code_monkNov 20, 2023
Today in X

I have news for y’all: The “thermonuclear” lawsuit was not filed “the split second the court opens on Monday.”

Update: X has filed its lawsuit. (It was not at “the split second the court opens on Monday,” but it was filed. https://mastodon.social/@TodayInTwitter/111445845129995361

Nov 20, 2023 at 7:20pmIvory for iOS
Show threadnoodlejetski Nov 20, 2023
@TodayInTwitter :O
Show thread(((Klefstadmyr)))Nov 20, 2023

@TodayInTwitter Please use a CW for such a shock.

/s

Show threadMichael KohneNov 20, 2023
@TodayInTwitter Did he just forget that fast or did his lawyers inform him he was being an idiot and would lose so hard and fast that it would set records?
Show threadMeowcateNov 21, 2023

@mhkohne
I don't think he cares about that.
First, he would be able to push that and damage their ressources, he would not care.
Second, he plays his job as "defending the freedom of speech". Even if he looses, he win for his base, in a Trump style.
And also, he want to "prove" the medias are against him. The more he's attacked, the more support he'll get from some people.

@TodayInTwitter

Show threadMichael KohneNov 22, 2023
@themeowcate @TodayInTwitter Ahh, I see it did get filed. And according to Techdirt, it's about as stupid as they come - starting with filing it in Texas, where none of the parties is based (https://www.techdirt.com/2023/11/21/congrats-to-elon-musk-i-didnt-think-you-had-it-in-you-to-file-a-lawsuit-this-stupid-but-you-crazy-bastard-you-did-it/)
Congrats To Elon Musk: I Didn’t Think You Had It In You To File A Lawsuit This Stupid. But, You Crazy Bastard, You Did It!

So, yesterday we covered Elon Musk’s ridiculous censorial threat to sue Media Matters “the split second the court opens on Monday.” Of course, as we noted, you can file lawsuits 24/7. And yet, as t…

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Show threadPeter ButlerNov 20, 2023

@TodayInTwitter Surprise surprise!

I do not think EM would be happy at all to cooperate with discovery in that lawsuit

Show threadJason LevineNov 20, 2023
@TodayInTwitter @lisamelton 😂😂😂😂😂
Show threadVoltairfreshenerNov 20, 2023
@TodayInTwitter Ha ha!
Show threadDoug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦Nov 20, 2023
@TodayInTwitter Failure to launch?
Show threadSuper Sideshow podcastNov 21, 2023
@TodayInTwitter huh? What’s this about?
Show threadToday in XNov 21, 2023
@SuperSideshow https://mastodon.social/@TodayInTwitter/111430403702020859
Show threadcharlesesmithNov 21, 2023

@TodayInTwitter Elon, talking on the phone with his lawyers:

“So you're saying they have these 'ammendments?’ And this is like 'the first one?’ Wild.”

Show threadAnathema DeviceNov 21, 2023
@TodayInTwitter 😱
Show threadBeeCycling has movedNov 21, 2023
@TodayInTwitter He's all mouth and trousers, as the old saying goes.