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Elon Musk called for the firing of Wall Street Journal reporter Katherine Long after she exposed racist tweets from Marko Elez, a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee who later resigned.

Long’s report revealed Elez had posted remarks promoting racism and eugenics.

“Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool,” Elez posted in July, according to the Journal’s review of archived posts.

Musk, who claims to support free speech, labeled Long “disgusting and cruel” and demanded that she should be fired.

Critics noted the hypocrisy of Musk advocating for a journalist’s removal over accurate reporting on a public official’s misconduct.

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[–] LordWiggle 80 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Press freedom is a threat to ~~society~~ Elon and must be stopped! Heil Elon!

What a fucking moron. Why is no one stopping him.

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[–] alekwithak 78 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago

He's a bit of an expert on what's "disgusting and cruel."

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 day ago (2 children)

My grandfather, a WWII veteran, would be rolling in his grave if he saw the rise of Naziism in this country.

And he was the type of person who would openly call for ass-whuppin' if he saw one in person.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Unfortunately propoganda is very effective and most of the people who would outright call for groups to be placed in concentration camps simply for their existence can't see any coorelation to them being like NAZI's.

Person I work with today, "I wouldn't want to to go the Superbowl because someone would drop a nuke on our heads". To which I responded, thankfully that has never happened. To which they responded, "Well people don't even know what sex they are anymore."

So attempting to unpack any of that leaves me starting with the fact that they apparently mistrust transgender people so much that they fear they have the means and motivation to launch a nuclear attack on the President of the United States. Kim Jong Un really might want to meet these people.

This person also calls every person of Hispanic descent we drive by an illegal that thankfully Trump will round up soon.

It's all blatant bigotry, but they can't see it themselves.

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[–] thesohoriots 42 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, cry ketamine tears about your boy harem

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can he just take a bit more ketamine please? I feel it's not sedating him enough.

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[–] DarkFuture 9 points 20 hours ago

Turns out, racists don't like being outed.

Elon should know.

[–] Xanthobilly 30 points 1 day ago

Don’t worry, JD Vance told Musk to rehire him then goose-stepped away.

[–] Chainweasel 21 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Any sane country that wants to remain that way should be banning Twitter immediately.
It feels like insanity to me that they're watching what he's doing to America right now and not immediately reacting by banning the tools he used to do it here.

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[–] DrFistington 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Goodness Gravy, you mean an investigative journalist did the fucking job they were hired to do? I know its surprising to Elon, because he's never actually done any work and doens't understand the concept, but holy shit he's earning that upcoming lead implant

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 21 hours ago

So we can add Irony to the things he doesn't understand

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

Elon: But look at the disgusting stuff she uncovered!! It's as if she said those things herself by publishing that!

[–] Sludgehammer 13 points 1 day ago

I always find the conservative "How dare you tell people what I said" outrage amusing.

[–] Diplomjodler3 19 points 1 day ago

Booohooo! Those big meanies hurt the widdle feefees of Muskyboi by pointing out things that are real! So disgusting!

[–] MapleEngineer 4 points 19 hours ago

MAGA has a fucking hardon for cruelty unless it's directed at white men.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Free speech for me but not for thee

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