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Joyce Carol Oates might not be a household name to those who know of Elon Musk, but her dressing down of the world’s richest man has folks talking. Taking to Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, Joyce Carol Oates questioned the trillionaire’s lack of culture, and his responses were an attempt to prove that he’s more than Grok’s human vessel.
Over the weekend (November 8), Joyce Carol Oates, a highly decorated author, pondered why Musk never seems to share posts about his interests or his family, essentially saying he was uncultured. Musk fired back and spent the weekend trying to prove he actually does more than promote Grok, X’s built-in AI program, and sharing his favorite movies, but with minimal commentary.
From X:
So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend’s or relative’s accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated , uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the “most wealthy person in the world.”
Musk, taking note of X users noticing that Oates essentially embarrassed him, went to his usual bit by using humor and oddly written responses to appear to fight back. Others on the platform also noticed that Musk seemingly was rattled by Oates’ assertion, and began replying to X posts about lauded films, writing “great movie” in the threads.
Check out the chatter from X below.
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10. Wanna bet that he’s never actually read these?
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Elon Musk’s heada** behaivor, which has sunk Tesla’s sales, didn’t stop shareholders from making him the world’s first trillionaire.
Tesla shareholders approved Phony Stark’s ridiculous pay package that will retain his leadership, fearing they might lose him.
Tesla shareholders approved the payout despite his poor job of leading the company since his foray into MAGA politics and his leadership of DOGE, which saw the slashing of government jobs while not saving the country anywhere near the ridiculous amount of money he claimed the temporary agency would.
The Verge reports that over 75% of shareholders voted in favor of the proposal.
Per The Verge:
The vote gives Musk enormous sway over his electric vehicle company, as well as awards him with the largest corporate payout in history. The final tally is expected to be disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing in a few days.
Musk took the stage at the shareholder meeting in Austin to chants of “Elon! Elon!” and flanked by dancing Optimus robots. “What we’re about to embark upon is not merely a new chapter of the future of Tesla, but a whole new book,” he said.
According to the website, the board first pitched the pay package in September, giving him 423 million additional shares, pushing his stake to about 25 percent, up from 15 percent.
Musk Must Meet A Series of Milestones To Get The Full Payout
But for Musk to receive full compensation, he would have to meet a series of milestones, which include raising Tesla’s market capitalization from its current $1.5 trillion to $8.5 trillion in 10 years.
He must also get 1 million robotaxis put into service and sell 12 million more cars, 10 million Full Self-Driving subscriptions, and 1 million humanoid robots.
Not all of the shareholders were on board with the idea; Norges Bank Investment Management, one of Tesla’s largest shareholders, voted no.
Major proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis also said nah to the pay proposal.
We shall see if Musk will be able to hit those achievements because he continues to nosedive in popularity, which only hurts Tesla’s standings as a company.
There is also the fact that the Trump administration has done away with the EV credits, another blow to his once budding electric car business.
Social media has also been ripping the decision to make Phony Stark a trillionaire; you can see those reactions below.
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Elon Musk is now looking to repair the bridges he burned when he had all the smoke for his MAGA homie, Donald Trump.
Musk now “regrets” flaming Donald Trump on the platform he allegedly no longer owns after voicing his displeasure about Orange Mussolini’s tax bill, stupidly named the “big beautiful bill.”
On his X account, Musk wrote, “I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.”
Musk did not specify which posts on X he was talking about, but it would be a safe bet to assume he was referring to his now-deleted post where he alleged that Donald Trump’s name was on the infamous Epstein list, a claim the White House vehemently denied.
The Tesla chief also called the Orange Menace’s tax bill a “disgusting abomination” that seemingly led to the end of the MAGA bromance with Trump, saying last week that their “relationship” was over and had no interest in patching things up with Musk.
Musk, for his part, let his disgust for the bill be known, urging Americans to call their representatives and demand they “kill the bill.”
In typical Trump fashion, he responded to Musk, claiming the billionaire “lost his mind,” and also threatened to end Musk’s government contracts, which are estimated to be valued at $38 billion.
Following those threats to his contracts, Musk has deleted most of his tweets, including the ones calling for Trump’s impeachment.
Elon Musk Called Donald Trump
According to CNN, Musk called Trump on Monday night, before expressing regret on X, formerly Twitter. The website also reports that the phone call took place after Vice President JD Vance and Trump’s chief of staff, Susan Wiles, spoke with Musk on Friday.
As expected, social media has thoughts on the latest developments in this matter.
You can see those reactions in the gallery below.
1. LOL, bingo
2. Excellent question
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Katie Miller, the wife of raging immigrant hater Stephen Miller, is in the news once again.
Stephen Miller’s wife became the talk of social media after reports surfaced that she was leaving her job at the White House to work with billionaire immigrant Elon Musk, which began to trend.
In addition to her joining Musk in the private sector, there were also wild rumors circulating that both Miller and his wife were in some kind of “throuple” relationship with the Tesla chief.
Now, reports of her having a lip tattoo that says “YOLO” (You Only Live Once), the phrase made popular by Drake on the hook of the track “The Motto” and the title of a subsequently shelved mixtape from the Canadian rapper, could explain her recent behavior.
Per Raw Report via WSJ:
“Those close to Miller describe the mother of three as hardworking, detail-oriented, combative and protective of her husband, whose fervent positions on immigration and other issues have made him a target of Democrats. In interactions with White House staff, she sometimes veered from charming to abrasive, current and former colleagues said, and seemed to have limitless energy,” the outlet reported.
