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  • J Jolly
    26 Oct 2022, 18:59

    Rumor that the Biden Whitehouse might step in...

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    Horace
    wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 19:12 last edited by
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    @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

    Rumor that the Biden Whitehouse might step in...

    On what grounds? Not that virtue needs legal grounds. But hopefully there will be a pretense of legality, for old time’s sake.

    Education is extremely important.

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      Jolly
      wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 19:29 last edited by
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      Whitehouse sez not true...

      https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-elon-musk-national-security-review-twitter-not-true-2022-10

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        George K
        wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 20:29 last edited by
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        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          George K
          wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 21:21 last edited by
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          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            26 Oct 2022, 21:21

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            Doctor Phibes
            wrote on 26 Oct 2022, 23:44 last edited by Doctor Phibes
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            @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

            Let that sink in?

            God, that guy is so far up his own arse I bet he thinks the world smells just great.

            My guess is that he'll make Twitter even worse than it is already.

            I was only joking

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              George K
              wrote on 27 Oct 2022, 12:13 last edited by
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              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                George K
                wrote on 28 Oct 2022, 01:13 last edited by
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                Hey guys, "You're fired."

                Elon Musk completed his takeover of Twitter Inc. TWTR 0.66%increase; green up pointing triangle Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter, capping an unusual corporate takeover battle and setting up one of the world’s most influential social-media platforms for potentially sweeping change.

                Mr. Musk fired Chief Executive Parag Agrawal and Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal after the deal closed, the people said. Spokespeople for Twitter didn’t comment.

                It wasn’t immediately clear who would step into those top positions. CNBC previously reported the firings.

                Mr. Musk completed the deal a day before a court-imposed deadline to complete his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter or face the prospect of a Delaware trial over the deal’s future.

                There were signs this week indicating that Mr. Musk was moving closer to acquiring the social-media platform by Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline. Banks started sending money backing the deal, The Wall Street Journal reported. Mr. Musk also has changed his Twitter bio to “Chief Twit,” showed himself walking into the San Francisco headquarters of the social-media platform, and issued a statement on Twitter explaining his vision for the site to advertisers.

                Closing the deal ends a monthslong saga of whether Mr. Musk would or wouldn’t purchase the company. The deal also would put one of the world’s most prominent social-media platforms under the control of the world’s richest person, with implications for the future of online discourse.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                • G George K
                  28 Oct 2022, 01:13

                  Hey guys, "You're fired."

                  Elon Musk completed his takeover of Twitter Inc. TWTR 0.66%increase; green up pointing triangle Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter, capping an unusual corporate takeover battle and setting up one of the world’s most influential social-media platforms for potentially sweeping change.

                  Mr. Musk fired Chief Executive Parag Agrawal and Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal after the deal closed, the people said. Spokespeople for Twitter didn’t comment.

                  It wasn’t immediately clear who would step into those top positions. CNBC previously reported the firings.

                  Mr. Musk completed the deal a day before a court-imposed deadline to complete his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter or face the prospect of a Delaware trial over the deal’s future.

                  There were signs this week indicating that Mr. Musk was moving closer to acquiring the social-media platform by Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline. Banks started sending money backing the deal, The Wall Street Journal reported. Mr. Musk also has changed his Twitter bio to “Chief Twit,” showed himself walking into the San Francisco headquarters of the social-media platform, and issued a statement on Twitter explaining his vision for the site to advertisers.

                  Closing the deal ends a monthslong saga of whether Mr. Musk would or wouldn’t purchase the company. The deal also would put one of the world’s most prominent social-media platforms under the control of the world’s richest person, with implications for the future of online discourse.

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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on 28 Oct 2022, 01:45 last edited by
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                  I'm guessing Kanye for CEO.

                  "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it!".

                  Well, until they lose all their advertisers, at least.

                  I was only joking

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                    Horace
                    wrote on 28 Oct 2022, 02:06 last edited by
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                    Agrawal was targeted by that diatribe from Peterson recently. It’s too bad he will no longer be available to receive a public retribution.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                    • G George K
                      28 Oct 2022, 01:13

                      Hey guys, "You're fired."

                      Elon Musk completed his takeover of Twitter Inc. TWTR 0.66%increase; green up pointing triangle Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter, capping an unusual corporate takeover battle and setting up one of the world’s most influential social-media platforms for potentially sweeping change.

                      Mr. Musk fired Chief Executive Parag Agrawal and Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal after the deal closed, the people said. Spokespeople for Twitter didn’t comment.

