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Behold the right-wing cesspool called X.

This graphic was posted in April 2026 by Nate Silver, showing X accounts with the most “engagement” during the first 3 months of 2026.

"It’s not hard to notice that Twitter has become extremely right-leaning. But I’d argue there’s an equally important trend: the top accounts are of incredibly low quality."

"X is neither a particularly pleasant place to be, nor a prestigious one."

Don't bother looking for Science.

https://www.natesilver.net/p/social-media-has-become-a-freak-show
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Show threadfor a day, while . . . 🗽Jun 7

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it's nice to see that the White House has a smaller presence than catturd . . .

Show threadCheDNJun 7
@cgsines @AkaSci If I were an optimist I'd hope that its a sign of waning coprophagia in right wing circles, but probably just a reflection of the fact that trump drops most of his turds on "truth" social.
Show threadBenjaminKJun 7

@AkaSci I would love to see what % of these circles are bot vs human engagement, twitter locked out researchers so it's hard to tell what's really going on.

One thing that is clear and hilarious is how much elon has had the algorithm rigged, apparently by 1000* (according to the linked article). If that's true his engagement is .251 which means he wouldn't even make the chart.

Show threadJKBJun 7
@AkaSci Today I Learned: Russia Today is "neutral"
Show threadMark KoekJun 7
@AkaSci just bots retweeting each other
Show threadDagnabbit, Pascaline ! 💥Jun 7

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I like the 'Reps Against Trump' 😸
And Aaron Rupar still going strong.

I never visit X though and don't have an account.

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Author decries social media for being a right-wing hellscape.

Author posts his material on Substack. 🤦‍♂️

Show threadJim LillicotchJun 7
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I still find that X-Twitter is the best place to talk local sports. I wish it weren't so, but it is. Don't hear much from the far right not jobs
Show threadErik NelsonJun 7
@AkaSci Its name is X, but I would rather call it Ex, because it used to be something and it isn't any more.
Show threadHywel MallettJun 7
@AkaSci I should probably be quite grateful that I don’t know who many of them are, but I’m surprised to see that #MehdiHassan has many more followers than #BarackObama
Show threadHywel MallettJun 7
@AkaSci Actually @mehdihasan has an account on here - 41 toots, no activity for 3 years, yet 46k followers!
Show threadTechidonJun 7
@AkaSci meh it's alright.
Just block the obvious suspects.
It's actually a lot more civilized than bsky
Show threadGreg Spradlin6d ago
@AkaSci Right-leaning accounts are bound to be lower-quality 😂. Right-wing views are incompatible with logic, common sense, compassion, and a basic understanding of the world.
Show threadfrank876d ago
@AkaSci question is: do those users sell ads?