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Elon Musk - My Hero
So far, Elon's move on twitter looks like a whim. Undoubtedly, he noticed how his posts influenced business quotations, beyond that - it looks like somewhat scandalous improvisation. His recent foray into geopolitics might have some meaning for him too. As S. African born, he won't be running for president, but maybe he does have some other political aspirations..
Musk restores Trump’s Twitter account after online pollhttps://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-...
I'm sure that there's a contingency in the White House who are looking forward to Trump nuking himself by being an a** on Twitter. If they're smart, they'll realize that Trump will burn their boss too.
Let's go Brandon!
I wonder whether Musk will charge more for ads going out with a Trump Tweet?
Ian wrote: "I wonder whether Musk will charge more for ads going out with a Trump Tweet?"That could be profitable.
So far, Donald doesn't play ball, saying he won't be back
Why would he? He's trying to grow his own Truth Social platform.
Nik, Hillary was Secretary of State when her actions involving Benghazi were investigated - not a private citizen.
This guy. He did ask for it, and he got it :-)Elon is saying that he will reveal who pressured Twitter to suppress the Hunter laptop story. Can't wait. This guy is actually trying to bring free speech back to the Internet. My hero!
I would not be surprised if he is trolling all of us.
Space Daddy has released the Twitter Files to Matt Taibbi.https://mobile.twitter.com/mtaibbi/st...
The spin doctors are working hard on both sides.
J. wrote: "Space Daddy has released the Twitter Files to Matt Taibbi.https://mobile.twitter.com/mtaibbi/st...
The spin doctors are working hard on both sides."
It is truly sad to attack Matt Taibbi. He truly is an honest broker. it has been amazing watching him go from leaning left to center. I used to watch his father on NYC news casters. He as great too.
Yeah, I enjoyed his articles in Rolling Stone before he left. He seemed like a good reporter looking for the truth. Attacking (or, previously, killing) the messenger has always been a tactic to shut someone up, which is what liberals are trying to do. I admire his guts. This is a story that needs to get out, how the government and Democrats put pressure on social media outlets to kill the Hunter Biden laptop story before the election. This is a big deal, election tampering, and Democrats are going to pull out all the stops to silence or ridicule everyone involved. Including Elon, my hero :-)
Elon Musk fires Twitter lawyer James Baker over ‘suppression’ of documents on Hunter Biden storyhttps://nypost.com/2022/12/06/elon-mu...
I saw that and was surprised that he was still there.
Matt Taibbi continues the Twitter Files with The Removal of Trump:https://mobile.twitter.com/mtaibbi/st...
Please read this.
To sum up, the Twitter files Musk released give proof of collusion with the FBI and DHS to suppress free speech. Reporter Taibbi states, “Celebrities and unknowns alike could be removed or reviewed at the behest of a political party.” Which party would want to suppress opposing views on Covid or Hunter Biden's laptop? Who's refusing to report this? All the major networks and cable news. Try to find the story there. Censorship continues by omission.
This is not good. I am beginning to think Musk may actually do some good.
Elon Musk shares video of ‘crazy stalker’ who ‘climbed’ on vehicle carrying mogul’s sonhttps://nypost.com/2022/12/15/elon-mu...
The video doesn't show the guy climbing on the vehicle. Musk releasing info about government collusion with Twitter does make him and his family targets for nuts. And I'd say it also makes him a target of the current administration: "WH press secretary says Biden admin is 'keeping a close eye' on Elon Musk's Twitter." https://www.foxnews.com/video/6316275...An implied threat.
He banned the account that was tracking his private jet. Then he banned a number of reporters from some major outlets who proceeded to post the location of his jet as part of their story about the first banning. The media is screeching over his censorship, but that crazy stalker is the result of their attempts to dox his location.
"Doxxing" was a violation of Twitter's terms of service before Musk bought it. But Twitter was biased in their application of their own rules. This bias was has been demonstrated in the ongoing Twitter Files reporting.It seems that certain parties don't like it when there isn't a bias in their favor.
THREAD: The Twitter Files, Part SixTWITTER, THE FBI SUBSIDIARY
https://mobile.twitter.com/mtaibbi/st...
The FBI actively monitored regular people on Twitter and had Twitter remove tweets which the FBI found objectionable!
And did you see their response where they claimed it was a conspiracy theory, then admitted they were doing it. :D
Revealing someone's location so that they can be harassed isn't bias; it's dangerous and should apply to everyone. Does Twitter allow this, no matter who the person is? I would hope not.
