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The Secret Service has launched a probe into an X post by Elon Musk in which he tweeted that “no one is even trying” to kill Kamala Harris or Joe Biden.

The tech billionaire deleted the post on his X platform and passed it off as a “joke.” However, the White House did not find it funny and instead called it “irresponsible.”

“Violence should only be condemned, never encouraged or joked about,” the White House said in a statement. Now the Secret Service is involved.

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[–] [email protected] 174 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Tech billionaire realises that saying things on the internet can be taken differently than expected... in 2024. Is this guy a complete moron?

[–] Lost_My_Mind 132 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 months ago

Signs point to yes.

[–] rtxn 33 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Is this guy a complete moron?

I hope it's a rhetorical question and you didn't just now realize it.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

Yes, actually.

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[–] [email protected] 156 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Revoke his security clearance you cowards.

[–] APassenger 75 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He controls SpaceX and the internet over Ukraine.

We need to take those, too.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 months ago (1 children)

SpaceX and American allies' Internet access could be considered to be of national importance

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[–] seaQueue 142 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Ah, right, the thing that would get normal people put on a list and held in custody if the president traveled through their region just gets the Muskrat "probed"

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago
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[–] [email protected] 140 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He also controls the satellites used for communication on battlefields and has already turned them off unilaterally during an important Ukrainian operation in the Black Sea.

He can run Twitter and Tesla into the ground, but SpaceX needs to be nationalized. Its compromise is a national security threat.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Is he e getting Russian money? Did he just promote the assassination of the American president? I'm just asking questions.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Doubt it. There are no hard indications that he's a russian asset. He's just an asshat.

[–] FlyingSquid 31 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yes, but according to Russian asset, serial killer and couch fucker JD Vance, you can make up any lie about anyone you want as long as you are making a point.

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[–] micka190 105 points 2 months ago (10 children)

I still don't understand how anyone here (or on the internet in general, for that matter) is still asking "Is Elon stupid? Is he a moron?" in response to stuff like this.

Elon's a jackass, but he clearly knows what he's doing with this. He's inciting political violence and then acting like it was an edgy joke as a way to give himself probable deniability. Dude's an asshole, but he's not literally brain dead.

[–] FlyingSquid 88 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] SLVRDRGN 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wow, I'd never heard of this before! Interesting, thanks.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

It's all everyone talked about sitting Trump's reign especially about how he talked about Mueller

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago

You're so nice about it. Let's be real. He's a Narcissistic predator with too many means to destroy humanity itself and his motivation to do exactly that is transparent, claimed even.

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] apfelwoiSchoppen 41 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] NegativeInf 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not even with a 39 and ½ foot pole!

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hey Grok, what's a good recipe for cooking rich people?

[–] seaQueue 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's best to start with fresh materials so you're going to want to dress them shortly before preparation.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That should go well, since the Secret Service are renowned for having a good sense of humour about this sort of thing.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 months ago (1 children)

OTOH they did delete all those Jan 06 text messages so I no longer regard them as objective in the performance of their duties.

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[–] jaybone 39 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Where’s all that left wing rhetoric inciting violence?

What a giant pussy Trump and Vance are.

Talk about leopards eating your face. This is the leopard eating its own face. This is the violent rhetoric you dumbass motherfuckers.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Here.

I hope they don't miss next time.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Same. People who say "you can never condone assassination attempts" are idiots. We make movies about people who tried to kill future dictators.

[–] matzah 12 points 2 months ago

Imagine looking at Dollar Tree Hitler and not thinking that the world would be better without him. I’m not “condoning” violence, but I fucking get it.

“We tried to kill Hitler” is basically it’s own genre; let’s not act like those actions don’t have merit on the eyes of a larger population than many people think.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Now it’s funny— or, at least, I’m laughing

[–] Lost_My_Mind 41 points 2 months ago (19 children)

I REALLY hope Taylor Swift finds some legal way to sue him for threatening to forcibly impregnate her against her will.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think the guy is terrible but threatening to forcibly impregnate is not how I read that tweet. Didn't he say "okay I will give you a child" or some shit. That doesn't imply non consent, it sounded to me as an offer, which was gross. Could maybeee be considered harassment, but 1 tweet would be hard to classify as that as well. It would be like trying to make catcalling illegal. It's gross, but by no means would it ever make a law that wouldn't be abused.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Ya we should leave making stuff up to Musky

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It'd be so cool if it was found out that Musk was an illegal immigrant and he got deported back to south africa.

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[–] iAvicenna 18 points 2 months ago

“One lesson I’ve learned is that just because I say something to a group and they laugh doesn’t mean it’s going to be all that hilarious as a post on X,” Musk wrote after deleting the tweet.

“Turns out that jokes are way less funny if people don't know the context and the delivery is in plain text"

Wrong lesson learned Elon, people who laugh at your joke are ass lickers whereas people on X are not

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I sort of feel like the CIA should already have a file on him filed to the brim with juicy nuggets they haven't really been able to act on until now.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Explain the joke Leon. What’s the punchline?

It’s a straight up threat / stochastic terrorism from the richest guy in the world. The same guy who has a security team follow him around and whines about people tracking his jet as aSsAsSiNaTiOn CoOrDiNaTeS. And treats the poor and homeless that his exploitation and greed creates as “drug zombies” while he’s constantly on ketamine and other drugs.

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 11 points 2 months ago

stochastic terrorism

the use of mass communications to stir up random lone wolves to carry out violent or terrorist acts that are statistically predictable but individually unpredictable

(Saved you a click)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I wish I too could know if I've ever been probed by the secret service or some other government agency. I've made some risky jokes on reddit before.

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[–] razorwiregoatlick 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What exactly are they probing? It took me 5 seconds to read the tweet.

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[–] CeeBee_Eh 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What's wrong with his wrist?

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