Used to be that if a giant bridge collapsed, you'd be able to hop on Twitter and read all about it, the rescue efforts, what happened, all as information was being uncovered. It was the place to go for a major news story, people would be tweeting new info and it would all be gathered under the heading 'Francis Scott Key Bridge'...

Right now on X, there is a 'Key Bridge' trending topic, Francis Scott is missing. It's trending under "Politics"

The entire feed is:

1. This is Buttigieg/Obama/Biden's fault
2. Conspiracy theories about how this is similar to the Obama-produced 'Leave the World Behind' movie
3. Something about the missing/dead workers being Hispanic that I honestly can't even follow
4. Accusations that this is DEI's fault for "lowering standards"

What an absolute irredeemable shit hole that place has become.

@rodhilton
Lowering standards by who? The shipping company? The people who built the bridge in '72-'77?
@Nazani @rodhilton All of the above and then some? It's not like mediocre white people put any thought into their bigotry. Bad Things Wouldn't Happen If Mediocre White People Like Me Were In Charge And Even If Bad Things Happened Anyway, They Would Ultimately Be The Fault Of People Not Like Me. In This Essay/Blog Post/YouTube Rant/Quillette Article/NYT Column/Tearful Screed Delivered To My Hapless Pet Iguana, I Will 1/463