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Elon Musk takes over Twitter

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Alma, Apr 25, 2022.

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  1. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    The Big Ragu, Aug 10, 2022
    #433
  2. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Musk tweeted today he was buying Manchester United.

    Despite the Glazers not being inclined to sell the club, outlet after outlet have treated it like a serious story. Amazing. And sad.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Aug 16, 2022
    #434
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  3. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    You have to treat it like a serious story. Man United trades publicly (who knew!?).

    His antics can move a stock price a lot, especially in the environment we're in where there is still a huge amount of liquidity sloshing around and speculation is running rampant. He tweets something like that and it has not just a potential impact on Man United, it has an effect on Tesla's stock, which at its market cap is probably around 2 percent of the S&P 500.
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 17, 2022
    #435
  4. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Even when he later tweeted it was a joke?
     
    Inky_Wretch, Aug 17, 2022
    #436
  5. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    All I said was that when does these things, you have to report it.

    The stuff I saw pretty much just chronicled it. He tweeted it. ... Then he said it was a joke. ... some added context, like, add it to the list of eyebrow-raising behavior. ...
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 17, 2022
    #437
  6. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    Musk says he supports "the left half of the Republican Party." That's like loving the good Twilight movie.
     
    garrow, Aug 17, 2022
    #438
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  7. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    He supports whoever his next subsidy or bailout or some other form of handout is likely to come from. It's that simple with him.
     
    The Big Ragu, Aug 17, 2022
    #439
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  8. jlee

    jlee Well-Known Member

    Seeing as his previous similar jokes violated federal laws, and this joke could at the very least be a violation of his settlement agreement with the SEC, seems worth covering from that perspective alone.
     
    jlee, Aug 17, 2022
    #440
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  9. OscarMadison

    OscarMadison Well-Known Member

    My first thought when I saw that WSJ image was Channel Four was reviving Snuff Box.
    snuff_box.jpg im-589726.jpg
     
    OscarMadison, Aug 17, 2022
    #441
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  10. Hermes

    Hermes Well-Known Member

    Hermes, Aug 17, 2022
    #442
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  11. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    What time (and on what thread) did @Neutral Corner link it?
     
    doctorquant, Aug 17, 2022
    #443
  12. Neutral Corner

    Neutral Corner Well-Known Member

    Once this thread started 90% of anything I had to say about Musk was placed here. Most recent was mid-July, and that was the one about his father having his second kid with Elon's stepsister.
     
    Neutral Corner, Aug 17, 2022
    #444
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