It’s odd behaviour and these kind of threats against these kind of people could have a terrible outcome for him. I’m sure he must have a significant security operation.
They sold oligarchy to the American people on the basis of "America first" and demonisation of immigrants.
Adding "...but obvs you can't expect me to hire dumb Americans" after the fact is a bold strategy. Let's see how it works out for him 🍿
Oh I think we can comprehend - he’ll jump up and down (by jump I mean leap about an inch in the air) and schweam and schweam, and then like the thin-skinned man-baby he is he’ll use his obscene wealth to employ PIs to dig as much dirt on his opponents as possible.
I am continually shocked that working folk think that billionaires have any interest in them beyond their cheap labour. I just didn’t expect the MAGA lot to find this out even before the inauguration. Its hilarious
It’s all kicking off. Musk doesn’t understand the Streisand effect and the associated implications of unintended consequences. By banning Laura Loomer, he’s just provided total credibility to her challenge of the actions of the tech bros not being consistent with MAGA. What possibly could go wrong?
So that's TWO advantages of a "zero immigrant" policy:
1. A country that doesn't buy-in cheap overseas talent has to create its own: has to invest in education.
2. It upsets Musk.
I would list all 97 disadvantages of "zero immigration" policy but, alas, Bluesky doesn't allow sufficient characters. 😎
This is what happens when you don't tell the truth
The Right have lied so much about immigrants to get into power when they know we need them for economic growth. Now, these lies are coming back to bite them in their lying arses.
Fir us teachers who have to deal with conflict in school that originated on social media, we recognise this sort of post as being from a very immature and undeveloped teenage mind: utterly pathetic he has never matured beyond that level.
Too dumb to realise his MAGA pals wanted to stop ALL immigration even targeted visas for highly skilled work. Where were you born Mr Musk? The remaining workers you have at Twitter...are they on a work visa?? Oh, what to do when they come for you.
Indentured servitude essentially, like a high brow modern slavery. You can then pay them for 40 hour weeks but demand 80 hours, and employees can do nothing about it.
Fair enough, they don't take your passport off you like the Saudis, Qataris or Emiratis, but it is in the same vein of union busting and ensuring workehadont have rights...
Tell me, what rights do workers have under H-1B? Many will also be in debt to "fixers" - and why so serious?
Well the numbers in the USA don’t support that but I think the US economy in the last decade or so is an exceptional case so skilled worker visas would probably have that effect is other, more usual economies. Conversely though even in these economies skilled workers spend and generate growth
Musk has said he can get engineers more cheaply by import. There's no doubt that a 'brain drain' exists between many Asian countries and the USA.
He doesn't care about labourers from Mexico, or farmers' dependence on cheap unskilled labour, just his profits.
That's all he ever thinks about.
I agree on all his motivations and opinions. It’s just that there isn’t any evidence skilled worker visas drive down skilled employee wages in the USA.
The the USA is a special case economically
Well you really should care but I agree it isn’t about cheap labour in the US where it’s not put downward pressure on wages. The U.K. would be a more interesting question given the state of our economy and problem for UK graduates getting roles as n traditionally skilled occupations.
Well with the USA economy being so large and dominant globally in many of these sectors I think the can soak up a large number of skilled entrants and not have economic or social consequences.
That’s not the case for many other countries / economies, so in that sense they are the exception.
Certain types of immigration is better than others according to big corporates. Happening in UK too. Bring in highly qualified lower paid techies to fill roles rather than employ locally skilled technicians. Controlling the visa makes them more malleable than home grown talent!
Gutted I deleted X now, relying on screenshots for the likes of Laura Loonertic and Lice Infested Bannon going at President Elect Leon Skum. MAGA on MAGA didn't take too long did it 🍿 supplies running low already!
The man is vile and his true colours are coming out now. MAGA will get what Elon Musk poured on the Democrats and the left.But MAGA are what Donald Trump has relied on for 10 or more years.He won't turn against them.This is the beginning of the end of President Musk.He thought he could buy a country
Yes he did but I think Trump will steal it back with his MAGA pals and dump Musk because Trump holds all the cards on 20th January. Musk was a useful idiot to take the heat off Trump and somebody to blame when it all goes wrong. Musk is just an outspoken, fragile billionaire not a hero.
