Elon makes all-cash offer to take Twitter private

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In reply to GeorgiAg • 4:57p, 4/14/22
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This would make the most sense, right now, if they plan to support selling to him at his offered price.

Otherwise, the stock is about to drop, a lot.
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In reply to will25u • 5:05p, 4/14/22
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Bloody hell! Is that true? Baker now works for Twitter?
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In reply to aggiehawg • 5:10p, 4/14/22
https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2020/06/17/twitter-adds-former-fbi-general-counsel-to-legal-department/?slreturn=20220314180945
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In reply to Keegan99 • 5:16p, 4/14/22
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GeorgiAg said:
Twitter unregulated will be trash. Have you ever been to 4chan/politically incorrect? Basically every other word is the n word and almost all threads bash the jews.


There is a distinction between unregulated and transparently regulated.

The problem with Twitter today is that The Babylon Bee can get the banhammer for an article mocking a dude that pretends to be a woman, while leftists escape unscathed for calling for the death of conservatives.

(Just look at the responses to any DeSantis or Abbott tweet if one wants to see the sort of vile leftist content that doesn't bother Twitter in the least.)


4chan actually is regulated, quite a lot actually. The amount of gore, porn, and snuff film style posts that are deleted is huge. Leftists have been trying for years to get the site banned so they will post the most heinous things imaginable up and including child porn. The mods have to be continually on their toes.

This is not even mentioning the threads posted by bots, of which there are many on /pol/. The bots are highly sophisticated too and it's often very difficult to tell if they are a bot or not. You can usually tell by the content of the post (if it's meant as a demoralization of whites then it's a near certainty that it's probably a bot or a leftist).

4chan is controlled chaos but never make the mistake of assuming it's unregulated. A true unregulated place would look like the dark web where you would see the absolute worst of humanity and just viewing the site would probably be illegal.
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5:16p, 4/14/22
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I barely understand what's going on anymore but this has been one of the more entertaining things in awhile.
CNN is an enemy of the state and should be treated as such.
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In reply to Ol_Ag_02 • 5:18p, 4/14/22
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ActualTalkingThermos said:
It is very, very funny to me that the wealthiest man in the world, who can have all the finest things money can buy, who can go anywhere he wants in the world any day he chooses, who can have any experience at any time… that guy is terminally online, completely obsessed with Twitter, and wants to be a beloved memelord SO BADLY.


Why does the left hate Elon so much? He's literally plotting to take over Twitter to then leave everyone alone. Surely its not because you only like free speech when it's controlled, limited, and filtered by those who share your agenda.


They hate free speech and can't stand someone with **** your money that isn't willing to bow to their desires. Musk is also immensely successful and white, which makes their hate go to stratospheric levels.
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In reply to GeorgiAg • 5:22p, 4/14/22
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nortex97 said:
Deputy Travis Junior said:
GeorgiAg said:
Twitter unregulated will be trash. Have you ever been to 4chan/politically incorrect? Basically every other word is the n word and almost all threads bash the jews.


I doubt a Musk owned Twitter would completely remove moderation. He isn't looking to create 280 character 4chan, he just wants to get rid of the "fact checkers as arbiters of truth" model that, for example, promulgated lies about the Steele Dossier while removing stories about Hunter Biden's laptop and covid's possible lab origins. Now it'll be up to you the reader to come to your own conclusions on complex topics.

You can eliminate that without giving up the right to ban racists who are dropping N bombs in every other post.
Georgiag knows that, on some level, but he is a closet leftist who masquerades as a conservative here, and eats/sleeps/breathes leftist propaganda.
Leftist? I actually go to 4chan/pol to read the unfiltered stuff (not at work).


You can read 4chan at work, just do it on your phone. This is what I do!
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In reply to BAP Enthusiast • 5:23p, 4/14/22
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Ol_Ag_02 said:
ActualTalkingThermos said:
It is very, very funny to me that the wealthiest man in the world, who can have all the finest things money can buy, who can go anywhere he wants in the world any day he chooses, who can have any experience at any time… that guy is terminally online, completely obsessed with Twitter, and wants to be a beloved memelord SO BADLY.


Why does the left hate Elon so much? He's literally plotting to take over Twitter to then leave everyone alone. Surely its not because you only like free speech when it's controlled, limited, and filtered by those who share your agenda.


