It’s incredibly frustrating that there are no discernible consequences for this major federal contractor who consistently acts against the interests of the united states, on disaster relief and a whole host of other issues. www.politico.com/news/2024/10... - ThreadSky

nycsouthpaw.bsky.social • 138 days ago

It’s incredibly frustrating that there are no discernible consequences for this major federal contractor who consistently acts against the interests of the united states, on disaster relief and a whole host of other issues. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/08/elon-musk-hurricane-disinformation-trump-00182769

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jauntywk.bsky.social•138 days ago

I really didn't like treason and sedition as something the government of old would level against people or orgs but HOT DAMN wth is with the absurd spicy sabotage just getting a pass again and again and again.

oeishik.bsky.social•138 days ago

This disinformation is dangerous & irresponsible. https://www.youtube.com/live/5R0bEbgqq9o?si=A0ZxDVWsuXKa97gT

rocksizedrock.bsky.social•138 days ago

We could all just mass report Elon Musk to the hotline complaint line, they're required to investigate

https://www.dodig.mil/Components/Administrative-Investigations/DoD-Hotline/Hotline-Complaint/

bchadhill.bsky.social•138 days ago

His singular genius demands that we tolerate his quirky excesses /s

hdthoreauaway.bsky.social•138 days ago

This is basically how all techfashbros and techfashgals think.

boboinparadise.bsky.social•138 days ago

Two tiered state

karlbode.com•138 days ago

hey, he might see a low 7 figure fine for killing dozens of people with misrepresented automation claims sometime in 2030!

quick13.bsky.social•138 days ago

That's funny that you think he'll be alive then. I've had him on my dead pool for at least 3 years now.

karlbode.com•138 days ago

he's definitely going to have some John McAfee style final act; maybe we get lucky and one of the four major investigations into his fraud will catch him first

lezurko.bsky.social•138 days ago

He surrounds himself with a horde of security personnel and suffers from a dictator like paranoia - company washrooms cleared before Musk enters them. If the backlash against him is strong enough he might descend into Howard Hughes level seclusion

wishda.bsky.social•138 days ago

I expect an OD. He has the look. It reminds me of several people I’ve seen go down that path.

karlbode.com•138 days ago

puffy elvis shitter demise seems likely, yes

symbo1ics.bsky.social•138 days ago

god I hope it happens later today

helenkennedy.bsky.social•138 days ago

Why is it taking so looooong

karlbode.com•138 days ago

we should all just start sending him canned hams, bourbon and recreational ambien to accelerate things

devilishlydo.bsky.social•138 days ago

The longer it takes, the more children he will have to fight over his empire of turds.

dnlmsstch.bsky.social•138 days ago

Only the good die young

wishda.bsky.social•138 days ago

It always does.

onedishwasher.bsky.social•138 days ago

holy shit, elvis was only 42

mib.bsky.social•138 days ago

This is probably how he is going to go, but there is also the part where we still have to keep hearing about him in the news for years after while all the court cases for his estate get fought out between his 100+ children and various female employees he got to sign NDAs

karlbode.com•138 days ago

I just hope he doesn't become martyred somehow (like in a government raid or something). that would be highly annoying.

wishda.bsky.social•138 days ago

I expect a fever break followed by a wave of lawsuits as everyone he did business with tries to tear off a piece once they don’t have to worry about his influence anymore.

quick13.bsky.social•138 days ago

Yup, exactly. Or he'll blow up in one of his own cars.

wishda.bsky.social•138 days ago

I honestly expect that it will be undramatic. We’ll hear that Elon had a heart attack, and that’ll be it.

Take away all the spectacle around him, and he is just that guy who looks and sounds progressively a bit worse every time you see.

And then one say someone tells you they died.

jeff-notheotherone.bsky.social•138 days ago

[engineers at car plant smoking heavily, sweaty, disheveled; one takes a hearty swig of whiskey; 1 swallows tab of acid]

“So… what now -“

[door blown open as ELON tumbles in]

“YOU DWEEBS GOT 1 DIE TO MAKE THAT ROBOTAXI SEX ROBOT FLOY! ANCHOR DOWN!”

