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9. Depressing news to start the week

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Mon Apr 25, 2022, 03:10 PM

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Elon Musk acquires Twitter for roughly $44 billion [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 OP

FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2022 #1

I second that! Katcat Apr 2022 #29

i. hate. musk. put him on a 1 wat rocket to the moon. he will kill free speech Trueblue1968 Apr 2022 #36

Exactly! So That's what our Democracy is Cha Apr 2022 #50

In other words, Trump takes over again on 1/20/25... regnaD kciN Apr 2022 #2

Not if he's drooling out the side of his mouth. NEOBuckeye Apr 2022 #23

No, not gonna happen. Anyway... LymphocyteLover Apr 2022 #62

And Donald Trump is a man of his word! /s Prof. Toru Tanaka Apr 2022 #78

Unbanning Slammer Apr 2022 #106

Yes, that an interesting question. I would think from a legal liability perspective, twitter would LymphocyteLover Apr 2022 #131

This will be fun to watch LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2022 #3

You are just partying all over the place! BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #16

There goes the neighborhood, again. Libertarianitis uber alles! Ford_Prefect Apr 2022 #99

Looks like I didn't over react early this morning when I deleted my account. Comfortably_Numb Apr 2022 #4

Me either. IrishAfricanAmerican Apr 2022 #15

Truth to power. And truth just died on Twitter today. Comfortably_Numb Apr 2022 #22

So glad I never joined Twitter. luvtheGWN Apr 2022 #123

Let the Great FU begin, 2Gingersnaps Apr 2022 #30

44$.... Q Apr 2022 #125

a step on the road to Trump's re-election qazplm135 Apr 2022 #5

Not if Merrick Garland can get off his butt and indict him. totodeinhere Apr 2022 #46

I just closed my account. 33taw Apr 2022 #6

Same here Pacifist Patriot Apr 2022 #14

Not even a dent in his coffers. Twitter caved and got robbed. nt Akoto Apr 2022 #7

Oh gawd, I really thought this was never going to happen. LiberalLovinLug Apr 2022 #8

Depressing news to start the week ificandream Apr 2022 #9

BULLSHIT, musk.. LIES KILL Democracy.. Cha Apr 2022 #57

Why do you think he is facsist? hueymahl Apr 2022 #103

I close my account. Naio Apr 2022 #10

+1 nt Jarqui Apr 2022 #77

He'll Myspace it into death vercetti2021 Apr 2022 #11

MySpaceX tinrobot Apr 2022 #24

That has to catch on genxlib Apr 2022 #54

LOL! LymphocyteLover Apr 2022 #63

MYSPACEX Make that fucker choke on Twit nvme Apr 2022 #122

The circus is coming back to town eissa Apr 2022 #12

I'll be avoiding... 2naSalit Apr 2022 #13

I will miss the great posters, 2Gingersnaps Apr 2022 #32

Musk says he's going to banish bots. C_U_L8R Apr 2022 #17

otoh, no shareholders, no fiduciary responsibility nt intrepidity Apr 2022 #41

We'll see how far that $44 billion goes. C_U_L8R Apr 2022 #42

He has enough money already so he may not care if Twitter makes any totodeinhere Apr 2022 #47

He doesn't actually Deminpenn Apr 2022 #64

In the form of a loan. Igel Apr 2022 #111

As the richest man in the world I suspect that any bank would loan him whatever he wants. totodeinhere Apr 2022 #121

Yes, it's a loan with Tesla stock as collateral afaik Deminpenn Apr 2022 #134

He supports Russian propaganda. From his own tweet bronxiteforever Apr 2022 #58

+1 dalton99a Apr 2022 #69

So will Elon Musk essentially hand over America to Putin? DSandra Apr 2022 #128

Says he's going away from ad based, too Deminpenn Apr 2022 #61

Just look at the pic in this thread at the un-American pos with other un-American fascist pos. rockfordfile Apr 2022 #90

I think he said you will have a checkmark after your name if you prove you are a real person womanofthehills Apr 2022 #120

So Twitter is now controlled by a megalomaniac who uses it for smearing people as pedophiles muriel_volestrangler Apr 2022 #18

He refuses to answer when asked if he'll allow Trump back on IronLionZion Apr 2022 #19

Trump says he's sticking with the "Truth Social" train wreck. oldsoftie Apr 2022 #97

Closing my account before 5pm. bucolic_frolic Apr 2022 #20

The stockholders still have to vote on this. Dare we hope? Native Apr 2022 #21

Is this for sure? bluestarone Apr 2022 #28

Yes, they have to approve it. Several articles have pointed this out. Native Apr 2022 #31

Wondering if just over 50% approves it bluestarone Apr 2022 #38

Don't know. I did read that financial experts estimated its value at $60/share Native Apr 2022 #45

Are those "financial experts' rich? n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #73

We aren't talking a lot of individual shareholders.... Native Apr 2022 #75

I rarely post on twitter, I just have an account to follow people that interest me. Calista241 Apr 2022 #25

I'm set up in a similar way. I follow lawyers, politicians, scientists, animals and some chowder66 Apr 2022 #33

News almost always hits Twitter first. That's why I like it. Native Apr 2022 #35

Well atreides1 Apr 2022 #26

Gone! Katcat Apr 2022 #27

It's not a done deal until approved by the shareholders andym Apr 2022 #34

They'll get $54.20 a share, and it's at $51.90 now. Native Apr 2022 #37

And Twitter was at $71.69 on July 23 2021 $71.69 is greater than $54.20 andym Apr 2022 #39

