Is this a joke? Nate Silver (yes, that one) has 'alt-right leanings'?

FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver may be a lot of things, but alt-right? We’ve gotta admit, we hadn’t thought of that. But stand-up comic and former MAD Magazine senior editor Dan Telfer did:

It’s easy to criticize Nate Silver for having alt-right leanings, but people don’t give him enough credit for also being incredibly bad at every part of his job.

— Dan Telfer (@dantelfer) October 28, 2019

Is that one of his bits or … ?

lol https://t.co/ifrAwaSF6L

— Leon Wolf (@LeonHWolf) October 28, 2019

Alt-right lol

— John Manuel (@jcmanuel2323) October 28, 2019

Alt right leanings lmao https://t.co/9wS5EFIQOr

— trick-or-treater (@neontaster) October 28, 2019

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— Patrick (@StPatrick_TN) October 28, 2019

? pic.twitter.com/OXv55IZTvu

— Candice? (@redshoe9) October 28, 2019

Holllleeeeeeeeee hell this is the ultimate nuclear brain take

— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) October 28, 2019

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— John Noonan (@noonanjo) October 28, 2019

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Update:

Oh, so that's why they're mad at him. pic.twitter.com/pOJLwFeHhT

— BT (@back_ttys) October 28, 2019

Ah.