Twitter under Musk....

[multitool]

The Tories were purely riffing off Musk in a cheap attack on the government, and an attempt to occupy ground held by Reform.

If this wasn't the case, a call for a new inquiry would have been in their manifesto, Badenoch's leadership campaign, and probably mentioned at every opportunity.

Invoking one or two vociferous victims is a little odd, given that those victims haven't altered their position.

It's pretty repugnant that some people are jumping straight on Musk and Yaxley-Lennon's far right bandwagon

 

[icowden]

Two excellent pieces of satire here:-

The Exploding Heads:
https://bsky.app/profile/explodingheads.bsky.social/post/3lfagb36epk24

and of course the Papua New Guinea Courier's latest letter from London:
https://mrhenrymorris.substack.com/...mpaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

 

[matticus]

The Exploding Heads:
https://bsky.app/profile/explodingheads.bsky.social/post/3lfagb36epk24

Nails it!

 

[Beebo]

Nails it!

That should be posted everywhere.
The bit about Russia and China made me laugh out loud.

 

[Ian H]

Looking at that I see Bluesky is attracting a wider audience.

 

[icowden]

That should be posted everywhere.
The bit about Russia and China made me laugh out loud.

Indeed although we should also mention that the second paragraph of the Papua New Guinea Courier's letter from London is a veritable work of art.

The sentence "he has aligned himself with the partially sentient balloons in Reform; like Musk's cars, their MPs are often charged with battery" deserves framing.

 

[matticus]

The sentence "he has aligned himself with the partially sentient balloons in Reform; like Musk's cars, their MPs are often charged with battery" deserves framing.

Poetry. I also liked "Nostrildamus"

 

[Ian H]

Poetry. I also liked "Nostrildamus"

You obviously have a nose for humour.

 

[matticus]

<groan> (not quite worth a yellow card. but you've been warned ... )

 

[bobzmyunkle]

Steve Bannon condemns Elon Musk as ‘racist’ and ‘truly evil’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...nnon-calls-elon-musk-racist?CMP=share_btn_url

 

[stowie]

Steve Bannon condemns Elon Musk as ‘racist’ and ‘truly evil’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...nnon-calls-elon-musk-racist?CMP=share_btn_url

As a Charlton Athletic fan, a Musk / Bannon war is like the 2016 FA Cup Final between Crystal Palace and Man U. You kind of hope there is a way both of them can suffer a humiliating loss.

It appears from the article that Bannon views Musk as racist because Musk wants some immigrants (albeit only the ones that can enrich himself). It is quite the definition of racist.

 

[Psamathe]

As a Charlton Athletic fan, a Musk / Bannon war is like the 2016 FA Cup Final between Crystal Palace and Man U. You kind of hope there is a way both of them can suffer a humiliating loss.

My prediction Musk will "win". Or both will lose in that Musk will win then later fall out for favour with Trump.

Bannon might be "true MAGA" but Trump only uses MAGA as a vehicle to get people talking about him, he has no interest in America just in himself. Musk has money and owns Twitter.

Ian

 

[mjr]

Just listening to "The Rest Is Politics Podcast" (Alistair Campbell & Rory Stewart) and they came up with an interesting idea/question: Who in the UK is feeding Musk all his stuff?

Dominic Cummings ‘advising Elon Musk’ amid attacks on Sir Keir Starmer | The Standard – https://www.standard.co.uk/news/pol...usk-keir-starmer-tommy-robinson-b1204293.html

Looks like someone found a new shopping trolley to ride!

 

[multitool]

The interesting question is why Musk is attacking democratically elected politicians in European countries and promoting far right parties like the AfD and fascists like Tommy Robinson

 

[Badger_Boom]

The interesting question is why Musk is attacking democratically elected politicians in European countries and promoting far right parties like the AfD and fascists like Tommy Robinson

For 'fun' is an entirely possible reason.