Jerry_Atrick Posted June 6 Posted June 6 I read or saw a TV/YT segment that in the Truth Social comments, most, if not all of the MAGA mob were backing usk, especially over the debt levels. However, I think Musk may be playing the issue poorly, because he is coming across as whiney, and also has as much as had his investment in political donations isn't paying off (used words like Chump has shown ingratitude when considering how I [Musk] had donated). For the day/swing trader in Tesla.. if he couldn't see the writing on the wall and got out or at least went short of TSLA the day, or shortly after Chump did his Tesla promotion stunt, or at least when the spat started by Musk (rightly) criticising the bill... as there was only one wau thay was goign to end, and it was pretty predictable what short term inpact it woud have in TSLA share prices. I am guessing he bought and drank the Kool-Aid on TSLA - maybe himself a MAGA maniac. Re the claim of Epstien files.. well, everyone is saying without proof, as if Chump has normally proffered proof for almost every claim he has made. In anycase, I may be missing something, but as far as I can see, the only proof would be to present the documents. And as they are as yet under wraps, he would be putting himself in a precarious position if he released them. My guess is the justice department wouldn't be as tiptoey to prosecute Musk as they were Chump especially as the senior court system is more or less captive to Chump. 1 1
Marty_d Posted June 7 Posted June 7 I like this Guardian opinion piece on the breakdown. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/05/trump-musk-fight-fallout 2 1
red750 Posted July 6 Posted July 6 Elon Musk is taking on Donald Trump by starting the America Party. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/musk-announces-forming-of-america-party-in-further-break-from-trump/ar-AA1I3eb7 https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/us-politics/the-america-party-elon-musk-says-hes-formed-new-political-party/news-story/1c08d363d04f244aa1ffb88d297a03ad https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/elon-musk-launches-america-party-after-trump-signs-historic-spending-bill-waste-graft/ar-AA1I2pLS 1
Marty_d Posted July 6 Posted July 6 Good, the more crazies splitting the moron vote, the better chance the Democrats have. 2
nomadpete Posted July 6 Posted July 6 10 hours ago, Marty_d said: Good, the more crazies splitting the moron vote, the better chance the Democrats have. However, sad to say, that echoes my view of our Australian two party system. How can we balance between voting for one mob of bullies or a slightly different mob of bullies. Each mob is promoting their sponsors interests instead of their population's interests. 2
nomadpete Posted July 6 Posted July 6 Anyway, "Who is Elon Musk Really?" My answer is.... The next King of America! (If he isn't already that) 1
red750 Posted August 26 Posted August 26 Musk has started a software company in opposition to Microsoft. He's called it Macrohard. 1
facthunter Posted August 26 Posted August 26 (edited) Get it at all Hardware Stores Near you. Mitre X preferred. Nev Edited August 26 by facthunter spelling
Jerry_Atrick Posted September 10 Posted September 10 Elon Musk is no longer the world's Richest man. Larry Ellison, founder or Oracle (or as I call it, Horracle), has managed to get AI to pay. Fair play: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2rp992y88o 1 1
old man emu Posted September 10 Posted September 10 On 07/07/2025 at 8:48 AM, nomadpete said: Anyway, "Who is Elon Musk Really?" My answer is.... The next King of America! (If he isn't already that) Haven't heard much of him for a few months. A flash in the pan??? 1
nomadpete Posted September 10 Posted September 10 30 minutes ago, old man emu said: Haven't heard much of him for a few months. A flash in the pan??? I do wonder how his ego is going, now that he is only the second richest man on planet earth. Will this setback spur him on to new aggranisement projects? 1
facthunter Posted September 10 Posted September 10 A New type of MARS BAR? FIZZER brand rockets . I wonder where my Kids are tonight? Nev 1
Marty_d Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago Tesla shareholders have approved a $1 trillion pay package for Musk as CEO. I listened to some idiot American justifying this. "But one of the conditions is that he raise the share cap to $7 trillion. So if he increases the value to that and only wants $1 trillion in return, I think it's worth it!" I have real problems with this for a number of reasons. Firstly, no person, however brilliant, is worth $1 billion let alone 1000 times that. This spanker was talking about Musk like he was some kind of genius. "He didn't improve things. He made things out of thin air!" What, like rockets? Yeah I think Werner was doing that in WW2. Electric cars? Not a new thing. Yes he did some good in pushing them into public consciousness but now his product is done better and cheaper by the Chinese. Robotaxis? Well, his don't work very well, whereas Waymo or whoever they are do. So not sure how that's a world leading step by him. Cybertrucks? Please. Pile of shit that he has to sell to his own companies because no one else wants them. Humanoid robots? Again, done much better by the Chinese. Secondly - it's grotesque. He's already a half-trillionaire. He cannot physically spend all his money in the rest of his life. So why? The American idiot was saying it's "recognition". You can recognise someone's achievements without giving them the GDP of an average sized country to do it. Imagine what a trillion US dollars could do in fighting disease, spreading education, health, vaccines in poor countries, improved sanitation, etc etc. Instead it's given to one man who will probably spend vast amounts destroying democracy. Thirdly - what is the message this gives to other CEO's? "Hey, how come he gets that much? My company is bigger than Tesla. I deserve that too!" So now the already bloated CEO class will be crying poor and agitating for bigger salaries. And we already know that they don't just get bonuses when their companies do well. They can make absolutely stupid mistakes, drive the share price down and still walk away with their massive bonuses. Billie Eilish had it right the other day. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/05/billie-eilish-billionaires-super-rich To summarise, she gave away $11m of her own money to help fight hunger and said "Love you all, but there’s a few people in here that have a lot more money than me. If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but yeah, give your money away, shorties." It's a good question. Why are there billionaires? They didn't earn it, they don't need it, they can't spend it all, and it would be far better for everyone if it was given to the poorest people on Earth. And if billionaires shouldn't exist, that goes a thousand times more for trillionaires. 1 2
old man emu Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago Those billions and trillions aren't really money, like Scrooge McDuck's None of it could buy a 5 cent glass of lemonade from a kid's lemonade stand. This billions and trillions are fictitious. Just promisary illusions, like all money nowadays. There is nothing tangible backing up even a zac. 1
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