Summary

Elon Musk is considering suing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after Walz accused him of performing a Nazi salute at Trump’s inauguration.

Musk’s gesture, where he placed his hand on his heart before extending his arm outward, sparked controversy due to its resemblance to historical fascist salutes.

The Anti-Defamation League deemed it an “awkward gesture” rather than a Nazi salute but acknowledged public concern.

Musk, who owns X (formerly Twitter), responded to calls for legal action by saying, “I think I will.”

      • @espentan
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        The correct caption here is How many chocolates do I want? Aaall of them! /s

        Edit: Formatting

    • Capt. Wolf
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      Yes, that salute. The salute Nazis do. The salute specifically for Nazis. The Nazi salute.

    • @RaoulDook
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      308 days ago

      Yep I hope he does bring that lawsuit so that the video of his multiple nazi salutes will have to be seen in court as evidence

    • @tortina_original
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      118 days ago

      Yes, that Nazi salute done by insecure little cock gobbler Elon Musk.

      • @bitchkat
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        68 days ago

        Trump will change it to Salute of America.

        • goferking (he/him)
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          not many people know this but nazis and Hitler actually stoll it from us. Lots of people are saying this now that we should take it back

        • @Nastybutler
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          Come on now, it’ll be the Trump Salute

    • @someguy3
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      I never knew Hitler was so heartful.

    • @[email protected]
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      37 days ago

      And then he turned around inside of 5 seconds and did it again towards where die Führer Trump was standing. TOTALLY not a Nazi thing, bro, just trust me.

      🫠

    • Admiral Patrick
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      It’s a nice thought, but:

      1. I doubt he’ll be using his money for this frivolous lawsuit
      2. It would also waste Walz’s and/or Minnesota’s money as well as any other defendants
      3. Good luck getting him to pay up if you try to countersue for damages / legal fees.
      • chknbwl
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        178 days ago

        Couldn’t someone argue Musk’s dual-citizenship could be grounds for moving this from civil to federal; wouldn’t diverse citizenship apply here?

    • @breadsmasher
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      18 days ago

      does mastodon not let users save gifs from it?

      • @aaa999
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        I’m on mobile (voyager), I tapped the link and it opened in the generic browser and I could save with long press, so i guess copy paste the link to a browser if you want to save atuff

        • @breadsmasher
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          28 days ago

          Exactly the same process I tried - however long pressing seems to just highlight random parts of the page, like the icon on the bottom left instead. Ended up saving it on my desktop instead. Thanks though!

  • @moakley
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    What a great idea! Have it confirmed in a court of law that Musk performed a Nazi salute at Trump’s inauguration.

  • @[email protected]
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    Even if you want to play devil’s advocate, nobody anywhere EVER keeps their fingers together and their palm down when making an “I’m offering something to you” gesture. The Anti-Defamation League is full of shit.

  • @cogman
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    And this is why every state needs anti-slapp laws.

  • @Bruhh
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    Why is he so offended? Can’t he take a joke? It’s not a big deal. He’s exagerating. What a snowflake beta male.