Boston, MA, USA
Joined March 2009
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What?! Elon Musk is a piece of shit?! Who would have guessed?
Elon Musk took a $40,000 username from a guy who had owned it for 16 years.
He paid him absolutely nothing.
Not even a dollar.
Instead, he was offered a T-shirt and a tour of Twitter’s headquarters.
This is the story of Gene X. Hwang the first @X username
2007
- photographer from San Francisco
- co-founder of Orange Photography
- registers @x on Twitter
- keeps the username for 16 years
over the years
account grows to ~53,000 followers
receives offers of up to $40,000 for the handle
But he refuses to sell
2014
- hackers steal his x account
- Twitter helps him recover it
July 23, 2023
- Elon Musk announces Twitter will become X
- Gene is in Canada playing in a pinball tournament
He has no idea what’s coming
July 25, 2023
- Twitter officially becomes X
- the company wants x
- Gene receives an email from Twitter support
“Your user handle is affiliated with X Corp.”
his username is taken and gets a new one @x12345678998765
what X offers him
- company merchandise
- exclusive tour of X headquarters
- meeting with the management team
$0.
Gene even asks if he can have the old blue Twitter bird sign being removed from headquarters.
they say no.
October 2025
X launches its Handle Marketplace
rare usernames can cost $2,500 to over $1 MILLION
users must maintain a paid subscription
lose the subscription, potentially lose the handle
the same company that took x without paying its owner now charges people for access to rare usernames.
16 years building an identity.
$40,000 in offers rejected.
and all he got was an offer of merchandise and an office tour.
BROTHER.
EmilyMPhelan retweeted
🇺🇦 Zelenskyy delivers a blunt message to the United States:
“Just give us Starlink back. If you refuse, Ukraine will survive. We will continue defending ourselves with or without it.
But why would you restrict a country fighting for its survival? Why make it harder for us to defend our people?
I simply cannot understand the reasoning behind this decision. It is a mistake.”
Ukraine isn’t asking America to fight its war. It’s asking America not to stand in the way of its defense.
EmilyMPhelan retweeted
Simon has been found dead, reportedly from "suicide." RIP to Simon and to all whistleblowers who have died too young.
The truth about Lutnick will never die
I am the British whistleblower who reported evidence concerning Howard Lutnick, his links to Jeffrey Epstein, and Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC to the FBI in 2020–21.
Listen to the BBC File on 4 documentary about my whistleblower story:
bbc.com/audio/play/m002yx47
BBC News:
bbc.com/news/articles/c9q28d…
I later shared evidence with the House Oversight Committee, which subsequently questioned Lutnick behind closed doors.
My disclosures also contributed to regulatory action in the US and UK, including a £96m HMRC tax assessment relating to BGC’s partnership scheme. I believe the true tax exposure is substantially higher.
I also reported to the FBI and financial regulators matters involving Cantor Fitzgerald’s Relief Fund and BGC/Cantor’s annual 9/11 Charity Day.
The personal consequences of whistleblowing, and the retaliation I say followed, have been devastating for my family and me.
Mother Jones previously reported that documents I uncovered revealed a years-long business tie between Howard Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald and Jeffrey Epstein through AdFin, including a 2018 exchange in which Lutnick and Epstein discussed the company directly:
motherjones.com/politics/202…
motherjones.com/politics/202…
Follow me here on X and on LinkedIn. I intend to share more of the evidence and the story behind what happened.
I just want to know WHY TF I keep getting invoices and then IMMEDIATELY getting urgent reminders from this fucking platform.
EmilyMPhelan retweeted
Mississippi officials say a fake toxicology report about Nolan Xavier Wells has been circulating online, while the official report has not yet been publicly released. Misinformation only deepens this grieving family's pain. We must remain focused on the facts and ensure Nolan’s family receives the truth they have been waiting for. people.com/nolan-wells-toxic…
EmilyMPhelan retweeted
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Thursday that Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) five-week absence from Congress and lack of response to Gov. Andy Beshear's (D-KY) request for an update on his health "conveys a very disturbing inability to fulfill his duties."
"I understand that people have a right to medical privacy to deal with their issues, but we do not have the right to disappear from our jobs without explanation," she said. "I don't think any American has ever experienced the ability to just leave your job for over a month with no explanation to your employer."
You know, good example of why cops are called pigs.....
Fucking insecure little punk ass pricks.
Police violently tackle Black woman down on top of metal bike—for watching them on public sidewalk.
Then 2 cops push her face down & straddle her backside—with her skirt riding up.
Officer put his full body weight on top of woman—while her torso bends around metal frame, pedals and handlebars.
It is unclear from video if she receives medical attention.
Incident occurred at the Mill Avenue entertainment district in downtown Tempe, Arizona.
Quinn doesn't have an account on this platform—so posting first full length and credited video here to help raise awareness.
EmilyMPhelan retweeted
MAGA: We can’t have a Muslim mayor because of 9/11.
Also MAGA: We’re totally fine with Trump signing a deal that lets the nation that funded 9/11 enrich uranium.
EmilyMPhelan retweeted
Just a reminder -
Republicans have been strategizing illegally taking over the government for the last year.
“As God is my witness, if we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included…”
“You have to understand, if we don’t take this to the maximum strategy now….”
“And by doing this, seize the institution…”
“If we don’t do that now, we’re going to lose this chance forever”
Steve Bannon - November 6, 2025
