Schadenfreude: Elon Musk Strips The New York Times of Its ‘Verified’ Badge
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander!Via Washington Post: (emphasis added):The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has removed the gold “verified” badge from the New York...
IT'S FAIR SINCE THEY RAN THE "500 DEAD STORY about the Palestine Hospital"...WITHOUT VERIFYING it wasn't bombed by Israelies...nor was the Hospital hit... 🤣 🤣 🤣
More symbolic gestures to position himself as a hero of the "everyman" while leading the charge of technocracy
Possible. At this point anything is possible in the information war.
But if true, even when the enemy cedes ground to you, you take what they give you.
If the enemy cedes ground you best be sure it's not a feint. If the enemy cedes a bridge to you, you better be sure it hasn't been rigged to collapse when you take it
Except he didn't have to do any of this to lead that charge.
In fact, it was easier just to remain status quo.
No it was quite obvious to many that things were not as they seemed as they woke up to the COVID scam, and even before that. Trump's election as an outsider showed that people were aware of political class treachery
But those who claim to have awoken to the political scam where politicians fool people by saying one thing but doing another, seem eager to become simpering sycophants for billionaires when they do the same
I enjoy destruction of societal norms no matter the vessel
If you, like I, believe that nobody is on your side, then you would agree
I thought they were marked Yellow, not gold.
Really fair and long overdue. They are not a real journalism outlet just yellow journalism and made up unsubstantiated or unverified info. They need to be shutdown
Maybe add a state run media tag
Baller move.
CNN also has a blue check... is that new too?