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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago

I’m in my 40s and I’m not a big fan of Billie Eilish music, but I’m a huge fan of Billie Eilish running her mouth! Go off girl!

[–] Devconsole@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Fuck Elon but this is not news worthy

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

While I want to agree, getting it into the zeitgeist and public debate has value. This has the potential to get some of her “I didn’t really care about Musk before” fans to look into it further, which can only help sway opinion against him. It won’t sway his supporters, but that’s not really the point. The point is to target the fence-sitters, and to engage those who haven’t engaged yet.

It’s not news for people who already like or dislike Musk. It’s news for those who don’t already care.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 12 hours ago

Nice. Elon tanks Tesla, gets a trillion dollars. Makes sense

Also, fuck the fucking piece of fucking shit. Fuck him with a rusty rake.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 hours ago

He's a nazi. He doesn't care what the genetically inferior think. /s

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

Billie is the fucking shit

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 61 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The choice words:

The graphic Eilish reposted gave context for that level of wealth by naming a number of actions that could be accomplished using that money: ending world hunger, saving endangered species, and rebuilding Gaza. Eilish shared multiple slides from the graphic before adding her own thoughts: “etc…. fucking pathetic pussy bitch coward,” she wrote.

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And all this before he offers to impregnate her!

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oh I vaguely remember this. That was her?

[–] HereIAm@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 8 hours ago

Right, Taylor Swift. Feels like a decade ago.

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lmao not that I know of, but it would fit his track record

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

People just be handing out ponies

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 65 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Elon Musk is indeed a pathetic pussy

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

A disgusting asshole, and a selfish dickhead. He's really got it all.

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, don't bring pussies into this. fElonia lacks the warmth and depth to be one.

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I was just quoting Billie Eilish. I agree with you tho

[–] tgcoldrockn@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

More tabloid and entertainment garbage pushed to the top in news. More musk spam. Oy.

[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

The drain is being circled

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I don't think he cares what mere millionaires think of him.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Dude bought Twitter just to ban randos from speaking bad about him.

He is thin skinned little shit

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think it was that personal. I think he only wanted to get rid of a massively popular leftist space.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

That’s sounding pretty personal.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Is it? He wasn't hiding his intentions. Even some of his private messages with Jack Dorsey alluded to the platform being overrun by the left.

[–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 10 points 1 day ago

He bought twitter to punish his trans daughter for being trans because he thought twitter radicalized her.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He is a little shit, but come on purchasing Twitter was textbook fascism media control. Far more than just petty reputation protection. This was a major power grab.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Yea, but idiots feel better when they think the people dismantling society are all secretly miserable and are only doing the things they do because they have hurt feelings, rather than being a part of a coordinated effort to consolidate of power into the hands of the wealthy and getting everything they ever wanted.

[–] darvocet@infosec.pub 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh i think you'd be surprised and he cares very much

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago

He likes to pretend he's not a fragile little bitch, but his need to be adored is so transparent

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

He cares what people think in general. His need for validation is more voracious than his need for ketamine. Grimes could twist this knife and make him cry.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Then why did he buy Twitter

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 26 points 1 day ago (4 children)

That's great and all but what we need are people with some real power (politicians, federal prosecutors) to put fElon in his place.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

IDK, at this point, Ellish for president. Why not

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Too young at this point, but eventually I agree

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"That guy from The Apprentice should run for president!"

That's why not.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And he became the main character of global politics for a decade

Now imagine if he rose to fame by promising to tax billionaires instead of from racism?

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works -2 points 20 hours ago

It's funny - liberals still think it's Trumps policies that are the worst thing about him.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because she's not a politician, doesn't want to be one, and probably wouldn't be anywhere near as good at it as she is at music.

I know you were being facetious, but (especially) Americans REALLY need to stop suggesting that everyone sympathetic and admirable run for public office.

There's already a shitload of EXTREMELY unqualified people calling the shots in American politics, and the "popularity to politics pipeline" is the second-biggest reason for it after people buying political power.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Americans REALLY need to stop suggesting that everyone sympathetic and admirable run for public office.

You don't seem to understand how desperately we need someone sympathetic and admirable to unfuck things

It's probably not Eilish or Steward, but if sure as hell isn't Gavin Newsum or Kamala Harris... And those are the options being presented to us. The Democratic establishment even gave Hunter Biden a test run, they are desperate to avoid any form of progress

If you don't think it's appropriate to call for random public figures to run for president, I don't think you really understand where politics in this country are right now

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You don't seem to understand how desperately we need someone sympathetic and admirable to unfuck things

I do. That's WHY I'm speaking up against suggesting people who are both but don't have the skill set, experience, and other requisites for being good at politics.

It's ~~probably~~ DEFINITELY not Eilish or Steward, but if sure as hell isn't Gavin Newsum or Kamala Harris either

Fixed it for you.

If you don't think it's appropriate to call for random public figures to run for president, I don't think you really understand where politics in this country are right now

On the contrary: I know that it's not appropriate BECAUSE I know American politics well enough to know how fucked up things are.

As I pointed out already, random public figures being drafted for/inserting themselves into politics is a HUGE part of the problem, going back to Reagan, and likely further still.

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[–] shane@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

For real he’s a Bernie Madoff Elizabeth Holmes Frankenstein monster running a pyramid scheme on the entire world

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[–] zaki_ft@lemmings.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

More of us need to have balls like her.

Stop worshiping rich people.

[–] tornavish@lemmy.cafe 0 points 1 day ago

How much money does she have?

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