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highplainsdem

(52,962 posts)
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 09:17 AM Yesterday

New Elon Musk poll on X to ask if America should "liberate" the UK from its "tyrannical government"

I wondered what the drug-addled wannabe world dictator might've been tweeting overnight, and found this new poll pinned so his followers couldn't miss it:

Elon Musk
@elonmusk

America should liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government

Yes

No

1:51 AM · Jan 6, 2025


Currently at just over 800,000 votes, slightly over 60% of them Yes votes.


First intelligent reply under that poll that I saw was from Larry the Cat:

Larry the Cat
@Number10cat

A tyrant is a ruler who exercises total power harshly or cruelly - followers of your account will be familiar.

4:47 AM · Jan 6, 2025



Larry's response is much more popular than Musk's stupid poll, with 3.6K likes out of 5O.5K views.

The idiot's poll has 31K likes, but that's out of 12 million views - 240 times as many as Larry's tweet, but less than 9 times as many likes.


The poll, stupid as it is, does show Musk's continuing public breakdown.
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New Elon Musk poll on X to ask if America should "liberate" the UK from its "tyrannical government" (Original Post) highplainsdem Yesterday OP
The part of it I cared about was done in 1776 Johonny Yesterday #1
A good chunk of US. Woodwizard Yesterday #27
"Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world" Walleye Yesterday #2
"I still can't figure out which one is Pinky and which one is the Brain" eShirl Yesterday #11
There's a good case to be made... liberalgunwilltravel Yesterday #25
And neither is a genius. Probatim Yesterday #26
Without being born to wealth Seinan Sensei Yesterday #32
I just assumed they'd be dead from drug overdoses or from being murdered. Probatim Yesterday #40
Pinky and the Moron. pandr32 Yesterday #34
That's It exactly Walleye Yesterday #37
Mexico, Canada, Greenland, and now the UK. surfered Yesterday #3
Exactly! Same playbook! SheltieLover Yesterday #4
Don't forget Canada - Trudeau resigned. Initech Yesterday #35
I think the muskrat rigged that poll too. Meadowoak Yesterday #5
Go back to Africa, Musk. Paladin Yesterday #6
Musk is an out of control, rich punk whose money makes him think... brush Yesterday #7
He's bipolar on a bender. speak easy Yesterday #36
Musk has become another one of those flamboyant Bond arch-villains, intent on taking over the world, sop Yesterday #8
He does resemble Christopher Walkin in "A view to a Kill" (1985). John1956PA Yesterday #14
Foreign interference in UK, and X polls are worthless even in the best cases. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #9
Bots Kali999 Yesterday #10
EXACTLY. ancianita Yesterday #16
He truly is a menace. City Lights Yesterday #12
In England, this morning.. "Hi, 007." "Haven't talk to you for a long time" "I take it that you read the poll .... chouchou Yesterday #13
His 800,000 'yes' votes are his BOTS. ancianita Yesterday #15
+1 dalton99a Yesterday #17
Are WE not Traildogbob Yesterday #18
Stop posting about tweets erodriguez Yesterday #19
Musk is now an important public figure. Use the trash can function to filter out what you don't want dalton99a Yesterday #21
So the plan is to hang on every tweet this guy does erodriguez Yesterday #33
Musk... high on his on supply NotHardly Yesterday #20
NOW he has gone off the deep end DFW Yesterday #22
It's all a fucking game to him and Donnie Blue_Tires Yesterday #23
America should... liberalgunwilltravel Yesterday #24
The least one can do to resist fascism is to boycott twitter/x/shiiter Voltaire2 Yesterday #28
Friends, don't let these guys distract. This is a diiversionary tactic. Bluetus Yesterday #29
Elon's children TBA Yesterday #30
WTF is wrong with this guy? Initech Yesterday #31
BiPolar speak easy Yesterday #38
With russian bots voting. Lol onecaliberal Yesterday #39
America should liberate itself from oligarchs like Muskrat Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 6 hrs ago #41

Johonny

(22,328 posts)
1. The part of it I cared about was done in 1776
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 09:20 AM
Yesterday

But as a South African he might not know American history.

Woodwizard

(1,062 posts)
27. A good chunk of US.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:36 AM
Yesterday

Citizens have no clue of American history. More than likely why we are now in the spot we are in.

My maga in laws are incredibly history ignorant.

Walleye

(36,637 posts)
2. "Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world"
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 09:20 AM
Yesterday

Musk and Trump I still can’t figure out which one is Pinky and which one is the Brain

eShirl

(18,887 posts)
11. "I still can't figure out which one is Pinky and which one is the Brain"
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:26 AM
Yesterday

Easy... one is a genius, the other's insane.

