I figured we need a thread about all of Musks various shenanigans. Maybe it will work as a bat signal for Cousins Cowgirl.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-ga ... vGv-rtpUaW
Elon Musk’s gaming scandal deepens as X owner attempts to silence streamer Asmongold for blowing the whistle
Elon Musk faces mounting criticism from the gaming community, including Twitch streamer Asmongold, after controversial claims about his gaming prowess, leaked private messages, and actions that questioned his authenticity and credibility.
Elon Musk's credibility as a self-proclaimed world-class gamer is under scrutiny after he clashed with popular Twitch streamer Asmongold, who challenged him to prove his skills in exchange for streaming exclusively on X for a year.
Instead of seizing the opportunity to lure Asmongold’s 3.6 million followers to his platform, Musk leaked private messages and stripped the streamer of his verification badge, which allows ad revenue sharing.
The move comes as Musk continues efforts to attract Twitch creators to X, including discrediting Amazon’s platform over adult content—shortly before permitting it on X.
“Asmon behaves like a maverick ‘independent’, but in reality has to ask his boss for permission before he can do anything. He is not his own man,” Musk posted in a series of tweets that included the leaked messages. Musk's posts were slapped with Community Notes for spreading disinformation.
The X owner stopped short of completely deactivating the account, a tactic the self-described "free speech absolutist" has employed on occasion.
Asmongold's checkmark was also later restored with no explanation. Fortune reached out to Musk on his platform for comment, and will update with any statement from the owner.
Musk's alleged ranking as a top-tier player in games like Diablo IV or Path of Exile 2—or the possibility he paid others to boost his status—may seem trivial for a figure hailed as the most influential innovator of his generation.
However, the controversy strikes at his credibility. If Musk, who once fought to be named a Tesla co-founder, isn't forthcoming about something as minor as gaming, it raises questions about his transparency on more significant matters.
Criticism intensified after Musk, who has often touted his gaming prowess on podcasts like Lex Fridman and Joe Rogan, hosted a livestream earlier this month that inadvertently exposed his lack of expertise at the elite level he claimed.
“It was stupid for him to have done this. The fact is people respect authenticity more than they respect success,” Asmongold said this week. “It just makes him look like an insecure a--hole.”
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The Egocentric Eccentric Exploits of Elon
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... azi-salute
‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk’s apparent Nazi salute
There were angry reactions across Europe to Elon Musk’s apparent use of a salute banned for its Nazi links in Germany, where some condemned it as malicious provocation or an outreach of solidarity to far-right groups.
Michel Friedman, a prominent German-French publicist and former deputy chair of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, described Musk’s actions – at an event after Donald Trump’s swearing in as US president – as a disgrace and said Musk had shown that a “dangerous point for the entire free world” had been reached.
Charlotte Knobloch, the president of the Jewish community in Munich and Upper Bavaria, described the gesture as “highly disconcerting”. But she said it was not as significant as Musk’s recent attempts to meddle in German politics, where he has endorsed the far-right Alternative für Deutschland ahead of next month’s federal election.
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‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk’s apparent Nazi salute
There were angry reactions across Europe to Elon Musk’s apparent use of a salute banned for its Nazi links in Germany, where some condemned it as malicious provocation or an outreach of solidarity to far-right groups.
Michel Friedman, a prominent German-French publicist and former deputy chair of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, described Musk’s actions – at an event after Donald Trump’s swearing in as US president – as a disgrace and said Musk had shown that a “dangerous point for the entire free world” had been reached.
Charlotte Knobloch, the president of the Jewish community in Munich and Upper Bavaria, described the gesture as “highly disconcerting”. But she said it was not as significant as Musk’s recent attempts to meddle in German politics, where he has endorsed the far-right Alternative für Deutschland ahead of next month’s federal election.
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/tech/elo ... index.html
Elon Musk bashes the $500 billion AI project Trump announced, claiming its backers don’t ‘have the money’
Shortly after President Donald Trump announced a new massive AI infrastructure investment from the White House, “First Buddy” Elon Musk tried to tear it down.
“They don’t actually have the money,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X. “SoftBank has well under $10B secured. I have that on good authority.”
