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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #925 on: April 22, 2023, 01:08:07 AM »
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #926 on: April 22, 2023, 07:43:23 AM »
^^^

That was great!  :laugh:

I'm surprised Shatner was one of the whiners.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #928 on: April 22, 2023, 11:20:36 AM »
^^^

That was great!  :laugh:

I'm surprised Shatner was one of the whiners.

I think he meant Shatner paid the $8.

(ETA: I may have been wrong:  https://twitchy.com/fuzzychimp-313137/2023/04/21/lol-stephen-kings-blue-check-is-now-funded-by-elon-musk-in-epic-troll/)
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #929 on: April 22, 2023, 11:21:37 AM »
I think he meant Shatner paid the $8.

Exactly this.  I think Shatner has tweeted derisively a time or two about whinging celebs thinking their lives are going to end because they lost their cherished little blue check.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #930 on: April 22, 2023, 11:40:46 AM »
Babylon Bee back in Nov.
Yeah they saw this coming

https://twitter.com/The_Kyle_Mann/status/1590875477723734016
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #931 on: April 23, 2023, 09:27:15 AM »
He not may be good at designing launch pads for a BFR but he sure can troll.

https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1649926598479544321

 Paul Krugman gets trolled by Elon Musk in one tweet that perfectly sums up the Blue Check Wars
https://twitchy.com/fuzzychimp-313137/2023/04/22/paul-krugman-gets-trolled-by-elon-musk-in-one-tweet-that-perfectly-sums-up-the-blue-check-wars/

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #932 on: April 23, 2023, 02:44:30 PM »
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I never realized how much the media hates Elon until this week

Twitter gets criticized for $8 verification, yet no one talks about Instagram copying the strategy at almost double the price

The SpaceX launch, despite the unsurprising explosion, was a success and an incredible step forward for humanity, yet the media paints it as a failure. If NASA did the same thing, praise would dominate headlines

Something doesn’t add up
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I don't necessary agree with the latter part, NASA would be getting ripped as well,  but that's a discussion for another thread.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #933 on: April 23, 2023, 04:11:15 PM »
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    I think Mr. Musk should give my blue check to charity. I recommend the Prytula Foundation, which provides lifesaving services in Ukraine. It's only $8, so perhaps Mr. Musk could add a bit more.

    — Stephen King (@StephenKing) April 22, 2023

Enter Elon

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    I’ve donated $100M to Ukraine, how much have you donated?

    (We turned down the DoD money btw) https://t.co/wpLa6dTnP6

    — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 23, 2023

Feel the burn

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2023/04/23/hello-9-1-1-wed-like-to-report-a-murder-elon-musk-makes-stephen-king-look-even-worse-with-ukraine-burn/
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #934 on: April 23, 2023, 05:07:28 PM »
Was just coming here to post that.

Epic burn on Musk's part.

Of course, according to Pocahontas Warren, Musk should be giving that money to the IRS as but a small, small part of his "fair share" in taxes.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #935 on: April 23, 2023, 05:56:29 PM »
Was just coming here to post that.

Epic burn on Musk's part.

Of course, according to Pocahontas Warren, Musk should be giving that money to the IRS as but a small, small part of his "fair share" in taxes.

So then our .gov could give the money to Ukraine, but ensure that the right people all get their "fair share" as the money changes hands.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #936 on: April 23, 2023, 07:11:41 PM »
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #937 on: April 24, 2023, 02:48:34 PM »
You can not make these people happy. But you already knew that.

Liberal celebs, journalists furious that Musk gave them their blue check back: 'Without my consent'https://www.foxnews.com/media/liberal-celebs-journalists-furious-musk-gave-them-blue-check-back-without-my-consent
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #938 on: April 28, 2023, 07:50:20 AM »
In one of the more beautiful things I've seen on Twitter, Elon responds to a political flunky talking crap about getting a Community Note with this:

Quote from: Elon Musk
Anyone making materially false statements on this platform will get Community Noted, including you, me, Tucker, advertisers, head of state, etc. No exceptions.

