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This dramatic faux movie trailer for ‘The #BlueWave’ wants you to vote in the midterms
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Midterm elections are coming, and people are pulling out all the stops to inspire others to go out and vote.
For example, Portland-based media company Eleven Films created a faux movie trailer for “The #BlueWave” to get people pumped for the midterm elections.
The trailer recaps some of 2018’s most noteworthy political moments — from the Brett Kavanaugh hearing to nationwide protests to the #MeToo movement — and highlights candidates like Beto O’Rourke in Texas, Antonio Delgado in New York, and Stacey Abrams in Georgia. And yes, Taylor Swift makes an appearance.
Eleven Films claims it wasn’t paid to make the trailer, and was inspired to encourage voter turnout. Seems like a lot of editing was required, so the least you could do is vote on November 6. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Read more…
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Facebook follows Twitch and YouTube with launch of Premieres, live polls and fan badges
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View More Facebook follows Twitch and YouTube with launch of Premieres, live polls and fan badgesBehold, 20 of the funniest YouTube videos ever
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Reddit continues to remain the internet’s best dumping ground for some of the funniest content out there. While Reddit has produced some great original material, users on the site equally love to pay tribute to amazing content on other sites.
This happened when Redditor u/sporite went onto to the Ask Reddit subreddit to get a general idea of what videos—viral or not—always manage to make Reddit users laugh hysterically. The result was a thread that contained a buffet of the best YouTube videos that are absolutely hilarious.
Animals, Vines (RIP), and plenty of fails are just a few of the highlights of the entire 1000+ comment thread. While there were a ton of suggestions, we’ve selected the crème de la crème of the bunch. Read more…
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Google’s VR180 cameras get their own app that live streams to YouTube
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