{"id":528173,"date":"2022-12-16T18:01:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T15:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/drudge-report-slams-elon-musk-over-twitter-bans-blame-the-ambien\/"},"modified":"2022-12-16T18:01:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T15:01:35","slug":"drudge-report-slams-elon-musk-over-twitter-bans-blame-the-ambien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/drudge-report-slams-elon-musk-over-twitter-bans-blame-the-ambien\/","title":{"rendered":"#Drudge Report slams Elon Musk over Twitter bans: &#8216;Blame the Ambien&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2192efa9782\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2192efa9782\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/drudge-report-slams-elon-musk-over-twitter-bans-blame-the-ambien\/#%E2%80%9CDrudge_Report_slams_Elon_Musk_over_Twitter_bans_%E2%80%98Blame_the_Ambien%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Drudge Report slams Elon Musk over Twitter bans: &#8216;Blame the Ambien&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Drudge Report slams Elon Musk over Twitter bans: &#8216;Blame the Ambien'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Drudge Report slammed Elon Musk over his ban of a half-dozen left-leaning journalists from <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to speculate that the billionaire might lately be under the influence of drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Drudge <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/drudgereport.com\/\">led his popular news aggregation<\/a> site Friday morning with several <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> stories about Musk\u2019s controversial clampdown, which the tech billionaire claimed was over concerns about the personal safety of his family.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the stories that Drudge prominently featured on his site detailed Musk\u2019s past use of the anti-insomnia sedative Ambien as well as the psychoactive substance MDMA, or \u201cecstasy,\u201d and the recreational drug psilocybin mushrooms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs he <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ping on drugs?\u201d the headline on Drudge Report read. It linked to a story from the Futurism tech news site that summarized a New York Times article from October detailing how Musk \u201con occasion\u201d was known to dabble in recreational drug use.<\/p>\n<p>In October, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/10\/11\/style\/elon-musk-social-calendar.html\">the Times reported<\/a> that Musk would attend parties during which he and his friends would embark on \u201cmild exploratory journeys\u201d that would include recreational drug use.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Times, Musk would often show his peers a chart explaining why MDMA and mushrooms are healthier for human consumption than alcohol.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/elon-drudge-11-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The top of the Drudge Report featured an unflattering image of Musk as well as links to news stories about his past drug use.\" class=\"wp-image-25035778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/elon-drudge-11-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/elon-drudge-11-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/elon-drudge-11-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The top of the Drudge Report featured an unflattering image of Musk as well as links to news stories about his past drug use.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Drudge also linked to a 2018 story posted by CNBC headlined: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/08\/17\/musk-barr-show-ambien-tweeting-is-becoming-a-popular-excuse.html\">\u201c\u2018Ambien tweeting\u2019 is becoming a popular excuse \u2014 because it actually can cause bizarre side effects.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CNBC story linked to a New York Times interview with Musk in which he admitted to relying on Ambien to fall asleep.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is often a choice of no sleep or Ambien,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/16\/business\/elon-musk-interview-tesla.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftechnology\">Musk told the Times in 2018.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During that interview, Musk was reportedly on the verge of tears as he described the previous year as \u201cthe most difficult and painful\u201d of his career.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/elon-musk_21-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25035932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/elon-musk_21-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/elon-musk_21-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/elon-musk_21-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Musk\u2019s famous 2018 tweet about taking Tesla private contained a marijuana reference.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anadolu Agency via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the time of the interview, Musk was under fire from investors in his electric car company, Tesla, who were upset over a tweet about possibly taking the company private at $420 a share.<\/p>\n<p>The number \u201c420\u201d is often used to reference marijuana use. Musk\u2019s penchant for mischief generated concern among Tesla investors, particularly after he appeared on Joe Rogan\u2019s popular podcast and smoked marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>His tweet about taking Tesla private also prompted legal action by the Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Ambien, the anti-insomnia drug manufactured by pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis, \u201cmay cause some people, especially older persons, to become drowsy, dizzy, lightheaded, clumsy or unsteady, or less alert than they are normally, which may lead to falls,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/drugs-supplements\/zolpidem-oral-route\/side-effects\/drg-20061195?p=1\">according to the Mayo Clinic.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Matt-Drudge-96.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Matt Drudge led his news aggregation site with links to stories about Musk's past drug use.\" class=\"wp-image-25035774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Matt-Drudge-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Matt-Drudge-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1500 1500w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Matt-Drudge-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Matt-Drudge-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=500 500w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Matt-Drudge-96.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption>Matt Drudge led his news aggregation site with links to stories about Musk\u2019s past drug use.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Disney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Entertainment Con<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The National Institutes of Health <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/publications\/research-reports\/mdma-ecstasy-abuse\/what-are-mdmas-effects-on-brain#:~:text=MDMA%20causes%20greater%20release%20of%20serotonin%20and%20norepinephrine%20than%20of%20dopamine.&amp;text=Serotonin%20is%20a%20neurotransmitter%20that,mood%2Delevating%20effects%20people%20experience.\">says that those who use MDMA<\/a> \u201cregularly experience confusion, depression, anxiety, paranoia, and impairment of memory and attention processes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psilocybin mushrooms, or magic mushrooms, are hallucinogenic substances that are grown in tropical and subtropical parts of South America, Mexico and the US. <\/p>\n<p>While the drug has shown benefits for those suffering from depression, there is a risk that excessive doses could cause a \u201cbad trip\u201d that may induce paranoia, loss of boundaries, and a distorted sense of self, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/health-canada\/services\/substance-use\/controlled-illegal-drugs\/magic-mushrooms.html#a4\">according to Canadian health officials.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Musk, who terminated Twitter\u2019s media relations department upon taking over the company in late October, could not immediately be reached for comment.<\/p>\n<p>He has claimed that the decision to ban journalists stems from their alleged \u201cdoxxing\u201d of his exact location. 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