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Line 56: − − ==Purchase of Twitter== − On April 25, 2022, it was announced that Musk had purchased social media platform [[Twitter]] for $43 billion, with the intent of ending liberal control of the platform (along with its related censorship and silencing of conservative voices and factual information in favor of promoting and encouraging liberal voices) and restoring free speech.<ref name="Musk Twitter">[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-official-twitter-sold-twitter-shares-halted-pending-news-sale-company-sold-elon-musk-43-billion/ BREAKING: IT’S OFFICIAL! TWITTER IS SOLD! Twitter Shares Halted Pending News of Sale – Company Sold to Elon Musk for $44 Billion] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Earlier in the month, Musk had become the biggest single shareholder of Twitter (with 9.2% of the shares, well over the 2.25% held at the time by Twitter co-founder and former CEO [[Jack Dorsey]]) when he bought 73 million shares of stock in the company (worth $2.89 billion),<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-becomes-biggest-shareholder-twitter-buys-9-2-shares/ Elon Musk Becomes the Biggest Shareholder in Twitter as He Buys 73 Million Shares] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> but when he attempted to buy more shares, he ran into resistance from several [[Saudi Arabia]]n Twitter shareholders, which caused Twitter stock to fall.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-saudi-owners-twitter-decline-musks-offer-twitter-stock-tumbling/ BREAKING: Saudi Shareholders of Twitter Decline Musk’s Offer – Twitter Stock is Tumbling] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> To prevent Musk from buying more shares, Twitter tried to entice him with a seat on its board of directors as part of a deal that would keep him from owning more than 14.9% of its common stock,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-appoint-elon-musk-board-directors-prevent-buying-majority-stake/ Twitter to Appoint Elon Musk to its Board of Directors and Prevent Him from Buying Majority Stake – Musk Teases ‘Significant Improvements’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> but Musk turned down that offer, thereby allowing him to buy more Twitter stock.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/developing-elon-musk-turns-seat-twitters-board-move-will-allow-buy-stock-company/ Elon Musk Turns Down Seat on Twitter’s Board, Move Will Allow Him to Buy More Stock in Company] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In response, bitter leftist Twitter shareholders attempted to sue Musk for delaying in disclosing the amount of stock he owned in the company.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/go-angry-twitter-shareholders-sue-elon-musk-delay-stock-disclosures/ Here We Go… Angry Twitter Shareholders Sue Elon Musk Over Delay in Stock Disclosures] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> − − When Musk announced plans to purchase Twitter outright and turn it into a private company,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-wants-buy-twitter-43-billion-transformed-private-company/ BREAKING: Elon Musk Wants to Buy Twitter for $43 Billion and Transform It Into ‘Private Company’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> pro-censorship/anti-free speech leftist company management decided to attempt to implement a "poison pill" to sabotage the transaction and fight for censorship and silencing of conservative voices and allowing the voices of liberals and other enemies of freedom to flourish<ref>Two references: − *[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-fascists-release-statement-dont-care-elon-musk-board-will-continue-censor-conservatives-trump-not-coming-back/ Twitter Fascists Release Statement: They Don’t Care that Elon Musk Is On Board – They Will Continue to Censor Conservatives and Trump Is Not Coming Back] at the Gateway Pundit − *[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-management-fight-control-company-president-trump-remains-censored-iranian-leaders-not/ Twitter Management Fight for Control of Company So They Can Continue to Censor President Trump and Promote Iranian Leaders on The Site] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> rather than allow Musk, who is anti-censorship and favors free speech, to buy the company and put an end to that censorship.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/twitter-board-adopts-poison-pill-rather-consider-musks-offer-free-speech-damned/ Twitter Board Adopts a ‘Poison Pill’ Rather than Consider Musk’s Offer – Free Speech Be Damned] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In response to the "poison pill" move by Twitter, Florida Governor [[Ron DeSantis]] threatened to hold the company's board of directors legally accountable for breaching their fiduciary duty.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/ron-desantis-threatens-hold-twitters-board-directors-accountable-breaching-fiduciary-duty/ Ron DeSantis Threatens to Hold Twitter’s Board of Directors Accountable for Breaching Fiduciary Duty] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Musk later announced that he would be bringing investor partners into his Twitter bid to thwart the company's "poison pill" sabotage attempt, whose legality was questioned by the Gateway Pundit.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/elon-musk-considering-bringing-partners-twitter-bid-company-adopts-poison-pill/ Elon Musk Considers Bringing in Partners on Twitter Bid After Company Adopts ‘Poison Pill’] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> In an attempt to protect Twitter and its anti-free speech mandate against a Musk takeover, the [[Biden regime]]-controlled [[Department of Justice]] and the Securities and Exchange Commission tried to step in by launching frivolous sham investigations against Musk.