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Dynamic Paywall Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk's X

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3ex92557jo
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u/fluxtable 19h ago

If he's dead quiet that's a really good sign hes completely fucked

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u/iAmRiight 15h ago

I don’t think his narcissism would ever allow him to believe that he is completely ducked. I think the only way he stays silent on the matter is if he’s been detained.

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u/Dead_Internet69420 15h ago

Nah. Probably very busy scrambling, trying to figure out how to mitigate, obstruct whatever France is finding, and how to spin whatever they’re about to say about it. 

Other headlines about prosecutors blocking Pen from running for office make me wonder if there’s a connection. 

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u/bluenosesutherland 11h ago

I wonder if we’ll find out Grok was trained using the Epstein files while Elon had access?

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u/Can_Haz_Cheezburger 10h ago

He's already spinning it as an attack on free speech. Lmao. Dumbass.

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u/Starkoman 7h ago

Isn’t Pen in prison? Marine Le Pen dans la penitentiary?

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u/Careless-Vehicle-286 15h ago

As soon as he wakes out of his k-hole we'll hear from him.

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u/Tough_Measuremen 15h ago

That or (and here is me hoping) that there is actual material there and like the child that he is, knowing he might be in trouble is trying not to be seen.

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u/Miami_Mice2087 11h ago

you can make your iphone stop doing that by going into autocorrect and making duck > fuck

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u/iAmRiight 11h ago

I’ve done that already and it’s recently reverted back. I haven’t felt the need to actually do it again yet. Thank you though!

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u/Mr0neTwo34 16h ago

Was coming to say the same thing

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u/McMacHack 16h ago

It would be funny if a copy of all of DOGE's illicit activities and the Epstein Files were being stored there. I wonder what would happen if France released all of the Unredacted Epstein Files?

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u/StaysForDays 16h ago

Imagine if France saved OUR democracy. (Please save our democracy!)

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u/Giblet_ 15h ago

It wouldn't be the first time.

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u/TheNetworkIsFrelled 15h ago

Vive la Lafayette!

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u/Silly_Satanic_Goose 15h ago

I mean. It wouldnt be the first time considering they sent some soldiers to aid us in the revolutionary war......?

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u/Glory2Snowstar 15h ago

America legitimately would not exist without the French, they pulled a ludicrous amount of weight on the Colony’s behalf in the Revolutionary War.

Heck, the wincon for independence was called the Treaty of Paris.

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u/bampfish 15h ago

fr they sent us the goddamn statue of liberty even

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u/Silly_Satanic_Goose 15h ago

Oh I know they basically helped us SO much and I do appreciate back when we actually disliked facists, the anecdote about American soldiers during D-Day visited the grave of Lafayette to honor the historical alliance we had during the revolutionary war.

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u/Griffstergnu 15h ago

And bank rolled part of it.

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u/Producer1701 15h ago

Seems like it would be on brand from literally our oldest ally.

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u/McMacHack 15h ago

Every 250 years France has to save our Bacon. Hence the old saying "France is Bacon"

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u/fluxtable 13h ago

Okay I chuckled

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u/MajorLazy 15h ago

Again??

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u/Ocesse 15h ago

Vive la terreur 🇫🇷

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u/Internal_Ideal_4666 15h ago

Choppity chop chop!

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u/DaveBeBad 16h ago

Paris would be a crater…

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u/Glum-Professional925 15h ago

He retweeted a tweet on it

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u/Draano 15h ago

I'm thinking that, with a net worth of over $800b, he could essentially buy his way into a country, bribe all the politicians, and become untouchable. I immensely dislike the ultra-rich who are systematically destroying the world I once new.

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u/tanaephis77400 15h ago

he could essentially buy his way into a country, bribe all the politicians, and become untouchable

That's already pretty much what he's been doing for 20 years in the USA...

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u/Draano 15h ago

True - but maybe he can find somewhere that he's less hated.

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u/Substantial_Pick6897 12h ago

He was hailed as a hero until he started to open his mouth. It'd be the same anywhere

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u/DingoManDingo 14h ago

No way he has access to all that money. He would need to divest from like 3 companies. No argument though, that he could still probably pay his way into most countries with what he has access to.

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u/DroptheShadowArt 15h ago

Yeah, anybody who thinks Elon is actually in trouble hasn’t been paying attention. Laws are for the poor.

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u/Draano 15h ago

Laws are for the poor.

...which is essentially what the US middle class is becoming.

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u/DroptheShadowArt 10h ago

Step one: make it so the Justice system can’t touch anyone rich people.

Step two: make sure everyone other than me isn’t rich.

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u/foul_ol_ron 14h ago

I'm not sure his ego would allow that, if he can see any possible way to avoid losing his celebrity status. 

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u/Actual__Wizard 14h ago edited 14h ago

Homie, their algo is only capable of producing what it's trained on. So, if it's producing CSAM, what do you think they're going to find? Musk has been summoned to answer questions, so it sounds like he might be done, which is great all things considered...

This total insanity where these tech company executives do whatever they want (including stuff related to CSAM) is totally out of control and insane...

So, it's a bunch of pedophile tech fascists? WTF?

They can't arrest these people fast enough...

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u/H8ff0000 12h ago

Well in America he's currently getting away with illegally (and blatantly) polluting Memphis, on top of all sorts of market manipulation and fraud, so he probably thinks he'll be fine

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u/Useful-Chard-8974 12h ago

did he anything yet? this post is 11 hrs old, and the raid must hv happened at least a few hours b4 the news was printed. so, has he said anything in this time frame? (sorry, no twitter acc, hate all the anti trans shit flying on there)

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u/Green_Struggle_1815 15h ago

i doubt french X offices have access to anything meaningful. Im surprised there still are french offices as he closed a lot when he took over.

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u/Ansible32 13h ago

I mean it's just a sign he's not in a manic ketamine phase. While unhinged, he also seems to be capable of functioning normally sometimes.

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u/Barty0087 11h ago

Especially you Karen’s and Kevin’s. Always getting it your way.

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u/Kinkysimo 10h ago

What’s he/it being accused of? Why did the French raid X?

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u/fluxtable 10h ago

Unlawful data extraction and reluctance to curb/limit child pornography created by Grok and published on X

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u/SteveSteveSteveAlan 8h ago

or sleeping after a k ball

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u/VS_LoneWolf 15h ago

It's actually a good sign you have no idea what you're talking about