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Making Twitter X, by Elon Musk

With Jack, Twitter was a lib'ral hellhole, Boosted by insider network effects The website played an orc-ish and fell role, In turning good people into woke wrecks. I resolved to buy it and make it sane, To end shameful, stupid cancellations, To stop the buzzing of the woke hive brain, To foster new kinds of conversations. Have I prioritized my own voice? You bet I have, X is my baby now, Being on it is a matter of choice, You don't like it?  Uranus can have a cow. I've torn off Jack Dorsey's lib'ral fetter, I've made our democracy work better.  

Cutting Off Netscape's Air Supply, by Bill Gates

The air supply email--it wasn't mine, But I was the boss, it came down to me, The trial came down to a throwaway line, To a choking image you can't unsee. I can see the logic of antitrust, The IBM case helped me make my bones, I can't say going 'gainst me was unjust, But computing is not like oil or phones. Heath's market failure test is open-ended, So is Freeman's stakeholder criter'ion, Law's a domain where the truth is bended, Ethics posits an unreal empyr'ean. My father was a lawyer, we need law, Its subjectivity is a real flaw. Tjh know that you know I never said that,  But I was the boss, it came down to me, My guilt was not a number, a program, a  Was I a competitive piece of s-? Sure. I look back at myself and cringe, But I also look back and say, Hurray!  Yes! I helped take the whole world beyond the fringe. I was pretty damn good at writing code, Just admit it: You're driving on my road.

Prosecuting My Predecessor, by Joe Biden

Had my predecessor committed crimes? I thought that the answer was clearly yes, I was resolved to restore normal times, Trump had done wrongs that called out for redress. I believe that I did not overreach, In accord with law, I delegated, Neither Merrick nor Jack did I beseech, I respected them, I self-relegated. Often I wish they both had gone faster, But we all had roles, we all cast our lots, We all tried to save you from disaster, I could not be the one calling the shots. You may think I was too legalistic, Better that than being too hubristic.       Sdp

The 2020 Election, by Donald Trump

We had to do Jan. 6, the courts were blind, Democrats have stolen votes forever, It's been happening since time out of mind, LBJ, Daley--they pulled your lever. Mail ballots are a Dumocrat swindle, With harvesting it's Katie bar the door, You gotta fight with fire, not Kindle, C'mon we gotta win, this is a war. My whole life the Dumocrats have cheated, They've got their profs and their dirty dealers, By their crap I would not be defeated, '24 avenged me 'gainst the stealers. Check out how Georgia disquals went way down, It's Joe not me who wears the cheater's crown.   

Uranus Glows in the Dark, by Elon Musk

Or how could you find it?  So I posted. Did I learn how from Trump?  I admit, yes, The richest man is going to get roasted, I'll make poo and Go jokes, you can play chess. I'm not the wisest man of all I know, I'm awkward and I clown around a lot, But I am the best in hoeing my row, In hatching a rocket from a dry plot. My Uranus posts hustle for Boring, I'll never be a pol, I hate the peeps, Grimes!  I'd love to do some make-up scoring, I still love you, don't listen to the creeps. If the powers that be send me to Hell, I will fly away to Mars from my cell.

My Response to Your Request, by Bill Gates

First, I have a criticism for you, Integrity is not political, It might be lib or con ethics, that's true, But it might not be--and that's critical. I'm sure I'm on the right side of the line, I've lost my old obsession with winning, Somewhat!  I've done much that's better than fine, Doing great good makes up for some sinning. Melinda has some good gripes against me, May her charity be as good as mine, From belief in God I've aways been free, Saving lives for me is what is divine. I don't believe in original sin, Lakewood, my parents--how lucky I've been.  

Apologia pro Vita Sua, by Joe Biden

My life is Cardinal Newman's in reverse, He grew up to be a Catholic old man, I'm an old Catholic boy some bishops curse, I'll tell you my story best as I can.   I still think abortion is deeply wrong, I still think some folks should pull up their socks, But I evolved, I learned a different song, Barack was smarter, I wore bigger jocks. I get you're mad at me 'bout '24, I was old to run, I gotta concede, But Kamala?  Do I have to say more? I've tried to be good in word and in deed. I'm pretty far gone now, you all know why, So I'll admit: I was helped by AI.