Elon buys twitter, xfinity goes down?

[RouseysMom]

I’m not saying it’s related but…. Twitter is purchased, news breaks and xfinity internet service goes down at the same time??? 😜

[MDLNB]

Not sure how it relates, but....??????

[JMintzer]

I’m not saying it’s related but…. Twitter is purchased, news breaks and xfinity internet service goes down at the same time??? 😜

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[Stu from NYC]

a new conspiracy theory?

[Mortal1]

it all comes back to Kevin bacon

[davem4616]

yeah my comcast was down too in the late afternoon

go figure...maybe it was a sign that we're moving forward and away from today's reality to a better tomorrow

[jdulej]

it all comes back to Kevin bacon

Finally! Someone got the answer to every forum question with one answer!
Nice going!

[davem4616]

Let's see, I say one word - a certain persons name - and I get a brownie point. This seems to be about as political as you can get...we will see what happens.


Martin, you're right some times it's wise to just sit in the bleaches and watch how it plays out

welcome to the arena

[tophcfa]

The muskrat now owns three businesses I have zero interest in. Will never drive a Tesla, use twitter, or go into space.

[Stu from NYC]

The muskrat now owns three businesses I have zero interest in. Will never drive a Tesla, use twitter, or go into space.

Sounds to me like that would be your loss. He is an amazing visionary.

[Calisport]

When I see Stu's icon I see a dog on a roof with a noose around its head. Tell me it isn't so!

[Two Bills]

When I see Stu's icon I see a dog on a roof with a noose around its head. Tell me it isn't so!

It isn't so.
It's tophcfa lynching the dog!:icon_wink:

[JMintzer]

Sounds to me like that would be your loss. He is an amazing visionary.

So, you'll never use the tech he's developed for Nueralink, nor the tunneling tech developed by The Boring Co, not the battery and automobile tech he's developed that will filter down to other auto manufacturers... :coolsmiley:

Oh, and Space-X is putting up satellites that help drive the internet you're currently bitching on...

[Stu from NYC]

So, you'll never use the tech he's developed for Nueralink, nor the tunneling tech developed by The Boring Co, not the battery and automobile tech he's developed that will filter down to other auto manufacturers... :coolsmiley:

Oh, and Space-X is putting up satellites that help drive the internet you're currently bitching on...

Why are you saying this to me? I think we need more from Musk not less. To me he is the man of the century

[Stu from NYC]

It isn't so.
It's tophcfa lynching the dog!:icon_wink:

Thank you. No interest in going up on the roof and even less so in lynching the poor dog.

[JMintzer]

Why are you saying this to me? I think we need more from Musk not less. To me he is the man of the century

My bad... User error. Consider it an ID10T problem...

[Stu from NYC]

My bad... User error. Consider it an ID10T problem...

I would suggest coffee

[JMintzer]

I would suggest coffee

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[PugMom]

Thank you. No interest in going up on the roof and even less so in lynching the poor dog.

:1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Topspinmo]

The muskrat now owns three businesses I have zero interest in. Will never drive a Tesla, use twitter, or go into space.


CNN might be next???????? Poke the bear you may get brought out.

[Stu from NYC]

CNN might be next???????? Poke the bear you may get brought out.

I would bet the FCC would not accept that one.

Do think the govt has been to accepting of these large anti competition mergers.

But glad to see a new owner of Twitter.

[thevillages2013]

CNN might be next???????? Poke the bear you may get brought out.

What about TOTV! Free speech!

[Susan1717]

I am hoping he does what he says and brings back free speech to Twitter. I have never used Twitter before but once he’s in control I will definitely start. I say he’s a perfect candidate- for Elon Musk 2024!

[airstreamingypsy]

I am hoping he does what he says and brings back free speech to Twitter. I have never used Twitter before but once he’s in control I will definitely start. I say he’s a perfect candidate- for Elon Musk 2024!

If I remember correctly, one must be American to run for POTUS.

[Keefelane66]

If I remember correctly, one must be American to run for POTUS.
Correct imagine if people would actually read the CONSTITUTION.

[rsmurano]

Thank God twitter will be fixed now! Next will be Facebook, then google.

