Fineman: Musk made me cry on SNL
In a deleted TikTok post, Fineman says Musk made her cry at a table-read for the SNL show he hosted. The incident had previously been reported by co-star Bowen Yang, who had said that a male host had once made ‘muliple cast members cry’ because ‘he hated the ideas’.
OK, I just saw some news article about Elon Musk being like butt-hurt about ‘SNL’ and his impression, but I’m, like, you’re clearly watching the show. Like, what are you talking about? And I’m like, you know what? I’m gonna come out and say at long last that I’m the cast member that he made cry. And he’s the host that made someone cry. Maybe there’s others.
I was like, I’m not gonna say anything. But I’m like, no, if you’re gonna go on your platform and be rude, like, guess what? You made I, Chloe Fineman, burst into tears because I stayed up all night writing the sketch.
I was so excited, I came in, I asked if you had any questions and you stared at me like you were firing me from Tesla and were like, ‘It’s not funny.’ I waited for you to be like, ‘Ha ha, jk.’ No. Then you started pawing through my script, like flipping each page, being, like, ‘I didn’t laugh once, not one time.
According to Fineman, the sketch, which she thought was ‘fine’, made it onto the show, and she ‘actually had a really good time.’
I thought you were really funny in it. But, you know, have a little manners here, sir.
Claim: Musk used Starlink to ‘steal’ US election
Left-wing conspiracy theorists allege the 2024 US presidential election was rigged through manipulation by Elon Musk’s Starlink network, with claims of 20 million votes disappearing and Starlink interfering with vote-counting machines spreading across platforms like X, Threads, and TikTok. There is no evidence to support the claims spreading on social media. US voting machines are typically disconnected from the internet in order to prevent interference.
Musk reponds to Carvey SNL impression
In response to Carvey’s Musk impression on SNL, in which Carvey says:
Check it out – dark MAGA – but seriously, I run the country now. America’s gonna be like one of my rockets: You know, they’re super cool and super fun, but there’s a slight chance it could blow up and everybody dies.
Musk responds:
SNL has been dying slowly for years, as they become increasingly out of touch with reality.Their last-ditch effort to cheat the equal airtime requirements and prop up Kamala before the election only helped sink her campaign further…They are so mad that @realDonaldTrump won….Dana Carvey just sounds like Dana Carvey.
SNL has been dying slowly for years, as they become increasingly out of touch with reality.
Their last-ditch effort to cheat the equal airtime requirements and prop up Kamala before the election only helped sink her campaign further. @nbcsnl
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 10, 2024
Musk to King: ‘Why do you hate America?’
In response to a joke King posts to X:
Joke making the rounds in Europe: Q: What borders on complete stupidity? A: Canada and Mexico.
Musk responds:
Why do you hate America? That’s messed up.
Why do you hate America? That’s messed up.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 9, 2024
Navarro: Musk is ‘First Lady’
Speaking on a panel, Navarro references a picture of the Trump family following the president-elect’s victory that did not include Melania Trump, but added Musk.
I think it’s a little weird, right? I mean, Elon Musk seems to be everywhere at all times. He’s like Secretary of Everything, and at the same time, he’s like the First Lady. The other day, I saw this picture of him. It was a picture of Trump with his entire family, except Melania, but Elon Musk was there…I find that a little weird, but as Scott [Jennings] said, they won. He gets to do whatever he wants. And if he wants Elon everywhere all the time, that’s what’s going to happen.
CNN’s Anna Navarro goes on bizarre rant about @elonmusk, calls him Trump’s “First Lady."
Severe cases of EDS are raging across vast swaths of legacy media:
"I mean, Elon Musk seems to be everywhere at all times. He's like secretary of everything. And at the same time he's like… pic.twitter.com/dfhHv0AoFW
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) November 9, 2024
Musk: Scholz is a ‘fool’
Responding to a post referring to Scholz’s three-party coalition failing, Musk says, in German:
Olaf ist ein Narr. (Olaf is a fool).
Trump: ‘We have a new star. A star is born – Elon!’
Trump praises Musk in his victory speech:
We have a new star. A star is born — Elon! He is an amazing guy. We were sitting together tonight. You know he spent two weeks in Philadelphia and different parts of Pennsylvania campaigning. Y’know he sent the rocket up two weeks ago, and I saw that rocket and I saw it coming down. When it left it was beautiful shiny white, when it came down it didn’t look so pretty, it was going 10,000 miles an hour and burning like hell. And I said, ‘What happened to your paint job?’ He said, ‘We’ve never made a paint job that can withstand that kind of heat’ …Only Elon could do this.
