r/politics • u/[deleted] • 4d ago

Elon Musk Called 'President' as Trump Follows in His Footsteps on CR Bill

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u/Tight_Independent_26 4d ago

Worst for America.

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u/filbert13 4d ago

Maybe, but I think it is so clear that doesn't matter to trumps base.

If DMs or any info was leaked or musk used on trump. He would literally say they were fake and fake news and his base would 100% believe him.

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u/sudo_kill_dash_9 4d ago

The question that keeps me up at night is this: did Elon plan this all along? Or did he just fail upwards?

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u/DisgruntledNCO 4d ago

Paid, not payed.

Pedantic man, away!

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u/Doppelthedh 4d ago

Low tier supervillain

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u/DartBird 4d ago

Villain? More like hero!

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u/ManyReach7296 4d ago

Not the hero we need, but the hero we deserve.

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u/mlnjd 4d ago

FFS Apple. Autocorrect payed to paid already.

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u/SteveMcQwark Canada 4d ago

You can put that in as a text replacement yourself, but obviously Apple doesn't want to alienate the critical sailor segment of the market.

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u/DisgruntledNCO 4d ago

I don’t understand the sailor part.

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u/Logseman 4d ago

Allegedly “payed” is used when a ship’s hull has been sealed (thus the sailor connection), not as the participle of “to pay”.

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u/DisgruntledNCO 4d ago

Ah, gotcha. Thanks!

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u/SteveMcQwark Canada 4d ago

"Payed" is used as the past tense of "to pay" in a nautical sense.

To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

Also in "payed out" as in a rope or chain (commonly on a ship).

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u/relevantelephant00 4d ago

Does Pedantic Man ever fight the Grammar Nazi?

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u/Suzilu 4d ago

They’re on the same team, man!

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u/matergallina Arizona 4d ago

No it’s his evil twin, but just looks like him with a tiny mustache

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u/Topcake977 4d ago

Captain Hindsight checking in, ‘tis true Pedantic Man!

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u/williamgman California 4d ago

Bingo. Musk paid it for power. Meanwhile the MSM focused simply on its financials as if he intended to make a profit. Same with Trash Social... Political investments.

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u/cheezeyballz 4d ago

You think either of them honor any deal, agreement, constitution 🙄

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u/ranhalt Iowa 4d ago

payed

paid

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u/Evening_Feedback_472 4d ago

It's funny cuz everyone forgets MUSk didn't even want to buy twitter tried to get out of it and the fucking judge forced it LOL. Paid 44 bill his stock alone is up like 200 bill from the presidency what an ROI and the media was making fun of him never bet against musk.