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The mainstream press failed to accurately describe the hand gesture that Elon Musk made twice at Trump’s Inauguration Day rally, setting a troubling precedent for the second Trump era.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Because they are saluting right back at him.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

For the same reason you never see Bruce Wayne with Batman

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Because the same people who are asked to describe who did it are the same people who are paying the people to describe it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Because everyone wants to hope it won't happen to Us. They think/hope that by not acknowledging, it won't exist. A la COVID. Nothing like sticking your head into the sand... 😮‍💨

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think that you are being distracted.

Hey Elon, do something outrageous so these idiots are looking at you while I'm over here doing this other scary stuff.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

And I think you're being fooled if you genuinely believe the orange man is the one pulling the strings, and not literally the richest man on the planet.

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