[Bella6368]

I’m not saying it’s related but…. Twitter is purchased, news breaks and xfinity internet service goes down at the same time??? 😜


I think I'd be more concerned that over 18 food processing plants in the U.S. have burned down in the last 6 - 8 months. It's pretty obvious that there is an intentional attack on our food supply chain. Far more concerning than the fake world of social media. We can survive without the internet, but food....not so much.

[Stu from NYC]

If I remember correctly, one must be American to run for POTUS.

Born in the United States.

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[retiredguy123]

Seems like a lot of money to pay for a website. Why couldn't Musk have just started his own social media site to compete with Twitter? Then, he could have paid the prominent Twitter users to switch to his site and put Twitter out of business. Just a thought.

[jimjamuser]

I’m not saying it’s related but…. Twitter is purchased, news breaks and xfinity internet service goes down at the same time??? 😜
Yesterday the whole stock market dropped big-time. A survey showed that 25% of Twitter users were thinking about abandoning the platform.

[jimjamuser]

Why are you saying this to me? I think we need more from Musk not less. To me he is the man of the century
The Musk story has not completely played out - it is too early to form a definitive opinion. He was born in South Africa and seems to prefer the State of Texas, which has attitudes like South Africa. Some Black and Brown workers have felt prejudiced against at his factories. He has said some pretty strange things on Twitter in the past. He used a Canadian passport belonging to his mother to help him enroll in a US University rather than his father's South African passport.
.........I can't say that Musk is absolutely bad. I can say that he is controversial and as such needs to be kept under observation. He seems too far right of center for my tastes. The bigger picture problem is that in the US the tax system is created by the rich and for the super-rich. They are draining the middle-class dry.

[jimjamuser]

I would suggest coffee
What is her last name?

[jimjamuser]

I am hoping he does what he says and brings back free speech to Twitter. I have never used Twitter before but once he’s in control I will definitely start. I say he’s a perfect candidate- for Elon Musk 2024!
Since he was born in South Africa, he could NOT be President (like Arnold Schwarzenegger). Maybe Musk could be governor of Texas. Incidentally, he has about 7 children from different ladyfriends that he did NOT bother to marry. I suppose that he is ABOVE that - mundane does not suit him.

[jimjamuser]

Thank God twitter will be fixed now! Next will be Facebook, then google.
They all need guardrails like TV stations.

[jimjamuser]

I think I'd be more concerned that over 18 food processing plants in the U.S. have burned down in the last 6 - 8 months. It's pretty obvious that there is an intentional attack on our food supply chain. Far more concerning than the fake world of social media. We can survive without the internet, but food....not so much.
There are a lot of food recalls. That's what small government gives you...........food poisoning! Small government is code for "let the small people suffer"!

[jimjamuser]

Born in the United States.
Not according to Wikipedia!

[jimjamuser]

Not according to Wikipedia! They think that Musk was born in South Africa.

[Topspinmo]

Born in the United States.


That’s about old school as electoral collage. :popcorn:

[Topspinmo]

Since he was born in South Africa, he could NOT be President (like Arnold Schwarzenegger). Maybe Musk could be governor of Texas. Incidentally, he has about 7 children from different ladyfriends that he did NOT bother to marry. I suppose that he is ABOVE that - mundane does not suit him.

Governor of New York, but he’s disqualified for having IQ ….:1rotfl:

[Topspinmo]

The Musk story has not completely played out - it is too early to form a definitive opinion. He was born in South Africa and seems to prefer the State of Texas, which has attitudes like South Africa. Some Black and Brown workers have felt prejudiced against at his factories. He has said some pretty strange things on Twitter in the past. He used a Canadian passport belonging to his mother to help him enroll in a US University rather than his father's South African passport.
.........I can't say that Musk is absolutely bad. I can say that he is controversial and as such needs to be kept under observation. He seems too far right of center for my tastes. The bigger picture problem is that in the US the tax system is created by the rich and for the super-rich. They are draining the middle-class dry.

Musk paid more taxes that 1000 villagers. Probably 10,000

[Topspinmo]

Seems like a lot of money to pay for a website. Why couldn't Musk have just started his own social media site to compete with Twitter? Then, he could have paid the prominent Twitter users to switch to his site and put Twitter out of business. Just a thought.


Free speech don’t work that way. Go against the agenda get censored.

[Stu from NYC]

There are a lot of food recalls. That's what small government gives you...........food poisoning! Small government is code for "let the small people suffer"!

