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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #350 on: May 22, 2022, 03:21:46 PM »
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A friend of the attendant detailed the incident in a signed declaration. Twitter users asked why the friend would come forward years later, which Musk responded to by saying the friend "is a far left activist/actress in LA with a major political axe to grind."

Figures Hollywood would be involved.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #351 on: May 23, 2022, 07:47:59 PM »
A plan is just a list of things that doesn't happen.
Is defenestration possible through the overton window?

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #352 on: May 23, 2022, 09:21:34 PM »
No...

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Stop...

Please...

No...

Don't...

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Don't...stop...please...

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #353 on: May 24, 2022, 07:08:40 AM »
Hulu just started running a documentary on Elon Musk title Crash Course, which looks at the limits of Tesla's self driving technology.

Timing seems... interesting.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #354 on: May 24, 2022, 03:10:51 PM »
BuT hE dIdNt Respond. 
Way to miss the point by a mile.

Musk did respond, just not to the reporter. He did so on twitter before the story was published and he obviously chose a good strategy for the current polarized environment. Basically declaring that 'anything bad you might hear about me is democrat fAkE nEwS' fits an existing narrative that will help immunize him against scandals real or fake.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #355 on: May 24, 2022, 04:45:57 PM »
Musk/Gates spat heating up

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Research exclusively shared with Breitbart News identifies hundreds of millions of dollars flowing from Bill Gates’ foundation to 11 of the 26 organizations that signed an open letter last month urging Twitter advertisers to boycott the company if Elon Musk restores free speech on the platform.

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Gates Poured Millions into Dark Money Fund Attacking Elon Musk
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2022/05/23/exclusive-bill-gates-poured-millions-into-dark-money-fund-attacking-elon-musk/
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #356 on: May 24, 2022, 05:25:00 PM »
I guess it's full-auto assault dollars now.

That damned tyrannical Musk, wanting everyone to knuckle under to that free speech bullshit.  Dammit, if I want to be censored, that's my privilege and prerogative, and Musk can go fly a kite with that free speech nonsense.  Dammit, we have enough freedoms as it is, we don't need any more!  Eleventy Cadrillions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #357 on: May 24, 2022, 07:59:54 PM »
I saw a blurb on twitter today with some pundit talking about social media and how the added access to the internet meant we may need to, quote "recalibrate our thinking on human rights, including free speech".  She was not being ironic.

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #358 on: May 24, 2022, 08:35:39 PM »
I saw a blurb on twitter today with some pundit talking about social media and how the added access to the internet meant we may need to, quote "recalibrate our thinking on human rights, including free speech".  She was not being ironic.

I guess they're taking the "The 2nd Amendment only includes muskets" road.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #359 on: May 26, 2022, 09:07:31 PM »
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AOC Wants To Sell Her Tesla After Elon Musk Teased Her Online http://dlvr.it/SR5q52
https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1529814753136168967
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #360 on: May 26, 2022, 09:22:00 PM »
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #361 on: May 27, 2022, 01:04:19 AM »
So, who would buy a Tesla that may smell of spoiled fish?


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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #362 on: May 27, 2022, 01:05:27 AM »
So, who would buy a Tesla that may smell of spoiled fish?

Poor hygiene?
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #363 on: May 28, 2022, 07:37:23 AM »
Maybe Elon could buy it back and launch it into orbit.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #364 on: May 28, 2022, 07:45:40 AM »
Maybe Elon could buy it back and launch it into orbit.

Or launch AOC into orbit.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #365 on: May 28, 2022, 08:03:37 AM »
Or launch AOC into orbit.

Make her an official engine starter for the first full booster.
Her job is to stand under it and hold a match.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #366 on: May 28, 2022, 10:38:06 AM »
Make her an official engine starter for the first full booster.
Her job is to stand under it and hold a match.

Why does this make me think of Wile E. Coyote?
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #367 on: May 28, 2022, 04:24:38 PM »
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    Let's prove how phony the right’s ridiculous polls are by doing one of our own. Who do you trust more @elonmusk @AOC

    — David Weissman (@davidmweissman) May 27, 2022

Lets just say the results are not what he wanted  :rofl:

‘Proud liberal Dem’ blue check takes the L on AOC vs. Elon Musk poll that was intended to show ‘how ridiculous the right’s phony polls are’
https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/05/28/proud-liberal-dem-blue-check-takes-the-l-on-aoc-vs-elon-musk-poll-that-was-intended-to-show-how-ridiculous-the-rights-phony-polls-are/
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #368 on: May 28, 2022, 04:25:20 PM »

I saw a blurb on twitter today with some pundit talking about social media and how the added access to the internet meant we may need to, quote "recalibrate our thinking on human rights, including free speech".  She was not being ironic.

One thing/motivation we seem to forget in all this is that some people want to be ruled.

I'm not sure Musk, sharp as he is, realizes this.

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #369 on: May 28, 2022, 05:17:19 PM »
One thing/motivation we seem to forget in all this is that some people want to be ruled.

I'm not sure Musk, sharp as he is, realizes this.

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Yeah, but that quote sounds like it came from the minutes of a certain country in the 1930's.  Nice language from people who picture themselves and benevolent tyrannical dictators. 
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #370 on: June 01, 2022, 11:29:43 AM »
Hmmmm

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The alleged bug was brought to light Tuesday morning by Tesla superfan Steven Mark Ryan. “Hey @elonmusk, twitter is FKING you,” the sharp-eyed watchdog wrote. “Dear everyone, SCROLL down on @elonmusk’s tweets & replies and tell me….. DO THEY STOP LOADING????

Ryan even made a Patreon video detailing the alleged digital disappearing act, along with a Twitter poll, in which 80% of respondents claimed that Musk’s “tweets stop loading after a short scroll.”
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Indeed, after perusing the car magnate’s Twitter, The Post confirmed at the time of writing that his feed does not display any replies that are older than 17 hours and the earlier tweets only showed up after adjusting the settings to display only public tweets.

Elon Musk claims something ‘very strange’ is happening to his Twitter feed
https://nypost.com/2022/05/31/elon-musk-something-very-strange-happening-to-twitter-feed/


Elon Musk Reveals New Suspicious Twitter Activity! Calls Out CEO Parag Agrawal Publicly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEvLzBfiUsE
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #371 on: June 03, 2022, 07:08:37 PM »
Yeah, I'm not sure this is the dig on Musk that Brandon thinks it is.  :rofl:

https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-spars-musk-economy-sets-off-twitter-good-luck-trip-moon
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #372 on: June 04, 2022, 12:18:32 AM »
Why does this make me think of Wile E. Coyote?

Because she is about the same level of intelligence as Wiley.  AOC is the type of person that, if the power to go out and she smelled gas, she would strike a match to light her way out.  >:D  :facepalm:
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #373 on: June 05, 2022, 02:58:41 PM »
Because she is about the same level of intelligence as Wiley.  AOC is the type of person that, if the power to go out and she smelled gas, she would strike a match to light her way out.  >:D  :facepalm:

If she knows how matches work.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #374 on: June 06, 2022, 10:28:10 AM »
Musk is again threatening to walk away from the Twitter purchase due to them not releasing realistic data on the percentage of bots on the platform.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/06/06/musk-hints-he-could-walk-away-from-twitter-deal-over-bots/?sh=5827b9f234d7
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