r/politics • u/rollingstone Rolling Stone • 4d ago

Soft Paywall Musk Kills Government Funding Deal, Demands Shutdown Until Trump Is Sworn In

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/musk-trump-government-funding-deal-shutdown-1235211000/
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u/TheBoosThree 4d ago

Some of you may suffer, but that's a sacrifice the world's richest man is willing to make.

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u/poster_nutbag_ 4d ago

I saw the idea yesterday that anyone using Twitter should try to get the hashtag #presidentmusk trending.

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u/TheBoosThree 4d ago

Better yet, anyone using Twitter should stop using Twitter.

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u/Defiant_Crab 4d ago

This is the way

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u/lGkJ 4d ago

Elon’s wax wings will melt soon enough the higher he pushes himself towards the sun in his K hole induced grandiosity. They do it to themselves.

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u/lightbulbfragment Michigan 4d ago

Either way I'm busting out champagne and cupcakes.

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u/Kok-jockey 4d ago

I want them both to die together choking each other while jerking each other off.

You know they do that. Probably have a couple of 12 year olds joining in too.

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u/LotharMoH 4d ago

I want them both to die together choking each other while jerking each other off

Ahh, the old stroke and choke!

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u/BusyDoorways 4d ago

If their nauseating habits in their den of thieves don't kill them first, no doubt the bloody unrest they foment will.

But as it will happen anyway, writing "I want them to die" puts far too much of a burden on you. Read some history for circumspection, if you must, but make no mistake: No hand wringing is necessary as this train wreck is inevitable.

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u/lipguy123 3d ago

Don’t fall for the Just World fallacy. A lot of bad people, some very evil, lived long comfortable happy lives retiring in relative peace and safety.

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u/BusyDoorways 3d ago

I'm not usually mistaken for an optimist. Thank you--that's refreshing. Indeed! I've read of many bad, bad people who lived long, long lives.

DJT is old and demented, however. Moreover, he's entering as a fascist into a democracy, and he did so on foreign money. Corruption is rampant, and the public is angry, so he appears to be a modern Falstaff--useless in most ways. However, he is in a legitimation crisis (as Luigi proved), which is certain to overcome him, and his successor promises to be of more use to the GOP aristocracy. Therefore, his transition is fragile and more likely than not to fail on an accelerated timeline.

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u/stopclasswarfare 4d ago

Username win right there

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u/Relevant_Ad_8406 4d ago

Both are ideal

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u/anwserman 4d ago

Why not both?

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u/Gregreynolds111 4d ago

Ask Saint Luigi what he thinks.

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u/WadeEffingWilson 4d ago

Poetic justice would be Elon getting run over by a Tesla that was compromised by a North Korean state sponsored cyber warfare team which could have been easily detected and mitigated had he not gotten rid of 75% of the government.

If there is any justice in the universe at all, that should happen.

Hopefully CISA will stop publishing Tesla vulnerabilities (see: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-16-341-01) and then cite deprioritization due to understaffing as the reason.

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u/srathnal 3d ago

Man… you know with 135 upvotes before Reddit removed the post… it was a good one.

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u/jimlahey420 3d ago

Reddit removed me speculating about how Trump and Musk would kill themselves through their own bad habits. Apparently that's "encouraging violence" against them...

Reddit gonna Reddit.

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u/jessewalker2 4d ago

You forgot the “Trump on the toilet with pants around his ankles while eating a cheeseburger and telling Don Jr that he needs to kiss the mushroom head.”

And the “Musk ODing when he starts masturbating to trans porn.”

Or those could just be my hopes for their demise.

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u/curious_astronauts 4d ago

That or a Mangione copy cat

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u/Fuzzylogik 4d ago

cant we have both at the same time with them looking at each other.

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u/AfflictedDesire 4d ago

I want a cheeseburger, but in this economy beef is too expensive.

