For years, the media built up Elon Musk and got the public to buy into the myth of his genius. Now the truth of who he is can’t be hidden and changing how they cover Musk isn’t enough.
The media failed us. They not only need to inform the public about the harms of Musk’s empire, but change how they cover the entire tech industry so another grifter can’t replicate his rise. They owe us nothing less.
@parismarx@pivoinebleue I never paid much attention to #musk but it was generally accepted that he invented #Tesla & #SpaceX. His biggest mistake as far as his image is concerned was exposing himself on #Twitter.
Republicans have gone too far with their scapegoating & stigmatizing innocent children: GOP state legislatures are increasingly pushing forward with proposals that, in effect, would require schools to report to parents when a student shows certain signs of #LGBTQ+ self-identification. Trend: documented in a new report from PEN America -bills have “exploded in popularity -become part of a concerted nat. campaign. They, like other critics, dubs them “forced outing bills🚨. ”https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/24/forced-outing-lgbtq-rights-pen-america-transgender/
@rimu Oh! That’s awful. Keeping cats indoors is better for the cats anyway. Where I live there’s a forest full of predators that would kill cats and small dogs if they were allowed outside. Doesn’t NZ have any predators like foxes or coyotes?
Can you imagine if people coming to Ellis island, escaping violence & hopelessness, had to go through razor torture wire? This is our nations shame. #Abbott & #DeSantis shipping #migrants should be brought up on charges. How dare they call themselves religious? H/t @GottaLaff who threads will Bunch’s must read -
DeSantis is shaking up his campaign staff for a third time, this time getting rid of his campaign manager.
It’s not going to help. The problem isn’t them. It’s him.
People just don’t like him.
@georgetakei#desantis should stop trying to be something he’s not, human. Like the #kochbrothers & the other alien invaders, #rondesantis must stop trying to Venus-form our planet & just go home. 🌋👽💀
