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We can no longer justify continuing to post on a platform owned by someone intent on stoking chaos, hatred and violence.

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Ella Glover
Sep 16, 2025
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Back when X was Twitter (and good) Photo by Souvik Banerjee on Unsplash

Last year, when fellow progressives flocked from this platform in droves in the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover, we decided to stay put. We wanted to provide a tonic to the far-right propaganda and conservative bias. Today, we’ve changed our mind.

Following his remarks at the far-right “…

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