Don't Section 230 protections cease to apply when the outlet colludes with government to edit content, and it's no longer a forum for free thought?
THREAD: The Twitter FilesTWITTER AND "OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES"
https://mobile.twitter.com/mtaibbi/st...
It wasn't just Twitter.
Scout wrote: "Don't Section 230 protections cease to apply when the outlet colludes with government to edit content, and it's no longer a forum for free thought?"Yes, but there are limitations. Doxxing is dangerous in the least, but more importantly it is harassment. Yet, the internet social media sites have protections if they act as a neutral third party form what gets posted. so here is the problem, where is the line for the crossing. If we agree tat doxxing does not deserve protections, then how about name calling or trolling? If you end doxxing, does that cross the line because one is not then acting in a neutral third party, but actively censoring?
This is the kind of brain damage parading as intellectualism on the Left.Op-Ed: I bought a Tesla to help the environment. Now, I'm embarrassed to drive it
https://news.yahoo.com/op-ed-bought-t...
Because Space Daddy let non-leftwing voices back on Twitter and has generally been trolling the Libs, he is a Nazi. And the author can't own a car that was built by a Nazi. While I personally hope that the author buys a Ford product (Google "Henry Ford anti-Semitism"), the funniest example of this sort of mindset was actress Alyssa Milano who couldn't bear to own a car associated with a Nazi. So she bragged about selling her Tesla and buying a Volkswagen.
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Time to switch to copter, desirably manufactured by Dalai lama
J. wrote: "This is the kind of brain damage parading as intellectualism on the Left.Op-Ed: I bought a Tesla to help the environment. Now, I'm embarrassed to drive it
https://news.yahoo.com/op-ed-bought-tesl..."
Nobody has ever accused her of being a brain surgeon.....
Papa, I laughed when I read "If you end doxxing, does that cross the line because one is not then acting in a neutral third party, but actively censoring?" There's so much proof that Twitter actively censored anything about Hunter's laptop, as well as medical professionals with dissenting opinions about Covid during the pandemic. No question that they censored anything that would prevent Biden from being elected (election interference by government agencies, by the way) but also any opinions from medical professionals that countered what was being pushed on the public by the party in power. Twitter was not "a neutral third party, but actively censoring" way before the doxxing issue came up.
The hardest speech to protect is the very speech you hate the most. Most people do not understand this last statement. Those that will censor think they are doing the right thing and fail to see how it is not.
The gist of this is: "After a Twitter user said he had worked with Thorleifsson directly and found his work ethic “next level,” Musk says he gave Thorleifsson a video call “to figure out what’s real vs what I was told.” Musk then apologized and suggested Thorleifsson was considering staying at Twitter."Still my hero.
Spectacular launch and equal ending - another step on journey.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”- Theodore Roosevelt
Elon killed in that BBC interview. He's recently been interviewed by Tucker Carlson also, and was allowed to express himself in a meaningful conversation. He thinks that the current approach to AI without appropriate restrictions or forethought is dangerous, and he's actually going to do something about it by starting his own AI company. I liked the quote you posted, J., especially this part about a man who's actually doing something about his beliefs: "who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” Elon believes that free speech is necessary for a democracy to function, and he did something about it by buying Twitter for much more than it was worth. He's trying, against the odds, to change the course of history for the better. My hero.
For the first time since the Saturn Vs, a rocket was powerful enough to destroy its launch pad. And it chucked a chunk of concrete through a minivan for good measure.New POV Footage Shows Dodge Caravan’s Final Moments Before SpaceX Starship Explodes
https://www.thedrive.com/news/new-pov...
Thank you, Mr. Musk. Minivans are an offense to all who love cars.
Glad no one was inside, and I have to agree that a minivan wasn't a great loss.
Let's get ready to rumble! (c) Michael Buffer.Musk and Zuck may have a go at each other: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/22/musk-...
I'd prefer mud, but can live and watch them in an octagon instead :)
Nik wrote: "Let's get ready to rumble! (c) Michael Buffer.Musk and Zuck may have a go at each other: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/22/musk-...
I'd prefer mud, b..."
Are pigs flying?
I think that I would vacation in Vegas to catch that fight.Put a few bucks on Space Daddy. Catch a show. Reenact some moments from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Ride out to Rachel and get hammered at the Little A'Le'Inn.
J. wrote: "I think that I would vacation in Vegas to catch that fight.Put a few bucks on Space Daddy. Catch a show. Reenact some moments from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Ride out to Rachel a..."
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