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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #300 on: May 17, 2022, 04:49:14 PM »
The real president must not be very happy right now, as the current mouthpieces are really bad at reading the prompter.

I'm still of the opinion that Brandon is an intentional insult to the country for daring to interrupt their plans with an unexpected Trump election.  Just absolutely rubbing it in that our president is just a puppet chosen by and working for a select few individuals.

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #301 on: May 18, 2022, 04:20:57 PM »
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #302 on: May 18, 2022, 04:38:00 PM »
Audit: half of Biden's Twitter followers are fake:

https://nypost.com/2022/05/17/half-of-joe-bidens-twitter-followers-are-fake-audit-reveals/

And, most of the other half are just a bunch of *expletive deleted*ing morons.  =D
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #303 on: May 18, 2022, 07:18:15 PM »
And...
 
They are organized. Networked. With a consistent message.
 
And they'll pile on in an instant.
 
That 100 accounts may be only 30, but they can type, and I figure some of them have a lot of paragraphs stored for cut and paste...
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #304 on: May 18, 2022, 07:25:48 PM »
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    The world’s leading maker of electric vehicles has been cut from S&P’s index for environmentally conscious investors due to flaws in its business conduct and, ironically, low-carbon strategy. https://t.co/vF470Tj3A7

    — Forbes (@Forbes) May 18, 2022

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    Breaking: S&P Dow Jones Indices has just canceled Elon Musk's Tesla from the S&P 500 ESG index, citing accusations of racial discrimination.

    — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) May 18, 2022
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Musk's reply
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1526961753619369987
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #305 on: May 18, 2022, 07:38:24 PM »
Audit: half of Biden's Twitter followers are fake:

SparkToro used the same audit on Musk himself and found that nearly 70.2% of Musk’s 93.3 million Twitter followers were fake.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #306 on: May 18, 2022, 09:06:49 PM »
Sure, I can believe that.

I'm not sure why bots following someone would be a ding on that person. It just means they are influential enough the bot owners targeted them.

Hell even real followers don't confer agreement.  I follow Jen Psaki on twitter just to see what the WH is (was) saying. Doesn't mean I agree with her on anything.

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #307 on: May 19, 2022, 12:48:14 AM »
Sure, I can believe that.

I'm not sure why bots following someone would be a ding on that person. It just means they are influential enough the bot owners targeted them.

Hell even real followers don't confer agreement.  I follow Jen Psaki on twitter just to see what the WH is (was) saying. Doesn't mean I agree with her on anything.

If anything it is a ding on twitter for allowing such bot usage to flourish.

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #308 on: May 19, 2022, 07:42:27 AM »
https://youtu.be/kS-E6VtD_rE

It's important to remember Twitter isn't real.

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #309 on: May 19, 2022, 08:27:36 AM »
A lot of people out there have never even looked at it.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #310 on: May 19, 2022, 10:04:54 AM »
I joined in a while back to see what Trump was saying directly as the news kept talking about it.  I learned pretty quick not to bother with replies.  Lots of nasty replies within seconds of any post he made.  Many seems automatic having nothing to do with what he said.  I quit pretty soon after they kicked him off.  I had stopped following it anyway. 

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #311 on: May 19, 2022, 10:06:18 AM »
If anything it is a ding on twitter for allowing such bot usage to flourish.
I have heard people speculate that either Elon Musk never had any intention to buy Twitter, just expose them, or he will not pay what he offered as the bot percentage is much higher than what they claimed and what they reported to govt regulators. 
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #312 on: May 19, 2022, 01:37:20 PM »
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    *TWITTER TO PLACE WARNING NOTICE ON TWEETS DEEMED MISINFORMATION

    *TWITTER TO DISABLE LIKES, RETWEETS, SHARES ON MISINFO TWEETS

    — zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 19, 2022

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    People turn to Twitter during crisis times to share news, find support, and stay connected. Today, we’re launching a crisis misinformation policy so Twitter doesn’t recommend or amplify viral, false content that can further harm already vulnerable groups.https://t.co/NyhoGo5RQU

    — Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) May 19, 2022
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #313 on: May 19, 2022, 03:27:06 PM »
I have heard people speculate that either Elon Musk never had any attention to buy Twitter, just expose them, or he will not pay what he offered as the bot percentage is much higher than what they claimed and what they reported to govt regulators.

