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Didn't the AG of Texas just open an investigation into Media Matters for this, citing fraud? And X sued them on Monday.

chimerasaurus 3y ago
Also relevant for context on that. https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/21/tech/elon-musk-texas-lawsuit-media-matters/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/21/tech/elon-musk-texas-lawsuit-...
- isthispermanent 3y ago
  CNN is not relevant for anything
smoldesu 3y ago
Some fun background on that particular AG: > He has sued president Joe Biden's administration nearly 50 times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton
- isthispermanent 3y ago
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  - smoldesu 3y ago
    Normally I don't stoop to ad-hominem, but we are talking about an indicted felon who was impeached by his own party. Without context you might mistake it for a serious lawsuit.
    - isthispermanent 3y ago
      Better but still not quite right. Paxton was acquitted of all counts in the Texas Senate and remains in his post. The suing of a presidential admin by a state AG says very little about the merits of the lawsuit. Pointing it out as a reason to dismiss the legitimacy of a suit stains your reply with obvious bias against conservative policy. There are plenty of reasons to not like Paxton. Suing POTUS is not high on the list.
      - parrellel 3y ago
        Wasn't he actively threatening the Texas House before the impeachment trial? I'm not sure if that counts as exonerating?
      - smoldesu 3y ago
        > Pointing it out as a reason to dismiss the legitimacy of a suit stains your reply with obvious bias against conservative policy. No, it's pointing out that no serious person could level 50 individual suits against the state and meaningfully progress them all. I align myself with conservative and liberal politicians that represent meaningful changes in policy; this is not it. A cursory look at this guy's history will clearly show that he's a republican reactionary, not a conservative.
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mindslight 3y ago
Yes, this article is apparently so worthwhile that that whole tribe of political hacks has gone into action trying to censor it. It doesn't seem that hard hitting to me, but well, fragile egos and all that.

Also relevant for context on that. https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/21/tech/elon-musk-texas-lawsuit-media-matters/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/21/tech/elon-musk-texas-lawsuit-...

isthispermanent 3y ago
CNN is not relevant for anything

smoldesu 3y ago

Some fun background on that particular AG: > He has sued president Joe Biden's administration nearly 50 times. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Paxton

isthispermanent 3y ago
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- smoldesu 3y ago
  Normally I don't stoop to ad-hominem, but we are talking about an indicted felon who was impeached by his own party. Without context you might mistake it for a serious lawsuit.
  - isthispermanent 3y ago
    Better but still not quite right. Paxton was acquitted of all counts in the Texas Senate and remains in his post. The suing of a presidential admin by a state AG says very little about the merits of the lawsuit. Pointing it out as a reason to dismiss the legitimacy of a suit stains your reply with obvious bias against conservative policy. There are plenty of reasons to not like Paxton. Suing POTUS is not high on the list.
    - parrellel 3y ago
      Wasn't he actively threatening the Texas House before the impeachment trial? I'm not sure if that counts as exonerating?
    - smoldesu 3y ago
      > Pointing it out as a reason to dismiss the legitimacy of a suit stains your reply with obvious bias against conservative policy. No, it's pointing out that no serious person could level 50 individual suits against the state and meaningfully progress them all. I align myself with conservative and liberal politicians that represent meaningful changes in policy; this is not it. A cursory look at this guy's history will clearly show that he's a republican reactionary, not a conservative.

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mindslight 3y ago

Yes, this article is apparently so worthwhile that that whole tribe of political hacks has gone into action trying to censor it. It doesn't seem that hard hitting to me, but well, fragile egos and all that.