundits twisted it into a devious agenda. Now they’re retreating

The Guardian - US

Beth Kowitt: I’m sorry, but we still have to talk about M&M’s spokescandies

Welcome to a new level of crazy in the culture wars.

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Michael Hiltzik: The right wing pitched an absurd tantrum over M&M's. It worked

If you're pondering what will be the stupidest right-wing freakout of 2023, you can probably stop now.

Los Angeles Times

Pro-tobacco GOP "killing its own voters"

“Killing your own voters seems like a bad electoral strategy,” columnist warns

Salon

Tucker Carlson celebrates forcing M&Ms to drop mascots

“The M&M’s pro-fat M&M ad campaign seems to have ended, we’re being blamed for it,” Mr Carlson said on his Monday night broadcast

The Independent UK

M&M’s replaces its ‘spokescandies’ with Bridesmaids actress Maya Rudolph after right-wing meltdown

M&M’s replaces its chocolate mascots after US conservatives dub them ’woke’ and ‘not sexy’

Evening Standard

M&M's replaces its spokescandies with Maya Rudolph after Tucker Carlson's rants

The Fox News host attacked the minor brand changes as "woke" and declared that M&M's wouldn't stop until "you're totally turned off." Maya Rudolph will replace the cartoons as M&M's spokeswoman.

WEKU

Libs of TikTok owner now a media star

She began with an anonymous troll account in April 2021 — now she's an agenda-setter in the right's anti-LGBTQ war

Salon

M&M’s taking ‘an indefinite pause’ from their iconic spokescandies after updates to the characters ‘broke the internet’

The mascots’ appearances were tweaked in 2022 to give them “a fresh, modern look.”

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The New Daily

M&M’s shelve ‘spokescandy’ mascots after conservative backlash

M&M's hs announced they are ditching their iconic "spokescandy" characters after backlash from a far-right political commentator.

Chicago Sun-Times

M&M’s replacing ‘spokescandies’ ahead of Maya Rudolph-led Super Bowl ad

Early last year, M&M’s gave the mascots more unique personalities and a new look. The rebrand sparked backlash from conservatives, including Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who have criticized the “woke M&M’s.”

The Independent UK

M&M’s drops mascots after Tucker Carlson led bizarre conservative outrage over ‘less sexy’ redesign

The candy company says it is proud to introduce ‘a spokesperson America can agree on’

Salon

Ted Baxter, better than today's pundits

The fictional "Mary Tyler Moore" newsman never went as far as Tucker Carlson or Laura Ingraham

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The Guardian - AU

Michael Clarke and Karl Stefanovic clash proves tabloid gold as Daily Mail chastises Nine and ABC

Mail accuses Nine and ABC of ‘radio silence’ over fracas. Plus: conservative media attacks Jacinda Ardern

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson under fire for ‘pathetic’ attacks on Jacinda Ardern’s appearance as she resigns

Ardern said at a press conference on Wednesday that she would be standing down next month

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson sparks fresh outrage by mourning the end of apartheid in South Africa

The Fox News host said South Africa is ‘a country we never talk about because no one wants to admit what’s happened there over the past 29 years’

The Conversation

Fictional newsman Ted Baxter was more invested in fame than in good journalism – but unlike today's pundits, he didn't corrupt the news

Pundits are commonplace in today’s cable news environment, with politically tilted news coverage coming from both left and right. Particularly dangerous are characters like Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham, who have stoked anger and polarization by promoting bigotry and spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and the 2020 election.

The Independent UK

Jan 6 defendant stabbed in the nose during jail fight over Tucker Carlson show

Department of Justice has charged nearly 1,000 January 6 suspects

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson mocked for wondering ‘why is tobacco so dangerous?’

Smoking is now allowed in congressional offices under House GOP rules

Salon

Tucker Carlson is enraged by "woke M&Ms"

The Fox News host previously said he no longer wanted to "have a drink" with the candy cartoon characters

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