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Line 31: + − At [[American Thinker]], it warned:<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/04/are_we_being_blindly_optimistic_about_elon_musks_twitter_takeover.html Are we being blindly optimistic about Elon Musk's Twitter takeover?] 4/26/22</ref><blockquote>Do not expect the establishment to surrender; they will not let go without a prolonged dirty war, like the one they are still waging against Trump.</blockquote>+ − − With the Musk takeover, Twitter has begun reinstating conservative accounts that were wrongly suspended under the previous liberal regime for telling the truth about subjects that liberals do not like, such as [[Democrat election fraud]], the contents of [[Hunter Biden]]'s laptop computer and the damage being done by [[COVID vaccine|CCP flu "vaccines"]], as well as locking down changes to the site's source code to prevent vindictive liberal Twitter employees from doing damage to the platform out of childish spite; among those whose accounts were reinstated include [[Tucker Carlson]], the [[Babylon Bee]]<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-locks-product-changes-following-musk-takeover-tucker-carlson-babylon-bee-accounts-reinstated/ Twitter Locks Down Product Changes Following Musk Takeover — Tucker Carlson and Babylon Bee Accounts Reinstated] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> and [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]].<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/marjorie-taylor-greens-permanent-suspension-first-tweet-pure-gold/ Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'Permanent' Suspension Is Over - Her First Tweet Is Pure Gold] at the Western Journal</ref> According to Bizpac Review, there is apparently no longer a Twitter board of directors (who may have either been fired or resigned en masse following the Musk takeover), while embittered Twitter employees childishly vented against their new boss, accusing him of "...being a troll and ignorant of Twitter policies" and criticizing his "...inability to monitor toxicity on the platform" ([[liberal projection|both of which said employees and their comrades are guilty of themselves]] by allowing liberals to run wild and do and say as they pleased on Twitter while censoring and silencing conservatives in violation of the First Amendment).<ref>[https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/04/26/twitter-locks-source-code-to-stop-employees-from-unauthorized-changes-after-musk-takeover-report-1230440/ Twitter locks source code to stop employees from unauthorized changes after Musk takeover, report]</ref> − − It was later reported that high-profile liberals with Twitter accounts (including celebrities and politicians) were losing followers by the thousands (or even tens of thousands) following the Musk takeover as it was discovered that their so-called "followers" were actually [[bot]]s created by liberals (including by liberal Twitter employees<ref>[https://welovetrump.com/2022/04/26/heres-how-twitter-manipulated-elections-its-way-worse-than-just-shadow-banning/ Here’s How Twitter Manipulated Elections (It’s Way Worse Than Just Shadow Banning)]</ref>) to artificially inflate the number of followers of said high-profile liberals to dishonestly make it appear they had larger followings than they really have; the bots are disappearing at a rapid rate ahead of an expected bot purge to be conducted by Musk to eliminate fake Twitter accounts as part of the restoration of free speech to the platform and the end of liberal attempts to crowd out/diminish/censor/silence opposing voices and viewpoints.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/far-left-idiots-freak-bots-jump-ship-musk-buys-twitter/ Far-Left Idiots Freak Out as Their Bots Jump Ship After Musk Buys Twitter] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> As part of that swing, over 70% of Republican politicians with Twitter accounts reported gaining followers (including Ohio Congressman [[Jim Jordan]], who saw the biggest single gain with 63,735 followers), while out of 270 Democrat politicians on Twitter, 268 lost followers (including [[Nancy Pelosi]] and [[Bernie Sanders]], who lost 14,432 and 21,640 respectively) due to the disappearance of the bot accounts.<ref>[https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2022/04/27/twitter-offers-explanation-for-why-conservatives-are-mysteriously-gaining-followers-does-it-add-up/ Twitter Offers Explanation For Why Conservatives Are Mysteriously Gaining Followers. Does It Add Up?] at the Daily Caller</ref> Following the Musk takeover, [[European Union]] Commissioner of the Internal Market Thierry Breton claimed that the EU would attempt to ban Twitter from operating in Europe through its specious use of regulations, a move which drew praise from [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]].