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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I'm sure it was Elon personally who suspended the account but then had to restore it an hour later because he couldn't possibly have forseen the blowback this would cause. No way there's any other explanation for this.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

The stupider it looks, the Elonner it is

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

The more public a figure, the more likely it is that he’s pulled rank.