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submitted 1 year ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Summary

Elon Musk called for the firing of Wall Street Journal reporter Katherine Long after she exposed racist tweets from Marko Elez, a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee who later resigned.

Long’s report revealed Elez had posted remarks promoting racism and eugenics.

“Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool,” Elez posted in July, according to the Journal’s review of archived posts.

Musk, who claims to support free speech, labeled Long “disgusting and cruel” and demanded that she should be fired.

Critics noted the hypocrisy of Musk advocating for a journalist’s removal over accurate reporting on a public official’s misconduct.

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[-] SnotFlickerman 454 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Musk is officially part of the government now, so this literally is an attack on free speech

Not that any conservative cares.

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[-] WilhelmStroker@lemmy.world 217 points 1 year ago

I thought the GOP didn't like it when people get cancelled?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 102 points 1 year ago

It's always different when they perceive themselves as the victim.

[-] pdxfed@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

And they're always the victim.

[-] otto@sh.itjust.works 74 points 1 year ago

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nazis turn out to be self-serving unprincipled assholes. It's really a surprise.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 12 points 1 year ago

If only there was nearly a century of history behind us we could have drawn on to see this coming.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 150 points 1 year ago

Yes, she's the disgusting one, not the guy who was "racist before it was cool."

And people still defend this Nazi.

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 59 points 1 year ago

And ~~people~~ Nazis still defend this Nazi. --FTFY

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 102 points 1 year ago

Can we fire Musk... into the sun?

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 56 points 1 year ago

That's a lot of ∆v, can we fire him out of the solar system instead?

[-] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 19 points 1 year ago

One problem would be that he'd expire happy, because he was doing "cool exploration stuff".

Perhaps it would be more environmentally friendly (which would upset him) if he was "retired" in a more traditional, boring, normal manner (which would upset him), on Earth.

He could then be composted and used to grow flowers, in some kind of "All-Nations LGBTQ+ Peace Garden" (which would upset him).

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[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 99 points 1 year ago

He is really, REALLY becoming fucking absolutely unhinged VERY fast. He is trying to suppress any form of overlook VERY fast and very aggressively. He hasn't acted like this before. While it is expected, he needs to be told that he can go to hell.

What I fear is that he won't be asking for people to be fired, he will be soon asking for arrests and I am very, VERY confident he will brazenly calling for hits on people very openly.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

always has been, he is the son of a slaver in apartheid SA and iirc grandson of a nazi. of course he is racist too.

now that he is the literal dictator of the biggest empire in the world, i don't think he needs to worry about softening it anymore. its logical that fascism will serve him judging from the... gestures hes been making. or the casual fascist shit hes been saying for years at this point. or the alleged attempted coups. or the fact hes a billionaire. or ...

i think your hunch is correct though. he didnt bother climbing onto that throne not to use it. the silver lining is that he already showed himself incompetent.

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[-] nonfuinoncuro@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago
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[-] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Press freedom is a threat to ~~society~~ Elon and must be stopped! Heil Elon!

What a fucking moron. Why is no one stopping him.

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[-] alekwithak@lemmy.world 75 points 1 year ago
[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 year ago

He's a bit of an expert on what's "disgusting and cruel."

[-] naeap@sopuli.xyz 60 points 1 year ago

Oh the little snowflake is feeling hurt...

[-] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago

Get fucked Elon, you absolute piece of shit

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[-] Gork@lemm.ee 50 points 1 year ago

My grandfather, a WWII veteran, would be rolling in his grave if he saw the rise of Naziism in this country.

And he was the type of person who would openly call for ass-whuppin' if he saw one in person.

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Unfortunately propoganda is very effective and most of the people who would outright call for groups to be placed in concentration camps simply for their existence can't see any coorelation to them being like NAZI's.

Person I work with today, "I wouldn't want to to go the Superbowl because someone would drop a nuke on our heads". To which I responded, thankfully that has never happened. To which they responded, "Well people don't even know what sex they are anymore."

