I mean, he did sell himself to the highest bidder.
Now he is Elmo’s pooch.
I think we need to allow the wealthy to have pistol duels like in the past. Also they must be to the death. At least we will be rid of one problem regardless each time…
They will just use seconds.
Nope, a second was someone who looked over the other guy. THEY have to do it.
I think it would be really amusing to watch them shit themselves in fear live as they miss by a mile and have to reload in order to get the other. Comedy gold.
Now that’s an alternative motive for one to get rich. “Why do you think you would be a good fit for this company.”
“I really want to grow my investment portfolio so I can fall into the wealthy category to achieve my dreams”
In the past, the aggrieved party got to choose pistols or swords. And I’m thinking swords would be much more fun to watch. I’d pay good money to watch those two bozos flailing at each other with cutlasses.
They’d be winded in 30 seconds
Musk can even bring his own sword.
I give that the following odds:
33%: Musks sword explodes, Trump wins
33%: Musks sword works, Musk wins
33%: Musks sword works amazingly but explodes right (or during) killing Trump, everybody wins.
I would pay thousands to watch someone swordfight taint maid Trump to the death
As funny as that is, I still would like to see their hands quiver as they take aim at one another…
I don’t know what everyone is bitching about, the US is finally getting their first African
AmericanpresidentFTFY
I don’t know what everyone is bitching about, the US is finally getting their first African
Americanpresident
The problem with this is that Trump acting on his own, or in pure MAGA mode, is even worse than him acting under Musk’s influence. I mean I absolutely hate Musk and the bad name he’s given EV’s, but his influence on Trump is literally my only glimmer of hope that the American vehicle fleet will electrify enough–and quickly enough–to stave off the very worst version of climate catastrophe. Sadly Musk either doesn’t seem to give a shit about his own company, or is too busy making the cynical play that in a subsidy-free market Tesla wins due to sheer scale, as long as tariffs keep out cheap import EVs… it wouldn’t be the first time he had screwed the EV market at large in order to be the top dog in a smaller luxury niche.
But again, with immigration, Musk and Vivek are the only dissenting voices in a sea of xenophobia, even though, again, I hate the cynical anti-labor motivations behind their advocacy for H1B visas. Still, the alternative is Stephen Miller and full-on white supremacy with no exceptions for smart hard-working brown people.
It absolutely sucks that our glimmer of hope is that the billionaires who used to sound more liberal will feel some weird compulsion to act consistent with their past statements, and it’s a very slim chance that this will happen anyways. But given the state of affairs, it’s what we’ve got.
If you think having electric vehicles or not during Trump’s 4 years is what saving our climate depends on, you need to educate yourself, because that’s utterly ridiculous.
Adrian? that you?
I think a burner of musk wrote this
Yeah reads like someone is sitting next to him and giving an example of how you’re supposed to run a sock puppet account.
EVs for you and me aren’t going to fix global warming
Not even close. This is “turn off lights when you leave the room and don’t use plastic straws” level posturing.
While not the biggest contribute to climate change and pollution it’s still important for an individual to take as little from the environment and respect it leaving it cleaner then you found it. Turning out the lights and not using plastic straws is like an environmental shopping cart test.
Of course. It doesn’t hurt anything and makes good financial sense too. I’m just sick of being told it’s the way to stop.climate change by entities that produce exponentially more carbon emissions than I do.
You had me until you compared it to a job someone is paid to do. Nobody is paid to turn off my lights or spit liquid into my mouth.
I think you replied to the wrong comment, if you need some kind of payment to do the right thing for your environment idk what to tell you.
You compared it to shopping cart collection, and I am from the United States, where people are paid at most grocery and big box stores to do that. Nobody is paid to spit liquid into my mouth, which makes shopping cart collection different from a straw.
I don’t think you understand the shopping cart test
Have you been smoking, and can you share it with the rest of us?
Quite obviously, the Republicans have a coalition and the more fighting that happens within the coalition means the less legislation they can pass. That doesn’t mean life will get better, but it might mean that life gets worse more slowly.
