After Twitter's new owner opened its blue checkmarks to anybody with $8 to spare, a Washington Post reporter spent $8 and a few minutes to register an account as @realEdMarkey. And while that account didn't go around crashing the stock of rapacious drug companies or announcing the overthrow of the government of Brazil, Ed Markey was not happy.
He fired off an answer to Elon Musk demanding answers and posted a copy on Twitter.
Musk responded this morning:
Perhaps it is because your real account sounds like a parody?
Markey, who sits on Senate sub-committees on communications, data security and space and science, was not amused:
One of your companies is under an FTC consent decree. Auto safety watchdog NHTSA is investigating another for killing people. And you’re spending your time picking fights online. Fix your companies. Or Congress will.
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Congress threatening to
By Refugee
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 1:56pm
Congress threatening to fix something also sounds like a parody.
Remember the water quality
By anon
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 2:19pm
Remember the water quality back in the 70s?
shut the fuck up
By dan r
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 4:49pm
N/t
We found
By Will LaTulippe
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 8:54am
Someone in the 21% of people who approve of Congress.
nah
By berkleealum
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 9:13am
besides the joke itself being Brian Griffin level humor, it's safe to say the joke wasn't actually about the efficacy of Congress as much as it was "haha Democrat bad"
Love the Family Guy reference, my man
By Will LaTulippe
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 9:21am
:12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIMmidlLUXM
What your preferred method of dying?
By Daan
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 6:27pm
Contaminated food?
Lead poisoning?
Dangerously shoddy construction?
No safety regulations for construction?
Would you like some canned human meat along with your canned non-human meat?
These rarely or never happen today thanks to decisions Congress and the authorizations granted by Congress to regulatory agencies.
I'll take death by
By Refugee
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 10:17pm
I'll take death by PATRIOT Act and Iraq War. Thank you Congressman Markey !!
Cue Chris Rock
By Will LaTulippe
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 8:55am
"You're supposed to outlaw human meat, you low expectation-having (expletive)!"
Don't you pretend to be a Libertarian?
By fungwah
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:59pm
Surely consumption of human or non-human meat should be left entirely up to the free market?
I would support government
By Will LaTulippe
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 1:39pm
Forcing the manufacturer to disclose where the (expletive) they got the specimens from.
Interstate Highways
By SwirlyGrrl
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 8:18pm
Federal Highways.
You plan to stay off of them?
There are some many weird
By anon
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 2:37pm
There are some many weird nerds on twitter who are willing to take a bullet for Elon musk. It’s sad really
He's childish and rich
By SwirlyGrrl
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 8:19pm
They can relate to the former and also solidly believe that they will someday be the latter even though they didn't inherit a huge amount of money like Alfred E. Musk did.
Alfred E. Musk
By SamWack
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 11:59am
is excellent. The resemblance is uncanny.
What's even weirder
By JPNative617
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 8:19am
are the people who flex for our politicians.
We literally have the most bloated, ineffectual group of "leaders" in the western world. We elect vegetables like Joe Biden, John Fetterman, Chuck Grassley and Dianne Feinstein. We have morons like MTG, AOC, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert and Ayanna Pressley in the House who are more concerned with social media clout than they are about making and passing laws. A congressman seriously asked if Guam was at risk of tipping over, and we elected Donald Trump as President. We are not a serious country, and the people who take any of our politicians seriously are the definition of idiotic.
both sides garbage
By berkleealum
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 9:15am
you know what you did
Correct.
By JPNative617
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 11:29am
Both sides are garbage. I’m glad that I was clear enough for you.
thanks for the clarity
By berkleealum
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 1:01pm
now i know for sure that appearances in popular magazines, running social media accounts, and general self-aggrandizement are absolutely EXACTLY the same as:
1) (allegedly, but likely) engaging in sexual activity with a minor
2) election denial
3) anti-semitism, including holocaust denial
4) unapologetic racism, overt and otherwise
/s
look, you don't have to be a Democrat apologist to know that AOC and Ayanna Pressley have no business being listed with the names you posted.
Whoa look out we got a rebel
By dan r
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 3:44pm
Both sides are bad?!?11?
"Vegetables"?
By lbb
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 11:11am
What kind of feral raised you and in what color of barn, you sniveling ageist fuckwit?
