Decoding Elon Musk’s placing of his Twitter bid ‘on hold’

American Thinker ^ | 15 May, 2022 | Rajan Laad

[MtnClimber]

When Elon Musk announced his $44 billion takeover bid to Twitter, it caused celebrations and meltdowns in equal measure.

Conservatives and libertarians, who have been the recipients of step-motherly treatment on Twitter owing to its overwhelming liberal bias, hoped Musk would liberate the platform into a haven for free speech.

Liberals feared losing control over a primary tool of communication and manipulation. Hence, Twitter employees staged walkouts. MSNBC said that Musk’s takeover would have 'massive, life and globe-altering consequences'.

SNIP

There are a few possible explanations behind Musk’s sudden move.

Perhaps Musk realizes that his initial bid was too high and is attempting to compel Twitter to return to the negotiating table in order to lower the price. Legal experts say Twitter’s board would risk being sued if it agreed to a lower price without serious justification.

Another possibility is that Musk is looking for a way out.

It must be remembered that the stock of Tesla plummeted by 7% when Musk announced his Twitter takeover. Perhaps Tesla's Board of Directors was not pleased that Musk plans to finance his Twitter takeover by borrowing against the value of his holdings in Tesla. Perhaps the Tesla Board thinks that Musk would become a divisive figure that hurts the Tesla brand if he took over Twitter. Maybe they pressured Musk to withdraw?

Musk experienced what it feels like to be in the eye of the storm since his take-over announcement in April. For a month, some of the worst epithets known were conferred upon Musk. Musk understands that as an investor and a businessman getting along with people of all ideological and political persuasions is essential.

Musk has seen how President Trump has been baselessly subjected to legal scrutiny and government investigations for merely challenging the status quo.

[USS Alaska]

As long as SpaceX stays LEO,

What is LEO?

[null and void]

Low Earth Orbit

[Gnome1949]

Twitter is a propaganda arm of Leftists.

[PIF]

LEO = Low Earth Orbit. (ISS space station heights)

[Mozilla]

Got a tad complicated. I understand the situation a bit better after that article.

[MtnClimber]

Twitter is a propaganda arm of Leftists.

We have got to have a long march through their institutions.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I see a scenario where Musk sends Twitter stock in the toilet and Trumps acquisition company picks Twitter up for a song.

[bert]

Or, Musk is waiting patiently for the clamor to dissipate so he can really begin the transformation.

There are large institutional stockholders who can be consulted to gain their support in a new stock corporaton

[Jumper]

Intelligence programs designed to look like regular corporations and companies complete with stock trading.... Facebook is an Intelligence tool used by Obama to win an election 2008 which that alone should have been illegal. Musk cannot own Twitter because the CIA & DNC oppose that. They cannot be exposed which is probably in the NDA too. Losing prominence as an intell program, Twitter will be replaced by something else in our government’s surveillance profolio.

[Hootowl99]

Fully agree…. Musk is still negotiating and will add that he is prudently exercising his right to due diligence.

[SunkenCiv]

• Elon Musk says Twitter's legal team told him he broke his NDA by revealing its sample size for fake accounts [05/15/2022]

[MtnClimber]

Yes. The sample size was only 100.

[Vaduz]

‘Massive, life and globe-altering consequences’.

Truth spoken the left lose hair get rash reach for anti panic pills things going dark........................

[Metrobank]

A Company losing this amount of money isn’t worth $44B. It is an absurd valuation especially since the number of bots is way above 5% they “claim”. Advertisers are getting ripped off so they will likely sue the Company. Musk should stay away from that quagmire.

[USS Alaska]

Thanks

[HKMk23]

With 50+ years of American political history under my experiential belt I can confidently assert that the only “long march” that will ever troop through leftist institutions is the one described in overview in Isaiah 63:1-6

1 Who is this that cometh from Edom,
with dyed garments from Bozrah?
this that is glorious in his apparel,
travelling in the greatness of his strength?
I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel,
and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?
3 I have trodden the winepress alone;
and of the people there was none with me:
for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury;
and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments,
and I will stain all my raiment.
4 For the day of vengeance is in mine heart,
and the year of my redeemed is come.
5 And I looked, and there was none to help;
and I wondered that there was none to uphold:
therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me;
and my fury, it upheld me.
6 And I will tread down the people in mine anger,
and make them drunk in my fury,
and I will bring down their strength to the earth.