They hate free speech and can't stand someone with **** your money that isn't willing to bow to their desires. Musk is also immensely successful and African American which makes their hate go to stratospheric levels.
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In reply to oneeyedag • 5:24p, 4/14/22
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Ol_Ag_02 said:
ActualTalkingThermos said:
It is very, very funny to me that the wealthiest man in the world, who can have all the finest things money can buy, who can go anywhere he wants in the world any day he chooses, who can have any experience at any time… that guy is terminally online, completely obsessed with Twitter, and wants to be a beloved memelord SO BADLY.


Why does the left hate Elon so much? He's literally plotting to take over Twitter to then leave everyone alone. Surely its not because you only like free speech when it's controlled, limited, and filtered by those who share your agenda.


They hate free speech and can't stand someone with **** your money that isn't willing to bow to their desires. Musk is also immensely successful and African American which makes their hate go to stratospheric levels.


True, he is that!
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In reply to BenFiasco14 • 5:25p, 4/14/22
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I barely understand what's going on anymore but this has been one of the more entertaining things in awhile.
If you have some watch Barbarians At the Gates. It is very funny (James Garner stars) and tells the tale of the takeover of RJR Nabisco in the 80s. That might help you to understand the moves being made here, partially at least.

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In reply to GeorgiAg • 5:27p, 4/14/22
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GeorgiAg said:
Twitter unregulated will be trash. Have you ever been to 4chan/politically incorrect? Basically every other word is the n word and almost all threads bash the jews.
You only approve of twiiter right now because it's regulated in the manner you like it to be regulated in. I'll give you a nickel's worth of free advice right now - it's trash as it is in its current form.
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Would much rather see Musk go after facebook than twitter, but that's because I actually use facebook betwee my 30 day bans and have never once been on twitter.
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In reply to schmellba99 • 5:38p, 4/14/22
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Facebook is people pretending to be wealthier and happier than they are. Twitter is where the libs and bots influence the population to vote for socialists
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In reply to schmellba99 • 5:39p, 4/14/22
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Would much rather see Musk go after facebook than twitter, but that's because I actually use facebook betwee my 30 day bans and have never once been on twitter.
I'm curious... what gets a person banned on FB?
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5:40p, 4/14/22
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Censorship and suppression of free speech is all the liberals have left. Their administration has fallen apart and things are looking bleak. They're going to fight like hell to keep Twitter.
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In reply to will25u • 5:44p, 4/14/22
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That's a shot across the bow. Letting the Twitter BOD know they better do their job or their will be consequences.



I imagine behind the scenes on the Twitter BOD it is chaos right now not knowing what is coming next. It will be interesting to see what else Musk has up his sleeve.
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In reply to StandUpforAmerica • 5:45p, 4/14/22
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schmellba99 said:
Would much rather see Musk go after facebook than twitter, but that's because I actually use facebook betwee my 30 day bans and have never once been on twitter.
I'm curious... what gets a person banned on FB?



Telling a woman to fight hard and kick her school board's ass about this gender identity thing.


Well, that is what got me a week posting ban and 45 days of my posts on groups being lowest prioritym
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In reply to Rockdoc • 5:48p, 4/14/22
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Elon has more than one card up his sleeve. I'd be willing to say he's a few steps ahead of them.
He's the largest shareholder. I'm sure his lawyers have penned a lawsuit against Twitter's board if they don't accept.

I bet a draft was delivered to the board as part of his offer as well.
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toss a coin to your twitter, oh elon of plenty
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In reply to FTAG 2000 • 5:52p, 4/14/22
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Rockdoc said:
Elon has more than one card up his sleeve. I'd be willing to say he's a few steps ahead of them.
He's the largest shareholder. I'm sure his lawyers have penned a lawsuit against Twitter's board if they don't accept.

I bet a draft was delivered to the board as part of his offer as well.
Not anymore. Vanguard is up over 10%....
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In reply to Shooter McGavin • 5:57p, 4/14/22
We can beat them at their own game, conservatives need to band together, everyone should buy a few shares of Twitter stock.
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In reply to StandUpforAmerica • 5:59p, 4/14/22
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StandUpforAmerica said:
schmellba99 said:
Would much rather see Musk go after facebook than twitter, but that's because I actually use facebook betwee my 30 day bans and have never once been on twitter.
I'm curious... what gets a person banned on FB?
Well, let's see:

1. Normal every day conversation among like minded people in a private group
2. Joking with a buddy
3. Saying women are nastier than men when discussing the sanitary conditions of public restrooms
4. Posting memes (I'm effectively shadow banned on facebook now when I'm not outright banned)
5. Not being a leftist hack
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In reply to . . . • 6:00p, 4/14/22
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. . . said:


Translation:

We are looking desperately for a White Knight right now, so we will consider your request for an indeterminate amount of time.

