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It looks like dozens of Russian missiles are, again, targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure
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Elon Musk is midst-temper tantrum as Kyiv faces another brutal assault.
Musk was once a critical lifeline for the Ukrainian government. But they recognized, months ago, that Musk's attention is fleeting. bugeyedandshameless.com/p/a-study-in-s
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⚡️Mayor: Water outages reported across Kyiv.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said water outages are reported in all districts of the capital.
Prior, at least three explosions have been recorded in Kyiv after Russia launched an early morning strike.
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Instead of going to work or school or enjoying a cup of coffee at home this is how the people in my building are spending their Friday morning.
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As Elon weaponizes the platform for his own sad little grievances, it continues to be a critical channel for a country at war.
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Just heard an explosion — not sure from what — from where I am in central Kyiv. We’re under an air raid alert.
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I know it's self serving, but I can't emphasize enough how much the community on my Substack has replicated the best parts of Twitter without all the bullshit.
If you can't swing the price of a subscription, I always give away paid subs. Just shoot me an email.
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If you're on the lookout for Twitter alternatives, consider building your audience on Substack.
1. You'll always own your email list
2. Get paid for your work or write for free
3. Connect directly with your community
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I will say, however, that given the advertiser exodus from Twitter, it is acutely possible that each tweet on this platform is not earning Musk money but actually worsening his losses.
So I don't feel too bad musing aloud while I decide.
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And y'know what? Fine. I think we've all been waiting for where the lines would be drawn. If the line is "you can't be mean to Dear Leader," than I'd rather be elsewhere than relevant.
So that'll be a decision for tomorrow.
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Sometimes I get asked why I haven't quit already. But this basically it.
Especially for those of us without a dedicated publication, Twitter is *the* way we stay connected and relevant.
And the living emobidment of the Peter Principle bought this platform and fucked it up.
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twitter has been filling in for a robust journalism infrastructure for a long time, and that is bad
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If you see this page, it is bullshit. Hit 'continue' (But verify the link just the same)
There is no security risk to Mastodon. This is anticompetitive behavior by Musk — because he's not a capitalist, he's daddy's special boy.
(Also, follow on Madtodon.)
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I genuinely disagree with Greenwald on most things these says, but if he (and his ilk) challenge the manchild billionaire for banning everyone who's mean to him, I'll be impressed.
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I'll bet anything conservative journalists - like this - will be infinitely more consistent and principled in their objection to censorship of liberal journalists than liberal journalists ever were.
Liberals cheer censorship of their enemies, whine when it's their friends. twitter.com/RAMansour/stat…
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Listen to hear actual journalists hold Musk accountable for his complete bullshit.
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Here is Elon’s full appearance in @katienotopoulos’ spaces with banned journalists tonight
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Seems like the Space where some of the banned accounts, included , were hanging out suddenly went offline, not long after Musk was in it.
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Sorry it appears the Space cut out, screen went suddenly blank on my end and everyone got booted.
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doxxing someone's home address is not the same as publishing the flight path of a private jet unless you're worried about Antifa fighter jets.
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Mastodon, a social media platform that doesn't arbitrarily suspended journalists, also got its account suspended. thehill.com/policy/technol
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Oh this is one of the few flight tracker services keeping tabs on 's private jet that he hasn't managed to bully offline yet. airportinfo.live/flight/n628ts
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SHORT THREAD: Neo-Nazis today doxed journalist Hilary Sargent, including posting where they think she lives, the name of her young son and more. They claim she runs some anonymous Twitter account. I can say unequivocally they're wrong. (1/4)
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Under pressure from hundreds of activist billionaires, Twitter deplatforms journalists, literal journalists, even though they were reporting basic facts about Musk's fragility.
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Rupar confirms the *permanent* suspension.
Go subscribe to his excellent Substack: open.substack.com/pub/aaronrupar
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There's a strong possibility Musk is doing this just to gin up rage engagement. I suspect that's the big play behind his Twitter Files.
If that's the case, I don't know how any reputable journalist can stay on this platform.
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Update; So running total of journalists suspended from Twitter tonight. (washpo) (washpo) (NYT) (CNN) () (the intercept) (mashable)
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Mastodon, a social media platform that doesn't arbitrarily suspended journalists, also got its account suspended.
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Musk explains you can't share his private jet's flight path (public record) because he says someone followed his car.
He proceeds to post this guy's license plate.
Like my colleagues reported, the LAPD say no report was filed yet.
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The night of the long hair plugs
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Voices critical of Musk are being suspended left and right.
I'm still here.
And I will still tweet what I think about Elon.
But who knows where this goes?
So, I encourage you to preemptively follow me now at @jsrailton@mastodon.social .
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Free speech champion Elon Musk is booting journalists from his platform because they're mean to his friends.
This comes after Musk forbade tweeting peoples' private jet flight paths.
Pretty egregious bullshit!
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Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: @Donie O'Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post's @drewharwell.
Rupar tells me he has "no idea" why it happened.
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I imagine it's no coincidence just how similar this is to the plethora of scams out there that trade on Trump's name.
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New Trump grift just dropped
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It has been quite the year, so as a distraction from all that here are my WTF TV news moments from 2022 ✨
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coming to a presidential campaign near you twitter.com/atrupar/status
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#UPDATE Ukrainian forces said on Wednesday they had shot down an entire swarm of Iranian-made drones launched at Kyiv by Russian troops in their latest attack on the capital ▶️ u.afp.com/ixyE
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