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Elon Conquers The Twitterverse
Elon Musk at SpaceX's Starbase facility in South Texas. (Jim Watson via Getty Images)
Our chattering class claims Musk is a supervillain. The truth is simpler: He wants free speech. They don't.
By Mike Solana
04.26.22 — Culture and Ideas
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Three weeks ago, a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that Elon Musk, billionaire Shitposting God of Silicon Valley, had acquired over 9% of Twitter, making him the company’s largest shareholder and setting in motion a chain of events that led, ultimately, to yesterday’s outright purchase of the now $44 billion compan…

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Mike Solana
billionaire media tycoon and mayor of san francisco. vp @foundersfund. ringleader @hereticon. editor-in-chief @piratewires 🏴‍☠️
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