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Wendymae's avatar

Meta pulling out of NM could be the best thing to happen to that state, and maybe others could follow when they see how much the happier everyone is. Seriously, is it not up to us to stop using the oligarch's platforms?

Brian Fejer's avatar

Greetings from Albuquerque, that would be like the best thing that ever happened!

Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

Are you into "cutting off your nose to spite your face"? If not -- if you know how to use the platforms, avoid ads, and don't patronize advertisers, they're a free and very useful utility.

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Susanna J. Sturgis's avatar

In that case how do you know what you've missed?

Jen Schaefer's avatar

How IRONIC that musk is objecting to others working for profit. I’m not aware of any philanthropic ventures in which musk has immersed his funds -like his crony felon47, they steal and grab rather than give to help others. Musk is a human leech.

Nana's avatar

And a racist. A man with 14 kids he thinks of them as things he control only. The man’s a drug addict with mental issues.

He comes to US wants to control of US and then it’s people’s no different as Peter Theil their the same. Sick humans and should be stripped of citizenship and deported asap

GC Lionel Mandrake's avatar

The real racists are the Jews, the Atheist and the believers and followers of Talmud. We are animals, they are chosen and Godly. That's why I am anti semetic - I am against Racism. All are Gods people and equal under his eyes and Providence.

Christine Baker's avatar

You clearly are not smart enough to understand that your hatred of an entire group of humans based on their religion is as evil as it gets. Right there with Musk.

Nilla's avatar

Lionel doesn't seem very smart

GC Lionel Mandrake's avatar

You obviously aren't very educated about the Talmud. Do know what that is? Learn about Noahide Law which pertains to the treatment of non jews and possibility of death by decapitation for idol worshipping (Jesus) Christians. Read Daniel Kleins Substack - he is a Jew who grew up in West Bank and was taught like all Jews that non Jews were animals, scum and only Jews were Gods real people. Nobody is more Racist than Jews. Also.....

https://lawyerlisa.substack.com/p/new-york-catholic-church-hosts-noahide

Christine Baker's avatar

You're even dumber than I thought, judging an entire group of people based on a BOOK.

FFS! How can you be so ignorant? The Old Testament is about as evil as it gets, with human (child) sacrifice.

GC Lionel Mandrake's avatar

Are you taking any drugs? Seriously, you aren't very clear thinking. The Old Testament IS about the Jews, like it or not. Learn your history before engaging in emotional rants.

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GC Lionel Mandrake's avatar

My point was that religious Jews are Racists. Atheists are a subset of Jews, the largest group as majoroity of Jews self describe as Atheist. Do you know what the word "subset" means? Have you read the Talmud? Do you know what Noahide laws are and mean for non Jews? Unless you are educated don't debate on topics you know nothing about (ad hominem attacks always prove lack of knowledge). And nothing I have said here is emotional, it's all fact based.

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GC Lionel Mandrake's avatar

By lineage of David thru father by marriage. He was the Messiah which Jews rejected as false idol, started something called Christianity.

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GC Lionel Mandrake's avatar

I am sure you know more about Judaism and the Talmud than the rest of us. So please explain how this "moron" is wrong?

https://youtu.be/SDgRUFTUMa4?si=zsp2E-J88zLo_PE0

Aleggra James's avatar

I think Elon is psychologically damaged. The guy needs money like we mortals need air. But all these tech guys are strange. Elon’s just more public about it. Money is Elon’s alter ego. His security blanket and binky. His dark version of joie de vivre. I doubt he’s unique though. I think all of these tech guys are odd.

Jen Schaefer's avatar

Strange is one thing. Needing to rule the world is a megalomania that has dire implications for those deemed less than-we are seeing the results of that with this Nazi regime. Thiel and musk truly seem to think they know better than all of us and will manipulate elections or financial institutions or political outcomes or whatever to achieve their goals of world domination, using whatever actions and power at their disposal-including the oval, the vp (bought and paid for by Thiel), vought and the omb, Hegseth and his “warrior mentality” military, and more. The damage is already staggering and there’s so much more to come. Reagan started this, and McConnell, and the rest of the GOP/maga/nazi regime along with the Heritage Foundation, the Federalist Society, Leonard Leo, and international bad actors are destroying our Constitution and our nation and the globe more and more everyday. I just hope the scrutiny musk is getting in France can translate into some modicum of accountability that can be a stepping stool for US accountability when we actually get doj and fbi who respect our Constitution.

Aleggra James's avatar

I’m just now learning about Peter Thiel and

Jen Schaefer's avatar

He’s another scary techbro….

Aleggra James's avatar

I didn’t know much about these other tech guys. But after the Musk/Theil trial, I’m learning and it’s frightening as hell. When it comes to unbridled power grabs, all of these techies are aligning themselves with Republicans. They know exactly whose bread to butter and what asses to kiss.

Jen Schaefer's avatar

From my perspective, they are mostly men, mostly white, who have the agenda to control the world bc they know better and they believe they deserve it all. They come from different directions-finance, legal areas, corporations, but have banded together to destroy the Constitution and grab all the money and power they can. It feels like they would love to plunge us back into the Middle Ages where the lords ruled and made all decisions and imposed their values on everyone and the peasants worked to support their lifestyle. I hate seeing the rise of these hating Nazis-my dad’s family got away from Germany in 1938 when he was three years old to avoid this insanity. And yet, here we are-and maga are so brainwashed, disillusioned, and ignorant they don’t see what’s in front of their faces. It’s exhausting.