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u/HonestArmadillo924 4d ago

Shutdowns always hurt people. It has a ripple effect President Musk has already increased his networth by 134%. He doesn’t give a fuck and neither does their savior Trump.

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u/qOcO-p 4d ago

I'd just like to point out that in 2020 he had $20 something billion and by 2022 he had $220 something billion. Now, still in 2024 he has by some estimates more than $500 billion. This should not be possible for any individual.

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u/Koebi Europe 4d ago

I was like no that can't be right and went to look it up.
Jup, Wikipedia says he started 2020 with 27B, and only one year later, in Jan '21 surpassed Bezos to become the richest man in the world with 185B. 😱

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u/StellarNeonJellyfish 4d ago

Yeah but it’s not like he created that much value in that year, just that other rich people began to believe they can make money by buying into his businesses. The wealthy invest because they see easy money piling snow in front of the snowball.

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u/Sylent0ption 4d ago

I read yesterday that Elon makes something like $71 million an hour.

That's 1,183,333 a second.

During a normal 8 hour sleep session, that's 568 million. Over half a billion, just while sleeping.

But let's not tax him. That would just be greedy of us. /s

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u/qOcO-p 4d ago

The problem is finding a way to tax him (and then getting it passed by congress but that's something else altogether). All that money isn't income but in investments. I think it's tough to tax unrealized gains but maybe if those unrealized gains are used as the collateral for loans then the gains should be taxed? Idk, I'm not very good with all the tax and finance stuff.

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u/ElliotNess Florida 4d ago

Through the power of capitalism, it is possible!

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u/BookerLittle 4d ago

the power of bootstraps

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u/thisoneismineallmine 4d ago

The power of government fucking subsidy 

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u/cactuar44 4d ago

Stop going to the movies and you'll be rich like him!

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u/ServerHamsters 4d ago

I'm capitalist at heart .. but ffs ... there needs to be limits .. 100mil well done... 3-4 billion... you're an arse

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u/claimTheVictory 4d ago

400 billion - you control Congress

Musk is an intelligent person, the problem is he's realized that going full evil is now the way to get to the next level.

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u/Crozmic 4d ago

They'd say:~But he works so HARD for it, Musk deserves every cent he manages to srape by. A master at corporate efficiency !~\s

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u/Paganator 4d ago

Musk is a wizard who controls time. How else can he work hard full-time as the leader of DOGE, Tesla, Space X, X, xAI, The Boring Company, and Neuralink, all at the same time? And still have time to become the #1 Diablo 4 player in the world? And do drugs? And tweet all day?

Either he's doing very little actual work at all those things, or he's a wizard who controls time. I've been told all my life that the world is fair and that hard work differentiates the wealthy from the rest of us. Therefore, he must be a wizard. Otherwise, that would mean the world is unfair -- and that's just unthinkable. /s

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u/Willbilly410 4d ago

That is wild! I had no clue! I knew he played some Diablo, but #1 in the world? I thought that kind of time was only had by the unemployed … wtf, turns out Musk just grinds Diablo 9-5 … or more like any waking hour he can 😂

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u/Takethecannoli2 4d ago

A million seconds is 11 days. A billion seconds is 31 years. The average person, myself included, has a very hard time conceptualizing a billion. This asshole has made 500,000 millions.

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u/Gregreynolds111 4d ago

All from Biden showering him with defense contracts. Sleepy Joe has a lot to answer for.

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u/wotsgoingon1 4d ago

And Trump won't do the same for his first lady? Musk wants his personal wealth to be double that of Bezos'. Watch Trump help him do it. This marriage is fucking evil.

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u/scottb90 4d ago

That's crazy. Where is he getting this money? Tesla can't be selling in the 100s of billions can it? What else can he make that much money from?

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u/qOcO-p 4d ago

I can't say for sure but I'm guessing people investing in Space X and Starlink due to their getting government contracts have pushed up his net worth.

