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[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 208 points 2 months ago (6 children)

It's astonishing how completely and thoroughly fucked things are right now.

Think about it - the measure of how damaging a story might be to a deranged convicted felon presidential candidate is the eagerness with which a social media site owned by a billionaire troll and self-professed "free speech absolutist" tries to censor it.

How is that even possible? Does no one else recognize how jaw-droppingly insane these people are?

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 61 points 2 months ago

Fat white pedos protect eachother

[–] elrik@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago

It is insane and yet I've still never met a person in real life who uses X.

[–] ynthrepic@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Don't forget who some of the investors are who helped Elon buy Twitter either. In case you missed the story.

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It is Vladimir Putin.

Saved you a click.

[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago

Welcome to the republikkklown party.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

It's not that surprising. Russian oligarchs protect Putin, American oligarchs protect Republicans.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Very well put. It sometimes feels impossible to put this insanity into words at the very least, but you've done that, so thank you.