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December 27, 2022
Prem Thakker
Elon Musk Can’t Stop Lying to Tesla Investors
Tesla’s stock is in a free fall, and the Chief Twit is not doing much to arrest the downward trajectory.
December 21, 2022
Jason Linkins
Nimrod of the Year: Elon Musk
Tesla’s CEO was long portrayed as a business genius. His incompetent rule of Twitter proves he’s really just a thirsty, right-wing dimwit.
December 19, 2022
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s Twitter Poll Results Are In: The People Don’t Want Him as CEO
Musk asked in a Twitter poll if he should step down as CEO. People overwhelmingly said “yes.”
December 16, 2022
Prem Thakker
EU Threatens Sanctions After Twitter Bans Journalists: “There Are Red Lines”
After Elon Musk’s Twitter banned several journalists, the European Union is threatening to introduce sanctions.
December 14, 2022
Tori Otten
The College Student Tracking Elon’s Jet Had All His Twitter Accounts Suspended
Jack Sweeney had more than 30 Twitter accounts tracking rich people’s private jets. They’re all suspended, and so is his personal Twitter account.
December 14, 2022
Tori Otten
Twitter Has Suspended the Account Tracking Elon Musk’s Private Jet
The popular @ElonJet account was suspended from the social media platform, days after the account's owner said he was being shadowbanned.
December 14, 2022
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Are Twitter’s Troubles the Beginning of the End of Social Media?
It’s hard to imagine life without social networking apps. But maybe Elon Musk is helping us figure out how.
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December 14, 2022
Timothy Noah
Is Elon Musk the Worst Boss Ever? An Investigation.
He’s up there, no doubt. But there are many kinds of bad bosses, and Musk is only one. Well, two.
December 12, 2022
Prem Thakker
Elon Musk Gets Booed Off Stage by Thousands of People at Dave Chappelle Show
The new Twitter CEO received a loud chorus of boos from the audience, leaving him unsure of what to say.
December 5, 2022
Prem Thakker
Twitter Janitors Are Striking After Being Laid Off With No Warning
Vicious layoffs continue at Elon Musk’s Twitter.
December 2, 2022
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s Twitter Restores Account of Neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin
Anglin founded the neo-Nazi publication The Daily Stormer, which the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as having “nurtured a new generation of white supremacists online.”
December 2, 2022
Prem Thakker
Musk Suspends Kanye West From Twitter, Again—This Time for Being a Nazi
The suspension came hours after Ye said he sees good things about Hitler.
December 1, 2022
Tori Otten
Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Suspending Liberal Accounts for “Spam”
Several major Twitter accounts have been suspended or had other issues on the platform.
November 22, 2022
Melissa Gira Grant
Elon Musk’s Anti-Trans Twitter Regime
Not content with reactivating accounts that spewed anti-trans content, Musk’s Twitter has now banned a group that organizes to protect people at LGBTQ events from far-right violence.
November 18, 2022
Prem Thakker
As Hundreds of Twitter Workers Mass-Resign, Elon Musk Posts Stolen Memes
Imagine shitposting through the destruction of your $44 billion website.
November 16, 2022
Prem Thakker
Remember That Time Elon Musk Tried to Start a Comedy Website?
In remembrance of Thud
November 16, 2022
Prem Thakker
After Ruining Twitter 1.0, Musk Announces Race to Build “Twitter 2.0”
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
November 14, 2022
MagazineThe New Republic
Who Said It: Elon Musk or Mr. Burns?
The Simpsons character and the guy ruining Twitter often sound a lot alike.
November 11, 2022
Matt Ford
Well, Twitter Looks Doomed!
Elon Musk bought an unprofitable company at a high price and is destroying its long-term value to recoup his losses. What could go wrong?
November 7, 2022
Prem Thakker
Let Elon Musk’s Twitter Be a Lesson to Tech Workers Everywhere: It’s Time to Unionize
Even if you survive a layoff, without a union, you’re still “Am I next?”

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