[he lights Roman candle, shoots it, runs out]

baileymcc.bsky.social•138 days ago

Meanwhile someone with actual skills probably got denied clearance for not fully remembering what they did in eighth grade and being able to corroborate a math teacher interview

ted.knaz.me•138 days ago

Agreed! There's a good reason, SpaceX is good enough and the government doesn't like making rich babies angry.

tiffanyclay.dev•138 days ago

I wonder if, in the event of a Trump win, and Elon at some point posted something mildly critical of Trump, whether Trump would summarily terminate Musk’s contracts. Idk whether he even could, but he possesses the vindictiveness to try it.

pnwmelissa.bsky.social•138 days ago

I am naively wondering if a petition to strip him of his federal contracts would have any impact. That is, if Kamala wins the election. tRump wouldn’t give a shit.

rebelron.bsky.social•138 days ago

Look at him he's a walking disease. wait he'll drop dead soon

staidwinnow.cultofsundries.com•137 days ago

“Too rich to hold accountable.”

agisage.bsky.social•138 days ago

It’s past time starlink was nationalized.

austinflowers.bsky.social•137 days ago

Karma is as karma does

https://bsky.app/profile/verge-poster.bsky.social/post/3l63z3sw2lo2z

helios-daedalus.bsky.social•138 days ago

A month or so ago, there was some debate on here about nationalizing his companies, and a bunch of the usual finger-waggers came out of the woodwork note that this would fuck up the supply chains and undermine confidence in his businesses... and its that kind of w[o|a]nkery that can go eat shit.

iquanyin3.bsky.social•138 days ago

man, i’ve thought that very thing so, so many times. but sheesh, a guy who tried to do a coup is allowed to run for office again, so…

ben-john.bsky.social•137 days ago

Democrats be crying foul when they clearly started the trend

dburbach.bsky.social•138 days ago

It also appears that the FAA is going to flagrantly ignore various regs and grant him a launch license for this weekend, after just a couple of days ago agency leadership publicly and unambiguous laid out reasons it'd take until November.

dburbach.bsky.social•138 days ago

Likewise though less surprisingly, Texas CEQ saying, "eh, whatever, Elon is good with us" when they were asked about SpaceX not yet having the permit from them to operate their launch pad deluge system

timrod12.bsky.social•136 days ago

I hear so many people on this platform saying he’s spreading false rumors on X. Someone even posted that there were too many planes in the North Carolina airspace a while ago that it nearly resulted in crashes, which is why the airspace was being “regulated”.
1/2

timrod12.bsky.social•136 days ago

What I can’t figure out is why the hurricane victims themselves are crying out that they’re not receiving any support in terms of relief materials if those many planes were out trying to offer help. I’m not saying this post is false. I’m saying some things just aren’t adding up.

jayreding.bsky.social•138 days ago

He needs to get his security clearances revoked. It is too much of a threat for him to be actively involved with SpaceX (to the extent he still is) when he is this unstable and has admitted to using ketamine.

smenor.com•138 days ago

I mean it sucks but one consequence that we could impose personally is to leave.

bluefrommagioh.bsky.social•137 days ago

onr of them thinks he's untouchable due to his standing in the polls; the other one thinks he can buy a democracy.
evil twins.

vincentj1217.bsky.social•138 days ago

It’s funny how his misinformation disproportionately hurts “red states”. Maybe it’s because they’re still stupid enough to take him at his word.

arkenor.bsky.social•138 days ago

I think that might be a result of Biden's apparent determination to believe he can work with anyone. I really need Harris to kick his arse if he wins.

myown3818.bsky.social•137 days ago

Is the government supporting him?

kskm3.bsky.social•138 days ago

Why isn’t Biden Admin doing anything?

erinnthered.bsky.social•138 days ago

Doing what? They pressured SpaceX years ago to declare Musk wasn't involved in decisions. They need proof their affidavit was a lie. The FCC is being sued for trying to go after him. The SEC lost their lawsuit, so can't in most ways.

