12/19/22 Is it smelling “Musky” in here? – Radically Rational

12/19/22 Is it smelling “Musky” in here?

Musk first accuses selected journalists of endangering his family and himself by publishing his location and then closes down their Twitter accounts.

Then he discloses his own location by releasing pictures of himself (and Jared Kushner) at the World Cup Final in Qatar.

Musk fires half of Twitter employees and then demands that the remaining half sleep in offices and hallways. “Total commitment.”

Now he says if the results of a shareholder poll indicate he should step down at Twitter, he will.

(Note: As I write this at 5:38 a.m. Monday, the Washington Post just reported that the poll results say he should step down.)

Your move, Genius.

Can you just SMELL the fear coming off this clown? He knows he is in over his head, he knows he may very well lose everything (including any trace of dignity or credibility), he wants out and he is begging others to save him from himself.

Attention Cultists:

Do not ever again dare to portray Musk as a champion of free speech or a “free speech absolutist.” He has no concept of what “free speech” does and does not mean under our laws and system. Plus, he has already tried to silence those who write or say anything he doesn’t want to read or hear.

Do not ever again refer to Musk as being either “strong” or smart or a “business genius.” He is none of those things. He is a coward, a bully, an infant and a narcissist.

Who does that remind you of?

Which brings us to “Criminal Referral Monday.”

“Conspiracy to defraud the government.”

“Obstruction of an official process.”

And “insurrection” has a nice ring to it, also, IMO.

I’m going to enjoy this Monday. I tell you that straight-up and with zero apology. I don’t have much tolerance for folks who want to overthrow our government, as supported by overwhelming evidence.

“Evidence.” Are you even familiar with the term, Cultists?

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