John KilbyDec 13, 2022
Mehdi Hasan

The leader of the Republican Party and the owner of Twitter have both spent the past week or so nodding to, winking at, or outright promoting QAnon and Pizzagate.

It's hard for me to describe to you how dangerous, how crazy, how unprecedented, this all is.

America, 2022.

Dec 13, 2022 at 4:04amWeb
Show threadMemeDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan Welcome back! Now how's about you hang out with us for now on? 😉
Show threadBrad BelstockDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan the misunderstanding of “free speech” is going to get someone hurt and perhaps even worse. A social medium has been weaponized.
Show threadStatmonkey 🙊Dec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan Yet it's par for the course. I just read an article that the Department of Homeland Security knowingly had hundreds of domestic terrorists on their payroll in the form of Proud Boys etc and my reaction was to reach for another cookie.
Show threadIdo AmirDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan It would be less dangerous if you all #LeaveTwitter.
Pull the plug on Musk.
Show threadaaronprideDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan welcome to fediverse!
Show threadJulesDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan nothing is shocking anymore. Good to see you.
Show threadPro-Democracy Coalition GuyDec 13, 2022

@mehdihasan

To what end though?

Surely it's not just vanity and ego.
It feels like something else.

Show threadPro-Democracy Coalition GuyDec 13, 2022

@mehdihasan

This explanation makes the most sense to me.

https://bylinetimes.com/2022/11/07/musks-twitter-buy-makes-no-sense-unless-its-part-of-something-bigger/

‘Musk’s Twitter Buy Makes No Sense – Unless It’s Part of Something Bigger’

Brexit and Trump were initially seen as jokes, but the new owner of the social media giant could pose a serious threat to democracy – and a boon for Vladimir Putin, writes David Troy

Byline Times
Show threadTammy BuragesDec 13, 2022
@whateva_0331 Musk's purchase of twitter was backed by the Saudis. The entire project is now aimed at ruining U.S. democracy and installing the fascists, who will continue to provide favors to the Saudis.
Show threadTofu GolemDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan
Wait, when you say "leader of the Republican party," do you mean the entire Russian government, or just Putin?
Show threadkylevDec 13, 2022

@mehdihasan We’ve seen some really oddball CEOs before. We’re just wondering how far he’ll go with the conspiracy stuff… all the way to “Full Firmage”? He decided he believed in alien tech.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/CEO-Quits-Job-Over-UFO-Views-Advances-in-2952834.php

CEO Quits Job Over UFO Views / Advances in technology a gift of aliens, Silicon Valley pioneer believes

CEO Quits Job Over UFO Views / Advances in technology a gift of aliens, Silicon Valley...

San Francisco Chronicle
Show threadpbardenDec 13, 2022

@mehdihasan Maybe a certain someone could invite a certain billionaire for a "Capones Vault" like special of the basement of the supposed pizzagate restaurant.

🤦‍♂️

Show threadBrad 🇺🇸 🇺🇦Dec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan Capitalism has has failed us. Bring on socialism, and eat the rich.
Also, we should love one another. 🙂
Show threadVincent St. Pierre 🇨🇦Dec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan I am concerned.
Show threadTammy BuragesDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan Hello, Mehdi! Would you consider asking Democratic members of Congress why they haven't moved to a different platform? Or why they don't at least create an account on Mastodon or Post and cross-post for awhile?
Show threadRobert MDec 13, 2022
@tburages @mehdihasan Twitter is disgusting. No elected official or government agency should be on it. If you care to read the disgusting comments this is a link to the White house Tweet: https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1602476187611176965?s=20
The White House on Twitter

“The PACT Act is the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic exposed veterans in more than 30 years. Veterans can learn more about eligibility and sign up at https://t.co/emuAN7Ctzw.”

Twitter
Show threadrumisufiDec 16, 2022
@rob11563 @tburages @mehdihasan it is absolutely a cesspool of degenerate interactions.
Show threadShane LewinDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan everything you wrote is true, save that it’s unprecedented.
Show threadzeruchDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan it's quite precedented. We're at the stage where all the unhinged idiocy of the last 6 years of #Trumpism has degraded the body politic (and the media landscape) into a turdscape in a typhoon.
Show threadNikhil ShahDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan I am happy that you are posting on here again. Please post the same articles and threads that you post on twitter. Most of us deleted our accounts on there 🙏🏽
Show threadrodluxDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan yes, very worrying. Are you still on Twitter?
Show threadEggBotswanaDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan Trump is on Newsmax openly lying again, about everything that happened on Jan 6th. His supporters are being riled up again and it seems inevitable that violence will ensue as a result. He will not go down without inflicting considerable damage to the USA.
Show threadOregon Animal LoverDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan Yay!!!! Mehdi is here!!!!
Show threadAndy Bitterer ☑️Dec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan Why do you (and many others) keep referring to things the GQP and their supporters do as “dangerous”? Don’t get me wrong, it may very well be, but I’d assume those people thrive on being called “dangerous” as that implies they have power over others and that we fear them.
Show threadmasurrealistDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan You’re absolutely correct! Extremely dangerous.
Show threadMaine Abu El BanatDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan Pizza Gate? They can't even come up with new bullshit!
Show threadNeil A. EvansDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan They're going to get (more) people killed, this will end in outrageous acts of violent.
Show threadStan FletcherDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan Appealing to the lowest common denominator is so 2020.
Show threadBrianDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan
Show threadEenyDec 13, 2022