Congress won't act, and most of the rest is on them.

brandystanford.bsky.social•137 days ago

Maybe continuing to give him carbon credits is a bad idea. Why not put a cap on that & tax the damm rich!

erinnthered.bsky.social•138 days ago

Any consequences around this won't happen for a bit because these things are slow. Harris has to win, and the House needs to flip while keeping the Senate with people who will ditch the filibuster.

penbird42.bsky.social•138 days ago

correct. Wagering on the demise of the Palestinians in a legalized gladiatorial combat betting system called a stock market

progressivepeter.bsky.social•134 days ago

Musk donates huge amounts to Trump, yet complains about CA being unlivable for billionaires such as himself because of the high taxes?? Taxes that pay for health care, pollution control, education, public safety, assistance to those less lucky than himself, etc. Musk IS a TX kind of guy.

vaxick.bsky.social•137 days ago

100% agree

dangerblond.bsky.social•138 days ago

If this man was a foreign agent sent here to disrupt and undermine the stability of this country what would he be doing differently?

numb.comfortab.ly•138 days ago

Not just US either https://bsky.app/profile/numb.comfortab.ly/post/3khwn62eehi2t

tiburonjon.bsky.social•138 days ago

DRUG TEST ELON MUSH

brinylon.bsky.social•138 days ago

At least his ravings on Twitter keep him in the public eye, which is a small positive. It is unreal how much power and influence he's been handed through government contracts. Is there no accountability whatsoever for those?

glenjackson.bsky.social•138 days ago

Love your quote

nthpower.bsky.social•138 days ago

It's almost like the federal government is fully aware, and just doesn't care... ¯\_( ツ )_/¯

brandystanford.bsky.social•137 days ago

Payback is gonna be a bitch.

cestith.bsky.social•138 days ago

They are acting in concert with adversaries of the United States to weaken and topple our very from of government.

trickcyclist.bsky.social•138 days ago

This how fascists destroy democracies.

ervington.bsky.social•138 days ago

Which Inspector General oversees where he’s getting his contracts?

vinchenzojackal.bsky.social•138 days ago

It's outright against the law for him to be given security clearances let alone by contracted by the government due to his addiction to highly illegal drugs which he fraglantly brags about and admits to, along with his ties to enemy nation's governments, yet here we are somehow.

erinnthered.bsky.social•138 days ago

There is some question as to whether he has the clearances or his employees directly involved do. The more he talks, the more it becomes clear it's the latter.

dtipson.bsky.social•138 days ago

If you can just buy a security clearance with money or power that defeats the whole purpose of the system. They might as well just institute an official distinction between "has actual security clearance because they qualify via the process" vs "has a security clearance because daddy said so"

moremasala.bsky.social•138 days ago

kushners

jasonpaul.bsky.social•138 days ago

I've stopped expecting consequences for anything anymore.

hdthoreauaway.bsky.social•138 days ago

Putin’s plan is working.

It’s hard to look around and feel any other way than the way you feel, so I get it. It seems there is no justice no matter what we do.

Imma still vote and fight, though.

brandystanford.bsky.social•137 days ago

I'm sure he speaks with Putin, Netanyahu, on the regular! Such a traitor & is charging for starlink in disaster areas! He has zero empathy!

denverghostrider.bsky.social•137 days ago

100% do not doubt there are actual treasonous behaviors to uncover. There’s some chance at accountability with a Harris presidency. The Grandpa that grounded the whole country before we kicked him out. Would be happy to do it all again, with no guardrails and emerald boy helping out? Nightmare fuel

brandystanford.bsky.social•137 days ago

That would be the end of demoracy as we know it. JD Vance would pull the 25th Amendment & be president for life. Peter Thiel's 15 million investment would have paid off. #VoteBidenHarris2024 💙🌊

oufenix.bsky.social•138 days ago

And God forbid you say something like this - in reference to an election - about his candidates. So much for freedom of speech.

