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Magic Powers
Austria4370 Posts
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Doublemint
Austria8576 Posts
![[image loading]](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/PW4ABHFBKTTER6O55EY6WD5CVU.JPG&w=916) feels like deja vu. | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15721 Posts
On June 06 2025 06:18 Doublemint wrote: feels like deja vu. legendary post | ||
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Simberto
Germany11565 Posts
On June 06 2025 06:18 Magic Powers wrote: Aww, is the fascism not working out for poor Elon? I guess this is the complete morons version of the knight of long knives. These modern fascists are not even smart enough to murder their opponents, they just kind of shout at each other through social media. | ||
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blomsterjohn
Norway464 Posts
You would think that the richest and the most powerful person in the world would have people around them going something of the lines of "Ok we got a strat for this, don't got full nuclear, trust me". But we are apparently in the unfiltered unhinged timeline of things | ||
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Doublemint
Austria8576 Posts
I really wonder what triggered it. I mean yea Elon got a raw deal all things considered. TSLA brand value diminished, weigh it against _probably_ a ton of federal data from the doge stooges for grok/XAi... and even more toothless regulation for his cars and FSD... now burning bridges with the guy that can cancel his privately owned enterprise's gravy train? very weird. timing wise did the stock tank before or after his tweets? so many questions, guess we will have to wait till the dust settles. or in Elon's case the ketamine wears off. if it did not already fry his brain permanently. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25771 Posts
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blomsterjohn
Norway464 Posts
On June 06 2025 06:52 Doublemint wrote: timing wise did the stock tank before or after his tweets? so many questions, guess we will have to wait till the dust settles. or in Elon's case the ketamine wears off. if it did not already fry his brain permanently. Shares in Tesla, Musk’s electronic vehicle company, fell almost 15% on Thursday afternoon with the decline timed to when Trump’s remarks began. | ||
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Doublemint
Austria8576 Posts
much obliged! | ||
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Dan HH
Romania9129 Posts
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LightSpectra
United States1793 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44723 Posts
On June 06 2025 07:04 Dan HH wrote: You guys didn't have to write 100 posts countering bad faith defenses of Musk, you could have just waited a few more days for this break-off to spiral out of control and the Trumpers will call him a Nazi themselves once it's convenient That's brilliant. | ||
KwarK
United States43014 Posts
On June 06 2025 07:04 Dan HH wrote: You guys didn't have to write 100 posts countering bad faith defenses of Musk, you could have just waited a few more days for this break-off to spiral out of control and the Trumpers will call him a Nazi themselves once it's convenient Beautiful. In a few days they will have always thought he was a Nazi. | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15721 Posts
On June 06 2025 07:12 KwarK wrote: Beautiful. In a few days they will have always thought he was a Nazi. "we didn't know what we do now, and y'all on the left are just the broken clock that happened to be right" | ||
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Razyda
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Jankisa
Croatia793 Posts
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JimmyJRaynor
Canada16802 Posts
Went from +2.5% annualized growth to -0.2% in one quarter. uhhh , so isn't the recession already here? In fairness to Trump its not like the economy was growing at 7% when he took over. However, the uncertainty around tariffs combined with the reality of the tariffs create a bad environment for economic activity. A 50% tariff on Canadian aluminum and steel are, in effect, an economic embargo. On the flip side of this, Canadians stopped buying American on a massive scale. | ||
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micronesia
United States24702 Posts
On June 06 2025 06:52 Doublemint wrote: I mean yea Elon got a raw deal all things considered. That is not how I would characterize Elon reaping the consequences of his horrible actions. On June 06 2025 07:04 Dan HH wrote: You guys didn't have to write 100 posts countering bad faith defenses of Musk, you could have just waited a few more days for this break-off to spiral out of control and the Trumpers will call him a Nazi themselves once it's convenient This has been my strategy. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland25771 Posts
On June 06 2025 07:04 Dan HH wrote: You guys didn't have to write 100 posts countering bad faith defenses of Musk, you could have just waited a few more days for this break-off to spiral out of control and the Trumpers will call him a Nazi themselves once it's convenient What can I say? I need a hobby. Bit disappointed I might have to find a new one I think we’d all thought this was a possibility, indeed were hoping something like this might occur. However, I felt it would be akin to losing your balance on the delicate tightrope between these giant egos. Instead they’ve both gone like, one step and decided ‘fuck it, let’s jump into this chasm below’. I must confess I was wrong about Elon Musk. He is either dumber than I thought, more arrogant than I thought, or a bit of both. And I already scored him pretty high on those two metrics. I’m not sure how in the name of almighty Zeus Musk is winning this one, or why he thinks he is? I mean fuck me it’s hilarious, but what the fuck is he doing lmao? Trump is a man who’ll hold a lifelong grudge for anything other than 100% fealty at times, you’re going to Tweeting that Trump was on Epstein island territory? Really? Does Musk genuinely not realise that it’s a pre-condition for some of his newer fans that you have to gargle Trump’s bollocks? Or at least not be actively hostile. If Musk does manage to leverage this to his advantage, I’ll reconsider my perception of him yet again. He’d have to actually be some genius, because it sure as fuck doesn’t make any sense to me. Or maybe I’m the idiot here? Maybe my suggestion of a more sensible exit plan like ‘Hey we did great work together but I disagree with this tax bill’ is the moronic position. | ||
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LightSpectra
United States1793 Posts
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