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EarlG

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5. If Trump ruins Tesla and SpaceX, doesn't that leave Musk with basically nothing?

Thu Jun 5, 2025, 03:27 PM

Jun 2025

Surely most of his wealth is tied up in Tesla and SpaceX shares. If those companies tank, he loses a massive chunk of his fortune. He'll still have his propaganda platform, but without his vast fortune he will be far less powerful.

On the other hand, that propaganda platform does have massive reach. How hard will it be for Musk to convince Republicans to ditch Trump and replace him with Vance?

I genuinely don't know who's going to win this battle of the narcissists!

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Musk's just fucking carpet bombing Twitter. It's gonna be counter-productive for me to do a blow-by- blow. [View all] Miles Archer Jun 2025 OP

Not enough popcorn for the whole world!!!! Maeve Jun 2025 #1

.. Demovictory9 Jun 2025 #13

here you go Ray Bruns Jun 2025 #50

All the salt in that box COL Mustard Jun 2025 #67

Nahhh... I always serve up the VATS of popcorn for DU when shit like this hits the fan! BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #73

Should have known I could rely on you! Maeve Jun 2025 #105

Hee hee BumRushDaShow Jun 2025 #106

Jump needs to put a tariff on popcorn! dchill Jun 2025 #53

No, brakester Jun 2025 #84

I KNOW that. I was being facetious. dchill Jun 2025 #112

Tariffs are another regressive tax. mobeau69 Jun 2025 #128

Ding dong ping pong C_U_L8R Jun 2025 #2

Popcorn time Pachamama Jun 2025 #3

Musk does not handle criticism / threats well at all. He's even more easily triggered than Trump Miles Archer Jun 2025 #4

Poster child for being a snowflake SheltieLover Jun 2025 #6

Works for me.... FarPoint Jun 2025 #28

Can help but wonder just what those two bozos are trying to distract us from Attilatheblond Jun 2025 #58

That was my first thought as well. But I was sternly informed that anybody who niyad Jun 2025 #86

Musk got sucker punched stollen Jun 2025 #72

My guess is substance abuse TommyT139 Jun 2025 #98

Bannon says it was Bessent who punched him orangecrush Jun 2025 #123

If Trump ruins Tesla and SpaceX, doesn't that leave Musk with basically nothing? EarlG Jun 2025 #5

Musk Just Called For Impeaching Trump And Replacing Him With Vance... So There's That... : -) MayReasonRule Jun 2025 #9

YES please vapor2 Jun 2025 #59

OH NO!!!! brakester Jun 2025 #75

Trump really protected himself by choosing a flunkie like Vance. Renew Deal Jun 2025 #77

Until he supplies evidence misanthrope Jun 2025 #87

This message was self-deleted by its author misanthrope Jun 2025 #113

Just what the tech bros wanted uponit7771 Jun 2025 #117

To be replaced with a Couch Connoisseur? Ping Tung Jun 2025 #122

I would think BeerBarrelPolka Jun 2025 #11

I agree. And Elon can tell how trump wanted him to rig the voting machines so that he could "win", like trump told us BComplex Jun 2025 #96

That would be a beautiful thing! BeerBarrelPolka Jun 2025 #102

Trump's "REVENGE CREDO" from MOST of his ghost-written books... Miles Archer Jun 2025 #16

with kraznov being uneducable, this will really get interesting SheltieLover Jun 2025 #26

Musk CLEARLY studied Trump in order to know precisely how to manipulate him... Miles Archer Jun 2025 #29

Or fleaon falls out a window... SheltieLover Jun 2025 #32

True. It all depends on how much of this is a mutually staged ruse, or... Miles Archer Jun 2025 #34

Agreed! SheltieLover Jun 2025 #35

Or has his citizenship revoked due to Trump SUDDENLY finding out he violated his original US VISA & skipped school Attilatheblond Jun 2025 #64

What did those poor penguins ever do to you to deserve that? EdmondDantes_ Jun 2025 #93

Not sure that Jilly_in_VA Jun 2025 #79

Probably not, but he'll think of the easiest way to inflict maximum damage... Miles Archer Jun 2025 #99

Do Trump's statements of today strike you as "10 times harder"? misanthrope Jun 2025 #108

Maybe we could be lucky enough that musk gets so mad slightlv Jun 2025 #51

Or Trump will deport him to El Salvador Bev54 Jun 2025 #56

He'll never be broke brakester Jun 2025 #88

I can't see Musk having that much influence over Republicans JI7 Jun 2025 #91

Not Quite ProfessorGAC Jun 2025 #119

We all knew this day would come Blue Owl Jun 2025 #7

Absolutely! paleotn Jun 2025 #33

Musk Calls For Trump's Impeachment MayReasonRule Jun 2025 #8

Impeach based on what? misanthrope Jun 2025 #114

That's how Repukes roll. Wednesdays Jun 2025 #116

Don't rule out Muskrat showing up dead malaise Jun 2025 #10

They'd blame the Clintons BeerBarrelPolka Jun 2025 #14

Isn't Musk considered to be in the country illegally? Disaffected Jun 2025 #12

He was, at one point Miles Archer Jun 2025 #21

Sounds like it might be a way of getting rid of him however, Disaffected Jun 2025 #55

