Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs praises Elon Musk for the Twitter blue check

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[{"selector":"#anim-f7c3c5d1-e3a6-49b5-982a-29f673cdc68a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a88a8137-529d-41c4-90e1-19593cef508f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 266.24746%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Twitter deactivated the blue verified marking on all accounts on Thursday that have not purc hased a Twitter Blue subscription.

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[{"selector":"#anim-56ab8ee8-664a-4327-b666-37c00a528471","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7cea64fc-b372-414e-961b-4a9027b21bc5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 266.24746%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":100,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "Let me get my blue check back!" Mahomes tweeted to Twitter CEO Elon Musk. accompanied by a few laughing emojis.

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