Elon Musk: Officially a fraud and piece of shit. Official or unofficial war criminal?

[Captain Ron 12798]

1 hour ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

Yeah, imagine. 
 

[NoName 16293]

24 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

Yeah, imagine. 
 

they didn't bang, just to be clear

which is kind of worse in a way?

[mdmost 42860]

1 hour ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

 

 

He's from Oklahoma?

[Chopper 17154]

2 minutes ago, NoName said:

they didn't bang, just to be clear

which is kind of worse in a way?

I struggle to imagine how lame and incompetent someone would have to be as one of the world's wealthiest men, single and cisgendered (allegedly), but reduced to offering horses or other bribes to random masseuses in exchange for a handjob. And impregnating some women but only through artificial means.

[NoName 16293]

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-bought-twitter-settle-his-jet-tracking-beef-1851248192

Elon Musk Bought Twitter to Settle His Jet-Tracking Beef, New Book Claims

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“Musk had also unsuccessfully petitioned Agrawal [CEO of Twitter at the time] to remove a Twitter account that was tracking his private plane,” says an excerpt from Battle for the Bird, a new book on Musk’s takeover, published by Bloomberg on Thursday. “The billionaire started buying Twitter shares shortly after Agrawal denied his request.”

 

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Twitter is one of the internet’s favorite places for internet beef and Elon Musk is no stranger to it. A particular beef involving a college student tracking his private jet was the catalyst for the billionaire purchasing shares of Twitter, commencing his takeover of the social media platform, according to a new book about the ordeal.

 

“Musk had also unsuccessfully petitioned Agrawal [CEO of Twitter at the time] to remove a Twitter account that was tracking his private plane,” says an excerpt from Battle for the Bird, a new book on Musk’s takeover, published by Bloomberg on Thursday. “The billionaire started buying Twitter shares shortly after Agrawal denied his request.”

The new book is a detailed investigation into the power struggle at Twitter, now called X, in the last few years. The book seems to confirm that Musk’s personal gripes played a key role in his $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform.

Musk touts “free speech” as the main reason he bought Twitter, but the billionaire was actively trying to silence a college student he had a feud with before he was CEO. A Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s private jet, @elonjet, was front of mind for the billionaire in Jan. 2022 when Musk started buying stock in the company, according to a tweet from the book’s author Kurt Wagner.

Nearly a year later, Musk’s acquisition was complete and he ended up banning @elonjet. The person behind the account, Jack Sweeney, is a college student who’s now famous for tracking the private jets of Musk and Taylor Swift. Sweeney simply amplifies publicly available flight information, but celebrities hate him.

Musk promised to not ban Sweeney’s account a month before he did, crediting “his commitment to free speech,” even though the account posed “a direct personal safety risk.” Sweeney now operates @elonjet on Threads.

The billionaire’s feud with Sweeney is a case study of Musk’s motivating factors. Yes, free speech is important to him, but not as important as getting his way. Buying Twitter made Musk king of the sandbox, and he’s certainly exercised that control in the year since.

 

Musk’s acquisition of Twitter has always been confusing. It’s widely been seen as a misstep for the billionaire, distracting him from other projects at Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI. Musk was heavily focused on promoting right-wing speech when he bought Twitter, which was lacking under Jack Dorsey’s management, but also on settling his internet beef.

 

[NoName 16293]

also, oopsie

https://www.barrons.com/news/judge-orders-elon-musk-to-answer-to-regulators-in-twitter-x-probe-6dde5ba1

Judge Orders Elon Musk To Answer To Regulators In Twitter/X Probe

 

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A US judge has ordered Elon Musk to comply with a subpoena to answer questions from regulators about his purchases of Twitter shares last year.

The order comes after Musk, who beefed up his stake in Twitter -- now called X -- before buying the company for $44 billion, did not show up for a scheduled deposition in September with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a legal filing.

"The court grants the SEC's application to enforce the subpoena," the decision by California judge Laurel Beeler, published on Saturday and seen by AFP, stated.

 

 

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A US judge has ordered Elon Musk to comply with a subpoena to answer questions from regulators about his purchases of Twitter shares last year.

The order comes after Musk, who beefed up his stake in Twitter -- now called X -- before buying the company for $44 billion, did not show up for a scheduled deposition in September with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a legal filing.

