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Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors, teases 'significant improvements'
CNBC ^ | April 5th, 2022 | Jessica Bursztynsky

Posted on 04/05/2022 6:08:56 AM PDT by shadowlands1960

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To: Salman

“It is an evil business model, and all such companies that practice it must be put out of business”

You never know.....Musk is liable to turn the whole app into a giant forum for Tesla owners. Lol!


21 posted on 04/05/2022 6:27:01 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: shadowlands1960

>Parag is singing the praises of Elon Musk on Twitter this morning

Well, their stock was half the value it was a year ago, so anything that will boost stock prices is great...for an essentially worthless stock that has zero inventory and production.

Elon will probably stay there a month, hit the wall of wokeism, and leave, bad-mouthing the app and endorsing Gab or GETTR instead. Then $TWIT will crash to penny stock price.


22 posted on 04/05/2022 6:27:29 AM PDT by struggle
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To: struggle

If you needed another reason to hate Disney, recall that Disney fired all its US workers and replaced them with lower paid H-2B workers. The American workers were black mailed into training their replacements in order to get separation benefits. Disgraceful.


23 posted on 04/05/2022 6:30:23 AM PDT by DeplorablePaul (s)
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To: shadowlands1960

The left will dredge up the worst of the worst from the right and present it to Musk as ‘normal stuff’ from the right.

The left does their intimidation by lying. Just like they did with the ‘don’t say gay’ crap. Lucky for us Musk can see through them.


24 posted on 04/05/2022 6:31:03 AM PDT by GOPJ (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignorinbg reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: shadowlands1960

He doesn’t just control 10% of the company. He potentially controls up to a 25 or 30% voting block already.


25 posted on 04/05/2022 6:31:06 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: shadowlands1960

While I do find this hilarious - if I were a big Tesla investor I’d be a bit concerned, how much of his time will this consume? Is it a distraction? SpaceX, Tesla, and now Twitter too?

Either way...I have to hand it to him, he’s historic.


26 posted on 04/05/2022 6:32:36 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: shadowlands1960

Har har. Where’s all that talk about Twitter not being “bound by the First Amendment” and controlling “which voices should be heard”, you sniveling authoritarian creep?


27 posted on 04/05/2022 6:33:09 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: GOPJ

Yeah. Tucker was saying last night that we should expect an all out attack on Musk. They will be combing over everything he ever said or did to find an angle to attack him...


28 posted on 04/05/2022 6:33:32 AM PDT by shadowlands1960 ("...some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again... " CSL)
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To: Larry Lucido
more than that...more than 50 percent is owned by hedge funds and Musk. It is going to be interesting to see what happens

Morgan Stanley was the biggest shareholder last time I looked before Musk got in.
I love Twitter. It's where I go to get news and laughs


29 posted on 04/05/2022 6:36:56 AM PDT by RummyChick ( )
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To: shadowlands1960

That’s called sucking up to the boss.


30 posted on 04/05/2022 6:37:41 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: shadowlands1960

Brandon has been harassing Musk for a while now.

Looks like he’s handling it pretty well.


31 posted on 04/05/2022 6:38:00 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: shadowlands1960

This limits the amount of stock Musk can hold before his term expires in 2024 to 14.9%. Personally I would rather see him purchase another 20% of the stock and lead an outside takeover of Twitter if they do not change their biased activities.


32 posted on 04/05/2022 6:42:02 AM PDT by georgiarat (We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. William Faulkner )
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I wonder if it legally limits his use of proxies?


33 posted on 04/05/2022 6:45:19 AM PDT by shadowlands1960 ("...some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again... " CSL)
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To: shadowlands1960

I hope he can stop the “cancel fever” and the censorship of non-Leftist views. One good thing is that Leftist rage-heads are already announcing that they are leaving Twitter.


34 posted on 04/05/2022 6:45:32 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Hold on, y'all, 2022 is going to be a ride you won't soon forget!)
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To: 1Old Pro

“AGAIN breaking the law”? Do I smell a Leftist mole on FR, or at least an anti-Trump RINO? The viking kitties would like to know.


35 posted on 04/05/2022 6:47:08 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Hold on, y'all, 2022 is going to be a ride you won't soon forget!)
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To: backwoods-engineer
Do I smell a Leftist mole on FR, or at least an anti-Trump RINO? The viking kitties would like to know.

Re read, put on your reading comprehension hat, try to detect sarcasm.

36 posted on 04/05/2022 6:51:33 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: shadowlands1960

Twitter is run by hard core Leftists. How is Musk going to fundamentally change their core?


37 posted on 04/05/2022 6:54:32 AM PDT by robel
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To: Salman

I still love twitter. Follow the right accounts, block haters, and it’s the best for up to date information on a diverse range of topics.


38 posted on 04/05/2022 6:56:33 AM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: FreedomPoster

That’s called sucking up to the boss.


Exactly what it’s called.

Sing, Parag, sing!!

😂😂


39 posted on 04/05/2022 6:59:09 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: georgiarat

“This limits the amount of stock Musk can hold before his term expires in 2024 to 14.9%. Personally I would rather see him purchase another 20% of the stock and lead an outside takeover of Twitter if they do not change their biased activities.”

I think that may be why they put Elon, an obvious thorn to existing management, on the board because until his board term expires in 2024 and 90 days thereafter he must remain a passive investor and cannot acquire more than 14.9% of outstanding stock thus restricting his ability for a hostile takeover Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. If Elon quits the board, that may telegraph his intent to attempt a takeover.


40 posted on 04/05/2022 7:02:10 AM PDT by chuckee
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