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Mandela Barnes: “He bought Twitter, but now he has vast control over this…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 11:13

Brad Schimmel could deny it all he wants to, but there is a reason why Elon Musk is spending this sort of money. He doesn't just spend money to spend money. Sometimes it looks foolish, like when He bought Twitter, but now he has vast control over this large social media empire that has turned into a racist hellscape. And now we see this Persian at the federal government the same way he did at Twitter, trying to turn this country effectively into the same sort of territory. (11:13–11:22)

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Asserts that Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter has resulted in it becoming a "racist hellscape."

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