CONTENTS

Dedication

Epigraph

Introduction

Act I >

1 \ back at twttr

2 \ #StayWoke

3 \ “This is actually me”

4 \ OneTeam

5 \ An Invasion

6 \ A Polynesian Vacation

7 \  Resource Plan

8 \ Parag

9 \ Bluesky

10 \ Twitter in Trouble

11 \ Musk’s Shopping Spree

12 \ An Offer

13 \ Poison Pill

Act II > >

14 \ “Bring the cattle”

15 \ Parag’s Last Stand

16 \ Just Say Yes

17 \ Golden, Golden

18 \ Pile of poop emoji

19 \ Bots and Horses

20 \ Sun Valley

21 \ Court of Chancery

22 \ “Sorry I didn’t get your special”

23 \ Mudge

24 \ An Accelerant to X

25 \ “Not owned by a fucking moron”

26 \ Let That Sink In

27 \ Trick or Tweet

28 \ “The bird is freed”

Act III > > >

29 \ Code Reviews

30 \ Lords and Peasants

31 \ “Educate me”

32 \ A Blue Heart

33 \ The Snap

34 \ The Aftermath

35 \ Verified or Not

36 \ Elections

37 \ Zombie Attack

38 \ Fired for Shitposting

39 \ Zero-Based Budgeting

40 \ “I’m Rich, Bitch!”

41 \ Self-Doubt

42 \ Red Pilled

43 \ Endorsements

44 \ Linda

45 \ Tell It to Earth

Epilogue

Photographs

Acknowledgments

Note on Reporting

Notes

Image Credits

Index

About the Authors