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Elon Musk has said UK MPs “will be summoned to the United States of America to explain their censorship and threats to American citizens” in a fresh escalation of tensions between the world’s richest man and Labour

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[–] nul9o9 56 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 days ago

It’s so pathetic, this is purely him trying to get revenge for being summoned to the UK.

[–] shalafi 45 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So when do the people in power grow a spine and fight back?

MP: "That little bitch can 'summon' my fat, juicy penis into his mouth for all I care."

Drop the diplomacy and stop treating these people like people. Humiliate them in the headlines and on the world stage. Trump and Musk and the like would have a public meltdown if they were treated like this. Melt them down.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds 16 points 5 days ago

I'm saying!!

Fuckin wishy washy liberals just go "I'll take the high road and roll over, that'll work". Find some chutzpah! At least pull a Picard and go "you may test that assumption at your convenience".

Take a goddamn stand for fucks sake

[–] graycube 18 points 5 days ago

I did not know that even rich private illegal immigrants in the US had the power to "summon" elected officials from other nations at their whim.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago

Naturally, "American citizens" refers only to himself.

[–] DaddleDew 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Did he treat the Brits like they're pushovers? Historically that was rarely a smart move to do. Watch them block X now to give him the middle finger.

It's not even that much of a stretch either since Brazil did it with resounding success already. On top of that there is an ongoing exodus movement out of X with solid alternatives so that could cause maximum damage to X.

Musk is a moron. He's going to war against a tank division and he's sitting at the bottom of a hill on a tricycle.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

After an astonishing success of his bold "mam-child temper tantrum waah waah" strategy in Brazil, it's time for another go, eh?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Elon "cisgender" Musk is worried about censorship and threats to American citizens now?

[–] Superfool 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Trump and his nepo-cronies trotting out the same tired old bullshit that Putin pulls with his citizens.

Does this hollow posturing actually impress Americans? I doubt it.

[–] PugJesus 9 points 5 days ago

Does this hollow posturing actually impress Americans? I doubt it.

Unfortunately, a large number of Americans are fucking stupid.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Ha! Hahahahahahahaha good one!