"The court grants the SEC's application to enforce the subpoena," the decision by California judge Laurel Beeler, published on Saturday and seen by AFP, stated.

The billionaire boss and the SEC now have a week to agree on a time and place for Musk to give testimony, it added.

 

The SEC investigation pertains to all of Musk's purchases of Twitter stock in 2022 as well as his statements and filings with market regulators, court documents stated.

Musk took part in two half-day depositions in July with the SEC, which told the court it has since received "thousands of documents" that have raised questions they want him to answer.

Musk's objections to the latest deposition included an accusation that the SEC is using its power to "harass" him, the commission said in the filing.

 

"The SEC has already taken Mr. Musk's testimony multiple times in this misguided investigation -- enough is enough," Musk attorney Alex Spiro said in reply to an AFP inquiry.

But the SEC had argued that "Musk's ongoing refusal to comply with the SEC's administrative subpoena is hindering and delaying the SEC staff's investigation to determine whether violations of the federal securities laws have occurred," according to court documents.

 

Musk's role at the social network has been marked by numerous controversies and led to various legal actions on the part of investors, former employees and companies that had contracts with Twitter.

Shareholders, for example, have filed a lawsuit against Musk, accusing him of disclosing his five percent stake in Twitter too late, after the deadline set by the SEC.

 

 

[Chopper 17154]

Well at least that whole elonjet thing wor oh huh never mind

[Fastbreak 3959]

Every night before sleep I pray to baby Jesus that this motherfucker mistakenly mixed in a high dose of Fentanyl to his normal drug cocktail. Does that make me a bad person?

[aggie08 21432]

28 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:

Every night before sleep I pray to baby Jesus that this motherfucker mistakenly mixed in a high dose of Fentanyl to his normal drug cocktail. Does that make me a bad person?

I mean, maybe a little?

I'm still in the "in the aggregate, he's done more good for the world than bad" camp (fully acknowledging that he didn't pioneer any of the technologies that he's making billions on). But it is so damn depressing that someone with his power and influence uses it to become just another Internet troll and meme lord.

[Prepuce of Doom 20985]

He's a meme squire, at best. 

[Captain Ron 12798]

1 hour ago, Fastbreak said:

Every night before sleep I pray to baby Jesus that this motherfucker mistakenly mixed in a high dose of Fentanyl to his normal drug cocktail. Does that make me a bad person?

 

 

31 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

He's a meme squire, at best. 

You're being too nice.

 

[Hank Kingsley 20681]

13 hours ago, aggie08 said:

I'm still in the "in the aggregate, he's done more good for the world than bad" camp (fully acknowledging that he didn't pioneer any of the technologies that he's making billions on). But it is so damn depressing that someone with his power and influence uses it to become just another Internet troll and meme lord.

We're way past the "he's done more good for the world than bad" camp. And he's way worse than an internet troll and meme lord. He is manipulating social media and his sycophants for his political and social motives. He's a fucking menace. 

 

[wildcat09 29237]

13 hours ago, aggie08 said:

I mean, maybe a little?

I'm still in the "in the aggregate, he's done more good for the world than bad" camp (fully acknowledging that he didn't pioneer any of the technologies that he's making billions on). But it is so damn depressing that someone with his power and influence uses it to become just another Internet troll and meme lord.

He's promoting explicitly nazi propaganda to tens of millions (if not hundreds of millions) of people pretty much daily. I'm pretty sure at this point the bad outweighs the good. We just haven't seen the full impact yet.

[Bevo 13526]

[Chopper 17154]

 

Oof...the way elmo leans into the pose to snuggle as close as possible, practically drools, and his eyes say "I hope he give me some action today."

Edited February 13 by Chopper

[Brian Fantana 6668]

56 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Is that Dell?

e: Yup

Edited February 13 by Brian Fantana

[Bevo 13526]

15 minutes ago, Brian Fantana said:

Is that Dell?

e: Yup

Yeah, from Facebook. Dell was pretty dorky looking in high school, but he has lost a lot of weight, works out more, doesn't wear dorky glasses and gets decent haircuts.

[High Plains Drifter 10975]

2 hours ago, Bevo said:

Yeah, from Facebook. Dell was pretty dorky looking in high school, but he has lost a lot of weight, works out more, doesn't wear dorky glasses and gets decent haircuts.

