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Canoo will build its electric vehicles at a new Oklahoma factory

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California EV startup Canoo announced Thursday that it plans to build its electric vehicles at a new factory to be built outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Image: Canoo. The startup claims the facility will create “more than 2,000 jobs” and that it will open in 2023.

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Are TikTok activists actually shutting down Trump’s online merch stores? An investigation

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But while the attack has become a kind of resistance meme, reminiscent of recent pranks on the president’s Tulsa rally, it’s far less clear whether the hoax actually prevented Trump’s stores from selling merchandise.

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K-pop fans and TikTok teens say they reserved tickets for Trump’s Tulsa rally to leave seats empty

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The upper section is seen partially empty during President Trump’s campaign rally June 20 at the BOK Center in Tulsa. As part of a coordinated effort, K-pop fans and teenage TikTok users scooped up tickets to President Trump’s Saturday rally in Tulsa, potentially leaving at least hundreds of empty seats, The New York Times reported.

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The 2020 election turned fandom into activism

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Sanders supporters rallied in Slack groups, with outreach apps like BERN, and meme pages, like the still-popular Bernie Sanders Dank Meme Stash Facebook page. They made memes about everything from Markey’s shoes to his obvious Boston accent. They re-created a decades-old campaign ad in Minecraft.

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The Facebook boycott advertisers have the right company but the wrong diagnosis

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Mary Jo Laupp made the viral TikTok video urging people to reserve tickets to President Trump’s rally in Tulsa — and then not show up. But while the attack has become a kind of resistance meme, it’s unclear whether the hoax actually worked. Kellen Browning / The New York Times ).