{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63b458521043e00011114396/686ef4459af244138ca51a19?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kat Abughazaleh, influencer, politician.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63b458521043e00011114396/1752101466195-d26f57d2-1d3e-4f20-ade4-f4a483281f4e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Kat Abu is a journalist, influencer, and digital powerhouse who’s taken her sharp wit and political insight from the internet to the campaign trail. Best known for her viral videos dissecting right-wing media as a senior video producer at <strong>Media Matters for America</strong>, she built a vast following online by blending incisive commentary with biting humour. </p><p><br></p><p>Now, she’s making a leap into politics as a <strong>candidate for Congress in Illinois</strong>, bringing her fierce advocacy, media savvy, and Gen Z energy to the national stage. Whether holding cable news accountable or challenging power directly, she is attempting to redefine what political engagement can look like in the 21st century.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><u>Links</u></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.katforillinois.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kat's Campaign Site</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/04/30/us/tucker-carlson-tonight.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' Fuels Extremism</a> - <em>New York Times</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68255302\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tucker Carlson interview: Fact-checking Putin's 'nonsense' history - BBC News</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014khc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Louis Theroux's Forbidden America - 'Extreme and Online'</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-15/alt-right-groups-video-games-radicalising-young-men-extremism/101212494\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'Alt-right groups are targeting young video gamers' - ABC News</a></p>","author_name":"Simon Parkin"}