<ref>[https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2022/04/27/elon-there-are-rules-eu-commissioner-warns-of-possible-ban/ ‘Elon, There Are Rules’: EU Commissioner Warns Of Possible Ban] at the Daily Caller</ref> − − Democrat politicians such as [[Elizabeth Warren]], who were in favor of letting Twitter do as it pleased under liberal ownership and did all it could to run interference for it and protect it and its lawless actions against regulation and sanctions by the Trump administration, did an about-face following the Musk purchase and, out of fearful concern of their crimes and misdeeds being exposed (and especially the return of President Trump to Twitter) now that Musk is restoring free speech to the platform and ending censorship there, suddenly and hypocritically became in favor of regulating Twitter, with Warren in particular advocating for a "wealth tax" and regulation of Big Tech that would specifically target Twitter and conservative social media platforms, claiming that Twitter's purchase by Musk and its subsequent restoration of free speech for conservatives would be "...dangerous for our democracy".<ref>[https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2022/04/26/democrats-twitter-free-speech-elon-musk/ Democrats Are Horrified Now That Twitter Might Actually Allow Free Speech] at the Daily Caller</ref> − − On Apr 27, 2022, Musk condemned Twitter censorship of [[NY Post]]’s [[Hunter Biden|Hunter]] laptop story: ‘Obviously incredibly inappropriate.’ Top Twitter executive [[Vijaya Gadde]] was said to be responsible for the decision in 2020.<ref>Gabriel Hays, [https://www.foxnews.com/media/elon-musk-condemns-twitter-censorship-ny-posts-hunter-laptop-story-obviously-incredibly-inappropriate Elon Musk condemns Twitter censorship of NY Post’s Hunter laptop story: ‘Obviously incredibly inappropriate’], ''Fox News'', Apr 27, 2022.<blockquote> − Top Twitter executive Vijaya Gadde was said to be responsible for the decision in 2020.</blockquote></ref> − − ===Liberals melt down=== − There was a total liberal melt down after Musk asserted the Democrat Party was ‘hijacked by extremists'. 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*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-management-fight-control-company-president-trump-remains-censored-iranian-leaders-not/ Twitter Management Fight for Control of Company So They Can Continue to Censor President Trump and Promote Iranian Leaders on The Site] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> rather than allow Musk, who is anti-censorship and favors free speech, to buy the company and put an end to that censorship.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-board-adopts-poison-pill-rather-consider-musks-offer-free-speech-damned/ Twitter Board Adopts a ‘Poison Pill’ Rather than Consider Musk’s Offer – Free Speech Be Damned] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In response to the "poison pill" move by Twitter, Florida Governor [[Ron DeSantis]] threatened to hold the company's board of directors legally accountable for breaching their fiduciary duty.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/ron-desantis-threatens-hold-twitters-board-directors-accountable-breaching-fiduciary-duty/ Ron DeSantis Threatens to Hold Twitter’s Board of Directors Accountable for Breaching Fiduciary Duty] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Musk later announced that he would be bringing investor partners into his Twitter bid to thwart the company's "poison pill" sabotage attempt, whose legality was questioned by the Gateway Pundit.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-considering-bringing-partners-twitter-bid-company-adopts-poison-pill/ Elon Musk Considers Bringing in Partners on Twitter Bid After Company Adopts ‘Poison Pill’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In an attempt to protect Twitter and its anti-free speech mandate against a Musk takeover, the [[Biden regime]]-controlled [[Department of Justice]] and the Securities and Exchange Commission tried to step in by launching frivolous sham investigations against Musk.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/swamp-steps-doj-sec-launch-joint-investigation-targeting-elon-musk-attempts-hostile-takeover-twitter-reports/ Swamp Steps In? DOJ, SEC Launch “Joint Investigation” Targeting Elon Musk as He Attempts His ‘Hostile Takeover’ of Twitter: Reports] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>
*[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-management-fight-control-company-president-trump-remains-censored-iranian-leaders-not/ Twitter Management Fight for Control of Company So They Can Continue to Censor President Trump and Promote Iranian Leaders on The Site] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> rather than allow Musk, who is anti-censorship and favors free speech, to buy the company and put an end to that censorship.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-board-adopts-poison-pill-rather-consider-musks-offer-free-speech-damned/ Twitter Board Adopts a ‘Poison Pill’ Rather than Consider Musk’s Offer – Free Speech Be Damned] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In response to the "poison pill" move by Twitter, Florida Governor [[Ron DeSantis]] threatened to hold the company's board of directors legally accountable for breaching their fiduciary duty.