As RedState previously reported, leftists and various members of the left-wing media have left the Twitter/X machine and moved on to what they feel are greener pastures. Among the reasons some gave was their disgust with CEO Elon Musk over his role in promoting Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy, and their belief he would censor their content on the platform on behalf of the President-Elect.
One who made their announcement in a predictably dramatic fashion was fired former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who posted not only a statement but a video explaining his departure to TikTok.
“I once believed it was a place for honest debate and discussion, transparency, and free speech, but I now feel it does not serve that purpose,” Lemon proclaimed. He also noted he was unhappy with the new Twitter/X terms of service, which stipulate “lawsuits… must be filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas — not the Western District of Texas, where the company is headquartered,” according to the WaPo, which claimed the change amounted to Musk making sure cases were “heard in courthouses that are a hub for conservative judges.”
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Lemon’s landing point was TikTok, where he already had an established account, and Bluesky, which looks and feels a lot like the “old Twitter” but is where journos and snowflake leftists reportedly feel “safer” and more insulated from criticism.
On a recent TikTok rant Lemon did on Trump’s picks for his administration, however, things got off to a rocky start rather quickly:
How the mighty have fallen – now Don Lemon is doing live on TikTok just like Michael Cohen – I’m waiting for someone to put a turkey on his head 😂 pic.twitter.com/isxMnctIs9
— Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) November 14, 2024
Moments later, it happened:
Don Lemon dramatically evacuated 𝕏 only to get turkey trolled on TikTok within hours 🤣 pic.twitter.com/7P87jb5YWr
— Danny De Urbina (@dannydeurbina) November 14, 2024
Hello darkness, my old friend
I′ve come to talk with you again pic.twitter.com/uq79D6zd2l— _horizont_ (@hori_____zont) November 14, 2024
The moment was reminiscent of the infamous Michael Cohen clip where the disgraced ex-Trump lawyer threatened to block users for using filters like the turkey on his image (language warning):
Ok this is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time.
Michael Cohen is trying to explain his plans to leave the country after Trump won and is getting increasingly mad as livestream viewers add a Turkey filter to his face.pic.twitter.com/kkLuqt0Gfm
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) November 8, 2024
The especially funny thing about this is that there are so many public figures who have declared their intentions to leave Twitter, only to either never leave or return after a short time. Like Adam Kinzinger, for instance:
Ok. Twitter is a cesspool today and it’s only 8am. I’m going to start mentally preparing my Twitter exit.
Follow me on threads adam_kinzinger or Post
— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@AdamKinzinger) October 28, 2023
Over a year later, yep, he’s still there.
And for those who do seek those greener pastures, I’m not sure what they’re expecting to get out of it there because unless they lock down their accounts people who want to criticize them or troll them will do just that, as Lemon and Cohen found out.
In any event, while Twitter is a much less unhinged place without the likes of Lemon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Joy Reid, and others, set your countdown clocks and make your predictions for when they are likely to return because, as I’ve noted before, they’ll be back at some point because they just can’t quit it.
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