“‘What he’s good at is destroying things…He could easily destroy us if we play it wrong.…We’re all pretending we’ve got a lot to show for it because admitting what a disaster it’s been is too tough to digest….There isn’t really an upside to Trump.’”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/08/tucker-carlson-phony-fox-00086126?cid=apn

I gave up 15 years on Twitter and 22,000 followers. I used my anniversary to invite others to follow me to Mastodon, and I pointed out that every tweet is a donation to Musk. We know what he is and what he's doing. He gave Michael Flynn his account back on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

I started my #Twitter exodus as a boycott against Musk. Now, I'm thrilled to be here. I miss a few things, but Mastodon is just built better. I feel like it makes me (and you) better, too.

He talked about electric cars. I don't know anything about cars, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Then he talked about rockets. I don't know anything about rockets, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Now he talks about software. I happen to know a lot about software & Elon Musk is saying the stupidest shit I've ever heard anyone say, so when people say he's a genius I figure I should stay the hell away from his cars and rockets.

True:

"Mainstream journalists, who are endlessly harangued for their alleged liberal bias, jump at opportunities to strut their evenhandedness, even when it backfires on them." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/22/midterms-mainstream-media-stand-by-red-wave/

That's from the Washington Post's media columnist, Erik Wemple:

What Wemple describes is a major factor. I've been writing about it for years. It helps explain yesterday's staggering "they both lie" tweet from Ashley Parker comparing Biden's mendacity to Trump's.

#journalism #journalists

RT @[email protected]

Overnight: Trump reposted and amplified a long stream of QAnon memes (from an explicitly QAnon account) before attacking the Supreme Court on Truth Social. A small sample:

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1595392397122453506

RT @[email protected]

Breaking my self-imposed Twitter silence to offer some context for last night's mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. Since early 2021, the right has increasingly mobilized against the queer community, with drag shows being a particular focal point. https://countingcrowds.org/2022/09/30/escalating-right-wing-attacks-on-the-lgbtq-community/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/JayUlfelder/status/1594320767503794176

I saw the movie "She Said" in the theatre. An outstanding work. There's a lot of good journalism movies, but in my own rankings this might be the best. What it's best at is showing how the pursuit of a monster story is all-consuming. It invades every portion of your life. 1/

#journalism #journalists