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/ron-desantis-threatens-hold-twitters-board-directors-accountable-breaching-fiduciary-duty/ Ron DeSantis Threatens to Hold Twitter’s Board of Directors Accountable for Breaching Fiduciary Duty] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Musk later announced that he would be bringing investor partners into his Twitter bid to thwart the company's "poison pill" sabotage attempt, whose legality was questioned by the Gateway Pundit.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-considering-bringing-partners-twitter-bid-company-adopts-poison-pill/ Elon Musk Considers Bringing in Partners on Twitter Bid After Company Adopts ‘Poison Pill’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In an attempt to protect Twitter and its anti-free speech mandate against a Musk takeover, the [[Biden regime]]-controlled [[Department of Justice]] and the Securities and Exchange Commission tried to step in by launching frivolous sham investigations against Musk.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/swamp-steps-doj-sec-launch-joint-investigation-targeting-elon-musk-attempts-hostile-takeover-twitter-reports/ Swamp Steps In? DOJ, SEC Launch “Joint Investigation” Targeting Elon Musk as He Attempts His ‘Hostile Takeover’ of Twitter: Reports] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>
===Liberals melt down===
When Musk's purchase of Twitter became official, pearl-clutching liberals [[snowflake|went into meltdown mode]]<ref>[https://youtu.be/-C9ERYLlNY8 BREAKING! TWITTER SOLD TO ELON MUSK! LEFTISTS IN MELTDOWN!!!] at Dr. Steve Turley YouTube channel</ref> over their loss of control of one of their means of censoring free speech and silencing conservative voices/opinions and factual information.<ref name="Musk Twitter"/> President Donald Trump congratulated Musk on his purchase of Twitter, saying of him "...I hope Elon buys Twitter because he’ll make improvements to it and he is a good man," but he added that he will not return to Twitter, even with the restoration of his account there, choosing instead to stay with his own social media platform Truth Social.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-president-trump-will-not-come-back-twitter-despite-elon-musk-takeover/ Breaking: President Trump WILL NOT Come Back to Twitter Despite Elon Musk Takeover] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> As part of the announcement of his Twitter purchase, Musk said, "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated...", adding in a tweet that "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means".<ref>[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1518623997054918657 Elon Musk: "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means"] at Twitter</ref> Among the liberals having tantrums over Musk's purchase of Twitter are actress and leftist activist Jameela Jamil, who rage-quit the platform over the announcement in a petulant tweet,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/one-former-good-place-actress-turned-annoying-activist-jameela-jamil-quits-twitter-elon-musk-purchase/ ONE DOWN: Former Good Place Actress Turned Annoying Activist Jameela Jamil Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk Purchase] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> liberal race activist [[Shaun King]] (a white man who claims to be "black"), who also threw an online hissy-fit and rage-quit Twitter via deletion of his account in response to the Musk purchase,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/shaun-king-rage-quits-twitter-elon-musks-purchase/ Shaun King Rage Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk’s Purchase] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] (who once delusionally claimed that people who criticize her for her support of socialism and her cluelessness about politics and the real world want to "date" her<ref>[https://welovetrump.com/2021/12/31/aoc-claims-republicans-are-mad-at-her-because-they-want-to-date-her/ AOC Claims Republicans are Mad at Her Because They Want to Date Her]</ref>),<ref>[https://welovetrump.com/2022/04/29/elon-musk-hilariously-trolls-aoc-following-her-passive-aggressive-meltdown-on-twitter/ Elon Musk Hilariously Trolls AOC Following Her Passive Aggressive Meltdown on Twitter]</ref> and other prominent liberals with online presences such as [[Joy Reid]], [[Howard Dean]], [[NBC]] "journalist"/hack Ben Collins, [[CNN]] hack [[Brian Stelter]], former Twitter employees Israel Camacho and Laura Gomez and several members of hate group [[Antifa]].<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/meltdown-glorious-democrats-thugs-fascists-react-elon-musk-purchase-twitter-predictable-fury/ THE MELTDOWN IS GLORIOUS: Democrats, Thugs and Fascists React to Elon Musk Purchase of Twitter with Predictable Fury] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Some of the more deranged and immature liberals on Twitter are now calling for Musk to be killed in response to his purchase of the platform.<ref>[https://welovetrump.com/2022/04/28/liberals-gone-mad-libs-want-to-kill-elon-musk/ Liberals Gone Mad: Libs Want To “Kill Elon Musk”]</ref>
