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

[squeekness]

His idea of free speech is anyone who agrees with him.

 

[Brutikus]

His idea of free speech is anyone who agrees with him.

Sadly, He's not the only one who practices that.

A way of thinking that gained traction some time back now and will not easily be undone.

 

[blueharvest]

Stranger danger: This man wants to show up at your front door

Pennsylvania residents: If you hear a knock, it could soon be the Tesla CEO urging you to vote Trump.

www.motherjones.com

 

[Brutikus]

Trump Plans to Appoint Musk as ‘Secretary of Cost-Cutting’

"I’m going to have Elon Musk — he is dying to do this... We’ll have a new position: secretary of cost-cutting, OK? Elon wants to do that," the former president said

www.yahoo.com

 

[blueharvest]

PROOF EXCLUSIVE: Prospective Trump Co-President Elon Musk Got Rich Off the Backs of Exploited Black Laborers in Africa

As the Trump-Musk axis woos Black voters, this new exploration of the dark history of the Musk Family reveals that Musk—already steeped in the outrage of apartheid—was enriched by racial exploitation.

sethabramson.substack.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

Trump Plans to Appoint Musk as ‘Secretary of Cost-Cutting’

"I’m going to have Elon Musk — he is dying to do this... We’ll have a new position: secretary of cost-cutting, OK? Elon wants to do that," the former president said

www.yahoo.com

He could save the country a lot of money by cutting his government contracts right now.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Musk gave $75 million to pro-Trump group, becoming a Republican mega donor

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-gave-75-million-pro-trump-group-becoming-republican-mega-donor-2024-10-16/

Elton John Hilariously Zings 'A**hole' Elon Musk While Accepting LGBTQ+ Award

Eloquent as ever.

www.comicsands.com

 

[blueharvest]

Elon Musk's Mars Mission Math: 'Building A Self-Sustaining City Would Require At Least A Million Tons Of Equipment' — The Price Tag: A Mind-Boggling $1000 Trillion

Elon Musk outlined the high costs of Mars missions but expressed confidence that advancements in SpaceX's Starship could reduce expenses by 1,000 times, making colonization possible.

www.benzinga.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Republicans Tell Trump That Elon Musk's Super PAC Is Blowing It

Donald Trump’s allies have been warning him that Musk’s field operation is failing in key states — and that it’s being led by DeSantis’ failed team.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[blueharvest]

Republicans Tell Trump That Elon Musk's Super PAC Is Blowing It

Donald Trump’s allies have been warning him that Musk’s field operation is failing in key states — and that it’s being led by DeSantis’ failed team.

www.rollingstone.com

He's run Twitter so well over the past year or so, how can he possibly screw up running a Super PAC, too?

 

[squeekness]

We've kinda known this for a while.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Twitter announced new upcoming changes today

- you can't opt out of their AI copying all of your text, audio, and videos you post
- the removal of the block user feature, replaced by mute

 

[C. Lee]

I'm glad I still haven't signed up for that cesspool.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Elon Musk is a ‘promoter of evil,’ EU rule-of-law chief says​

“I’m really scared by digital platforms in bad hands,” Věra Jourová tells POLITICO.

Elon Musk is a ‘promoter of evil,’ EU rule-of-law chief says

“I’m really scared by digital platforms in bad hands,” Věra Jourová tells POLITICO.

www.politico.eu

 

[Lily Adler]

Twitter announced new upcoming changes today

- you can't opt out of their AI copying all of your text, audio, and videos you post
- the removal of the block user feature, replaced by mute

@SniperHF if we could get embed support for Bluesky.

 

[blueharvest]

 

[blueharvest]

Musk and other billionaires keep Trump afloat, donating over $350 million to MAGA super PACs - Salon.com

Despite his support among the ultra-rich, Vice President Kamala Harris has raised nearly twice as much as Trump

www.salon.com

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Mani-Man]

That cant be legal.

 

[blueharvest]

maura quint (@mauraquint.bsky.social)

As a true lover of the block, let me just say, Bluesky has the best blocking game around. Not only do people here embrace the lifestyle, the app really leans in. When you block someone here, Bluesky believes you, no cheater peaks allowed. The app says, bestie, you're done with them, that's enough.

bsky.app

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Volunteer activity - FEC.gov

Information for federal candidates for House, Senate and President and their campaign committees on when activities by individuals fall into exemptions from the definitions of contributions and expenditure, including the use of home, personal services, internet activities, and food, beverage and...

www.fec.gov

 

[Sithborg]

X’s depressing ad revenue helps Musk avoid EU’s strictest antitrust law

X invoked tanking ad revenue to remove threat of DMA gatekeeper designation.

arstechnica.com

Elon avoids some regulation in a way that is going to make him soooo angry.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

SpaceX, Elon Musk's other companies could be on the hook for massive EU X fines

The EU has warned Musk and company that fines for breaking the law may be much larger than they anticipated.

mashable.com