EPISODE · Feb 12, 2026 · 23 MIN
The memes are the politics: Charlie Warzel on Trump's Extremely Online administration
from Late Night Live - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The White House is publishing AI slop images; ICE conducts raids and turns the video into film-style trailers; right-wing influencers are sitting in the White House press briefings, in chairs that used to hold journalists. Social media has become the new location of politics in the US, which substantive policy changes beginning as memes. Where does it end?Guest: Charlie Warzel is a technology and culture writer for The Atlantic and the host of the new podcast, Galaxy BrainProducer: Alex Tighe
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The White House is publishing AI slop images; ICE conducts raids and turns the video into film-style trailers; right-wing influencers are sitting in the White House press briefings, in chairs that used to hold journalists. Social media has become the new location of politics in the US, which substantive policy changes beginning as memes. Where does it end? Guest: Charlie Warzel is a technology and culture writer for The Atlantic and the host of the new podcast, Galaxy Brain Producer: Alex Tighe
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