if you think a massive billionaire backed authoritarian propaganda mill full of bots and bigots and hugely popular right wing bullshit artists is symmetrically the same thing as this small, experimental, admittedly left leaning artist and academic circle jerk, I think you're misreading the field
Compared to average for being hyper-online? I mean, yeah, it should be left wing compared to what you’re used to. Imagine if it were moderate compared to its contemporaries.
And do you remember how he turned off the Starlinks in the Black Sea, right in the middle of a Ukrainian special operation?)) He is absolutely pro-Russian, absolutely unprincipled and pathetic.
He was the one who offered it free, shipped it out and then tried to charge full price. I also think its overblown the degree to which the military relies on it, its more to shore up civil communications
Same way a lot of places slide into fascism - what doesn't affect people personally and constantly, what doesn't happen in front of their eyes, for the purposes of an emotional response doesn't exist.
The crickets you hear are William Bennett (still a media scold on Fox News) not condemning the GOP for "The De-Valuing of America: The Fight For Our Culture And Our Children".
I guess IOKIYAAR. in Mr. Bennett's book. I missed that chapter.
I’m getting really pissed at sports journalists who continue to stay on Xitter & pretending that it’s not a cesspool - & they continue to call it Twitter, like nothing changed after Musk bought it🤦♂️
most sports journos are politically oblivious, and don't really understand that musk's actions go way way beyond some kooky tweets (or they actively support him)
but there's still a lot of generalized journos that are still on there klout hunting and know better
Twitter (I'll never call it 'X', it's cringe) isn't about making money anymore, it's just a propaganda machine used in political warfare, so Elmo doesn't care how unprofitable it is.
It does feel like the advertisers left on there are becoming shadier and scummier. I do wonder if russian money is somehow making it into the platform directly, as well as through their shill proxies posting this kremlin propaganda.
Why are you posting this here? They suck, we get it. It's why we left. Please stop picking at the scab and fucking up the timeline. It adds nothing of value.
Two days ago a large account commemorated what would’ve been Trayvon Martin’s 29th birthday had he not been murdered by George Zimmerman. A racist POS replied “Good riddance, fucking n*gger” (no asterisk). I reported it. Today I received the predictable “no violation” reply. This is Qlon’s Twitter.
It's the only place to get any NBA content for me. Only two of my many nba plugs are on here and they rarely even post here so I'm stuck there until there's a change. 😟
Yea same here, but there are those subtle posts about some political stuff you didn’t even follow or no one you know retweeted it, just talking about some right wing shit or left wing shit, I wonder how many people get “left wing can’t meme” or “right wing can’t meme” on their feed randomly?
I think it’s because I follow some blue check marked accounts and it gives me it but idk how it really works, I just know I get them randomly and it pisses me off when I doom scroll at night and get some transphobe stuff or something like that
Has he figured out that it’s incredibly rare for a head of state to agree to a sit down interview with an openly hostile journalist? This never happens to anyone
Especially now that it's been shown that dropping it as a platform really doesn't hurt anyone (NPR saw no change in their traffic when they stopped posting there)
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Something went seriously wrong in his life some years back and what he's become is terrible.
Has he no friends that can check in on him? Is he okay?
the propaganda and trolling mill doesn't work if there's nobody left to bullshit
Q: How do you make a small fortune in the restaurant business?
A: Start with a large fortune.
and that's what makes it hard to quit :)
By that I mean, giving taxpayers ownership of something they already paid for. #CorporateWelfare 🎩
I guess IOKIYAAR. in Mr. Bennett's book. I missed that chapter.
And, he was on the same side as Alex Jones.
That’s all we ever need to know about him from this point forward. He’s not a serious person, and his opinions on anything should no longer matter.
but there's still a lot of generalized journos that are still on there klout hunting and know better
https://bsky.app/profile/wrongbottom.bsky.social/post/3kkrffljzdu27
Jay Kuo has a weekly feature called “For Xeets and Giggles”
they're real tweets (though the MTG one is a phony, which still showcases how shitty the platform is)
To find idiots to vex!
Which Musk makes so damn easy
I am happy if a bit queasy.
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I literally never see any of this (or the promoted tweets which I disappear quite quickly once you start blocking them all)
Madness.
no ethical consumption.
my twt is where I sit in the peanut gallery and angrily throw peanuts at public figures