 

counterpoint: He drives a cyberturky 

 

[Bevo 13526]

3 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

counterpoint: He drives a cyberturky 

 

I thought he had a Hummer.

[Chopper 17154]

LOL - Decent haircuts??!!

Michael is 58 years old. He has more hair and less gray than the last time I saw him 10 years ago. You mean to tell me that you gentlemen don't understand how good effective and difficult to detect mens' hairpieces have become? You might wonder, is this just follicular implant? Nope. You can tell by how much hair he had already lost at a much younger age, as well as by the fact that you can't see his roots.

Besides the hairpiece he's obviously getting some other work done, too.

 

 

edit part 2 - I've drawn in where his hairpiece is cut in - the dividing line between the hairpiece and his bio hair.

 

Edited February 13 by Chopper

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

6 hours ago, Bevo said:

X, X

 

Elon has wider hips than I do and I've born children.

Also, "people" (probably Elon) say that Elon is 6'2" but he doesn't look that tall to me. I think he's just fluffed up his hair to add height.

[Bevo 13526]

4 minutes ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

X, X

 

Elon has wider hips than I do and I've born children.

Also, "people" (probably Elon) say that Elon is 6'2" but he doesn't look that tall to me. I think he's just fluffed up his hair to add height.

Yeah, Musk is pretty tall. I can't comment on his hips or yours for that matter - Although it seems like a good topic for discussion.

[Chopper 17154]

15 minutes ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

X, X

 

Elon has wider hips than I do and I've born children.

Also, "people" (probably Elon) say that Elon is 6'2" but he doesn't look that tall to me. I think he's just fluffed up his hair to add height.

The peak height of the cyberrust is 70.5" so his own height appears to be yet another factor elmo has lied about.

Edited February 13 by Chopper

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

1 hour ago, Chopper said:

LOL - Decent haircuts??!!

Michael is 58 years old. He has more hair and less gray than the last time I saw him 10 years ago. You mean to tell me that you gentlemen don't understand how good effective and difficult to detect mens' hairpieces have become? You might wonder, is this just follicular implant? Nope. You can tell by how much hair he had already lost at a much younger age, as well as by the fact that you can't see his roots.

Besides the hairpiece he's obviously getting some other work done, too.

They're a pair then. Elon had a hair transplant, but he still had some hair with which to graft when that happened.

 

[Gene Parmesan 3993]

5 hours ago, Bevo said:

Yeah, from Facebook. Dell was pretty dorky looking in high school, but he has lost a lot of weight, works out more, doesn't wear dorky glasses and gets decent haircuts.

Clearly his dorky days are in the past.

[Chopper 17154]

19 minutes ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

They're a pair then. Elon had a hair transplant, but he still had some hair with which to graft when that happened.

 

Any money elmo's spent trying to make himself appear more attractive has been completely wasted.

I guess nobody agrees with me about his lean-in for lovin' body language? Seems awkward as hell. Elmo spoke at the (then) annual Dell World convention in Austin 10ish years ago. His arrogance was off the charts and he was rude af, even toward Michael. I'd be surprised if he and Michael were anything beyond business acquaintances (but MJD's politics absolutely and disappointingly suck).

Edited February 13 by Chopper

[Bevo 13526]

28 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said:

Clearly his dorky days are in the past.

 

Clearly there are levels.

[High Plains Drifter 10975]

 

Elon appears to be sucking in the gut. At least Dell looks reasonably fit. 

 

50 year old men go bald. Its called nature. Own it. 

50 year old men's faces look like they are 50 years old. Again, nature. Own it. 

 

What's next guys, calf implants? 

 

 

[Brisketexan 104598]

10 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

What's next guys, calf implants? 

Calf?

No.

Not calf.

 

[Gatorubet 30091]

On 2/9/2024 at 7:51 PM, Brisketexan said:

Could you at least wait till I finish shitting on him before you call for a stop?

Finish??? Brisket full of enchilada and mole should not be a lengthy shittification.  I agree calling for a stop is…..pointless. 

More like 

[Ted Lange 16043]

16 minutes ago, Bevo said:

 

Clearly there are levels.

[Gatorubet 30091]

On 2/12/2024 at 3:07 PM, NoName said:

they didn't bang, just to be clear

which is kind of worse in a way?