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/swamp-steps-doj-sec-launch-joint-investigation-targeting-elon-musk-attempts-hostile-takeover-twitter-reports/ Swamp Steps In? DOJ, SEC Launch “Joint Investigation” Targeting Elon Musk as He Attempts His ‘Hostile Takeover’ of Twitter: Reports] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> − − When Musk's purchase of Twitter became official, pearl-clutching liberals [[snowflake|went into meltdown mode]]<ref>[https://youtu.be/-C9ERYLlNY8 BREAKING! TWITTER SOLD TO ELON MUSK! LEFTISTS IN MELTDOWN!!!] at Dr. Steve Turley YouTube channel</ref> over their loss of control of one of their means of censoring free speech and silencing conservative voices/opinions and factual information.<ref name="Musk Twitter"/> President [[Donald Trump]] congratulated Musk on his purchase of Twitter, saying of him "...I hope Elon buys Twitter because he’ll make improvements to it and he is a good man," but he added that he will not return to Twitter, even with the restoration of his account there, choosing instead to stay with his own social media platform Truth Social.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/breaking-president-trump-will-not-come-back-twitter-despite-elon-musk-takeover/ Breaking: President Trump WILL NOT Come Back to Twitter Despite Elon Musk Takeover] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> As part of the announcement of his Twitter purchase, Musk said, "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated...", adding in a tweet that "I hope that even my [[Kathy Griffin|worst critics]] remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means".<ref>[https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1518623997054918657 Elon Musk: "I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means"] at Twitter</ref> Among the liberals having tantrums over Musk's purchase of Twitter are actress and leftist activist Jameela Jamil, who rage-quit the platform over the announcement in a petulant tweet,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/one-former-good-place-actress-turned-annoying-activist-jameela-jamil-quits-twitter-elon-musk-purchase/ ONE DOWN: Former Good Place Actress Turned Annoying Activist Jameela Jamil Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk Purchase] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> liberal race activist [[Shaun King]] (a white man who claims to be "black"), who also threw an online hissy-fit and rage-quit Twitter via deletion of his account in response to the Musk purchase,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/shaun-king-rage-quits-twitter-elon-musks-purchase/ Shaun King Rage Quits Twitter Over Elon Musk’s Purchase] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> and other prominent liberals with online presences such as [[Joy Reid]], [[Howard Dean]], [[NBC]] "journalist"/hack Ben Collins, [[CNN]] hack [[Brian Stelter]], former Twitter employees Israel Camacho and Laura Gomez and several members of hate group [[Antifa]].<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/04/meltdown-glorious-democrats-thugs-fascists-react-elon-musk-purchase-twitter-predictable-fury/ THE MELTDOWN IS GLORIOUS: Democrats, Thugs and Fascists React to Elon Musk Purchase of Twitter with Predictable Fury] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> − − ===Liberal retaliation=== − [[Liberal]]s retaliated against Musk for exposing the [[liberal censorship]] at [[Twitter]]. Liberal retaliation against Musk included driving down, pun intended, the price of [[Tesla]] stock by 90%, such that Musk as its largest stockholder lost $200 billion in 2022. − − ===Response to CBS hiatus=== − − [[File:Elon Musk mocks CBS News.jpg|thumbnail|1000px|center|Elon Musk pokes fun at [[liberal]] [[CBS News]]' short-lived Twitter hiatus after network resumes tweeting less than 48 hours later. − − Musk responded to the network's statement about so-called "security concerns" Sunday afternoon with a giggling [[emoji]] . His wordless response received nearly 100,000 likes in an hour. Apparently, CBS News dislikes Elon Musk's policy of allowing more [[free speech]] and not censoring [[conservative]]s.]] − {{Clear}}
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{{quotebox-float|"Ukraine is now going too far and inviting strategic defeat...Trying to retake [[Crimea]] will cause massive death, probably fail and risk [[nuclear war]]...This would be terrible for Ukraine and [[Earth]]...How am I in this [[war]]?...Starlink was not meant to be involved in wars...It was so people can watch [[Netflix]] and chill and get online for [[school]] and do good peaceful things, not drone strikes”.<ref>https://archive.ph/YZ0Rz</ref>}}
{{quotebox-float|"Ukraine is now going too far and inviting strategic defeat...Trying to retake [[Crimea]] will cause massive death, probably fail and risk [[nuclear war]]...This would be terrible for Ukraine and [[Earth]]...How am I in this [[war]]?...Starlink was not meant to be involved in wars...It was so people can watch [[Netflix]] and chill and get online for [[school]] and do good peaceful things, not drone strikes”.<ref>https://archive.ph/YZ0Rz</ref>}}
Musk tweeted in agreement as "accurate" a posting on X by David Sachs stating, "The longer this goes on, the better Russia will do...Citizens of [[Western civilization|Western countries]] are being told that Ukraine is winning when in fact it is losing...We are told that there is no opportunity to make [[peace]] when in fact we have rejected multiple opportunities for a negotiated settlement...When the [[war]] is finally lost, when the whole country lays in smoldering ruins on a funeral pyre of their own making, the liars will say: 'Well we tried”.<ref>https://alethonews.com/2024/02/18/musk-agrees-ukraine-conflict-is-war-of-lies/</ref>
Musk tweeted in agreement as "accurate" a posting on X by David Sachs stating, "The longer this goes on, the better Russia will do...Citizens of [[Western civilization|Western countries]] are being told that Ukraine is winning when in fact it is losing...We are told that there is no opportunity to make [[peace]] when in fact we have rejected multiple opportunities for a negotiated settlement...When the [[war]] is finally lost, when the whole country lays in smoldering ruins on a funeral pyre of their own making, the liars will say: 'Well we tried”.<ref>https://alethonews.com/2024/02/18/musk-agrees-ukraine-conflict-is-war-of-lies/</ref>
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