If you can read between the lines here, Alex still has his eye on the prize: The truth about what is happening inside and outside of Twitter that is making a mockery of public debate and wielding gross censorship. I will be patient and see where this goes. My donation has already paid dividends to me.
When all is said and done, I’ll be happy to see what you got out of it. I’m happy to have supported you on Substack and your lawsuit fund. You’ve been the breath of fresh (outdoor-with-no-mask) air that Team Reality all needed!!
What I've seen about Jordan Schactel I don't like as he has a pretty fast censorship trigger finger. But I do love the shot across the bow here from Alex. Lovely.
Glad you laid this out Alex. It may provide a better picture of the dual track nature of how discovery and a settlement are on dual tracks with many underlying interests and positions. Godspeed to it all.
Wouldnt get too excited until the settlement is sorted out. The underlying problem here that in IMO is the real heart of the matter is the US legal system.
Lawsuits functiinally, have nothing to do with the law. Lawsuits have devolved into nothing more than battles of financial attrition. The " system" is set so that the deep pocket....twitter....can stall and delay and attempt any legal gyration thats forces the shallow pocket.....AB....to continually spend money. They can do this literally for years on end.
Functionally this allows the deep pocket to literally financially bludgeon to death the shallow pocket. This system is neither just nor equitable nor what our founding fathers anticipated. The whole system has been bastardized to favor the wealthy. Seems that's a constant theme in much public discourse these days no?
The judge limited the lawsuit to breach-of-contract only. But Team Alex got the discovery part left in because the judge favors it. And Alex can make it public afterwards. What's so damn hard to understand about that ... and I am not even a lawyer.
Alex, it is hopeless. You can't explain to the public how the legal system works. One has to experience it for themselves to grasp the true horror of it (hmm, just like the Matrix). People had unrealistic expectations. Perhaps you could have done a better job explaining the realistically possible outcomes, but I doubt it.
I don't regret donating, this is more or less what I expected to happen.
I think you can do a better job of writing in very simple, non-legalistic terms, what the hell happened here with regard to your June 6 statement. You’re opening the kimono and showing nothing.
You should sue Jordan Schatchel for libel, and anyone like him, but most particularly journalists who continue to knowingly lie. These people have to be *personally* held accountable.
Suppose that Twitter was taking orders directly from the federal government as to who to ban and who to promote on the platform based on the political desires of the WH, the bureaucrats, the FBI, etc., how are we ever going to find out about that clear violation of the 1st Amendment? Perhaps the discovery in this case will reveal it. Call me a cynic because I don't see Twitter handing that information over to the court even if a judge ordered it. I sure hope that I am proven wrong but I won't hold my breath. Good luck Alex.
"Those documents and emails and texts...would tell me whether I had a future state action claim - not against Twitter, but against the government itself."
Someone has filed a comprehensive lawsuit against the government itself, asking that Sec. 230 be struck in its entirety:
Sec. 230 has been misunderstood and misapplied almost from the beginning. Congress never intended to give social media platforms carte blanche to violate our constitutional rights and still be immune from all liability for any wrongdoing. Congress can't give agency powers to others (these private companies like Twitter) to do things—like violate our free speech rights—that it can't itself do under the law and the Constitution.
As I said yday. WE ALL KNOW what Twitter is and what Twitter does...its been obvious to all. That is all your gonna get. It's the knowing and not the actual holding of those perps accountable in any meaningful way. Just the way it IS. Kind of like Fauci...everyone KNOWS who he is and what he has done, but at worst he fades into a cushy "we the people" funded pension. This is how American justice works in "reality", but the knowing is something no one can take away
Nope.
Too many words.
Not buying it.
If you can read between the lines here, Alex still has his eye on the prize: The truth about what is happening inside and outside of Twitter that is making a mockery of public debate and wielding gross censorship. I will be patient and see where this goes. My donation has already paid dividends to me.
When all is said and done, I’ll be happy to see what you got out of it. I’m happy to have supported you on Substack and your lawsuit fund. You’ve been the breath of fresh (outdoor-with-no-mask) air that Team Reality all needed!!
What I've seen about Jordan Schactel I don't like as he has a pretty fast censorship trigger finger. But I do love the shot across the bow here from Alex. Lovely.
Glad you laid this out Alex. It may provide a better picture of the dual track nature of how discovery and a settlement are on dual tracks with many underlying interests and positions. Godspeed to it all.
Wouldnt get too excited until the settlement is sorted out. The underlying problem here that in IMO is the real heart of the matter is the US legal system.
Lawsuits functiinally, have nothing to do with the law. Lawsuits have devolved into nothing more than battles of financial attrition. The " system" is set so that the deep pocket....twitter....can stall and delay and attempt any legal gyration thats forces the shallow pocket.....AB....to continually spend money. They can do this literally for years on end.
Functionally this allows the deep pocket to literally financially bludgeon to death the shallow pocket. This system is neither just nor equitable nor what our founding fathers anticipated. The whole system has been bastardized to favor the wealthy. Seems that's a constant theme in much public discourse these days no?
The system is broken.
The judge limited the lawsuit to breach-of-contract only. But Team Alex got the discovery part left in because the judge favors it. And Alex can make it public afterwards. What's so damn hard to understand about that ... and I am not even a lawyer.
Alex, it is hopeless. You can't explain to the public how the legal system works. One has to experience it for themselves to grasp the true horror of it (hmm, just like the Matrix). People had unrealistic expectations. Perhaps you could have done a better job explaining the realistically possible outcomes, but I doubt it.
I don't regret donating, this is more or less what I expected to happen.
I think you can do a better job of writing in very simple, non-legalistic terms, what the hell happened here with regard to your June 6 statement. You’re opening the kimono and showing nothing.
Alex
You should sue Jordan Schatchel for libel, and anyone like him, but most particularly journalists who continue to knowingly lie. These people have to be *personally* held accountable.
Can’t wait to see them docs, bro.
Suppose that Twitter was taking orders directly from the federal government as to who to ban and who to promote on the platform based on the political desires of the WH, the bureaucrats, the FBI, etc., how are we ever going to find out about that clear violation of the 1st Amendment? Perhaps the discovery in this case will reveal it. Call me a cynic because I don't see Twitter handing that information over to the court even if a judge ordered it. I sure hope that I am proven wrong but I won't hold my breath. Good luck Alex.
"Those documents and emails and texts...would tell me whether I had a future state action claim - not against Twitter, but against the government itself."
Someone has filed a comprehensive lawsuit against the government itself, asking that Sec. 230 be struck in its entirety:
https://socialmediafreedom.org/fyk-vs-united-states-of-america/
Sec. 230 has been misunderstood and misapplied almost from the beginning. Congress never intended to give social media platforms carte blanche to violate our constitutional rights and still be immune from all liability for any wrongdoing. Congress can't give agency powers to others (these private companies like Twitter) to do things—like violate our free speech rights—that it can't itself do under the law and the Constitution.
Thanks Alex - appreciate the follow up and allowing us to “read between the lines” a little better. Very well written update!
Alex - careful not to upset the judge in the public square. You’re in the home stretch, man.
As I said yday. WE ALL KNOW what Twitter is and what Twitter does...its been obvious to all. That is all your gonna get. It's the knowing and not the actual holding of those perps accountable in any meaningful way. Just the way it IS. Kind of like Fauci...everyone KNOWS who he is and what he has done, but at worst he fades into a cushy "we the people" funded pension. This is how American justice works in "reality", but the knowing is something no one can take away
I feel like asking a question, but I realize it won’t be as productive as taking a nap.