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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 14, 2022 16:04:47 GMT
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Post by Lord_Buscemi on Apr 14, 2022 16:35:01 GMT
As if Twitter wasn't already bad enough lmao
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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 14, 2022 19:16:56 GMT
So a "final offer" and also "plan B".........you mean besides tanking the stock?
Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged Thursday at the TED2022 conference in Vancouver that he is “not sure” he’ll actually be able to buy Twitter. The comments came hours after a regulatory filing revealed that he offered to acquire the company for $54.20 per share, or about $43 billion.
Twitter confirmed it had received the bid but its board must still review the offer, which values shares much lower than the $70 they reached last summer. But Musk had said the offer would be his “best and final” one.
Asked by TED’s Chris Anderson if there was a “Plan B” if his current offer were rejected, Musk said, “there is.”
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2022 13:08:35 GMT
What a tool.
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Post by Joaquim on Apr 15, 2022 16:37:56 GMT
I take it you prefer the Blackrock/Vanguard/Saudi ownership group then? |
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Post by countjohn on Apr 17, 2022 3:15:13 GMT
Sounds like it's not going to happen but I actually think this would be a good thing. A lot of these social media guys are using their mediums as an attempt to play god and socially engineer people instead of giving people open platforms to use as they see fit, which is how the entire internet used to be. Musk sounds like he wants it for the money and prestige but wants to be hands off in terms of what people do on the site for the most part. Twitter should only take action against actual illegal content or attempts to circumnavigate site policies like another user blocking you.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Apr 19, 2022 20:29:27 GMT
Sounds like it's not going to happen but I actually think this would be a good thing. A lot of these social media guys are using their mediums as an attempt to play god and socially engineer people instead of giving people open platforms to use as they see fit, which is how the entire internet used to be. Musk sounds like he wants it for the money and prestige but wants to be hands off in terms of what people do on the site for the most part. Twitter should only take action against actual illegal content or attempts to circumnavigate site policies like another user blocking you. Why should a company that was created by someone else not have whatever rules they want for it? |
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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 25, 2022 19:31:37 GMT
It's over, he wins.....or loses........ymmv.  Meanwhile my $32 dollar bid plus a 2 liter Coke I'd throw in - to take over MAR continues to be rejected because "no one has heard of any of the musical artists you like pacinoyes"  Eleanor Terrett
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And it's official!
@elonmusk is taking Twitter private for $54.20/share, valuing the company at $44B.
According to the press release, Musk has secured $25.5B of fully committed debt and margin loan financing and is providing an approximately $21B equity commitment. |
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Post by Lord_Buscemi on Apr 25, 2022 20:19:14 GMT
He's doing this because of shit like that teen tracking his private flights. Of no surprise to absolutely anyone with even a smidge of intelligence, no, the billionaire with a social media addiction doesn't actually care about free speech on a platform he receives the most criticism from.
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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 30, 2022 2:49:45 GMT
What is this guy doing ME now?  |
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Post by dazed on Apr 30, 2022 4:20:04 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on Apr 30, 2022 11:09:02 GMT
I think Musk is really going to be a great troll but ......alas.....I don't think he can be now......I don't know if the owner of the platform can do this stuff too much - his tweet to AOC was hilarious imo - mocking her famous "Republicans want to date me" troll job of her own.......this is some 4 dimensional chess / Trump troll stuff from him..... Although I don't know that Musk even is a Republican  ..........definitely has to watch how much he tweets in this way though - it's a big difference doing it as a user vs. doing it as the owner....maybe getting it out of his system before the transfer to him is in place. I mean it's one of the reasons I keep refusing to become a moderator on MAR - my whole act only works as the self referencing rebel outsider yanno?  His most recent tweets are even more Muskian©: The far left hates everyone, themselves included!
Elon Musk @elonmusk · 22h Replying to @elonmusk But I’m no fan of the far right either.
Let’s have less hate and more love.