Also, I’m confused. Which of the people you mentioned do you think are not racist or xenophobic? The people who want to get rid of all immigration because foreigners are evil criminals? The people who want to keep immigration because it’s a way for them to abuse their foreign laborers, who thinks that the Americans are too lazy or too stupid? It sounds like you think the former group is so bad that we should respect the latter group, and I really need whatever you’re smoking.
it wouldn’t be the first time he had screwed the EV market at large in order to be the top dog in a smaller luxury niche
Ultimately, you talked yourself out of your first point, and this is apt, at best Tesla might get a few federal vehicle purchases to go electric rather than ICE, but a trivial volume. Musk doesn’t seem to be pushing anything that would broadly elevate the EV industry, and the likely problems for EVs he seems to think would net benefit Tesla anyway
But again, with immigration, Musk and Vivek are the only dissenting voices in a sea of xenophobia,
Hardly counts, the recipients of H1B aren’t the ones that were ever likely to get the inhuman treatment that Stephen Miller would see dished out. They want an indentured servant class, and H1B is closest to that.
So… Literally no new content.
I hate both of these guys, but this article is repeating old news from a month ago and speculating on the fact that trump has never left anyone unscathed after working with him.
Man up and complain openly, chickenshit. Go on bite the hand that feeds
It’s only a matter of time.
…don’t really give a shit if he’s annoyed with Musk. Please put him in prison.
It is unclear, who do you want locked in prison?
Porque no los dos?
Yes
Joke? What joke? President Musk is proof that the American Dream is well and alive if a South African who isn’t even legally a US American Citizen can buy himself a country as long as he works hard spending the money earned from his father’s child-slave powered emerald mine… Well there’s hope for the rest of us*
- = Provided we become sociopaths with large resources
as long as he works hard spending the money earned from his father’s child-slave powered emerald mine…
I hate this misconception. Barely any of it is emerald money. His wealth is all based off defrauding his customers, investors and the US government, lying about everything, and doing tons of illegal stuff like pump n dumps.
Yes, but without the Emerald Mines he wouldn’t have enough money to be in a position where he could tell lies on that scale. Stealing is a lot easier when you already have a ton of cash.
No one’s going to listen to a crazed drunken hobo when he tries to sell you a timeshare, but if a guy tripping balls on cocaine wearing a nice suit with a proper haircut promises you the literal god damn moon… Well that’s a different story now isn’t it?
It’s not the lie itself, it’s the image you have while telling the lie.
If you see a man’s face and name on a billboard, then see that same man telling you he can spin hay into gold, you believe him. Because how could he have that fancy billboard if he couldn’t?
Also Pump and dumps aren’t illegal anymore
Without money he would have been deported as an illegal immigrant.
You don’t need to be a millionaire to have a nice suit, proper haircut, and cocaine. And yes, those things combined with a load of confidence and the ability to spin bullshit, will sell almost anything to a lot of people.
but in Musks specific case, it was family money that allowed him to tool around America with no job and getting into boardrooms with C level big bank owners as a teenager. If I had put on a suit and done the same thing I’d be politely asked if I had an appointment and then asked to leave.
You need money to grift money
No you don’t, you can always borrow money, or dupe investors. The WeWork dude had his girlfriend (now wife) pay for their dates because he was so broke. Fast, confident talking is more important than money. If you’ve already got money, you don’t need to work to get more money.
Money opens doors. You can be the best speaker in the world but without money you’re a nobody that they won’t make time for.
I agree with your sentiment but to my knowledge Musk is a naturalized US citizen
He got his visa under false pretenses and stayed after it was no longer valid, people have been deported for less
So, is President Musk going to shove his hand up Dumpy’s ass or just use strings?
He wants him to piss on him. That’s been the fetish right?
Good. Glad it is working.
President Musk doesn’t care, he’s going to get what he paid for and then some. Pray he doesn’t alter the deal further.
It’s not a joke if it’s true.
This means we all need to make the ‘President Musk’ joke A LOT MORE.
But its not a joke.
Musk is president.
Trumps just the bitchy wife.
King Musk and Donald, the Jester.
I just imagine Trump is sitting on the couch, legs crossed, stuffing bonbons in his mouth like somekind of horrific peggy bundy from hell while watching social media on a big screen and furiously replying to every imagined slight.
I’d be totally happy if that was all he did for the next four years.
And Vance got cucked all the way to the polls
Hurt his widdle feels.
The independent is now a gossip magazine, nice
It’s been shitty for years actually
