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sentences that state something as happening or true
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12%
2 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Less than 48 hours after announcing he was forcibly placed on a leave of absence by the Automattic board on Wednesday, Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg posted in a company-wide Slack channel claiming that he’s back “in control” of the company.
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he → announce → company
According to Slack screenshots viewed by 404 Media, late Thursday evening Mullenweg posted “Don’t call it a comeback” and linked to LL Cool J’s music video for “Mama Said Knock You Out.”
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Mama → accord → You
Mullenweg’s Slack profile picture currently shows him wearing a pirate hat and eyepatch.
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him → show → hat
TechCrunch first reported Mullenweg’s comments about being back in control.
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TechCrunch → report → control
“Happy to announce the board is back in agreement, and I'm in control of Automattic,” Mullenweg wrote in the company-wide Announcements channel on Slack.
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Mullenweg → announce → Slack
“A lot happened in the past 48 hours that we need to sort out, and I hope much of it was a misunderstanding, because I have huge respect and regard for those involved.”
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I → happen → those
Mark Davies, Automattic’s CFO who was set to act as interim CEO according to a statement from Automattic, had his Slack account deactivated as of at least Friday, sources told 404 Media and TechCrunch similarly reported.
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Media → set → Friday
Davies, Mullenweg, and Automattic did not respond to 404 Media’s requests for comment for this story.
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Davies → respond → story
Techcrunch reported that Mullenweg told them a blog post is forthcoming.
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post → report → them
On Friday morning, Mullenweg published a blog post on his personal website, titled “Major Life Announcement.”
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Mullenweg → publish → website
In it he announced he’s buying a tugboat.
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he → announce → tugboat
“Anybody who’s founded a company and had to find good stewards knows that no one will love a thing quite like the original owner, but sometimes you can find the perfect person to carry the torch.”
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you → found → torch
he wrote in the blog.
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he → write → blog
He did not address the confusion surrounding his status at Automattic.
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He → address → Automattic
In the last two years, workers at the company have described chaotic, destabilizing leadership from Mullenweg, including layoffs, cultish loyalty checks, rage-quitting of community projects, petty trolling, and watermarking messages to try to track people leaking information to the press.
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workers → describe → press
The Automattic board hasn’t communicated anything to employees beyond what they posted in Slack on Wednesday, sources told 404 Media.
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sources → communicate → Media
Mullenweg wrote on Wednesday that the Automattic board “conspired” against him to vote him out behind his back.
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board → write → back
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