Following the news that Tesla and SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk will now be on Twitter’s board of directors, Twitter engineering manager Jay Holler went on a tirade on the social media platform, saying his appointment has "radicalized" and "broken" him.
Leading up to the announcement, Holler tweeted and retweeted posts expressing concern about Musk’s polls, and his subsequent buying of a majority stake in Twitter.
Ok @Zeke_Cao NOW it might be time for an emergency Space… https://t.co/NcAxBujS9o
— Jay Holler ? (@jayholler) April 5, 2022
The problem with @elonmusk is that he has demonstrated a pattern of harmful behavior consistently that disproportionately impacts marginalized people, so maybe let’s not give him any more power than he already stole? https://t.co/NcAxBujS9o
— Jay Holler ? (@jayholler) April 5, 2022
At the onset of the announcement Musk’s appointment, which occurred early Tuesday morning, Holler held a space called "Rage Out," in which he and co-host Ian Brown said Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal "sucks."
https://t.co/SjwgmQebfH pic.twitter.com/3a5YLbEcMO
— Jay Holler ? (@jayholler) April 5, 2022
WOW I spoke too soon! https://t.co/6Oc6gcLcwu
— Jay Holler ? (@jayholler) April 5, 2022
Holler tweeted that "For the first time, @Twitter leadership includes someone I had proactively Blocked on this platform."
For the first time, @Twitter leadership includes someone I had proactively Blocked on this platform.
— Jay Holler ? (@jayholler) April 5, 2022
At one point during the day, Holler suggested that Musk’s appointment has "radicalized" him, and that the announcement has "broken" him.
OK I’m radicalized now.
— Jay Holler ? (@jayholler) April 5, 2022
It’s broken me
— Jay Holler ? (@jayholler) April 5, 2022
Holler also posted a thread of articles seemingly trying to explain to people why Musk and the companies he runs are bad, including articles that called Musk a "misogynist," "sadistic," and is transphobic.
— Jay Holler ? (@jayholler) April 5, 2022
Hey @paraga how do you feel about the anti-trans rhetoric posted by our new board member less than 30 days ago? https://t.co/1vgscoiyqR
— Jay Holler ? (@jayholler) April 5, 2022
— Jay Holler ? (@jayholler) April 6, 2022
In early March, Holler tweeted a substack piece titled, "The Coming Collapse of Elon Musk," in which the writer states that the public has "started to question the carefully constructed narrative that Elon Musk is an innovative genius, the green messiah that will help us save the planet, and, if that fails, colonize Mars."
The Coming Collapse of Elon Musk https://t.co/bAkaMxdRtJ
— Jay Holler ? (@jayholler) March 10, 2022
"How does a man who harasses whistleblowers, abuses most laws, rules, and regulations, supposedly has employees spied on, and advocates for a greener future while creating a huge carbon footprint become the most prominent, richest person on the planet? This is a question we’ll ask ourselves when the Musk bubble bursts, but the reality is we already know the answer," the substack said.
"Crony capitalism combined with ultra-cheap monetary conditions has enabled Dr. Evil-type figures to pursue their wildest fantasies, all while figuratively mooning the authorities on their own front lawn. The list of Musk’s shenanigans is endless. It’s the Elonwashing era," it added.
Holler is just one of many Twitter employees complaining about Musk's new status within the company.
Jay Holler, Twitter's engineering manager, says @elonmusk becoming a Twitter board member has "radicalized" & "broken" him. He's trying everything he can to stop Musk. Holler previously donated to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which helped rioters, rapists & murderers in 2020. pic.twitter.com/pOYol2CQ1y
— Andy Ngô ???? (@MrAndyNgo) April 6, 2022
According to Andy Ngo, Holler was one of many that donated to the Minnesota Freedom Fund in 2020, which funded the bail of a number of rioters. Holler has also been seen on Twitter boasting about his second home in Michigan.
Today @lilaholler and I left Delaware at 6:30am and we just arrived at 7:35pm in Northern Michigan at our second house pic.twitter.com/Z9IJ1iXLlo
— Jay Holler ? (@jayholler) April 3, 2022
Andy Ngo contributed to this report.
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