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Why you’re seeing those gross political ads during the World Series

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The World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees is in full swing, and millions of people in the US and abroad are tuning in nightly watch the showdown. Some fans are also being forced to watch graphic and hateful political ads — and though some ads are preceded by a broadcaster’s warning, there’s not much anyone can do about it.

An anti-abortion ad that ran last night during the World Series shows graphic imagery of fetuses alongside a message that “Abortion is murder. Don’t vote for Kamala.” The ad was paid for Randall Terry, a longtime anti-abortion activist who founded Operation Rescue, a group that stands outside of healthcare clinics and harasses patients. Terry is also a no-shot presidential candidate…

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