Science fiction writer John Scalzi FTW

[highplainsdem]

after child king Elon Musk's Twitter tantrum today over Apple having stopped most of their advertising on Twitter, and their considering dropping Twitter from their app store...

Link to tweet

I mean, if you bring back to the service a bunch of seditionists and bigots, who then use said service to target and slander people they don't like, and you don't do anything about it, you might run up against other companies' standards and practices.

https://theverge.com/2022/11/28/23482387/elon-musk-twitter-apple-threat-withhold-app-store

[GoCubsGo]

1. Yes, Eloon the Genius still does not understand that he needs those companies

FAR, FAR, FAR more than they need him.

[highplainsdem]

3. Some of his followers actually believe he can buy any company he's

unhappy with, or at least create a competing company to put it out of business.

[dchill]

2. In other words, nobody else gets to do ...

... what Elon gets to do - or they're violating his free speech rights.

[highplainsdem]

4. That does seem to be the way he sees it.

And he's being cheered on by RWNJs and RW media.

[FakeNoose]

5. Musk fired his entire sales staff, there's nobody doing sales

WTF? Of course the customers are leaving. What an idiot.

[highplainsdem]

23. That's definitely part of what's alienating advertisers.

And I love that GIF.

[KS Toronado]

6. Is eLoon cultivating a base of followers

to run for the White House?

[onecaliberal]

7. There isn't enough of them.

[Trenzalore]

9. Well there will have to be a constitutional amendment

He was born in South Africa, so the twisting of logic to make that happen would be interesting.

[rubbersole]

11. Well goddammit, then he'll just buy Africa.

[keithbvadu2]

22. Arnold as PRESIDENT, thanks to Orrin Hatch...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x413421

[area51]

24. There seems to be some question as to the meaning of "natural born citizen";

as someone not in the legal profession, I would assume it means people born in the US, but please remember that Mitt Romney was born in Mexico, Rafael "Ted" Cruz was born in Canada, and John McCain was born in Panama, and all were allowed to run for president.

[Trenzalore]

25. He has no claim to natural born citizenship

His mother is Canadian and his father South African.

Mitt's parents were US citizens, Ted Cruz mother was a US citizen and John McCain was born on a Military base which is generally viewed as sovereign US territory.

There is no argument to be made that Musk was a US citizen at birth.

[Cha]

14. No.. the musk was born in

South Africa.

[KS Toronado]

15. Thanks forgot about that.

Getting old and forgetful.

[Cha]

16. No worries.. we can't be

expected to remember Everything! lol

But I bet if he were born in the USA that's exactly what he'd be doing.

[mahina]

19. For sure. He thinks money can buy everything and any obstacle can be

Evaded.

His PR videos were wall-to-wall all summer designed to make them look like such a great guy they were setting him up they are building him up for something malign and I don’t know what it would be other than president. Dictator? Maybe.

I suspect with no evidence that he became interested in Twitter at the encouragement of some foreign oligarchs at least. Deplatforming progressives benefits some baddies, not only here but worldwide. Ukraine especially.

The constitution is an obstacle to him only when the Republicans don’t have enough power in their view including in state legislatures required to overturn.

[hadEnuf]

8. Gee, whatever happened to the free market that Republicans worship so much?

I guess the free market is only good when they stand to make money from it.

[NullTuples]

20. That's Calhoun / Buchanan "Liberty" for you...it forms the basis of their party platform.

[Stuart G]

10. Elon ain't the brightest bulb in the pack. This makes him even dimmer than he was, & that ain't much

[Pepsidog]

12. Apple doesn't suffer fools. Musk should tread lightly.

[Cha]

13. Yeah, you dumbshit muskRat.

Definitely FTW.. this is why I haven't left yet.. To Rt tweets like this.

TY hpd

[gfwzig]

17. the idiot is coming out with his own phone,, wtf would apple not drop his companies?

[NullTuples]

21. And a pickup truck, and a semi, and tunnels as far as the eye can see....

[Pinback]

18. Haha, Scalzi is a great writer and a great guy. (nt)

[Demovictory9]

26. yes