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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago

As was the entire point. Why did the Saudis (who are so proTrump they invested $2 billion in his interests and funnelled even more money to him through their LIV Golf deal, also give Musk much of the money he used to buy Twitter? Could it be they all have the same goals?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

He tried to pump and dump twitter, then was forced to buy it. He immediately shifted to using it as a political tool to sell to local and foreign governments to interfere with public opinion and sow disinformation.

It's about time he gets called out

[–] boydster 7 points 1 month ago

Now prosecute him accordingly

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Xwitter and other media companies should be regulated under the FCC, not sure if they actually are.

The FCC only has a policy prohibiting news distortion, but no “law, rule, or regulation.” So, media channels have free will to lie and exaggerate news to the American citizens.

Fox News won this court battle in 2003, said it was their 2nd amendment right to lie. And it has been a literal bullshit-show in America ever since.

This was not an accident by the Supreme Court, they are actively working on removing democracy from our government ever since they intervened with the 2000 election.

They are very close.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah, no kidding. Meanwhile, nearly everyone with any ability to actually do something about it seems to be standing back and standing by or just straight up giving donnie every possible assist in snaking his way back into office (against the will of most Americans and nearly all normal Americans).

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago

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