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Trump turns on Time after new cover shows Musk sitting behind his Resolute desk
(www.independent.co.uk)
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Dear Trump: You will never find true happiness, whacha gonna do? Cry about it.
LOL, donvict is just such a predictable little butthurt baby.
I wish the independent hadn't used such a high def photo of him-- you can really see all the nooks and crannies of his shit ass bronzer shotgun applicator. He looks so fucking old. I doubt he's making it through the next 4 years alive.
You'd think that, but these evil assholes seem to live forever.
Yep. Kissinger was alive damn near a hundred years.
hahaha! Grab him by the ego!
when you're rich they let you
There is something truly next level about bragging to rich people about how much you enjoy something simple.
This comes to mind
Haha. Was he trying to fuck with Larry?
That's hilarious, thank you for the laugh
No, he does not care at all. Nope. Doesn't care about what the media says. No bearing, none.
This is the same guy that was beefing with Rosie O'Donnell for how long?
Oh, and still has an axe to grind with SPY magazine's founders, from shit they said about him in....checks calendar....the 80s?
Still whiny that Obama has a bigger crowd size than him.
I wonder if, like Hitler being a failed artist, if donvict had actually felt he was successful and actually accepted by most people that he looks up to (and they don't accept him, since he's a weird freak) if his life would have had a different turn. Maybe they should have given him some talk show on TV or radio and make him feel Bigly Important at various events where TMZ or whatever is there to fawn over him.
He handled it well in fact, saying he thought they Time was out of business, then complimenting Elon's performance in his role.
...the Liberal media painting this as a huge win, rather than honestly admitting "We're too scare to ask about Musk's conflicts of interests because we represent the same rich assholes ge does" is part of how they contribute to the disconnect between politics and reality... And it's part of how the election was lost, via sane washing, clickbaiting, and selective ignorance.
Journalist: "We have found reason to believe there may be a conflict of interest in the way SpaceX receives government funding!"
Official: "Nonsense! He is a brilliant entrepreneur, blessed by the free market!"
Journalist: "But if he receives government grants and also holds influence over government decisions, shouldn’t we at least investigate?"
Official: "Investigate? Are you mad? That’s not how modern governance works!"
Journalist: "How does it work?"
Official: "Well, if he weighs the same as a rocket... he's a genius!"
Crowd: "A genius!! Burn the critics!!"
Journalist: "But that doesn't make any sense!"
Official: "Look, strange billionaires distributing subsidies is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power derives from a mandate of regulatory oversight, not from handing out massive contracts to one's own companies!"
Journalist: "So you'll investigate?"
Official: "What? No! Now go away, or I shall dismiss you a second time!"
Oh now that's funny.
LOL....this is glorious! Elon's firing to commence in T minus 10....9.....8........
Elon is already gearing up to fire Trump? Damn, that was quick.
One can hope, but doubtful
The exact same scenario played out with Steve Bannon, and Trump fired him. I'm don't see Elon faring much better.
Musk and some more background people likely saved the Trump campaign from financial ruin. He couldn't be rid of them if he wanted to.
He could shift his soft power approaches against Musk. That is, if Trump's understanding of soft power were better than Cersi Lannister.
However, Trump doesn't generally seem to care about how much someone has helped him in the past if one minor slight shows up. If Musk can't help him at this very instance, he'd be open to throwing him under the bus. He abandons people fast
Musk and his friends understand soft power better than Trump does. That is, understand it at all. They have more options if that happens.
Musk and some more background people likely saved the Trump campaign from financial ruin. He couldn’t be rid of them if he wanted to.
His campaign is over. He is president now. And he can do whatever he wants... and has been doing exactly that.
My sister speculated that somebody (probably trump...) uploaded something far worse than "the pee-pee tape" to twitter and musk inherited that when he bought the site.
But even that only goes so long and... trump has SCOTUS backing to send seal team six after whoever he wants.
On your last point, I'm surprised that Musk isn't more visibly worried about assassination attempts. He's really not making friends with anyone in government or otherwise, and the one guy backing him is a bad mood away from testing his full immunity powers and seizing several billions for himself. Like, if I had that kind of fuck off money, I sure wouldn't be putting my neck on the line for this.
Musk seems like the type to be enamored with dead man switches. Although, I'm not sure if he's smart enough to actually use any
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My sister speculated that somebody (probably trump...) uploaded something far worse than "the pee-pee tape" to twitter and musk inherited that when he bought the site.
That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard speculated
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Elon is filthy rich though. There is a difference.
He’s rich so far, but he really seems to be alienating his consumer customer base. If he keeps this up, his car company could crash as fast as it grew, and maybe his other customers will start reacting
He's worth over $400 billion. He could literally set warehouses full of cash on fire and not notice.
He owns stock currently worth a ridiculous amount. It’s worth so much that tanking Twitter was no big deal, and of course buying a government position is cheap.
But that stock is tied to the value off a small number of companies, especially Tesla. If people stopped buying their products because of that ceo, that’s going to take a couple hundred billion off the top. Yes, that does seem to be happening in Europe. Meanwhile Chinese companies are eating their lunch in most of the world and the us is apparently going back to some smog filled dark medieval time
It’s unfortunate that their cars and other products are still compelling, still have features unmatched by any competitors
And of course there’s spacex, and other companies, not yet impacted.
I totally agree with your take other than that their cars are anything special at this point - what features are unmatched by competitors? Yes they were innovative at the time but they currently don't lead in efficiency, range, charging, ride quality, interior quality, and FSD was/is an absolute grift.
Elon is going to demote Trump and make him his special little Gaza emissary
Are we taking bets on how many scaramuccis he's got left?
Psychological warfare. Trump's an easy mark. We need more of it...
TBF Elon actually uncoverd a lot of corruption. Just not the way Trump thinks
Indeed. The day after inauguration, Elon woke up, walked to the bathroom, flipped on the light, and stared straight ahead, instantly discovering corruption the likes of which America has never seen.
Okay, but this is seriously funny.
Hey, instead of asking him about a magazine cover - then acting like it's some huge win when he pretends to think the magazine was out of business, and goes on to complete Musk...
....maybe just maybe, you could ask him how Musk's department might go about investigating SpaceX grants and the government funding it get?
You could even use bog adult journalism terms like "Conflict of Interest".
Time’s latest pantomime—a Musk-Tump fusion seated at the Resolute Desk of Delusion. Classic. The man who thinks truth is a flexible spreadsheet and the guy who thinks “fraud and corruption” is a compliment. Peak propaganda.
Trump’s “indifference” is as convincing as Musk’s “genius.” Both crave validation from the same media they pretend to despise. Pathetic. Time’s covers? Just participation trophies for oligarchs cosplaying as revolutionaries.
The real joke? Watching these clowns orbit each other’s egos while the world burns. But hey, at least the Resolute Desk now doubles as a therapy couch for billionaires with daddy issues.
Elon next PotY?
you misspelled Potus
He's president of the yankees
Time Magazine didn't lie (this time)
When was The Orange Fart Person of the Year?
just a reminder that 'person of the year' is not necessarily 'good person of the year'..
it is awarded to people who have had significant impact on global events during the year (i.e. 'news makers')--good OR bad.
I didnt know that, don’t think I’ve ever read a Time magazine. Thanks for the info.
Unfortunately, adhering to traditionalism means inflating the ego yet further of dictators. I'd rather the whole thing went away altogether (that would have been a real statement if they'd just left the thing blank).
Can we just find a way to surprise mega-dose these fuckers with magic mushrooms already?
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