Wow… this is disgusting.
Who the fuck does Maxine Waters think she is bossing around employees she has zero authority over?
At this rate, the Democrats might never win a federal election again. The party might not even exist come 2028.
REP. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ: Elon Musk is probably one of the most unintelligent billionaires I've ever met, or seen, or witnessed. You can probably glean this from watching these people on TV. They don't do their homework. This dude is not smart. The danger in the lack of intelligence that Elon has - this guy is one of the most morally vacant, but also, just, least-knowledgeable about these systems that we really know of. What that means is that they will hit a button and things can go sideways.
As a member of the Brazilian Congress who has been exposing and combatting the abuses of our Supreme Court for years, I want to express my deepest gratitude to @elonmusk.
Elon, you are currently aiding Brazil more than many members of the Brazilian House and Senate. You are representing millions of Brazilians who oppose censorship and tyranny far better than their elected representatives, who still refuse to investigate and impeach Supreme Court justices.
I am confident that this will change now: @shellenberger's collaboration with @david_agape_ and @elivieira on the Brazilian Twitter Files, in a genuine investigative journalism effort, exposed the Brazilian dictator @alexandre de Moraes to the world.
By the way, I am one of the countless Brazilians featured in the files for being illegally monitored by the Supreme Court. I was also censored without due process and threatened with a hefty fine per day if I posted anything the Court disapproved of - but I never remained silent. In the case of Twitter, the former legal counsel Rafael Batista's refusal to provide Moraes with user information without valid grounds, even under the threat of illegal prosecution and persecution, was heroic.
Your determination, @elonmusk, to commend that stance and go further by lifting all restrictions on the accounts of Brazilians who were illegally censored shows a man of principles and provides us all with inspiration and renewed motivation to fight the tyrants.
There are currently thousands of Brazilians persecuted by Moraes: ordinary citizens censored, with their assets illegally frozen; journalists and judges exiled, with their passports seized by Mr. Moraes without justification; lawyers denied access to their clients' cases; hundreds still imprisoned without due process, let alone conviction.
One man, Clezão, passed away last November in prison after nearly a year of incarceration in deplorable health conditions by order of Alexandre de Moraes. The federal prosecutor had requested his release more than two months before his death, but Moraes ignored it. Clezão's wife, Jane, and their two daughters, Ana Luiza (22) and Klezia (19), will no longer have their father's company due to the tyrannical actions of Alexandre de Moraes.
We want none of this, no more! This is why I proposed a parliamentary committee to investigate the Court's abuses, including censorship.
The request garnered the support of the necessary 171 representatives and is now awaiting the Speaker of the House, Arthur Lira, to initiate its activities. The Brazil Twitter Files have given new momentum to this endeavor. We cannot rely on most legacy media or the establishment.
But we can rely on principled individuals like you, @elonmusk and @shellenberger. You may not be Brazilian, but you are fighting for freedom in our country in a way that inspires millions in my homeland to raise their voices and fight even harder to overcome this dire situation.
And we WILL overcome it. Thank you!
#CensuraNao
#CPIdoAbusoJa
#ImpeachmentJa
Department of State grant (2022)
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Recipient: Associacao Da Cultura Hip Hop De Esteio
Purpose: To integrate and promote U.S. hip hop culture to local public school students through a series of workshops as part of the activities of the Rio Grande do sul hip hop museum opening.
Country: Brazil
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