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North Carolina’s year-in-review reads like a case study in how local stories scale nationally on social. Three threads dominated: the passing of a widely respected public servant, a state lawmaker’s jaw-dropping post that rocketed across feeds, and renewed attention around the Fort Bragg name. The key takeaway here:

Elon Musk weighed in on the U.S. move to restrict travel for five European officials, including former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, with a pointed remark on X aimed at his long-time regulatory adversary. Breton, who helped drive enforcement of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and publicly pressed

Former WWE star Saraya Bevis (formerly Paige) reminded marketers of a simple truth: personality-driven visuals still cut through crowded feeds. A single bikini shot sparked big engagement and earned entertainment-media pickup, extending reach beyond her own channels. In a video-first era, this is a useful counterexample-static images can still outperform

On Christmas Eve, CHP Oakland used a simple social post about a dog found wandering on I-80 to mobilize the community. The agency kept details tight-no explanation of how the pup got onto the freeway-but packaged the update with seasonal framing and a clear public-service angle. Local outlets quickly amplified

The average person now spends about 147 minutes a day on social platforms (GWI). That’s a lot of time to compare ourselves to everyone else’s highlight reels-and the industry knows it. Algorithms reliably reward content that triggers quick emotion, and social comparison is a powerful spark. But chasing

Christmas Eve delivered the predictable-but potent-surge of celebrity content: cozy family snapshots, glow-up outfit reveals, and high-gloss tree-camouflage. Notably, Jewel showcased a look anchored by Jimmy Choo and Magda Butrym, underscoring how luxury labels naturally surface in holiday timelines without a formal campaign push. There’s no platform update here,

A fresh wave of unsealed court documents related to the Epstein cases hit the internet, and the heavy redactions did what heavy redactions always do online: they became the story. While the filings were released with legally required blackouts to protect non-parties and minors, screenshots of those black bars triggered

A fatal incident aboard a Carnival cruise has become a true‑crime lightning rod online - and a stress test for platform safety. Court filings in Florida indicate a 16-year-old boy, identified as a suspect in a related custody case, claims he has no memory of the events surrounding the

New research is showing that large language models can generate political messages that match or outperform average human copy-and do it at scale. That’s a shift from last year’s optimism that AI might mostly help debunk misinformation; the same fluency that makes chatbots useful also makes them effective

The U.S. State Department has imposed visa bans on five European individuals for allegedly attempting to pressure tech platforms, with officials warning the list could grow if others “do not reverse course.” This is not a product update; it’s a policy signal. The move targets people, not companies