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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

oh no the tragedy! I would only be sorry for SpaceX

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Don't threaten me with a good time!

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Naw just the less serious 4 legged alarm clock demon scratches

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

And abortion hurricanes

[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 22 points 15 hours ago

Oh no... won't anybody think of the poor billionares??

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago

He is destroying himself. The law will continue to serve its function.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 25 points 20 hours ago

I don't see any downside with that.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 28 points 21 hours ago

If Elon and Trump go to jail in 2025-2026 I will be the happiest person in the fucking world.

If Tesla collapses and the Tesla that I own becomes worthless I won't even care. Fuck Tesla and fuck Elon and fuck anyone Elon and Trump associate with.

We need to burn them all to the ground.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"I mean, Elon Musk joked to me, and he has, I think, many times, that he's going to go to prison if Trump loses," Carlson said.

Elon, what have you been up to?! No wonder you're so fired up for Trump to win. Does this have anything to do with all those phone calls to Putin these past couple years? The ones that started around the time the Putin invaded Ukraine and you got put on the hook to buy Twitter?

[–] SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world 20 points 23 hours ago

Just some light treason.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

Pinky promise?

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If our side wins, Elon, you will experience severe economic pain. It will be a necessary temporary hardship.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Not even, you could literally take 90% of Elon Musk's money and it wouldn't really hurt any more than it hurts to see one's score in a video game go down. He'd still be among the richest people on the planet.

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 1 points 7 hours ago

I know, I was just pointing out how, with the wealth he has, economic hardship just doesn't really happen for him in the same way it does for everyone else

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 15 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, that's okay.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wednesday you'll see Elon The Edgelord wearing that 'Dont Bully Me I'll Cum' shirt.

[–] SassyRamen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Elon is such a troll. I want to make it clear, I am not bullying Elon, because.. well you know.

I am! Piss baby South African needs to fall into depression and make sweet love to a running woodchipper.

[–] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Don't threaten me with a good time!

Good news, everyone!

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 18 points 1 day ago

A) That's false.

B) Even if it was true, I fail to see the downside.

[–] Anissem@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Warns is the wrong word. Teases maybe? Entices? Titillates?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

Not seeing a downside here...

[–] dlove67@feddit.nl 20 points 1 day ago

"Warns" is usually used when it's a bad thing.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago

"Please, stop! I can only get so erect!"

As he honestly should. Dude's too high on his own supply.

[–] rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What's the angle here? He really thinks that a bunch of apathetic Republicans will go out and vote for Trump so that poor wittle Elon won't have to deal with the consequences of his poor business decisions? So weird. He's such a nut.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Musk has repeatedly said he's going to jail if Trump loses.

Tucker is commenting on that, saying his government contracts may be in trouble. Which should be true, Biden should have already pulled his clearances.

I don't think Kamala will, but she might.

When Musk talks about going to jail tho. I think it's because he did a lot of illegal shit Trump will pardon him for

[–] Lydia_K@startrek.website 8 points 1 day ago

Kamala should have run on this platform.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

I'd pay to watch Kamala swath herself in a U.S. Flag and Homelander Musk straight to oblivion.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 7 points 1 day ago