Posting Through It

016: How X Became 'Unusable for Normal Humans' feat. Hannah Gais & Steven Monacelli


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Hannah Gais and Steven Monacelli join for a wide-ranging discussion about the state of Twitter (now called “X”) three years after Elon Musk first moved to purchase it. Since then, Musk has transformed the platform into a self-serving MAGA machine that is crowning a new generation of right-wing media royalty. Monacelli walks us through his reporting on one of the platform’s newer standouts — “Captive Dreamer” — as an example of who’s benefiting from the new status quo.

Links for Steven Monacelli:

* Daily Dot: “A Hitler-quoting ‘Aryan’ has the attention of JD Vance and Elon Musk—who is @captivedreamer7?

* Bluesky: @stevanzetti.bsky.social

* Contact/Work: linktr.ee/Stevanzetti

Links for Hannah Gais:

* Bluesky: @hannahgais.bsky.social

* Newsletter: postsfromunderground.ghost.io/

Transition Music: “California Magic” by Goose

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