Even on quiet summer weekends, huge news stories spread to millions more swiftly than ever beforeJames Peeler's phone blew up with messages as he drove home from church in Texas. Each learned that President Joe Biden had abandoned his re-election bid minutes after he dropped a statement online without warning on a summer Sunday. If he didn't learn the news that way, text messages from friends would have alerted him soon after. To his credit, Peeler said he didn't open his text messages until stopping his car. I had no idea that would happen.”Even if she hadn't learned it then, Jasnowski said she quickly got text messages from friends.

Source: CNN July 28, 2024 05:56 UTC