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Post by countjohn on May 7, 2022 3:01:42 GMT
Although I don't know that Musk even is a Republican ..........definitely has to watch how much he tweets in this way though - it's a big difference doing it as a user vs. doing it as the owner....maybe getting it out of his system before the transfer to him is in place. I mean it's one of the reasons I keep refusing to become a moderator on MAR - my whole act only works as the self referencing rebel outsider yanno? Musk is almost certainly not a Republican given his environmental/climate change stances and I'd imagine he's socially liberal too. Which side you're on isn't really about the finer points of ideology anymore, it's about which side's BS you decide to mindlessly go along with and not call out. That's why they're so mad at him. Like AOC's original tweet is so dumb, can you imagine how ridiculed it would be if a male Republican said something like that in response to criticism? It's legit like something Trump would say (not a compliment coming from me). Musk throwing it back in her face is such good counter trolling. |
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Post by pacinoyes on May 10, 2022 19:16:41 GMT
From Deadline:
Elon Musk confirmed what has been speculated since he reached a deal to buy out Twitter: He’d allow Donald Trump to return to the platform.
“I think it was a morally bad decision, to be clear, and foolish in the extreme,” Musk said Tuesday at the Financial Times‘ Future of the Car conference.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 10, 2022 19:42:23 GMT
Trump said he wouldn't come back even if the ban was listed. He's exclusive to Truth Social  |
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Post by Joaquim on May 10, 2022 21:23:58 GMT
Trump said he wouldn't come back even if the ban was listed. He's exclusive to Truth Social Came here to say exactly this but we’ll see if he keeps his word lol |
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Post by pacinoyes on May 10, 2022 22:13:20 GMT
Trump said he wouldn't come back even if the ban was listed. He's exclusive to Truth Social Came here to say exactly this but we’ll see if he keeps his word lol I actually think if he goes back on Twitter he could cost the Republicans more votes than the abortion ruling (if true) will - not kidding......I actually don't see that as a midterm issue much to flip the trends (maybe in the Senate but .........) Trump on Twitter gives the Left control of every issue he's commenting on now. They are essentially running the midterms and the 2024 campaign as a January 6 referendum .........Trump back on Twitter translates as "See we told you he was back - insurrection!" Laura Ingraham once gave him some advice (which he ignored, natch) where she said "You got 75 million votes.......the Party still loves you......you don't need to be King .......you could be ..........a King maker"..........let's see if he ignores her twice or if he just shuts up, takes his SCOTUS victory lap, supports DeSantis, and eats the endless combo meal. |
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Post by Joaquim on May 10, 2022 22:29:44 GMT
Came here to say exactly this but we’ll see if he keeps his word lol I actually think if he goes back on Twitter he could cost the Republicans more votes than the abortion ruling (if true) will - not kidding......I actually don't see that as a midterm issue much to flip the trends (maybe in the Senate but .........) Trump on Twitter gives the Left control of every issue he's commenting on now. They are essentially running the midterms and the 2024 campaign as a January 6 referendum .........Trump back on Twitter translates as "See we told you he was back - insurrection!" I’ve seen this point argued by several on the right as well like Mike Cernovich for example, although he’s pretty anti Trump and is vocal about wanting Trump to be nowhere near the presidency in 2024 like myself. He’s gone as far as to say that Twitter (and this was well before the Musk buyout news) would actually reinstate Trump at some point before the elections either this year or in ‘24 for that very reason you mentioned in your second paragraph, and not just making it about January 6 but everything Trump related |
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Post by pacinoyes on May 19, 2022 7:15:03 GMT
