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SergeStorms

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2. Musk apologists in 3....2....1...

Reply to LessAspin (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2022, 11:53 AM

May 2022

There's more than a few on DU.

Fewer for me now, due to the miracle of the ignore button. 😊

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Elon Musk posted "use Signal" on 1/7/21 [View all] LessAspin May 2022 OP

Musk was a cheerleader for the insurrectionists dalton99a May 2022 #1

What does "use signal" mean? brush May 2022 #3

oh some stupid messaging app. FFS CurtEastPoint May 2022 #6

Highly encrypted untraceable messaging app. Lucky Luciano May 2022 #11

Ok, so what was he asking people to do? brush May 2022 #12

It sounds to me... jmowreader May 2022 #13

Either to not get busted bragging about being an insurrectionist...or trying to kill WhatsApp. Lucky Luciano May 2022 #14

Get off Facebook, Parler, GAb, GETTR, 4 Chan, 8 Chan and Reddit where they are known to be, 2Gingersnaps May 2022 #21

Ahhhhh. Thanks. He's a danger. brush May 2022 #27

+1, uponit7771 May 2022 #52

Pointing out to people how to avoid prosecution JCMach1 May 2022 #32

Musk apologists in 3....2....1... SergeStorms May 2022 #2

I have started to wonder if the Musk fanboys are Jm7603 May 2022 #4

Yes... LessAspin May 2022 #8

+1. The significance of Signal among the coup plotters: dalton99a May 2022 #28

I don't believe they're trolls... SergeStorms May 2022 #9

It is hard to change one's opinion once formed. I Jm7603 May 2022 #10

I've always looked at him as a "goofy oddball". SergeStorms May 2022 #18

What's there to like about him??? Cozmo May 2022 #36

I just figured they had money in his stock & were just looking after their own interests yaesu May 2022 #29

Could be. That does make sense. Jm7603 May 2022 #39

Been here a month and calling DU'ers paid trolls? Ohio Joe May 2022 #50

Yeah, sorry. I'm outta DU. I thought it was a group Jm7603 May 2022 #51

Yeah, we don't post dubious crud just to bash someone like Musk, Bragg, etc. Hoyt May 2022 #7

PC Mag said he did it to discourage people from using WhatsApp that changed privacy policy on Jan 4. Hoyt May 2022 #5

Yeah. The connection (Musk/Tarrio) is tenuous stopdiggin May 2022 #15

Signal liberal_patriot_md May 2022 #17

and all manner of other people stopdiggin May 2022 #23

Sure. liberal_patriot_md May 2022 #16

Seems pretty obvious they are not connected, but Musk haters aren't after truth. Hoyt May 2022 #19

Anymore than Musk fluffers, just saying. 2Gingersnaps May 2022 #24

At least I don't resort to offensive terms like-- "fluffers." Just saying. Hoyt May 2022 #25

Offensive? I didn't know Musk fanboys were so thin skinned. He can sure dish it. 2Gingersnaps May 2022 #60

Block away. Show one racist or misogynistic post from me. You can't. Hoyt May 2022 #61

post a bit of detail and truth...and the musky outrage! evaporates. Funny how that works. Alexander Of Assyria May 2022 #26

His timing was just dead on day after US being attacked by traitors and needed to hide their ... uponit7771 May 2022 #53

Few days after the competitor changed privacy policy. There is no evidence Hoyt May 2022 #55

Again, there's rational solid reasons not to give Musk benefit of the doubt. Few would be shocked or uponit7771 May 2022 #56

thanks for this background post Celerity May 2022 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 2022 #59

it's a good thing the Constitution Jerry2144 May 2022 #20

That can be changed. Dark n Stormy Knight May 2022 #57

This what an oligarchy looks and sounds like. jalan48 May 2022 #22

Does Musk have his sights set on being President some day? KS Toronado May 2022 #30

He was not born in America JCMach1 May 2022 #33

Thanks for jogging my memory, I forgot KS Toronado May 2022 #40

He won't need to be president. Mr.Bill May 2022 #38

+1. He can buy at least 50% of Congress with his spare change dalton99a May 2022 #42

We will find out pretty soon if he has more money or hubris JCMach1 May 2022 #43

Yea, he can afford to buy more than one. KS Toronado May 2022 #44

+1, MAGA pols are cheap uponit7771 May 2022 #54

Musk and January 6 Oscarthegreat May 2022 #31

Well, Musk did blame Jan 6th on Facebook and Zuckerberg. People here would probably agree, EXCEPT Hoyt May 2022 #35

There is tremendous overlap between conservatives and anti-semitic Hitler supporters IronLionZion May 2022 #34

I think Musk is a loose cannon who speaks before he thinks because he believes he's a stable genius bucolic_frolic May 2022 #37

I did not have "buy Twitter & display his political ignorance to the world"... CaptainTruth May 2022 #41

Hope Tesla workers unionize, they're gonna need it! Ziggysmom May 2022 #45

Political trends in America 2008-2021 aren't rocket science... CaptainTruth May 2022 #46

Any better argument for taxing the wealthy and actually funding programs including NASA? LT Barclay May 2022 #47

Perhaps two words isn't enough to convey advice that detailed. BobTheSubgenius May 2022 #48

The MAGA Muskrat Blue Owl May 2022 #49