A $60 / share offer probably kicks Musk out of the running. But that means someone has to come up with ~$45B for a loser company. That's a hard pill to swallow.
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In reply to ntxVol • 6:02p, 4/14/22
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ntxVol said:
We can beat them at their own game, conservatives need to band together, everyone should buy a few shares of Twitter stock.


My name is Twitter Paulson
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In reply to StandUpforAmerica • 6:06p, 4/14/22
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StandUpforAmerica said:
schmellba99 said:
Would much rather see Musk go after facebook than twitter, but that's because I actually use facebook betwee my 30 day bans and have never once been on twitter.
I'm curious... what gets a person banned on FB?
This got me suspended for a couple days once
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A $60 / share offer probably kicks Musk out of the running. But that means someone has to come up with ~$45B for a loser company. That's a hard pill to swallow.
Does it? Taking a company private restricts the number of shareholders but it doesn't limit it to only one.
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In reply to BenFiasco14 • 6:10p, 4/14/22
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BenFiasco14 said:
I barely understand what's going on anymore but this has been one of the more entertaining things in awhile.
Next steps are one of these:

1) The board outright rejects the offer, and Musk and at least one friend files a shareholder derivative lawsuit, saying that the board is not acting in the best interests of the shareholders.

2) The board puts the offer to a vote. The side with the most shares win. Likely, the offer is accepted.

3) Soros and Vanguard make a competing offer, and Musk makes a ton of money on his 9% holdings.

4) The FBI and CIA raid the offices of Tesla in California and Austin, coming up with evidence that Musk did all kinds of bad things, including manipulate the market, defraud Tesla shareholders, and have sex with underage girls that he is related to. The board rejects the offer due to the controversy. Biden pens an executive order that Tesla is no longer eligible for any tax breaks from the USG. Musk buys Thailand, and moves all Tesla manufacturing there.

Unfortunately, I think the odds of all four of these are about the same.
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Elon needs to get his buddies Peter and Larry involved.
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BusterAg said:
BenFiasco14 said:
I barely understand what's going on anymore but this has been one of the more entertaining things in awhile.
Next steps are one of these:

1) The board outright rejects the offer, and Musk and at least one friend files a shareholder derivative lawsuit, saying that the board is not acting in the best interests of the shareholders.

2) The board puts the offer to a vote. The side with the most shares win. Likely, the offer is accepted.

3) Soros and Vanguard make a competing offer, and Musk makes a ton of money on his 9% holdings.

4) The FBI and CIA raid the offices of Tesla in California and Austin, coming up with evidence that Musk did all kinds of bad things, including manipulate the market, defraud Tesla shareholders, and have sex with underage girls that he is related to. The board rejects the offer due to the controversy. Biden pens an executive order that Tesla is no longer eligible for any tax breaks from the USG. Musk buys Thailand, and moves all Tesla manufacturing there.

Unfortunately, I think the odds of all four of these are about the same.


And if it's #1 or #3, the dust settles and he does it again. But this time with a bigger pile of cash.
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In reply to Actual Talking Thermos • 6:34p, 4/14/22
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TexAgs91 said:
ActualTalkingThermos said:
It is very, very funny to me that the wealthiest man in the world, who can have all the finest things money can buy, who can go anywhere he wants in the world any day he chooses, who can have any experience at any time… that guy is terminally online, completely obsessed with Twitter, and wants to be a beloved memelord SO BADLY.
wow... that's a pretty short sighted take on today's events. Read more, post less.
it's not just a take on today's events, it's a take on the last several years of Elon being Elon on Twitter

Also that time Azealia Banks talked about being flown out to his place in LA ostensibly to collaborate on a song with Grimes only to find the two of them on drugs trying to have a threesome with her and Elon melting down because he foolishly got on Twitter in the midst of an acid trip and was reading all these comments from people hating on him. Also she said Grimes "smells like a roll of nickels" which is endlessly hilarious to me for reasons I can't quite explain


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6:35p, 4/14/22
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Watching all of the hypocrisy and meltdowns today from the left has been nothing short of glorious:

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