Ashley St. Clair is a 27-year-old former prominent MAGA influencer and Turning Point USA figure who, as of May 2026, has broken with the conservative movement to expose its internal mechanisms.
St. Clair built a following of over 1 million on X (formerly Twitter), establishing herself as a leading young conservative voice fighting "woke" culture. In early 2026, she began publicly criticizing the MAGA influencer ecosystem, describing it as a "coordinated" machine prioritizing paid, sometimes insincere and dark messaging targeting anger and hate. St. Clair estimated that 99 percent of large right-wing influencers are compensated in some form. She boosted anti-immigration rhetoric she says she regrets. She has since called it a cult, reversed her stance on transgender rights.
Hatred for immigrants. Hatred for transgender. Stop the steal. The money behind the indoctrination efforts in these categories is massive and designed to push anger and fear in everyone's mind.
Act accordingly.
https://newrepublic.com/article/209921/ashley-st-clair-ex-maga-influencer-hates-trump
@wildgrass saidAnger and fear, the hallmarks of the Republican Party. They've stoked this for decades.
Ashley St. Clair is a 27-year-old former prominent MAGA influencer and Turning Point USA figure who, as of May 2026, has broken with the conservative movement to expose its internal mechanisms.
St. Clair built a following of over 1 million on X (formerly Twitter), establishing herself as a leading young conservative voice fighting "woke" culture. In early 2026, she began ...[text shortened]... ccordingly.
https://newrepublic.com/article/209921/ashley-st-clair-ex-maga-influencer-hates-trump
@Suzianne saidThe psychologically addictive response to things that make us angry works for any ideology, and has been used for this purpose by both Republicans and Democrats. Even the local news uses this to attract eyeballs.
Anger and fear, the hallmarks of the Republican Party. They've stoked this for decades.
This is just an example, where the person with millions of followers was faking anger and outrage for money. I think the political divide here may be that the libbies are responsive to different things. Instead of immigrants and transgenders, its rednecks and MAGA. There is evidence that in the current environment the libbies are a bit more rational at managing it, but many left-wing folk are addicted to the news for precisely this reason.
@wildgrass saidThe anger and fear on the left (righteous as it was against the constant lying of the right and the resulting destruction of the Federal government) didn't resolve into an attack on the US Capitol.
The psychologically addictive response to things that make us angry works for any ideology, and has been used for this purpose by both Republicans and Democrats. Even the local news uses this to attract eyeballs.
This is just an example, where the person with millions of followers was faking anger and outrage for money. I think the political divide here may be that the l ...[text shortened]... rational at managing it, but many left-wing folk are addicted to the news for precisely this reason.
The right's overdose of TDS prevented the Senate from kicking Trump's ass to the curb (they could have done so after both impeachments), where it belonged.
@Suzianne saidAnger on the left didn't attack the capitol because they weren't angry about stolen elections. They're angry about other nonsense.
The anger and fear on the left (righteous as it was against the constant lying of the right and the resulting destruction of the Federal government) didn't resolve into an attack on the US Capitol.
The right's overdose of TDS prevented the Senate from kicking Trump's ass to the curb (they could have done so after both impeachments), where it belonged.
The whataboutism isn't the point. The point is that most things on the internet are fake (except chess) because people make money off of people's emotions. This St. Clair character exposed what is happening in right-wing influencer circles, but I am sure there's a monster media empire of left wingers as well, behind the scenes manipulating your emotions.
@wildgrass saidWhatever left-wing manipulation may be going on, it erupts in violence much less often than on the other end of the political spectrum. Political violence in America is persistently and significantly more right-wing than left-wing.
Anger on the left didn't attack the capitol because they weren't angry about stolen elections. They're angry about other nonsense.
The whataboutism isn't the point. The point is that most things on the internet are fake (except chess) because people make money off of people's emotions. This St. Clair character exposed what is happening in right-wing influencer circles, b ...[text shortened]... here's a monster media empire of left wingers as well, behind the scenes manipulating your emotions.
@moonbus saidSure, if violence is used as a readout for why its bad that your anger is being manipulated by media.
Whatever left-wing manipulation may be going on, it erupts in violence much less often than on the other end of the political spectrum. Political violence in America is persistently and significantly more right-wing than left-wing.
If someone gets angry because they were manipulated by misleading mediae, there are bad consequences to this beyond simple violence. If you're left-of-center you see non-stop police brutality on protesters, but right wing Twitter sees rioters and looters non-stop on film. Its all designed to trigger anger emotional reactions using different storylines, and many people fail the step of thinking outside of whatever echo chambers they're already into. There is a solution on an individual level. You can push past the anger response towards a discussion about what lawmakers are doing in relation to these actions, and whether or not they'll be beneficial.
@DJJ saidAssassinations clearly aren't the problem here. When was the last time a president was assassinated? Yes, Democrat John F. Kennedy. Stop arguing an idiotic argument.
Which side are all the assassination attempts coming from?
It's the effect that anger and fear have on the population. Your buddies went so far as to cause an insurrection at our nation's Capitol, interrupting the lawful work of our representatives that day, all because your president stoked their anger and fear at the Ellipse that morning.
@AThousandYoung saidCharlie Kirk's murderer comes from a Republican Trumptard family also. Most political violence comes from the Right in one way or another; as the facts and truth show.
Vance Boelter was right wing
@wildgrass saidYour thread title reminds me of that Public Image Limited song RISE with that awesome bridge
Ashley St. Clair
https://newrepublic.com/article/209921/ashley-st-clair-ex-maga-influencer-hates-trump
ANGER IS AN ENERGY....
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