# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** elon-musk\ **Created:** [August 13, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634 "2024-08-13T00:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 150
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3002 "2026-01-30T20:20:36Z")
Guess who accepted a helicopter ride to Epstein Island in 2013? [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kdnm573img27wgmf4hq6pxmj/bafkreiem7kcfwxt7boeqhoezmywmi37fr7v5yl3j6uht7r2zqphhtihfwm@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kdnm573img27wgmf4hq6pxmj/bafkreiem7kcfwxt7boeqhoezmywmi37fr7v5yl3j6uht7r2zqphhtihfwm@jpeg) [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kdnm573img27wgmf4hq6pxmj/bafkreibhl2kv3vnn6xlorm7wafq7pcufiuk6airvpjz7loudybgluu22mm@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kdnm573img27wgmf4hq6pxmj/bafkreibhl2kv3vnn6xlorm7wafq7pcufiuk6airvpjz7loudybgluu22mm@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3003 "2026-01-30T20:29:32Z")
TIL that Elon’s ex-wife Talulah Riley married Thomas Brodie-Sangster, also known as the voice of Ferb from Disney’s _Phineas and Ferb_. [![](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5ebd6c19a3df291f9d0f3d7248c) ](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5ebd6c19a3df291f9d0f3d7248c) “Hey Ferb, I know what we’re gonna do today!” ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3004 "2026-01-31T00:32:03Z")
[![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cd3uwkljinuglacry433qonh/bafkreigft2nnguip2mixwy4wh6nnebdg7tlmf76wseqxs5tho7ccibp7nm@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cd3uwkljinuglacry433qonh/bafkreigft2nnguip2mixwy4wh6nnebdg7tlmf76wseqxs5tho7ccibp7nm@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3005 "2026-01-31T03:36:02Z")
“Girls FTW!” [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/bafkreigjcasj4fsfvrdstyoeppp2zde4dwiykr3e5mgdfnuujewo4jjdnu@jpeg) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/bafkreigjcasj4fsfvrdstyoeppp2zde4dwiykr3e5mgdfnuujewo4jjdnu@jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3006 "2026-01-31T07:53:09Z")
It occurs to me — there’s a decent possibility that at least part of Musk’s motivation for the whole DOGE thing being so aggressive across so many departments could have been desperation to find and attempt to remove all this stuff. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3007 "2026-01-31T08:17:21Z")
Elon invited himself to Epstein Island, Epstein said “oh fuck Ghislane you deal with this shit” and she told him they’re fucking shutting down their entire sex trafficking operation rather than let him come. It’s so evil and yet so pathetic. Elon was too pathetic to be invited to rape children with everyone else. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3008 "2026-01-31T10:57:58Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Elon was too pathetic to be invited to rape children with everyone else. 🎶 _All of the other pedos…_ _Used to laugh and call him names…_ _They wouldn’t let poor Elon…_ _Join in any pedo games…_ 🎶 ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3009 "2026-01-31T11:09:00Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > 🎶 > _All of the other pedos…_ > _Used to laugh and call him names…_ > _They wouldn’t let poor Elon…_ > _Join in any pedo games…_ > 🎶 Nicely done! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3010 "2026-01-31T11:53:25Z")
I really can’t explain how Musk became the richest man in the world. There had to be some deal involved, at a crossroads, at midnight. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3011 "2026-01-31T12:11:29Z")
OK, but who did Elon make a deal with? ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3012 "2026-01-31T12:14:57Z")
Traditionally, the deal is made with Satan. In this case, he appears to not have met his desired goal, so he made a deal with Donald Trump, second in charge of hell. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3013 "2026-01-31T13:23:46Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > In this case, he appears to not have met his desired goal, so he made a deal with Donald Trump, second in charge of hell. I don’t see Hell putting Trump in any position of responsibility. They have standards. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3014 "2026-01-31T19:00:49Z")
I have said a few times in the past that while I know magic/devil/etc aren’t real, if I was more credulous Trump (and maybe Elon) look more like a “deal with the devil” than anything I’ve ever seen. If magic was real, Trump’s infinite ability to fail upward and have mind control power over tens of millions of people despite having no skills or charm or any positive traits whatsoever is the most clear and puzzling examples of it. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3015 "2026-01-31T20:17:17Z")
Nothing new. Just because ‘Elon’. [![](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/fa037fb5-d7aa-4f9a-9357-16c0d357a327) ](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/fa037fb5-d7aa-4f9a-9357-16c0d357a327) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3016 "2026-01-31T20:24:08Z")
Ha! That should help Tesla sales, which are plummeting even as global EV sales are exploding! 😁 Elmo is never going to be anywhere near bankrupt, but he may well be sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3017 "2026-01-31T23:46:46Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > What if they went at the same time? The celebration would last for weeks. There would be no more champagne available for at least a year. Have to grow the grapes! ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3018 "2026-02-01T00:52:40Z")
This is getting waaaaaaay beyond out of hand. **SpaceX files plans for million-satellite orbital data center constellation** > **[SpaceX files plans for million-satellite orbital data center constellation](https://spacenews.com/spacex-files-plans-for-million-satellite-orbital-data-center-constellation/)** > > SpaceX is seeking FCC approval for a satellite constellation of unprecedented scale intended to function as an orbital data center. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3019 "2026-02-01T01:14:49Z")
Elon’s going to wind up causing a Kessler cascade, isn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3020 "2026-02-01T01:54:35Z")
SpaceX has to get Starship to work first. ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3021 "2026-02-01T03:29:10Z")
Well, how many satellites did you think it was going to take to put 100GW of power generation into space each year to power our new AI datacenter overlords? I love SpaceX talking about Kardashev Type II civilizations, it really tells you how grounded in reality they are. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=149) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=151)