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Moby Sends “Last Tweet” in Protest of Elon Musk
NME ^ | 1st December 2022 | Damian Jones

Posted on 12/01/2022 11:09:31 PM PST by nickcarraway

He said the social media platform had become a "cesspool of racism, anti-semitism, disinformation, and dimwitted alt-right hate"

Moby has quit Twitter in protest of Elon Musk.

The musician sent his last tweet on Tuesday (November 29) before he exited the social media platform.

He wrote: “This will be my last tweet. Last night @elonmusk posted an alt-right anti-Semitic meme, a fake @cnn story, and an image of guns on his bedside table. @Twitter has become a cesspool of racism, anti-semitism, disinformation, and dimwitted alt-right hate, and it’s time to leave.”

His exit came on the same day actor Jim Carrey also quit Twitter with a message alongside an animated video version of one of his own paintings.

“I’m leaving Twitter, but 1st here’s a cartoon I made with my friend Jimmy Hayward,” Carrey began in a tweet.

“It’s based on my painting of a crazy old Lighthouse Keeper, standing naked in a storm, summoning the angels and shining his lamp to guide us through a treacherous night. I love you all so much!”

The video sees the lighthouse keeper in question singing a folk song about the thunderstorm he’s caught in, singing of “angels [who] fill this place with light“.

Dozens of public figures have left Twitter in recent weeks including Kathy Burke, Stephen Fry, The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, comedy band SpitLip and, most recently, Jack White and Trent Reznor. Many of them have cited the decisions of Elon Musk, who took over ownership of the platform last month, as their reason for leaving.

Musk has also been vocal about his belief in promoting free speech on Twitter. Earlier this week (November 28), he called out Apple for ceasing advertising on the platform, asking: “Do they hate free speech in America?”

He has claimed that hate speech has declined on the website following his takeover in October.

It had previously been reported that the use of antisemitic, homophobic, racist and transphobic language had spiked after Musk became head of Twitter.

However, sharing slides from a recent company talk, Musk has claimed that “hate speech impressions are lower” according to internal sources.

Despite firing several top executives immediately after taking over Twitter and laying off thousands of employees in the weeks since, Musk has also confirmed that Twitter is hiring.

Last week, Musk allegedly told the remaining Twitter staff that they must “work long hours at high intensity” or leave the company.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: elonmusk; moby; twitter; wellbye
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

His real name is Richard, if that gives you a clue.


21 posted on 12/01/2022 11:42:46 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

He’s allegedly the great-great-great nephew of Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick.


22 posted on 12/01/2022 11:56:45 PM PST by irishjuggler
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To: nickcarraway
We loves us some Mr. Moby.
23 posted on 12/02/2022 12:05:43 AM PST by DigitalVideoDude (It's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't care who gets the credit. -Ronald Reagan)
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To: jonrick46
Moby? Moby Dick the whale?

I thought it was Moby Grape, but I'm really out of touch.

24 posted on 12/02/2022 12:06:14 AM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: nickcarraway

James Woods is back to his old self.


25 posted on 12/02/2022 12:07:10 AM PST by o-n-money (Not my president: WRONG Not the president: RIGHT)
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To: nickcarraway

Don’t tell us you’re going, just go.


26 posted on 12/02/2022 12:25:46 AM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: nickcarraway

Was he previously with Moby Grape?
Guess not.


27 posted on 12/02/2022 12:33:41 AM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

“I thought it was Moby Grape, but I’m really out of touch.”

So did I.
We showing our ages or what?


28 posted on 12/02/2022 12:38:21 AM PST by oldvirginian (When I was a kid I wanted to be older…this is not what I expected)
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To: nickcarraway

Another last tweet?

He still hasn’t left, yet?


29 posted on 12/02/2022 12:40:09 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: nickcarraway

Moby is a name familiar to Herman Melville and Friedrich Dürrenmatt fans.


30 posted on 12/02/2022 12:47:48 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: kiryandil
Asked, "Who is Moby?"

I had to look him up to. he was a guitarist that played with David Bowie years ago. He opened a Vegan restaurant.
He doesn't look right in the head to me.

31 posted on 12/02/2022 12:57:50 AM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Fiji Hill
I am a great fan of Melville. I did read Der Richter und sein Henker in German class. I guess he was a fan of Melville too. I, however, like fat novels.
32 posted on 12/02/2022 12:58:36 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Stephen Fry is a lefty, but I figured he would be more tolerant of free speech. Guess not.


33 posted on 12/02/2022 1:00:30 AM PST by FreedomForce
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To: Steve Van Doorn

He never played guitar for David Bowie. He may be able to play guitar, but his career is more on dials, knobs, and keyboards.


34 posted on 12/02/2022 1:01:05 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Vaguely heard OF him. Never heard or will hear him. Screw him.


35 posted on 12/02/2022 1:09:21 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: nickcarraway

I took a Moby one time.


36 posted on 12/02/2022 1:14:14 AM PST by Bullish (Rot'sa Ruck America. )
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To: kiryandil
All I remember about Moby is some music he made in the 90's and early 2000's.

For example, this video with the adorable space aliens: In This World

37 posted on 12/02/2022 1:19:01 AM PST by Tired of Taxes
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To: nickcarraway

Thank you for the correction then. I only looked up and heard what he said... which is kind of pointless. Most of all I don’t care ha


38 posted on 12/02/2022 1:48:28 AM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: nickcarraway

G’bye fagggot, bald head stooge.


39 posted on 12/02/2022 2:07:54 AM PST by dennisw ("You don't have to like it. You just have to do it")
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To: nickcarraway
A large segment of the Left is so deeply indoctrinated that they may as well be hypnotized. They are going to violently recoil from any speech, message, language, discussion, theories, ideas, etc., that conflict with their indoctrination.

That's just what we're dealing with here.

The only hope that at least some of these "deeply indoctrinated" people emerge from their trance is if forums like Twitter and news sources like CNN and MSN begin to admit free speech.

As we have noticed here at FR, even CNN (here and here) has begun to move away from pure Woke by changing their course ever so slightly in the general direction of corporate responsibility/profitability by recently firing some of their most Woke "newscasters."

There is reason to hope but, frankly, not much. We'll have to wait and see. As I have said elsewhere, we're into unexplored territory.

40 posted on 12/02/2022 2:12:29 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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