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  • JollyJ Offline
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    Jolly
    wrote on last edited by
    #262

    The interesting part about all the crying and rending of cloth, is that Musk is only taking Twitter back to what it originally was...

    “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

      The interesting part about all the crying and rending of cloth, is that Musk is only taking Twitter back to what it originally was...

      George KG Offline
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      George K
      wrote on last edited by
      #263

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

      The interesting part about all the crying and rending of cloth, is that Musk is only taking Twitter back to what it originally was...

      That's pretty much what Jack Dorsey claims.

      "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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      • IvorythumperI Offline
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        #264

        Written by a friend:

        Virgil Caine was my name and I worked at Twitter HQ
        Till Elon Musk bought us up, and I didn’t know what to do
        In the Spring of ’22, we were all woke, the whole bloody crew
        But by April, Musk was our boss,
        our control had taken such a loss

        The night Musk bought ol’ Twitter up
        and all its algorithms
        The night Musk bought ol’ Twitter up
        and brought free speech with him
        they went, “La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la”

        I sat in my Tesla and had a good cry
        wiping the tears from my eye
        you know Trump’ll be back and our narrative might as well die
        I can’t handle all that truth
        And now that we’ve lost Ruth
        there no sense in going to Court
        and it’s too late to start selling short”

        The night Musk bought ol’ Twitter up
        and all its algorithms
        The night Musk bought ol’ Twitter up
        and brought free speech with him
        they went, “La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la”

        Unlike my father before me, I can’t work the land,
        Facebook, Google, and Tik Tok, are all I have planned,
        31, looking for work
        blew my hips out trying to twerk
        I swear on my avatar’s life
        I’ll just have to make it on the salary earned by my wife

        The night Musk bought ol’ Twitter up
        and all its algorithms
        The night Musk bought ol’ Twitter up
        and brought free speech with him
        they went, “La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

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        • 89th8 Offline
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          89th
          wrote on last edited by
          #265

          Next thing you know, Elon will create his own cologne. The name will be...

          Musk, by Musk.

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          • 89th8 89th

            Next thing you know, Elon will create his own cologne. The name will be...

            Musk, by Musk.

            IvorythumperI Offline
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            Ivorythumper
            wrote on last edited by
            #266

            @89th said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

            Next thing you know, Elon will create his own cologne. The name will be...

            Musk, by Musk.

            He said if there is ever a scandal involving him, he wants it called “ELONGATE”.

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            • IvorythumperI Ivorythumper

              @89th said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

              Next thing you know, Elon will create his own cologne. The name will be...

              Musk, by Musk.

              He said if there is ever a scandal involving him, he wants it called “ELONGATE”.

              jon-nycJ Offline
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              jon-nyc
              wrote on last edited by
              #267

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

              @89th said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

              Next thing you know, Elon will create his own cologne. The name will be...

              Musk, by Musk.

              He said if there is ever a scandal involving him, he wants it called “ELONGATE”.

              That was used when he mused on Twitter about taking Tesla private and got in trouble with the SEC.

              Only non-witches get due process.

              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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              • jon-nycJ Offline
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                jon-nyc
                wrote on last edited by
                #268

                Hmmm…..

                Only non-witches get due process.

                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                George KG HoraceH 2 Replies Last reply
                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                  Hmmm…..

                  George KG Offline
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                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #269

                  @jon-nyc "Free Speech" means defending speech you hate.

                  See ACLU, Skokie, Nazis.

                  "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-nycJ jon-nyc

                    Hmmm…..

                    HoraceH Offline
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                    Horace
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #270

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

                    Hmmm…..

                    We all know what to say out loud if we want to tempt the wrath of the 'far left'. What does one say out loud that would run afoul of the 'far right', again?

                    Education is extremely important.

                    CopperC jon-nycJ 2 Replies Last reply
                    • HoraceH Horace

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

                      Hmmm…..

                      We all know what to say out loud if we want to tempt the wrath of the 'far left'. What does one say out loud that would run afoul of the 'far right', again?

                      CopperC Offline
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                      Copper
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #271

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

                      What does one say out loud that would run afoul of the 'far right', again?

                      Guns kill people

                      Abortion saves lives

                      Kindergarten children should explore options

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                      • George KG George K

                        First rat jumps ship:

                        https://twitter.com/shaunking

                        jon-nycJ Offline
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                        jon-nyc
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                        #272

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

                        First rat jumps ship:

                        https://twitter.com/shaunking

                        Talcom X is already back. I figured it was temporary. What else is he going to do besides tweet? Get a job?

                        Only non-witches get due process.

                        • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                        • HoraceH Horace

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

                          Hmmm…..

                          We all know what to say out loud if we want to tempt the wrath of the 'far left'. What does one say out loud that would run afoul of the 'far right', again?

