Actually there was a response Andy wrote, but it is not in the summary, shows how blatant lie that is:

“Elon, I have long admired you and what you have accomplished, especially at SpaceX and Tesla,” Mogensen replied to Musk’s missive.

“You know as well as I do, that Butch and Suni are returning with Crew-9, as has been the plan since last September. Even now, you are not sending up a rescue ship to bring them home. They are returning on the Dragon capsule that has been on ISS since last September.”

Is it real and not just a render?

putin’s ultimate goal is to rebuild old USSR borders and control the whole Europe and Asia, he is not hiding it.

trump doesn’t seem to have a problem with that and whatever he is getting from putin in return he thinks it is worth it.

Meanwhile musk, Vance and others are trying convert US into technofeudalism[1] and eventually get rid of trump one they succeed (trump likely was convinced by them that it is for his own benefit).

[1] this is what Bannon is upset about

I think boring company wasn’t…

At least 4 and he himself: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/us/politics/elon-musk-companies-conflicts.html

Section 230 allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter, Google have mass media that’s also personalized to each recipient. You can influence anyone’s views by serving content that pushes their buttons.

They just use section 230 to be able to push any content, and section 230 protects them from consequences.

Why should they be protected this way? TV, radio, newspapers are liable for posting false information.

You think that social media gives you a platform, but since they decide what others see, this is just an illusion. Your content won’t be visible unless they determines it should be promoted.

This is likely why social media companies are so deep into generative AI. With it they no longer need people to generate specific content.

It’s also important to distinguish freedom of speech (protected by the first amendment) from free speech (a made up concept meant to bastardize on the former and to allow social media post whatever they want anonymously, like this ad).

That’s why I said removed or changed. It should be changed in a way that wouldn’t apply to big sites, but still could somehow buy used by hobbyists as it was intended to.

Though I’m quite sure his team will do the exact opposite.

It’s the feed that I think Facebook started, but everyone uses. You think you are posting things and your friends see them, but in reality Facebook (or whomever it is) really controls who sees it (if anyone).

You just have illusion that you have a platform when you don’t.

I think this is also the reason why social media companies are all deep into generative AI. With it they no longer need to even have humans produce content they want to show to others.

That section should be repealed or rewritten. It was originally meant so hobbyists running forms wouldn’t be responsible for content posted by the users.

Currently companies like Twitter, Meta, Google etc can control what is shown to users and hide behind this protection.

trump’s admin change will likely make it worse though.

When I accidentally interacted with one of their communities, it basically felt like a tankie 4chan. After that I just banned the entire instance.

There’s no good ending.

They call themselves patriots, but they are nationalists, which is even crazier as what drives them is hate to other countries… And for some reason love for Russia (which is why at least Polish nationalist representation has some problem with)

There’s a lot more, but they don’t stand out. Look at cars that don’t have a radiator and if course a tailpipe.

What if?

https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-gaza-israel-netanyahu-dad5fd3715f35e8311bd4039aeff8173

We only know that Bibi wanted trump to win.

He was very open where he stands, and even was complaining that Israel did not wipe Palestine faster.

It’s no surprise that social media companies are working on AI their platforms are no longer social, they are just tools to control public opinion.

Other governments and oligarchs will pay any money to have that kind of power.

Regarding fentanyl, trump did everything except actually address it. Why not impose sanctions on Chinese pharmaceutical companies? Improve regulations to allow tracking of fentanyl ingredients (which are legal), create a task force that would trace suppliers and help impose more sanctions.

With all the trailer capacity available it will be able to carry one, maybe even TWO packages!

Is it really dumb? The tariffs hurt both sides. Things will be much more expensive for us, and because they are more expensive, less of Mexican things will be bought. When Mexico uses retaliatory tariffs, same thing happens, bit this time in reverse.

Everyone loses.