redloribrighteyes.bsky.social•138 days ago

but if i get a coffee paid for by a supplier i can lose my job

mynameisdigba.bsky.social•136 days ago

The more I mute is post he more I see hbm8a post

mynameisdigba.bsky.social•136 days ago

The more I see his post *

offdamountain.bsky.social•138 days ago

Baffles me since a long while.

celticdragon1.bsky.social•138 days ago

"It’s incredibly frustrating that there are no discernible consequences"

That about covered everything right there

danjbain.bsky.social•138 days ago

Has anyone ever organized a mass reporting to something like this? https://www.dodig.mil/Components/Administrative-Investigations/DoD-Hotline/
Would be happy to join, but would need help with the most effective language.

angaeilgeoir.bsky.social•138 days ago

He is doubtless supported by many GOP senators and representatives.

mikethemadbiol.bsky.social•138 days ago

📌

jeanlake.bsky.social•138 days ago

May musk be diminished. Better Angels - we're counting on you.

sorocchungus.bsky.social•138 days ago

A drone strike would be so fucking lit. Like a R9X variant hellfire right to his fucking dome

jimbojones77.bsky.social•138 days ago

What contractor rule has he run afoul of?

realturkana.bsky.social•138 days ago

They investigated whether he should lose his security clearances for smoking pot. This is maybe a bit bigger deal.

janleeo.bsky.social•137 days ago

It’s because his mommy says so!

jeffreyd.bsky.social•138 days ago

Democratic administrations are defined by what the must not ever do, republican administrations are defined by how much they’re willing to do

hdthoreauaway.bsky.social•138 days ago

This is so good. On the level of Murc’s law.

hagen-patrick.bsky.social•138 days ago

Lots of potential investigations into Musk here, if only he wasn't Too Big To Fail.

barb99.bsky.social•135 days ago

Joe!!! Can you see this?

qhstone.bsky.social•138 days ago

Also he’s a white supremacist who is building a network of white supremacists and paying them through Xitter.

vicent32.bsky.social•137 days ago

Even the richest man still wants a political appointment, this is crazy

jaanagolf.bsky.social•138 days ago

#FUCKtheRICH!

eveningstarnm.bsky.social•138 days ago

Musk is the richest man in the world. He's the epitome of capitalism itself. Prosecuting him would damage capitalism's reputation. Besides, he would make prosecuting him very expensive, and capitalism prefers profits, not expenses.

rawfrustrations.bsky.social•125 days ago

Will it damage capitalism if he is hanged, drawn and quartered?

eveningstarnm.bsky.social•125 days ago

No, but it would damage you, your children, your grandchildren, and generations to come.

You either support the rule of law, or you're the enemy.

rawfrustrations.bsky.social•125 days ago

The law that doesn’t apply to the oligarchy?

oliviasweet.bsky.social•137 days ago

Sometimes I wonder the reason for his hate for immigrants when he is one of the chief beneficiaries.

baddo.bsky.social•137 days ago

Lol

thatsrite.bsky.social•138 days ago

Just one of the many ways our government is putting all of our lives at risk by knowingly working with the most corrupt and untrustworthy (not to mention patently incompetent) people on the planet...

scooterbones.bsky.social•138 days ago

News flash: rich guys doing what they want is the interests of the United States

hdthoreauaway.bsky.social•138 days ago

He would just sue the federal government for yeeting contracts and security clearances into the sun. Then, with Trump’s judiciary, he’ll win.

jamesfrye.bsky.social•138 days ago

I have been a big proponent of space exploration my whole life but I am willing to cut way the hell back in the short term to cut Musk out as we take action to break free of him. It won’t be easy. But he is flat out a national security threat.

brandystanford.bsky.social•137 days ago

Musk isn't an engineer. He hires them. He's never invented anything. He's a national security threat waiting to happen!

andycraig.bsky.social•138 days ago

Not many options on that front, practically but also legally and in some respects constitutionally, re: SpaceX's contracts, except to spin up more competitors in that market, which is happening but it's a long-term process.

But the government could limit or even end its own use of ex-twitter.