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[–] FlyingSquid 108 points 1 year ago (5 children)

It is a major turnaround for Musk, who previously said he wouldn’t let Jones back on the platform despite repeated calls to do so. Last year, Musk pointed to the death of his first-born child and tweeted, “I have no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children for gain, politics or fame.”

Thankfully for him, his sycophants have the memories of goldfish.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Musk pointed to the death of his first-born child

He lied about his first-born dying in his arms, to win an internet argument:

Elon Musk’s ex-wife refutes his claim that firstborn child died in his arms ... ‘And not that it matters to anyone except me, because it is one of the most sacred and defining moments of my life, but I was the one who was holding him’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/justine-musk-elon-musk-dying-son-b2234938.html

[–] zeppo 27 points 1 year ago

It’s easy, considering his knobgobblers are the same sort of people who make up shit to forgive Trump for everything possible. They just have to tell themselves “well Alex Jones didn’t do that, he was framed by LIBRULS”

[–] Burn_The_Right 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"...I have no mercy for anyone who would use the deaths of children..."

Apparently he has mercy for such people now.

[–] gedaliyah 1 points 1 year ago

How heartwarming 🤮

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Goldfish have long memories.

[–] Burn_The_Right 38 points 1 year ago

That'll bring those high-dollar advertisers back to Twitter! Good work!

[–] jimmydoreisalefty 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Still a long way to go to be considered a "free speech absolutist".

He has failed since the start on that front.

[–] FlyingSquid 67 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I'll start considering his claim of being a "free speech absolutist" when he unbans the account that uses publicly available information to track his private plane.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

FYI, he's still tracking Elon's jet, on Mastodon now. @elonjet

[–] FlyingSquid 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah, I check in every so often out of curiosity. He took a 9-minute flight last year.

[–] FlowVoid 10 points 1 year ago (22 children)

His aircraft took a 9 minute flight. Elon was not necessarily on board. Sometimes aircraft are moved for logistical reasons.

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

OMG please let him overestimate his skill as a pilot

[–] FlyingSquid 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I doubt he pilots them himself.

[–] captainlezbian 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah that era of billionaire is unfortunately over. Now they just think they’re engineers for some reason.

[–] zeppo 2 points 1 year ago

Someone start telling him how much of a badass Tom Cruise is for doing his own stunts.

"Elron, Tom Cruise can ride a motorcycle off a cliff and pop a parachute! Can you do that?"

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[–] radix 37 points 1 year ago

And stops suing journalists for doing journalism.

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[–] TurnItOff_OnAgain 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] zeppo 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t think anyone serious or sensible believed that Elton was out to achieve that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Elton

Well, he is the Rocket Man

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Read this as “free speech abolitionist”

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Checkmate, advertisers!

[–] captainlezbian 11 points 1 year ago

He hadn’t already?

[–] Guajojo 5 points 1 year ago

I'm now convinced he has been replaced by an AI that has been fueled on Reddit comments

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Damn thing tanked

Democrats did it*

[–] xc2215x 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Knowing Elon and how he has changed this is not too surprising.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

He hasn't changed. He just broke the one rule rich people have. "Don't talk to poor people".

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