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Sh1mon M4sada
So glad this deal will finally conclude. I made a mistake of buying into an ETF at the start of covid that holds twitter, been regretting ever since.
Express sister
Has there ever been anyone less funny?
Sanjinosebleed
And no one cared....
Johnken6
Sincere advice (that I practice myself);
Get off social media and stay off.
Instead, become actually social and go outside to smell the real world free from tweets, Facebook feeds, Whatsapp contacts and liberated from non-news news and 'information' about 5G in vaccines and how big pharma is getting rich, Davos and Clinton and her pizzeria.......
wallace
Should have done a Duchamp and carried a urinal instead of a sink for taking the ......
wallace
Put the sink in the Musk Museum. Now worth 1,000 times more.
Blacklabel
That goofball was carrying a sink, pretty funny.
Should have brought a toilet to flush all those letters from woke employees demanding to not be fired.
Geeter Mckluskie
Express sister wrote: "Has there ever been anyone less funny?"...Yes, Trevor Noah
Fighto!
Has this chief twit backtracked yet from advocating allowing fascist Russia to steal half of Ukraine, and Communist China take free Taiwan?
Elon Musk - the Neville Chamberlain of the tech industry.
bass4funk
No doubt! Can't wait, now everyone will be able to say what they want, and no more silencing one side of the argument.
genki5
In the words of Elf, "what a cotton-headed ninny-muggins" Musk is!
Bob Fosse
Twitter will continue to have moderation and content against the terms of service removed. Much like here.
bass4funk
Not anywhere near like before, Trump can say what he wants without being kicked off because the left wants to silence him or any other conservative that just won’t happen anymore, so it will be a great day for freedom of speech for all.
Bob Fosse
He can do that now on truth social.
Anyone can say what they want on Twitter now, as long as they don’t break the user agreement terms. That won’t change.
There are plenty of right wingers on Twitter, that follow the rules. Same as here.
The right wing have a tendency to believe in magical wands that will make everything better; walls, truth social, elections in 2 weeks.
The reality is little changes, just the goalposts move to another imagined future where all wrongs are righted.
JTC
He brought in the Kitchen Sink, but nothing else.
bass4funk
As well.
Yes, but now Trump and every other conservative that got kicked off for discussing the virus, the election, crime everything will be on the table, even Hunter Biden.
You keep repeating yourself, we know, that has nothing to do with Twitter going after the person, I’m on Twitter, I say what I want, but I do know the rules, but I do also know that if I question anything the Dems don’t want, I’ll get hit and lit. Now I don’t have to worry.
Yeah, whatever, the deal will go through and all the anger and frustration from the left won’t change that.
If liberals think so, Musk himself said, there will be big changes and I trust the new boss over the dark progressive overlords that thought they had a God given right to control the first amendment.
Bob Fosse
Again. You misunderstand how the first amendment works, especially in relation to private businesses. Twitter’s right to remove tweets is not ‘god given’. It’s their right as a business, which all customers must agree to.
That won’t change.
This has been repeated again and again but apparently is yet to sink in.
wallace
bass4funk
God did not write the constitution nor can they amend it.
wallace
The last Trump post on Truth?
At the moment, Truth Social is available for U.S. users only.
Trump’s Truth Social is the saddest site on the internet.
It bills itself as a home for competing viewpoints, but in reality, only one voice is heard — the ex-president’s.
"Watching Trump’s activity last Tuesday, on the day pictures from the FBI’s raid of his Mar-a-Lago home were made public, felt like watching someone having a very public meltdown, with him plaintively asking at one point: “Why are people so mean?"
https://www.ft.com/content/a3513a3e-b74c-4285-9cde-d41c5d0db5d7
nishikat
Does this mean that TrumpBook is no longer needed since Elon will allow Trump on Twitter again? It means the people involved with TrumpBook will get stiffed [even more]. There is no more need for TrumpBook.
wallace
Trump owns money on his Truth Social and failed to raise backing.
Twitter is free for the time being but Musk will add a paid-for section.
bass4funk
No, that’s something I never, ever misunderstand.
Again, you jumping way ahead of yourself as usual. Twitter won’t be blocking Trump or Cruz or any conservative anymore for asking questions, like the 2020 election or disputing J6 or making counter arguments to what Dems call facts. Now that side can’t stop conservatives from having a serious debate on any topic, especially the ones the Dems don’t like talking about
That will change.
