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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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[-] WilhelmStroker@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 2 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.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 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.

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

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

[-] shininghero@pawb.social 1 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.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The actual intention "free speech", not what these idiots think it means.

[-] malcriada_lala@lemmy.world 1 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.

[-] commander@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

"It's easier to fool a man than to convince him he'd been fooled." -Mark Twain

[-] TrippingBalls@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Nvr heard this before. It's a good one

[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 0 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 1 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.

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not the grandson or the son, he is aamof a Nazi. US officials are obeying orders coming from a Nazi.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 0 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?

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You don't get it, he HATES his trans daughter!

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

Oh no I know, and he hates me because he believes in a version of his daughter who is a gay fashion-loving stereotype who is Musk's token "Queen" friend, and instead of realizing this person never existed even prior to transition, he's blaming people like me for taking her from him.

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