Holy Shite! spanone Jun 2025 #15

Perfect malaise Jun 2025 #18

👍🏼 spanone Jun 2025 #22

Musk is right Melon Jun 2025 #17

Not a business Cirsium Jun 2025 #81

The interest on debt is higher than defense. It's not a right wing point. Melon Jun 2025 #124

Your children's future Cirsium Jun 2025 #125

13% of the budget goes to interest Melon Jun 2025 #126

Tax the wealthy Cirsium Jun 2025 #129

Musk implies that Trump has less years until dirt nap Demovictory9 Jun 2025 #19

pretty sure, based just on your obvious physical issues alone, neither niyad Jun 2025 #42

Are we sure this isn't some big distraction game? Nittersing Jun 2025 #20

That IS a STRONG possibility Miles Archer Jun 2025 #23

More than a fan, Trump was a participant misanthrope Jun 2025 #101

This is something we should all keep in mind. IMO Prairie_Seagull Jun 2025 #24

Exactly questionseverything Jun 2025 #36

But he didn't say particularly how misanthrope Jun 2025 #104

lol questionseverything Jun 2025 #118

BINGO!!! We have a winner! BComplex Jun 2025 #130

This message was self-deleted by its author DUMember24 Jun 2025 #38

Trump's being publicly humiliated paleotn Jun 2025 #41

Excellent point. niyad Jun 2025 #43

No need for a distraction. He and the Repukes are not hiding anything they are doing. Autumn Jun 2025 #52

This plays to our advantage. brakester Jun 2025 #97

I don't think EPSTEIN would be mentioned if it was a planned distraction Skittles Jun 2025 #61

The Musk/Drug story may have broken the dam stollen Jun 2025 #66

Since Ukraine obliterated Putin's planes, I believe Quakerfriend Jun 2025 #85

That is my default answer actually misanthrope Jun 2025 #95

Two 7th graders duking it out on the playground after school CanonRay Jun 2025 #25

Which is how the world sees us stollen Jun 2025 #49

I don't want either to win J-9 Jun 2025 #65

They're both sacks of shit, clearly stollen Jun 2025 #78

I'd say brakester Jun 2025 #103

Does Musk know the story of Mikhail Khodorkovsky? angrycaveman Jun 2025 #27

Exactly. There's a reason Tesla stock drop $152 Billion in value today. SunSeeker Jun 2025 #57

Musk will take prisoners stollen Jun 2025 #82

Poor little rich Elon thought ... 4th Jun 2025 #30

I'm guessing he dug the hell out of that whole "SHADOW PRESIDENT" thing. Miles Archer Jun 2025 #37

He didn't know "everything trump touches dies" before knowing it now. Justice matters. Jun 2025 #94

Couple of spoiled assholes who use money, not their own abilities Eliot Rosewater Jun 2025 #31

What effing abilities? OldBaldy1701E Jun 2025 #46

Stand corrected, they have NONE Eliot Rosewater Jun 2025 #131

Musk came out with his big guns in the opening round. Torchlight Jun 2025 #39

They are both on drugs of varous kinds, and obviously lack sufficent sleep. usonian Jun 2025 #40

Trump may TACO. stollen Jun 2025 #47

None of that matters anymore. NH Ethylene Jun 2025 #71

My aunt would stollen Jun 2025 #74

Has she seen the pics of him with his pubescent daughter on his lap? NH Ethylene Jun 2025 #80

I wouldn't even call that "big gun" a firearm misanthrope Jun 2025 #111

Steve Bannon is now trying to get them to "immediately" deport Musk. LOL Karasu Jun 2025 #44

Seriously? Got a link? SunSeeker Jun 2025 #60

Here you go: Karasu Jun 2025 #92

The last thing we need is a post full of xitter links. Good riddance. erronis Jun 2025 #45

In their divorce Musk seems to be shooting for complete custody SomedayKindaLove Jun 2025 #48

Here's for a full blown war between the two psychos. Maybe they'll pause from destroying the world for awhile. OverBurn Jun 2025 #54

Musk controls Twitter's algorithms. speak easy Jun 2025 #62

Sheesh. I only bought one bag of skinny pop from Costco yesterday.. live love laugh Jun 2025 #63

It all depends on his control of the DOGE accounts. ananda Jun 2025 #68

Maybe the pathetic simulacrum of a man brakester Jun 2025 #109

Yawn... OldBaldy1701E Jun 2025 #69

I saw an excellent comparison... GiqueCee Jun 2025 #70

Okay, I've just unblocked Elon. Hope it's good. Crunchy Frog Jun 2025 #76

I posted about the tweet war as it was happening, posting the tweets in GD, with the exception highplainsdem Jun 2025 #89

Musk is and always will be an asshole Justice Brandeis Jun 2025 #83

Truth Social will be on fire tonight. Sneederbunk Jun 2025 #90

Elon needs to hire people BidenRocks Jun 2025 #100

I'm just learning all this now intrepidity Jun 2025 #107

Please DO post all of Musk's tweets here! intrepidity Jun 2025 #110

Predatory Capitalists fighting each other. Sounds Emile Jun 2025 #115

Could be a very interesting summer. republianmushroom Jun 2025 #120

..... Skittles Jun 2025 #121

This would make a really good celebrity deathmatch yourout Jun 2025 #127