The ongoing X and Elon Musk Transgressions Thread

[Locke]

People have to let the Nazis go!

How is it 80 years later we're still fighting against the goddamned Nazis??

Can we get some WWII vet to slap some sense into these clowns?

Nazis = Bad

[Fuzz]

You can play it off as an accident, sure, but what about the one three seconds later?

[PepsiFree]

If a regular person does that there would be questions.

If someone who has buddied up to and promoted white supremacists and their views does it and then follows it up by sharing a bunch of Nazi content to “troll” people does it then I dunno how many questions you really need to ask.

[ResAlien]

Yeah I was being facetious. It's optimistically generous to only say buddy's a hardcore Afrikaner white supremacist piece of trash. You know who promotes and believes white replacement theory? Morons. Wanna guess what white supremacists are? You guessed it, morons.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Locke

Can we get some WWII vet to slap some sense into these clowns?

Unfortunately, there aren't many of them left and the youngest ones who are left are in their late 90s.

Some would argue that the dying off of people who remember WWII is one of the things that has allowed for the growth of these ####wits.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by getbak

Unfortunately, there aren't many of them left and the youngest ones who are left are in their late 90s.

Some would argue that the dying off of people who remember WWII is one of the things that has allowed for the growth of these ####wits.

Then these ####wits need to be sat down in front of the Historical Records, 'A Clockwork Orange' style if need be in order to understand that Nazi-ism is not something that should be glorified or aspired to.

[Itse]

Originally Posted by Locke

Then these ####wits need to be sat down in front of the Historical Records, 'A Clockwork Orange' style if need be in order to understand that Nazi-ism is not something that should be glorified or aspired to.

I think at this point it's easy to see that the lack of reckoning for numerous powerful Nazi sympathizers in every western country was a historical mistake, as has been the liberal obsession with free speech, which let these people circulate their ideas freely for decades and kept their ideas alive until they were able to rise up again.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Itse

I think at this point it's easy to see that the lack of reckoning for numerous powerful Nazi sympathizers in every western country was a historical mistake, as has been the liberal obsession with free speech, which let these people circulate their ideas freely for decades and kept their ideas alive until they were able to rise up again.

Unfortunately “marketplace of ideas” perverts were too preoccupied with shutting down anything loosely related to left wing “identity politics” than shutting down fascist and white supremacist rhetoric.

Big oops!

[puffnstuff]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g9kejzvw0o

Elon Musk's social media platform X has been fined €120m (£105m) by the EU over its blue tick badges - despite US warnings about doing so.

The European Commission said by allowing people to pay for a blue verified check mark on their profile, the platform "deceives users" because the firm is not "meaningfully verifying" who is behind the account.

"This deception exposes users to scams, including impersonation frauds, as well as other forms of manipulation by malicious actors,"

[Fuzz]

Huh, I would have thought it would have been for his exuberant support of the white nationalist agenda.

[troutman]

Congressman introduces 'Robinhood' Act targeting billionaires; accuses Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos of evading taxes, hoarding wealth

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/.../125775249.cms

A 2021 ProPublica investigation showed that America’s 25 richest individuals paid an average effective tax rate of just 3.4%, far below the top federal income tax bracket. Elon Musk paid 3.3%, Jeff Bezos 1%, and Warren Buffett just 0.1%.

One common strategy called the “Borrow, Buy, Die” allows the ultra-wealthy to borrow against appreciating assets rather than sell them and pay capital gains tax. In 2022, Elon Musk had pledged $94 billion in Tesla shares as collateral for personal loans, while the next richest 1% collectively borrowed over $1 trillion in the same year.

[Erick Estrada]

My goodness could you imagine only having to pay 3.3% income tax? How much money do these people need? I imagine it gets to a point where it's nothing more than a penis measuring contest between these people. It's just so out of control.

[Fuzz]

Musk had pledged $94 billion in Tesla shares as collateral for personal loans

He has about $220 billion in Tesla shares. I assume if the price were to drop by half, margin calls might show up? A lot of that is probably in Xitter, owned now by XAi which has a lot of very large expenses but not many income streams. But if he can convince Tesla to buy XAi, he wouldn't be leveraged on those Tesla shares anymore, even if they drop in value. So that seems his easiest escape from that trap. Fortunately the board is under his compete control, and the cult of shareholders show no risk of stopping him from saving his own ass. But, like, at some point it's gonna have to crumble without income showing up somewhere, and it's not gonna be from all the new car models.

[Erick Estrada]

What other corporation could be mired in a sales slump like Tesla and have their stock relatively unaffected? How long are investors going to keep clinging to his bogus promises and hype?

[Fuzz]

"Why is Tesla's stock so high compared to other car companies?"


"It's priced in future FSD, robotaxis and Optimus."


"Why does it keep going up as their car sales crash, and FSD, robotaxis, and Optiimus keep getting delayed?"


"It's pricing in the future sales of FSD, robotaxis and Optimus."


That's the usual string of logic you read. Maybe something about a semi and roadster they announced a decade ago, too. Cult, for shorthand.

[Brupal]

If you’re going to gripe about something, at least take the time to get your facts right.

Tesla's best quarter ever was the most recent third quarter of 2025 (Q3 2025), when it achieved record vehicle deliveries (nearly 497,000) and energy storage deployments (12.5 GWh), and also posted its highest-ever quarterly revenue of $28.1 billion. Hardly stagnant.

And while we’re at it, Musk pays little tax because he isn’t paid a salary. His compensation is all in stock awards. And since his previous compensation plan was hampered by the Delaware court, Musk has not been paid in many years.

[Old Yeller]

Defending the richest man in the worlds lack of paying taxes... I guess it's time to recycle this again

[Brupal]

Musk did pay $11 billion in personal taxes in 2021. Just in case you think he gets off Scott free

[troutman]

When you copy and paste from other sources, it is customary to provide a link.

[Senator Clay Davis]

But what else would you expect from an Elon cultist besides stealing credit for the work of others?