                          jon-nycJ Offline
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                          jon-nyc
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                          #273

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

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

                          Hmmm…..

                          We all know what to say out loud if we want to tempt the wrath of the 'far left'. What does one say out loud that would run afoul of the 'far right', again?

                          More or less the opposite? Transwomen are women, biological sex is not real, Trump lost in a landslide, etc.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                          HoraceH 1 Reply Last reply
                          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

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

                            First rat jumps ship:

                            https://twitter.com/shaunking

                            Talcom X is already back. I figured it was temporary. What else is he going to do besides tweet? Get a job?

                            89th8 Offline
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                            89th
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #274

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

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

                            First rat jumps ship:

                            https://twitter.com/shaunking

                            Talcom X is already back. I figured it was temporary. What else is he going to do besides tweet? Get a job?

                            Who is Talcom? Who is Shaun? When I open Twitter I can't tell which is a new tweet and which is a pinned tweet, or who tweeted him! What is going on! WHAT IS ROBLOX! WHAT IS ELDEN KING!

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                            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

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

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

                              Hmmm…..

                              We all know what to say out loud if we want to tempt the wrath of the 'far left'. What does one say out loud that would run afoul of the 'far right', again?

                              More or less the opposite? Transwomen are women, biological sex is not real, Trump lost in a landslide, etc.

                              HoraceH Offline
                              HoraceH Offline
                              Horace
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #275

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

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

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

                              Hmmm…..

                              We all know what to say out loud if we want to tempt the wrath of the 'far left'. What does one say out loud that would run afoul of the 'far right', again?

                              More or less the opposite? Transwomen are women, biological sex is not real, Trump lost in a landslide, etc.

                              I understand there are opposing positions to classically right positions, I’m just curious what sort of speech the “far right” would use its power to silence or cancel. Or maybe this discussion should start with an acknowledgment that the “far right” has no power to silence or cancel, while the “far left” has all that power within the moderation practices of big tech, and within the culture in general. But that power imbalance would fly in the face of any claim that both sides are equally problematic, so we know it can’t be true.

                              Education is extremely important.

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                              • jon-nycJ Offline
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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #276

                                No, Horace, we’re not going to get off your lawn yet. Come back to us in 20 years.

                                Only non-witches get due process.

                                • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                  jon-nyc
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                                  #277

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                                  Only non-witches get due process.

                                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                  • HoraceH Offline
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                                    Horace
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #278

                                    Raise your hand if you’ve been in work meetings where people introduce themselves by announcing their pronouns? I have. Actually only one guy, several months ago. A straight white male who wanted to announce to the workplace that he was down with the cause, but totally normal personally. It made me cringe. I actually knew the guy pretty well, having worked with him pretty closely several years ago, before he left the company for several years, only to come back recently. Straight white male STEM phd, completely indoctrinated but relatively bright otherwise.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                      No, Horace, we’re not going to get off your lawn yet. Come back to us in 20 years.

                                      HoraceH Offline
                                      HoraceH Offline
                                      Horace
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #279

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

                                      No, Horace, we’re not going to get off your lawn yet. Come back to us in 20 years.

                                      20 years isn’t nearly enough time to shift this cultural polarity. We will all be going to our graves with the left being the dominant cultural force.

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                      • HoraceH Horace

                                        Raise your hand if you’ve been in work meetings where people introduce themselves by announcing their pronouns? I have. Actually only one guy, several months ago. A straight white male who wanted to announce to the workplace that he was down with the cause, but totally normal personally. It made me cringe. I actually knew the guy pretty well, having worked with him pretty closely several years ago, before he left the company for several years, only to come back recently. Straight white male STEM phd, completely indoctrinated but relatively bright otherwise.

                                        89th8 Offline
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                                        89th
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #280

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

                                        Raise your hand if you’ve been in work meetings where people introduce themselves by announcing their pronouns? I have. Actually only one guy, several months ago. A straight white male who wanted to announce to the workplace that he was down with the cause, but totally normal personally. It made me cringe. I actually knew the guy pretty well, having worked with him pretty closely several years ago, before he left the company for several years, only to come back recently. Straight white male STEM phd, completely indoctrinated but relatively bright otherwise.

                                        Hasn't happened to me yet, luckily. I think maybe there was a corporate video one time where the person introduced themselves like that, but it wasn't awkward. Sorry, by "it" I mean the video.

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                                          jon-nyc
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                                          #281

                                          I’m on a weekly meeting with PIs and trial coordinators from 10 different major universities. One MD/PhD has his pronouns in his zoom name, They could easily be inferred by his appearance and name, IOW, it’s entirely performative.

                                          Interestingly he’s not from a coastal university, it’s UNC.

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

                                          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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