# 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:** 169
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3382 "2026-06-11T12:04:20Z")
What’s the point in being rich if you can’t arrange for the little people to dance (and fight) for your entertainment? ---
**Author:** ![Dissonance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Dissonance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dissonance)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3383 "2026-06-12T00:16:46Z")
> See? Elmo didn’t do anything wrong; it’s those murderous migrants beheading people making people angry, not billionaires spreading falsehoods over their own social media empires. _Checks notes._ Oh, so no one was beheaded? Well, it’s still pretty horrible that someone was murdered. _Checks notes again_ Oh, so the knife attack victim isn’t even dead? His condition is improving? His family has released a statement that they don’t want their tragedy used to fuel violence? Umm… hmmm… free-speech absolutist! ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3384 "2026-06-12T05:34:47Z")
I’m looking for a balanced account of the Belfast unrest. I’m thinking of perhaps an Irish post where they have some streaming info about the unrest this week. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3385 "2026-07-05T19:43:57Z")
[![](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/s3fgoxh5zjamnu2ta1pe) ](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/v200/s3fgoxh5zjamnu2ta1pe) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3386 "2026-07-06T23:38:05Z")
What’s going on around Elmo’s left shoulder? ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3387 "2026-07-06T23:57:03Z")
It’s sad that he generated an AI photo of his birthday party and didn’t even notice that no one else was around him. It’s probably that way in real life as well. I doubt if he has anyone who really cares about him as a person. It reminds me of this picture of Kirk Cameron’s birthday party where he’s in an empty conference room blowing out his candles next to some Subway sandwiches: [![](https://i.imgur.com/nqbcT3B.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/nqbcT3B.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3388 "2026-07-08T22:31:15Z")
Lawsuit against Grok & xAI after a man was discovered to have used Grok to make over 7,000 sexually explicit images of his stepdaughter using a single photo of her when she was 11. > **[Lawsuit: Man used Grok to make 7K sex images of stepdaughter, then shot himself](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/lawsuit-grok-user-made-7k-child-sex-images-xai-only-reported-one-gang-rape-prompt/)** > > More young girls sue X over Grok CSAM; X accused of shielding child predators. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3389 "2026-07-09T01:13:20Z")
Shielding? Grok is promoting them! ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3390 "2026-07-10T00:18:56Z")
I’m gonna put 10,000 people on the Moon in ten years, says man who said 15 years ago that he’d put a man on Mars in ten years. > **[SpaceX Plans to Send ‘Thousands’ to the Moon and Mars In 10 Years, Musk Claims](https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/07/09/elon-musk-claims-spacex-will-send-thousands-of-people-to-the-moon-and-mars-in-next-ten-years/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky)** > > The billionaire CEO said the company planned to land astronauts back on the moon in the next few years, before eventually building a permanent “metropolis” on its surface.” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3391 "2026-07-10T02:20:58Z")
Wackos gonna wack. It’s no deeper than that. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3392 "2026-07-10T04:06:31Z")
Will any of these “thousands” survive the trip or the landing? Just asking questions. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3393 "2026-07-11T04:35:26Z")
Musk loses (but he won’t have to admit it) and pays 1% of the ill-gotten gains. DOJ bends the knee. Elon Musk has settled the Twitter acquisition case with the SEC, for $1.5M to be paid from the trust he established for the purchase. The judge said she had strong misgivings that the settlement represented favoritism by the Trump administration, since the penalty is only 1% of the $150M in ill-gotten gains. And that it was submitted 3 minutes before the hearing. But the court does not have the power to override the DoJ, so she had no choice. Musk is not required to admit wrongdoing in the settlement. Musk himself had stipulated that as a condition. [https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/r0DaymXvNO5M/v0](https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/r0DaymXvNO5M/v0) ---
**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:** [July 12, 2026, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3394 "2026-07-12T01:14:58Z")
On the self-awareness scale, Elmo is deep in negative numbers. [![](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/q_60,fl_lossy,dpr_3,h_100,w_79,c_scale,f_avif/v200/cwtv5thwrxstvhm8mnos) ](https://images.spot.im/image/upload/q_60,fl_lossy,dpr_3,h_100,w_79,c_scale,f_avif/v200/cwtv5thwrxstvhm8mnos) ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3395 "2026-07-13T18:05:29Z")
[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HM-5i71aoAAaI_8?format=jpg&name=large) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HM-5i71aoAAaI_8?format=jpg&name=large) [![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/535/073/af0) ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/535/073/af0) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3396 "2026-07-15T23:38:14Z")
SpaceX shares drop below IPO price. > **[SpaceX stock hits all-time low, dips below IPO price](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/spacex-stock-hits-all-time-low-dips-below-ipo-price-150542970.html)** > > SpaceX stock slid on Wednesday, breaching a crucial price level. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3397 "2026-07-16T00:38:16Z")
The right people got their money and got out. Sucks to be the wrong people. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3398 "2026-07-16T01:58:42Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > The right people got their money and got out. Exactly according to plan. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3399 "2026-07-16T13:52:41Z")
Eh. I remember when Tesla stock slide and we all laughed, and then it righted itself. Who knows where this will end up. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3400 "2026-07-16T13:59:28Z")
Yeah, while I personally don’t believe that the fundamentals of SpaceX support the stock price, the market often has a way of ignoring my opinion. And stocks getting a bump right after IPO that settles down is the norm. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634/3401 "2026-07-16T14:07:51Z")
The problem with SpaceX is that at its IPO, the market cap was at two billion dollars, or already one of the most valuable companies in the world. So where is the growth potential? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=168) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-2/1005634.md?page=170)