Cardi B to Musk: ‘I am not a puppet’
Cardi B responds to Musk calling her a ‘puppet’:
I’m not a puppet Elon.. I’m a daughter of two immigrant parents that had to work their ass off to provide for me! I’m a product of welfare, I’m a product of section 8, I’m a product of poverty and I’m a product of what happens when the system is set up against you….But you don’t know nothing about that. You don’t know not one thing about the American struggle…. PS fix my algorithm
I’m not a puppet Elon.. I’m a daughter of two immigrant parents that had to work their ass off to provide for me! I’m a product of welfare, I’m a product of section 8, I’m a product of poverty and I’m a product of what happens when the system is set up against you….But you don’t… https://t.co/BBYQ2O0KYJ
— Cardi B (@iamcardib) November 2, 2024
Musk: Cardi B ‘puppet’ for teleprompter fail
Musk criticizes Cardi B after she had to awkwardly wait for one minute after her teleprompter failed at a Democrat rally.
Another puppet who can’t even talk without being fed the words. The Kamala campaign has no authenticity or true empathy.
Another puppet who can’t even talk without being fed the words.
The Kamala campaign has no authenticity or true empathy. https://t.co/gwbZBKIAk8
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2024
Musk responds to Peanut controversy
Musk responds to the death of Peanut, posing an AI-generated image of a squirrel as the Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi holding a lightsabre, with a paraphrased quotation:
If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine’ Obi PNut Kenobi
“If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine” Obi PNut Kenobi pic.twitter.com/dD2Xo0fSkr
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2024
He further responds in the comments, saying:
The government is a mindless and heartless killing machine.
The government is a mindless and heartless killing machine
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2024
Lottery winner talks about win
John Dreher, the first winner of America PAC’s $1 million lotter prize talks about his win and encourages Pennsylvania voters to vote early.
I came here to see Elon Musk and to support Donald Trump to be the next president…When he called me, the first thing that happened, I screamed ‘It’s a million dollars!’ and I was pumping my arms in the air. I went up and actually meeting Elon I kinda forgot about the money for a little bit, cos he’s such an influential figure.
John received $1 MILLION for signing America PAC’s petition to support Free Speech & Right to Bear Arms
Every day from now until Election Day, one registered swing state voter who signs the petition will be selected to earn $1 MILLION
SIGN HERE: https://t.co/TMeyWUhbrH pic.twitter.com/UsyTt3V77r
— America (@america) October 20, 2024
Musk to Yousaf: ‘I dare that scumbag to sue me.’
Reacting to news that Yousaf is considering legal action against him, Musk says:
He’s obviously super racist against white people. I dare that scumbag to sue me. Go ahead, make my day…Legal discovery will show that however big a racist he’s been in public communications, he is vastly worse in private communications.
He’s obviously super racist against white people. I dare that scumbag to sue me. Go ahead, make my day …
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 11, 2024
Lawyer: Yousaf considering legal action against Musk
Anwar, acting for Yousaf, says Yousaf is considering legal action against Musk:
Anybody who goes on social media, even if they own the platform and thinks that free speech is absolute whether in the UK or USA, needs to think again. Free speech carries responsibility and if you break the law there are consequences, as we have seen in recent days. Elon Musk has effectively painted a target on Humza Yousaf’s back with his completely unacceptable, untrue and inflammatory comments.
Humza has chosen to stand up against racism and prejudice and hate, no matter the community or individual being targeted. There has been a concerted attempt over a number of years to paint a target on Humza’s back and nobody understands more than him and his loved ones the strain that causes – genuinely having to wonder whether every day could be your last day.
The primary issue that may arise from the postings of Mr Musk is how others choose to ride on the back of the fire he is clearly igniting. If others choose to incite racial hatred against Humza or others, they should expect multiple years in prison. Social media is not a law-free zone and where actions are criminal and harmful you can expect the full force of the law. Wannabe Tommy Robinsons and Elon Musk’s need to realise words carry consequences, no different to those Islamic hate preachers face for domestic terrorism.
Musk: Yousaf is ‘super, super racist’
Musk responds to Yousaf’s comments on CNN:
He is super, super racist. Scotland gave him everything and yet he loathes white people. This is obvious, because he has never complained about the race of any other country’s leadership. There are over 200 countries in the world, most of whom have single-race leadership. Why is he only attacking Scotland?
He is super, super racist. Scotland gave him everything and yet he loathes white people.
This is obvious, because he has never complained about the race of any other country’s leadership.
