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Thursday Night Purge: Elon Musk’s Twitter Bans Tons Of High Profile Journalists

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Well. Just after finishing that last post about Twitter banning the official Mastodon account on Twitter for tweeting about the ElonJet tracking account existing on Mastodon, it seems that whatever brakes or controls were in place at the new “free speech absolutist” Twitter have really come off. In quick succession, a whole bunch of high profile reporter accounts were suspended, including Aaron Rupar (who famously covers and quotes videos of high profile politicians), Drew Harwell from the Washington Post, Ryan Mac from the NY Times, Donie Sullivan from CNN, and Matt Binder from Mashable.

Thursday Night Purge: Elon Musk’s Twitter Bans Tons Of High Profile Journalists

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Right-wing Catholic moralists outed a Catholic official as gay

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Right-wing Catholic moralists outed a Catholic official as gay

But one of the biggest takeaways here is how, amid what is becoming an epic battle inside the Catholic church, the traditionalists have shown they will stop at nothing. Personally, I think it’s a sign of weakness, an act of desperation by people trying to retain power who know they’re losing, as Catholics have changed with the world, many even leaving the church; it mirrors the larger political struggle in the United States.