Elon Musk destroyed Twitter — now Operation Bluebird has revealed a shock plan to bring it back in 2026

I still tweet. I don't love it anymore, but I still do it partly because it's still an important part of social promotion for my content, and also because, like a smoker who can't quite kick the habit, I can't stop.

Word that a renegade group of businesspeople and lawyers wants to take back the Twitter brand name, its bluebird logo, and even the 'tweet' gave me a moment of elation – or is it hope? – for a revival of a bygone era. The truth is, though, it's probably way too late for that.

Led by Illinois attorney Michael Peroff and former Twitter General Counsel Stephen Coates, Operation Bluebird has, according to a report in Arstechnica, filed a petition with the US Patent and Trademark Office to end X's use of both the Twitter brand name and 'Tweet' and then relaunch them ...