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Beartracks

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9. "Obvious he sees it as an 'info weapon'..."

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 11, 2022, 03:44 PM

Dec 2022

That's a good observation: that while claiming Twitter has been used as an "info weapon" in the past when it hadn't, it's obvious he sees it as one now that it's under his control. This is the way of extremists and right wing nuts; think Republicans in control of the House.

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Duty To Warn on Musk Twitter's "lowest end advertising" [View all] highplainsdem Dec 2022 OP

"4chan for fake futurists"! Good turn of phrase, that one. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #1

Thanks! I wish it weren't accurate, though. It makes me feel sick to see what he's done highplainsdem Dec 2022 #4

"Obvious he sees it as an 'info weapon'..." Beartracks Dec 2022 #9

He bought town square, rebuilding it into a sewage treatment plant. Meantime sewage filling square.n Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2022 #11

"4chan for fake futurists" dalton99a Dec 2022 #2

Thank you! highplainsdem Dec 2022 #5

Musk knows no embarrassment. dchill Dec 2022 #3

I think he does on some level. Narcissists and bullies usually have an inferiority complex highplainsdem Dec 2022 #6

I guess what I mean is that he is always embarrassing himself. dchill Dec 2022 #12

1+ keithbvadu2 Dec 2022 #7

How very Murdochian. Missn-Hitch Dec 2022 #8

I wouldn't have a Tesla if Mu$k gold-plated it and gave it to me .. taxes paid. Bo Zarts Dec 2022 #10

A Bit Off Topic, But Since We Are Talking Gadgets... ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #13

My favorite, so far Nevilledog Dec 2022 #14