I am one of those people.  =D

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #315 on: May 20, 2022, 08:13:55 AM »
Should have seen some of the responses. Like he kicked a hornets nest
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #316 on: May 20, 2022, 08:21:34 AM »
Interesting coincidence:

I wouldn't really call it a coincidence, he knew the story was coming and got his spin out there first. He was clearly trying to get ahead of it.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #317 on: May 20, 2022, 08:25:05 AM »
I fully expect that if this twitter deal fails and twitter feels like the heat is off for twitter to ban Musk or at the very least start deleting a bunch of his tweets
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #318 on: May 20, 2022, 08:44:05 AM »
I wouldn't really call it a coincidence, he knew the story was coming and got his spin out there first. He was clearly trying to get ahead of it.

Sure, he might have known a story might come out after he was red-pilled. It's the calling card of the anti-Kavanaugh crowd, just like the attacks on him for being the seven year old leader of apartheid in South Africa.

They had years to come up with stuff like this. It's only happening now though.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #319 on: May 20, 2022, 10:11:42 AM »
Sure, he might have known a story might come out after he was red-pilled. It's the calling card of the anti-Kavanaugh crowd, just like the attacks on him for being the seven year old leader of apartheid in South Africa.

They had years to come up with stuff like this. It's only happening now though.
And they will find several more people to accuse him as too many people think a bunch of accusers means it is accurate.  Doesn't matter if they are real or not.  We have seen that before also.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #320 on: May 20, 2022, 10:34:37 AM »
I'll give them this much they're consistent
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #321 on: May 20, 2022, 10:45:14 AM »
And Twitter "algorithms" seem to be suppressing all posts critical of the Business Insider hit piece.

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/05/20/elon-musk-sees-no-coincidence-in-timing-of-standard-despicable-playbook-being-used-against-him/
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #322 on: May 20, 2022, 11:25:38 AM »
And they will find several more people to accuse him as too many people think a bunch of accusers means it is accurate.  Doesn't matter if they are real or not.  We have seen that before also.

I also note that it's an anonymous "friend" rather than the woman in question, who is "heroically speaking for the woman".

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"If there were a way for [her] to come forward without putting herself at risk, without jeopardizing her life in any way, I believe she would," the friend of the attendant told Insider. "I hope she feels like I did the right thing. I hope she feels I said the things that she didn't feel safe enough to say."

I'm sure Bond villain Musk has SPECTRE assassins on the move already.  ;/

I also noticed this at the bottom of the article:

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Do you have important information to share about Musk, SpaceX, or his other companies? Contact us at investigations@insider.com.

Sure sounds like unbiased reporting with zero agenda to me.  ;/
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #323 on: May 20, 2022, 11:26:55 AM »
And Twitter "algorithms" seem to be suppressing all posts critical of the Business Insider hit piece.

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/05/20/elon-musk-sees-no-coincidence-in-timing-of-standard-despicable-playbook-being-used-against-him/

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #324 on: May 20, 2022, 11:42:52 AM »
Several thoughts...

1. I also suspect the timing on these allegations against Musk. Seems to be way too... convenient.

2. I also don't have a problem believing that these allegations against Musk could be real. Money, power, and fame go a long way towards making people think that they are invulnerable.

3. If these allegations are manufactured (and I have no doubt believing that they could be) by someone against Musk's takeover of Twitter, I have to wonder what they really think they're going to accomplish. One allegation isn't going to be enough to derail his Twitter purchase. FAR more credible allegations against Joe Biden went absolutely nowhere (I know, I know...)
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