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Netanyahu says, Elon Musk is the "unofficial president" of the US ... (Original Post) aggiesal Monday OP
Oh, *that's* gonna fry Trump's ass, bigly. Ocelot II Monday #1
It's not true n/t Polybius Monday #3
Damn. Ocelot II Monday #5
Jesus Christ. Why do I keep falling for Grown2Hate Monday #7
The easiest way to spot fake news is the lack of a link to a reputable site Polybius Monday #9
the post's real, but it's from 2023, & isn't about the current 'Musk as real POTUS over Trump', it's Bibi trolling Biden Celerity Monday #15
it is from 2023, and Bibi was denigrating Biden, not Trump Celerity Monday #12
I should have noted the lack of a link. Mea culpa. Ocelot II Monday #13
The OP should've posted a link, but then their OP falls apart (as it does not show Trump being trolled w/ 'POTUS Musk', Celerity Monday #14
From September 2023? Polybius Monday #2
it is real, here is a link (and it is from Tuesday 19 September 2023 12:50 BST) Celerity Monday #11
But the OP's post is misleading, leaving the year in the fine print Polybius Tuesday #21
Of course it is misleading, look at my other posts on this thread saying that. Celerity Tuesday #22
We are in 100% agreement then Polybius Tuesday #25
This is our hope. That these devilish Grown2Hate Monday #4
Musk admits he is the unofficial president of the US to a world leader. Irish_Dem Monday #6
This message was self-deleted by its author 2naSalit Monday #8
True or not, Musk is upstaging Trump. GoodRaisin Monday #10
DE-REC, as you posted a 2023 article that misleadingly makes it seem like Musk is being elevated over Trump by Bibi Celerity Monday #16
This message was self-deleted by its author morillon Monday #17
it isn't a hoax, it's just a misleadingly posted real article (it's Bibi trolling Biden in 2023, not Trump in 2024) Celerity Monday #20
DAMN! Aristus Monday #18
Nope Polybius Tuesday #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Happy Hoosier Monday #19
We could always use the Republicans' tactic against them here DFW Tuesday #23
another FAKE story... come on DU, you're better than this WarGamer Tuesday #24
It's not fake, it's just outdated. I didn't notice the date when I posted it. n/t aggiesal Tuesday #27
I'll abide by the Edison comparison misanthrope Tuesday #28

Polybius

(18,387 posts)
9. The easiest way to spot fake news is the lack of a link to a reputable site
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:22 PM
Monday

Plus, this post had a date of September, 2023 on the top. So even if it were true, it would mean that Bibi was disrespecting Biden, not Trump.

Celerity

(46,869 posts)
15. the post's real, but it's from 2023, & isn't about the current 'Musk as real POTUS over Trump', it's Bibi trolling Biden
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:56 PM
Monday

see post 11 for the link and actual article

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219846276#post11

Celerity

(46,869 posts)
14. The OP should've posted a link, but then their OP falls apart (as it does not show Trump being trolled w/ 'POTUS Musk',
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:41 PM
Monday

is shows Biden being trolled by Netanyahu with 'POTUS Musk').

Celerity

(46,869 posts)
11. it is real, here is a link (and it is from Tuesday 19 September 2023 12:50 BST)
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:31 PM
Monday
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-netanyahu-biden-b2414128.html



Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought Elon Musk’s guidance on the existential threat posed by artificial intelligence, hinting that the tech billionaire is more powerful than the US president. “I said to my wife Sara, ‘this guy really knows what he’s talking about’, I said ‘he’s the Edison of our time’,” Prime Minister Netanyahu said during a discussion with Mr Musk on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday. “You can’t be president of the US last time I checked, but assume you are.” The tech billionaire, who is currently the world’s richest person, interjected: “Not officially.” President Netanyahu responded: “Not officially. OK, so you’re the unofficial president.”

The Israeli leader asked Mr Musk how rogue states could be prevented from developing harmful AI systems, with the Tesla and SpaceX chief saying that the vast amounts of computing hardware needed to build and operate it would be detectable from space. “At the very hardest level, the [AI] that’s least understandable requires massive amounts of power and a large number of computers and the right software and the right data - it’s something you’d notice,” Mr Musk said. “It’s difficult to hide, sort of similar to uranium, you can sort of detect the uranium radiation.”

