Episode 115: Reply All Is Done, Elon Musk Is Too Online, And Tucker Carlson Is Bad But Probably Not Responsible For A Mass Shooting

After Jesse tells Katie about a fairly awkward dinner, the hosts dig in to a particularly sumptuous buffet of internet nonsense. You can discuss this episode with other BARPod premium subscribers here.

Show notes/Links:

The Reply All news: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/18/23122764/reply-all-hosts-leaving-alex-goldman-emmanuel-dzotsi

Our Episode 52: Reply All Is Melting Down Like Some Sort Of Delectable Queso Dip Appropriated By A White Bon Appetit Editor:

Episode 52: Reply All Is Melting Down Like Some Sort Of Delectable Queso Dip Appropriated By A White Bon Appetit Editor

Elon Musk says the deal is on hold:

Elon Musk @elonmusk

Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users

reuters.comTwitter estimates spam, fake accounts comprise less than 5% of users -filingTwitter Incestimated in a filing on Monday that false or spam accounts represented fewer than 5% of its monetizable daily active users during the first quarter.

LOL:

Elon Musk @elonmusk

To find out, my team will do a random sample of 100 followers of @Twitter. I invite others to repeat the same process and see what they discover …

ELON NO:

Elon Musk @elonmusk

In the past I voted Democrat, because they were (mostly) the kindness party. But they have become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican. Now, watch their dirty tricks campaign against me unfold … 🍿

The Buffalo shooter’s manifesto, if you can stomach it: https://bafybeicjl3cmyl4tdze5fumhkbtzsndkvxjo5nucegbaz3lobef6and3ye.ipfs.dweb.link/Mani.pdf

Right-wing extremism expert Talia Lavin blames Abigail Shrier: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/buffalo-shooter-white-supremacist-great-replacement-donald-trump-1353509/

NYT on hate crimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/us/hate-crimes-black-african-americans.html

Jesse responds:

Jesse Singal @jessesingal

1/ Extremely misleading tweet. The *rate* of hate crimes against Jews is MUCH higher. According to the article itself, there are ~5x more black people than Jews in the U.S., but ~2.5x as many hate crimes It's not a competition but you really shouldn't distort data like this.

The New York Times @nytimes

In the past decade, hate crimes against Black Americans, who are 12% of the population, have far exceeded those reported against any other group, federal data shows. In 2020, more than half of the victims of hate crimes based on race were Black people. https://t.co/mHATWSO6Zc

Nick Confessore on Tucker Carlson: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/us/tucker-carlson-gop-republican-party.html

Anti-Defamation League on Carlson and the “Great Replacement” theory: https://www.adl.org/news/media-watch/adl-letter-to-fox-news-condemns-tucker-carlsons-impassioned-defense-of-great

Glenn Greenwald argues that it’s unfair to blame Tucker:

The Demented - and Selective - Game of Instantly Blaming Political Opponents For Mass Shootings

ESZTERGOM, HUNGARY - AUGUST 07: Tucker Carlson speaks during the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) Feszt on August 7, 2021 in Esztergom, Hungary. The multiday political event was organized by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), a privately managed foundation that recently received more than $1.7 billion in government money and assets. The leader of its main board, Balazs Orban, who is also a state secretary in the prime minister's office, said MCC's priority is promoting "patriotism" among the next generation of Hungary's leaders. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)