Ted Cruz

Person · 7 cases · 2018–2023 · American politician

How Ted Cruz spread

Cruz rose from Texas solicitor general to the Senate, where his opposition to the Affordable Care Act brought national attention.

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  1. 2003

    StartOpen web

    Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott appointed Cruz solicitor general. en.wikipedia.org

  2. 2012

    BreakoutOpen web

    Cruz won election to the U.S. Senate from Texas. en.wikipedia.org

  3. 2013

    New audiencePress

    Cruz's 21-hour Senate speech against the Affordable Care Act drew national attention during the shutdown fight. washingtonpost.com

GameStop short squeeze

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Keith Gill analyzing GameStop in his July 2020 video; not the September 2019 seed post.

219.8K Wikipedia views in a day

Game of Thrones coffee cup

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We find coffee cups where they’re not supposed to be all the time. Not sure what the big deal is. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #leavenotrace

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Barbie (2023 film)

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Barbie (2023 film): poster

3.3B impressions

Sound of Freedom

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Sound of Freedom: poster

$250.8M on a $14.6M budget

Beto O’Rourke’s NFL-protests answer

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‘I can think of nothing more American.’ — Beto O'Rourke — the man taking on Ted Cruz — brilliantly explains why NFL players kneeling during the anthem is not disrespectful

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Goya boycott and buycott

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Official Goya black beans product photograph; current packaging.

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Bud Light and Dylan Mulvaney

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Bud Light partnership with trans TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney prompts conservative backlash

$297.3M revenue

Picture: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, cropped