No, he's looking to get rid of all the bloat at Twitter and retain the engineers that want to work on engineering problems and not play at politics and activism. Good riddance.
People leave jobs (or don’t take them) all the time because they don’t like how the boss uses their power. It’s a personal choice and doesn’t have anything to do with activism.
12 hours a day 7 days per week
You're welcome to do it. Sane persons don't.