- It's official. Billionaire Elon Musk purchased Twitter.com for an estimated $44 billion.
Once again, leftists are telling on themselves by declaring that Musk's vision of a platform for all viewpoints is steeped in authoritarianism. They then follow up that sentiment by saying content moderation is vital, and they do so without a scintilla of irony.
While there are so many unhinged prog reactions to list, these two best sum up what I've been talking about.
Once again it's former Clinton administration garden gnome Labor Secretary Robert B. Reich contradicting.....uh......Robert B. Reich.
It’s perfect. pic.twitter.com/XgKibQEmOu
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 25, 2022
And then you have MSNBC guy Ari Melber describing a scenario that sounds all too familiar.
“You could secretly ban one party’s candidate…secretly turn down the reach of their stuff and turn up the reach of something else and the rest of us might not even find out about it until AFTER the election.”
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) April 26, 2022
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The prog outrage machine being fueled by this Musk-Twitter saga has been yet another validation of Berg's 7th Law.
- First it was an expletive laden "protest" in front of the personal residence of the then head of the Minneapolis Police union. Then it was an unwarranted accusation of racism towards a St Paul police officer who cited him for equipment violations. And now it appears this person may have interfered with St Paul police performing its duties.
St. Paul police say Rep. John Thompson “bullied” and intimidated officers as they tried to investigate his adult daughter during a DUI traffic stop.
Thompson’s 26-year-old daughter was found to be driving without a license and apparently under the influence of drugs, but her father arrived on scene and officers allowed him to take her away rather than placing her under arrest, according to sources.
Thompson’s daughter was pulled over for a moving violation in St. Paul on Sunday. She refused to roll her window down and identify herself to police, according to a report obtained by Alpha News. However, officers learned who she was when Rep. Thompson arrived on scene, “stating that [the driver] was his daughter and [is] afraid of police,” per the report.
A source recalled Thompson’s chaotic arrival on scene to Alpha News: “Thompson drives up to the scene, parks illegally [and] starts yelling at officers right away.” He also reportedly handed out his business card to officers.
“Our officers were bullied by a state representative who tried to use his elected position and false claims of racism to intimidate,” St. Paul police spokesperson Steve Linders told Alpha News. Thompson’s behavior “put our officers, who were trying to keep our streets safe for everyone, in an incredibly difficult position,” he continued. “No one should ever be bullied by an elected official. No one should have to endure being called a racist without provocation or proof.”
Thompson denied the allegations he was "bullying" law enforcement. You know what'll settle this? Releasing video footage of the exchange, which was done in the aftermath of the July 2021 incident where Thompson accused an officer of profiling.
MN Statute 13.82 Subd.15 permits the video's release to "...dispel widespread rumor or unrest." Since Thompson challenges Axtell's characterization, all video needs to be released to "dispel widespread rumor" about how Axtell described Thompson's behavior. Stay tuned for updates.
— Michael Brodkorb (@mbrodkorb) April 26, 2022
We definitely haven't heard the last of this.
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