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Everything You Need to Know about Elon Musk's $44bn Twitter acquisition
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- Jul 27, 2015
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Musk reportedly says Twitter at risk of bankruptcy
Alleged genius behind electric car spots one thing that might save company from the abyss: ending WFH
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Yes, after reading that article about the imposters whenever I see posts from twitter I'm going to be wondering is this fake, fake, fake news, or only fake fake news, all the time, rather than for only the 75% of the time that I was doing that pre-Musk.
I thought the $8 pm verified account payments were aimed at helping to plug the financial hole(s) Musk sees in Twitter. As that is now suspended do you, or anyone else, think this will come back in a more thought out way? If not, I can't see how he's going to monetise the platform other than through massive advertising deals. As he's lost some very large advertising deals from companies who have reservations about him and or his methods/views it looks like Twitter may sink unless those companies are persuaded to return IMO.Musk reportedly says Twitter at risk of bankruptcy
Alleged genius behind electric car spots one thing that might save company from the abyss: ending WFH
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The real problem is Musk's insistence on micromanaging, just like The Great "Orange-utan".
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5 (actually good) reasons why Microsoft should buy Twitter from Elon Musk
www.windowscentral.com
5 (actually good) reasons why Microsoft should buy Twitter from Elon Musk
Grab a Twitter bargain, Microsoft!
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1 reason why TikTok should buy Twitter:
"Just because I can, worked for Elon"
"Just because I can, worked for Elon"
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Then they'll both be banned in the U.S.
Interview: FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok
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Oooo, Elon's net worth dropped by 9 billion USD. He is currently worth ONLY 203 billion USD. The "poor" thing! 
I bet you Elon is surreptitiously beating the bushes for some stupe to off-load this on. He made the mistake of 10 lifetimes with Twitter. No turning back.
I bet you Elon is surreptitiously beating the bushes for some stupe to off-load this on. He made the mistake of 10 lifetimes with Twitter. No turning back.
Twitter was always a shitshow cesspool. He's just pulled the curtain back, and added (even more) incompetent management to the mix. Oh, and he's can't keep his damn mouth shut either.
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Around 90 percent of most U.S.-based media are controlled by six corporations:
www.webfx.com
and the same applies to the U.S. economy itself, where over 70 percent is controlled by a rich minority:
It even takes place on a global scale, where the world economy is essentially controlled by several hundred financial corporations.
One of their own is now creating mayhem, and they need to get back that control.
The 6 Companies That Own (Almost) All Media [INFOGRAPHIC]
This infographic shows you how six companies control (almost) all media options in the US.
www.webfx.com
and the same applies to the U.S. economy itself, where over 70 percent is controlled by a rich minority:
It even takes place on a global scale, where the world economy is essentially controlled by several hundred financial corporations.
One of their own is now creating mayhem, and they need to get back that control.
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Whatever happens in this world, rich people are the ones who have the last laugh.
Wha'?
arstechnica.com
Musk proposes turning Twitter into a bank to avoid bankruptcy
Musk aims to grow Twitter users by 1 billion, then link accounts to debit cards.
arstechnica.com
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Here is the ugly truth about Musk's ruthlessness:Wha'?
Musk proposes turning Twitter into a bank to avoid bankruptcy
Musk aims to grow Twitter users by 1 billion, then link accounts to debit cards.
Just like most of the big name 'work sharing' platforms who have turned the clock back on their employees, their pay based on piecework like the days of old. Yes, let's go back to the Dark Ages, where peasantry were kept in their place, throwing them a bone once a year, the Christmas pig for the whole village.
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This link is a 'must-read' and could just as easily be posted at Crypto News - Game Over for FTX " Updated "
Crypto and Twitter Are Imploding at the Same Time and It Is Glorious
Don't say I didn't tell you.
Crypto and Twitter Are Imploding at the Same Time and It Is Glorious
Don't say I didn't tell you.
- Mar 9, 2014
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About that Bulwark article, crypto essentially involves using virtual wealth bought and sold by other virtual wealth, i.e., much of money supply which has been consisting essentially of numbers with no backing for decades. Actually, money in general is essentially debt.
The catch is much of the wealth of the rich consists essentially of that, and in order to maintain control over much of the population, they have to make sure that whatever currency is used has to be regulated. Eventually, the same applies to everything else. Hence, the vision of not owning anything, being monitored continuously via electronic systems, and being happy for living in such a "glorious" world:
About accuracy, as pointed out earlier, much of media is controlled by the richest people in the world. They can only maintain such a position as long as everyone is controlled and regulated, and that involves not only blocking fake news (which is something not factual or something they don't want to others to hear) but also issuing only half-truths. That's why Facebook, Twitter, and others were generally blocking anything shared that questioned what powerful groups like the U.S. government and various multinational businesses are doing. And mainstream media has been doing similar since the first Gulf War.
