Enough Musk Spam
- Elon Musk's net worth has increased by $104 billion since the election on November 05, 2024 (only 32 days ago)
Net worth of $258 billion on November 05, 2024
Net worth of $362 billion on December 07, 2024
Note: The Bloomberg Billionaire's Index is updated daily at the close of each stock market trading day.
The reports that Elon Musk spent a quarter-billion dollars electing Trump make sense. Imagine spending 250 million which results in your net worth increasing by 104,000 million.
- European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on Xwww.thelondoneconomic.com European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
- Labour considers political donation cap amid fears of Musk $100m handout to Reform UKwww.independent.co.uk Labour considers political donation cap amid fears of Musk $100m handout to Reform UK
Elon Musk is reported to be plotting the £79m donation, which would be by far the largest in British electoral history, via the British arm of his social media firm X
cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/20808219
> > Labour is considering capping political donations by individuals and private companies amid reports Elon Musk will hand a $100m donation to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. > > > >The Tesla tycoon is said to be plotting the £79m donation, which would be by far the largest in British electoral history, via the British arm of his social media firm X. > > > >According to The Sunday Times, leading businessmen and Conservative Party officials believe Musk could hand over the cash as a “f*** you Starmer payment” in his ongoing feud with the prime minister. > > > >It would give Mr Farage’s insurgent Reform a significant financial advantage over Labour and the Conservatives and be enough to fund a near-endless barrage of attack ads against the government. > > > >But the government is considering recommendations in an upcoming report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank that would cap individual and corporate political donations at £100,000 a year. > > > > The Guardian reported that officials have asked for more details on the proposals, though work is at an early stage and any changes would unlikely be made until late in the parliament. > > > > ... > > > > The potential donation cap comes as Mr Musk and Mr Farage grow increasingly close, with the Reform leader describing the billionaire Trump ally as “my new friend” last week.
- Elon Musk Rehires Entire Supercharger Team After Halting Development by Firing Them - Glass Almanacglassalmanac.com Elon Musk Rehires Entire Supercharger Team After Halting Development by Firing Them - Glass Almanac
In a surprising turn of events, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has decided to rehire the entire Supercharger team that he recently fired, effectively halting one of ... Continue Reading →
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/32545535
- Tesla owners turn against Musk: ‘I’m embarrassed driving this car around’www.theguardian.com Tesla owners turn against Musk: ‘I’m embarrassed driving this car around’
The electric car brand was once a liberal favourite – but the CEO’s embrace of Trump has led to an angry backlash
That's the spirit! Let this become a trend. Let Musk become what he fears the most: a genuine laughing stock.
- Elon Musk's X sues Twitch in lawsuit alleging advertisers conspired to boycott the platformwww.businessinsider.com Elon Musk's X sues Twitch in lawsuit alleging advertisers conspired to boycott the platform
The lawsuit accuses advertisers of illegally colluding to "collectively withhold billions of dollars in advertising revenue" from Twitter.
- Elon Musk Is Pissing Off Everyone on Trump’s Teamnewrepublic.com Elon Musk Is Pissing Off Everyone on Trump’s Team
“He wants to be seen as having say in everything (even if he doesn’t),” one person in Trump’s orbit said.
- X sees largest user exodus since Musk takeoverwww.nbcnews.com X sees largest user exodus since Musk takeover
X users are weighing the decision to keep their followings or build them back up on alternative platforms after the election.
X users are weighing the decision to keep their followings or build them back up on alternative platforms after the election.
- Tesla Cybertruck hit with sixth recall this year, this time over a bad inverterwww.theverge.com Tesla Cybertruck hit with sixth recall this year, this time over a bad inverter
Another physical recall for Elon Musk’s problematic truck.
lol what a shit vehicle
- Four Passengers Die in Burning Tesla After Electronic Doors Seemingly Won't Openfuturism.com Four Passengers Die in Burning Tesla After Electronic Doors Seemingly Won't Open
Four people died after a Tesla crashed and burst into flames, while a fifth person narrowly escaped after a bystander broke open a window.
- JD Vance suggested the US's support for NATO could be pulled if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk's X as free speech debate rumbles onwww.businessinsider.com JD Vance suggested the US's support for NATO could be pulled if Europe tries to regulate Elon Musk's X as free speech debate rumbles on
Vance said it was "insane that we would support a military alliance if that military alliance isn't going to be pro-free speech."
It's time for the EU to grow up and give the USA its walking papers. I mean it's not as if the USA has been even remotely helpful as NATO countries face their greatest threat since the Soviet Union.
Throughout all of its history the USA has been an unreliable ally. Whoever banks on US support loses in the long term as the fickle US electorate changes flips its lid every 4-8 years and drastically rewrites the script as to who is a friend and who is an enemy.
And the script for the next four years says autocrats and other such assholes are the friends, and they're willing to throw the previous friends' bodies under the bus to prop up a failing business enterprise run by a crony.
