On Musk, and democracy, neofascism, and Thiel:
What’s happening with #Twitter now is very similar to how Trump built the MAGA GOP: dominance.
Musk is forcing #journalism to scrape and beg. Reinstated accounts are tweeting happiness to be back.
That’s the “dominance politics” playbook. The authoritarian, #neofascist playbook. The way to fight is to pull out.
@joshtpm re: Trump, 2017:
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/reporters-need-to-pull-out-of-trumps-dominance-rituals
What’s happening with #Twitter now is very similar to how Trump built the MAGA GOP: dominance.
Musk is forcing #journalism to scrape and beg. Reinstated accounts are tweeting happiness to be back.
That’s the “dominance politics” playbook. The authoritarian, #neofascist playbook. The way to fight is to pull out.
@joshtpm re: Trump, 2017:
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/reporters-need-to-pull-out-of-trumps-dominance-rituals
Reporters Need to Pull Out of Trump’s Dominance Rituals
Not long ago I was talking with my colleague David Kurtz. We agreed that in many respects the big mainstream media players – the 'MSM'Josh Marshall (TPM)