You've Got to Be Kidding?

The Financial Times reports that Elon Musk personally called the chief executives of companies pulling advertising from Twitter to complain.   Media Matters released a report suggesting Twitter has now lost half of its top 100 advertisers.   Ad sales account for nearly 90% of Twitter's revenue.   In addition, there is also talk that Apple and Google may pull the “Twitter app” from their App Stores.   This inspired Musk to tweet “Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter.   Do they hate free speech in America?”   Musk then followed up by tweeting “What’s going on here @tim_cook?” Wow, it seems Elon is going full “Space-Karen” on Apple, and is “demanding to speak to the manager.”  Now, is it just me, or does it seem like every time some MAGA jerk doesn't get their way or someone disagrees with them, it suddenly becomes a “free speech issue?”   But I can see Elon Musk’s point.  I mean, who could imagine a company that wouldn’t be thrilled...

Claiming “The people have spoken,” billionaire Elon Musk has reinstated former president Donald Trump’s Twitter account after he ran an unscientific poll of his Twitter followers, which found that slightly more respondents wanted Trump’s account restored than those who didn’t.   Trump’s Twitter account had been suspended over fears of violent incitement in the days after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in riots that left five dead and hundreds injured. Wow, who knew Elon Musk makes his most important executive decisions by “mob rule?”  Wonder who conducted that poll for Musk, anyway - Vladimir Putin?  Now, just in case you didn't already hate Twitter, with this move, Musk is now transitioning Twitter - into what can only be described as “MAGA-QAnon Twitter!”  Crazy move, but hey…it’s your $44 billion, pal.  I’m guessing that the MyPillow guy will be the primary advertiser from this point on. That’s right, in essence - Elon Musk has just spent $44 bill...

Former president Donald Trump’s “Truth Social” website is in serious financial difficulty as its traffic is dwindling and the company scheduled to acquire it expresses fear that Trump’s legal problems could lead to a big decline in his popularity.  In addition, the company’s financial base has begun to erode, and it stopped paying its conservative web-hosting service RightForge back in March, meaning it now owes RightForge more than $1 million.  Payment disputes and a dwindling audience are fueling doubts about whether the former president’s Twitter clone can survive. What?  Trump is behind a failed business?  Say it isn’t so!  I just don’t get it; they had such a solid business model - using dark money provided by international crooks, shysters, and arms merchants - to finance a place where half-wits, conspiracy theorists, white supremacists, and other crackpots can gather to tell each other outrageous lies, spread hate, and defend the indefensible.  Now...

Much to the delight of MAGA conservatives and QAnon advocates everywhere, Twitter announced that Elon Musk has agreed to acquire the company for $44 billion, giving the world’s richest person command of a highly influential social media site that serves as a platform for political leaders, a sounding board for experts across industries, and an information hub for millions of everyday users.   Musk claims this is what is needed in order to “save free speech and democracy.” Absolutely!  Why, I can’t think of a better way to preserve free speech and democracy, than having an obscenely rich, narcissistic, American oligarch, stand watch over an endless deluge of unchecked misinformation, conspiracy theories, propaganda, and outright lies - all being fed to the masses through one of the world’s most prominent social media platforms.  Ladies and gentlemen behold - the next Donald Trump. Interestingly, Musk seems convinced it doesn’t really matter if someone inside a crowded t...

Trump to Launch New Social Media Platform in Coming Months:   Trump communications strategist and political advisor Jason Miller, told Fox News’ Media Buzz this week that the former president will be back in two to three months with a brand new social media platform that he claims will “completely redefine the game.” Gee, that sounds like a terrific idea - and one that’ll really catch on fast.  In fact, I’m sure the FBI and other intelligence agencies will want to be some of the first to sign up.  Of course, one can only hope that this new project doesn’t end up getting in the way of Mr. Trump’s golfing.  We all know that the former president isn’t really a huge fan of long workdays.  But, just think of it - a new social network - just for liars, racists, insurrectionists, anti - vaxxers, conspiracy theorists, homophobes, grifters, and half-wits.  A place where a guy like Donald Trump will be free to talk about “how much he truly despises everyone -...

Trump Says He Will Ban TikTok from Operating in the US:   President Trump announced plans on Friday to use either emergency economic powers or an executive order, to ban the social media platform TikTok from operating here in the United States. So let’s see here, we have a killer pandemic spreading like crazy, our education system is in ruins, the US economy is collapsing around us, the postal service is nearly on it’s deathbed from lack of funding, and unemployment benefits are about to run out for over 30 million Americans.  But, never fear, our President has taken the helm and decided the solution is - banning a silly social media app called “TikTok." Now, that said, and in all fairness - Donald Trump is not alone in his dread of “TikTok.”  Why, even Captain Hook, of Peter Pan fame, shook in fear, just upon hearing anything that remotely sounded like “TikTok.”  And hell, while he’s at it, why not also consider banning tic tacs - just to be on the saf...