This has been repeated again and again but apparently is yet to sink in.
As Musk demonstrated beautifully the other day.
wallace
Twitter growth has fallen to -1.9%.
Bob Fosse
Who’s jumping ahead of themselves?
You know this how?
45 was not removed from Twitter for ‘asking question’, neither was Kanye.
Keep talking about the first amendment while not understanding how it works.
It’s your ‘god given right’ to eat a Big Mac is you want but try walking into KFC and demanding they make one for you.
Twitter is a business, first amendment does not apply.
wallace
Private businesses like Twitter are not covered by the First Amendment and can delete any Tweet it cares to for whatever reason.
bass4funk
Ok, and?
Most Americans only care about America.
To you, but not to the people that are on it or follow it. Name calling won’t change that.
As well as other conservatives that use it.
Huh?
But now we won’t have to worry for being kicked off for challenging the left. Great day.
bass4funk
The left as we are now witnessing, they can’t stop the inevitable.
Here and Twitter.
Whatever, if the Ayatollah can have a platform, so can they, and now they will.
I do, that is why I’m a conservative.
Musk thinks different.
wallace
bass4funk
That does not include you then? You post frequently about other countries.
Just because Musk become the owner of Twitter means anyone can post anything they care to. There will still be the TOS and the likes of Trump overstepping his mark will have those Tweets deleted.
From next year you will have to pay to post. That will hurt Trump who hates paying for even lawyers to defend him.
I'm a realist.
Bob Fosse
I see.
Sounds like you’re jumping ahead of your self.
Yes or no, do you believe Twitter will be protected under the first amendement if musk buys it?
bass4funk
Yes, it does.
But I bleed American
Again, Trump won’t be banned or other conservatives So if Trump wants to question 2020, he can now do that, we can all have a debate about it.
Ok, and?
Lol, you say the funnies things.
wallace
bass4funk
will you pay for your Tweets next year?
Bob Fosse
“Musk said he realizes Twitter "cannot become a free-for-all hellscape where anything can be said with no consequences.”
He’s been doing that for the past 2 years.
Since when did a social media site become so important? Can you only find the ‘truth’ in Twitter?
Maybe he should try the courts first. Oh, wait…yeah he did that. How many times was it?
wallace
Like the Ayatollah, Trump will have an account, God willing. Musk needs to replace the 100% lost accounts that posted 90% of the Tweets.
Bob Fosse
2020 is not a ‘debate’. It’s a fundamental issue at the absolute heart of American democracy.
Facts and evidence are necessary in a debate if you want any chance of winning it. Don’t confuse ‘debate’ with having an opinion only.
I don’t think Twitter is the key. Pin your hopes elsewhere. Is there some new evidence about 2020 that can only be shared in a tweet?
bass4funk
Why would I not, if you have to ask the question it means you can’t afford it.
bass4funk
He also said that he would reinstate Trump, so that’s fantastic.
But now he can do so on Twitter as well.
That’s not the point, the point is, why would Twitter silence the President of the United States, and not the ayatollah of Iran? Anyway, that’s all history now.
wallace
bass4funk
I canceled my Twitter and FB accounts more than 10 years ago so I don't really care what happens to it.
But out of interest, how many Tweets a day do you average?
Not a very bright answer.
bass4funk
That will be easy.
Thank you, and now to your point, conservatives will be able to participate in that debate, and let’s see where the chips may fall, now they won’t be silenced into just accepting a one-sided liberal narrative. Now we shall see real democracy in action.
Don’t tell me, till the 70% of the liberals that are about to get fired at Twitter
I think it’s a huge part
wallace
bass4funk
Trump does not allow the Ayatollah on his Truth Social, even with God willing.
Bob Fosse
You think 2020 will be overturned by Twitter?
Again. It isn’t a ‘debate’. Try the courts.
bass4funk
The Ayatollah called for the death and destruction of Israel and America. So that would make sense.
bass4funk
Never said, nor thought or implied that. But we can now openly discuss all the irregularities openly and freely.
Bob Fosse
But what about their voice? /s
Sounds like you are cheering the very thing you claim to be against.
bass4funk
I am cheering for ALL SIDES to be heard and equally.
plasticmonkey
Nope. Trump was kicked off Twitter for inciting violence. If you want me to cite his tweets, I'd be happy to.
If it was only about "challenging the left", he would have been ejected years earlier. Let's stick to the facts.
wallace
There is no such thing as equality on a social network. Different moderators react differently to posts.
