Twitter quietly edited its hateful conduct policy to drop transgender protections by Ashley Belanger
Musk says his own tweets might be labeled under new hateful conduct policy.

The guy who, a week and a half ago, was blocking links from Substack and who suspended journalists in December for talking about his jet’s location would really like us to know that “free speech is paramount” and so that’s why there are no longer protections for trans people as part of Twitter’s policies.

If you believe Elon still cares anything about free speech you deserve to be lied to and taken advantage of, at the very least.

Advertisers See Elon Musk As A Liability As They Avoid Twitter by Mike MasnickMike Masnick

Elon Musk keeps talking about how he’s saving Twitter, but it’s difficult to see how. He’s made the site much more unstable, has been messing up basically every part of “trust & safety 101,” is now facing a growing number of lawsuits (including many over unpaid bills), has no idea how the site actually works, […]

The GOP Is Getting Creamed on Abortion. But They Still Don’t Get How Badly. by Jay Kuo
With a Supreme Court case looming this week that could strip away the right to mifepristone, an abortion medication used in nearly half of abortions nationwide, the GOP is at a crossroads. At issue is whether the party will hew to the most extreme of positions: outlawing abortion with few to no exceptions, not even in cases of rape or incest, or to save the life of the mother. The few moderates left within the GOP are wringing their hands and warning of electoral catastrophe, while the presidential candidates weave and dodge the issue to ensure they can still appeal to the base while not alienating centrist voters.