Elon Musk Buys X (formerly Twitter): Just Use Bluesky, Threads, or Mastodon Instead

[MagnarTheGreat]

CNBC - Russia’s Putin praises Elon Musk as an ‘outstanding person’ and ‘talented businessman’
Putin's comments come after Musk said last week that he refused an emergency request by Ukraine to extend coverage of Starlink satellites to the Crimea.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

CNBC - Russia’s Putin praises Elon Musk as an ‘outstanding person’ and ‘talented businessman’
Putin's comments come after Musk said last week that he refused an emergency request by Ukraine to extend coverage of Starlink satellites to the Crimea.

I bet that'll make Trump jealous.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Business Insider - [Before 2002,] Elon Musk passed out after drinking vodka in a meeting with Russians to buy rockets because he was hungover from partying in Paris, biography says

• Elon Musk passed out in a meeting that involved shots of vodka, his new biography says.
• He was said to be negotiating buying rockets in Moscow after partying in Paris the night before.
• Russian negotiators were also quoted taunting him about money in a later meeting.

The Onion - Edgelords Explain Why They Love Elon Musk (satire)
Edgelords, known for their contrarian viewpoints, for some reason think it’s edgy to idolize a washed-up billionaire who spends his entire day ****posting. The Onion asked edgelords why they love Elon Musk, and this is what they said.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Business Insider - Elon Musk's biographer says the billionaire buying Twitter was 'insane' because he 'doesn't have empathy'
"I thought it was insane," [Isaacson] added. "Musk doesn't have empathy and so Twitter was not a good fit for him." The writer explains this further in the biography, saying Musk thought of Twitter "as a technology company, when in fact it was an advertising medium based on human emotions and relationships."

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Ars Technica - US government slams Musk in court filing describing “chaotic environment” at X
US says FTC probe uncovered privacy risks caused by Musk's drastic changes.

Rocket Jesus / Space Qaren is not gonna be happy.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Elon only loves himself he doesn’t give a crap about the United States and never did. Like Trump.

The New Yorker - How Elon Musk Went from Superhero to Supervillain
Walter Isaacson’s new biography depicts a man who wields more power than almost any other person on the planet but seems estranged from humanity itself.

The Guardian - Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson review – arrested development
Walter Isaacson’s insight-free doorstop makes at least one thing clear: the richest man in the world has a lot of growing up to do

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Center for Countering Digital Hate - New report: X Content Moderation Failure
How Twitter/X continues to host posts we reported for extreme hate speech

Media Matters - X repeatedly told us that users who posted “Hitler was right” and urged a “final solution” for Jewish people didn't break “our safety policies”

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

The New Yorker - How Elon Musk Went from Superhero to Supervillain
Walter Isaacson’s new biography depicts a man who wields more power than almost any other person on the planet but seems estranged from humanity itself.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I think it's more that in pop culture in Hollywood Melon was portrayed as a superhero pushing electric cars against climate change for a long time.

Star Trek Discovery did it and he cameoed in Iron Man 2 (yeah we know that movie already stunk.)

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Independent - Taiwan calls out Elon Musk after he calls it ‘integral part of China’

 

[Iceman]

The Independent - Taiwan calls out Elon Musk after he calls it ‘integral part of China’

Never surprising anymore when Musk sides with Putin, Xi, Kim etc. Like Trump he gets on very well with dictators.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Gizmodo - Senate Probe Wants to Know Exactly What Elon Musk Did in Ukraine

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Business Insider - Elon Musk sexual misconduct claim involved horse for erotic massage (2022)

Amber Heard allegedly didn't give Elon Musk permission to share cosplay photo | National Post

The Times (UK) - Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse

 

[squeekness]

Crazies. All of them. People suck.

 

[Mani-Man]

Musk could have been a real life hero for the world.
The Money and all, he could really elevate the world...instead he is on twitter defending Russel Brand who sexual assaulted women as young as 16.

Like, i dont even know what to say else to Musk at this point.

 

[Sithborg]

If you read anything about his father, no, Musk was never going to be a hero. Hell, just a glance at his plans for Mars said it all, really.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Melon continues to support multi-time accused rapist Russell Brand, as does other members of the villain club.

Talk.tv - Russell Brand: Elon Musk, Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson appear to offer support
Elon Musk, Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson are among high-profile names that have appeared to offer support to Russell Brand as he stands accused of rape and sexual assault.

Elon Musk, Andrew Tate, Tucker Carlson come in support of Russell Brand after rape allegations

Elon Musk criticises Ukrainian counteroffensive: So much death for so little

Reuters - Ukraine retakes more territory in the east, south in counteroffensive

Reuters - Ukraine has recaptured 50% of the territory that Russia seized, Blinken says (July 2023)

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

NY Times - Opinion | I Was Attacked by Trump and Musk. It Was a Strategy to Change What You See Online.
[Former Head of Twitter Trust and Safety] Yoel Roth argues that his experiences being attacked by Trump and Musk were part of a greater strategy — one that is changing what all of us see online.

Daily Kos - Trump and Musk mark Rosh Hashanah with antisemitism

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Elon Musk Suggests He Will Charge All X/Twitter Users a Fee to Be on the Platform

Elon Musk may flip the switch to make X -- the social network formerly known as Twitter -- an entirely subscription-based platform.

variety.com

 

[Sithborg]

Do it. Just do it. I want to watch it burn.

Imagine paying for Gab.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The sooner people bail out of the zombie corpse of Twitter or are essentially forced to by Melon the better.

SpaceX Fires Back Against DOJ Hiring Discrimination Case With a Lawsuit of Its Own

Elon Musk's private space company is claiming that the government's suit against it is unconstitutional.

gizmodo.com

Tom Mueller worked for Elon Musk at SpaceX for almost 20 years: 'I learned never to tell him no'

Tom Mueller told Walter Isaacson for his new biography of Elon Musk: "Just say you're going to try, then later explain why if it doesn't work out".

finance.yahoo.com

Elon Musk Reportedly Looking to Deepen His Ties With Saudi Arabia

Elon Musk is in talks with Saudi Arabia to open a Tesla facility less than a month after a man was sentenced to death for tweets criticizing the government.

gizmodo.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

halomancer1: "elon crashed grimes' recording session for cyberpunk 2077 with a flintlock and demanded to be in the video game"

Flashback (November 2022):

People are posting parody photos of their bedside table in response to Elon Musk's tweet which suggested the Twitter CEO kept two guns by his bed

Twitter CEO Elon Musk posted a photo of his bedside table which. People are responding by posting parody photos of their own set-up.

www.insider.com

 

[Iceman]

It will have a blue checkmark effect of shaming anyone who continues to use material from Twitter with people knowing they paid for a sub.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Larry David to Elon Musk: 'Do you just want to murder kids at school?'

Comedian Larry David reportedly confronted Elon Musk over the latter’s public statements in support of Republican candidates. According to the newly released Walter Isaacson biography of Musk, ...

www.dailykos.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Melon
Tesla
U.S. Department of Justice
federal criminal probe:

WSJ News Exclusive | Justice Department Probe Scrutinizes Elon Musk Perks at Tesla Going Back Years

Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing personal benefits Tesla may have provided Elon Musk since 2017—longer than previously known—as part of a criminal investigation examining issues including a proposed house for the chief executive.

www.wsj.com

There was also the weirdness (at best) of Melon making Tesla and SpaceX engineers work on Twitter for/to benefit him.