Crash Course: Elon Musk's Twitter takeover is a disaster. How much longer will the platform hold?

Musk is on his way to creating the Twitter hellscape he claims to want to stop. [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0Q2aHR0cHM6Ly9yZWFkLmxldHRlcmhlYWQuZW1haWwvY3Jhc2gtY291cnNlL2xldHRlci82MDc4VwNzcGNCCmNjupNnY9iN3O5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpjY7qTZ2PYjdzuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images) Elon Musk's Twitter takeover is a disaster. How much longer will the platform hold? There are few guarantees in this life. But, this I know: There will be death, taxes, and the [not-so-infrequent Elon Musk shit-post](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0ROaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMDQvYW9jLWluLXR3aXR0ZXItYmF0dGxlLXdpdGgtZWxvbi1tdXNrX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmNjupNnY9iN3O5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). Having fired four senior executives and dissolved its board of directors, and now laying off thousands of employees, Twitter's new owner, chief executive and now sole director hasn't exactly been a study in stability. After spending [months trying to scuttle the $44 billion deal](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0RdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDcvMDgvZWxvbi1tdXNrcy1kZWNpc2lvbi10by1iYWNrLW91dC1vZi10d2l0dGVyLWRlYWwtbWF5LWxlYWQtdG8vVwNzcGNCCmNjupNnY9iN3O5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) to acquire the social media giant and within days of frog-marching CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal out of the building presumably without their pre-negotiated, multi-billion dollar payouts, Musk returned to his favorite pastime — trolling. 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Stewart visited the state official's office, sitting down with her on her own turf, to ask her to explain the logic behind [the 2021 passage of the "Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act" (HB 1570)](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMDQvMjIvYXJrYW5zYXMtYW50aS10cmFucy1sZWdpc2xhdGlvbi13YWxtYXJ0LWhlaXJzL1cDc3BjQgpjY7qTZ2PYjdzuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), which bans doctors from providing puberty blockers or performing hormone therapy. Their conversation largely consisted of Stewart attempting to wring an honest answer out of Rutledge on a single point: "Why would the state of Arkansas step in to override parents, physicians, psychiatrists, endocrinologists who have developed guidelines, why would you override those guidelines?" [Read the rest from Melanie McFarland.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0R1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMDUvdGhlLXByb2JsZW0td2l0aC10aGUtcHJvYmxlbS13aXRoLWpvbi1zdGV3YXJ0LWlzLXRoYXQtaXRzLW5vdC1tb3JlLXdpZGVseS1hdmFpbGFibGUvVwNzcGNCCmNjupNnY9iN3O5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - An easy, but decadent, [caramel apple cake](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0RpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMDUvYW4tZWFzeS1idXQtZGVjYWRlbnQtY2FyYW1lbC1hcHBsZS1jYWtlLXRvLWhlcmFsZC1pbi1jb3p5LWZhbGwtZXZlbmluZ3MvVwNzcGNCCmNjupNnY9iN3O5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) to herald in cozy, fall evenings - Wisconsin lawmaker sues to block the counting of [military ballots](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0RjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMDUvd2lzY29uc2luLWxhd21ha2VyLXN1ZXMtdG8tYmxvY2stdGhlLWNvdW50aW5nLW9mLW1pbGl0YXJ5LWJhbGxvdHMvVwNzcGNCCmNjupNnY9iN3O5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - [Selena Gomez](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0RGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMDUvc2VsZW5hLWdvbWV6LWRvY3VtZW50YXJ5LXJldmVsYXRpb25zL1cDc3BjQgpjY7qTZ2PYjdzuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) documentary revelations: From her faith to how the past haunts her - [Panhandlers](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0R3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMTEvMDUvcGFuaGFuZGxlcnMtYXJlLWdpdmVuLW1vcmUtbW9uZXktd2hlbi10aGV5cmUtd2VsbC1kcmVzc2VkLXdoYXQtZG9lcy10aGlzLXNheS1hYm91dC11cy9XA3NwY0IKY2O6k2dj2I3c7lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) are given more money when they're well-dressed. 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(Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) Johnny Depp's cachet comeback with Savage X Fenty: A disheartening sign of #MeToo backlash Savage X Fenty, [Rihanna's](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0Q3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMTcvMDkvMjgvcmloYW5uYS10d2l0dGVyLXRydW1wL1cDc3BjQgpjY7qTZ2PYjdzuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) acclaimed lingerie brand, has some explaining to do. The brand's upcoming "Savage X Fenty Vol. 4" fashion show is spotlighting [Johnny Depp](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0RHaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjEvMDgvMjAvam9obm55LWRlcHAtYm95Y290dC1hbWJlci1oZWFyZC1tZXRvby9XA3NwY0IKY2O6k2dj2I3c7lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), who will make a ["cool and chic"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0RpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudG16LmNvbS8yMDIyLzExLzAzL2pvaG5ueS1kZXBwLXJpaGFubmEtc2F2YWdlLXgtZmVudHktZmFzaGlvbi1zaG93LWd1ZXN0LXN1cnByaXNlLWFwcGVhcmFuY2UvVwNzcGNCCmNjupNnY9iN3O5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) cameo on the runway along with a star-studded guest list that includes "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" actor Winston Duke, "Abbott Elementary" Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph and Marvel's "Shang-Chi" star Simu Liu. Per [IndieWire](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlShi5P0RVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kaWV3aXJlLmNvbS8yMDIyLzExL2pvaG5ueS1kZXBwLXJpaGFubmEtc2F2YWdlLXgtZmVudHktc2hvdy0xMjM0Nzc4Nzk1L1cDc3BjQgpjY7qTZ2PYjdzuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~), the disgraced actor will be the first male celebrity in Savage X Fenty history to be a featured "star" modeling the brand's men's collection in an event that will be streamed on Prime Video on November 9. 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