Dan GillmorJul 16, 2024

Musk says he'll spend about $180 million to elect Trump.

They are the nation's two most powerful enemies of democracy (though Musk has some competition for second place) and, by extension, freedom of expression.

Everyone who buys a Tesla is supporting them.

Everyone who uses the deadbird site -- notably the journalists, who all know what they're doing -- is supporting them.

Don't pretend otherwise.

Show threadunlucio 🌍 Jul 16, 2024
@dangillmor Let's not forget who they are:
Show threadpinkdrunkenelephants

@unlucio @dangillmor

Listen to him talking that shit as if NASA isn't now wholly dependent on SpaceX for manned space flight and without which we would lose our ability to be a spacefaring civilization. And which Trump needs for his little Space Force.

Musk could tell that miserable fat fuck "Drop to your knees and beg", and Trump would have done it...

Jul 17, 2024 at 1:27amWeb
Show threadunlucio 🌍 Jul 17, 2024
@pinkdrunkenelephants @dangillmor defining humanity as a "spacefaring civilization" is a tad comical: we haven't even left our backyard.
and let's remember that the greatest space missions have been done thanks to public money and investment, not to space_wanna_be_jesus
Show threadpinkdrunkenelephantsJul 17, 2024

@unlucio @dangillmor

All true. Doesn't change the fact that we're dependent on SpaceX now.

I agree with you that we really shouldn't be.

Show threadunlucio 🌍 Jul 17, 2024
@pinkdrunkenelephants @dangillmor At some point, humanity will learn that society depending on private infrastructure is not a great idea.
It's debatable if that'll happen in a useful time frame.