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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is all distraction, while the shitballs in Congress pass the Big Beautiful Bill, which is engineered to destroy what's left of society.

Americans love them a shiny object.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I mean allegedly Elon doesn't like that bill, but we all know it's bc they took out the EV tax credit, not because of the tax cut / impact to the budget. Though he claims its because of the latter.

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 157 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And Musk knew this and gave him a quarter billion smackers to become president.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He'll just claim he only just discovered it in the DOGE files.

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 22 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Which is also harder because... that's admitting that dodge is sifting through classified data that they are very far from authorized to have.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And it'd be breaking the law by revealing the info itself.

He would have had to found out via some other means that didn't involve access to classified information.

Edit: what if he sues for Libel forcing Elon to show proof and the proof elon has is from classified info hah.

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[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 99 points 2 days ago (3 children)

So you're admitting that you support(ed) a pedo?

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well at least in elon's case the s*** didn't fall far from the horse's ass. His father was a grooming pedophile as well.

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can say "shit" on this website, buddy. It's okay to use creative language

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I often do. However the google a speech to text itself is shit and automatically censors all that, and i've yet to find a way to disable it. So one will always slip through now and again without getting fixed.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Settings > Search for "keyboard" > On screen keyboard > Google Voice typing > big settings right at top:

Ass ass ass ass ass ass ass ass ass

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I've disabled it before. But it was enabled again. Aggravating that it's opt out in the first place. Especially so whatever re - enabled it. Oh well.

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An incest pedo at that

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He brought his young child to the office of a guy he knows is a pedo.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That wasn't a young child. That was his meat shield.

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Musk is absolutely also a pedo. His projection many years ago with that rescue worker was insane.

[–] Owlboi@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

in other news, elon musk claims water is wet

[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

First of all: zero surprise.

Second of all:

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

But instead of giant monsters it's just Stan's dad and Kenny tripping balls on cat piss and slap-fighting in a park sandbox

[–] Seasm0ke@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 day ago

But they're both Drake.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 23 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Don't put Kendrick's name anywhere near these fools.

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[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 52 points 2 days ago

duh.. they were like best friends for 15 years when they lived right beside each other in Miami, he met his bloody child wife Melanomia through Maxwell at an Epstein party ffs.

[–] Guidy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

We know. This isn’t new or news. They were friends. There’s a trump quote about Epstein liking “younger girls” just like Trump.

What was his next big reveal? That he's not 6' 3" and weighs more than 215 lbs?

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I see two possibilities:

  1. Musk finally realized that the main buyers for EVs are more left than right, and is now trying to rescue TSLA from collapse.

  2. He’s a drug-addled raging narcissist with poor impulse control and worse judgment who loves being in the headlines.

It’s actually kind of hard to apply Occam’s Razor here.

Edit: Another possibility is that Elmo learned that Trump’s people leaked (heheh) the ketamine bladder damage story to the NYT.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There's no reason both can't be true.

[–] iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, I mean, 2 is for sure true, but 1 may or may not be in the mix at this point.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's not coming back from the Nazi salute thing. I guess in the US there's limited options for electric cars, but in Europe and Australia BYD is eating Tesla's lunch.

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think 1 would be more accurately phrased that the shareholders have told him that in no uncertain terms.

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[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

That would be in line with what we already know.

https://youtu.be/Jpstc9r_esA

https://cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/Johnson_TrumpEpstein_Lawsuit.pdf

COMPLAINT FOR RAPE, SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACTS, SEXUAL ABUSE, FORCIBLE TOUCHING, ASSAULT, BATTERY, INTENTIONAL AND RECKLESS INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, DURESS, FALSE IMPRISONMENT, AND DEFAMATION

Plaintiff Jane Doe, proceeding under a pseudonym, brings this action against Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey E. Epstein, and alleges that...

[–] Bieren@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

This is about as news breaking as Elons drug use. We all know. Bring some fucking proof.

But really, this all probably just more stock manipulation. Tank that Tesla stock before these two have some wild makeup sex.

[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago
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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Somehow I don't think the people who voted for a felon rapist traitor conman are going to care if he fucked some kids.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Well, one of them did, but he should have bought a scope

[–] Jolly_Platypus@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

...and in other news...

DUH.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hm. Well, before Musk said this, I 110% believed for certain that Trump was in the Epstein files. Now that he's the one who's saying it, I'm...not so sure.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

/s, but seriously, this guy lies a lot.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

I thought the Musk-Trump feud was political theatre but this sounds like it has actual venom in the words.
Maybe the honeymoon is really over

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

These guys deserve each other.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

We don't though

Can’t wait till trump hits back with blacked out files showing only Elon’s name

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