Although I don't know that Musk even is a Republican ..........definitely has to watch how much he tweets in this way though - it's a big difference doing it as a user vs. doing it as the owner....maybe getting it out of his system before the transfer to him is in place. I mean it's one of the reasons I keep refusing to become a moderator on MAR - my whole act only works as the self referencing rebel outsider yanno? Musk is almost certainly not a Republican given his environmental/climate change stances and I'd imagine he's socially liberal too. Which side you're on isn't really about the finer points of ideology anymore, it's about which side's BS you decide to mindlessly go along with and not call out. That's why they're so mad at him. Like AOC's original tweet is so dumb, can you imagine how ridiculed it would be if a male Republican said something like that in response to criticism? It's legit like something Trump would say (not a compliment coming from me). Musk throwing it back in her face is such good counter trolling. ^ Surprised he's being this in your face about it and just coming out and saying it like this or in this way at least ........don't think this story on him and the platform and its role are close to ending ........rather just starting ........  |
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Post by RiverleavesElmius on May 25, 2022 11:05:36 GMT
Although I don't know that Musk even is a Republican ..........definitely has to watch how much he tweets in this way though - it's a big difference doing it as a user vs. doing it as the owner....maybe getting it out of his system before the transfer to him is in place. I mean it's one of the reasons I keep refusing to become a moderator on MAR - my whole act only works as the self referencing rebel outsider yanno? Musk is almost certainly not a Republican given his environmental/climate change stances and I'd imagine he's socially liberal too. Which side you're on isn't really about the finer points of ideology anymore, it's about which side's BS you decide to mindlessly go along with and not call out. That's why they're so mad at him. Like AOC's original tweet is so dumb, can you imagine how ridiculed it would be if a male Republican said something like that in response to criticism? It's legit like something Trump would say (not a compliment coming from me). Musk throwing it back in her face is such good counter trolling. Rubbish!! Musk is a worthless & FAKE piece of human garbage!! AoC is not. And people who spread lies about election fraud SHOULD be banned from Twitter! |
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 7, 2022 22:35:24 GMT
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 15, 2022 18:45:22 GMT
He's addressing Twitter employees if those employees can wake up after fainting - there's no way people aren't going to lose their shit about the owner of the platform being this bluntly outspoken in favor of one party - it's a conspiracy theory waiting to happen.
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, and Elon Musk will take questions directly from Twitter employees.Tesla Owners Silicon Valley @teslaownerssv · 11h What are you leaning towards? Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @teslaownerssv @thetexannews and @mayraflores2022 DeSantis
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Post by Joaquim on Jun 15, 2022 22:21:56 GMT
He's addressing Twitter employees if those employees can wake up after fainting - there's no way people aren't going to lose their shit about the owner of the platform being this bluntly outspoken in favor of one party - it's a conspiracy theory waiting to happen.
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, and Elon Musk will take questions directly from Twitter employees.Tesla Owners Silicon Valley @teslaownerssv · 11h What are you leaning towards? Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @teslaownerssv @thetexannews and @mayraflores2022 DeSantis
Incredible that musk has taken the DeSantis pill |
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Post by pacinoyes on Jun 15, 2022 22:30:55 GMT
He's addressing Twitter employees if those employees can wake up after fainting - there's no way people aren't going to lose their shit about the owner of the platform being this bluntly outspoken in favor of one party - it's a conspiracy theory waiting to happen.
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, and Elon Musk will take questions directly from Twitter employees.Tesla Owners Silicon Valley @teslaownerssv · 11h What are you leaning towards? Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @teslaownerssv @thetexannews and @mayraflores2022 DeSantis
Incredible that musk has taken the DeSantis pill How could he not with all that 4 Dimensional Chess Level Swag Team DeSantis sells - um........I think Elon appreciates the crass commercialism tbh.  |
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Post by Joaquim on Jun 15, 2022 23:23:36 GMT
Incredible that musk has taken the DeSantis pill How could he not with all that 4 Dimensional Chess Level Swag Team DeSantis sells - um........I think Elon appreciates the crass commercialism tbh. This kind of stuff is usually really cringe but I think it actually works here, maybe because it’s a bit timely with the recent Top Gun release and the design isn’t bad (everyone will disagree. Don’t care, didn’t ask, fuck off). The guy truly is infallible. I’m visiting a friend in the DC area this weekend and I might just need to cop a shirt to aggravate the locals |
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