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[–] Jagothaciv@kbin.earth 139 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Now we know why he told Tucker if Trump loses he’s going to prison.

We are in full holy shit Russia is inside the hen house mode.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 52 points 3 weeks ago

There's also the FTC investigation and potential Enron/Theranos-like collapse of Tesla. The election isn't the only area where Elon is prone too wildly misleading claims, and fortunately the finance sector is regulated a bit better than less essential things like electing the leader of the free world and not letting traitorous criminals topple democracy

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

And yet mentions of things like this are treated as lunacy by certain users.

[–] MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If Elon goes to jail, what will happen to his companies?

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 54 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They might actually start making good decisions.

[–] MCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Tesla discontinued the Cybertruck

SpaceX remains unchanged

X/Twitter removes bots

[–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

It would be pretty cool if SpaceX stopped speedrunning turning their surrounding lands into MadMax style polluted wastelands, though.

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[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago

Depends on if the companies are involved in anything illegal or just him.

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 70 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

crazy how american media is not reporting on this traitor

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 60 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I mean, it says right at the top of the article:

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Should it be reported on more? Absolutely. But it's disingenuous to say American media is not reporting it.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I would guess they mean american media in general instead of just one of them.

The general public didn't read the WSJ, and being behind a paywall hasn't increased the number of people who do.

[–] Omodi@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

It's a WSJ exclusive from 9 last night. It's not surprising there are not a lot of articles about it yet. The media sucks there is no reason to bitch about nothing.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Probably also that it's been a full two years plus and nobody's said anything while he's raking in billions from the US government for sensitive national programs including the Ukranian army's internet connectivity.

[–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Is Wall Street Journal not American?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A banana is not a bunch of bananas. Right?

WSJ is not "American media" by the same token.

[–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It seems kind of silly to expect all media companies to immediately cover a story that broke less than 12 hours earlier.

But it's starting to happen. Happy?

Are Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin Talking? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/25/business/dealbook/musk-putin-trump.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Sort of? If its been ongoing for two years and we already know they’re in contact it seems like corporate news is either incompetent because they didn’t think to ask one question (“how often do they talk”) or they’ve been sitting on the story for - reasons.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago

... It's not the Berlin wall? What other lies have I been told??????????!?!!!¿‽

[–] Rin@lemm.ee 51 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

please try him for treason, please please please

[–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

"Off with his head!"

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 46 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Elon talks to Putin and Putin is Trumps master. I have a feeling we are being played by Putin.

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The whole Western world is being played by Putin. Right wing parties are on the rise in pretty much every Western country and every single one has had suspicious connections to Russia.

[–] TooPoor@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

I think you're onto something here.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

librul conspirasee!! nO cOlLuSiOn! Lamestream mediar lies! freeze peaches!

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

One thing is, there is a 99% chance that the NSA recorded the conversation

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago (38 children)

Probably, but whether they can understand it depends on whether Musk and Putin used decent end-to-end encryption. You'd expect they would, in which case the NSA may effectively have only the metadata.

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[–] ShadowRam@fedia.io 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What happens if he communicated through Starlink directly?

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Same. Don't forget that the US government licenses Starlink. The NSA can touch it.

[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What's wrong with Musk's face? Was he in some kind of accident?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

With to many "beauty" operations you cannot use your face muscles without things getting weird.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's the cheek where he stores his sperm.

[–] pech@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

*Putin's sperm.

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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 16 points 3 weeks ago

Seems like a conflict for Ukraine and the US Military.

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago
[–] KeefChief13@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago
[–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Elon is a treat for the world and humanity in general.

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