Finally, very few acknowledge or are aware of the claim that both Republicans and Democrats are essentially the same: they promote neoconservatism and neoliberalism stemming from Reagan, in the service of the rich. That's why the U.S. has been engaged in decades of mayhem, using onerous foreign policies and the military to coerce, destabilize, and even invade countries like Iraq and Afghanistan; the dollar (also the petrodollar) needs to be kept propped up, and that involves making sure that most countries remain weak and the U.S. remains the strongest. Large numbers, with a majority unarmed civilians, have died, and this has been going on since the 1950s, but you will barely hear anyone virtue-signalling and standing up for them. Just Ukraine. Why? Because anything that Russia, China, and others do are bad, but when the U.S. does the same, it's right, because the U.S. stands for "freedom and democracy." It's part of American exceptionalism.
The last part of the article sounds absurd, with references to some "Old Democratic Party" and even comparing Biden to El Cid. The latter was part of the Reconquista, which sought to wrest Spain away from Muslim invaders. In contrast, Biden is more of a realpolitik politician, able to side with either party to get what his cronies want.
What about the first point? That probably refers to JFK. Take note what happened to him. In contrast, everyone from Carter all the way to Obama joined the neocon crowd.
So what does all of that have to do with Twitter? The rich with its corporations and the governments that work for it need to be in control, and that means not just economic but also media. That, in turn, involves not only getting back control of Twitter, but even making sure that more participate in Twitter and even Facebook, read only what the rich want them to read, and pave the way for a "Brave New World" where one will own nothing, have no privacy, and be happy because of that.
The catch is much of the wealth of the rich consists essentially of that, and in order to maintain control over much of the population, they have to make sure that whatever currency is used has to be regulated. Eventually, the same applies to everything else. Hence, the vision of not owning anything, being monitored continuously via electronic systems, and being happy for living in such a "glorious" world:
About accuracy, as pointed out earlier, much of media is controlled by the richest people in the world. They can only maintain such a position as long as everyone is controlled and regulated, and that involves not only blocking fake news (which is something not factual or something they don't want to others to hear) but also issuing only half-truths. That's why Facebook, Twitter, and others were generally blocking anything shared that questioned what powerful groups like the U.S. government and various multinational businesses are doing. And mainstream media has been doing similar since the first Gulf War.
Finally, very few acknowledge or are aware of the claim that both Republicans and Democrats are essentially the same: they promote neoconservatism and neoliberalism stemming from Reagan, in the service of the rich. That's why the U.S. has been engaged in decades of mayhem, using onerous foreign policies and the military to coerce, destabilize, and even invade countries like Iraq and Afghanistan; the dollar (also the petrodollar) needs to be kept propped up, and that involves making sure that most countries remain weak and the U.S. remains the strongest. Large numbers, with a majority unarmed civilians, have died, and this has been going on since the 1950s, but you will barely hear anyone virtue-signalling and standing up for them. Just Ukraine. Why? Because anything that Russia, China, and others do are bad, but when the U.S. does the same, it's right, because the U.S. stands for "freedom and democracy." It's part of American exceptionalism.
The last part of the article sounds absurd, with references to some "Old Democratic Party" and even comparing Biden to El Cid. The latter was part of the Reconquista, which sought to wrest Spain away from Muslim invaders. In contrast, Biden is more of a realpolitik politician, able to side with either party to get what his cronies want.
What about the first point? That probably refers to JFK. Take note what happened to him. In contrast, everyone from Carter all the way to Obama joined the neocon crowd.
So what does all of that have to do with Twitter? The rich with its corporations and the governments that work for it need to be in control, and that means not just economic but also media. That, in turn, involves not only getting back control of Twitter, but even making sure that more participate in Twitter and even Facebook, read only what the rich want them to read, and pave the way for a "Brave New World" where one will own nothing, have no privacy, and be happy because of that.
- Jan 21, 2018
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Makes sense here, thanks for linking that; but, I couldn't help but think if " Voltaire did not say that quote and it is something that has been caught many times before.This link is a 'must-read' and could just as easily be posted at Crypto News - Game Over for FTX " Updated "
Crypto and Twitter Are Imploding at the Same Time and It Is Glorious
Don't say I didn't tell you.
Who did say it?", then are you sure that you did tell us?!
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