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No America, this is not an episode of 'Black Mirror'

2025-04-27 01:37:50

We know what you're thinking -- and we've seen your Twitter jokes -- but no, this is not a dark drama about how technology infects our lives. This is actually happening.

People around the globe spent Tuesday night chewing their nails down to the bone as the U.S. presidential race drew closer to its ultimate conclusion with the election of Donald J. Trump, and many compared the experience to their favorite Netflix techno-dystopian binge watching experience.

Naturally, the entire situation reads to many on Twitter as a plot point ripped straight from the Black Mirrorwriters room.

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Again and again, watching the results of the election, social media users kept looking for the pig or Jon Hamm hiding behind the results.

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Even the official account for Netflix's dystopian tech series is in on the joke.

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Of course, to many the joke feels like a tired one. After all, this isactual -- and totally terrifying -- real life we're talking about.

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No America, this is not an episode of 'Black Mirror'

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