I did hear on my news radio station as part of the CBS breaking BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #43

And how much was myspace worth years ago? n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #55

Not relevant: Myspace was defeated by Facebook, due to Facebook's better social interactivity andym Apr 2022 #59

There's nothing magic about things like Twitter, they're just fads. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #65

Nothing magic? Of course! It's not magic-- it's being the first and dominant mover andym Apr 2022 #68

"it's being the first and dominant mover" - yeah. like Myspace... PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #72

Dominance is defined over a longer period than these companies achieved andym Apr 2022 #80

"We will see.". Exactly. Fads end when they end. Dominance ends when it ends. PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #86

Predictions are also for scientists andym Apr 2022 #110

No one can ever compete with SuperCalc! OilemFirchen Apr 2022 #83

Sounds like you were an early spreadsheet adopter... n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #87

Yup. OilemFirchen Apr 2022 #92

Or Kodak. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2022 #94

Sears! OilemFirchen Apr 2022 #96

Quattro Pro FTW !!!11!!!111!!! BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #102

Good thing I've never had an account with Twitter. DinahMoeHum Apr 2022 #40

I wonder what will happen if he reinstates the toxic right wingers like TFG Warpy Apr 2022 #44

The crap has already started: "When is Trump coming back?" "Let's storm the Pentagon!" Native Apr 2022 #49

My sign on is disabled after so many years of giving it a miss Warpy Apr 2022 #70

And Trump said today that he wouldn't come back to Twitter. Lol. Native Apr 2022 #74

Who is he kidding? His cheap unsecured phone will melt from all the manic posting Warpy Apr 2022 #89

Supposedly he's going to start posting in like a week, and it's basically migrating to Rumble. Native Apr 2022 #115

Rumble. Now thare is a perect name Warpy Apr 2022 #124

I seldom used Twitter, but I just closed my account anyway on principle. jcmaine72 Apr 2022 #48

Bye Bye Rebl2 Apr 2022 #51

Musk is the dog who finally caught the car and now he is stuck with it. Jon King Apr 2022 #52

+10000 Pachamama Apr 2022 #126

Here's a few tweets from famous folks geardaddy Apr 2022 #53

TY! Some made me feel better..I'm staying Cha Apr 2022 #60

After he runs twitter THESE pics need to be bluestarone Apr 2022 #91

So... BWdem4life Apr 2022 #56

Another message app will be created. rockfordfile Apr 2022 #88

There goes the neighborhood... nt. BlueIdaho Apr 2022 #66

Just deactivated my account. Jon King Apr 2022 #67

Imagine spending $44 billion for a cesspool. sinkingfeeling Apr 2022 #71

its the END of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA! James48 Apr 2022 #76

So the board of Twitter are clearly money whores. TNNurse Apr 2022 #79

I fear that Musk may be Charles Foster Kane. Kablooie Apr 2022 #81

Isn't SpaceX a federal contractor? LeftInTX Apr 2022 #98

Well since Russia is the only other country that has proven tech to ferry people to/from the ISS BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #105

"Citizen Kane" became my favorite (non-scifi) movie BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #101

Musk reveals his lack of understanding in his statement about the "digital town square." CaptainTruth Apr 2022 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author Kablooie Apr 2022 #84

Around $225 per user worldwide. twodogsbarking Apr 2022 #85

I'm keeping my Twitter account. I wanna own my user name. OilemFirchen Apr 2022 #93

There are other people that have sold their Tesla cars. rockfordfile Apr 2022 #108

Most "Town Squares" are publicly owned Elon. Glad I was never on the Twit. JanMichael Apr 2022 #95

I guess I don't get closing your accounts, stay and fight for truth. OverBurn Apr 2022 #100

We need a Web3 twitter alternative hueymahl Apr 2022 #104

Make hashtag "Qwitter" a meme Simeon Salus Apr 2022 #107

Free speech, just don't criticize Tesla. flvegan Apr 2022 #109

That's just obscene. trof Apr 2022 #112

tax the rich larwdem Apr 2022 #113

well larwdem Apr 2022 #114

I have already requested a download of my archived stuff and will delete my account when I get kimbutgar Apr 2022 #116

This is not a good thing. We need a Twitter alternative and we need it fast. Joinfortmill Apr 2022 #117

Twitter is Bad Swamp Snob Apr 2022 #118

This buy out is more of the creation The Grand Illuminist Apr 2022 #119

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Apr 2022 #127

Howard Hughes built the Spruce Goose. Aussie105 Apr 2022 #129

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Apr 2022 #130

If the "libs" they want to own leave the site, there will be no one to harass, demean and Vinca Apr 2022 #132

I am so happy that I don't use Twitter. hamsterjill Apr 2022 #133

Hahaha, never mind ck4829 Jul 2022 #135

This was dated 4-25-22. nt leftyladyfrommo Jul 2022 #136

Yup and so was the OP BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #137

Now they are suing each other. Musk is a really strange leftyladyfrommo Jul 2022 #138

Correction... BlueIdaho Jul 2022 #139

I don't follow him that closely. I just see headlines leftyladyfrommo Jul 2022 #140

Tesla may soon be BlueIdaho Jul 2022 #141

I hope he goes forward with a fee system. Mosby Jul 2022 #142