Elon Musk’s ex-wife Talulah Riley texted him to “Please do something to fight woke-ism” with his takeover of Twitter, according to Bloomberg News’ analysis of texts released from Musk’s phone as part of his litigation with Twitter.
From Bloomberg:
While many of the text messages [revealed in court documents from Musk’s phone] involved pleas to put money in the deal, Riley’s were more focused on politics. “Please do something to fight woke-ism.” she wrote, “I will do anything to help! xx.”
She was especially concerned about the suspension of the Babylon Bee satire site’s Twitter account, calling it “crazy” in a text to Musk. “Raiyah and I were talking about it today,” she wrote. “It was a f–king joke. Why has everyone become so puritanical?”
Shortly after the Bee’s suspension, Musk polled his followers about free speech.
Musk also texted with Joe Rogan:
Rogan: Are you going to liberate Twitter from the censorship happy mob?
Musk: “I will provide advice, which they may or may not choose to follow.”
Rogan: “I REALLY hope you get Twitter. If you do, we should throw a hell of a party.”
Musk: Why throw a party when you can have a Pajama Jammy Jam?
Musk also spoke with ousted Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey about creating a new platform entirely.
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