You really think we have a small govt? Seriously?

[Stu from NYC]

Not according to Wikipedia! They think that Musk was born in South Africa.

He was not born in the US so he is ineligible to become president of the US.

[OhioBuckeye]

Oh, all I can say is, sorry about their luck!

[jimjamuser]

Musk paid more taxes that 1000 villagers. Probably 10,000
It is the tax rate of the upper-level taxpayers that IS the problem. They could and should be paying at a higher rate than they currently are. This is DANGEROUS because now the money to run the Federal Government must come from the US middle-class. This WEAKENS the middle class. A weak middle class is bad for ANY country. It stifles competition and decreases upward mobility. In the 1950s the US had a strong middle class (which is us, we owe our semi-luxury life here in TV Land to OUR STRONG MIDDLE CLASS AND UPWARD MOBILITY that we enjoyed back then) In the 50s the US had greater upward mobility than the UK - now it is reversed. And many people are not even aware of that fact. The US is today ONLY about 20th or 30th on world lists of qualities of social strength and welfare.
......WE enjoyed all the benefits of a strong middle class, but 20-year-olds today do NOT have that benefit. They will have a tougher life than we had. For those who wonder how and why this happened, you can just look for the changes in tax policy that NOW benefits the upper class at the EXPENSE of the middle class. The rich HAVE gotten richer from 1950 to today. There are other factors,YES!, but tax changes are a BIG factor and often overlooked.
.......There are more Elon Musk types around today than in the 1950s and also many, MANY more millionaires (even if the cost of living changes are taken into consideration). Because of this middle-class weakening, the US is more vulnerable to social disruption of various kinds from external forces like dark media and Russian trolls, internal forces like white supremacists, and wealthy individual cult-like strongmen. A strong middle class is KNOWN to be necessary for democracy to flourish!

[JMintzer]

Musk paid more taxes that 1000 villagers. Probably 10,000

Probably more than all of them combined...

[Rodneysblue]

I’m not saying it’s related but…. Twitter is purchased, news breaks and xfinity internet service goes down at the same time??? 😜

And all of the Teslas stoped running too. 🤪🤣

[jimjamuser]

You really think we have a small govt? Seriously?
The US has always had people PUSHING for "smaller federal government". They do this because they would like to pay LESS than their fair share of taxes. They are the same type of people that are always running at the mouth about "states rights". They would eliminate ALL social services if they could. They are the few, the rich, and the Fascists!

[Stu from NYC]

The US has always had people PUSHING for "smaller federal government". They do this because they would like to pay LESS than their fair share of taxes. They are the same type of people that are always running at the mouth about "states rights". They would eliminate ALL social services if they could. They are the few, the rich, and the Fascists!

Some people do push for a smaller federal govt because the fed govt is rather inefficient and once a program start almost never comes to an end.

Guess you do not realize that many of these rich people whom you hate make investments and supply millions of jobs. To you that is a bad thing apparently better to let the govt control means of production.

Lots of people now do not pay fed income taxes but most of the middle class does and their taxes are spent very inefficiently and if you do not understand this no point discussing this further with you.

[jdulej]

Probably more than all of them combined...

The amount is irrelevant. Percentages are what matter.

[jimjamuser]

The amount is irrelevant. Percentages are what matter.
Exactly!

[jimjamuser]

Some people do push for a smaller federal govt because the fed govt is rather inefficient and once a program start almost never comes to an end.

Guess you do not realize that many of these rich people whom you hate make investments and supply millions of jobs. To you that is a bad thing apparently better to let the govt control means of production.

Lots of people now do not pay fed income taxes but most of the middle class does and their taxes are spent very inefficiently and if you do not understand this no point discussing this further with you.
"Once a program starts it almost never comes to an end".......Are you talking about the OIL Companies being paid by the taxpayer to look for and drill for oil? Is that "efficient private enterprise" or is it corporate corruption ripping off the taxpayer?
.....As far as rich people go.......I like Warren Buffet, John Kerry, some Hollywood actors, directors, producers, and also Magic Johnson. Greed, corruption, and collusion often go hand in hand with wealthy people. Read the origin story of M.Zuckerding of Facebook and see a TRUE SLEAZE IN OPERATION.(or watch the movie). Recently the Disney CEO impressed me.
...........please say that you agree with my saying that a strong country needs a strong middle class. And I PROVED how the middle class is being weakened over time by changes in the tax brackets. EVERYONE agrees with me that a 20-year-old today will NOT expect future generations to be better off. Our generation was one of the last to expect future generational improvement. The US has regressed since 1950!