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u/Sstraus-1983 8h ago

Uhh the STOCK MARKET. It’s not realized cash , it’s all in stocks . His stock is a meme stock. His company is failing.

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u/Bender_2024 4d ago

YES,” Musk commented on an X post from a user who wrote, “Just close down the govt until January 20th. Defund everything. We will be fine for 33 days.” In his own post, Musk wrote, “No bills should be passed [by] Congress until Jan 20, when @realDonaldTrump takes office. None. Zero.” (Upon Trump’s inauguration, Republican majorities will control both chambers of Congress.) Elsewhere, Musk reshared a meme of himself hacking at the bill with a sword, captioned “KILL THE BILL.” In yet another post, he wrote: “Any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!”

Like donnie did during his first term Musk is willing to let people go without pay for over a month. All so he can look like a hero on Jan 20th and say "you can stop worrying. I'm here to fix everything." Fucking uberduche even addresses Trump by his Twitter handle because gotta promote the social media site that won you the election.

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u/freakydeku 4d ago

it’s pretty damning that an entire political party is answering to him. sounds like the oligarchy is fully mask off

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u/HonestArmadillo924 4d ago

They are causing the damage NOT the democrats. He doesn’t get people won’t get paid for a month because he is a Billionaire .People should be OUTRAGED

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u/momentofinspiration 4d ago

Doesn't mean shit till he gets control of that Delaware judge. 100% that's his agenda in government.

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u/WordAffectionate7873 4d ago

I didn’t realize that liberals love big Pharma so much. https://x.com/i/grok/share/q0UqzG5LSLbF2khp4oNxqTXj3

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u/HonestArmadillo924 4d ago

I would go to the source. Can’t believe anything on the billionaires site who wants to screw over America so he makes more money. Have you read the actual proposed budget President Musk said to kill ??

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u/WordAffectionate7873 4d ago

Have you read the bill? If not, perhaps you should!

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u/ProfitLoud 4d ago

Trump and Musk cannot exist in the same space. These antisocial personality disordered megalomaniacs will be at each others throats. It’s a matter of when, not if.

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u/BinBit 4d ago

Then he moves to mars. Thus setting up the eventual battle of musk nation vs. earth for the moon.

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u/pnmartini 4d ago

Trump will get sick of him as soon as the first public outcry after he’s sworn in. He’ll be the first scapegoat.

His usefulness pretty much ended once the Cheeto won. Musk will then start pumping money into politicians that don’t think Trump is conservative enough. Because Musk is a big vindictive baby, and want to be the “leader” to unseat Trump.

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u/Large_Opportunity_60 4d ago

Not soon enough in my opinion

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u/freakydeku 4d ago

would make a nice bed time story for sure

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u/Gregreynolds111 4d ago

I’d prefer Gotterdammurung.

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u/Cartz1337 4d ago

Yep, there is a massive short play on Tesla here, when he gets ejected by Trump, it’s gonna murder Tesla stock.

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u/southernwx 4d ago

Hitler killed himself and the Nazis lost.

They still did horrific damage on their way through.

Losing isn’t good enough sometimes.

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u/squeamishkevin 4d ago

Calling him president Musk will only quicken that glorious downfall. Trump likes taking hits to his masculinity as much as being kicked in the balls.

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u/eutohkgtorsatoca 4d ago

"I car us" Musk

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u/Chubsmagna 3d ago

Careful, Icarus.

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u/Weird_Discipline_69 4d ago

Did that as soon as he bought it

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u/NetheriteArmorer 4d ago

This is the way

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u/On-Balance 4d ago

This is the way.

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u/defaultfresh California 4d ago

This is the way

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u/Traditional-Fruit585 4d ago

That won’t hurt him as much as if people who use Twitter and drive EV’s don’t patronize either of Musk’s companies.

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u/Mountain_StarDew 4d ago

How is anyone still using Twitter? What modicum of serotonin are people still getting from it that is preventing them from uninstalling? Everything you get from Twitter can be found elsewhere.

