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This is what oligarchy looks like 💀 (Original Post) 7im Feb 2025 OP
Who the F does this guy think he is? Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #1
He knows he's in charge, nothing has stopped him NotHardly Feb 2025 #10
Yes and it doesn't look like anyone can or will stop him. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #11
I know something that would stop him misanthrope Feb 2025 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author rampartd Feb 2025 #26
See ya orangecrush Feb 2025 #24
He's the President Bettie Feb 2025 #13
He's the Emperor. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2025 #25
Yeah, you're right Bettie Feb 2025 #34
The richest man in the world. Hope they find a way to stop him. Joinfortmill Feb 2025 #14
Even Musk has an Achille's heel. What is it? Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #15
Time. Celerity Feb 2025 #27
a little fentanyl in the ketamine? rampartd Feb 2025 #28
He's most likely already doing that on his own. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #31
Maybe more than a little? Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #39
An addiction to Ketamine, a poor diet, and lack of sleep. He also hates safety regulations so it is FSogol Feb 2025 #38
Maybe he did the brain implant and has gone insane. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #40
How would we tell? FSogol Feb 2025 #41
That's exactly what I was going to post. He needs to be livetohike Feb 2025 #29
No one in the entire US govt seems to be able to stop him. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #30
Hopefully our Democratic leaders are planning livetohike Feb 2025 #32
Those who break the law SHOULD be arrested even the richest man in the world. Botany Feb 2025 #2
I need to make a meme: "One-man immigrant crime wave" William Seger Feb 2025 #8
I used to believe Trump was the worst human being on the planet. sop Feb 2025 #3
No, he just empowered and unleashed many more of them misanthrope Feb 2025 #21
An oligarchy is rule by the few; this is totalitarianism! A_Steel_Magnolia Feb 2025 #4
But what if the mayor is president? Ohioboy Feb 2025 #5
While Presidents are immune.. surfered Feb 2025 #6
And why hasn't Musk been arrested for stealing $80 million from New York in full view of everyone. Scrivener7 Feb 2025 #7
Why hasn't he been arrested for illegally accessing our personal data? CaptainTruth Feb 2025 #16
Scrivener7, I am with you all the way! brakester Feb 2025 #19
I'm so sorry. I have lost loved ones in storms too. It's its own kind of awful. Scrivener7 Feb 2025 #23
Fascism and oligarchy go together like stink and shit William Seger Feb 2025 #9
He could be the next CEO 🎯 Historic NY Feb 2025 #12
"...and that includes mayor." skypilot Feb 2025 #17
Yeah; the Musk administration is blackmailing Adams now, since it threatens to reinstate his charges muriel_volestrangler Feb 2025 #33
Repugs can't even spell oligarchy ... dreamland Feb 2025 #18
Musk must be learning how to project, as he is the one who is breaking the law and should be arrested! n/t AntiFascist Feb 2025 #22
While breaking into the treasury and the PII of all citizens. Bluethroughu Feb 2025 #35
Wonder if anyone responded with mwmisses4289 Feb 2025 #36
He would brakester Feb 2025 #37
Too nice... this is what a techno fascist takeover of the country looks like JCMach1 Feb 2025 #42

Response to misanthrope (Reply #20)

FSogol

(47,611 posts)
38. An addiction to Ketamine, a poor diet, and lack of sleep. He also hates safety regulations so it is
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 03:58 PM
Feb 2025

best if he spends a lot of time at Tesla, whatever his implant boondoogle is called, or SpaceX.

livetohike

(24,266 posts)
29. That's exactly what I was going to post. He needs to be
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 07:15 AM
Feb 2025

muzzled. I think The Felon is incapable of doing the job and Musk is the puppet master.

Botany

(77,266 posts)
2. Those who break the law SHOULD be arrested even the richest man in the world.
Thu Feb 13, 2025, 09:56 AM
Feb 2025

Hacking into our election data to alter the outcome of our vote seems to be a violation of
multiple laws, as is trying to steal 80 million $s from the State of New York, or the stopping
of the collection and reporting of the global atmospheric CO2 levels from the NOAA lab
@ Mauna Loa Hawaii, or the stopping of life saving food and support to some of the poorest
people in the world because you are a racist a-hole, or taking over our government and its functions
under the lie it is to stop inefficients.

Scrivener7

(59,448 posts)
7. And why hasn't Musk been arrested for stealing $80 million from New York in full view of everyone.
Thu Feb 13, 2025, 11:20 AM
Feb 2025

No one even disputes he did it, and it's FUCKING ILLEGAL.

Not just taking the money, but also hacking the accounts to get it.

IT'S ILLEGAL! WHY HASN'T HE BEEN ARRESTED?

CaptainTruth

(8,195 posts)
16. Why hasn't he been arrested for illegally accessing our personal data?
Thu Feb 13, 2025, 12:32 PM
Feb 2025

The penalty is $1000 per person whose data is accessed. They accessed the Social Security database which has data for about 340 million Americans.

That's a $340 billion fine.

brakester

(596 posts)
19. Scrivener7, I am with you all the way!
Thu Feb 13, 2025, 07:23 PM
Feb 2025

I live in an area decimated by Helene last fall. We have barely scratched the surface in our glacial-paced return to a sense of normalcy. It will take years of hard work, sacrifice and beaucoup bucks. If you haven't visited here since the hurricane, it's hard to grasp the immensity of our situation. Many, many people lost everything and some even lost loved ones in the span of an hour or two. We haven't even gotten all folks in transitional housing yet.

I'm quite concerned that what
happened to New York state's FEMA funds will happen to us next. That was blatantly illegal, BTW.


I have only gratitude for the help (the prior) FEMA gave us. But right now I don't trust FEMA-Nouveau and don't even know if they have sent anyone to replace the heros who have given us much needed help. Will FEMA-Nouveau decide to continue at the usual funding level or only send 1/2 the number of workers, then turn their backs on us?

Scrivener7

(59,448 posts)
23. I'm so sorry. I have lost loved ones in storms too. It's its own kind of awful.
Thu Feb 13, 2025, 08:50 PM
Feb 2025

And, as a New Yorker, I feel certain we are on our own as far as disasters go.

skypilot

(9,125 posts)
17. "...and that includes mayor."
Thu Feb 13, 2025, 12:35 PM
Feb 2025

Last edited Thu Feb 13, 2025, 10:53 PM - Edit history (1)

Is this a veiled threat aimed at Mayor Eric Adam's to keep him in check?

muriel_volestrangler

(106,157 posts)
33. Yeah; the Musk administration is blackmailing Adams now, since it threatens to reinstate his charges
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 07:44 AM
Feb 2025

if he doesn't cooperate sufficiently on the deportations. "Veiled" is generous, though. More just "a reference to".

dreamland

(1,121 posts)
18. Repugs can't even spell oligarchy ...
Thu Feb 13, 2025, 01:50 PM
Feb 2025

Much less understand what it is. They can only follow the mass derangement that gets broadcasted into their tiny brain cells with little to no logical function.

AntiFascist

(13,751 posts)
22. Musk must be learning how to project, as he is the one who is breaking the law and should be arrested! n/t
Thu Feb 13, 2025, 07:35 PM
Feb 2025

mwmisses4289

(4,074 posts)
36. Wonder if anyone responded with
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 09:28 AM
Feb 2025

something like "Does that include you?" And if they did, did he instantly scrub the comment and permanently ban the poster from his comments section? Or the platform all together?

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