A sitting congressman calling Elon Musk a dick is now considered a threat by the DOJ and are now starting a criminal investigation. This is the death of free speech in the United States.
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I'm no fan of Musk or Trump...but why are we pretending that it's because of name calling and not the direct quote about armed response from the end of the 2nd paragraph?
Musk isn’t a legal public official…
Where are the international interests right now?!
Our country has been taken over by corrupt oligarchs, our laws are being subverted.
The words of any leader to the public bring merit to their statements. When a leader states "bringing real weapons," how many radicals will take him for his words and encite violence? Yes, this needs to be investigated and secured. There is peaceful debate, and there is violent conjecture.
These assholes have used the same and worse language and imagery for years. And they do indeed incite violence. they can fuck right the fuck off if they think they get to police someone using flourish
But Musk is a dick. So is Trump. They are both mean, weird, ugly jerks.
This isn't even free speech. It is observation of reality. This is like, the sky is blue, the sun is bright, and Trump and Musk are dicks.
Seriously, a representative can say this and get an investigation, but a GOP member can refer to trans people as "demons" and say "some people just need killed", and no investigation? Hypocrisy at its finest.
What are the elected democrats, Hakeem Jeffries going to do, if anything? I called him asking just that!! Don’t believe I’m the only one who would like an answer and see some action.
Jeffries DC number
202-225-5936
awwww....did the big bad congressman hurt little elon's feelings....somehow I find it hard to believe that these techbros were actually let out of those lockers
Peaces of shit, acting evil and then trying to pretend like we are the problem when we call out their bs. Using calm language to defend evil Nazis who are gutting our government. When someone being a complete dick acts innocent. No not comply.
Musk is not a government official. Anyone can call him a dick or whatever they want and it still is not a criminal offense. It's strictly a civil matter if Musk chooses to sue.
And Edward R. Martin Jr. should know that, but the power hunger is too strong. This one is chomping at the bit for a justice department based on retribution and revenge. These are the types the Founding Fathers warned us about.
Oh c’mon settle down! Don’t you remember the retribution brought on Marjorie TG when she showed dick picks of Hunter Biden to Congress? Fair is fair !! 😜
Hurt the man-baby’s little fee fees. Gimme a break. Trump and Musk call people nasty and idiots and worse every day! They love to dish it out but these dicks can’t take it.
What happened to not weaponing the DOJ? You mean everything they said the stood for they're actually the opposite and conservatives are to fucking dumb to notice?
seriously? The DOJ is taking time to investigate comments made on a tv interview? Dear lord. buying greenland, making canada the 51st state are also threats- and should be investigated as an over reach of authority. start with the oval office DOJ!
Looking at it, I don't think dick was the trigger, it was “What the American public wants is for us to bring actual weapons to this bar fight. This is an actual fight for democracy.” which...also clearly isn't a threat.
He should've said something much less threatening, like having Musk in the same room and, during a heated exchange, asking of he wants to take it outside (for coffee or a beer or whatever teehee)
Patel makes all of this so much more real and damning. Some say this is performative, and for now I agree it is, but we are past the point of being able to laugh these things off. The death of free speech is a mortal wound to our country.
It's only going to get worse from here unless people start getting out and protesting in mass, boycotting big business and showing these bastards that we won't tolerate this late stage capitalistic hellscape.
It's not the calling him a dick, that they call a threat. It's saying that the public wants them "to bring actual weapons to this bar fight." It's a metaphor. It ISN'T a bar fight and he's NOT talking about lethal weapons like guns, knives, etc. Surely they can understand this.
It’s the constant gaslighting, hypocrisy that really makes me wonder if there is a single person left within the GOP that has one ounce of honor, decency.
Look at who’s actually weaponizing the doj… everything they falsely claimed the dems were doing will be done to dems. Calling the. Hypocrites feels like an understatement
2600 S Ocean Blvd Apt 408S in Palm Beach, FL. his home address for anyone that wants to pay old jackass martin a visit maybe if we all show up on his precious door step and show him what real americans look like he will realize which side his bread is buttered on
Schroedingers Department. It is in a superposition of both existing and not existing depending on whether it needs illicit access to your private data, or insulation from criminal liability therefor, respectively.