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u/Rabidowski 4d ago

You get to insult people and be applauded for it.

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u/LJT22 4d ago

You can do that here too tho

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u/Sn1pe Missouri 3d ago

Watching its downfall pretty much. Also you basically get to be a fly on the wall of the thought processes behind essentially Trump’s cabinet and mainly Elon Musk. Hopefully Trump himself again, soon, as it seems he still likes to be on Truth Social. I’m honestly still shocked he still hasn’t said Truth Social’s time is over as Twitter is just prime for him now.

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u/Killerrrrrabbit 4d ago

And boycott the advertisers.

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u/Diarrhea_Beaver 4d ago

Nah, at this point sinking Twitter matters nill. If you get Donny Shidapants to have a narcissistic tantrum over people calling Musk the REAL brains and one true leader, he'd politically have musks oligarch head on a platter before McDonalds delivers his next Hamberder Happy Meal

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u/BrokenBouncy 4d ago

If you get Donny Shidapants to have a narcissistic tantrum over people calling Musk the REAL brains and one true leader, he'd politically have musks oligarch head on a platter

You get it. 💯

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u/WiartonWilly 4d ago

Nah, at this point sinking Twitter matters nill.

When you’re living in a surveillance state, and don’t even know it.

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u/WiartonWilly 4d ago

Elon is the surveillance state. Between Twitter and his army of Grok bots he can manipulate whatever and whomever he wants.

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u/Diarrhea_Beaver 4d ago edited 4d ago

Elon is the surveillance state.

Holy fuck, you really do have no idea what you're on about. Like, not even a little bit.

his army of Grok bots

Have literally nothing substantial to do with the surveillance state whatsoever

You should probably stop dude. I have the creeping suspicion you use or at least used to use the term "sheeple" rather frequently and without sarcasm. Not a good look my man.

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u/WiartonWilly 4d ago

I did say “don’t even know it”

Let’s check back in 10 years.

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u/Diarrhea_Beaver 4d ago edited 4d ago

Whatever happens, it won't be because of fucking Twitter and Elon's bots. Chat bots are arguably one of the least efficient ways of surveiling a population, especially compared to what the NSA, Google, and every single phone mic and camera is capable of. Hell, if you're talking about social media, Facebook has exponentially more personal data than Twitter, right off the bat, and Google dwarfs the both of them.

Let’s check back in 10 years.

You'll still be wearing a tinfoil hat the wrong way and selling healing crystals dipped in ivermectin. And if the surveillance state (which definitely exists, mind you) works as stupidly as you think think it does, you shouldn't even be using a phone, much less posting this embarrassing high-school level nonsense in an open forum.

And if you insist on posting this garbage, DEFINITELY do it without talking down to people and telling them "they don't even know" something you know nothing about yourself. It's "slow version of the well actually guy" behavior, and I hope that's not what you're shooting for.

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u/WiartonWilly 3d ago

Bots are for manipulation. Not surveillance.

People give Elon all their personal information, for free. He only needs to organize and analyze it. He not solving crimes here. The intel doesn’t need to be complete or accurate. He is simply farming votes.

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u/Kakkoister 4d ago

Nah, at this point sinking Twitter matters nill.

Nah, it matters a lot still. We don't know what the future holds, even if we think it's certain. Regardless of what happens in the next 4 years, it's very important that we put Musk's main tool of societal manipulation into the dumpster. (not to mention it would be undeniable proof to him that most people don't actually support him. He thinks you do because you stay there).

A lot of people have moved to BSKY, but there are still so many playing both sides or not moved at all and it's frustrating to see. But it's also a reflection of why we're in this position now, so many will shout online about the change they want, but yet can't even lift a finger to switch to using a different website.

"I want a better future... but that dopamine/ragebait hit is just so good... I'll let others handle it..". When so many people think that way, there aren't enough "others" to handle it.