Calm down, you psycho
By JPNative617
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 11:27am
Yes, I don’t believe that people in their 70s, 80s and 90s, or those who suffered massive strokes while running for office, should be able to run for public office. I’m not sure why that’s even remotely controversial for you and I’m not the least bit sorry that that hurts your feelings. Go get some fresh air.
Oh, no
By Will LaTulippe
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 11:42am
They should be allowed to run.
Their victories are on the electorate.
"massive strokes"
By lbb
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 5:16pm
Trot out your neurologist credentials, sport. I'm not one myself, and have only one personal experience with someone who suffered a "massive stroke". Far from running for office, or being able to twitch so much as a finger, she died six days later.
I'd suggest you do the same, but first you're going to have to pull your head out of your snotty sanctimonious ass.
I’m not a neurologist.
By JPNative617
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 6:42pm
It’s true that I don’t know what kind of stroke Fetterman had, mostly because he refused to release the medical info. I did watch his debate, though. It was humiliating and embarrassing, and he should have never been up there or running for the office.
I do know that stroke recovery after 6 months is slow, if it even happens. He had his in May, so you do the math.
Do you really think his stroke was TIA or something minor?
Please
By lbb
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 7:47pm
A "massive stroke" results in complete incapacitation followed by death.
You don't know what you're talking about.
A massive stroke does not always result
By robo
Tue, 11/15/2022 - 7:40am
In complete incapacitation and then death, sport. Someone that’s such a stickler for details should know this.
You're wrong, sport
By lbb
Tue, 11/15/2022 - 9:35am
You're wrong, sport. The damage precludes recovery. Death may not come quickly, but it comes.
We were discussing a feeding tube for my mother when she died. So, clearly there are people in this state who linger for some time. She wasn't one, for which I am grateful. She would not have recovered.
You’re wrong
By robo
Tue, 11/15/2022 - 12:04pm
My dad is proof that you’re wrong with your above statement. He’s going on 30 years since suffering a massive stroke.
I think the real point here
By fungwah
Tue, 11/15/2022 - 3:02pm
is that "massive stroke" can mean different things to different people, different people can respond differently to things like strokes, and so the idea that "anyone who's had a stroke isn't fit for public office" isn't really a reasonable rule to apply.
Right
By JPNative617
Wed, 11/16/2022 - 7:13am
but the lbb method is to ignore the overall point, focus on one or two words and then throw a shit fit like a 12 year old.
I would consider a stroke where one develops an auditory processing disorder, difficulty speaking, slurred speech, mental confusion and an inability to understand as massive. As I mentioned before, according to statistics, he's not going to be getting any better.
Fetterman is a prime reason why I can't get on board with either side. He's clearly unfit to serve, and anyone who is honest can admit that. The problem is we're willing to look past that as long as my team wins. At the end of the day, I really don't blame him, I blame his detestable wife. I can't believe a wife would allow her husband to be so publicly humiliated, but hey, her and Dr Jill can laugh about that over crudite and wine at the White House.
I'm sorry your reading comprehension is so poor
By lbb
Wed, 11/16/2022 - 8:56am
Your father didn't recover from his massive stroke. You say Fetterman is unfit to serve? And you don't see daylight between him and your father?
Okay then.
Have a nice day, toxic one.
Oh, the irony.
By JPNative617
Wed, 11/16/2022 - 11:53am
My father never had a stroke.
You see those little hyperlinked things above the comment? Those are called usernames. They're helpful because they identify who you're speaking too. I'm sorry your reading comprehension is poor.
You can fuck off now.
Lol, you dope
By robo
Fri, 11/18/2022 - 5:02pm
You claim reading comprehension and completely mixed me with another poster. This will go down as post of the year (pst - not in a good way)
Sure, lbb is right
By robo
Fri, 11/18/2022 - 5:07pm
And my dad’s doctors were wrong with what’s considered a massive stroke. Wtf?!
Countries are not serious
By SamWack
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:12pm
ever. They are too mixed-up for that. Neither are most people, most of the time. Least serious of all are those who like to condescend to others publicly about how unserious they are. This disdain is just a vanity posture. Those who speak scornfully of politicians of every stripe are really just engaged in self-flattery, positioning themselves on an Olympian height that they have done nothing to attain.
Interesting Theory
By JPNative617
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 12:31pm
But, I actually just hate them. I have a special disdain for liars, grifters and those who profit off the pain others.
Governments are necessary
By perruptor
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 1:23pm
Can't have civilization without them. However, governments are not ever to be trusted, being made up of very fallible human beings. Keeping a suspicious eye on them is part of the price of living in civilization.
