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d87771c0 | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 What’s going on with Elon Musk, and why is he doing this to Twitter?

I spent the last few months digging into it.

I found a pretty big clue.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1709001419989057536/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/-gO-tyA3m0ihijwD.mp4?tag=12
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d87771c0 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 New from me:

What was Elon Musk’s strategy for Twitter? A game plan published by a fired Trump White House staffer provides a clue.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/was-elon-musks-strategy-twitter-rcna118490
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642ba2aa | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @d87771c0 I'm going to guess the text was from Peter Thiel. Reads like him and he's been the type to fund these edge lord far right types in the media. The reference to Blake Masters is the biggest clue.
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4201e8de | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @d87771c0 @Parker Molloy Isn’t it obviously from Miller? He refers to Trump as boss, is probably the guy who HIRED Beattie, and also there’s a redacted name in the alphabetized sender list that fits his exactly