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    From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to All on Mon Dec 13 09:44:09 2021
    @jack just recently stepped down as CEO of twitter, I can't help but wonder if he suspects the republicans could take over Congress next year.
    I am pretty certain Congress will go after these big media companies that stiffle free speech if in fact the Republicans take over this body of Government.




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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Denn on Mon Dec 13 13:39:31 2021
    Re: @jack
    By: Denn to All on Mon Dec 13 2021 09:44 am

    @jack just recently stepped down as CEO of twitter, I can't help but wonder if he suspects the republicans could take over Congress next year.
    I am pretty certain Congress will go after these big media companies that stiffle free speech if in fact the Republicans take over this body of Government.

    he probably did that so he can call the shots from behind the scenes.

    also he is ceo of square and he cant be ceo of two companies and truly stay focused.

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  • From Sys64738@VERT/TXNET1 to Denn on Mon Dec 13 17:28:00 2021
    Re: @jack
    By: Denn to All on Mon Dec 13 2021 09:44:09

    @jack just recently stepped down as CEO of twitter, I can't help but wonder if he suspects the republicans could take over Congress next year.

    To be replaced by another winner I'm sure.

    I am pretty certain Congress will go after these big media companies that stiffle free speech if in fact the Republicans take over this body of Government.

    I wouldn't bet on it. Nearly every (if not every) federal level politician is bought by some other special interest group.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Sys64738 on Tue Dec 14 12:38:34 2021
    Re: @jack
    By: Sys64738 to Denn on Mon Dec 13 2021 05:28 pm

    I am pretty certain Congress will go after these big media companies that stiffle free speech if in fact the Republicans take over this body of Government.

    I wouldn't bet on it. Nearly every (if not every) federal level politician is bought by some other special interest group.

    https://www.statnews.com/feature/prescription-politics/federal-full-data-set/

    Seventy-two senators and 302 members of the House of Representatives cashed a check from the pharmaceutical industry ahead of the 2020 election - representing more than two-thirds of Congress, according to a new STAT analysis of records for the full election cycle.

    Pfizer's political action committee alone contributed to 228 lawmakers. Amgen's PAC donated to 218, meaning that each company helped to fund the campaigns of nearly half the lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Overall, the sector donated $14 million.
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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Denn on Tue Dec 14 08:25:00 2021
    Denn wrote to All <=-

    @jack just recently stepped down as CEO of twitter, I can't help but wonder if he suspects the republicans could take over Congress next
    year.

    Maybe it's because other social media companies have seen triple-digit percentage increases in their stock price and Twitter is trading under or at their IPO price, despite being one of the biggest names in social media?

    He was only a half-time CEO anyways, as he is CEO of Square, probably more like 10% actual time.

    I am pretty certain Congress will go after these big media companies
    that stiffle free speech if in fact the Republicans take over this body
    of Government.

    Closing the door behind them, as it were.


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