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Jan Rosenow

@janrosenow.bsky.social

Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.

Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.

November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM

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Steven Vanden Bussche

@stevenvbussche.bsky.social

We kunnen ons niet genoeg ervan bewust zijn hoe een privilege het is om in een land te leven waar we vrij onze oprechte mening kunnen verkondigen zonder bedreigd te worden met deportatie.

January 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM

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Anonymous

@youranoncentral.bsky.social

Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference, a letter from an alleged X whistleblower.

"What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations."

theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...

I'm writing this with a heavy heart and no small amount of fear. As a former X (formerly Twitter) employee on an H1B visa, I can't reveal my identity without risking everything, but I can't stay silent any longer about what I saw and was made to do.

When Elon Musk took over, everything changed. What started as a social media company became something much darker. I was part of a team that was directly ordered to manipulate Twitter's systems to influence the 2024 US presidential election. It wasn't subtle, and it wasn't ethical.

We completely changed how the algorithm worked, pushing pro-Trump and right-wing posts to the top of people's feeds. To make it look balanced, we also boosted some left-wing critics of Democrats, but it was all carefully calculated. These changes didn't just affect Americans - they impacted users worldwide.

One of the most disturbing things we did was create thousands of fake accounts using advanced AI systems called Grok and Eliza. These accounts looked completely real and pushed political messages that spread like wildfire. Havn't you noticed they all disappeared? Like magic.

We also knowingly allowed foreign governments to manipulate the platform. State-backed groups from Israel, Iran, and Russia were running their own influence campaigns, and because their goals aligned with ours, we looked the other way. Even when they clearly broke the rules, we didn't stop them.

Perhaps the most unethical part was how we manufactured news stories. One team would write completely fake articles, while another team would artificially boost their engagement metrics to make them go viral. We specifically targeted certain groups of people, knowing exactly how to manipulate their views and emotions.

The moderation team became a tool for our agenda. We systematically silenced anyone who got in our way, enforcing the rules when it suited us and ignoring them when it didn't. Elon Musk himself was deeply involved in these decisions, often joking about being "Black Hat MAGA."

What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations. The damage we've done is immeasurable, and I don't know if it can ever be fixed. People don't know what's real anymore, and that's exactly what we wanted.

The pilot program for the Eliza AI Agent, was election interference. Eliza was release officially in October of 2024, but we had access to it before then thanks to Marc Andreessen.

I'm terrified to be writing this, but I had to speak up. I just hope that someone with the power to do something about this sees this letter. You'll know what i’m saying is the truth by Elon's actions to the news someone spoke out. For more evidence look at the docs of Eliza AI Agent software. We left bread crumbs.

Yours sincerely,

A former employee who can't sleep at night.

January 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM

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Ryan Godfrey

@ryangodfrey.com

Die Zeit won't even show the salute.

Zeit Online showing a black and white picture of Elon Musk giving the salute, with blue painter's tape covering his arm. The headline is "Ein Hitlergruß ist ein Hitlergruß ist ein Hitlergruß" (A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute).

January 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM

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Art Candee 🍿🥤

@artcandee.bsky.social

I'm gonna share this cartoon again simply because Jeff Bezos' Washington Post tried to censor it.

January 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM

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Josh Marshall

@joshtpm.bsky.social

You may not have a billion dollars but your dignity is all yours

Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · Jan 20

Getty captures tech titans Zuck, Cook, Sundar and Bezos in church prayer service this morning for Trump's inauguration www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-...

January 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM

Michael Martens

@michaelrsm.bsky.social

Something about "stopped clock" and "pot, meet kettle"

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jan 13

Steve Bannon called Elon Musk a “truly evil person” in an interview with an Italian newspaper. The comments deepened hostilities between the two men who have been influential advisers to President-elect Trump.