Ezra Klein
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What if it began happening? Would make you write a piece. It's like, oh shit, maybe the timeline is changing. Yeah, maybe it's bad. Like you had said a minute ago, they don't have a theory of co-opting media.
What if it began happening? Would make you write a piece. It's like, oh shit, maybe the timeline is changing. Yeah, maybe it's bad. Like you had said a minute ago, they don't have a theory of co-opting media.
There was a moment where, you know, it seems like MSNBC is going to get spun off in some kind of future sale, or at least potentially is going to get spun off in some kind of future sale of assets. And you began to hear talk of like, would Elon Musk buy it? And right, just hollow it out. That's something you've seen in other countries.
There was a moment where, you know, it seems like MSNBC is going to get spun off in some kind of future sale, or at least potentially is going to get spun off in some kind of future sale of assets. And you began to hear talk of like, would Elon Musk buy it? And right, just hollow it out. That's something you've seen in other countries.
The oligarchic allies of the president purchase media outlets and then turn them towards the regime's goals. He already bought Twitter. He already bought Twitter and did exactly that with it.
The oligarchic allies of the president purchase media outlets and then turn them towards the regime's goals. He already bought Twitter. He already bought Twitter and did exactly that with it.
Although I have a very strong view that Twitter is a net negative for the Trump administration, but that's my endless thing that political movements suffer for being too brain-rotted by that place, not for not having enough power on it. That's your eternally hot take. Huh? That's my endless take. We've all been on those sites. We know what the brainwaves are like.
Although I have a very strong view that Twitter is a net negative for the Trump administration, but that's my endless thing that political movements suffer for being too brain-rotted by that place, not for not having enough power on it. That's your eternally hot take. Huh? That's my endless take. We've all been on those sites. We know what the brainwaves are like.
Yeah, the Democrats suffered in 2024 for having been so strong on Twitter in 2020. They convinced themselves of a bunch of very politically dangerous things, and they paid a price for it. And this world in which Elon Musk and everybody are talking themselves into great replacement theory on Twitter, this is a bad way to win over the median voter in America.
Yeah, the Democrats suffered in 2024 for having been so strong on Twitter in 2020. They convinced themselves of a bunch of very politically dangerous things, and they paid a price for it. And this world in which Elon Musk and everybody are talking themselves into great replacement theory on Twitter, this is a bad way to win over the median voter in America.
I don't think they're trying to play dead. I don't think it's a fair description of where Democrats are these days. But let me let me put that to the side. What would... frighten you, right? What if it begins turning would be a signal?
I don't think they're trying to play dead. I don't think it's a fair description of where Democrats are these days. But let me let me put that to the side. What would... frighten you, right? What if it begins turning would be a signal?
One thing that was true about Trump's reelection campaign is he built, for the first time, a MAGA coalition. In 2016, he took over the Republican Party. In 2024, he built his own thing. It includes MAHA, right? I don't know exactly how we say that with R.K. Jr., but I think very, very potently the tech right. And my sense from knowing some of these people is that that coalition is under strain.
One thing that was true about Trump's reelection campaign is he built, for the first time, a MAGA coalition. In 2016, he took over the Republican Party. In 2024, he built his own thing. It includes MAHA, right? I don't know exactly how we say that with R.K. Jr., but I think very, very potently the tech right. And my sense from knowing some of these people is that that coalition is under strain.
So Musk is still very allied, but it seems to be stepping back from government because he might light his Tesla empire on fire if he doesn't. I'm hearing a little bit less from people like Marc Andreessen. They've gotten a little bit quieter, is my sense of them. They're on the group chats. They're on the group chats.
So Musk is still very allied, but it seems to be stepping back from government because he might light his Tesla empire on fire if he doesn't. I'm hearing a little bit less from people like Marc Andreessen. They've gotten a little bit quieter, is my sense of them. They're on the group chats. They're on the group chats.