We were amused the other day by someone we’ve never heard of yelling about how celebrities like himself shouldn’t have to pay to be verified. Initially, word was that people would be charged $20 a month to keep their Twitter blue checks, which led Stephen King to say he’d be “gone like Enron” (promise?). The real deal is that Elon Musk is trying to get people to sign up for Twitter Blue for $8 a month, although poor Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is still haggling over the price. We haven’t seen entertainment or sports celebrities complain as much as journalists, who have come to believe that the $8 a month charge is “a tax on journalism.” Leyland DeVito is the editor-in-chief of the Detroit Metro Times.
https://twitter.com/leedevito/status/1588904730524528641
Congrats on your achievement. pic.twitter.com/uWQmjG6Nfb
— Schadenfreudelish (@aggierican) November 5, 2022
— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeacefull) November 5, 2022
Excuse me … just one sec … HAHAHAHAHAHAHA … HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA … HAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAH …. HAHAHAHhaaaaaa … ☠️
— 🐥The🐰FOO🌸 (@PolitiBunny) November 5, 2022
Wait till he learns about paywalls.
— cables (@c_ables) November 5, 2022
Interesting to find a tax you finally object to.
— Tandy (@dantypo) November 5, 2022
So you don't like taxes?
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) November 5, 2022
What if I told you we actually used to get news BEFORE Twitter.
— 🍹 Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) November 5, 2022
You realize you can use Twitter without a blue check, right?
— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) November 5, 2022
https://twitter.com/plebertarian/status/1588914457778216962
So we can just opt out of taxes right?
— ssfb (@ssfb85263085) November 5, 2022
Then it should be employer reimbursed. You know, how the real world works.
— Ada Nestor (@AdaNestorWC) November 5, 2022
We have no problem with that.
Sorry buddy…but your gonna have to pay up… Looks like one less Soy latte a month for you. pic.twitter.com/SnVpfvZkZ3
— Royce Lopez (@hippojuicefilm) November 5, 2022
https://twitter.com/downi75/status/1588918124514271232
You don’t have a blue checkmark and therefore we afford you no credibility. He’s not a good dude.
Well, most “journalists” nowadays just steal and regurgitate stories they found on Twitter. So… pic.twitter.com/TlYBEjZeHW
— Douglas Karr (@douglaskarr) November 5, 2022
Oh good. Then you won't have to pay it.
— Antonio (@djtechchicago) November 5, 2022
Oof
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) November 5, 2022
You can still be a journalism without a check mark pic.twitter.com/aTHVqoLU9u
— James Whomever (@JamesWhomever) November 5, 2022
But then how will we know that they're simply better than the rest of us?
— Jason Postma (@PostTripleR) November 5, 2022
Hahahaha…. you lefties love taxes. You should ask if you can pay more. pic.twitter.com/Ov7WIPoPxm
— #Nats Fan Carla (@LibertyBelleCJL) November 5, 2022
This ratio is a tax on comedy
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) November 5, 2022
Then I hope he taxes it out of existence.
— Nick Searcy, INSURRECTIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) November 5, 2022
Lol. What a stupid take.
— Kerry 🇺🇸 (@K1erry) November 5, 2022
What have journalists done this month besides pile on another journalist for revealing that John Fetterman needed close captioning and call out a real journalist who uncovered Facebook’s monthly meeting with the FBI to get its marching orders?
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AOC says Elon Musk is trying to sell people ‘free speech’ on Twitter for $8 a month https://t.co/IourheWk6i
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