When Musk's purchase of Twitter became official, pearl-clutching liberals [[snowflake|went into meltdown mode]]<ref>[https://youtu.be/-C9ERYLlNY8 BREAKING! TWITTER SOLD TO ELON MUSK! LEFTISTS IN MELTDOWN!!!] at Dr. Steve Turley YouTube channel</ref> over their loss of control of one of their means of censoring free speech and silencing conservative voices/opinions and factual information.<ref name="Musk Twitter"/> President Donald Trump congratulated Musk on his purchase of Twitter, saying of him "...I hope Elon buys Twitter because he’ll make improvements to it and he is a good man," but he added that he will not return to Twitter, even with the restoration of his account there, choosing instead to stay with his own social media platform Truth Social.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-president-trump-will-not-come-back-twitter-despite-elon-musk-takeover/ Breaking: President Trump WILL NOT Come Back to Twitter Despite Elon Musk Takeover] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> As part of the announcement of his Twitter purchase, Musk said, "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated...", adding in a tweet that "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means".<ref>[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1518623997054918657 Elon Musk: "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means"] at Twitter</ref> Among the liberals having tantrums over Musk's purchase of Twitter are actress and leftist activist Jameela Jamil, who rage-quit the platform over the announcement in a petulant tweet,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/one-former-good-place-actress-turned-annoying-activist-jameela-jamil-quits-twitter-elon-musk-purchase/ ONE DOWN: Former Good Place Actress Turned Annoying Activist Jameela Jamil Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk Purchase] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> liberal race activist [[Shaun King]] (a white man who claims to be "black"), who also threw an online hissy-fit and rage-quit Twitter via deletion of his account in response to the Musk purchase,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/shaun-king-rage-quits-twitter-elon-musks-purchase/ Shaun King Rage Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk’s Purchase] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] (who once delusionally claimed that people who criticize her for her support of socialism and her cluelessness about politics and the real world want to "date" her<ref>[https://welovetrump.com/2021/12/31/aoc-claims-republicans-are-mad-at-her-because-they-want-to-date-her/ AOC Claims Republicans are Mad at Her Because They Want to Date Her]</ref>),<ref>[https://welovetrump.com/2022/04/29/elon-musk-hilariously-trolls-aoc-following-her-passive-aggressive-meltdown-on-twitter/ Elon Musk Hilariously Trolls AOC Following Her Passive Aggressive Meltdown on Twitter]</ref> and other prominent liberals with online presences such as [[Joy Reid]], [[Howard Dean]], [[NBC]] "journalist"/hack Ben Collins, [[CNN]] hack [[Brian Stelter]], former Twitter employees Israel Camacho and Laura Gomez and several members of hate group [[Antifa]].<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/meltdown-glorious-democrats-thugs-fascists-react-elon-musk-purchase-twitter-predictable-fury/ THE MELTDOWN IS GLORIOUS: Democrats, Thugs and Fascists React to Elon Musk Purchase of Twitter with Predictable Fury] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Some of the more deranged and immature liberals on Twitter are now calling for Musk to be killed in response to his purchase of the platform.<ref>[https://welovetrump.com/2022/04/28/liberals-gone-mad-libs-want-to-kill-elon-musk/ Liberals Gone Mad: Libs Want To “Kill Elon Musk”]</ref>
The meltdown got even worse after Musk asserted the Democrat Party was ‘hijacked by extremists'.
And "Palestinian" American liberal MSNBC contributor Dean Obeidallah decided: "It's now 100% clear that Musk is part of the GOP propaganda apparatus."<ref>Gabriel Hays, [https://www.foxnews.com/media/liberals-melt-down-after-musk-claims-democrat-party-hijacked-by-extremists.amp Liberals melt down after Musk claims the Democrat Party was ‘hijacked by extremists'], ''Fox News'', April 29, 2022.<blockquote>
And "Palestinian" American liberal MSNBC contributor Dean Obeidallah decided: "It's now 100% clear that Musk is part of the GOP propaganda apparatus."<ref>Gabriel Hays, [https://www.foxnews.com/media/liberals-melt-down-after-musk-claims-democrat-party-hijacked-by-extremists.amp Liberals melt down after Musk claims the Democrat Party was ‘hijacked by extremists'], ''Fox News'', April 29, 2022.<blockquote>
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'Stop hitting on me, I'm really shy': Elon Musk accused [[AOC]] of flirting with him when she called him a 'billionaire with an ego problem' and blamed him for an 'explosion of hate crimes' after buying Twitter.<ref>Stephen M. Lepore, [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10769311/Elon-Musk-accuses-AOC-FLIRTING-tweet-blaming-explosion-hate-crimes.html 'Stop hitting on me, I'm really shy': Elon Musk accuses AOC of FLIRTING with him when she called him a 'billionaire with an ego problem' and blamed him for an 'explosion of hate crimes' after buying Twitter] ''Dailymail.Com'', 30 Apr 2022.
