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Elon Musk in Real Trouble After Humiliating Defeat: "Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn’t work this time." (futurism.com)
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[–] 36 points 4 days ago (11 children)

What kind of "real trouble" can a trillionaire even get into? Unless somebody makes a huge effort to cause him physical harm (or his family, I guess, but... yikes), he's basically immune to consequences.

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  • [–] 45 points 4 days ago (7 children)

    You’re talking about the most butt hurt, insecure man in the world, as evidenced by his own constant bitching and whining on a platform he bought not just to affect elections globally, but also to stop people from hurting his feelings by pointing out his many ridiculous shortcomings. Consequences come in many forms, and for narcissists, humiliation in public and being proven wrong is among the biggest.

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  • [–] 15 points 4 days ago (4 children)

    You’re talking about the most butt hurt, insecure man in the world, as evidenced by his own constant bitching and whining on a platform he bought not just to affect elections globally, but also to stop people from hurting his feelings by pointing out his many ridiculous shortcomings.

    I legitimately didn't know if you were talking about Musk or Trump right through the end!

    But technically Trump didn't buy Truth Social, he just was gifted it by sycophants, so I guess that's the difference.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 days ago

    To be fair, that's not why he bought Twitter. He made a ridiculous offer to manipulate the stock so he could sell it and make money, but when he tried to back out of the sale, the SEC forced him to follow through. He reluctantly bought it because he's an idiot.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 days ago

    Arrest him, or at least an order for his arrest. If/when he flees the country, freeze his accounts and his ability to profit off of his US based assets.

    He still would have more money than any of us can imagine wherever he flees to, but it would be a significant hit to his power and freedom, as he also couldn’t go to any country we have an extradition agreement with.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago

    Treason if convicted should be the game ending one, but these people tend to not leave paper trail and has a pack of lawyer to bribe fight in court, so it's a very hard one.

    His EV exploding while trapping him inside would be the next best option.

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