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Why I'm staying on Twitter

And why The Lead is staying too.

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Nov 16, 2024
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Progressive journalists - and progressives in general - are leaving Twitter, formally known as X. This has happened a number of times since Elon Musk bought the platform, but appears to have finally reached a (contained) critical mass for this particular constituency after the US presidential election. Some have moved quietly; others announced their dep…

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