• @yesman
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    8017 days ago

    In context, it sounds like Johnson was threatening Elon with the post. That’s appropriate.

    • @[email protected]
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      5717 days ago

      Yeah, this is a non story. All he said was “think you can do better?”, and Musk ‘backed down’.

      • Nougat
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        1617 days ago

        Could also be a feeler with plausible deniability, since there’s already been murmuring about that very thing.

          • Nougat
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            317 days ago

            I have, but then I’m also not the Speaker of the House talking to the richest man in the world who also happens to be the incoming president’s current boy toy.

              • Nougat
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                317 days ago

                Dude, I said could be. It’s not wholly out of the question, and I haven’t made any crazy assumptions.

  • @just_another_person
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    2617 days ago

    Let him fail like he does at everything else except lying, cheating and stealing. At least it will be public.

  • @Pilferjinx
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    1317 days ago

    I really thought those christofascists would have a greater influence on the plot. I did not expect president Musk to take the reigns.

    • @[email protected]
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      617 days ago

      Eh, if you look at Thiel and Co’s gameplan using the fundies to establish the technocracy was always the play.L

  • @Rapidcreek
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    1117 days ago

    Ah those anti-elietist MAGA are at it again…

  • @eran_morad
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    717 days ago

    Maybe Mike Johnson’s balls dropped.