So attempting to unpack any of that leaves me starting with the fact that they apparently mistrust transgender people so much that they fear they have the means and motivation to launch a nuclear attack on the President of the United States. Kim Jong Un really might want to meet these people.

This person also calls every person of Hispanic descent we drive by an illegal that thankfully Trump will round up soon.

It's all blatant bigotry, but they can't see it themselves.

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[-] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 43 points 1 year ago

The free speech absolutist at work

[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago

The sooner someone Luigi's him the better, if only for the fact we would never have to hear the fucker speak again.

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[-] malcriada_lala@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

how are some people still hypnotized to believe this man is a genius? GOD i will forever resent the media for glazing this man for 15 yrs and convincing the public that he's anything more than a trust fund baby who could by companies and play pretend.

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[-] SilentKettle@lemmy.wtf 41 points 1 year ago

Free speech for Musk means Musk gets to decide what people are allowed to say.

[-] ricketyrackets@lemmy.ml 39 points 1 year ago

Oh my, this is how you destroy and erode democracy ever faster. Dismantle the media and stop any criticism of the leaders, and reporting of true events.

I saw this in a country once who’s name is North Korea.

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[-] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

Yes, cry ketamine tears about your boy harem

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year ago

Can he just take a bit more ketamine please? I feel it's not sedating him enough.

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[-] TangoNoir@lemm.ee 37 points 1 year ago
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[-] b3an@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

What a fucking snowflake.

[-] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 32 points 1 year ago

The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

[-] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

Don’t worry, JD Vance told Musk to rehire him then goose-stepped away.

[-] SilentKettle@lemmy.wtf 25 points 1 year ago

Hopefully the outcome of the French investigation will be an international arrest warrant.

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[-] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 1 year ago

zero chance that dude resigned because of those tweets..

He realized how far over his head he was, and rather than admitting that to his overlord musk, he takes this lucky break, whines about harassment, and resigned.

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[-] btaf45@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Anybody can "demand" something. I am demanding the firing of the disgusting and cruel dumbass who runs the Department of Government Enshitification.

[-] MrMeanJavaBean@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Nazis gonna Nazi

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

So uncovering the disgusting cruelty of others is in itself Disgusting and Cruel? That's just what a tyrant would say.

He really has gone from a wannabe Tony Stark to a wannabe Homelander hasn't he?

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[-] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Any sane country that wants to remain that way should be banning Twitter immediately.
It feels like insanity to me that they're watching what he's doing to America right now and not immediately reacting by banning the tools he used to do it here.

[-] MithranArkanere@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Dude thinks that "truth hurts" gives him the right to get rid of someone for hurting him with truth.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Booohooo! Those big meanies hurt the widdle feefees of Muskyboi by pointing out things that are real! So disgusting!

[-] shininghero@pawb.social 18 points 1 year ago

No can do, stinky Musky boy. First amendment explicitly protects criticism of government agencies and employees. Which is exactly what you're claiming DOGE is.

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[-] DrFistington@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Goodness Gravy, you mean an investigative journalist did the fucking job they were hired to do? I know its surprising to Elon, because he's never actually done any work and doens't understand the concept, but holy shit he's earning that upcoming lead implant

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[-] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Free speech for me but not for thee

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[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago

Sounds like Katherine Long should sue the DOGE for infringing on her first amendment rights.

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[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 year ago

Elon: But look at the disgusting stuff she uncovered!! It's as if she said those things herself by publishing that!

[-] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Only if we are allowed to fire everybody who is disgusting and cruel.

[-] Foofighter@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 year ago

My Chrystal ball says that Elon keeps realizing agenda 2025 until the resistance within their own ranks becomes unbearable. While Elon makes news Trump makes legislation to fuck over whoever he can. Only then, goat Elon gets scaped by savior Donald to appease Maga and everything is in shambles.

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