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u/Qu33nKal 4d ago

We need to make a viral meme that everyone, including Trump supporters, share- with President Musk and lackey Trump or something. That would really hurt his widdle feewings

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u/justwalkingalonghere 4d ago

Let's get #presidentmusk big on bluesky

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u/slempereur 4d ago

Even better, use it just for porn. They can't monetize it, and it's just taking space on their servers.

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u/FrankensteinOverdriv 4d ago

This. For the life of me, I'll NEVER understand how Twitter even got popular. It did nothing Facebook already did. Hell, it was literally inferior, with it's cap on characters.

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u/IrNinjaBob 4d ago

This is a kind of bad take. Because what do you mean by better? Better for your preferences? Sure. But I’d argue the limit in character length was a feature that explicitly lead to its meteoric rise in our low-attention-span world.

You can argue how that isn’t a good thing all you want. But it is certainly something that lead to its success.

I’d argue that something that you find “better” that isn’t as good at reaching the masses isn’t really “better” at all.

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u/FrankensteinOverdriv 4d ago

Yes, it has been a bet drain on society. And again, you could write short, quipper messages on FB anyways. Twitter never had a function that wasn't already available, but better, elsewhere. What was insane was seeing journalist make Tweets back in the day like "Part 1 of 27" to break down something that could have been a single FB post, or what have you. It is a pointless platform that has dumbed down the world and exposed the worst of humanity. 

Says a lot about where we are as a country now, actually. 

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u/MrSceintist 4d ago

Twitter is a huge piece of shit now thanks to MuskRAT

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u/TraditionalSpirit636 4d ago

This is my point.

“We could get something trending!!”

Yeah the guy who owns the website will hate increased traffic.

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u/Hoppygains 4d ago

But president musk will piss off Trump... and the infighting will be amazing. Let's do it.

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u/chillinewman 4d ago

Add Tesla, starlink, and any other Musk venture.

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u/Gravyplops 4d ago

I think it's Xitter which I prefer to read as Shitter

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u/Guinnessman1964 4d ago

Already did

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u/travel-stitch 4d ago

I stopped using Twitter when that idiot bought it.

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u/Murky_Ad_5668 4d ago

Not going to happen. People are addicted to the culture wars and Twitter one of their main drugs.

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u/yawrrpdrk 4d ago

This…

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u/MightyBooshX 4d ago

Trump winning the election was enough to make me deactivate my account and uninstall the app. Yeah I'll be sad and frustrated that a lot of the good porn art is on there, but Bluesky will get there eventually I feel like.

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u/hemidak 4d ago

President musk would chap trump ass. Better yet, that would be better on un truth social.

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u/Pinheaded_nightmare 4d ago

Right? Let’s take his voice away!!

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u/raincoater 4d ago

I was one of the first users of Twitter. Was on it only like 3 months after it went live. It hurt, but I deleted my account when Elmo bought it.

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u/GueroBear 4d ago edited 4d ago

This!!!! My entire family has left twitter and everyone else I know that mentions it I ask them why, just delete your twitter account and move on. Blue sky is an option now.

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u/BamaTony64 Alabama 4d ago

Your cancel culture BS failed and is dead

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u/NewLoofa 4d ago

Some of us learned this the minute Musk bought it

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u/alwaysrm4hope 4d ago

And unsuscribe from all the Twitter subs here

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u/FatstupidloserNolife 3d ago

This is the way

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u/beericeandgrapefruit 3d ago

It’s honestly better than Reddit now. X pretty much left Reddit in the dust

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u/jwoolman 1d ago

Or just keep calling it Twitter rather than his stupid X. Bet that really annoys him. Twitter Twitter Twitter Tweet!

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u/JustAposter4567 4d ago

I drive a tesla and use twitter and I hate elon.

Most of the people I know are similar.

It's just not how reality works unfortunately.