Trump said the investment will create a new company, called Stargate, to grow artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States. The leaders of SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle stood alongside Trump during the announcement. Their respective companies will invest $100 billion in total for the project to start, with plans to pour up to $500 billion into Stargate in the coming years.
The comments are a notable takedown of a major White House project from someone that is in Trump’s innermost circle. As a sign of how involved Musk is in the first days of the administration, Musk said he was in the Oval Office on Tuesday as Trump signed a pardon for Ross William Ulbricht, founder of the dark web marketplace SilkRoad. Musk had also dispatched a top staffer from his SpaceX and X companies to help ensure the release of convicted January 6 rioters after Trump signed a blanket pardon.
But perhaps it should not be a surprise that Musk is going after an OpenAI initiative. Musk is in an ongoing lawsuit with OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, who was at the White House for the announcement. Musk, who has said he “doesn’t trust” Altman, claims in the lawsuit the ChatGPT has abandoned its original nonprofit mission by reserving some of its most advanced AI technology for private customers.
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Elon Musk bashes the $500 billion AI project Trump announced, claiming its backers don’t ‘have the money’
Shortly after President Donald Trump announced a new massive AI infrastructure investment from the White House, “First Buddy” Elon Musk tried to tear it down.
“They don’t actually have the money,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X. “SoftBank has well under $10B secured. I have that on good authority.”
Trump said the investment will create a new company, called Stargate, to grow artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States. The leaders of SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle stood alongside Trump during the announcement. Their respective companies will invest $100 billion in total for the project to start, with plans to pour up to $500 billion into Stargate in the coming years.
The comments are a notable takedown of a major White House project from someone that is in Trump’s innermost circle. As a sign of how involved Musk is in the first days of the administration, Musk said he was in the Oval Office on Tuesday as Trump signed a pardon for Ross William Ulbricht, founder of the dark web marketplace SilkRoad. Musk had also dispatched a top staffer from his SpaceX and X companies to help ensure the release of convicted January 6 rioters after Trump signed a blanket pardon.
But perhaps it should not be a surprise that Musk is going after an OpenAI initiative. Musk is in an ongoing lawsuit with OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, who was at the White House for the announcement. Musk, who has said he “doesn’t trust” Altman, claims in the lawsuit the ChatGPT has abandoned its original nonprofit mission by reserving some of its most advanced AI technology for private customers.
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He's like the successful but nerdy dipshit in those eighties movies who's been starved for genuine affection and finally got a date cuz he got rich.
Except he's a nerdy neo Nazi, not a sympathetic jokey character.
Trump draws magats like few figures in 'murican history
I was asked about remaking this thread, but I was still pissed at myself for making the last one (which I eventually just stopped going too).
You nailed it...the idea of this guy having his own planet like some supervillian...he has to be stopped.
He's one of those dipshits that didn't get enough asswhoppins as a kid and it shows.
He's completely out of his mind and out of control right right now...FFS he's even trying to pull this shit in Germany now. This fuckwad has gone global like the Eras Tour.
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-cont ... in-2019279
Elon Musk Controversial Salute Image Beamed on Tesla Factory in Berlin
An image of Elon Musk making a controversial salute during a speech on Monday was projected onto Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin. The display featured Musk's gesture alongside the words "Heil Tesla."
Two left-wing activist groups, Led By Donkeys from the United Kingdom and Germany's Center for Political Beauty, claimed responsibility for the projection on X, formerly Twitter.
Another message, displaying the word "Boycott" alongside the Tesla logo, was also projected onto the factory headquarters.
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Elon Musk Controversial Salute Image Beamed on Tesla Factory in Berlin
An image of Elon Musk making a controversial salute during a speech on Monday was projected onto Tesla's Gigafactory in Berlin. The display featured Musk's gesture alongside the words "Heil Tesla."
Two left-wing activist groups, Led By Donkeys from the United Kingdom and Germany's Center for Political Beauty, claimed responsibility for the projection on X, formerly Twitter.
Another message, displaying the word "Boycott" alongside the Tesla logo, was also projected onto the factory headquarters.
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