Welcome to the Bizarro Awokening

A week ago, conservative influencer and children’s book author Ashley St. Clair sent shockwaves across X by announcing that she was the proud mother of a five-month old baby fathered by none other than that same platform’s owner. She didn’t detail the circumstances of conception, giving rise to a great deal of speculation about whether this was the product of a clandestine tryst at CPAC or Mar-a-Lago or, as was the case with other Musk offspring, a test-tube baby. Her reason for disclosing this previously carefully guarded fact was that “tabloid media” was planning to reveal the baby’s existence.