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Re:Twitter has a new CEO – what about a new business model? by jdavis703 on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @02:44PM (#29396533)
The folks who rage against the media and political establishment (blue checkmarks are basically granted automatically to journalists at traditional media outlets and to anyone running for office.)
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Re:Twitter has a new CEO – what about a new business model? by spacelamb on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @06:26PM (#29398766)
Yes; among these political groups, "blue check" is a pejorative as belonging to the member of the "liberal elite" [0].

[0] https://theoutline.com/post/1323/verified-blue-checkmark-der...

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