Judd Legum

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3. And there are tools to identify which of your Twitter followers are on Mastodon. And easy ways to import spreadsheets of many users you can follow at once Here is a big one with hundreds of journalists: https://t.co/l5PUNIZZM1 So it's relatively easy to get started — PolitiTweet.org

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@JonathonSnyder @joinmastodon You should unfollow me and then you can pretend I listened to you — PolitiTweet.org

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@joinmastodon 2. The primary gripe with Mastodon is that it is confusing. But it really isn't. It's a decentralized system, like email. So you pick a server, just like you pick Gmail or Yahoo But then you can communicate with anyone You just need their address and you are good to go — PolitiTweet.org

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1. There are a lot of Twitter alternatives out there, and I've been experimenting with many of them But let me put in a word for @joinmastodon I've been impressed https://t.co/AWDNCgMroT — PolitiTweet.org

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If I was a pizzagate conspiracy theorist or an election denier that flattered Musk, he would probably reply to this thread, helping me grow my audience But since this thread is critical of Musk, he's not interested. — PolitiTweet.org

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Hey, it’s unclear how much longer Twitter will be usable so please subscribe to my newsletter for more reporting like this https://t.co/TfpCItetHW — PolitiTweet.org

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If Musk wants to support DeSantis that is his right. But it is not evidence that Musk values freedom of speech. It's evidence that he doesn't care about it or hasn't bothered to think about it — PolitiTweet.org

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More famously, DeSantis championed the "Don't Say Gay" law which prohibits K-3 teachers from acknowledging the existence of LGBTQ people. Such discussions are banned in all grades if someone deems them not "age-appropriate" — PolitiTweet.org

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The federal judge said that DeSantis' anti-protest law "could effectively criminalize the protected speech of hundreds, if not thousands, of law-abiding Floridians… This violates the First Amendment.” — PolitiTweet.org

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In the wake of the George Floyd protests in 2020, DeSantis championed an anti-protest bill that said if you participated in a protest where 3 or more OTHER PEOPLE engaged in unlawful activity, you could be charged with a crime. That law was also struck down by a federal judge. — PolitiTweet.org

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“If Florida truly believes we live in a post-racial society, then let it make its case,” the judge wrote. “But it cannot win the argument by muzzling its opponents.” Of all possible candidates, THIS is the person that Musk asserts values freedom of speech. — PolitiTweet.org

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For example, DeSantis championed the "Stop WOKE Act" which prohibits certain conversations about race at pubic universities AND private businesses A Florida judge struck down the law quoting 1984 and calling it "positively dystopian" — PolitiTweet.org

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@elonmusk Musk says that "freedom of speech is a bedrock of a strong democracy and must take precedence," and, as a result, he would support Ron DeSantis for president in 2024. There is no current elected official that is more hostile to freedom of speech than Ron DeSantis. Full stop. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@elonmusk is the wealthiest person in the world and owns Twitter, one of the most powerful communications platforms in the world He is also ATROCIOUSLY UNINFORMED 🧵 https://t.co/gF8ypGy1sB — PolitiTweet.org

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Compare how @mikepompeo reacted to Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene speaking at a conference hosted by white supremacist Nick Fuentes with how @mikepompeo reacted to Trump having dinner with Fuentes Greene gets called out by name w/strong language Trump, not so much https://t.co/i5tLpcbx5F — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: Trump’s explanation for having dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes is the same explanation he used when he refused to… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuddLegum: Trump's excuse for having dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes is the exact same as Marjorie Taylor Greene's excuse fo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @costareports: Having tracked Fuentes for years, let me note this as a reporter: he is well-known inside the GOP. People can pretend oth… — PolitiTweet.org

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FTX US Donated $1 Million to a Super-PAC Aligned With Mitch McConnell in October https://t.co/Ms3rATLL2e — PolitiTweet.org

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Sign up for my newsletter before the only people left on Twitter are white supremacists https://t.co/TfpCItetHW — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump’s explanation for having dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes is the same explanation he used when he refused to condemn white supremacist David Duke https://t.co/eSJmVGchU9 — PolitiTweet.org

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@maggieNYT Looks like they did name them — PolitiTweet.org

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Hey, it’s unclear how much longer Twitter will be usable so please subscribe to my newsletter to follow my reporting https://t.co/TfpCItetHW — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/STdspFgDCG — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump's excuse for having dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes is the exact same as Marjorie Taylor Greene's excuse for speaking at Fuentes' white supremacist convention https://t.co/kc7JmDgcqp — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: Trump says his dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes was "quick and uneventful." — PolitiTweet.org

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@RaeAnnEmerySAG I did sign up. I haven't used it yet. — PolitiTweet.org

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REMINDER: @kevinomccarthy plans to reinstate two members of Congress that have spoken at Nick Fuentes' white supremacist conference, @mtgreenee and @drpaulgosar, to powerful committee seats — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump INNOCENTLY invited someone to dinner who recently pledged to go “death con 3” on the Jews and was shocked that he brought along another anti-Semite. Could happen to anyone. — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: Trump admits he had dinner with Fuentes. Both the idea that Trump was unfamiliar with Fuentes and that he was FORCED to have dinner with him because Kanye brought him along is not credible. — PolitiTweet.org