If you're over here, you may have missed that Matt Taibbi is pushing a new batch of "Twitter Files" over on the other site... and once again seems to not understand the context of ANYTHING he's looking at, while presenting it in the most conspiratorially misleading way possible.
Yes, the FBI alerted Twitter to tweets that told people to vote on the wrong day. And asked Twitter if they violated policy. That's basically it.
@peatbog i am trying, and failing, to understand this reference.
(Of note: one of my colleagues, has a pet raccoon, so I'm trying to figure out if this is a reference to that, but then still not understanding it)
@mmasnick Raccoons can give you brain worms.
"Symptoms may include drowsiness, confusion, loss of muscle coordination or decreased head control. Humans may have permanent nervous disabilities or vision loss and in severe cases, blindness or death may occur."
@mmasnick @TimCushing The disease isn't one I hear about often even though lots of people play with squirrels and raccoons. Still it's terrifying. If I put a plate on the back porch for the possum, I'm mindful of possible contamination when I bring it in and I wash it carefully.
I thought I was making a clever joke about Taibbi's judgement but I failed to read the room, lol.
@mmasnick @TimCushing I understand about strange coincidences in conversations on the Internet.
Years ago I got involved with researching a cult famous for sneaky ops against critics. If I met someone with the same unusual last name as a bad guy, I'd have to google to see if there was a connection. Never found anything though.
Mike Masnick ✅
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