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  • Elon Musk denies

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 24 06:18:36 2024
    Elon Musk denies reported $45 million a month pledge to Trump, says he
    doesn't 'subscribe to cult of personality'
    ...
    ...
    Additionally, Musk spoke about the "core values" that make America
    great, which he thinks the Republican party embodies more so than the Democrats.

    "One of those values being meritocracy, as much meritocracy as
    possible, so you get ahead as a function of your skill, and nothing
    else," Musk said.

    https://fortune.com/2024/07/23/elon-musk-backs-down-from-45-million-a-month-pledge-to-trump-says-he-doesnt-subscribe-to-cult-of-personality/

    meritocracy

    I believe he means elitism...


    What is an example of elitism?

    Examples of Elitism Theory in action can be witnessed in: Tax policies favouring top income earners. Legislation protecting corporate
    interests over the environment or workers' rights. A lack of
    significant political reforms addressing inequality and power
    disparities.

    https://www.vaia.com/en-us/explanations/politics/political-participation/elitism-theory/

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Wed Jul 24 13:38:11 2024
    On 2024-07-24, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:
    Elon Musk denies reported $45 million a month pledge to Trump, says he doesn't 'subscribe to cult of personality'

    Lord, everything that comes out of that idiot's mouth is shit. You can
    almost smell it.

    Great meme floating around, someone pointing out that Musk endorsed
    Trump just before Biden stepped down and Harris put on her sparring
    gloves.

    "Classic venture capitalist to buy Trump just as it peaks."

    Bwa ha ha. I would like Musk to pledge $450 million a month to the
    Trump campaign. Watch it get flushed down the toilet. The GOP
    simultaneously trying to sue to keep Biden on the ballot and drafting
    articles of impeachment against Harris smells like the desperate moves
    of a party that just realized they fucked up.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to fungus@amongus.com.invalid on Wed Jul 24 21:19:21 2024
    On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:38:11 -0000 (UTC), Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

    Great meme floating around, someone pointing out that Musk endorsed
    Trump just before Biden stepped down and Harris put on her sparring
    gloves.

    Timeline wise, I believe Musk made his statement just after Trump got
    hit. Then he got cold feet when VP announced her intention for being
    POTUS.

    He's impulsive....I'm not aware of WSJ doing a retraction.

    Note what he says below...."At no point did I say that I was
    donating...for Trump." I believe the money would have to go to a PAC,
    not directly to/for Trump. I think he evaded the reporter's question. ======================================


    Elon Musk blasts the Wall Street Journal, says he never said he was
    donating $45 million a month to Donald Trump.

    Reporter: "Are you still gonna donate to Trump? Are you still donating
    $45 million?"

    Musk: "At no point did I say that I was donating $45 million a month
    for Trump. That was a fiction made up by the Wall Street Journal."

    https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1816151584977392035

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Fri Jul 26 01:09:21 2024
    On 2024-07-25, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:
    Timeline wise, I believe Musk made his statement just after Trump got
    hit. Then he got cold feet when VP announced her intention for being
    POTUS.

    He's impulsive....I'm not aware of WSJ doing a retraction.

    Note what he says below...."At no point did I say that I was
    donating...for Trump." I believe the money would have to go to a PAC,
    not directly to/for Trump. I think he evaded the reporter's question.

    What a douchenozzle. "I'm not donating to Trump, I'm donating to Trump's
    PAC, huuuuuuuge difference (not)."

    A fool and his money are soon parted. Donate away, ShitPost! Wonder if
    he ever found all those bots on Twitter he spent billions on. Ha ha,
    what a maroon.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 25 21:25:41 2024
    On 26 Jul 2024 01:09:21 GMT, Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid>
    wrote:

    I'm donating to Trump's PAC,

    Elon Musk Has Said He Is Committing Around $45 Million a Month to a
    New Pro-Trump Super PAC

    Other backers of America PAC include Palantir Technologies co-founder
    Joe Lonsdale and the Winklevoss twins

    https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/elon-musk-has-said-he-is-committing-around-45-million-a-month-to-a-new-pro-trump-super-pac-dda53823

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 25 21:27:07 2024
    On 26 Jul 2024 01:09:21 GMT, Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid>
    wrote:

    I'm donating to Trump's
    PAC,

    Musk did note that he created a super PAC, called the America PAC, to
    help support Trump.

    https://fortune.com/2024/07/23/elon-musk-backs-down-from-45-million-a-month-pledge-to-trump-says-he-doesnt-subscribe-to-cult-of-personality/

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