Elon Musk wants 2 buy Twitter: “I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy. I now realize [Twitter] will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form.” Yesterday, in a TED 2022 conference he said: “Having a public platform...1/5

that is maximally trusted & broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization.” Because I agree w/this last bit I say Mr Musk should leave Twitter alone. His goal isn’t freedom.
The 1st & 14th Amendments bar gov’t intrusion on free expression. A private entity can...2/5

limit content as long as it doesnt discriminate by race, religion or “suspect” classes. Twitter isn’t perfect, but it’s sought for good reasons to “moderate” content, e.g., false narratives re COVID, attacks by Russian bots. Reasons for a timeout in “twitmo” arent always clear, but usually...3/5

is temporary. Mr Musk plays 4 keeps. “Power Play” by WSJs Tim Higgins describes propensity, denied by Mr M, for “rage firings”/dismissals of employees who disagree w/him. Idea: help out a struggling social media platform. Mr M can disapparate & pop into Mar-a-whatever and...4/5

he & tfg can plot how to foster free speech. trump needs Mr M’s $. I’m Mark Small: pro-choice, pro environment, pro-civil rts & pro-democracy (anti-Autocrat), GOP candidate for Indiana House Distr 86. I approve of this blog. Hell, I wrote it. 5/5