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James Talarico: “Billionaires own the social media algorithms, cable news…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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James Talarico delivers remarks at Texas Democratic Convention

Published | Video Starts at 08:22

Our state is being taken over by a new kind of tyrant. Billionaire mega donors. They're not invading with an army. They're just buying the system. The Billionaires own the social media algorithms, cable news networks, and politicians. fighting on our screens, they are turning neighbor against neighborhood, weakening that spirit of friendship that makes Texas so great. (08:22–08:24)

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Asserts that billionaires have control over major media and political entities.

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