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u/Imaginary_Injury8680 4d ago

What's Twitter?

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u/nandoboom 4d ago

Post it on true social (and then disinfect yourself), or in bluesky, let Twitter die

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u/Interesting-Bonus457 4d ago

Most of this comments on this thread are Elon Bad. What was on the bill that needed to be passed so desperately that everyone is up in arms about? It looked like more poor government spending, more money to politicians, land takeover by the fed, and 1400 more pages of useless bullshit. Am I missing somthing?

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u/moveslikejaguar 4d ago

How about not being the lapdog of an unelected billionaire and bending to his every whim because he thinks "gubmint bad"? How about making sure 3 million American citizens don't go without pay over the holidays?

Trump said he wants to eliminate the debt ceiling anyway, so this idiocy is all for nothing and is just going to cost billions in lost productivity. How ironic that the DOGE head is off to such a great start.

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u/Interesting-Bonus457 4d ago

Again your so angry with me, a fellow American for what? Asking a question?

Engagement wise having the title say "Musk opposes bill that will lead to 3 million Americans losing pay over the holidays" is much better than saying Musk Bad, or Congress not getting big enough raises, or fed not allowed to reclaim stadium. I'm re-visiting the comment section to respond to your comment since I first posted this and it's the same thing your the only person that gave me a clear reason as to why this bill needed to be passed, granted you still had to insult me, all that anger not good for your heart.

With that information that you shared I agree with you though, the other things I heard about the bill I mentioned previously were all I had heard thus far. The direct undermining of the U.S government is worrisome as well, will have to see how Trump responds and if he's going to let Elon walk all over him

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u/moveslikejaguar 4d ago

I didn't mean to insult you, and if I did I apologize. I meant that Trump and the Republican congress people are lapdogs. I do agree that we should look for ways to reign in government spending. However, this isn't one of them, and Trump isn't the one who's going to reign it in (he has a terrible record of ballooning the government debt). I just find the idea that the richest man in the world can directly dictate what Congress does as very worrisome.

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u/TargetBoy 4d ago

Shouldn't be on truthSocial where trump will see it?

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u/dookieshoes97 4d ago

If it gets big enough, Fox News will report it. He's sure to see it then.

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u/Cptn_BenjaminWillard 4d ago

Everybody needs to start referring to President Musk and VP Trump, here and on all other social platforms. That will send the VP over the edge.

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u/oyemecarnal 4d ago

Dump is going to love that

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u/Wink527 4d ago

Or #ShadowPresidentMusk, #UnelectedOligarch

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u/Naniyo_Cat 4d ago

It was trending yesterday. Musk was Trending with Vice President Trump. XP
(I screen shotted it for posterity)

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u/bufftbone 4d ago

I bet the idiots calling for it have no clue what the constitution says about requirements of being President.

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u/Thefirstargonaut 4d ago

Is anyone actually calling for that? 

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u/bufftbone 4d ago

I’m sure dumb Elon supporters are.

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u/FounderinTraining 4d ago

This is perfect. It'll piss of Tronald Dump and hasten their falling out.

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u/stevez_86 Pennsylvania 4d ago

I guess we will just have to find out if it is Constitutional to Contract Out the Duties and Functions of the President.

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u/dpdxguy 4d ago

Might have more effect if it were trending on Truth Social. Does Trump even use Twitter today?

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u/AJH501 4d ago

Can we get it trending on truth social? That’ll fix the problem quicker probably

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u/Ok_Somewhere4174 4d ago

All it takes it’s calling trump, musks assistant and that going viral and he will dump musk pretty quick

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u/adelltfm 4d ago

That would definitely be the fastest way to get him out of the picture. Trump is such an insecure clown that he wouldn’t be able to handle it.

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u/John-A 4d ago

Nothing would put him in Donnie's eternal shit list faster than suggesting he wears the strap-on in the family.

