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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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[–] Gork@lemm.ee 50 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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 44 points 1 week ago

The free speech absolutist at work

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (8 children)

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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[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, cry ketamine tears about your boy harem

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago

Turn that a-hole's k-hole into a black hole

[–] SilentKettle@lemmy.wtf 41 points 1 week ago

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

[–] ricketyrackets@lemmy.ml 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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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[–] TangoNoir@lemm.ee 37 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] b3an@lemmy.world 32 points 1 week ago

What a fucking snowflake.

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 32 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 31 points 1 week ago

How about no and fuck you, fascist.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He's learned to whine just like Trump. What a skidmark.

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[–] Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

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

[–] SilentKettle@lemmy.wtf 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

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[–] MrMeanJavaBean@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

Nazis gonna Nazi

[–] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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 22 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (6 children)

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.

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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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[–] sumguyonline@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

3yrs ago, I was 39, if you found a racist tweet from 3 yrs ago, I should be responsible, who cares if 3 yrs ago the kid was in diapers and shouldn't have had access to the internet, that is likely a good enough reason they should never have been allowed near government systems. Wtf did Elon do, walk into a highschool graduation like "you boys wanna see the inside of the government?"

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago (4 children)

A short while ago (like less than a month) he asked for people who are willing to work for no pay and are super diligent. What he was looking for were people who were rich enough to not need to be paid (their families anyway) and at the same time were his complete and absolute simps and will do ANYTHING for him and to prove their worth to the guy.

All of his young cronies need to be arrested and given at least a mandatory minimum of 20 years and a lifetime prohibition on using computers.

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[–] MithranArkanere@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week 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 week ago

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

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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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[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago

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

[–] independantiste@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Free speech for me but not for thee

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago

Lmao get'em Katherine!

[–] Foofighter@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 week ago (11 children)

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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[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

I always find the conservative "How dare you tell people what I said" outrage amusing.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

Mald harder, Elon. We will not be ruled by your little band of incels.

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