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Dems Horrified by Sale of Twitter [semi-satire]
Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 1 May 2022 | John Semmens

Posted on 04/29/2022 4:37:44 PM PDT by John Semmens

The unexpectedly rapid acquisition of Twitter by multi-billionaire Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk was roundly denounced by Democrat partisans.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called the transfer of ownership "dangerous for democracy. Musk's vow to open Twitter to uncensored speech will expose innocent people to the unfiltered opinions of unqualified critics of government-approved points of view. The protections previously provided by the Twitter platform will be eliminated. People won't know what to think."

Commerce Committee Chair Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) wants to call Musk before her committee "to see if he is really qualified to take over what had been a reliable source of vetted content and turn it into an unconstrained free-for-all where just anyone or any idea can be posted."

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass) asserted that "everyone was comfortable with the progressive values that guided the previous owners' decisions on what to allow and what to ban. From what Musk has said, there is no guarantee that the American people will be spared from the ravings of right-wing opponents of progressive values. We need to ensure that Musk maintains the algorithmic justice that was the hallmark of the previous owners."

The Biden Administration has announced the creation of a new "Disinformation Governance Board" to "monitor and discipline persons and organizations that stray too far from government endorsed truths." Nina Jankowicz has been appointed to lead this Board and vowed "to nip free speech absolutism in the bud. The complexities of our modern society make the naive notion of a public square where everyone is entitled to speak his own mind impractical. We need unity of thought and action. My role will be to see that no disunifying content interferes with our unity."

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) suggested that "a search for disinformation should start with Dr. Anthony Fauci whose pronouncements about covid provoked panic, idiotic, coercive, and ineffective so-called countermeasures." However, his suggestion was immediately rebuffed by Jankowicz as "exactly the type of disinformation the Board was created to combat. Dr. Fauci is an American hero whose guidance enabled the vaccination of over 100 million Americans at no cost to themselves—a miracle that merits our reverence, not the criticism of Neanderthals like Mr. Jordan. Online mockery of great men like Dr. Fauci or great women like Vice-President Kamala Harris will be key targets in our crackdown on disinformation."

If you missed any of the other Semi-News/Semi-Satire posts you can find them at...

https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/324688-2022-04-29-semi-news-semi-satire-may-1-2022-edition.htm


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Government; Humor; Politics
KEYWORDS: biden; cantwell; censorship; democrats; freespeech; markey; satire; warren

1 posted on 04/29/2022 4:37:44 PM PDT by John Semmens
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2 posted on 04/29/2022 4:40:24 PM PDT by John Semmens
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To: John Semmens
Dr. Anthony Fauci should probably be waterboarded.

Then we would find the real source of Covid 19.

3 posted on 04/29/2022 4:45:47 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk
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To: Newbomb Turk
Dr. Anthony Fauci should probably be waterboarded.

I do love the way Rep. Jim Jordan dogs him.

4 posted on 04/29/2022 4:51:35 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: John Semmens

All Dems should gather donors to start their own web site similar to Twitter. Just call in “Twitter PLUS”.


5 posted on 04/29/2022 5:10:40 PM PDT by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
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To: John Semmens

I could not find the Satire. There is supposed to be Satire.


6 posted on 04/29/2022 5:13:09 PM PDT by Paperpusher (Gal 5:15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.)
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To: John Semmens

Next I expect “democracy is a threat to democracy”.


7 posted on 04/29/2022 7:01:49 PM PDT by sima_yi ( Reporting live from the far North)
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To: sima_yi

Their democracy is a threat to our constitution and our freedoms.


8 posted on 04/29/2022 7:28:38 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is i)
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To: John Semmens
[Schumer] "Inflation occurs when too much money is in the hands of consumers," the Senator contended. "Flush with cash they have little incentive to economize. They feel free to indulge their whims and selfish desires. Taking this money away from them via higher taxes will stifle these anti-social spending habits. With more money safely in the hands of the government more socially beneficial uses can be funded."

Captures Mister Schumer quite nicely, no satire here.

9 posted on 04/29/2022 7:44:08 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston Churchill)
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To: Mark

They could call it CNN+. Nobody is using that anymore, and they could hire Chris Wallace to be the star attraction. What could possibly go wrong?


10 posted on 04/30/2022 3:00:45 AM PDT by Bernard (Jeffrey Toobin may turn out to be the most ethical character at CNN because he only abused himself.)
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