• Hadriscus@lemm.ee
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    Schoolyard bully-rapists covering each other while burning their dads’ fortunes (and the world, but that’s merely a side effect, who cares)… How depressing

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    A note about Taiwan. Allegedly, Putin asked Musk for a favour for Xi - to refuse Starlink for Taiwan.

    Coincidentally, negotiations between Taiwan and Starlink broke down. The Guardian reported about it on October 15:

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/15/taiwan-to-have-satellite-internet-service-as-protection-in-case-of-chinese-attack

    “Starlink is not available in Taiwan after negotiations reportedly fell apart over Taiwan’s requirement that a local entity have a majority share of any joint venture established.”

    A person experienced in investigating such matters would take a look at the ownership structure of other Starlink local representatives, and see if Taiwan had unusually harsh demands or Musk was unusually stiff while negotiating with them. If Taiwan had harsh demands, it is plausible that no favour was done. If Musk was unusually stiff, then it’s plausible that the favour was done as requested.

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      The “I’m shocked” posts are never useful. They never add to a conversation. I understand you’re frustrated, but this is a selfish impulse - If anything, the only thing a post like this can succeed at is sapping genuine energy/outrage building in a person that may have otherwise turned into the urge for deeper reading and/or righteous action. I don’t think that’s what you wanted from this post?

      “I’m shocked” with nothing else added essentially says, “LOOK AT ME! I knew that already! If you didn’t, you’re kind of an asshole, because we all knew it already in this club you’re not in it (because it was SO obvious).”

      I’m sure you posted this innocently, but consider please that it sucks. You shouldn’t post if you don’t have anything proactive to contribute. If you’re genuinely against the thing you are representing with this post, you would have done more to act against it if you didn’t post anything (if this was all you had to say).

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    He is just so fucking weak-minded. He got cyber-bullied by Putin. He turned into Trump’s lapdog. And the next day he gotta fire random employees of his to feel in control again. Piss baby aptly describes his state of mind.

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            It’s a different story if they have video of him with an underage hooker. (See Trump listed as passenger on Epstein’s “Lolita Express” seven times).

            That’s some stink you can not wash off.

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              That’s some stink you can not wash off.

              I think it’s been well established by reports of Trump’s pervasive stench that Trump supporters seem to lack a sense of smell. Perhaps that’s COVID’s doing, after they refused to take the vaccine. The relentless serendipity of it all makes me dizzy.

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              Annoying that for justice to be served here, it would to be at the pleasure of a tyrannical sociopathic dictator.

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                Why do you think fascists like strongmen? They see their power as their only means to retribution for grievances both real and perceived.

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      He’s not a danger, he’s an active threat. He and other billionaires are going to make us go extinct if we don’t stop them.