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Translation from Newspeak:

Hateful conduct: that which contradicts the Official State Narrative or wounds the feelings of a member of a Protected Victim Group™.

“When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less."

"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."

"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master — that’s all.”

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Newsflash - people of influence and authority don't like New Twitter.

So Musk was quickly brought around.

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I just wish we could find enough “left” Americans who still thought censorship was an abomination to fill a bucket.

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Jun 1, 2023·edited Jun 1, 2023

The PC Nanny-State diehards at Twitter will be just as bad if not more difficult to weed out than cleaning up our security agencies. They are dyed in the wool control-freak cultist and will not go gently into that good Twitter Feed…..

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founding

There is one specific and clear message:

A message to Tucker Carlson - to stay away from current Twitter and move to Rumble -- ASAP.

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Time will tell.

Watching What is a Woman? tonight.

Have been married for 45 years and am still discovering new features 👍

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I have had enough of these endless bull-shit responses, whether it is the FBI or Twitter, where the individuals who make these alleged “mistakes” never get identified or punished. As I Tweeted to you yesterday, Musk’s Twitter has shadowbanned you in a very aggressive fashion and the Woke satisfying “mistakes” keep piling up. When Elon corrects these “mistakes” and identifies (and terminates) the individuals responsible, then I will believe he is not taking the knee.

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Are we at the point where far too many people think there is a new civil right not to be offended?

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Jun 1, 2023·edited Jun 1, 2023

How is this not discrimination? Are they denying that biological women exist? This attack on nature, reality and women is "hateful," not questioning the new religious rhetoric. Musk better allow this. If questioning the new Inquisition is hateful, democracy is in serious danger. We have a new moral police. I'm a heretic, and will continue to question this new religion.

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Jun 1, 2023Liked by Matt Taibbi

I support Matt's skepticism of efforts to de-platform the enemies of the woke, but I am always caught a little off guard when Matt goes to bat for reactionary cockroaches like Matt Walsh.

Defend the guy's right to free speech, Matt, but remember the team he is playing for.

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I think Twitter is just done, that's it. "Free speech" whatever was a marketing ploy but Musk but he clearly doesn't believe in it with any conviction.

I really hope Substack notes continues to grow. I post there all the time, it's a lot more fun than Twitter. There are no advertisements and as of yet, no spam. Comments are all real and it feels way healthier than Twitter.

Whether Substack notes stays awesome forever, who knows, but I'm enjoying the golden age for now.

Musk is shyster, what should we expect but this?

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All of this is very simple. People need to stop using Twitter and other formats that infringe upon thier rights and support only those formats that support the Bill of Rights.

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Tens of thousands of people have been banned by the transsexual police force on Twitter since Elon took over. Myself being one of those people. This is no surprise at all. The pronoun brigade and alphabet mafia still runs the show. Freedom of speech on Twitter is an illusion.

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Jun 1, 2023·edited Jun 1, 2023

I don’t like it when Mom and Dad fight.

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I paid to watch What Is A Woman. I am a libertarian.. Matt Walsh was brilliant. I would have a hard time not punching that smug so called "professor" in the face..a more smug pompous ass would be difficult to find and the interview with the "trans man" could bring you to tears..well done. Twitter would have me watching it again.. but. well it is Twitter after all

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Americas descent into the trans abyss is the greatest display of mass insanity i have ever seen. There is no such thing as misgendering. There is no such thing as trans. What this is is peak victim / entitlement culture intersected with peak mental illness normalisation. And now things are considered mainstream in the US which, if done in another country say 25 years ago, would have resulted in condemnation and sanctions.

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