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June 5, 2023
Tori Otten
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Spends an Hour Sucking Up to Elon Musk in Twitter Space
Instead of explaining why he’s running for president, RFK Jr. used the Twitter space to lavish compliments on Elon.
June 2, 2023
Prem Thakker
Elon Musk Calls to Imprison Therapists Helping Trans Kids
The Twitter CEO suggested throwing the medical professionals in jail, shortly after vowing to lobby for the criminalization of gender-affirming care.
June 2, 2023
Prem Thakker
Elon Musk Personally Elevates Transphobic Video Originally Flagged as Hate Speech
“Every parent should watch this,” said the man disowned by his trans daughter.
May 31, 2023
Tori Otten
Twitter Is Now Worth a Third What Elon Musk Paid for It
This is what happens when you keep inviting Nazis to your site.
May 30, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk Is Flirting With a Fake AOC Twitter Account
It’s not only gross, but Elon’s interactions with the account are also helping spread fake news.
May 24, 2023
Alex Shephard
The Ron DeSantis Twitter Campaign Launch Was a Disaster
The Florida governor’s attempt to kick off his presidential candidacy from deep within Elon Musk’s collapsing empire went exactly as well as you’d expect.
May 22, 2023
Tori Otten
The College Student Who Tracked Celebrities’ Private Jets Is Now Tracking Ron DeSantis
The new Twitter account was created just days after DeSantis signed a law blocking his travel records from the public.
May 19, 2023
Prem Thakker
Elon Said Twitter Users Can Post Two-Hour Videos, So Someone Immediately Shared the Entire
Shrek 3
Movie
New CEO shift going well *thumbs up*
May 16, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk Goes Full Antisemite After George Soros Dumps Tesla Shares
The Twitter CEO did not take the news well at all.
May 15, 2023
Alex Shephard
Elon Musk Doesn’t Care About Free Speech
The Twitter owner’s decision to capitulate to Turkish autocrat Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is shameful.
May 12, 2023
Prem Thakker
Elon Musk Is the Only One Happy About New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino
Linda Yaccarino, the reported new Twitter CEO, agrees with the far-right online a whole lot.
May 11, 2023
Alex Shephard
Fox News and Tucker Carlson Are Both Losing
Tucker has a new show—on Twitter. Fox News is shedding its audience. Without one another, the struggle is real.
May 9, 2023
Prem Thakker
Tucker Carlson Takes His Racist Show to Twitter
This is a partnership from hell—and it’s just further proof Elon Musk wants Twitter to be his own personal echo chamber.
April 21, 2023
Tori Otten
Even Fox News Doesn’t Want to Pay for a Blue Check on Twitter
Elon Musk’s big idea to save Twitter revenue is falling flat on its face.
April 20, 2023
Tori Otten
“Take That Pope Francis”: Twitter’s Blue Check Purge Begins
If nothing else, the reactions to the Twitter blue check apocalypse are amazing.
April 18, 2023
Tori Otten
Twitter Quietly Rolls Back Ban on Misgendering Trans People
Twitter reversed a policy to protect trans people from hate speech on the platform.
April 12, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s Twitter Faces Fines for Hate Speech Worth More Than the Entire Company
Meanwhile, Musk continues to insist hate speech is not a problem on the site.
April 12, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk Says He Wants “Specific Examples” of Hate Speech on Twitter
The Twitter CEO seems to think there’s no problem.
April 7, 2023
Prem Thakker
Why Elon Musk Is Nuking Substack on Twitter
Even his journo-buddies are up in arms.
April 3, 2023
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s New Plan Is to Make It Impossible to Tell Who Paid Him for a Blue Check
Everything is going just fine at Twitter under Elon Musk, thanks for asking.
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