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B.See

(8,492 posts)
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 06:01 AM Nov 2023

Manchild Threatens Dumb Lawsuit Over Accurate Reporting

Manchild Threatens Dumb Lawsuit Over Accurate Reporting - Dailykos
FREE SPEECH ADVOCATE... Elon Musk... is dealing with another raft of advertisers leaving his Truth Social clone website X over Musk’s endorsement of Nazi conspiracy theories.

Musk is going into damage control mode, issuing a statement saying, “The split second court opens on Monday, X Corp will be filing a thermonuclear lawsuit against Media Matters and ALL those who colluded in this fraudulent attack on our company."



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Buns_of_Fire

(19,161 posts)
1. I like how TwitX is now being referred to as a "Truth Social clone".
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 06:23 AM
Nov 2023

Being a "clone" of Truth Social is almost as bad as being called "the next Donald Trump". Not even good enough to be the worst. Pitiful.

BigOleDummy

(2,274 posts)
2. Notice how...
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 06:48 AM
Nov 2023

... all these nazi/magaloons use such hyperbolic adjectives for their "evidence/lawsuits"? "We'll release the Krakken!", "thermonuclear lawsuit"! I guess the less substance there is the more you have to build it up........

jfz9580m

(17,188 posts)
8. Yeah I noticed that too
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 08:02 AM
Nov 2023

He is such an idiot
He really is the Trump of Tech.


As random riff-raff, his troubles make me happy. Generally speaking, of the billionaire class, he is the only one so daft that these things upset him even though he remains wealthy and powerful. And that gladdens my heart.

We feel so helpless against this class of overrated asshole. At least in his case he is actually stupid enough to get all upset over his tweets (what are they called now-Xes?) not being read and so on..
And his being antisemitic should come as a surprise to exactly no one.

maxrandb

(17,425 posts)
9. That South African Nazi couldn't carry Donnie Dipshit's jockstrap
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 08:12 AM
Nov 2023

Musk Scented Hitler doesn't understand that using big words like "thermonuclear" will just confuse the MAGA crowd.

A true super Nazi uses much simpler terms like, bigly, beautiful, powerful, very strong, etc., as in...

"It will be the most perfect, bigly, powerful, very strong lawsuit, the likes of which nobody had ever seen. People will say; 'sir...big burly strong men with tears in their eyes...will say; 'sir, this is the most powerful lawsuit in, maybe, all of history".

Thermonuclear will just make MAGAts think you're talking about the Spaghetios being too hot in the thermos their mom packed for their lunch and left outside the basement door.

Roy Rolling

(7,632 posts)
3. Elmo's Failure
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 06:52 AM
Nov 2023

Nobody can herd cats. People gathered around Twitter to get “official” communiques from celebrities, and the latest news. Advertisers paid to peddle their wares to the crowds that gathered. (Before competitors like Instagram, SnapChat, etc existed).

Changing the name to X and simultaneously destroying the check authentication tells the story in branding language. Branding language, but stupid words and concepts.

Any moron could’ve just bought Twitter for $44 billion and simply pulled the plug if she/he wanted to destroy it. The cats would then scatter. Instead, he flooded Twitter with MAGAts hoping to recruit some cult followers. So, the fucking moron spends $44 billion AND dances on the world stage exposing what a Nazi he really is at the same time. He coulda just spent the money and gone back to his bunker.

Typical Trump-like move.

Walleye

(44,797 posts)
5. His rocket suffered an unscheduled rapid deconstruction too
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 06:55 AM
Nov 2023

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SunSeeker

(58,278 posts)
6. That would be a SLAPP suit.
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 07:18 AM
Nov 2023

I hope Media Matters files a motion to dismiss and asks for attorneys fees.

littlemissmartypants

(33,579 posts)
7. Elon's scared of something. No one gets this angry without being deeply afraid of something.
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 07:18 AM
Nov 2023

Also, does anyone else remember the days when jerks like him used to be (rightfully) referred to as pseudo-intellectuals?

6 Signs of a Pseudo-Intellectual and How They Differ from Truly Smart People

1. Pseudo-intellectuals always think they are right...snip
2. A pseudo-intellectual will not put in the work....snip
3. Pseudo-intellectuals use their ‘knowledge’ as a weapon....snip
4. They inject their ‘intelligence’ into inappropriate topics....snip
5. They are only interested in highbrow topics....snip
6. Intellectual people want to know more....snip...
Pseudo-intellectuals get excited when they think you think they are intelligent. That’s all that is important to them.
Snip...
More...
https://www.learning-mind.com/pseudo-intellectual-signs/

LetMyPeopleVote

(179,822 posts)
12. Media Matters president responds to Elon Musk's threat of a lawsuit
Sun Nov 19, 2023, 07:16 PM
Nov 2023

This lawsuit does not appear to have any merit. Musk has admitted that the facts contained in the Media Matter report are true

I will be curious to see what this lawsuit alleges.
 



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