I thought we weren’t supposed to get upset about Donald Trump’s mean tweets. When he calls people things like pencil neck and lazy and fat. So why is this a crime all of a sudden?
It’s because they interpreted what he said about bringing weapons to a bar fight as a threat, not because he called Elon a dick. It’s still extremely concerning, but it doesn’t help our fight to sensationalize the wrong point. We gotta be tough against them, not dirty.
It goes along with the point about how humanities education is so important… Mr. Martin seems to have failed to detect the metaphor in the congressman’s words…
It was probably the weapons comment that got him in trouble, but he was obviously speaking metaphorically.. although the literal interpretation is also appropriate when the president calls himself a king.
A good response would be asking if is it a threat to release the names of people working in a government department and saying ‘you’re next’. That is what Musk did and it is far more threatening to a government employee than anything this congressman said.
They did it for political hack reasons, you don't threaten sitting congressman if you're not also going to treated the unelected asshile who's also calling for violence against groups of people.
And there was me thinking it was the Uk that had a free speech problem. Hopefully Kier Starmer can raise this when Vance begins to lecture him next week.
Elon Musk is a dick. What the American public wants is for us to bring actual weapons to this bar fight. This is an actual fight for democracy.
Pretty sure I'm more of a threat than Rep. Garcia, but I've not seen him in a fight or know his background. So... maybe they will come for us both. Bitches.
I can not believe a grown ass adult cried to the DOJ about being called a dick and the DOJ issuing this letter. These so called men are absolutely pathetic. DICK is about the kindest word I say about him
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Elon Misk is an actual dick…although if there was a race for the dickiest dick Stephen miller is a close 2nd…I hope they both read this…dicks
Weak ignorant men
Stay strong @robertgarcia.bsky.social
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Where are the international interests right now?!
Our country has been taken over by corrupt oligarchs, our laws are being subverted.
This isn't even free speech. It is observation of reality. This is like, the sky is blue, the sun is bright, and Trump and Musk are dicks.
#KiangTrump
That metaphor is the excuse by the trump corrupt DOJ..
It’s a threat to silence anyone who dares speak against the Regime
"Well, he is a dick, so jot that down."
"And here's the Webster's dictionary definition of 'Metaphor', though it's probably above your reading comprehension level."
Oh wait, I forgot the fine print saying no one can hurt your feefees
Jeffries DC number
202-225-5936
And I don't believe the last one was. Statistically impossible.
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Elon IS a dick.
He's a weird dick.
And so is Trump.
(In Trump's case, both literally and figuratively--according to Stormy.)
Streisand-effecting Garcia will #PierceHisPropaganda!
"Dear Mr. Martin,
Speaking of dicks, suck mine.
Sincerely,
Representative Robert Garcia
U.S. House of Representatives"
You’re welcome to call anyone you want a dick. Like Elon Musk. Because he’s a dick.
Fortunately from Rump, his sniveling Republican sycophants won't.
Elon off cause stealing our personal data?
Oh the irony 😅😅
Dissent is now criminal
So few of them have principles
There is no such thing as negative attention, so choose your attention to show others what a good leader looks like.
Show the character you want in a leader when someone does something good instead of complaining about the bad.
Did you see what Garcia did to get this brought against him?
https://youtube.com/shorts/a3DbJQ66hxQ
It's that simple!
Then he should file a lawsuit for violating his first amendment rights
NEVER Punch a Grammer Nazi.
They're only trying to help. Unless you're a dick or dick adjacent. Then they're just shaming your stupid ass.
Because it certainly doesn't look like Trump.
It was never about free speech and independence, was it Connedservatives?
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YgL3tC/
Kindly fuck off,
Duly Elected Representative
Robert Garcia “
Pretty sure I'm more of a threat than Rep. Garcia, but I've not seen him in a fight or know his background. So... maybe they will come for us both. Bitches.
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#Impeach47
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#USProtests
#NeverForgetJanuary6
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#TruthWarriors
#JumpingIntoAction
#BoycottMTN
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