No way, REALLY?!?BearForce2 said:
Mega-conglomerate Comcast owns NBC and all related properties.
Now do ABC and CBS.
No way, REALLY?!?BearForce2 said:
Mega-conglomerate Comcast owns NBC and all related properties.
IMO the issue with Elon Musk is not that he's a right-winger (he's not), it's that he spends so much time on Twitter, and due to the skewed user base and likely the accounts he follows (Silicon Valley types) he's left with the belief that the "far left" craziness is the biggest problem in the world. So now he thinks he needs to fight back against that.Unit2Sucks said:I don't think that Elon is far right but obviously his desire to permit hateful and toxic content on twitter is seen as a thing of value and beneficial to the far right. What he actually believes is somewhat irrelevant if the reasonably foreseeable results of his actions are known.wifeisafurd said:
Elon fights back:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a scorched-earth approach to NBC on Monday after a left-wing Peacock host accused him of handing Twitter "to the far-right." Musk's response "Same org that covered up Hunter Biden laptop story, had Harvey Weinstein story early & killed it & built Matt Lauer his rape office. Lovely people,"
The fact that Elon believes in climate change makes him a non-starter for the Republican party but they crave the ability to mislead their base through misinformation so dearly that they are willing to look past it.
sycasey said:IMO the issue with Elon Musk is not that he's a right-winger (he's not), it's that he spends so much time on Twitter, and due to the skewed user base and likely the accounts he follows (Silicon Valley types) he's left with the belief that the "far left" craziness is the biggest problem in the world. So now he thinks he needs to fight back against that.Unit2Sucks said:I don't think that Elon is far right but obviously his desire to permit hateful and toxic content on twitter is seen as a thing of value and beneficial to the far right. What he actually believes is somewhat irrelevant if the reasonably foreseeable results of his actions are known.wifeisafurd said:
Elon fights back:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a scorched-earth approach to NBC on Monday after a left-wing Peacock host accused him of handing Twitter "to the far-right." Musk's response "Same org that covered up Hunter Biden laptop story, had Harvey Weinstein story early & killed it & built Matt Lauer his rape office. Lovely people,"
The fact that Elon believes in climate change makes him a non-starter for the Republican party but they crave the ability to mislead their base through misinformation so dearly that they are willing to look past it.
Only his impression is formed by his Twitter bubble and not real-world conditions. So he's ignoring actual radical right-wing legislation getting passed in states while focusing on the weirdos posted to Libs of TikTok.
I'm guessing nothing changes at Twitter, other than their ability to monetize their product. But as long as Musk bashes the media, Twitter and he will be the darlings of everyone until at some point those everyones wake up that Twitter, like Tesla, makes billions in profits every quarter. I don't begrudge Musk his earnings, but the media seems to be handling Musk about as well as they handled Trump. St. Elon versus the evil corporate media.Unit2Sucks said:I don't think that Elon is far right but obviously his desire to permit hateful and toxic content on twitter is seen as a thing of value and beneficial to the far right. What he actually believes is somewhat irrelevant if the reasonably foreseeable results of his actions are known.wifeisafurd said:
Elon fights back:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a scorched-earth approach to NBC on Monday after a left-wing Peacock host accused him of handing Twitter "to the far-right." Musk's response "Same org that covered up Hunter Biden laptop story, had Harvey Weinstein story early & killed it & built Matt Lauer his rape office. Lovely people,"
The fact that Elon believes in climate change makes him a non-starter for the Republican party but they crave the ability to mislead their base through misinformation so dearly that they are willing to look past it.
Anarchistbear said:sycasey said:IMO the issue with Elon Musk is not that he's a right-winger (he's not), it's that he spends so much time on Twitter, and due to the skewed user base and likely the accounts he follows (Silicon Valley types) he's left with the belief that the "far left" craziness is the biggest problem in the world. So now he thinks he needs to fight back against that.Unit2Sucks said:I don't think that Elon is far right but obviously his desire to permit hateful and toxic content on twitter is seen as a thing of value and beneficial to the far right. What he actually believes is somewhat irrelevant if the reasonably foreseeable results of his actions are known.wifeisafurd said:
Elon fights back:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a scorched-earth approach to NBC on Monday after a left-wing Peacock host accused him of handing Twitter "to the far-right." Musk's response "Same org that covered up Hunter Biden laptop story, had Harvey Weinstein story early & killed it & built Matt Lauer his rape office. Lovely people,"
The fact that Elon believes in climate change makes him a non-starter for the Republican party but they crave the ability to mislead their base through misinformation so dearly that they are willing to look past it.
