We’ve never heard of this Berin Szóka guy before but apparently the Washington Post thinks enough of him to include him as an ‘expert’ on their ‘Technology 2020 Network List of Experts.’ He seems awfully excited about being selected … and sort of like a politically biased dbag at the same time.

Take a look.

I'm honored to be included in @WashingtonPost "Technology 202 Network" list of… omg… like 100+ experts It's an impressive list—except the two GOP Members (included for political balance?): Josh @HawleyMO and @MarshaBlackburn "technology experts" ?https://t.co/25gwxw5n49 pic.twitter.com/UxgHUrpmkh — Berin Szóka ? (@BerinSzoka) March 10, 2020

Gosh, it seems like he leans a bit to the Left.

Kidding, he leans a LOT to the Left, so much so in fact that he wished death via #coronavirus on Trump. Notice we have no tweet to include because the coward tried deleting it BUT as all Twitchy readers know, tweets are FOREVER.

Chuck Ross had it:

Good pick there, WaPo pic.twitter.com/1jbkLqo5KQ — Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) March 10, 2020

Great pick even, WaPo.

Poetic justice that a president would die from a virus? WTF is wrong with these people?

You know what? Don’t answer that.

He tried to backpedal as well but that didn’t go over so hot:

I’d never wish death upon anyone but I get why people read it that way. For that, I’m sorry Like many, I’ve been distraught at systematic downplaying of this crisis. My tweet came not from a place of malice but from deepest concern It doesn’t express my organization’s opinion — Berin Szóka ? (@BerinSzoka) March 10, 2020

Nobody ‘read it’ that way, chief. You tweeted it.

And sure, his tweet came from concern.

What an a-hole.

I've deleted the original tweet, not to hide it (screenshots, I know), but because, yes, my critics are right: we shouldn’t ever say anything that could be interpreted as wishing harm on anyone — Berin Szóka ? (@BerinSzoka) March 10, 2020

He deleted his tweet because he couldn’t deal with the consequences of having written it in the first place.

Tweeps were not about to let him off the hook:

Own it! We see what you are! Why backtrack? You wish death on Americans. Won't your family be proud? — Terry (@IrishTea1) March 10, 2020

You are a scumbag. — Michael Rice ? (@MikeRice74) March 10, 2020

"Interpreted"? It's exactly how you meant it. — ??⚜️manUpbuttercup⚜️? (@MUpbuttercup) March 10, 2020

Interpreted.

Isn’t he adorable?

You're a f^cking vulture. — Silence and Frost (@secjr112) March 10, 2020

Your "sorry not sorry" does nothing to hide the fact that you are a miserable wretched lowlife. — East Tennessee Native ? (@TipToe51) March 10, 2020

You are horrid — winkylee (@Unaffraid1) March 10, 2020

Horrid. Now there’s a word we don’t use enough these days.

You make my skin crawl. — Hong Kong Phooey ???????????????? (@DidBushDo) March 10, 2020

Shame on you for having that wicked thought in the first

place. You said it, no walking it back. The damage is done! — WillyReared (@CABrown1031) March 10, 2020

Are your pants on fire? — Mama Hellms (@PHellmer) March 10, 2020

Yup. That about sums him up.

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