Elon Musk deposed me last October because of my work with the nonprofit media watchdog Media Matters. I spent six hours rebutting his lawyers' BS right-wing talking points as they leveled disinformation and anti-Palestinian racism directly to my face. And that's after his erroneous lawsuits caused me and 11 other coworkers to lose our jobs and healthcare. Talk about thin skin.

Chaya Raichik has weaponized her "Libs of TikTok" account to vilify LGBTQ+ people just for existing, so much so that she's inspired bomb threats at schools, libraries, and children's hospitals. She's also attacked me personally, siccing her followers on me and my colleagues on a regular basis. I'm not sure the exact number, though — the free speech warrior has had me blocked for years.

Getting fired by Fox News is tough to do but Tucker Carlson achieved the near-impossible. Before he was booted by the network, it was my job to report on what he was saying — from election denial to raw milk support to the white supremacist Great Replacement Theory. I think I did a pretty good job, considering this was how he talked about my employer off-air when I was the one responsible for monitoring him.