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  • JollyJ Offline
    JollyJ Offline
    Jolly
    wrote on last edited by
    #61

    What drives the eyeballs, though?

    I suspect no Trump on twitter was a measurable event. Just look at this place...Type the word Trump and see what happens. Some of our denizens crawl out of the woodwork, carrying their torch...

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • JollyJ Jolly

      What drives the eyeballs, though?

      I suspect no Trump on twitter was a measurable event. Just look at this place...Type the word Trump and see what happens. Some of our denizens crawl out of the woodwork, carrying their torch...

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      Doctor Phibes
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      #62

      @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

      What drives the eyeballs, though?

      I suspect no Trump on twitter was a measurable event. Just look at this place...Type the word Trump and see what happens. Some of our denizens crawl out of the woodwork, carrying their torch...

      And others emerge clutching a semi.

      I was only joking

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      • JollyJ Offline
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        Jolly
        wrote on last edited by
        #63

        Makes my point, n'est ce pas?

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • George KG Offline
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          George K
          wrote on last edited by
          #64

          LOL.

          https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/elon-musks-twitter-investment-could-be-bad-news-for-free-speech/2022/04/04/ab93b742-b43d-11ec-8358-20aa16355fb4_story.html

          image.jpeg

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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            Doctor Phibes
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            #65

            The fact that he's writing for Bloomberg and saying that is hilarious.

            I was only joking

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            • JollyJ Offline
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              Jolly
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              #66

              Fuck The Compost. They're a bunch of biased dog turds.

              I wouldn't feel that way if they just admitted their bias upfront. Rename the paper The Washington Democrat, let everybody know what you are, and proceed as usual.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • JollyJ Jolly

                Fuck The Compost. They're a bunch of biased dog turds.

                I wouldn't feel that way if they just admitted their bias upfront. Rename the paper The Washington Democrat, let everybody know what you are, and proceed as usual.

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                wrote on last edited by
                #67

                @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                Fuck The Compost. They're a bunch of biased dog turds.

                I wouldn't feel that way if they just admitted their bias upfront. Rename the paper The Washington Democrat, let everybody know what you are, and proceed as usual.

                That would be bad for Bezos' brand. He wants to align with the woke mob, but not admit out loud that he is aligned with the woke mob. Or that there is such a thing as the woke mob.

                Education is extremely important.

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                • JollyJ Jolly

                  Fuck The Compost. They're a bunch of biased dog turds.

                  I wouldn't feel that way if they just admitted their bias upfront. Rename the paper The Washington Democrat, let everybody know what you are, and proceed as usual.

                  Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #68

                  @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                  Fuck The Compost. They're a bunch of biased dog turds.

                  That's pretty much how I feel about the Daily Mail, but a bunch of Americans seem to love the godawful thing, and also get upset when I point out that they're quoting from a 3rd-tier publication.

                  Also, don't shoot the messenger! 🤡

                  I was only joking

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                  • JollyJ Offline
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                    Jolly
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #69

                    I wouldn't call them third tier. I will admit they're biased.

                    If the bias is known, that can be taken into account.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                      Aqua Letifer
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #70

                      This is real.

                      5CA5C643-B593-487A-97EF-B9CD814E38DF.jpeg

                      Please love yourself.

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                      • JollyJ Jolly

                        I wouldn't call them third tier. I will admit they're biased.

                        If the bias is known, that can be taken into account.

                        Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                        Doctor Phibes
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #71

                        @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                        I wouldn't call them third tier.

                        OK, second tier.

                        “Don't tell me about the Press. I know exactly who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by the people who think they run the country. The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country. The Times is read by the people who actually do run the country. The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country. The Financial Times is read by people who own the country. The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country. The Daily Telegraph is read by the people who think it is.'

                        "Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?"

                        "Sun readers don't care who runs the country - as long as she's got big tits.”

                        I was only joking

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                        • jon-nycJ Online
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                          jon-nyc
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                          #72

                          The American version was something like WaPo readers think they run the country, NYT think they should, WSJ actually run it and NY Post readers just hope they get a seat on the subway in the morning.

                          That joke is old, from when the Grahams ran WaPo and before Murdoch bought the journal and took it down market.

                          You were warned.

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                          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                            The American version was something like WaPo readers think they run the country, NYT think they should, WSJ actually run it and NY Post readers just hope they get a seat on the subway in the morning.

                            That joke is old, from when the Grahams ran WaPo and before Murdoch bought the journal and took it down market.

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                            Doctor Phibes
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                            #73

                            @jon-nyc said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                            The American version was something like WaPo readers think they run the country, NYT think they should, WSJ actually run it and NY Post readers just hope they get a seat on the subway in the morning.

                            That joke is old, from when the Grahams ran WaPo and before Murdoch bought the journal and took it down market.

                            It's from the comedy show Yes, Minister, which aired in the 1980's. One of the best satirical shows ever done.

                            I was only joking

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                            • George KG Offline
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                              George K
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #74

                              Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-7.44.26-AM.png.jpg

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              • George KG Offline
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                                George K
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #75

                                image029.png.jpg

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  Klaus
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #76

                                  You've got to love Elon: First buying 10% and becoming a director of Twitter, then asking publicly whether Twitter is dying 🙂

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                                    You've got to love Elon: First buying 10% and becoming a director of Twitter, then asking publicly whether Twitter is dying 🙂

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                                    Aqua Letifer
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                                    #77

                                    @Klaus said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                    You've got to love Elon: First buying 10% and becoming a director of Twitter, then asking publicly whether Twitter is dying 🙂

                                    Twitter higher-ups must be shitting themselves.

                                    Please love yourself.

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                                    • JollyJ Offline
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                                      Jolly
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #78

                                      He's got something up his sleeve. Wonder what it is?

                                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                      • George KG Offline
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                                        George K
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #79

                                        LOL

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        • HoraceH Offline
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                                          Horace
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                                          Yes I commented a few days ago in response to some tweet jon posted that the phrase “free speech” has become marginalized to tribal leftists. It’s long been clear that some of us appreciate free speech more than others, and that appreciation, or lack thereof, predicts political leaning.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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