We're All Living in Musk's Twitter World

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Strange things are happening to American democracy this week: An unelected tech billionaire appears to have somehow shredded any chance of a government funding bill being passed into law. Whether or not a new bill is introduced and lawmakers find a way to agree on how to keep the government open, watching some guy on Twitter essentially wield the power of an elected representative has been wild.

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Examination of Elon Musk's unique approach to corporate communications and market manipulation.

“We're All Living in Musk's Twitter World” was written by Matt Levine. Read the original at slate.com. Copywork shows the text so you can practice by retyping it word for word; all rights stay with the author.

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