After Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter became official on Thursday evening, the libs that had previously enjoyed a veneer of moral superiority by screeching about conservatives until they got suspended or banned by the company's censors were in utter disarray.
The intolerants were especially livid over Musk's tweet declaring that Twitter was now under his control and free, reacting to the news much like the Wicked Witch of the West responded to being doused with a bucket of water.
the bird is freed
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022
It was an ensemble cast of characters from lib Twitter's greatest hits, including Hillary Clinton alum and attempted election meddler Marc Elias, serial victim and WaPo writer Taylor Lorenz, and many more.
This bird feels like it’s heading into a glass door or very large window https://t.co/yaDUecHLA1
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) October 28, 2022
I am here until he kicks me off. #resist
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) October 28, 2022
It’s like the gates of hell opened on this site tonight
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) October 28, 2022
Meanwhile, mainstream media outlets all sang the same tune, as former Reliable Sources host Brian Stelter noted, accidentally showing how lib Twitter had become a playground for blue-check liberal newsroom journalists to mock everyday Americans and share one hive-like mind.
Virtually every major news homepage is leading with the same story:
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 28, 2022
Reuters: "Elon Musk's Twitter ownership begins with firings, uncertainty"
NBC: "Musk now leading Twitter, ushering in likely changes to online speech"
LA Times: "Twitter employees brace for massive layoffs" pic.twitter.com/bbqkyRds26
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Meanwhile, as our friends over at Twitchy noted, some of these terrified Twitter libs joined a live Twitter Space to lament the end of their intolerant reign on the platform:
“It’s like the Joker taking over Arkham Asylum and releasing all of the supervillains back into the world.” -actual quote
— Vanessa (@Nessakins_) October 28, 2022
The journos are not okay, y’all. They’re digitally crapping their pants over Elon buying Twitter.
— Vanessa (@Nessakins_) October 28, 2022
And then there was another familiar face from lib Twitter beclowning himself as usual. Rick Wilson assumed fortune teller status in saying "as I warned, Trump is likely to be back," and then claimed "Elon will want to juice the stock price, and rest-assured, Wall Street will take the bait."
1/ So, as I warned, Trump is likely to be back here on Hellscape dot com any time now. E|on will want to juice the stock price, and rest-assured, Wall Street will take the bait.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 28, 2022
There was a sense that his banishment made his cult less committed, his danger less pendant.
What Wilson apparently still doesn't understand — despite Musk's Twitter deal being in the news for more than six months — is that Musk bought Twitter and, as a now-private company, no longer has stock to be juiced, nor is it a part of Wall Street. As NBC News reported, "[t]he transaction to make Twitter a private company was completed late Thursday, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission document. By Friday morning, Twitter's stock had already stopped trading on the New York Stock Exchange, where it had been listed since 2013."
But neither reality nor facts could stem the chaotic fear of the liberals who thought they had made Twitter a safe space for themselves by getting rid of or sidelining dissenting voices and ideas. So they continued to spin conspiracy theories and pretend that they're now the victims just because other viewpoints won't be punished.
Kanye wants to buy Parler.
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) October 17, 2022
Elon Musk wants to own Twitter.
Trump owns Truth Social.
Mark Zuckerberg controls Facebook and Instagram.
Peter Thiel funds Rumble.
It’s never been about free speech.
It’s about power.
It’s about control.
It’s about evading accountability.
To be clear I won’t be leaving Twitter. I won’t give the extremist right an opening to take over the platform. We’ve worked too hard for too long. I know some folks might want to leave, but please stick around through the elections. Have a great night. Be well. Do good. Onward.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) October 28, 2022
And apparently, humanity itself is now in peril because a tech billionaire bought a tech company.
Elon Musk now in charge of Twitter, CEO and CFO have left and will not return. Twitter will be delisted from NYSE tomorrow—it’s now the private domain of one all-powerful person. God save @Twitter and humanity. https://t.co/XI9cQBNZyD
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) October 28, 2022
But at least some of these apparently/supposedly serious libs apparently remain committed to holding their ground on Twitter "like a Ukrainian."
Stay. Hold your ground like a Ukrainian.
— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) October 28, 2022
What a time to be alive.
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