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Summary

Elon Musk accused 60 Minutes of deception, saying its staff “deserve a long prison sentence” after the show aired an interview with ex-USAID administrator Andrew Natsios, who refuted claims of fraud in the agency.

Musk has previously criticized 60 Minutes for allegedly deceptive editing. However, Mediaite’s Colby Hall reviewed the released footage and defended CBS, stating it followed standard journalistic practices.

Meanwhile, JD Vance condemned European speech laws but distanced himself from Musk’s stance.

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[–] WatDabney@fedia.io 165 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Note this well - this isn't just rhetoric. He truly and sincerely believes that people should go to prison for the "crime" of criticising him.

The US is on the path to gulags and mass graves.

[–] Kaput@lemmy.world 52 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The world understand the USA is having some kind of episode right now . We greatly appreciate it if you could manage to keep it within your borders. Your neighbors would be glad to help rebuild once it's calmed down.

[–] DeepSeaHexapus@lemmy.world 65 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Except this isn't an American thing. The whole world is slowly sliding to fascism. For fucks sake Germany is on route to elect fucking Nazis again. Haven't seen how their elections ended but it wasn't looking good.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

America spearheaded this idiocy with Trump's first election. Hopefully now that it's well beyond the point of fucking us we'll now at least be an example of what not to do.

[–] kylie_kraft@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Pretty sure that Britain got on its Brexit bullshit before Trump was elected.

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[–] Eril@feddit.org 12 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

To be fair the Nazis are projected to get around 20% of votes in the election (which will happen next Sunday). And as I see it, it still is unlikely (not impossible though) they would be part of a government. Yeah this is bad, but a long shot from an active fascist coup like in the US.

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According to musk the guy who exposed his employees past racist history committed a crime. It would be funny if he wasn’t basically the president

[–] LMurch@thelemmy.club 113 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

These guys are the alpha males right? Trump and Musk are alpha? All I ever see is them complain about people hurting their feelings.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 32 points 3 weeks ago

The thing about being an Alpha Male is that if you think you are one, you most definitely aren't.

When I was younger and in the Rick and Morty fandom it's something I noted quick, so many losers saying "I'M LITERALLY RICK!11 HE'S SO COOL AND AWESOME AND NON-CONFORMING!111" and they'd fucking idiots with the most basic bitch ass taste imaginable...

I realized it was a rule that "If you think you're Rick, it means you're Jerry."

[–] StJiubTheEradicator@sh.itjust.works 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Have you ever met the soy boy ass-bitches that worship him and tate. Lol they are always edgy weaklings.

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I see their "fuck your feelings" bumper stickers and think, man you worship a freak who shatters at the slightest criticism

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

And if you tell them that, they'll throw a tantrum.

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[–] tomkatt@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago

Alpha... as in, needed more time in development. They're unfinished.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 95 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 weeks ago

it’s hard to get more nazi than musk

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 93 points 3 weeks ago

I watched that piece. Nothing on there was beyond what we've been being told for the last few weeks. This is just hushing the criticism to keep it all quiet.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 89 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is how these people think. If you even dare disagree or ask questions, you deserve the nuclear option.

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] skeptomatic@lemmy.ca 87 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

If Musk was born poor he would have been a school shooter.

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[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 75 points 3 weeks ago

"Free speech absolutist"

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 72 points 3 weeks ago

Sounds like Putin talk. He wants to Nelvany the 60 Minutes staff

[–] Misseuse@lemmy.world 61 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

By repeatedly calling for arrests he’s trying to normalise this rhetoric as part of his position.

Keep reminding everyone he’s an unelected civilian with Trump on a very short leash calling for arrests of private citizens. This is never normal and is just as reprehensible the 100th time as the first time.

Keep calling it out.

And keep asking elected officials especially republicans, who seem up for sale to the highest bidder, how much you have to pay to get musk imprisoned with a long prison sentence, because we’re all willing to chip in, and we will even let them seize and keep his assets too if it removes his face and voice from every story on every feed

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[–] makyo@lemmy.world 58 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Further proving billionaires shouldn't exist

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

Step 1: Seize all assets above 0.99 billion

Step 2: No more billionaires

(Now you got a bunch of money to redistribute)

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 10 points 3 weeks ago

No you don't, because their wealth was immediately returned to the people who made it in the form of converting all industries into co-ops!

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 56 points 3 weeks ago

Free Speech Absolutists when people disagree with them be like...

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 50 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago

Unelected Kleptomaniac megalomaniac Neo-nazis deserve to swing on a rope.

the president said he who saves his country isn't guilty of a crime, by the way. :)

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago

How very Nazi of him.

America is so weak we're letting a 4chan edgelord immigrant troll control our lives.

Our enemies couldn't be happier.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He deserves a seat in a gas chamber for all the shit he's pulling now

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[–] Vipsu@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What happened to freedom of speech Elon?

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

He's an absolutist. Unfortunately, he means absolutely not.

[–] psmgx@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

So Musk is cementing himself as the modern Joseph Goebbels now?

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 20 points 3 weeks ago

Fragility thy name is Elon

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Spoken like a little man with a tiny mustache.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Freeze, Peach! I balloon tits or something.

[–] ehpolitical@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I think we need a new word to describe this insane behavior.

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[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 weeks ago

I get confused... is that the famed American free speech that Mr. Vance wants to foist upon us backward Europeans?

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