- Elon Musk endorses plan to let presidents meddle with Federal Reserve after Trump election winwww.cnbc.com '#EndtheFed': Elon Musk endorses plan to let presidents meddle with Federal Reserve after Trump election win
During his first term as president, Donald Trump was not shy about publicly disparaging Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his policy decisions.
- Taylor Swift Fans Are Leaving X for Bluesky After Trump’s Electionwww.wired.com Taylor Swift Fans Are Leaving X for Bluesky After Trump’s Election
Swifties say they’re leaving X over Elon Musk’s support of Donald Trump—and the rhetoric that has erupted on the platform following Trump’s win.
- X-Odus: Charities and Campaigners to Abandon Musk's Twitter After Trump Endorsementbylinetimes.com X-Odus: Charities and Campaigners to Abandon Musk's Twitter After Trump Endorsement
British nonprofits set to flee the platform after Elon Musk’s campaign for Donald Trump pays off
British nonprofits set to flee the platform after Elon Musk’s campaign for Donald Trump pays off
- Once an Atheist Hero, Elon Musk Now Says He Believes in the Teachings of Christfuturism.com Once an Atheist Hero, Elon Musk Now Says He Believes in the Teachings of Christ
During a Pennsylvania town hall last week, Elon Musk claimed that he now believes in the "teachings of Christ."
- Bluesky gears up for Election Day as X goes pro-Trump | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com Bluesky gears up for Election Day as X goes pro-Trump | TechCrunch
As Election Day in the U.S. nears, social networking startup Bluesky, now flush with new capital, hopes to demonstrate that its platform can serve as a
As Election Day in the U.S. nears, social networking startup Bluesky, now flush with new capital, hopes to demonstrate that its platform can serve as a
- Fake ‘white genocide’ article reappears, gets retweeted by Elon Muskwww.aap.com.au Fake ‘white genocide’ article reappears, gets retweeted by Elon Musk
A discredited 2015 essay on white genocide is doing the rounds on social media once more, even though its author admits it is fake.
- Trump/Musk sweepstakes winners are “spokespeople” and not selected by chancewww.yahoo.com Musk PAC tells Philadelphia judge the $1 million sweepstakes winners are not chosen by chance
A lawyer for Elon Musk 's political action committee told a judge in Philadelphia on Monday that so-called “winners” of his $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes in swing states are not chosen by chance but are instead chosen to be paid “spokespeople” for the group. GOP lawyer Chris Gober also said th...
- Why is Elon supporting Trump MAGA?
Does anyone has a logical explanation of why Elon is supporting Trump? Why is he going to this length, alienate many of his supporters by supporting an political party. What's is the end goal, since nothing makes sense right now.
- I Don’t Know Why Women Keep Laughing at Me When I’m Out Driving my Tesla Cybertruckwww.torquenews.com I Don’t Know Why Women Keep Laughing at Me When I’m Out Driving my Tesla Cybertruck
A Tesla Cybertruck owner says there is a concerted effort to publicly shame people who drive the all-electric truck. He recounts several instances where people pointed and laughed at him while driving his Cybertruck.
- X Looks to Steer Lawsuits to Musk’s Favorite Tesla-Investor Judgewww.rollingstone.com X Looks to Steer Lawsuits to Musk's Favorite Tesla-Investor Judge
X's updated Terms of Service stipulate that legal complaints against it must go through the right-wing Northern District of Texas
- This Is Exactly How an Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Microtargeting Muslims and Jews With Opposing Messageswww.404media.co This Is Exactly How an Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Microtargeting Muslims and Jews With Opposing Messages
The Future Coalition PAC is targeting according to ZIP code in highly specific ways.
- The Age of Misinformation: How (and Why) a 9-Year-Old Troll Bait Article of Mine Got Posted By Elon Musk by Joshua Ryne Goldbergmoonmetropolis.substack.com The Age of Misinformation: How (and Why) a 9-Year-Old Troll Bait Article of Mine Got Posted By Elon Musk
"It may be a lie, but the fact I believed it speaks volumes about my enemies, and not me."
- The EU may fine Elon Musk’s other companies for X violationswww.theverge.com The EU may fine Elon Musk’s other companies for X violations
Musk’s other companies appear far more solvent than X.
- SpaceX gets greenlight for Sunday launch
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20798122 > Save RGV, a local environmental nonprofit group, had filed a lawsuit in federal court against SpaceX for its alleged release of untreated industrial waste water. > > Under the Clean Water Act, the suit seeks to halt the “recurring” and “unpermitted discharges of untreated industrial wastewater from the deluge system at the SpaceX Boca Chica Launch Site into waters of the United States.” > > SpaceX maintains that it never operated the deluge system without the state or federal go-ahead. The EPA did notify SpaceX on March 13, however, that it violated the Clean Water Act when deploying the deluge system. > > SpaceX was ordered to comply with federal regulations but did not face an EPA fine at the time.
