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They had to pay them 90 days or whatever for legal reasons. You can't fire that many people in California without 60 days penalty or something.
 
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Meanwhile, away from the hype and down to business, Musk took out huge loans to buy a relatively unprofitable business.

I wonder how that will work out.

www.abc.net.au

Elon Musk's mountain of loans could explain the chaos at Twitter

The world's richest man has taken out more than $30 billion in loans to buy Twitter — a relatively unprofitable social media website many have idealised as being a "global town square".
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au
 
SirRumpole said:
Meanwhile, away from the hype and down to business, Musk took out huge loans to buy a relatively unprofitable business.

I wonder how that will work out.

www.abc.net.au

Elon Musk's mountain of loans could explain the chaos at Twitter

The world's richest man has taken out more than $30 billion in loans to buy Twitter — a relatively unprofitable social media website many have idealised as being a "global town square".
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au
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Well it will show if people are sick of mainstream media, if Murdoch starts buying in, you know Musk has made the right decision.
 
sptrawler said:
Well it will show if people are sick of mainstream media, if Murdoch starts buying in, you know Musk has made the right decision.
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I think people are sick of MSM telling them what to think and social media is a way of telling others what normal people are thinking.

Trouble is , do normal people do enough research into issues to make informed decisions ? No because who do we rely on for "facts" ? Answer, the MSM.

All MSM is biased in some way so people don't get all the facts, they may only get those that suit the publication they are reading.

The only answer is to read as widely as possible and most people don't have time to do that.
 
SirRumpole said:
I think people are sick of MSM telling them what to think and social media is a way of telling others what normal people are thinking.

Trouble is , do normal people do enough research into issues to make informed decisions ? No because who do we rely on for "facts" ? Answer, the MSM.

All MSM is biased in some way so people don't get all the facts, they may only get those that suit the publication they are reading.

The only answer is to read as widely as possible and most people don't have time to do that.
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You have nailed it, most thinking people are sick of mainstream dribble, that's why if Musk sets up a platform where thinking people can discuss issues rationally, mainstream media is toast it is finished.
If a global platform evolves, which is like ASF, where people can have mature discussions about topics without the trolling.
I think it would send mainstream media into a death spiral, on this forum we don't agree on a lot of subjects, but we do allow others to put forward their opinion and then have robust debate about it.
Usually we all still go away with our own beliefs, but we do end up modifying and softening our stance, which is how it should be IMO.
No one is 100% right and no one is 100% wrong IMO.
The biggest problem Musk faces is, mainstream media will attack him and Twitter, with a vengeance. As they did in the early days of Tesla.
 
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The $8 per month is not that much less than Amazon charge for free deliveries and bargain offers. I wonder what Twitter followers will get or squeeze out of Elon Musk who doesn't care a toss about individuals only the profitability of Elon Musk Corporation UnLimited
 
SirRumpole said:
I think people are sick of MSM telling them what to think
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You mean US Intel/CIA

The USA Intel Community has been running propaganda for a while now

Look at the backlash at Musk. So obvious


Introduced in House (05/10/2012)​

Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to authorize the Secretary of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors to provide for the preparation and dissemination of information intended for foreign audiences abroad about the United States, including about its people, its history, and the federal government's policies, through press, publications, radio, motion pictures, the Internet, and other information media, including social media, and through information centers and instructors. (Under current law such authority is restricted to information disseminated abroad, with a limited domestic exception.)

Authorizes the Secretary and the Board to make available in the United States motion pictures, films, video, audio, and other materials prepared for dissemination abroad or disseminated abroad pursuant to such Act, the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, or the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act.

Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 to prohibit funds for the Department of State or the Board from being used to influence public opinion or propagandizing in the United States. (Under current law such provision applies to the United States Information Agency [USIA].)

Applies such prohibition only to programs carried out pursuant to the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, and the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act.

States that such provision shall: (1) not prohibit the Department or the Board from providing information about its operations, policies, programs, or program material, or making such information available to members of the media, public, or Congress; (2) not be construed to prohibit the Department from engaging in any medium of information on a presumption that a U.S. domestic audience may be exposed to program material; and (3) apply only to the Department and the Board and to no other federal department or agency.
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It's ok, it's (d)ifferent.

Remember that Kathy Griffin posted pictures of a decapitated person (Trump). Not much was said. Imagine the reverse, the country would stop and a minute silence would be observed.

As long as it's left leaning, its ok....




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SirRumpole said:
Freedom of speech huh ?
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To me, the point is that she was Not posting as herself, she was pretending to be someone else.

That particular someone was the owner of the place, so obviously she was just being a smart a**

Given that most other social media is heavily censored, it will be interesting to watch what happens on Twitter when genuine posters start posting on topics that are taboo elsewhere.

It would be great if people were allowed to post the truth again
 
Obviously someone isn't happy that Twitter has changed hands.
www.bloomberg.com

Biden Says Musk’s Ties to Other Nations ‘Worth Being Looked At’

www.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com
From the article:
President Joe Biden said Elon Musk’s relationships with other countries are “worthy of being looked at,” though he declined to say whether the world’s richest man was doing anything inappropriate.

“I think that Elon Musk’s cooperation and or technical relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at,” Biden said at a White House news conference Wednesday. “Whether or not he’s doing anything inappropriate -- I’m not suggesting that. I’m suggesting they’re worth being looked at. But that’s all I’ll say.”

Last month, people familiar with the matter said the Biden administration was discussing whether the US should subject some of Musk’s ventures to national security reviews, including his deal for Twitter Inc. and SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network.

One element of the $44 billion Twitter Inc. deal was the presence of foreign investors in Musk’s consortium. The group includes Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, Binance Holdings Ltd. -- a digital-asset exchange founded and run by a Chinese native -- and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund. Musk’s Tesla Inc. electric-vehicle company derives about 25% of its revenue from China.

Musk, who once called Biden a damp sock puppet “in human form” has frustrated officials in the US and Europe and drawn praise from America’s rivals for tweets to announce proposals to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and threaten to cut financial support for Starlink internet service in Ukraine.

On Monday, a day before the midterm elections, Musk urged Americans to vote for Republicans, arguing that “shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties.”

Once he acquired Twitter late last month, Musk embarked on a flurry of changes. After unseating top management and the board, he laid off roughly half the company’s workers -- though some employees were asked to come back.
 
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One element of the $44 billion Twitter Inc. deal was the presence of foreign investors in Musk’s consortium. The group includes Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, Binance Holdings Ltd. -- a digital-asset exchange founded and run by a Chinese native -- and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund. Musk’s Tesla Inc. electric-vehicle company derives about 25% of its revenue from China.
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Interesting. BBC article is more complete.
Saudi's are the number two investor.
Also, 25% of Tesla revenue is from China. Explains stance on Taiwan.
Musk must be seen to be toeing the line or risk losing his investment.

www.bbc.co.uk

Elon Musk foreign ties worth looking at, Joe Biden says

The US president was asked whether Saudi Arabia helping the Tesla boss to buy Twitter should be probed.
www.bbc.co.uk
 
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Musk's loan Interest payments on twitter per year over a $bil, don't think the business makes that much.

Mouthing off about free speech that's not commercially viable major mistake.

It will be interesting where it all goes.
 

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