#substack, by first refusing to ban nazis under the guise of being a "free speech" platform, and then turning around and saying "actually we'll ban some of the nazis", has taken the route that will piss off the most people possible

good work, boys

The real headline here should be:

"Even after being purged with no explanation, prominent journalists cling to toxic platform hellbent on undermining a free press"

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d948x/x-purges-prominent-journalists-leftists-with-no-explanation

This is a modern version of Tió de Nadal, a sort of #Catalan Christmas Log.

"Beginning with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8), one gives the tió a little bit to 'eat' every night and usually covers him with a blanket so that he will not be cold. The story goes that in the days preceding Christmas, children must take good care of the log, keeping it warm and feeding it, so that it will defecate presents on Christmas Day or Eve."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ti%C3%B3_de_Nadal

#TióDeNadal

"“San Francisco is proud to fly these flags where both visitors and residents alike may see and appreciate the more than 200 years of America’s rich history which they symbolize,” she declared, as reported by the May 21, 1981, San Francisco Examiner."

#Feinstein

https://sfbayview.com/2019/04/its-true-as-san-francisco-mayor-dianne-feinstein-did-repeatedly-fly-a-confederate-flag-in-front-of-city-hall/

A little old lady named Dorothy called her neighbor Fred and said, “Please come help me, I have a killer jigsaw puzzle and I can’t figure out how to get started.”

Fred asked, “What’s it’s supposed to be when it’s finished?”

“According to the picture on the box, it’s supposed to be a rooster,” replied Dorothy.

“Okay,“ Fred replied. “ i’ll come over and help with the puzzle.”

He rang the doorbell, she let him in and showed him the pieces spread out all over the kitchen table.

He studied the pieces for a moment, looked at the box and said, “First of all, no matter what we do, we’re not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling a rooster.”

He took her hand and said, “Secondly, I want you to relax. Let’s have a nice cup of tea, and then,” he said with a deep sigh, “we’ll put all the corn flakes back in the box.”

An obvious pretext for Elon Musk kicking the most prominent Jewish civil rights organization off Twitter.

Musk has made the choice to supercharge antisemitism and propagate that ideology. It’s irrelevant what he personally believes.