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> But whatever it was, why does it bother you? What exactly is so horrible about posting something "wrong" and deleting it?

It wasn't just "wrong", it was a propaganda article designed to dismiss a right-wing terrorist attack that almost killed the husband of the third highest ranking official in the country by painting the attack as a "false flag" designed to cover up homosexual infidelity. And Musk is the richest man in the world with enormous, unimaginable reach and influence. For better or worse, the more power you have, the more social obligation you have to use that power responsibly, and that includes understanding how your words will affect the thoughts and actions of others. Musk is under fire because he refuses to use his power responsibly.

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As I said I think Musk posted it as satire. The article read as if it was from Babylon Bee. At no point I even questioned if he was serious about this. He does troll like that all the time, its really silly to blame him when after all this time people still take everything he says at face value.

If you actually read that article (and not just the media complaining about that he linked it) and came to the conclusion that Musk though the story was legit, then maybe reevaluate the intelligence you attribute to him. You may not like his opinion on things but he can not be that stupid.

Also the "right-wing terrorist attack" is you spreading propaganda.

People are jumping to "false flag" stories because the story as presented is simply unbelievable (the third highest ranking official in the country has zero security?), and the media is being evasive (Politico reporting a third man opened the door, then reported that it was a baseless claim!), and the media is also aggressively eager to portray a nudist hemp jewelry maker illegal alien as a MAGA loyalist.

If the story were straight, and reported honestly, some very few would remain suspicious.

It really isn't unbelievable. A mentally ill man was radicalized by right wing propaganda and went to a lawmaker's home to harm her. Her security wasn't there because she wasn't there. End of story.

You're looking for conspiracy where there is none. There is nothing "suspicious" unless you're trying to deflect blame.

> Her security wasn't there because she wasn't there. End of story.

Instead of waking Paul up and asking for Nancy so he could attack her, suppose he had planted listening devices, or explosive devices, and crept away unnoticed? But you're telling me it's perfectly reasonable to leave the home unguarded when the third in line for the presidency is away. Doesn't that seem like a horrible national security vulnerability?

It could possibly be true, but please, be honest enough to agree that it sounds unlikely.

It appears going forward, thanks to MAGA republicans, that all members of congress and their families will need security.

Yes, I agree. Those MAGA republicans who are Bay Area nudity activists, living in homes with BLM stickers, LGBT Pride flags, anti-capitalism bumper stickers, and “Berkeley Stands United Against Hate" signs in the windows are very dangerous, and there's no telling who they'll attack next.

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