Andrea Tuthill 🇺🇸🏴🇮🇷🇨🇦's avatar

Exactly my thoughts when he made some concerned and caring noises about charities. If he does any philanthropy he keeps it well hidden.

Jen Schaefer's avatar

Andrea-I looked into it and it said any “philanthropy” by musk is to serve his own interests-money to his companies or to reduce to nothing his tax liability. Who is surprised??????????????? Like I said, a leech-a parasite who drains the US treasury dry (with his disgusting cohort).

Brian T. Edwards (BTE)'s avatar

Someone should explain to Sergey that the Soviet Union was a Communist country, not a socialist one.

Yehawes (VA)'s avatar

Nor practicing democratic socialism.

Oaktown's avatar

And he is enabling and supporting the very party that *will* turn us into corrupt Russia, which Putin and the oligarchs have looted into near bankruptcy: Donnie Diaper and MAGA.

Andrea Tuthill 🇺🇸🏴🇮🇷🇨🇦's avatar

That tracks tho. They couldn’t tell you what the different ideologies of Marxism, capitalism, socialism or communism are. They just “sound bad.”

Aleggra James's avatar

I bet being like Putin sounds grand to them. I wonder if they’re aware that Putin was just a soldier once. His rise into his position was somewhat serendipitous or somewhat fluky.

Rosemary Orlandi's avatar

Putin is not just a former soldier, he is KGB .

Aleggra James's avatar

Meant to say that Putin was a very well-placed soldier.

GabrielM's avatar

The "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" (USSR) was an unfortunate name, as it's tainted "socialism" ever since.

As has Hitler's "National Socialists" / Nazi party.

Caroline (PDX)'s avatar

This isn't sustainable.... CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/01/ceo-pay-workers-minimum-wages?CMP=share_btn_url

GabrielM's avatar

Horrendous. "To them that hath shall be given: and from them that hath not shall be taken away even that which they hath". Seems some things don't change about the greed of powerful men.

janinsanfran's avatar

Keep explaining the Musk-Altman trial. I'm damned if I am going to read blow by blow accounts of these antics; I trust your summaries.

Deke DaSilva's avatar

When you're a jizzillionaire apartheid south African Nazi illegal immigrant there isn't a penny you wouldn't sue another for. Musk is a punk, thin skinned ketamine/LSD addict who lords over his cesspool twitter site like he's the head cool kid. Sadly everyone can see that sperm donor, absentee daddy, Elonia is nothing more than a tool and basically a rich kid jerk off, asshole with lots of money.

Fuck musk.

Deport musk for violating immigration law by lying and overstaying his student visa.

Me's avatar

The technobrat pack are eating each other over AI. An industry that is nothing more than a toy for the creative devoid.

As for furthering advancements in science; not if you are garnering data from the factvoid of the internet universe.

Jacquelyn Wolverton's avatar

Like Musk gives a rat’s ass if America is destroyed.

Oaktown's avatar

Apparently he didn't stop to consider the war is not on "white" people; it's on HIM because we loathe him and his self-serving "politics" of racism, fascism, hate, and misogyny.

Nilla's avatar

Enhanced Games are Thiel's personal porn.

Thiel: FFS! Just pay a willing and consenting gym-rat sex worker to do what you need.

Oaktown's avatar

His "Enhanced Games" should be called Thiel's Freak Show.

Unlikeable Girl's avatar

Non profits are pretty much a scam. Most of the time it's just a way to avoid paying taxes. The churches? Someone needs to check out Joel Osteen's home, the Liberty University loophole, and the Catholic Church's properties. Kaiser Permanente is a non profit with 8 billion dollars in profits and a CEO who makes 15 million as they underpay their nurses and staff. It's simply a way to hide wealth from the tax man.

Oaktown's avatar

Agree with the examples you cite, but many, many non-profits truly serve their communities. Let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater.

Alexa Murray's avatar

Wow. I thought one of the solid benefits of being filthy rich was never having to do disgusting things like pretending any member of the Trump family was interesting or worthwhile.

GC Lionel Mandrake's avatar

AI in every way imaginable is the worst thing since nuclear weapons. Actually, much worse because of Global job destruction and genocide.

https://1yfgk.substack.com/p/ai-slavery

Christine Baker's avatar

Sadly, the dimwitted plebs loves AI.

George's avatar

The 38 million where he came up with the name Open AI? they raised how much to get started? Elon Mao's pittance is just that a pittance.

karemm's avatar

I dumped Twitler when Musk took over, and all Meta platforms, Amazon, and WAPO to avoid funding Bezos and Zuckerberg when the the felon was inaugurated. I don't miss them at all. The only good thing about the coming recession is that they will lose billions.

GIG's avatar

If Amazon brings back 'The Appretence ", I wonder how many millions of people will cancel their Amazon prime subscription.

Coo's avatar

I can't think of a more unwatchable show.

Marliss Desens's avatar

Never had an Amazon prime subscription and never will.