Not for her. 

[ultimaton 2966]

6 hours ago, Bevo said:

 

Clearly there are levels.

[SydneyCarton 47875]

15 hours ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

Elon appears to be sucking in the gut. At least Dell looks reasonably fit. 

 

50 year old men go bald. Its called nature. Own it. 

50 year old men's faces look like they are 50 years old. Again, nature. Own it. 

 

What's next guys, calf implants? 

 

 

Bezos started all this stupid shit.  I guess now all billionaires are on the train.

 

 

Sure, Bezos has gone on to slay plenty of stripper looking talent, but I feel like that could have happened regardless when you're a mega-billionaire. I'm all for dressing well, taking care of yourself, and I guess if you want a hairpiece or get some work done, have at it, if that's your thing. But the tough guy image just speaks to some kind of deep set insecurity that apparently no amount of money or slayed pussy cures. 

[Pasken 1309]

Jeffrey Skilling at Enron did the physical rebrand before Bezos. I don't think people look enough at him as a direct model for Elon in market manipulation and management approach. 

[Chopper 17154]

When was the photo taken of elmo climbing out of the water? 2022? I'm willing to be that between 2017 and 2022 is when he became addicted to hard drugs, ceased physical activity and started gobbling Snickers bars. He's far too young to look like a grandmother who lives on an estate in Birmingham, UK.

[texasdago 7553]

Dell needs to up his sneaker game

[SydneyCarton 47875]

It's amazing how much of the male psyche can get fucked up by not getting laid enough or the kind of attention you want from women when you're younger. 

[wildcat09 29237]

Hey, fuck you! I don't get laid enough and I'm perfectly well adjusted!

[SydneyCarton 47875]

2 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

Hey, fuck you! I don't get laid enough and I'm perfectly well adjusted!

This message next to your chosen avatar I found just about perfect. 

[Neonmoon 38127]

You don't need to cosplay as a tough guy to get women. 

[Chopper 17154]

Ryan Mac is a tech reporter at NYT

 

Free link to article, no time to cut and paste https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/technology/terrorists-check-marks-x-report.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VU0.HDPO.Mt6PYDAhFNMp&smid=url-share

 

[Pods 7527]

4 hours ago, wildcat09 said:

Hey, fuck you! I don't get laid enough and I'm perfectly well adjusted!

[HenryJames 65889]

Hezbollah destroying their reputation by paying for Twitter.

[Captain Ron 12798]

7 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

It's amazing how much of the male psyche can get fucked up by not getting laid enough or the kind of attention you want from women when you're younger. 

More like having parents that treat you like absolute shit instead of instilling in your a sense of how to be decent to women or simply a decent human being.

I know a ton of guys (including me) that in their younger days didn't get attention from women. Nearly all of them were fine, because they had a valid sense of how women should be treated, that they aren't object to be won or simply taken, but living breathing people. Sure, they might not see you the way you think you should be seen, but that doesn't give you a license to treat them like dog shit. Or go all silly red pill.

[Fastbreak 3959]

He is a clear and present danger to society. He needs to be dealt with.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

It’s almost like the Russian government bought twitter.

[Brisketexan 104598]

9 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:

 

 

He is a clear and present danger to society. He needs to be dealt with.

 

The News isn't real.

You should only trust what Catturd and MagaQueenRealAmerican888xyz post on X!

[Fastbreak 3959]

It’s almost like the Russian government bought twitter.

What do they have on him? There is kind of a trail of how he “earned” his money. Maybe gambling? Drugs? Insider trading? Pedo shit? It will be interesting once Putin goes down to see who gets exposed.

[Brisketexan 104598]

1 minute ago, Fastbreak said:

What do they have on him? There is kind of a trail of how he “earned” his money. Maybe gambling? Drugs? Insider trading? Pedo shit? It will be interesting once Putin goes down to see who gets exposed.

Honestly, I think he's just into it because that contrarian edgelord culture (which is largely a product of Russian disinfo bullshit) is what he thinks is cool, and he desperately, pathetically, wants to be liked/worshipped.  He doesn't suck up to Russia and its propaganda because he believes it.  He does it because it gets him adoration from the incel idiots whose love feeds him, but will never actually fill the void inside him that will forever be unfilled.