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He already gave himself backdoor access to everything. Don't believe he's really gone.
He's gonna come back like a ransomware hacker, threatening to delete whole systems unless he gets what he wants.
He is the richest man in the world. He has every resource available to him. He constantly punches down. He doesn't deserve any sympathy.
You can't buy a likable personality.
He tried, but he colflated a person on the leaderboard of a video game with a likeable personality
(No offense to likeable people on leaderboards)
I often wonder what the world would be like right now, if he'd simply taken it on the chin, congratulated that cave diver on rescuing those Thai kids, and went about his day, rather than jumping right into calling him a paedophile and sinking into ever further nutbaggery.
Still hope your businesses all get destroyed.
Until Trump and friends give him inside trading advice, they will. (Allegedly)
They already did de facto insider trading advice when the Mango Mussolini posted "this is a great time to buy" on Truth Social hours before pausing his stupid tariffs.
That cesspit is TECHNICALLY publicly available, but apart from a few journalists with the shittiest assignment ever, the only people likely to be there at 9:37am are members of his cult and adjacent sickos.
Besides, even if it's not insider trading, it's one of the most blatant examples of deliberate market manipulation ever, which is also illegal.
We aren't letting up. Musk is hated, like every Nazi.
Lots of people would like to "leave politics", as they find themselves under "vicious and unethical attacks" by politicians. However, those people's political existence was forced upon them, they didn't want to be a "political" object, especially not in the current landscape.
Musk instead took up his political role consciously, and used it to further attack and harm many who would prefer to be left in peace. He had the luxury to activate himself, commit far worse violence upon the people than he has been subjected to by the people, and when he realises he doesn't really like it, even though the issues he's facing are probably comparatively trivial, he (believes he) has the luxury to return to a more secluded, safe position.
It's really quite disgusting. And I fear he'll get away with it. But I am at least satisfied that his story (a supposed tech guru with his marketing bullshit and his comically immature behaviour) has damaged much of the aura of the modern technocapitalist elite.
[Gives Nazi salute.]
"Why are people attacking me? They must hate efficiency."
Alternate title:
"Scumbag musk has got all the info he needs from all the government servers. Now he's going to distance himself from everything then use that info as blackmail, or sell to Russia etc etc."
Primary goal was to neuter and disarm any agency that was actively investigating him, or had the authority to investigate him in the future.
The stolen data was just a happy little side dish he came into, that I'm sure isnt totally already in Russias hands. Just like how government credentials and login information didnt immediately end up in Russia's hands after Musks sham of an agency got a hold of them (it totally did)
And it has nothing to do with the expiry on the special appointment coming up where Trump will either have to make him a real federal employee with all the legal exposure that confers or let him go.
As others have pointed out, he’s already compromised systems, downloaded what data he could for Peter Thiel/Palantir, broken those organizations to the furthest extent he is able, and likely will have continued access to the data through illegal means in the future for himself/his handlers.
He’s not ‘leaving politics’ because those mean liberals, he’s leaving because as a useful idiot, he’s fulfilled his use and maybe realized he was being used as an idiot, but likely not.
What a pussy.
Call yourself Dark Maga. Cry and run when the heat gets hot.
Pussy.
Wait, when did he enter into politics? All I see is him buying power?
Basically he wants to see the manager about making a return.
I'm almost certain that he has been ordered by his board of directors to get back to work, or be removed as CEO of Tesla.
There is almost certainly a shareholder class-action suit brewing over his reckless and irresponsible behavior over the last several months, which has directly caused severe, and possibly irreparable, damage to the company's brand image AND it's sales around the world, as well as tanking the stock price, an unforgiveable sin in the investing world. Now that the bubble has popped, it will never inflate again. As future earnings reports are released, and sales continue to slide, the stock will continue to decline, and the cycle will continue until bankruptcy. And it is all traceable to Skum's self-indulgent, egotistical behavior.
The only question is will Skum be the only defendant, or will the lawsuit also name the individual members of the board, for not reigning him in, or firing him. They don't want to be sued alongside him, so they are forcing him to get back to work saving Tesla, thus letting them off the hook for legal liability.
Its doubtful Skum will be able to save Tesla at this point, its almost certainly too late. It is also probably too late to avoid a shareholder lawsuit. Investors have lost millions of dollars, not due to the vagaries of the market, but due to Skum's outrageous behavior, which, as CEO, he should have realized would damage his company and its investors significantly.
And arguing that he didn't recognize the danger in advance is no excuse at all for a CEO, who should have been able to predict the response to his self-indulgent ego bender.
Shareholders have lost many millions, and they won't just let that go with an "Oh well." He's likely going to get sued, and the board is just making sure they don't go down with him.
You hear that guys? It's working; keep it up.
Too late buddy, you will never extricate yourself from what you've done here and it will haunt you for the rest of your miserable life.
He's not leaving politics, he's at most changing vector. From being visible, to working more in the shadows.
Oh, he won't leave. I don't believe it for a second. There's too much money and power. He is going to milk the insider connections for as long as he can. But he might adjust his position to try to get the pressure shifted to others.
the "mythical left" that he and the right wingers keeps fantasizing about think it exists in the us.
They like to flout the law in real time because they know there are no real consequences, but Musk still doesn't want to leave an opening for a federal or state DA to sue him for financial disclosure and conflict of interest, if only to avoid the PR scandals from discovery.
He's probably going to 'officially' bow out, but maintain a totally-not-suspicious amount of digital communications with the army of fuckup loyalists he installed.
You know, just like that time the fuckup in chief relinquished control of his extraordinary number of conflicts of interest.
Somebody call the wambulamce.
Does he need help packing his shit?
Yeah, boo hoo, fuck off forever you egomaniacal nepo-baby.
Good next leave the country.
My 3 day old bowl of custard has a thicker skin than Musk. Probably smells nicer too.
Plus, it's not a Nazi, which is a bonus. Unless you have Nazi custard.
Until I see it realistically happen, he's staying. It is all theater.
Alternative title. One of the richest men in history can't find happiness and shifts blame away from his terrible decisions, stolen valor video game clout, fascism, and fucking over poor people. Decides to radically change the modern world because supposedly it wasn't working out for him, then cries that people don't like him.
Any chance he got all the data and access that he actually wanted, so now he's good?
Facts don't care about your feelings.
We should totally all agree that we will leave Musk alone and start treating him nicely if he leaves politics wink wink nudge nudge
May he never have a moments peace in the remainder his life.
Yeah, everyone who disagrees with you is "The Left", even conservatives, independents, moderates, and libertarians.
He realized that he pissed off the people that were buying his cars. Sorry my dude, this is your identity now. We will not forget.