Summary
Elon Musk called for the firing of Wall Street Journal reporter Katherine Long after she exposed racist tweets from Marko Elez, a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employee who later resigned.
Long’s report revealed Elez had posted remarks promoting racism and eugenics.
“Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool,” Elez posted in July, according to the Journal’s review of archived posts.
Musk, who claims to support free speech, labeled Long “disgusting and cruel” and demanded that she should be fired.
Critics noted the hypocrisy of Musk advocating for a journalist’s removal over accurate reporting on a public official’s misconduct.
how are some people still hypnotized to believe this man is a genius? GOD i will forever resent the media for glazing this man for 15 yrs and convincing the public that he’s anything more than a trust fund baby who could by companies and play pretend.
Anybody can “demand” something. I am demanding the firing of the disgusting and cruel dumbass who runs the Department of Government Enshitification.
The sooner someone Luigi’s him the better, if only for the fact we would never have to hear the fucker speak again.
Nazis gonna Nazi
He’s learned to whine just like Trump. What a skidmark.
Is there a Lemmy fednews? I’ve been lurking on reddit solely for this news, but noticed a distinct change in tone in the past few days, and I think they may be drowning in muskrats before too long.
So uncovering the disgusting cruelty of others is in itself Disgusting and Cruel? That’s just what a tyrant would say.
He really has gone from a wannabe Tony Stark to a wannabe Homelander hasn’t he?
Get fucked Elon, you absolute piece of shit
you going to have to do better than that
For who people would like to see as an all powerful, intelligent and genius billionaire … he sure has a thin skin
For anyone that didn’t notice … this is the power of journalists and why we should defend them, help them and support them.
Dude thinks that “truth hurts” gives him the right to get rid of someone for hurting him with truth.
Mald harder, Elon. We will not be ruled by your little band of incels.
Leon hitler would like the USA to turn into Russia, China and the former Apartheid South Africa. Fuck him and the MAGAts.
Do I quote the “free speech” or the “absolutist” when talking about this “man”?
Oh my, this is how you destroy and erode democracy ever faster. Dismantle the media and stop any criticism of the leaders, and reporting of true events.
I saw this in a country once who’s name is North Korea.
India also
Is there a Lemmy fednews? I’ve been lurking on reddit solely for this news, but noticed a distinct change in tone in the past few days, and I think they may be drowning in muskrats before too long.
Only if we are allowed to fire everybody who is disgusting and cruel.
