Donkey was standing on the Twitter scales: Follower counts for Republican Reps surge suddenly

 Moments after Musk buys Twitter, follower counts for Democrats and Republicans diverge sharply.  Guess who gains.? The chart from the Washington Post shows the ten most tracked D and R reps on Twitter.   The expression, "putting a thumb on the scales" doesn't do justice to the old regime.  Looks like it was
standing an entire ass (or Donkey) on the scales.