There are over 200 countries in the world, most of whom have single-race leadership. Why…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 9, 2024
Yousaf repeats ‘dangerous man’ claim on CNN
In a CNN interview, Yousaf repeats his claim that Musk is one of the most dangerous men on the planet:
As for Elon Musk, he is, I would suggest, one of the most dangerous men on the planet. He uses his billions – he’s unaccountable to anyone – to amplify far-right white supremacist ideology. Hs is hoping for civil war in some parts of Europe, including the UK. Instead of using X as a platform for good, and using his enormous wealth for good, he’s using it for the most wicked evil possible.
Scotland's former PM Humza Yousaf calls for a crackdown against X and calls Elon Musk "one of the most dangerous men"
"The most wicked, evil possible" pic.twitter.com/yIFhATgNW1
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) August 9, 2024
Yousaf: Musk is ‘one of the most dangerous men on the planet’
At a sparsely-attended event at the Edinburgh Festival, Yousaf, in conversation with Stadlen, criticises Musk:
I have to say, in my opinion, he is one of the most dangerous men on the planet. He is accountable to nobody, he has vast wealth at his fingertips. He has vast wealth at his fingertips, and he uses it for some of the most wicked evil I’ve seen. He is not an idiot — Elon Musk is very smart, very tech-savvy.
So he’s amplified these white supremacists, these far-right neo Nazi conspiracy theories, and has almost called for civil war in Europe. He does it with a question mark, with emojis, and tries to make it as though it’s an innocent question. He is using his wealth to amplify the far right.
Discussing a debunked post by Musk that claimed the UK Government was considering creating temporary detainment camps on the Falkland Islands for those arrested during riots:
Elon Musk, again, is not an idiot. He’s a smart individual who can easily use a search engine to see whether that headline is true. He didn’t. He chose to amplify that to his 190 million followers. He’s as I say, I think one of the most dangerous men on the planet particularly because he’s so unaccountable.
Musk wants more control of Tesla as it moves into AI and robotics
TeslaMusk says he is ‘uncomfortable’ about building Tesla AI and robotics products without 25% voting control:
I am uncomfortable growing Tesla to be a leader in AI & robotics without having ~25% voting control. Enough to be influential, but not so much that I can’t be overturned. Unless that is the case, I would prefer to build products outside of Tesla. You don’t seem to understand that Tesla is not one startup, but a dozen. Simply look at the delta between what Tesla does and GM. As for stock ownership itself being enough motivation, Fidelity and other own similar stakes to me. Why don’t they show up for work?
Musk reduced his ownership stake in Tesla by selling billlions to fund his purchase of Twitter. Musk’s current £56 billion compensation package is ccurently being examined by Delaware Chancery Court to see if it was fair to shareholders.
I am uncomfortable growing Tesla to be a leader in AI & robotics without having ~25% voting control. Enough to be influential, but not so much that I can’t be overturned.
Unless that is the case, I would prefer to build products outside of Tesla. You don’t seem to understand…
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 15, 2024
Musk: Yousaf is a ‘blatant racist’
In response to a post about Yousaf’s speech complaining about the lack of white people in senior positions in Scottish society:
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf openly despises white people Why would Scotland’s Parliament and King select a guy who hates almost 100% of the country?
Musk says:
What a blatant racist!
What a blatant racist!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 26, 2023
Ukrainian official: Musk ‘committed evil’ with Starlink ban
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak says that Musk switching off Starlink access to Crimea led to the deaths of civilians:
Sometimes a mistake is much more than just a mistake. By not allowing Ukrainian drones to destroy part of the Russian military (!) fleet via interference, @elonmusk allowed this fleet to fire Kalibr missiles at Ukrainian cities. As a result, civilians, children are being killed. This is the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego. However, the question still remains: why do some people so desperately want to defend war criminals and their desire to commit murder? And do they now realize that they are committing evil and encouraging evil?
Sometimes a mistake is much more than just a mistake. By not allowing Ukrainian drones to destroy part of the Russian military (!) fleet via #Starlink interference, @elonmusk allowed this fleet to fire Kalibr missiles at Ukrainian cities. As a result, civilians, children are…
— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) September 7, 2023
Musk: Starship ‘ready to launch’
Reponding to a video posted on X by SpaceX, showing a “fully stacked” Starship on the launchpad at Boca Chica Starbase, Musk says Starship is ready for its second attempt at an orbital flight test, pending regulatory approval.
Starship is ready to launch, awaiting FAA license approval
Starship is ready to launch, awaiting FAA license approval https://t.co/WjENkdudo9
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 6, 2023
The FAA says the launch licence application for Starship depends on various requirements being met, including reviews on policy, payload, safety, airspace integration, financial responsibility and environmental impacts.
The FAA will make a licence determination only after the agency is satisfied SpaceX meets all licensing, safety and other regulatory requirements.