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Aug 2024
1h 10m

The Kamalafication of BRAT

Matt Bernstein
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Is Kamala bumpin’ that? Is BRAT summer over? Who killed it? Today, Maia of Rehash and I attempt a cynical but fair analysis of meme culture, Gen Z nihilism, and political standom.

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