Elmo's Hate Speech Hustle

How one puppet tried to save PBS funding by going full MAGA

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Karryn Monroe, HR for America
Jul 15, 2025
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When Sesame Workshop’s X account started blasting out vile, hateful, and conspiracy-laced rants, the HR department went straight into DEFCON 1.

Nothing says “happy Monday!” quite like realizing that Elmo, the wide-eyed, squeaky-voiced patron saint of toddler wholesomeness, chose to threaten entire communities online in what our investigation revealed was…

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