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    George K
    wrote on 5 Oct 2022, 16:37 last edited by
    #381

    By the way, Collins' tweet, basically affirms that Twitter (et al) influence elections.

    Who'da thunk that?

    "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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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 5 Oct 2022, 17:07 last edited by
      #382

      How's that? Does he have some special access to knowledge in this area? Or is he just a guy expressing his opinion?

      Only non-witches get due process.

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        5 Oct 2022, 17:07

        How's that? Does he have some special access to knowledge in this area? Or is he just a guy expressing his opinion?

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        George K
        wrote on 5 Oct 2022, 17:33 last edited by George K 10 May 2022, 17:34
        #383

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

        Or is he just a guy expressing his opinion?

        This.

        He's a "senior" reporter for NBC News.

        "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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          Jolly
          wrote on 5 Oct 2022, 23:46 last edited by
          #384

          Social media influences elections. That seems like a no-brainer.

          “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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            5 Oct 2022, 16:12

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            Renauda
            wrote on 5 Oct 2022, 23:48 last edited by
            #385

            @jon-nyc

            😀

            Elbows up!

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              jon-nyc
              wrote on 5 Oct 2022, 23:50 last edited by
              #386

              I agree, Jolly, but I don’t know how much effect an ownership change of Twitter 1-2 weeks before an election will have on the outcome.

              But really I was questioning George about this guy’s ability to dispositively affirm such a statement.

              Only non-witches get due process.

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              • J jon-nyc
                5 Oct 2022, 23:50

                I agree, Jolly, but I don’t know how much effect an ownership change of Twitter 1-2 weeks before an election will have on the outcome.

                But really I was questioning George about this guy’s ability to dispositively affirm such a statement.

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                Doctor Phibes
                wrote on 6 Oct 2022, 00:30 last edited by
                #387

                Opinions are like assholes. There’s a lot of them on Twitter.

                I was only joking

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                • D Doctor Phibes
                  6 Oct 2022, 00:30

                  Opinions are like assholes. There’s a lot of them on Twitter.

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                  George K
                  wrote on 6 Oct 2022, 00:33 last edited by
                  #388

                  @Doctor-Phibes said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                  Opinions are like assholes. There’s a lot of them on Twitter.

                  I've been assured that "blue-check" Twitterati have a higher status than the rest of us plebs.

                  "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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                    Jolly
                    wrote on 6 Oct 2022, 04:32 last edited by
                    #389

                    If the Hunter Biden story had been allowed free discussion on social media a few weeks before the 2020 election, would Biden be President today?

                    “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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                      Axtremus
                      wrote on 23 Oct 2022, 13:16 last edited by
                      #390

                      Will be, won’t he?

                      https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/oct/23/elon-musk-twitter-saga-could-draw-to-end-as-deadline-looms

                      Musk has until Oct.28 to actually buy Twitter or face a Delaware court case.

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                        George K
                        wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 17:10 last edited by
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                        "We demand...."

                        Or what? You'll quit?

                        "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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                          Horace
                          wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 17:45 last edited by
                          #392

                          Leftist imbeciles, meet reality. I don't suspect you've met before. Enjoy.

                          Education is extremely important.

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                            Copper
                            wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 18:02 last edited by
                            #393

                            I don't like that signature.

                            Use your name, or at least identify the group.

                            Does this note represent all twitter works, or just 3 or 4?

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                              George K
                              wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 18:16 last edited by
                              #394

                              From the RWEC:

                              First, that “the public conversation is in jeopardy.” Why, yes, I do believe that’s why many have objected to the heavy-handed censorship that’s been notable on the platform in recent years — something in which many of those worker bees seemingly have played an eager role.

                              Second, characterizing Musk’s rumored intentions as “worker intimidation.” So…the prospect of losing one’s job is intimidating, eh? Friends, may I introduce you to “cancel culture,” and the progressive Twitter mob?

                              Third, all the demanding. I don’t know how to break it to these 21st Century Norma Rae wannabes but while I don’t begrudge them petitioning their would-be employer for redress, the haughty, entitled tone is precious. Let’s examine the dynamic: The employees work for the company (voluntarily), so its boss is, in fact, the boss of them.

                              Conversely, the Government works for We the People — and, in fact, our right to petition the Government for redress is enshrined in the First Amendment — so we are, in fact, “the boss” in that dynamic. Yet, when conservatives protest government overreach, they’re a “threat to democracy,” and calls for Twitter to be treated as a true public square, where speech remains free, have been dismissed as whackadoo, fringey, rightwingery.

                              Anyhoo, I don’t know about you, but I’m getting the popcorn ready to watch how this all plays out.

                              "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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                                Jolly
                                wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 18:59 last edited by
                                #395

                                Rumor that the Biden Whitehouse might step in...

                                “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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                                  26 Oct 2022, 18:59

                                  Rumor that the Biden Whitehouse might step in...

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                                  Horace
                                  wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 19:12 last edited by
                                  #396

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

                                  Rumor that the Biden Whitehouse might step in...

                                  On what grounds? Not that virtue needs legal grounds. But hopefully there will be a pretense of legality, for old time’s sake.

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 19:29 last edited by
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                                    Whitehouse sez not true...

                                    https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-elon-musk-national-security-review-twitter-not-true-2022-10

                                    “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 K
                                      wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 20:29 last edited by
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                                      "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 K
                                        wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 21:21 last edited by
                                        #399

                                        "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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                                          26 Oct 2022, 21:21

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                                          Doctor Phibes
                                          wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 23:44 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                                          #400

                                          @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                          Let that sink in?

                                          God, that guy is so far up his own arse I bet he thinks the world smells just great.

                                          My guess is that he'll make Twitter even worse than it is already.

                                          I was only joking

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