This is true
By SamWack
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 4:44pm
but you could say the same about so many things. Families, for instance. Gotta have them, but can’t trust them. Part of the price of living.
How would AOC or Pressley have passed more laws?
By fungwah
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 1:07pm
Keep in mind, any bill they pass has to go through the Senate, which has been either under the control of the Republican party, or the control of Manchin/Sinema. So...apart from proposing or supporting bills that are approved by their colleagues in the House, what more are they supposed to be doing here?
No more Twitter News
By BostonDog
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 2:43pm
I understand Journalists use Twitter extensively but the non-stop "reporting" on that company is getting annoying. That's a knock at the big outlets, not UHub.
Labor laws, shady accounting, etc are what federal oversight is for. Markey and Warren would be better off focusing on Tesla's safety record, Musk's SEC violations, and similar offenses that are far more serious than who gets blue star on some private server.
If the end result of this is people learning to trust absolutely nothing posted on Twitter, we'd all be better off. Until that time, stop giving Twitter so much press. And conversely, focus on other business stories that actually affect a majority of people, such as the attempted merger between the two biggest supermarkets. The recent slate article on that topic shows how it's going to affect millions of Americans whereas the Twitter crap only affects celebrities.
Regular person affected by Twitter studd
By Jeff Byrnes
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 2:57pm
Hi there! I’m not a celebrity, and the goings-on with Twitter affect me quite strongly. Much of my extended professional, political, & personal community exists via & on Twitter. I’ve landed job interviews, advocacy opportunities, and simply made friends thanks to it.
It doesn’t “just affect celebritiesâ€, it affects millions who have utilized it as a powerful communication, organization, and support tool.
One great example: the community of neurodivergent folks (e.g., autism, bipolar, ADHD, etc). As someone in this camp, I’ve benefitted immensely from this community on Twitter, and have been greatly empowered & bettered by what I’ve learned.
So I urge you to reconsider how important Twitter has been & is. There’s a real reason all those journos are up in arms about it.
Technology platform sunsetting happens...
By Friartuck
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 3:52pm
For a variety of reasons... just ask your parents about AOL
I still mourn...
By Don't Panic
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 2:14am
The decent of Netscape and Ask Jeeves. They used to be so, so very popular.
Sure, but
By fungwah
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 1:01pm
People can still be upset about their preferred platform being run into the ground thanks to the actions of one overgrown manchild with money to burn.
It's still a private company
By BostonDog
Sun, 11/13/2022 - 4:04pm
I'm sorry that the possible loss of twitter will negatively affect you.
Much like MySpace, LiveJournal, etc it was a mistake to put too much faith in a private company that has no obligation to care about you or anyone else. Even without Musk, Twitter's financial woes and problems with content moderation had been widely reported for some time.
The federal government has little control over how Twitter operates, particularity when it comes to content moderation. That's how it should be. Markey is wrong to be getting involved with that aspect of the dumpster fire.
I hope all the communities that benefited from Twitter move onto new platforms that aren't as susceptible to these sorts of corporate shenanigans.
Regardless of how you feel about govt intervention
By berkleealum
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 6:40am
You’re doing the “I don’t care about Twitter, so no one should†thing, and that’s weird. We chastise commenters who do this on this website all the time, there’s no reason to stop now.
Sorry
By BostonDog
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 7:35am
You're right. I just hope people understand that government intervention in the content side of twitter is bad. It's bad when the governors of Florida and Texas do it to and Markey should know enough to stay out of it too.
There are plenty of things Musk is doing which are clearly illegal. Who gets a checkmark isn't one of them.
they still have oversight
By anon
Wed, 11/16/2022 - 11:40am
the government regulates broadcast over the air - the internet applies. They can't censor but can arrest for sedition, pornography, etc. something that Elon Musk is helping in the name of so called free speech. Plus his ineptitude has caused multiple companies' stocks to crash, which has global economy implications (as well as for the companies - if Eli Lilly loses billions, affects pharma industry for example). Markey is correct that Congress can step in with legislation, hearings, etc. I personally hope those companies and individuals sue him personally (Musk) as well as his version of Twitter. Also hope the people shoved out unceremoniously create the Twitter killer.
https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/preempti...
I probably have Asperger's
By Will LaTulippe
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 8:57am
And I think Twitter is a useless clown show populated by the stupidest and most vapid among us.
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