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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #100 on: April 16, 2022, 08:16:20 PM »
"Elon Musk is in for a bad time.

I’m not sure he’s prepared to take on a couple PhDs, a few MBAs, and a Baroness..."

"‘Amazing coincidence’! SEC & DOJ reportedly launch ‘joint investigation’ into Elon Musk’s company."

But of course.  He's only got a Bachelor's degree.

Are they also investigating Twitter?  Kinda makes you wonder why Jack left.

Cheap pun; apologies in advance:  "Rats deserting a stinking ship?"

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #101 on: April 17, 2022, 08:11:34 PM »
Tangent but related:

A California billionaire is running for the senate. Why? To destroy Elon Musk. It appears even his fellow dems aren't too crazy about it, even if they hate Musk too.

A couple of interesting points from the article as to why he's using a senate run to do this:

Political ads cost less, so he gets more bang for the buck in his Musk dissing, and there are apparently some special free speech rules as a political candidate that let him kinda say whatever he wants about Musk without any burden of proof or civil liability for slander.

This guy must really hate Musk.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/16/don-odowd-elon-musk-00025688
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #102 on: April 17, 2022, 08:18:50 PM »
Most folks on the left REALLY hate... I don't quite know why. Maybe mommy and daddy issues.
 
They don't seem to understand math either.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #103 on: April 17, 2022, 09:09:32 PM »
Most folks on the left REALLY hate... I don't quite know why. Maybe mommy and daddy issues.
 
They don't seem to understand math either.

Math is racist you bigot.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #104 on: April 17, 2022, 10:06:46 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 #105 on: April 17, 2022, 10:45:13 PM »

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #106 on: April 17, 2022, 10:49:57 PM »
At least they're only shooting words and dollars at each other.

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #107 on: April 17, 2022, 11:04:46 PM »
Tangent but related:

A California billionaire is running for the senate. Why? To destroy Elon Musk. It appears even his fellow dems aren't too crazy about it, even if they hate Musk too.

A couple of interesting points from the article as to why he's using a senate run to do this:

Political ads cost less, so he gets more bang for the buck in his Musk dissing, and there are apparently some special free speech rules as a political candidate that let him kinda say whatever he wants about Musk without any burden of proof or civil liability for slander.

This guy must really hate Musk.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/16/don-odowd-elon-musk-00025688
Doesn't that go both ways?  Commentary about the candidate is pretty wide open also.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #108 on: April 17, 2022, 11:05:51 PM »

I heard speculation that he will find proof elements of the Govt or the parties are paying to push propaganda. 
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #109 on: April 17, 2022, 11:26:47 PM »
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"I heard speculation that he will find proof elements of the Govt or the parties are paying to push propaganda."

But you have no proof of that.

I repeat:

1.There is no proof without evidence.
2. There is no evidence without investigation.
3. There is no investigation without suspicion.
4. But suspicion without proof is paranoia, so shut up, you paranoid conservative.

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #110 on: April 18, 2022, 12:58:25 AM »
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"I heard speculation that he will find proof elements of the Govt or the parties are paying to push propaganda."

But you have no proof of that.

I repeat:

1.There is no proof without evidence.
2. There is no evidence without investigation.
3. There is no investigation without suspicion.
4. But suspicion without proof is paranoia, so shut up, you paranoid conservative.

The Alphabet Four-step.

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #111 on: April 18, 2022, 02:03:54 PM »
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    Why are they afraid of a champion of free speech? Why such a frenzy of self-imposed terror?

    — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) April 17, 2022
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    This is how #Twitter deals with free speech. The warning came up within two seconds of posting this tweet. pic.twitter.com/hEh8XpCpIl

    — James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) April 17, 2022
https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2022/04/18/frenzy-of-self-imposed-terror-james-woods-mocks-twitter-as-only-he-can-for-being-wussies-about-elon-musk-and-free-speech/
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #112 on: April 18, 2022, 03:08:59 PM »
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"I heard speculation that he will find proof elements of the Govt or the parties are paying to push propaganda."

But you have no proof of that.

I repeat:

1.There is no proof without evidence.
2. There is no evidence without investigation.
3. There is no investigation without suspicion.
4. But suspicion without proof is paranoia, so shut up, you paranoid conservative.
Which is why I called it speculation. 