[JMintzer]

The US has always had people PUSHING for "smaller federal government". They do this because they would like to pay LESS than their fair share of taxes. They are the same type of people that are always running at the mouth about "states rights". They would eliminate ALL social services if they could. They are the few, the rich, and the Fascists!

Define "Fair Share"...

And who are the "Fascists" who would get rid of "ALL social services"? I've never heard a single person claim to want that...

As for people "always running at the mouth"... Well... Nah, too easy...

[JMintzer]

The amount is irrelevant. Percentages are what matter.

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[JMintzer]

The amount is irrelevant. Percentages are what matter.

So, the nearly 50% of people who pay ZERO % in Federal Income Tax, how much should they pay?

[JMintzer]

"Once a program starts it almost never comes to an end".......Are you talking about the OIL Companies being paid by the taxpayer to look for and drill for oil? Is that "efficient private enterprise" or is it corporate corruption ripping off the taxpayer?
.....As far as rich people go.......I like Warren Buffet, John Kerry, some Hollywood actors, directors, producers, and also Magic Johnson. Greed, corruption, and collusion often go hand in hand with wealthy people. Read the origin story of M.Zuckerding of Facebook and see a TRUE SLEAZE IN OPERATION.(or watch the movie). Recently the Disney CEO impressed me.
...........please say that you agree with my saying that a strong country needs a strong middle class. And I PROVED how the middle class is being weakened over time by changes in the tax brackets. EVERYONE agrees with me that a 20-year-old today will NOT expect future generations to be better off. Our generation was one of the last to expect future generational improvement. The US has regressed since 1950!

The oil companies are "being paid"? Please show me who's paying them and exactly how much the check is for...

You sound like the Congressional Bartender, who claimed Amazon was being given money to open a facility in her district. The deal gave some tax incentives (no actual payments), but the tax revenue from the business and the people working there would have dwarfed the tax breaks (which were NEVER int the form of payment)...

But, since she worked so hard to block the deal, her district got ZERO jobs, ZERO increase in tax revenue, NOTHING...

VA received all of the benefits, from the thousands of new jobs, the $millions in increased tax revenues and the additional businesses that will open to support the new Amazon facility...

Sucks for Harlem, great for Crystal City, VA...

[Two Bills]

"
...........please say that you agree with my saying that a strong country needs a strong middle class. And I PROVED how the middle class is being weakened over time by changes in the tax brackets. EVERYONE agrees with me that a 20-year-old today will NOT expect future generations to be better off. Our generation was one of the last to expect future generational improvement. The US has regressed since 1950!

I must be the odd one out!:ohdear:

[Luggage]

But I appreciate musk as he's the Ford of our century. He is the Einstein of our century. Just think what he could do if he had unlimited money? Wait a minute I think he's doing it.

You got to love a person that actually puts his money where his mouth is.
He is actually said that he would take the office building in San Francisco that Twitter is in that is now empty and give it all over to the homeless of San Francisco.

Most of the 1% of the 1 percenters have actually been done giving some of their money away to do good in this world. Gates and his ex-wife have given several billion and musk is doing the same but since he's much younger I think he's keeping his money now so he can do even more later. I am a big reader of science fiction and it's incredible how much has come true in the last 10 or 20 years. Musk is the person you read about and ayn Rands foundation trilogy. They get things done through their Force of nature mentality and brilliance of mind. That's also not forget that his father like many others was an immigrant to this country and I appreciate the fact that musk is giving back creating plenty of jobs and paying lots of taxes just like the folks who invented Walmart, fedex, and Amazon. Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. And also remember what's good for GM is good for the country you can substitute Elon musk in the last sentence. Yes I am in love with that man for everything he's done. Tens of thousands of people have internet because of him, the government has saved billions because his rocket ships are hundreds of millions of less to launch then ULA any truly believes that his solar power companies are good for the ecology as well as his cars

[Stu from NYC]

But I appreciate musk as he's the Ford of our century. He is the Einstein of our century. Just think what he could do if he had unlimited money? Wait a minute I think he's doing it.

