#MNR: MISINFORMATION NATION

#MNR: MISINFORMATION NATION
 
“I’m a trill motherfucker after all. Haters is dressed in safety nets encouraging my fall.”
Curren$y
 
X, the social app formerly (and still widely) known as Twitter, was the ninth most popular social app of 2023, with 142M downloads. In contrast, Instagram was the most popular at 696M downloads. Twitter (fuck it, I refuse to call it X) had 600M active users across the world as of May 2024. I provided each statistic to show that even though its tentacles aren’t as long as some other apps, its reach is still impressive. Once upon a time, a man named Jack Dorsey was the CEO of Twitter. Dorsey was one of four founders (7.15.2008), along with Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams. They made it a public entity in 2013. Unfortunately, Dorsey and company sold Twitter to the world’s wealthiest piece of horse shit, Eli Musk. In October 2022, after months of negotiations, Twitter was sold to Musk for 44B.
 
Well golly gee, Monday. What’s the big difference between when Dorsey dem owned Twitter and now? That’s an excellent question, Sir Scrotum Hair Lint. The answer is simple. When Twitter was owned by the 4 Dorkmen, there was plenty of fuckery. But they fiercely enforced their Community Standards. Shit, I remember being in Twitter Jail, for 12 hours at that. And why? Because I called Dak Prescott a coon. Apparently, calling an Uncle Tom a coon is racially insensitive. Fair enough. I did my bid. I also watched what I said after that. After the contentious Presidential Race of 2020, the fat-ass President who served immediately after Obama was banned from the platform in January 2021 for rampant misinformation. He, along with other MAGAts and all-around troglodytes from the right wing and beyond, were banished from Twitter for lascivious lies and hate. Regardless of like, dislike, or indifference, there were standards. Musk has shown that there is little to no regard for standards, and he often is the first stone thrower. Just recently, he’s pushed an A.I. picture of Kamala Harris in red communist garb speaking before a communist crowd AND told Taylor Swift that he would gladly impregnate her AND protect her cat (we’ll get to that fuckery in a bit). This is the world’s richest human, owner of a social media platform that wields considerable power and influence. Being a conservative capitalist isn’t a crime, but using your influence for malice is a moral crime. But hey, I’m certain Musk doesn’t believe in God. He’ll burn in hell along with tRump when he faces judgement.
 
 I believe Nas once said if money’s your religion, sky’s the limit, live life. There’s an amazing and morbid double entendre in that bar.
 
The article “X (Twitter) Statistics: How Many People Use X?” (backlinko.com) shared market research that stated 60.6% of respondents aged 16-64 use Twitter to keep up to date with news and current events. Unfortunately, Twitter is ripe with misinformation. Musk’s Twitter philosophy is wild, wild west style – anything goes. That can have catastrophic results. He knows this. You and I know. So why do you think he does it? That was a rhetorical question. We don’t e’en need to answer that.
 
Twitter shall not be the lone scapegoat for rampant misinformation in the world. Fake news is superfluous in diverse outlets, from Fox News to Discord to YouTube to Parlor, and so on. The standards of journalism have been forsaken, and there is no code. This is extremely painful for a journalist like me.
 
In the 9.2.2024 #MNR, I stated that the story about a Venezuelan gang taking over an apartment complex in Colorado was complete bullshit. I talked about how ain’t no cotton-picking way a 2A state’s residents would let that type of thing fly. Colorado is an OPEN CARRY STATE. That means that most residents 18 or older and legally able to possess a firearm can carry it openly without a license, permit, or registration. Opie and the Country Road Militia could’ve easily handled that after a spirited evening of Coors Light drankin’, doobie puffing, and fentanyl-free cocaine snorting. TRANSLATION: that story was absolute bullshit, and I first guessed it like I ALWAYS do. How did I know? Do I have a cousin who was “trapped” in one of the apartments giving me live updates? Fuck no. I maintained a 4.0 GPA and graduated with honors from the Archie G. Warren School of Common Sense. I smelled bullshit when I read the article, and I knew a bunch of readers were sure to step smooth in it. MF will believe anything that reaffirms and fuels their hate nowadays, especially in racial, political, and socioeconomic realms. People love to hate. Misinformation is supreme unleaded gasoline poured on a 6-alarm fire.
 
Sak pase? N’ap boule on my end. Big ups to all my Haitian folk in the tri state and all over. I love y’all. I’m certain that all you amazing supporters have heard the rampant disinformation regarding Haitian residents in Springfield, Ohio. I won’t waste my time or dignity to address the lies. I will correct the lies about them being here illegally. They are in Springfield on a federal program that enables people from Haiti who have a financial sponsor in the U.S. to apply to enter the country and remain here legally for two years. They do not receive green cards.  Others have applied for asylum, allowing them to remain in the country until their case is adjudicated in immigration court. And why have Haitians migrated to Springfield? Because businesses needed workers, there was an overabundance of housing at the time, and Haitians heard living costs were low.
 
Yes, the pace of Haitians immigrating to Springfield has put a strain on the community. That tends to happen when news of opportunity spreads (think California gold rush or Atlanta in the ‘90s). But these folk are far from savages or criminals. The story has long-since been debunked, but that doesn’t matter to the nightmare holders who continue to run with it. All it’s doing is stoking [more] hate toward minorities. That’s how MAGAts want it.
 
Ohio governor Mike DeWine has pledged over 2M in aid to Springfield to help with any difficulties the community is facing because of the influx of Haitian immigrants. But unlike most Rs, DeWine isn’t a scumbag. He is sending money to help with social inequities that the community is facing. He has nothing but respect for the Haitian community. I have heard him praise them with my own ears. His late daughter did missionary work in Haiti, and he and his wife pledged to help the Haitian community in her honor. I don’t fuck with DeWine, but I’ m thankful that he’s a decent human.
 
I don’t find jokes about a minority group eating domesticated animals like wanton savages to be funny in any regard. Frankly, I find it disgusting. Haitians have been through hell the past decade or so, from natural disaster to extreme political corruption. They just want to live the American dream. Shame on you first world American-born fuckfaces for using misinformation as an opportunity to make ignorant Instagram posts about Haitians and cats.
 
And any Black person who can declare that Haitians aren’t your folk, I’m happy to let you know that you damn sure ain’t mine. Fuck you. I’ll spit in your motherfucking face if you ever part your lips to talk shit about Haitians in my presence. Big ups to Haiti AND the Dominican Republic. It’s all one island with no natural border.


HAPPY EARTH DAY ACEITO. LOVE YOU BABY BOY. 
 
Alright. I’m done talking. I done said all I had to say. Y’all can continue on.