Bob Fosse
5 minutes ago you were gleefully posting about ‘liberals’ at twitter getting fired. That’s you balanced approach?
Again. What evidence about 2020 will be shared on Twitter?
None. Just rile up some more folks with more empty waffle about stolen elections.
It’s a pointless goal if you think Twitter is going to change anything at all.
There will be moderation. It will be the same as before.
45 is not coming back, if he does all he needs is enough rope again.
bass4funk
I disagree.
Trump also called for peace, he also told some of these protesters to go back home, Twitter was blocking that part, but now they won’t
So can I.
Believe me, they tried that for 4 years.
bass4funk
Yes, before there was not. That’s changed.
Not like before, there was no effort in crushing the rights 1st amendment.
bass4funk
These particular liberals yes.
cutting out the cancer
A lot
To you, not to millions of us
Relax, I never said, nor implied that, but we can talk about it without any leftist repercussions.
Fair, as Musk stated
No, that’s why Musk is firing 70% of his staff and allowing some of the most hated people by the left back on the platform
Musk said he was, Trump said so…I’m happy
wallace
First Amendment rights do not apply to any social network. Twitter is international.
bass4funk
it’s not going stop Trump from talking, and it’s not gonna stop Trump from going on, and if musk wants to allow him back on, as he constitutionally should come, it doesn’t matter, now, if Trump says something really nutty, then that’s different, but if he wants to talk about any issues, he should be allowed to and it doesn’t matter what kind of meltdown the left has, that’s not going to change, and if the left can’t deal with that, oh, well…
plasticmonkey
Trump praised the people who stormed the capital as "patriots" after he asked them to go home (and after they had ransacked the place and smeared feces on the walls). He then tweeted:
"To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th."
Given what had happened and given Trump's sway over a large swathe of the GOP faithful, that was further evidence that Trump did not intend to allow a peaceful transfer of power.
So he wasn't cut off for expressing an opinion. He was cut off for being a clear and present danger.
I think we know who the real cancer is, and he ain't a so-called "liberal".
When does he not?
Sure. Nobody objects to that. From a public safety perspective, he just shouldn't be allowed to incite violence or spread disinformation. But that'll be up to Twitter. It's a private company, after all. The 1st Amendment has nothing to do with this.
bass4funk
He didn't praise people for that. He respected that they questioned their government, which they had the right to do, don't conflate the two.
Hmmm...as if the Dems cared about accepting the results of the 2016 election, they never did and fought the guy every step of the way and used the Feds to try and get him out, but failed miserably. The left has no room to make any claim. At least now on Twitter, we can go back and forth without being spoonfed the liberal one-sided narrative.
Like the Dems back in 2016
No, these Dems nowadays are way past that. Some other adjectives....
That goes for the left and that won't happen anymore, so we both should be happy.
wallace
Trump turned out to be the biggest disrupter of American democracy. Think what would have happened if he had succeeded to overthrow the new president.
plasticmonkey
Oh, come on.
No equivalence whatsoever. You know it.
The Dems were not trying to overturn election results or encouraging people to storm the capitol. Let's not be absurd.
Go ahead. I'd like to hear them.
Do you have any other debating method than this one? It's wearing pretty thin.
snakebyte
MumbaiRocks!Oct. 28 01:27 pm JST
Yep.
The times my Mum called me a "stupid twit" back in the 60s'. It had a different meaning back then.....
1 of 2noun
ˈtwit
: a silly annoying person : fool
2020hindsights
I find it amusing that many conservatives feel that Twitter was a left leaning platform that mainly silenced conservative voices. It wasn't. I would imagine that that won't change.
Paul
Carrying a sink! Never so anything more stupid, but then again very much something he would do...
Paul
Don't use Twitter and have no plans to use it either!
lincolnman
Interesting the Trump supporters here continue to defend Musk, even when he has said; Donald Trump should skip the 2024 election. He said Trump shouldn't run for office because a 'less divisive candidate would be better in 2024."
Understated, but true Elon...and given Trump will be a convicted felon on multiple counts by then, a mute point...
bass4funk
Because Musk is allowed to think and say what he wants, that's the beauty of the 1st amendment, he has his opinions and Trump has his, none should be blocked.
No, he won't, the Dems have less than 8 days to convict this man, and if they won't do it now, they will never do it.
plasticmonkey
You mean in Novembuary?