'Stop hitting on me, I'm really shy': Elon Musk accused [[AOC]] of flirting with him when she called him a 'billionaire with an ego problem' and blamed him for an 'explosion of hate crimes' after buying Twitter.<ref>Stephen M. Lepore, [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10769311/Elon-Musk-accuses-AOC-FLIRTING-tweet-blaming-explosion-hate-crimes.html 'Stop hitting on me, I'm really shy': Elon Musk accuses AOC of FLIRTING with him when she called him a 'billionaire with an ego problem' and blamed him for an 'explosion of hate crimes' after buying Twitter] ''Dailymail.Com'', 30 Apr 2022.
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===Hypocrisy===
Democrat politicians such as [[Elizabeth Warren]], who were in favor of letting Twitter do as it pleased under liberal ownership and did all it could to run interference for it and protect it and its lawless actions against regulation and sanctions by the Trump administration, did an about-face following the Musk purchase and, out of fearful concern of their crimes and misdeeds being exposed (and especially the return of President Trump to Twitter) now that Musk is restoring free speech to the platform and ending censorship there, suddenly and hypocritically became in favor of regulating Twitter, with Warren in particular advocating for a "wealth tax" and regulation of Big Tech that would specifically target Twitter and conservative social media platforms, claiming that Twitter's purchase by Musk and its subsequent restoration of free speech for conservatives would be "...dangerous for our democracy".<ref>[https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2022/04/26/democrats-twitter-free-speech-elon-musk/ Democrats Are Horrified Now That Twitter Might Actually Allow Free Speech] at the Daily Caller</ref>
===First actions===
With the Musk takeover, Twitter has begun reinstating conservative accounts that were wrongly suspended under the previous liberal regime for telling the truth about subjects that liberals do not like, such as [[Democrat election fraud]], the contents of [[Hunter Biden]]'s laptop computer and the damage being done by [[COVID vaccine|CCP flu "vaccines"]], as well as locking down changes to the site's source code to prevent vindictive liberal Twitter employees from doing damage to the platform out of childish spite; among those whose accounts were reinstated include [[Tucker Carlson]], the [[Babylon Bee]]<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-locks-product-changes-following-musk-takeover-tucker-carlson-babylon-bee-accounts-reinstated/ Twitter Locks Down Product Changes Following Musk Takeover — Tucker Carlson and Babylon Bee Accounts Reinstated] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> and [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]].<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/marjorie-taylor-greens-permanent-suspension-first-tweet-pure-gold/ Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'Permanent' Suspension Is Over - Her First Tweet Is Pure Gold] at the Western Journal</ref> According to Bizpac Review, there is apparently no longer a Twitter board of directors (who may have either been fired or resigned en masse following the Musk takeover), while embittered Twitter employees childishly vented against their new boss, accusing him of "...being a troll and ignorant of Twitter policies" and criticizing his "...inability to monitor toxicity on the platform" ([[liberal projection|both of which said employees and their comrades are guilty of themselves]] by allowing liberals to run wild and do and say as they pleased on Twitter while censoring and silencing conservatives in violation of the First Amendment).<ref>[https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/04/26/twitter-locks-source-code-to-stop-employees-from-unauthorized-changes-after-musk-takeover-report-1230440/ Twitter locks source code to stop employees from unauthorized changes after Musk takeover, report]</ref>