You got to love a person that actually puts his money where his mouth is.
He is actually said that he would take the office building in San Francisco that Twitter is in that is now empty and give it all over to the homeless of San Francisco.

Most of the 1% of the 1 percenters have actually been done giving some of their money away to do good in this world. Gates and his ex-wife have given several billion and musk is doing the same but since he's much younger I think he's keeping his money now so he can do even more later. I am a big reader of science fiction and it's incredible how much has come true in the last 10 or 20 years. Musk is the person you read about and ayn Rands foundation trilogy. They get things done through their Force of nature mentality and brilliance of mind. That's also not forget that his father like many others was an immigrant to this country and I appreciate the fact that musk is giving back creating plenty of jobs and paying lots of taxes just like the folks who invented Walmart, fedex, and Amazon. Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. And also remember what's good for GM is good for the country you can substitute Elon musk in the last sentence. Yes I am in love with that man for everything he's done. Tens of thousands of people have internet because of him, the government has saved billions because his rocket ships are hundreds of millions of less to launch then ULA any truly believes that his solar power companies are good for the ecology as well as his cars

Very well said and so very true

[I'm Popeye!]

The muskrat now owns three businesses I have zero interest in. Will never drive a Tesla, use twitter, or go into space.

Hoping he'll buy the place, you're messaging on right now!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

But I appreciate musk as he's the Ford of our century. He is the Einstein of our century. Just think what he could do if he had unlimited money? Wait a minute I think he's doing it.

You got to love a person that actually puts his money where his mouth is.
He is actually said that he would take the office building in San Francisco that Twitter is in that is now empty and give it all over to the homeless of San Francisco.

Most of the 1% of the 1 percenters have actually been done giving some of their money away to do good in this world. Gates and his ex-wife have given several billion and musk is doing the same but since he's much younger I think he's keeping his money now so he can do even more later. I am a big reader of science fiction and it's incredible how much has come true in the last 10 or 20 years. Musk is the person you read about and ayn Rands foundation trilogy. They get things done through their Force of nature mentality and brilliance of mind. That's also not forget that his father like many others was an immigrant to this country and I appreciate the fact that musk is giving back creating plenty of jobs and paying lots of taxes just like the folks who invented Walmart, fedex, and Amazon. Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. And also remember what's good for GM is good for the country you can substitute Elon musk in the last sentence. Yes I am in love with that man for everything he's done. Tens of thousands of people have internet because of him, the government has saved billions because his rocket ships are hundreds of millions of less to launch then ULA any truly believes that his solar power companies are good for the ecology as well as his cars

Sounds great except for a few things:

Bezos doesn't pay income tax. Neither does Elon Musk. The *country* gets nothing from their contributions. Only the targets of the charities get that, and the contributors get tax write-offs - thus depriving the government (we the people) of all those millions. The government would've saved billions anyway by not going into space.

Poor people can't afford Teslas. Most middle class people can't afford them either.

As for hiring - have you ever worked in an Amazon fulfillment center? I have. They're underpaid for the work they have to do under the conditions they have to work in, and they are almost all part-time, and most of them are seasonal (meaning - for just a few months during the Christmas rush). Musk's businesses don't hire counter clerks. The people who build those rockets and cars are not merely skilled, they're also specialized. Not everyone is capable of that kind of work, no matter how hard they try.

I don't like the idea of Musk owning Twitter, because that gives him access to everyone's personal data - which he can then use for marketing with his other businesses. Jack Dorsey didn't have other businesses that would benefit from having the entire database of hundreds of millions of consumers at his fingertips.

[Caymus]

Sounds great except for a few things:

Bezos doesn't pay income tax. Neither does Elon Musk.

Musk is estimated to have paid between $8 and $15 billion last year. It may be the most in history.

Has Elon Musk Paid the “Most Taxes Ever in History"? (https://greekreporter.com/2022/03/10/elon-musk-taxes/)

[JMintzer]

I don't like the idea of Musk owning Twitter, because that gives him access to everyone's personal data - which he can then use for marketing with his other businesses. Jack Dorsey didn't have other businesses that would benefit from having the entire database of hundreds of millions of consumers at his fingertips.

You are so uninformed, it's painful...

Twitter puts trillions of tweets up for sale to data miners | Twitter | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/18/twitter-puts-trillions-tweets-for-sale-data-miners)