Drew HarwellTwitter just suspended the account for Washington D.C.'s public transit system, maybe for posting the buses' real-time assassination coordinates
https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/01/10/dc-metro-twitter-account-suspended/ @faizsays
Nicole ParsonsHigh speed rail, subway systems, and public transportation are all targets for defunding by #KochNetwork dark money.
I would be completely unsurprised if Musk is taking money for suspending the Twitter accounts of political opponents, journalists, and business competitors of Republican billionaire donors.
Public entities like a transit authority would certainly help the fossil fuel industry.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/26/koch-activists-phoenix-ban-light-rail
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/climate/koch-brothers-public-transit.html
htxdude123@Npars01 @drewharwell @faizsays I’ll never understand how big oil and big business interests have convinced Americans that: less options = more freedom. I don’t understand how people can see having no choice but to drive absolutely everywhere, pay for gas, car maintenance, tolls, registration fees, and think that’s the ultimate freedom.
NerdShinobi@illvillain @Npars01 @drewharwell @faizsays I think if they're honest with themselves, a lot of people feel freer when they don't have to choose for themselves in some cases.
Loki wasn't totally wrong IMO...
Loki wasn't totally wrong IMO...
@NerdShinobi @illvillain @drewharwell @faizsays
It's arrogant presumption that feeds a Republican donor narrative that people can't choose what's best for themselves.
It's a comforting self-rationalization for funding a global rise of fascist movements.
@Npars01 @illvillain @drewharwell @faizsays indeed it is. I wasn't really thinking of the political aspect, just the general. Found myself thinking the other day after I wasn't able to get one option for something I wanted, that I was relieved not to have to choose. That got me thinking.