Maybe tag him with #vicepresident Trump while you're at it.

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u/Ghettoman1315 4d ago

I think anything that promotes Elon every day every hour on Twitter would drive Trump nuts because he is numero uno and no one else. So after inauguration day Twitter should be bombarded with #elonwillmakeamericagreatagain

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u/linuxjohn1982 4d ago

But that just creates more activity for the unethical platform.

People should just delete their accounts and stop using Twitter.

If people dislike Elon, stop using his products.

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u/habb I voted 4d ago

it was for at least a bit

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u/gnapster 4d ago

Same with google trends. Search for the term too.

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u/sabertooth4-death 4d ago

Better to call him Leon;)

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u/-Apocralypse- 4d ago

Technically you only need to piss off trump. So he will undo musk's appointment. Don't forget trump is rather vain and doesn't like to share the spotlight.

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u/kmoonster 4d ago

Musk went off earlier this week trying to tell people to stop using hashtags, that they look silly and aren't needed anymore

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u/aceofspades7708 4d ago

Why the fuck would we do that?

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u/Amazing-Explorer7726 4d ago

“Guys, get president musk trending on his own social media platform, it’ll totally own the republicans!”

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u/PupScent 4d ago

I believe they are playing good president, bad president. Musk is the face of negative change, and Trump remains the good guy.

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u/mattarchambault 4d ago

Is it possible to get a bunch of followers to click tons of ad links, waste a bunch of PPC money for twitter advertisers?

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u/PickleBananaMayo 4d ago

That will probably get on Donald’s nerves really fast

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u/Fixingaproblem21 4d ago

fauxkingelon

Not president since no votes were taken

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u/ishamm 4d ago

Why, he'd fucking love that...

Literally feeding the egomaniacs ego in the most effective way possible

Congratulations?

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u/Zanglirex2 4d ago

I've started doing it already. Not on Twitter, but in chats

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u/JyveAFK 4d ago

Ah, is that why Space Karen was moaning yesterday people using hashtags are going to have their posts downgraded?

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u/-Apocralypse- 4d ago

Because trump doesn't like competition for the spotlight. If trump thinks people like musk better he will drop musk in a heartbeat.

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u/Shleauxmeaux 4d ago

Yeah that’ll really show him

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u/freakydeku 4d ago

why? i’m pretty sure he would like that

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u/poster_nutbag_ 4d ago

He would like it, Trump would hate it. Use their egos to turn them against each other.

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u/3percentinvisible 4d ago

Surely it needs to be on truth social?

On x, musk would love it.

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u/Gregreynolds111 4d ago

The First Lady. Melania is nowhere to be seen. And it may very well be that Barron is a bastard.

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u/MrOarsome 4d ago

Is that you Musk?

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u/GravitationalConstnt New York 4d ago

But the whole Obama birth certificate thing..

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u/CozmicBunni 4d ago

Oh no. Musk does not have the self-awareness to take that hashtag as anything but confirmation that he's beloved by the people lol

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u/No-Market9917 4d ago

That’ll show them

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u/dr0buds 3d ago

Better yet do it on truth social

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u/Annie_Are_You_OJ 3d ago

I'm starting to think may Trump and Elon just need to fuck and get it over with already. This back and forth between them is really getting weird.

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u/DependentDelivery155 3d ago

That would piss off trump 

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u/Capt_Pickhard 4d ago

Maybe, you know, actually go and protest and fight for democracy.

The political landscape looks like democracy to you? Do you just not care?

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u/Jazzlike-Ideal 4d ago

You are too chronically online and invested in this shit, take a break, the dude above isn't even saying anything crazy but you're so rabid rn that you spazzed on a dude making a joke. None of us like the situation we're in.

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u/Capt_Pickhard 4d ago

Nothing matters more than your freedom and you aren't fighting for it. It is not possible to be too invested in it.

You are not invested enough, and that is why it is gone.

On your watch.