Probatim

(3,052 posts)
26. And neither is a genius.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:27 AM
Yesterday

If they hadn't been born to wealth, we wouldn't have heard of either of them.

Seinan Sensei

(769 posts)
32. Without being born to wealth
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:56 AM
Yesterday

Musk would be shift supervisor at a fast-food restaurant
TSF would be an assistant manager at a pawn shop

Probatim

(3,052 posts)
40. I just assumed they'd be dead from drug overdoses or from being murdered.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 12:11 PM
Yesterday

Neither knows when to shut up and both are suspected drug abusers.

surfered

(3,950 posts)
3. Mexico, Canada, Greenland, and now the UK.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 09:21 AM
Yesterday

There’s a lot of liberating to be done by these guys. Like Putin is “liberating” Ukraine?

Initech

(102,691 posts)
35. Don't forget Canada - Trudeau resigned.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:59 AM
Yesterday

Seriously, Elon needs a one-way ticket to the Hague like NOW. He must answer for his crimes and be arrested.

brush

(58,213 posts)
7. Musk is an out of control, rich punk whose money makes him think...
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 09:42 AM
Yesterday

everything his drug-addled mind can come up with can be accomplished.

Apparently the fool never heard of NATO. And last I heard, the UK is part of NATO and I don't believe that alliance will roll over and let trump/Musk's USA "liberate" the UK.

sop

(11,777 posts)
8. Musk has become another one of those flamboyant Bond arch-villains, intent on taking over the world,
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 09:43 AM
Yesterday

enslaving its people and forcing them to toil in his factories. The similarities are uncanny.

In 'Die Another Day' Bond's arch-villain, a former diamond magnate, built an orbiting solar weapon to threaten mankind with destruction. In 'You Only Live Twice' Bond's nemesis, Ernst, tried to manipulate world powers into a nuclear conflict. In 'Goldfinger' Auric sought to destroy the world's gold reserves, probably to increase the value of his Bitcoin holdings.

Where's 007 when we need him?

John1956PA

(3,465 posts)
14. He does resemble Christopher Walkin in "A view to a Kill" (1985).
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:52 AM
Yesterday

However, Mr. Walkin is good looking, Musk is not.

Kali999

(95 posts)
10. Bots
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:23 AM
Yesterday

I imagine half of twitter is bots. Also he said he'd resign in another poll and failed to carry through. So how much is the US swayed by fake people. Wouldn't it be nice to know who's real. The internet gave fuel to some very bad actors and predators

chouchou

(1,482 posts)
13. In England, this morning.. "Hi, 007." "Haven't talk to you for a long time" "I take it that you read the poll ....
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 10:42 AM
Yesterday

...Including what a certain person want's to help us..Yeah" 007 >>"My.. friends are discussing this news as we speak"
"Frankly..feels good to be back..ahh..in the game heh heh.."

Traildogbob

(10,229 posts)
18. Are WE not
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:13 AM
Yesterday

Due a return favor of liberating the UK from said tyrannical government types?
Sure seems WE need the liberation of bat shit greedy ass nut jobs. And like those other ones, this regime wants to takeover the whole fucking world.

erodriguez

(756 posts)
19. Stop posting about tweets
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:14 AM
Yesterday

Why are we wasting our time on inane bullshit. Really are we going to go back to posting about what some psycho is tweeting?

DU your better than that

dalton99a

(85,079 posts)
21. Musk is now an important public figure. Use the trash can function to filter out what you don't want
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:20 AM
Yesterday

DFW

(56,956 posts)
22. NOW he has gone off the deep end
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:20 AM
Yesterday

Either he retreats, or no UK trips for Trump. Or Trump has to sever ties.

His name can now be legally changed to Loon.

24. America should...
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:23 AM
Yesterday

Liberate itself from the egomaniacal megalomaniac and his solely owned subsidiary also know as Donald Trump. The sooner Musk is removed fro the world stage the better. I hope our allies' intelligence communities have a "plan" in place to eliminate his interference.

Bluetus

(356 posts)
29. Friends, don't let these guys distract. This is a diiversionary tactic.
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:47 AM
Yesterday

Trump and Musk are all about monetizing (i.e. massive fraud) their positions. This talk about annexing Canada, Panama, Greenland, the UK is all diversionary. Trump and Musk are both masters of this tactic.

Whenever Tesla fails to meet promises (which is just about all the time), Musk throws out a shiny new object (new software release, dancing robots or whatever) and people completely forget about the important issues. Trump is the same way.

Don't be suckers. We need to hammer him on the terrible things he really does plan to do, not the bullcrap he throws out there as a smokescreen.

TBA

(833 posts)
30. Elon's children
Mon Jan 6, 2025, 11:48 AM
Yesterday

Elon's children will be enlisting in the military immediately to participate in the invasion of Briton right? Right?

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