Only his impression is formed by his Twitter bubble and not real-world conditions. So he's ignoring actual radical right-wing legislation getting passed in states while focusing on the weirdos posted to Libs of TikTok.
Why do you think he cares about right wing legislation in states? He moved operations from California to Texas- do
you think he did that because he cared about progressive agenda or his economic agenda?
I would assume losing all of their top employees would induce some sort of change at twitter, although it's hard to estimate what it would look like. We've heard from a number of great people over there that are running for the exits. Whether Elon gets the deal done or not, Twitter can't unring the bell and is going to have major attrition in the next few months.wifeisafurd said:I'm guessing nothing changes at Twitter, other than their ability to monetize their product. But as long as Musk bashes the media, Twitter and he will be the darlings of everyone until at some point those everyones wake up that Twitter, like Tesla, makes billions in profits every quarter. I don't begrudge Musk is earnings, but the media seems to be handling Musk about as well as they handled Trump. St. Elon versus the evil corporate media.Unit2Sucks said:I don't think that Elon is far right but obviously his desire to permit hateful and toxic content on twitter is seen as a thing of value and beneficial to the far right. What he actually believes is somewhat irrelevant if the reasonably foreseeable results of his actions are known.wifeisafurd said:
Elon fights back:
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a scorched-earth approach to NBC on Monday after a left-wing Peacock host accused him of handing Twitter "to the far-right." Musk's response "Same org that covered up Hunter Biden laptop story, had Harvey Weinstein story early & killed it & built Matt Lauer his rape office. Lovely people,"
The fact that Elon believes in climate change makes him a non-starter for the Republican party but they crave the ability to mislead their base through misinformation so dearly that they are willing to look past it.
Elon Musk says his deal to buy Twitter is on holdhttps://t.co/GuzfTgU7PP
— Kunle Aderinokun (@KAderinokun) May 13, 2022
dajo9 said:
Womp womp
DiabloWags said:
When you use a "bogus" TWTR deal to drive down the price of TSLA, only to then drive it back up by backing out of the deal.... Someone is about to have their feet put to a red-hot fire for market manipulation by the SEC.
And they never bothered to file this "material" information with the SEC.
PS. "Temporarily on hold" isn't a thing. Musk signed a binding contract to buy TWTR.
Do Not Pass Go.
Do Not Collect $200
There goes your $1.0 Billion breakup fee down the tubes.
Did you have FUN Elon?
dajo9 said:DiabloWags said:
When you use a "bogus" TWTR deal to drive down the price of TSLA, only to then drive it back up by backing out of the deal.... Someone is about to have their feet put to a red-hot fire for market manipulation by the SEC.
And they never bothered to file this "material" information with the SEC.
PS. "Temporarily on hold" isn't a thing. Musk signed a binding contract to buy TWTR.
Do Not Pass Go.
Do Not Collect $200
There goes your $1.0 Billion breakup fee down the tubes.
Did you have FUN Elon?
The SEC is far more feckless than the FDA. Musk will have no trouble from the SEC.
DiabloWags said:dajo9 said:DiabloWags said:
When you use a "bogus" TWTR deal to drive down the price of TSLA, only to then drive it back up by backing out of the deal.... Someone is about to have their feet put to a red-hot fire for market manipulation by the SEC.
And they never bothered to file this "material" information with the SEC.
PS. "Temporarily on hold" isn't a thing. Musk signed a binding contract to buy TWTR.
Do Not Pass Go.
Do Not Collect $200
There goes your $1.0 Billion breakup fee down the tubes.
Did you have FUN Elon?
The SEC is far more feckless than the FDA. Musk will have no trouble from the SEC.
I would agree.
At the most, he'll have to do nothing other than pay a menial fine.
But if he bails, it's still $1.0 Billion. That why I said, "Did you have FUN Elon?"
Was it worth a Billion dollars of fun???
dajo9 said:
For Elon Musk a billion dollars is the equivalent of ~4k for someone worth 1 million
Tax the rich.
DiabloWags said:dajo9 said:
For Elon Musk a billion dollars is the equivalent of ~4k for someone worth 1 million
Tax the rich.
You could tax the "rich" at a rate of 90% and it still wouldnt pay for all of our government spending.
You, Bernie, and Liz still havent figured that out yet.
WalterSobchak said:
Elon Musk and not delivering what's promised. Name a more iconic duo.
dajo9 said:
I don't support a 90% wealth tax but you make an interesting proposal

DiabloWags said:dajo9 said:
I don't support a 90% wealth tax but you make an interesting proposal
Let us all know when you make some money in your life and watch half of what you worked for go to the govt.
