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The 10 best tweets of the week as Elon Musk got even stranger

Twitter is bad. But there are still some good posts.

Tim Marcin

on December 18, 2022

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Good posts during a weird week. Credit: Mashable / Bob Al-Greene / Screenshot: Twitter / @fineanddanya

It was certainly a strange week to be on Twitter.

Chief Twit Elon Musk is treating the website like his own little fiefdom, which it is, considering he paid $44 billion for it. Still, Musk seems to be making up rules as he goes along. He's suspending journalists who report on him for unclear reasons. He's tweeting polls. He's shutting down features.

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But, through it all, people kept tweeting. Because lots of us are addicted to the platform — or at least the skeleton of what it was — and we just can't stop posting. So sure, shit is getting weird under Musk. But the posting goes on, strong as ever. Here are the 10 best tweets from a weird week on Twitter.

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1. There's no way this really is about the guy who owns Twitter, right? No way...

2. The fan noise is normal, OK.

3. It's tough to figure out if the guy on the TV is real or not.

4. This is a fantastic idea.

5. Hey bro, your little man's fit was mid at best.

6. So many gift guides are like this! By the way, as a man, just get me some merch from a band I like or something wildly practical.

7. Obligatory dril tweet (about Elon Musk).

8. Bigfoot? Decidedly NOT French.

9. This guard didn't understand the assignment one bit.

10. And finally, there is no feeling like being in the zone with some chips.

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Tim Marcin

Associate Editor, Culture

Tim Marcin is an Associate Editor on the culture team at Mashable, where he mostly digs into the weird parts of the internet. You'll also see some coverage of memes, tech, sports, trends, and the occasional hot take. You can find him on Bluesky (sometimes), Instagram (infrequently), or eating Buffalo wings (as often as possible).