Hi Marina love the trawl by the way it make me laugh out loud. As for President Musk he is a big Manbady . I have a theory on that is because most time with money he has no one tell him he wrong ?
The NYT reported around the time he bought Twitter that a large percentage of staff who remained did so as they were on those visas which are tied to their employment. If they get kicked out then where does he get his workforce from.
I’d suggest searching it for fuller context, but in a nutshell H1B is a right to work in the US visa which Trump intends to change/limit further and some of his attack dogs are digging out Mush* about (he was** a recipient)
*Typo but I like it
**probably wasn’t - it seems complicated!
No chance, if they're daft enough to vote for a lying grifter they're certainly daft enough to soak up any bullshit from Farage about how a South African interfering in UK politics is all about sovereignty and in England's interests, he won't mention that they are in Putin's as well.
Agree. I am not sure that these voters are just stupid or gullible. It seems to be some mixture of a cult, a mental state of being a victim, and some misbelief they are challenging the establishment. Whereas the Farages, Musks, and Trumps are manipulating them and creating their own establishment.
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At the least, all this should be recorded for years on end for greater minds to figure out how we got here.
MAGAs very much do care about the nation state.
A shame they just voted to dismantle democracy, eh? 🤪🇺🇸
None of this tired old “strong and stable” or “build back better”.
Real slogans like Fuck yourself in the Face!
Putting the excitement (and insanity) back into politics…
Adding "...but obvs you can't expect me to hire dumb Americans" after the fact is a bold strategy. Let's see how it works out for him 🍿
Americans should be very concerned.
I tried to follow your instruction and I did my back in!
He is a silly person. 😊🙀
Not sure how anybody could comply with this instruction though.
Cheaper controlled labour.
Exploitation.
It’s what he does.
Trump already got what he needed from Musk. The Presidency.
🍿🍿🍿
He just owns one.
1. A country that doesn't buy-in cheap overseas talent has to create its own: has to invest in education.
2. It upsets Musk.
I would list all 97 disadvantages of "zero immigration" policy but, alas, Bluesky doesn't allow sufficient characters. 😎
Those who foolishly believe Trump, a criminal and a rapist, was a good idea for president will pay dearly.
Sounds like a right spoilt twat.
What they are, yet I know not, but they shall be
The terrors of the earth!
The Right have lied so much about immigrants to get into power when they know we need them for economic growth. Now, these lies are coming back to bite them in their lying arses.
He initially went over on an F-1 student visa, and like most immigrants, later got an H-1B before getting a green card and then eventually citizenship
Indentured servitude essentially, like a high brow modern slavery. You can then pay them for 40 hour weeks but demand 80 hours, and employees can do nothing about it.
Tesla is great at this.
Tell me, what rights do workers have under H-1B? Many will also be in debt to "fixers" - and why so serious?
H-1B is definitely not always exploitative, but it sure as shit is when used as an employment loophole by billionaires
https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-plant-firings-elon-musk-covid-19-staying-home-2020-7
He doesn't care about labourers from Mexico, or farmers' dependence on cheap unskilled labour, just his profits.
That's all he ever thinks about.
The the USA is a special case economically
But to add cheap skilled labour is not an H-1B thing, not for everyone at least. I negotiated a 20% pay rise before accepting one
2 equally polarised, ignorant positions.
That’s not the case for many other countries / economies, so in that sense they are the exception.
And he had almost no creative or technical input to those companies listed.
Grifter.
Drive a Tesla and your inevitably associate yourself to his disgusting slurs.
Just as soon as his legs are working properly again and he’s stopped walking like he’s under water.
And he wonders out loud why he’s constantly insulted on his own platform?
Trump sold it to him.
Trump? Farage? Little wonder Putin laughed his Johnson (Boris) off.
A perfect example that money can't by you happiness.
Hurray!
Can't say I've ever heard it before.
*Typo but I like it
**probably wasn’t - it seems complicated!