Convince the people and let the chips fall where they may.

@CommunityNotes

Elon's tweet is then immediately community noted pointing out the limits of the Community Notes system.

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Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Some tweets with false claims may not have Community Notes.  This system is limited in reach by participation, and is not impervious to errors or perpetuating common misconceptions.  If you'd like to help us keep improving, consider joining us @CommunityNotes.

It proves his point, yet gives the vibe that there's a coder following Elon around whispering "Remember you too are mortal can be noted."

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1651602599345373186?s=20

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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #939 on: May 12, 2023, 11:26:38 AM »
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    Breaking News: Elon Musk says he’s selected a new CEO for Twitter. The company is in talks with Linda Yaccarino, a top advertising executive at NBCUniversal. https://t.co/Wgafe7g570

    — The New York Times (@nytimes) May 12, 2023
https://twitchy.com/aaronw-313234/2023/05/12/is-linda-yaccarino-the-new-ceo-of-twitter/

The left is already attacking her as MAGA
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #940 on: May 12, 2023, 12:59:23 PM »
https://twitchy.com/aaronw-313234/2023/05/12/is-linda-yaccarino-the-new-ceo-of-twitter/

The left is already attacking her as MAGA

If Musk chose AOC, the left would be crying MAGA.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #941 on: May 12, 2023, 01:12:11 PM »
https://twitchy.com/aaronw-313234/2023/05/12/is-linda-yaccarino-the-new-ceo-of-twitter/

The left is already attacking her as MAGA

She probably did something really offensive, like referring to Bruce Jenner by his original given name - in 1976.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #942 on: May 12, 2023, 04:40:13 PM »
Genius: Elon Musk Saves 22% On Twitter Executive Salaries By Hiring Female CEO
https://babylonbee.com/news/genius-elon-musk-saves-22-on-executive-salaries-by-hiring-female-twitter-ceo
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #943 on: May 13, 2023, 12:33:58 PM »
She probably did something really offensive, like referring to Bruce Jenner by his original given name - in 1976.

Well, the fact that he/she/it won the Olympic decathlon gold medal in high heels should have been a clue...
 
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #944 on: May 24, 2023, 07:55:17 AM »
Losing their minds

Vanity Fair compares Elon Musk to David Duke in insane rant over DeSantis’s Twitter campaign launch
https://twitchy.com/fuzzychimp-313137/2023/05/24/vanity-fair-compares-elon-musk-to-david-duke-in-insane-rant-over-desantiss-twitter-campaign-launch/
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #945 on: May 28, 2023, 12:22:23 PM »
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #946 on: June 01, 2023, 07:58:39 AM »
Elon back on top
So much for the left saying buying twitter bankrupted him

Elon Musk wins battle of the multi-billionaires….again: Tesla boss takes top spot with net wealth of $192B toppling French luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault's $187B after shares in firm dropped 2.7%
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12147491/Elon-Musk-wins-battle-multi-billionaires-again.html
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #947 on: July 01, 2023, 01:22:32 PM »
Twitter has always had outages, all sites do.
But I've noticed since Musk bought Twitter every glitch is personally Musk's fault according to the MSM.
Just saw another headline  "Musk's twitter" down.
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #948 on: July 01, 2023, 01:36:33 PM »
Twitter has always had outages, all sites do.
But I've noticed since Musk bought Twitter every glitch is personally Musk's fault according to the MSM.
Just saw another headline  "Musk's twitter" down.
Doesn't that show how much they still use it?
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Re: Musk and Twitter
« Reply #949 on: July 01, 2023, 04:04:00 PM »
I don't regularly read this suite. This was a feed from Drudge:

https://gizmodo.com/10-times-elon-musk-censored-twitter-users-1850570720

The headline claims the article will reveal 10 times Musk has acted against free speech. In fact, it didn't cite a single, specific incident.
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