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[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 155 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Shouldn't have fucked those kids.

[–] DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone 105 points 4 months ago (9 children)

Shouldn’t have ~~fucked~~ raped those kids.

FTFY

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[–] Myxomatosis@lemmy.world 86 points 4 months ago

So that’s why the Musk Rat has latched onto Pedophile Donald. Pedos of a feather flock together.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 75 points 4 months ago (1 children)

[Ghislaine] Maxwell recruited Giuffre at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida in 2000

Let's return the focus to this sentence

[–] DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 4 months ago

Posted this above, might as well pop it here too, seems relevant:

Ghislaine Maxwell and Elon Musk

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 72 points 4 months ago (2 children)

oh he's trying to buy a pardon, lmao

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

Yup, I thought that as soon as it was announced he was donating

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

Changes my perspective from earlier. 😆

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 59 points 4 months ago (1 children)

THAT explains why he all of a Sudden Endorsed Trump! Because Trump, who was BEST FRIENDS with Jeffrey Epstein until Epstein bought a Bigger Mansion, definitely would NOT Protect Elon Musk if it was found out Elon Musk was Raping Kids on Epstein Island!

[–] subignition@fedia.io 13 points 4 months ago

ok donald time to take away your phone for the night

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 52 points 4 months ago

Explains $48 million a month down payment for favorable outcomes in imminent court cases

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 49 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The right loves to talk about this global pedo ring they claim to hate so much, but they don't realize its all their leaders and members who are the ones involved.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Don’t have to accept reality if you just refuse to read the news

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Deflection. Accuse the opposition of what you're guilty of so when they accuse you of the same, people will be fatigued of hearing about it.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 47 points 4 months ago (1 children)

those subpoenas feel nonconsensual Elon?

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

What if the DOJ gives him a horse?

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

This obviously changes everything.

[–] notaviking@lemmy.world 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Even if he, hypothetically, was the sickest fuck to ever step foot on Epstein's island, he is an American oligarch that will most likely never see any repercussions, since he has the money, like real money to actually make a difference, and influence politically and celebrity wise. So even the best funded Justice department has an annual budget that this guy can donate at a whim to ensure his freedom. His Starlink is being used by Ukraine during this war, so he even has leverage on an American ally. No he is safe as Rain

[–] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (6 children)

since he has the money, like real money to actually make a difference, and influence politically and celebrity wise

I agree, but would replace specific category of celebrities with mass media in general.

Starlink is being used by Ukraine during this war

There's no substitute for the low ping times of modern hardware in LEO. Elon is evil. But he's not stupid. As a user myself I think Starlink is a fantastic product, though in a physical package designed by a teenager.

If he'd not fucked around with Twitter he'd have been strongly positioned on either end of the communications industry, positioned to be even more powerful than he is. But, he's gone for a shorter term play at an-cap fascism.

No he is safe as Rain

A perception of justice is prerequisite to a human life of dignity. When society's systems of accountability are broken humans find another way. Sometimes a young man nearly assassinates an ex-President. Sometimes no one cares until researching for the history books.

Have faith. One way or another we'll get the bastard. Or, maybe we'll get lucky: He'll take some more psychedelics and turn into a humanitarian.

[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago

Kissinger laughing at your comment.

[–] DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

But, he’s gone for a shorter term play at an-cap fascism.

Lmfao, the idea that apartheid boy ever had any ideas for himself other than becoming white supremacist super king is as fucking laughable as the idea that he contributed anything to any company he has ever run other than money, or that any of the the work he exploits others for couldn't have been achieved any other way..

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

X (the website formerly known as Twitter) is reportedly stonewalling subpoena requests related to a legal case involving dead financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Why? Nobody knows, but it sure is weird.

According to Business Insider, the social media platform refuses to give up information about one of the accounts linked to an Epstein accuser, a woman named Rina Oh Amen. The legal case is otherwise unrelated to the platform itself, instead it involves a spat between Oh Amen and another Epstein accuser, the more well-known Virginia Giuffre.

In court filings and public statements, each has accused the other of acting as one of Epstein’s recruiters rather than a true victim.

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 9 points 4 months ago

May he rot in prison.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (11 children)

I'm always on the fence with these subpoena resistance cases.

On the one hand, it's Twitter, Elon, and Epstein related. Fuck all of them.

On the other hand, I don't think that businesses should just blindly turn over information because the DOJ managed to find a judge that would rubber stamp a subpoena. Obviously that's not every subpoena, or even likely a large number of them in the grand scheme, but it happening even once is too much to take it at face value being justified.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 34 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This subpoena has nothing to do with the DOJ. This subpoena was issued as part of discovery in the civil defamation case between the two women in the article

Most likely what I think is happening here is X literally does not have the records that are being subpoenaed, because why keep records when you're trying to destroy a business?

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

For the life of me I don't understand your argument here. You're basically advocating for the destruction of the justice system? So if I try to sue a company for say bodily injury or something they should be able to hide all the evidence? Good lord don't corporations have enough power as is? Why give them more?

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

His Fifth Amendment rights are still protected.

[–] mean_bean279@lemmy.world -4 points 4 months ago

100% agree. I do love the irony (hypocrisy?) of it all though.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 4 months ago

Let's see, we know they project and he called a guy "pedo guy" on twitshit. I wonder what this has to do with that.

[–] Absolute_Axoltl@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Did anyone commenting actually read the article? It isn't about Elon.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

The article says they don't know why there is this resistance. It's just speculation. So it could be Elon.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are you naive enough to think it would have happened without Elon's permission at least?

[–] Absolute_Axoltl@feddit.uk 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You may be right. But we don't know that for sure. We can assume it because it makes throwing shit at Elon easier, and believe me I'm happy to throw shit at him, but I want it to be accurate. More importantly that wasn't the context of most comments. They are the standard 'call your opponent a pedophile' tactic that the right wing lazy wankers use. Why? Because who would defend someone accused of being a pedophile? It takes out the person you're against and their defenders. Unfortunately this tactic if throwing an accusations of pedophilia at the drop of a hat lessens the impact of legitimate accusations.

[–] DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago

Sure it's not (he doesn't have to be mentioned by name for it to be all over this)..

Ghislaine Maxwell and Elon Musk

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