SweetieLCApr 21, 2023
Judd Legum

Musk tried to trick people into believing that celebrities like @[email protected] and @[email protected] paid for Twitter Blue.

They did not and Musk got called out on it.

Musk has now copped to it and admitted he has paid for James, King and a handful of others to keep their blue checks

Apr 20, 2023 at 11:04pmWeb
Show threadStan R. MitchellApr 20, 2023
@juddlegum unbelievable!!! 😳😳😳
Show threadSpicewallaApr 20, 2023

@juddlegum

I saw his tweet. I misread it as "I paid for a new personality." And my thought was that he got ripped off.

Show threadmathewApr 21, 2023
@Spicewalla @juddlegum Something from Sirius Cybernetics would probably be an improvement though.
Show threadSteve's PlaceApr 20, 2023

@juddlegum The thought of a billionaire forced to pay dozens or even hundreds of dollars per month to keep celebrities on his rancid racist platform working to undermine democracies around the world is heartbreaking. Who will think of the billionaires fawning over fascism?

The poor dear.

Show threadgrob (teeth era) 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Apr 20, 2023
@juddlegum and that right there is how paying for something turns from the oh so egalitarian dream into rock hard autocracy.
Show threadDarwin WoodkaApr 20, 2023
@juddlegum some blue checks are more equal than others
Show threadLuigiHannApr 21, 2023
@darwinwoodka paid checks good
free checks better
Show threaddebbshockApr 21, 2023
@darwinwoodka @juddlegum
and of course some are bigger idiots than others; not an easy feat.
Show threadHalf Cocked LawApr 20, 2023
@juddlegum Let's be honest, no money ever changed hands.
Show threadCarrieApr 20, 2023
@juddlegum What a sad weirdo.
Show threadProbably Paul 🌍Apr 20, 2023
@juddlegum Pathetic. Although strictly speaking a blue tick doesn't cost Elon any more than it does anyone else. You can just put :verified: into your display name here, free of charge. 🤷‍♂️
Show threadAaron TurnerApr 20, 2023
@juddlegum funny how the ex-richest dude in the world is so desperate now over $8.
Show threadBrood TeaApr 20, 2023
@juddlegum #musk coming full circle on giving free blue checks to verified personalities because they bring value to the platform is not the stunning business acumen that #musk fans think.
Show threadMarc HedlundApr 20, 2023
@juddlegum @bethanye that is some King shit.
Show threadNiLaceApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum Nah. Can't believe you. Can't be true.
Show threadJohn PanzerApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum coming right back around to where things started
Show threadLstn2urmama 🇨🇦Apr 21, 2023
@juddlegum If I remember right ... KING SAID HE WOULD NEVER PAY
Show threadOuzelumBirdApr 21, 2023

@Lstn2urmama @juddlegum

Yep - can't speak for him but suspect that Uncle Steve will be/is VERY DISPLEASED

Show threadLstn2urmama 🇨🇦Apr 21, 2023
@OuzelumBird could get interesting...I never hear of any changes on the twit...only on here about what is hoping there or if I see any changes...most current is now videos have to be manually played, which is a nuisance and there is that white line that runs across it...
Show threadMichael ReganApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum Media still treats him like some sort of business genius.
Show threadBrandonApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum @jpanzer Surely they can make him stop, right? This feels like using celebrities brand for false endorsements.
Show threadSteve ShepardApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum And he did this because he:
is a generous soul
0%
wanted it to look like they backed down
36.4%
needs their content in "For You”
63.6%
Poll ended at .
Show threadMatthew NadlerApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum I wonder if Musk is giving away the checks in order to make James, King and others look like hypocrites, but that seems too clever for him.
Show threadShannonApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum He's paid for them himself? That is so lame. He is beyond help.
Show threadWendy LadyApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum I remember when Paul F. Tompkins demanded that Twitter take away his blue check mark and the as unrelenting until they finally caved and removed it. This was years ago. I forget why he did it. Looks like he had the right idea.
Show threadEdward SavioApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum "Paid" for it. Okay. I mean, I guess technically it cost him a couple of billion each.
Show threadGrumbleApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum Elon's most recent trick didn't go any farther than his most recent rocket.
Show threadRai Aren 🖖✨📚🇺🇦Apr 21, 2023
@juddlegum What a 🤡 So, so stupid...
#TwitterMigration
Show threadSupportive Tree-based lifeformApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum
he also did not "pay for them", he clicked the little box on the back end that treats them like they paid.
Show threadLouis IngenthronApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum "paid for"?
Show threadBetterifyouneilApr 21, 2023

@juddlegum

😂
#Loser
#PleaseLikeMeAndAllMyBullShit

Funny how he thinks the world is full of nerds that like him and his 1990's
#TotalRecallFetish

https://youtu.be/bpfKJo8aYd8

Elon Musk booed by crowd after Dave Chappelle introduces him on stage

YouTube
Show threadMiMi AgnewApr 21, 2023
@Betterifyouneil @juddlegum lmao😆🤣😆🤣
Show threadPatty KimuraApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum
Elon Musk to LeBron James & Stephen King: "Please clap."
Show threadMiMi AgnewApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum LOL🤣 What happens when all of their followers leave? What if King James and Stephen King leave because their followers have left 🤣😂
Show threadDavid Penfold Apr 21, 2023
@juddlegum he didn't "pay", he just got some underling to attribute them the blue tick.
Show threadJarod JohnsonApr 21, 2023
@juddlegum Does that violate the terms and services?
Show threadBronMason For Kamala 2024Apr 21, 2023

@juddlegum

Haven’t heard he kept any journalists f”on him” — or did they all pony up to keep their audience?