To be spent on things that you have zero control over by people that you've never met.
I doubt you'll be as "smug" as you are now.
dajo9 said:
Right now - Diablo searching through my post history to look for contradictions in what I've said because he was so sure he knew who I was
BearForce2 said:dajo9 said:
Right now - Diablo searching through my post history to look for contradictions in what I've said because he was so sure he knew who I was
Let's all hang out at BearGreg's house during football season. Wigs will bring the drinks.
dajo9 said:BearForce2 said:dajo9 said:
Right now - Diablo searching through my post history to look for contradictions in what I've said because he was so sure he knew who I was
Let's all hang out at BearGreg's house during football season. Wigs will bring the drinks.
You're the dimbass
dajo9 said:DiabloWags said:dajo9 said:
I don't support a 90% wealth tax but you make an interesting proposal
Let us all know when you make some money in your life and watch half of what you worked for go to the govt.
To be spent on things that you have zero control over by people that you've never met.
I doubt you'll be as "smug" as you are now.
My wife and I are self-made multi-millionaires. What more do you want from us?
Edit - and I'll add it's primarily due to combined W-2 income which is the highest taxed kind of income. That plus a steady max of 401k's and saving and investing. Still I've never paid even 30% of my income in taxes. It's true, I've never been fortunate to earn multi-millions in a single year and pay close to 50% in taxes. Can't say I have much sympathy. I wish I were in that position and didn't have to slog away at it year after year.
Edit again for drunken Friday night clarity sake - In addition to my multi 6-figure job, I manage a brokerage account, 2 401k's and 2 rental properties (zero debt).
Tax the rich.
Edit one more time - And. And. And I still have time to waste educating the dimbasses on this board.
Ok, I've had enough to drink this Friday.
dajo9 said:dajo9 said:
It's true. I have killed many babies after birth. I have one in my hands now. What should I do?
How can a board operate with rules for civility when such stupidity is allowed, Greg?
I have flagged the above post for being threatening. I hope Greg takes the appropriate action.
DiabloWags said:dajo9 said:DiabloWags said:dajo9 said:
I don't support a 90% wealth tax but you make an interesting proposal
Let us all know when you make some money in your life and watch half of what you worked for go to the govt.
To be spent on things that you have zero control over by people that you've never met.
I doubt you'll be as "smug" as you are now.
My wife and I are self-made multi-millionaires. What more do you want from us?
Edit - and I'll add it's primarily due to combined W-2 income which is the highest taxed kind of income. That plus a steady max of 401k's and saving and investing. Still I've never paid even 30% of my income in taxes. It's true, I've never been fortunate to earn multi-millions in a single year and pay close to 50% in taxes. Can't say I have much sympathy. I wish I were in that position and didn't have to slog away at it year after year.
Edit again for drunken Friday night clarity sake - In addition to my multi 6-figure job, I manage a brokerage account, 2 401k's and 2 rental properties (zero debt).
Tax the rich.
Edit one more time - And. And. And I still have time to waste educating the dimbasses on this board.
Ok, I've had enough to drink this Friday.
Cool story.
I'll chalk it up to your drinking.
Your other post last night in which you flagged your own post (while replying to it) for being "threatening" was hysterical. I pray that you dont drink and drive.
All this, from someone who once sent me a DM telling me that they had no assets that would be impacted by an Estate Tax exemption being lowered by Democrats, or taxing the assets of a trustee upon their death.
dajo9 said:
I don't drink and drive.
Thank you for acknowledging my attemp at humor. Hard to do online sometimes.
okaydo said:
The woke bits are preventing Eion from owning the Twitter.
helltopay1 said:
Roses....You are a riot!!!!!!!!You've been trashing white folks 24 hours a day for 5 years, and, have the nerve to say, " stop posting racist links." I just looked up Black Supremacist in the dictionary sand found " see Roses."
okaydo said:
The woke bits are preventing Eion from owning the Twitter.
Only thing more remarkable than DOJ not leaking the list is that no one in the media cares. Doesn’t that seem odd? pic.twitter.com/JEK4TErABB
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 4, 2022
helltopay1 said:
Roses....You are a riot!!!!!!!!You've been trashing white folks 24 hours a day for 5 years, and, have the nerve to say, " stop posting racist links." I just looked up Black Supremacist in the dictionary sand found " see Roses."
Free speech champion @elonmusk fires employees who complained about Elon Musk. https://t.co/RNgAUyZrvj
— Max Berger (@maxberger) June 17, 2022