It was later reported that high-profile liberals with Twitter accounts (including celebrities and politicians) were losing followers by the thousands (or even tens of thousands) following the Musk takeover as it was discovered that their so-called "followers" were actually [[bot]]s created by liberals (including by liberal Twitter employees<ref>[https://welovetrump.com/2022/04/26/heres-how-twitter-manipulated-elections-its-way-worse-than-just-shadow-banning/ Here’s How Twitter Manipulated Elections (It’s Way Worse Than Just Shadow Banning)]</ref>) to artificially inflate the number of followers of said high-profile liberals to dishonestly make it appear they had larger followings than they really have; the bots are disappearing at a rapid rate ahead of an expected bot purge to be conducted by Musk to eliminate fake Twitter accounts as part of the restoration of free speech to the platform and the end of liberal attempts to crowd out/diminish/censor/silence opposing voices and viewpoints.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/far-left-idiots-freak-bots-jump-ship-musk-buys-twitter/ Far-Left Idiots Freak Out as Their Bots Jump Ship After Musk Buys Twitter] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> As part of that swing, over 70% of Republican politicians with Twitter accounts reported gaining followers (including Ohio Congressman [[Jim Jordan]], who saw the biggest single gain with 63,735 followers), while out of 270 Democrat politicians on Twitter, 268 lost followers (including [[Nancy Pelosi]] and [[Bernie Sanders]], who lost 14,432 and 21,640 respectively) due to the disappearance of the bot accounts.<ref>[https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2022/04/27/twitter-offers-explanation-for-why-conservatives-are-mysteriously-gaining-followers-does-it-add-up/ Twitter Offers Explanation For Why Conservatives Are Mysteriously Gaining Followers. Does It Add Up?] at the Daily Caller</ref> Following the Musk takeover, [[European Union]] Commissioner of the Internal Market Thierry Breton claimed that the EU would attempt to ban Twitter from operating in Europe through its specious use of regulations, a move which drew praise from [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]].<ref>[https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2022/04/27/elon-there-are-rules-eu-commissioner-warns-of-possible-ban/ ‘Elon, There Are Rules’: EU Commissioner Warns Of Possible Ban] at the Daily Caller</ref>
On Apr 27, 2022, Musk condemned Twitter censorship of [[NY Post]]’s [[Hunter Biden|Hunter]] laptop story: ‘Obviously incredibly inappropriate.’ Top Twitter executive [[Vijaya Gadde]] was said to be responsible for the decision in 2020.<ref>Gabriel Hays, [https://www.foxnews.com/media/elon-musk-condemns-twitter-censorship-ny-posts-hunter-laptop-story-obviously-incredibly-inappropriate Elon Musk condemns Twitter censorship of NY Post’s Hunter laptop story: ‘Obviously incredibly inappropriate’], ''Fox News'', Apr 27, 2022.<blockquote>
Top Twitter executive Vijaya Gadde was said to be responsible for the decision in 2020.</blockquote></ref>
===Miscellaneous===
===Miscellaneous===
Just before the sale, B911 asked if it will be still denounced (such as by the left) as a supposed "Russian bot" after 12 years of tweeting.<ref>Breaking911 @Breaking911 Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1518579159865466882 Apr 25, 2022]):<blockquote>
Just before the sale, B911 asked if it will be still denounced (such as by the left) as a supposed "Russian bot" after 12 years of tweeting.<ref>Breaking911 @Breaking911 Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1518579159865466882 Apr 25, 2022]):<blockquote>
QUESTION: After 12 years of reporting, with 958K followers, if @elonmusk buys Twitter, will @Breaking911 finally be verified and no longer called a Russian bot?</blockquote></ref>
QUESTION: After 12 years of reporting, with 958K followers, if @elonmusk buys Twitter, will @Breaking911 finally be verified and no longer called a Russian bot?</blockquote></ref>
At [[American Thinker]], it warned:<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/04/are_we_being_blindly_optimistic_about_elon_musks_twitter_takeover.html Are we being blindly optimistic about Elon Musk's Twitter takeover?] 4/26/22</ref><blockquote>Do not expect the establishment to surrender; they will not let go without a prolonged dirty war, like the one they are still waging against Trump.</blockquote>
Actor/comedian/commentator Terrence K. Williams tweeted:<ref>Terrence K. Williams @w_terrence Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/w_terrence/status/1518961152356663301 April 26, 2022]):
Actor/comedian/commentator Terrence K. Williams tweeted:<ref>Terrence K. Williams @w_terrence Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/w_terrence/status/1518961152356663301 April 26, 2022]):