Even if all the truth and documentation were uncovered and made public, a portion of the electorate would hear about it, another portion wouldn't believe it, and it would never be prosecuted if illegal.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #113 on: April 18, 2022, 07:38:02 PM »
Do y'all remember Cokie Roberts?
 
Back in the 1980s, maybe early 90s, she opined that online systems were bad, because they removed the media gatekeepers from the stories, and people could share news without their vetting.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #114 on: April 20, 2022, 04:25:03 PM »
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #115 on: April 20, 2022, 04:51:21 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 #116 on: April 20, 2022, 06:14:03 PM »
The Alphabet Four-step.

But it seems like a lot of people never go "up" from 4, "...suspicion without proof is paranoia, so shut up, you paranoid conservative," since they don't want to be labeled as paranoid (in the street sense.)

So speculation/suspicion/fear of approbation seems to impede the rest of the process:

"But you have no proof, so shut up, you paranoid right-winger, you."

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #117 on: April 21, 2022, 01:01:53 AM »
I remember the 1980s and 1990s when "gun people" managed to produce some _serious_ conspiracy nuts.
 
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #118 on: April 21, 2022, 01:27:33 AM »
But it seems like a lot of people never go "up" from 4, "...suspicion without proof is paranoia, so shut up, you paranoid conservative," since they don't want to be labeled as paranoid (in the street sense.)

So speculation/suspicion/fear of approbation seems to impede the rest of the process:

"But you have no proof, so shut up, you paranoid right-winger, you."

Terry "Did you ever watch an alley cat cross the alley?," 230RN

That's a feauture, not a bug.

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #119 on: April 21, 2022, 10:34:06 AM »
Ouch!

Not even CLOSE! Elon Musk wipes the FLOOR with blue-check attempting to smear and discredit him in EPIC set-the-record-straight thread
https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2022/04/21/not-even-close-elon-musk-wipes-the-floor-with-blue-check-attempting-to-smear-and-discredit-him-in-epic-set-the-record-straight-thread/
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #120 on: April 21, 2022, 11:25:38 AM »
I've been in a room where someone who was piled high and deep said something patronizingly nasty to an ol' boy with just a bachelors in the field...
 
The ol' boy's response?
 
"So, how many patents do you have?"
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #121 on: April 21, 2022, 03:19:41 PM »
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    BREAKING: Elon Musk has

    1. $25.5B in financing for Twitter from a group of banks led by Morgan Stanley—includes $12.5B in margin loan against his Tesla shares.

    2. The rest of the money ($21 B) is coming out of his own pocket. (SEC filing)

    Translation: THIS GUY IS SERIOUS.

    — Trish Regan (@trish_regan) April 21, 2022

Musk Announces He’s Secured Funding For Twitter, Details Potential Next Move To Work Around Unresponsive Board
https://www.dailywire.com/news/musk-announces-hes-secured-funding-for-twitter-details-potential-next-move-to-work-around-unresponsive-board

Elon Musk Makes Big Announcement On Purchasing Twitter & The Board Cannot Stop Him Now!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAr1XuEsj7M
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #122 on: April 21, 2022, 05:40:24 PM »
And so it begins.
Sometimes we carry more weight then we owe.
And sometimes goes on and on and on.

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #123 on: April 23, 2022, 08:18:40 AM »
"I'm a foolish old man that has been drawn into a wild goose chase by a harpy in trousers and a nincompoop."

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #124 on: April 23, 2022, 12:53:08 PM »
This is why we need Musk

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    Twitter says it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the scientific consensus on climate change, echoing a policy already in place at Google. https://t.co/k81ii345em

    — The Associated Press (@AP) April 23, 2022
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    “Ads shouldn’t detract from important conversations about the climate crisis,” the company said in a statement outlining its new policy Friday.

    There was no indication that the change would affect what users post on the social media site, which along with Facebook has been targeted by groups seeking to promote misleading claims about climate change.

    The announcement coinciding with Earth Day came hours before the European Union agreed upon a deal requiring big tech companies to vet their sites more closely for hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content.
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2022/04/23/twitter-will-no-longer-allow-advertisers-who-deny-the-scientific-consensus-on-climate-change/
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