                      It wasn’t immediately clear who would step into those top positions. CNBC previously reported the firings.

                      Mr. Musk completed the deal a day before a court-imposed deadline to complete his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter or face the prospect of a Delaware trial over the deal’s future.

                      There were signs this week indicating that Mr. Musk was moving closer to acquiring the social-media platform by Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline. Banks started sending money backing the deal, The Wall Street Journal reported. Mr. Musk also has changed his Twitter bio to “Chief Twit,” showed himself walking into the San Francisco headquarters of the social-media platform, and issued a statement on Twitter explaining his vision for the site to advertisers.

                      Closing the deal ends a monthslong saga of whether Mr. Musk would or wouldn’t purchase the company. The deal also would put one of the world’s most prominent social-media platforms under the control of the world’s richest person, with implications for the future of online discourse.

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                      taiwan_girl
                      wrote on 28 Oct 2022, 02:25 last edited by
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                      @George-K said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                      Mr. Musk fired Chief Executive Parag Agrawal and Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal after the deal closed, the people said.

                      And those guys will walk away with millions of USD$ since (I assume) they were let go "without cause". Plus, they don't have to end up working for Mr. Musk. Win-win for them!

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                        Jolly
                        wrote on 28 Oct 2022, 03:20 last edited by
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                        Without cause?

                        Musk owns the company. He can fire or hire who he chooses...

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        • J Jolly
                          28 Oct 2022, 03:20

                          Without cause?

                          Musk owns the company. He can fire or hire who he chooses...

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                          taiwan_girl
                          wrote on 28 Oct 2022, 08:01 last edited by
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                          @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                          Without cause?

                          Musk owns the company. He can fire or hire who he chooses...

                          Sorry - it wasn't very clear what I was trying to say. I was trying to say that a lot of executive contracts have a "golden parachute". If you are let for "for cause", you don't get the parachute. However, if you were let go "without cause", you still get your parachute.

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                            George K
                            wrote on 28 Oct 2022, 14:02 last edited by
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                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 28 Oct 2022, 17:21 last edited by
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                              Only non-witches get due process.

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                                Axtremus
                                wrote on 29 Oct 2022, 02:12 last edited by Axtremus
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                                GM temporarily halts paid advertising on Twitter
                                https://www.reuters.com/technology/gm-temporarily-halts-paid-advertising-twitter-2022-10-28/

                                Racist tweets quickly surface after Musk closes Twitter deal
                                https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/28/musk-twitter-racist-posts/

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                                  28 Oct 2022, 08:01

                                  @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                  Without cause?

                                  Musk owns the company. He can fire or hire who he chooses...

                                  Sorry - it wasn't very clear what I was trying to say. I was trying to say that a lot of executive contracts have a "golden parachute". If you are let for "for cause", you don't get the parachute. However, if you were let go "without cause", you still get your parachute.

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                                  taiwan_girl
                                  wrote on 29 Oct 2022, 05:19 last edited by
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                                  @taiwan_girl said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                  @Jolly said in Elon Musk buys a big chunk of Twitter:

                                  Without cause?

                                  Musk owns the company. He can fire or hire who he chooses...

                                  Sorry - it wasn't very clear what I was trying to say. I was trying to say that a lot of executive contracts have a "golden parachute". If you are let for "for cause", you don't get the parachute. However, if you were let go "without cause", you still get your parachute.

                                  (https://www.reuters.com/technology/golden-parachutes-3-fired-twitter-executives-worth-122-mln-equilar-2022-10-28/)

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 29 Oct 2022, 11:17 last edited by
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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 29 Oct 2022, 11:46 last edited by
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                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Mik
                                        wrote on 29 Oct 2022, 14:33 last edited by
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                                        And here comes Bezos trying to hurt Musk.

                                        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/you-ve-decided-to-quit-twitter-here-s-what-you-can-use-to-replace-it/ar-AA13vObT?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3f7d32e297b54bce8c896657a7863171

                                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                        • M Mik
                                          29 Oct 2022, 14:33

                                          And here comes Bezos trying to hurt Musk.

                                          https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/you-ve-decided-to-quit-twitter-here-s-what-you-can-use-to-replace-it/ar-AA13vObT?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3f7d32e297b54bce8c896657a7863171

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 29 Oct 2022, 14:38 last edited by
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                                          @Mik apparently the irony of a billionaire who owns a media enterprise complaining about a billionaire owning a media enterprise is lost on Mr.(I make tourist rockets) Bezos.

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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