After Prime Minister Netanyahu said that he had spent most of his adult life trying to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, Mr Musk revealed that the government of Iran had sent him an unexpectedly polite request to shut down SpaceX’s Starlink space internet service. SpaceX received permission from the US state department to switch on Starlink for users in Iran last year, despite the economic sanctions, in order to give people unrestricted access to the internet. “We got an upset letter from the government of Iran, but actually the letter was so polite, I expected it to be angry or something but it was Charles Dickens-level polite,” Mr Musk said. “I was expecting to see ‘PS. death to America and Israel’ or something like that, but they didn’t have that.”



US President Joe Biden is set to meet Prime Minister Netanyahu in New York on Wednesday amid a period of increased tension between Israel and the Biden administration. This has been driven by disagreements over how to deal with Iran, mass protests in Israeli cities against proposed judicial reforms, and comments from Prime Minister Netanyahyu’s political allies. President Biden has expressed concern about the controversial reforms, according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, while also questioning Israel’s continued settlement growth in the West Bank. Despite the tension, both leaders are expected to emphasise the strong relationship between the US and Israel.

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Polybius

(18,387 posts)
21. But the OP's post is misleading, leaving the year in the fine print
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 12:14 AM
Tuesday

It strongly implies that it's a dig toward Trump, and that Elon will be in charge and not him. In reality, the article has nothing to do with Trump.

Celerity

(46,869 posts)
22. Of course it is misleading, look at my other posts on this thread saying that.
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 12:22 AM
Tuesday

These types of OP's make me want to scream as they cause chaos in the threads and they start out with a bad faith, misleading post.











Grown2Hate

(2,168 posts)
4. This is our hope. That these devilish
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:15 PM
Monday

pieces of shit eat each other before they inflict too much (more) damage.

Irish_Dem

(59,744 posts)
6. Musk admits he is the unofficial president of the US to a world leader.
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:16 PM
Monday

And the world leader thinks Musk is as smart as Edison.

Wow.

Response to aggiesal (Original post)

GoodRaisin

(9,638 posts)
10. True or not, Musk is upstaging Trump.
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 09:29 PM
Monday

It would be very easy to believe that Musk in effect is the President-elect.

Celerity

(46,869 posts)
16. DE-REC, as you posted a 2023 article that misleadingly makes it seem like Musk is being elevated over Trump by Bibi
Mon Dec 23, 2024, 10:05 PM
Monday

when it is Musk being used to troll Biden by Netanyahu. Plus no link was posted in the OP as then people could have seen it is BIDEN that Bibi is denigrating by elevating Musk.

Instead there is confusion and incorrect claims in the thread.

BTW, the link to the actual article is here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219846276#post11

Response to aggiesal (Original post)

Polybius

(18,387 posts)
26. Nope
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 01:08 AM
Tuesday

The OP is intestinally misleading. It was from 2023, and Bibi was trolling Biden.

Response to aggiesal (Original post)

DFW

(56,897 posts)
23. We could always use the Republicans' tactic against them here
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 12:36 AM
Tuesday

Remove the date, publicize the hell out of it, and infer that Netanyahu is talking about Trump.

Then when they come back and say, “wait, that’s not what he meant, this was taken out of context,” just ignore them. Double down like they do. “Bibi said it, so there.” Republicans take advantage all the time of “a lie has made its way around the world before the truth gets out of bed.” So give them a taste of their own medicine. When they come back with the real date (which we just omit, don’t falsify), and whine that Bibi meant Biden, we just shrug our shoulders, like Fox Noise. But unlike Fox, don’t lie, just omit. Let them clean up the mess for once.

misanthrope

(8,300 posts)
28. I'll abide by the Edison comparison
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 03:21 AM
Tuesday

Considering time has revealed Thomas Alva Edison to be more like an egotistical industrialist whose inventions were largely the product of the team of truly gifted engineers who busted their humps for him while Edison claimed all the praise and credit, sure that fits for Musk.

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