It is #thicktrunktuesday and I just found this beautiful short film featuring Majesty, the mighty maiden (straight grown, un-stooled, un-pollarded) oak in Kent, UK.

https://youtu.be/W3n7ezDzWJw

Walking to England's oldest Oak tree: Majesty.

YouTube
Show threadAnglophylDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan Mehdi, it's only unprecedented in the US since (maybe) 1980. Please cast your eye upon the 1,000 year history of the Catholic Church, for starters, to see precedent.
Show threadmarktaylorDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan Twitter is actually more attractive to organized crime now. Cc @FBI
Show threadFederal Bureau of Investigation Dec 13, 2022
@marktaylor @mehdihasan In a recent investigation, we discovered that many high-ranking members of organized crime groups have abandoned their #Twitter accounts in favor of creating #MySpace profiles.

While this may come as a surprise to some, the switch to MySpace makes perfect sense for these criminal organizations. MySpace offers a level of anonymity that Twitter simply cannot match. With its advanced privacy settings and limited data collection, MySpace allows organized crime to operate under the radar and avoid detection by law enforcement.

In addition, MySpace offers a level of nostalgia and nostalgia that Twitter cannot provide. Many members of organized crime groups grew up using MySpace and have fond memories of the platform. It seems that for these criminals, MySpace is not just a tool for conducting illegal activity, but also a trip down memory lane.

We urge all citizens to be cautious when using social media and to avoid MySpace at all costs. Remember, if it's not on Fediverse, it's not worth your time.
Show threadmarktaylorDec 13, 2022

@FBI @mehdihasan Great parody account. You had me fooled for a moment.

Are you really Elon posting in disguise? lol

Show threadFederal Bureau of Investigation Dec 13, 2022
@marktaylor @mehdihasan ha, we're not fooled by your silly little attempt to accuse us of being @Elon_Musk. We're the FBI, not some random tech billionaire (maybe soon millionaire?).
Show threadmarktaylorDec 13, 2022
@FBI @mehdihasan @Elon_Musk Unless Elon improves Tesla’s servicing model, maybe “hundredaire” lol
Show threadNimbusDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan And the owner of Twitter is actively seeking military contacts.
Show threadGuitarGirlDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan We know.
Show threadsemiquaverDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan at the point the Yoel Roth and family had to leave their house out of safety concerns its not just winking and nodding! Its outright intimidation and bullying. These incitements are crimes.
Show threadJames SayerDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan The American right is just dying to go full-on fascist, and they will not be denied, QED.
Show threadJJDec 13, 2022
@mehdihasan I just got permantly suspended for calling graham and don Jr wastes of sperm...which is true. Yet all I see on there now is lies and hate. He just wants to turn it into a red live fest. Now I just have to figure this site out. It's confusing. Lol
Show threadjergyDec 13, 2022

@mehdihasan

"If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy."

-David Frum, 2018

Show threadChicagoSibDec 13, 2022

@mehdihasan

$B's wanting to return to #Feudalism & swoop in to clean house post-civil-war.

#ItsNeverEnough #UncheckedWealth

Show threadDoyle HowardDec 13, 2022

@mehdihasan

Republicans don’t care about danger to anyone. They only care about gaining more power.

Republicans fail the American people, then convince them to vote for them so they can protect them and make them rich. It is predatory.

Show threadM&MDec 14, 2022
@mehdihasan why not boycotting the site. The site is useless if people are not on it.
Show threadM&MDec 14, 2022
@mehdihasan why not leave the Twitter
Show threadsp00pkitt3nDec 16, 2022
@mehdihasan please keep posting here and post your other socials. many leftie journos being banned now. bird app useless
Show threadvirkonDec 16, 2022
@mehdihasan Indeed. But wouldn't it be better to stop debating and tooting about this propaganda and find a way to do something about it. IMHO taking away the huge audience would be a first step.
But then, someone seems to be already working on that one.
Show threadVirtue signal 💉💉💉🇺🇸 🇺🇦Apr 7, 2023

@mehdihasan

Where is your Matt Taibbi interview??

Show threadStopTheMadnessJul 1, 2023
@mehdihasan if you look at what Mike Flynn is posting, it gets worse and more dangerous.