Musk and Twitter

[WLJ]

 

https://twitter.com/teslaownersSV/status/1547763018989088768

[DittoHead]

Twitter’s lawsuit seeking to force Elon Musk to complete his $44 billion acquisition of the company will take place in October, a judge ruled Tuesday.

The social media platform’s lawyers argued in Delaware Chancery Court that Twitter is being harmed each day that its dispute with Musk continues without a resolution and asked for a court date in September.

Musk’s lawyers contended that that expedited timeline would not give his team enough time to evaluate the data they’ve been given about the prevalence of fake accounts on the platform.

Delaware Court of Chancery Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick ultimately ruled in Twitter’s favor, setting up a five-day trial for October.

Looks like the lawsuit will be addressed relatively quickly.

[WLJ]

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BREAKING: Twitter shareholders vote in favor of Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover offer at a special shareholder meeting https://reut.rs/3eJElMA

https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2022/09/13/report-twitter-shareholders-have-voted-in-favor-of-the-44-billion-takeover-offer-that-elon-musk-is-trying-to-take-off-the-table/

This is interesting considering he's been trying to scrap the deal

[dogmush]

Yeah we did

[Angel Eyes]

[WLJ]

Like him or not you have to admire the fact he doesn't pull any punches

[DittoHead]

Seems like the purchase might be back on again.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-04/elon-musk-proposes-to-proceed-with-twitter-deal-at-54-20-a-share-twtr

[WLJ]

[K Frame]

Quite a few members of the "mainstream" media are, once again, in an absolute pants-messing tizzy about this.

It's beautiful to see...

Now they're screeching about the potential for it to affect midterms.

Obviously they mean affecting midterms in a way that they don't want them to be affected, or negating their ability to affect the midterms with their twitter feeds.

I love to see liberal media in pain and panic.

[Perd Hapley]

muh democracy!

[K Frame]

This one is really special...

From author Don Winslow...

"IF Musk gets control of Twitter, And Zuckerberg has control of Facebook, And CNN is under new Republican backed management, We have a massive problem. And do not listen to anyone who tells you differently."

 

Obviously he means Facebook won't kowtow to liberal demands to let their *expletive deleted*it run rampant while flushing conservatives completely off the platform...

And by CNN being "Republican-backed" he means losing that channel's 24x7 TRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP screech-a-thon when it has the temerity to actually go back to reporting news...

This is turning out to be a really good morning. The crocodile tears make up for all of the rain we've been having.

[sumpnz]

I’m trying to figure out how Zuck having control of FB is bad for the Dems.

[WLJ]

I’m trying to figure out how Zuck having control of FB is bad for the Dems.

Did The Zuck go off narrative at some point?

[Perd Hapley]

I’m trying to figure out how Zuck having control of FB is bad for the Dems.

Because he hasn't yet banned all of the conservative things, just some of them.

Same way the mainstream media is controlled by the far right. You can never be sufficiently communist/black nationalist/gender-radicalist for Twitter.

[Blakenzy]

Could the approaching midterms have anything to do with Musk dropping the legal shenanigans and agreeing to go through the deal? As in... twitter must be open for meaningful debate so people have a platform to denounce voter fraud?  Or did he just realize that he was screwed if he took it to court?

[MechAg94]

Could the approaching midterms have anything to do with Musk dropping the legal shenanigans and agreeing to go through the deal? As in... twitter must be open for meaningful debate so people have a platform to denounce voter fraud?  Or did he just realize that he was screwed if he took it to court?

What I heard is there were some text messages that were made public that seemed to show he was aware of the potential issues with Twitter (bots) and he would likely lose the lawsuit. 

[dogmush]

I have also seen it hypothesized that Elon was pretty pissed off that the bot Army swarmed him for taking the far right fascist position that we might want to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine before it escalated to nukes.  The theory goes that train being run on him reinvigorated his desire for a Twitter overhaul.

[DittoHead]

The trial will still move forward until the deal is all the way done.

The way it’s being reported is as though the deal is now done, and I assure you, with what we currently know, it is not. I suppose they can report the way they do, and I can tell you what’s really going on, in the eyes of the court.
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He won’t even release his counterclaims in exchange for a stay of the litigation? There is absolutely no reason known to the public as of this date that would lead Twitter to accept that deal, as it is written. They get nothing, and lose the specter of trial and deposition that is obviously motivating Musk to make this whole thing go away. Why release the hold on those leads? For what? A “for realsies this time” promise? I don’t think so.
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The notion that this response means that they are going to agree to stay the trial or push the upcoming depositions is bonkers, and I will say that if for some reason they agreed to it, it could only show that their case has a weakness to which the public is not yet privy. Because absent some motivation on Twitter’s part to avoid a trial (and we have seen none), there is absolutely no incentive for them to accept Musk’s proffer, because again—he’s offering them nothing that they don’t already have.

From the judge today:
"The parties have not filed a stipulation to stay this action, nor has any party moved for a stay. I, therefore, continue to press on toward our trial set to begin on October 17, 2022"

[Bogie]

Well, according to the bookface, i'm still on double-secret probation...

[WLJ]

Musk "will be taught a lesson"

    Elon Musk has released his personality too much, and he believes too much in the US and West’s “freedom of speech.” He will be taught a lesson. pic.twitter.com/nv4VU7rFIv
    — Hu Xijin (@HuXijin_GT) October 4, 2022

Makes one wonder why would China be so concerned with Musk now, Hmmmmm

'Will Be Taught a Lesson': CCP Mouthpiece Threatens Elon Musk
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2022/10/06/will-be-taught-a-lesson-ccp-mouthpiece-threatens-elon-musk-n2614067

[Jim147]

The bot purge was in overdrive yesterday.

[Ben]

Hopefully Musk hurries up with the purchase to put the kibosh on this:

https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2022/10/06/twitter-is-rolling-out-birdwatch-ahead-of-the-midterm-elections-so-eligible-users-can-add-helpful-notes-to-your-tweets/

We obviously know who the "selected users" will be.

[WLJ]

Twitter Purchase Delayed As ATM Will Only Let Elon Get $200 Out At A Time
https://babylonbee.com/news/twitter-purchase-delayed-as-atm-will-only-let-elon-get-200-out-at-a-time

[Hawkmoon]

I have also seen it hypothesized that Elon was pretty pissed off that the bot Army swarmed him for taking the far right fascist position that we might want to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine before it escalated to nukes.  The theory goes that train being run on him reinvigorated his desire for a Twitter overhaul.

Very possible -- even likely.

Musk is an ardent advocate for free speech ... unless the aforementioned free speech is critical of Elon Musk.

[Perd Hapley]

This is a great self-own.

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2022/10/14/rofl-occupy-democrats-begging-followers-to-tweet-im-real-to-dunk-on-elon-musk-who-called-their-followers-bots-goes-so-wrong/