revynDec 17, 2022
Matthew Sheffield

Oh my.

@Mediaite conservative writer Isaac Schorr misread the Twitter account @joinmastodon as "John Mastodon," and said that the open source social media software was named after this imaginary person. https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/hypocrisy-and-fear-all-the-way-down-at-twitter/

Hypocrisy and Fear All the Way Down at Twitter

After you’ve drawn such a strong distinction on speech and human freedom, you can’t make any mistake about the side on which you belong.

Mediaite
Dec 17, 2022 at 5:58pmMoa
Show threadeko_dot_swfDec 17, 2022

@mattsheffield Ugh does he mean the external council that hadn't even met in months?

Schorr is way out of his competencies here, of which it seems he has few.

Show threadChoose Democracy Das JanssenDec 17, 2022

@ekozie @mattsheffield

What a world! We are watching the Legend of John Mastodon being born in real time.

Show threaddingodogDec 17, 2022
@DasJ @ekozie @mattsheffield the people demand fan art
Show threadDec [{()}]Dec 17, 2022
@DasJ @ekozie @mattsheffield
My last tractor was a John Deere, but I've just upgraded to a John Mastodon.
Show threadDr. Tineke D'HaeseleerDec 18, 2022
@dec23k @DasJ @ekozie @mattsheffield 😂
🚜 👌
Show threadBruceMcFDec 18, 2022

@dec23k @DasJ @ekozie @mattsheffield

Actually, my grandad was a John Deere man, but he passed on before the superior #JohnMastodon hit the market.

Show threadf*cking b*tch clubDec 17, 2022

@DasJ @ekozie @mattsheffield
Wait! Was John one of the brave warriors at the Bowling Green Massacre?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_Green_massacre

Bowling Green massacre - Wikipedia

Show threadDell Cameron 🐈‍⬛Dec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield that’s awesome. for year at gizmodo, we told people the site was named after a guy named Ted Gizmodo.
Show threadHammancheezDec 17, 2022
@dell @mattsheffield pour one out for Timothy Gawker Esq too
Show threadAsylumDEG Dec 17, 2022
@dell @mattsheffield actually, at the risk of being accused of doxxing, I think this is him. He used to tell people he was "Tom" but we knew...
Show threadMatthew SheffieldDec 17, 2022
@AsylumDEG @dell You never know! I might need to do my own research. Rumor has it that John Mastodon was an early PayPal executive along with Tim Apple and Melon Husk.
Show threadBrian BroadusDec 17, 2022

@dell @mattsheffield

Jerry Usenet and I went to middle school together.

Show threadMrCopilotDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield Editors, we don't need no stinking editers...
Show threadBen, Writin’ MoviesDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield It’s becoming increasingly difficult to parody these people because they keep getting more stupid. 🤷🏻‍♂️
Show threadkkellerDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield honestly, Eugen should just change his legal name to John Mastodon!
Show threadoshyDec 17, 2022

@mattsheffield

>john mastodon
>cofounder
>competing social media company

FUCK

Show threadwas B (this is my old account)Dec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield image description: screencap from article showing the sentence in question which reads “Then, the platform removed John Mastodon, the founder of a competing social media company named after himself.”
Show threadsʌǝu ᴧɐɹʞǝʃ 🤘🇪🇪🤘Dec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield 😱🤣🤡🤦‍♂️
Show threadPhil AllsoppDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield Typical!
Show threadCTrevethan🐡🥣Dec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield i need specsavers today, I read that as Medialite, and well it is really, lite on fact checkin
Show threadRoelf Renkema  Dec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield
In an alternative reality....
@Gargron
Show threadBROKEN FINGERSDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield ELON MUSK FEVERISHLY TRYING TO TRACK JOHN MASTODONS FLIGHT PATTERNS
Show threadbrother soulDec 17, 2022
@brokenfingers @mattsheffield 😆 😂
Show threadE.G. PhillipsDec 17, 2022
@brokenfingers @mattsheffield but it turns out the eccentric founder only travels by pachyderm
Show threadRob BosDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield I mean, obviously. Mister John Mastodon is responsible for so much good in this world.
Show threadDrew MochakDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield Frankly, it's twitter's fault for not having higher contrast text!
Show threadBálint SzilaksziDec 17, 2022

@mattsheffield

We finally found the CEO of Mastodon!

Show threadwakest likes your bugs ⁂Dec 17, 2022
@szbalint @mattsheffield around these parts we call him Jmoe
Show threadRichBDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield hahahahahahaha
Show threadTristan LouisDec 17, 2022

@mattsheffield So thanks to #ChatGPT I give you...

The ballad of #JohnMastodon (sang in old-timey western ways)

Show threadPawel Siwczak پفلDec 17, 2022
@TNLNYC @mattsheffield 😁
Show threadHemant🕉️🌻Dec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield context for #JohnMastodon
Show threadSarenDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield Thank you for this - I was confused why people keep posting “I am John Mastodon” 😂
Show threadBen PettisDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield Big "Tim Apple" energy
Show threadThe KingDec 17, 2022
#JohnMastodon
Show threadLife_of_LizaDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield haha 😄
Show threadAlex VolkovDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield John Mastodon is an incredibly metal name.
Show threadgetimiskon   Dec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield I guess that's why gargron shitposted "John Mastodon".

I love those media fuck ups.
Show threadSix Possums In A TrenchcoatDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield It's almost like conservative news is unconcerned with minor things like "details" and "facts" and just makes up whatever's convenient for the point they're trying to make.
Show threadElennaDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield quality conservative journalism
Show threadRainShadowDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield John Mastodon, good friend of Tim Apple.
Show threadGriffin Cupstid, MDDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield https://youtu.be/OjYoNL4g5Vg
Nevermind - Emily Litella

YouTube
Show thread🦇 Jennie Rigg 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her)Dec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield
My brain hurts.
Show threadMeta Meta MikeDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield how?!
Show threadEQV AnalyticsDec 17, 2022

@mattsheffield

Can anyone give me John Mastodon's email address? I'd like to offer him a couple of suggestions.

Show threadkaiserkiwi Dec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield Reminds me of Trumps "Tim Apple".
Show threadluke__666Dec 17, 2022
@kaiserkiwi @mattsheffield Reminds me of that White House hooligan named "Via Getty". 😂
Show threadSean StanleyDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield @Gargron wait to they discover Fred Iverse
Show threadहर्षित जुनेजा Dec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield 
Show threaddeepfriedwaterDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield this place just hasn't been the same since John Mastodon's been removed 😔
Show threadNateDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield 100% we’re seeing our first journalist-meets-ChatGPT fail.
Show threadDick WallDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield just imagine if someone incited a violent insurrection via Twitter that ended in an actual loss of life and an attack on a government building. That account should definitely be banned.... Hey, wait a minute...
Show threadRiley S. FaelanDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield: ​
Show threadAJ WallisDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield We want justice for John Mastodon! 😂
Show threadSteve🏳️‍🌈Dec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield today, we're all John Q Mastodon
Show threadcalc.exeDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield can't believe it still hasn't been corrected lmao
Show threadTimmy O'DanaosDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield To be fair, it seemed so logical after Jack Twitter named his platform after himself
Show threadMark SellorsDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield
Show threadMelanie StefanDec 17, 2022
@mattsheffield I’m a feminist but I would totally change my last name if I could get married to John Mastodon.