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Summary

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

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

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week 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] 10 points 1 week ago

Real free speech absolutism there.

[–] [email protected] 81 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

God damn, every time I think this douche can't get any worse... There's no bottom (well, to be fair Trump is his bottom}

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week 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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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 week 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.

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

Free speech for me but not for thee

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Elon Musk: "Famed Free Speech Absolutist"

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

This pasty lil blood diamond baby needs a decade of Guantanamo treatment

[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, cry ketamine tears about your boy harem

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Turn that a-hole's k-hole into a black hole

[–] [email protected] 151 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, she's the disgusting one, not the guy who was "racist before it was cool."

And people still defend this Nazi.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 week ago

And ~~people~~ Nazis still defend this Nazi. --FTFY

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 465 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Musk is officially part of the government now, so this literally is an attack on free speech

Not that any conservative cares.

[–] [email protected] 108 points 1 week ago (6 children)

they keep saying he’s part of the government, but congress never vetted and confirmed him… he doesn’t have security clearance….

[–] [email protected] 106 points 1 week ago (8 children)

They. Do not care. About the law.

Why does this keep needing to be said?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

that’s not news to anyone

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago (10 children)

If it isn't news to you, why are you saying he hasn't been vetted or doesn't have security clearance as if that's relevant?

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 215 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I thought the GOP didn't like it when people get cancelled?

[–] [email protected] 73 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

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[–] [email protected] 104 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's always different when they perceive themselves as the victim.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Nazis turn out to be self-serving unprincipled assholes. It's really a surprise.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

If only there was nearly a century of history behind us we could have drawn on to see this coming.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

Lmao get'em Katherine!

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