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2022-04-26 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Deacon Blues 2022-04-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 fyi, the marijuana joke is that april 20 is 'marijuana day'

april 20 = 4.20

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-04-26 08:44|| 2022-04-26 08:44|| Front Page Top

#2 The meltdowns are going to be epic today.

Posted by Chris 2022-04-26 09:31|| 2022-04-26 09:31|| Front Page Top

#3
How many Twitterites will quit?

Willing to bet 2.5x's more will join.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-04-26 09:37|| 2022-04-26 09:37|| Front Page Top

#4 How many Twitterites will quit?

The same number that moved to Canada in 2016. They can't quit. They are addicts.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-04-26 09:48|| 2022-04-26 09:48|| Front Page Top

#5 My question is, How does Elon Musk think he's gonna make money out of this?
He didn't get to be that rich by blowing cash on losing propositions. He must see something renumerative in the distance.

Posted by ed in texas 2022-04-26 09:57|| 2022-04-26 09:57|| Front Page Top

#6 He has said this is a matter of principle, ed, so perhaps he isn’t thinking of principal this time. At a certain point one has enough money, as someone said, and other parts of his conglomerate are apparently finally throwing off profits.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-04-26 10:02|| 2022-04-26 10:02|| Front Page Top

#7 His chances of making money on it are directly proportional to his lack of wokeness.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-04-26 10:37|| 2022-04-26 10:37|| Front Page Top

#8 And hats off to trailing wife for correct usage of both "principle" and "principal" in the same sentence! A rare achievementin this illiterate age.

Posted by Tom 2022-04-26 10:45|| 2022-04-26 10:45|| Front Page Top

#9 :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2022-04-26 11:09|| 2022-04-26 11:09|| Front Page Top

#10 Your right, Tom

/That hurt

Posted by Frank G 2022-04-26 11:36|| 2022-04-26 11:36|| Front Page Top

#11 Kek

Posted by Rex Mundi 2022-04-26 14:38|| 2022-04-26 14:38|| Front Page Top

#12 OK, here's the thing. Musk won the bid by getting over $25bil in support from Morgan Stanley and other banks. Banks, as a rule, aren't terribly impressed your principles. They like to see a positive cash flow. And Twit hasn't been terribly profitable.
Now, at some point, Musk has told them, "You know I'm good for it."
I also note that Tesla stock trended down thru this. I'm wondering if maybe he's decided to sell off Tesla and go on to the next shiny thing...

Posted by ed in texas 2022-04-26 14:55|| 2022-04-26 14:55|| Front Page Top

#13 I think it's more about buying some insurance that there's still a USA to sell Teslas and SpaceX rocket launches to.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-04-26 15:00|| 2022-04-26 15:00|| Front Page Top

#14 Maybe Musk will make money because the woke, pain-in-the-ass deadwood will be departing.

Posted by JohnQC 2022-04-26 15:33|| 2022-04-26 15:33|| Front Page Top