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Ocasio-Cortez Quits Facebook, Calls Social Media a ‘Public Health Risk
Young Conservatives ^ | April 16, 2019 | Nick Arama

Posted on 04/16/2019 5:35:28 PM PDT by McGruff

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has made a name for herself for the controversial things that she says on social media.

But on Sunday, she announced she would be giving up Facebook because social media poses a “public health risk.”

From Daily Caller:

Ocasio-Cortez has used social media significantly to her political advantage thus far, but she announced Sunday in an interview with the Yahoo News podcast “Skullduggery” that she will no longer be using Facebook, according to WaPo. Her campaign is still running Facebook ads, the Washington Post reports.

“I personally gave up Facebook, which was kind of a big deal because I started my campaign on Facebook. And Facebook was my primary digital organizing tool for a very long time. I gave up on it,” Ocasio-Cortez said to Yahoo News.

“Social media poses a public health risk to everybody,” Ocasio-Cortez said to Yahoo News. “There are amplified impacts for young people, particularly children under the age of 3, with screen time. But I think it has a lot of effects on older people. I think it has effects on everybody. Increased isolation, depression, anxiety, addiction, escapism.”

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To: McGruff
because social media poses a “public health risk.”

Next: We have 12 years to get everybody off the internet and on to etch-a-sketch.

21 posted on 04/16/2019 5:49:00 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: McGruff

Until she opens her next bottle of Wine


22 posted on 04/16/2019 5:49:32 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: gaijin
I LOVE HER..! Funny, nice body, nice, animated face, strong penchant for saying cute, idiotic, childish things. SHE IS OUR BIGGEST WEAPON

Anybody know how much we're paying her?

23 posted on 04/16/2019 5:49:37 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (The Obama is about to hit the fan.)
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To: Syncro

I think it’s polling. She,Omar, and Tlaib are annoying independent voters that Pelosi hopes to ensnare. Pelosi and other party powers are talking strategy here.


24 posted on 04/16/2019 5:50:08 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine ( "It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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To: McGruff

Boop Oop A-Doop!


25 posted on 04/16/2019 5:51:10 PM PDT by BradyLS (ODO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: McGruff
I'm the king of social media, and I'm going to school everybody

Quits it 3 months later, says its a health risk

26 posted on 04/16/2019 5:51:19 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: lee martell

Bingo.


27 posted on 04/16/2019 5:51:59 PM PDT by ameribbean expat (Socialism is like a nude beach - - sounds great til you actually get there. -- David Burge.)
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To: dontreadthis

LOL!


28 posted on 04/16/2019 5:52:45 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: McGruff

“Instead of facebook, you can just meet in your neighborhood cells and report what you did that day. And you can post your pictures on bulletin boards in the town square. But only those pictures that are approved by your local commissar.”


29 posted on 04/16/2019 5:54:17 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Army Air Corps

Not only is she a malignant narcissist attention whore, she is also truly mentally ill, bipolar manic with LOTS of manic episodes. Put that together with her ignorance/lack of education, she’s hit the Stupid Rat Trifecta.


30 posted on 04/16/2019 5:54:27 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 ( "Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves”)
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To: noone
I think it has effects on everybody. Increased isolation, depression, anxiety, addiction, escapism.


31 posted on 04/16/2019 5:55:06 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

But how is she gonna connect with the 3-year old voters?


32 posted on 04/16/2019 5:55:07 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: lee martell

“I can’t quit you, Facebooooook!”


33 posted on 04/16/2019 5:56:20 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: McGruff

Nancy said she defended Omar but didn’t what Omar said ,D’oh


34 posted on 04/16/2019 5:57:10 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Fireone
Rumor is, she got a beatdown from Pelosi, and told to shut up.

From Pelosi's perspective, you can see why. ACO has been a drain on the Democrat's energy and going into an election season, the last thing they need is a crazy ideologue sucking all the air out of the room.

I'm sure the conversation went something like "If you don't shut your pie hole with all of this loony nonsense, we will find a strong candidate to run against you and your time here will be very short."

Granted, Pelosi's a leftist nut, too, but it's a sliding scale...

35 posted on 04/16/2019 5:57:51 PM PDT by Magnatron
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To: McGruff

Now I’m really scared. I actually agree with AOC on something. Dumped FB about a year ago.


36 posted on 04/16/2019 5:57:53 PM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting)
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To: a fool in paradise

“Mark Zuckerman has hypnotized the world!!” she exclaimed.


37 posted on 04/16/2019 6:03:53 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: McGruff

Gotta agree with the Commie Bug.

“Social Media” has actually made the quality of life worse in just a few years. Anyone with a functioning brain can see that.


38 posted on 04/16/2019 6:05:43 PM PDT by Pravious
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To: Pravious

I use Facebook all the time to keep in contact with family and friends. I guess it’s all in how you use a tool.


39 posted on 04/16/2019 6:12:21 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: Magnatron

I’m sure there was a “Now listen here, Missy” in their conversation somewhere


40 posted on 04/16/2019 6:20:04 PM PDT by digger48
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