“People who know Miller said she has a tattoo on the inside of her lip that says ‘YOLO,’ which stands for ‘You Only Live Once,’” the report states. “She has sometimes shifted her loyalties, and she has blurred ethical lines, working for clients lobbying the government while also working on government issues. Musk’s company is deeply dependent on government subsidies and contracts.”
This is not the first time the tattoo was the subject of discussion. It was also mentioned during a small Vanity Fair profile of the Millers in 2020.
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Last week, Elon Musk and Donald Trump had social media in a frenzy as their bromance very publicly (and expectedly) fell apart. Both men took swipes at one another, culminating with Elon Musk tweeting that the real reason the Epstein files were never released was because Donald Trump was included in them.
Looking to create a diversion and public spectacle, Trump basically declared war on California and sent in the National Guard to quell peaceful protests against ICE’s heavy-handed raids of Latino communities. Still, Musk continued to tweet shots at Trump (and even his policy man, Stephen Miller), but according to Newsweek, would delete them as he doesn’t want all the smoke with the current sitting “president.”
While LA was quickly becoming ground zero for Donald Trump’s long-anticipated fascist movement of using the U.S. military against the American people, Musk continued to mock Trump and his administration about the Epstein connection, and though there are many pictures of Trump and Epstein turning up at various parties, Trump’s administration and others connected to it continue to do what they can to run cover for him.
Per Newsweek:
Trump on Friday responded to Musk’s accusation by posting on Truth Social a message from Epstein’s former lawyer David Schoen from X, which claimed his client “had no information to hurt President Trump.”
“I was hired to lead Jeffrey Epstein’s defense as his criminal lawyer 9 days before he died. He sought my advice for months before that. I can say authoritatively, unequivocally, and definitively that he had no information to hurt President Trump. I specifically asked him!” Schoen, who briefly represented Epstein shortly before the financier’s death in 2019, wrote.
Thousands of pages of records that named people with ties to Epstein, who died while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019, have been released over the years.
However, there is no evidence to suggest Trump is mentioned in any unreleased files related to Epstein. And while the president is mentioned in some of the previously released court documents on Epstein, he has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
While many assumed that the fallout would eventually lead to Musk confirming a widely believed conspiracy theory that he stole the election by hacking voting machines in swing states, it seems like Musk is once again trying to endear himself to Trump and MAGA by siding with ICE and condemning protestors in Los Angeles in his latest tweets.
So much for that.
Whether or not Donald Trump forgives Elon Musk for pulling his alleged pedo card remains to be seen; the man is known to hold grudges like no other, but what’s becoming obvious is that both of these men are as unpredictable and ego-driven as anyone we’ve ever seen in the political world. That doesn’t bode well for America.
What do y’all think the end result of this beef between Elon Musk and Donald Trump will be? Let us know in the comments section below.
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It should come as no surprise that the bromance between these two ego maniacs would have come to a fiery end.
We knew this day would come, but no one had Musk and Trump beefing with each other so soon on their bingo cards. The alleged ketamine abuser couldn’t keep his disdain for Trump’s “one big beautiful bill,” calling it a “disgusting abomination.”
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“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk began. “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”
Trump was uncharacteristically quiet following Musk’s initial comments about his legislative centerpiece of his second presidency, the “one big beautiful bill.”
That all changed when Trump finally “clapped back” at Musk while taking questions during his meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Trump said he was “very surprised” and “disappointed” by his former financier’s comments about his stupid bill, claiming the Tesla chief saw the bill and understood its inner workings better than anybody, while suggesting that Musk was mad because of the removal of subsidies and mandates for electric vehicles.
Elon Musk Had Time For Donald Trump
Musk responded in real time via his “former platform,” X, formerly Twitter, with a flurry of posts on X accusing Trump of “ingratitude” and “Without me, Trump would have lost the election,” while refuting the orange menace’s claims.
“Keep the EV/solar incentive cuts in the bill, even though no oil & gas subsidies are touched (very unfair!!), but ditch the MOUNTAIN of DISGUSTING PORK in the bill,” Musk wrote.
Oh, and he wasn’t done. Musk then hit the president with a low blow, writing, “Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!”
Donald Trump Claps Back
Trump finally fired back on his platform, Truth Social, by threatening to cut Musk’s government contracts. “The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it.” Felon 47 wrote.
Musk replied by threatening to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, which could be detrimental to the International Space Station and NASA, as it is described as “the only spacecraft currently flying that is capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth” and can seat seven passengers.
Musk also agreed with a post stating that Trump should be impeached and replaced by JD Vance.
Oh, this is getting spicy.
While all of this was going on, CNN reports that Tesla stocks took a hit and Musk’s net worth shrank.
Per CNN:
Tesla shares plummeted 15% this afternoon as Elon Musk’s battle with President Donald Trump intensified.
Trump threatened in a social media post to target Musk’s business empire.
“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The Tesla selloff has wiped off more than $150 billion off the market value of Telsa, which started the day worth nearly $1.1 trillion.
It has also erased a chunk off the net worth of Musk, the world’s richest person.
Social media has pulled up all the seats, grabbed some popcorn and are currently watching Musk go at with Trump and his supporters, you can see those reactions in the gallery below.
3. Wellllll, did he?
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Elon Musk‘s alignment with President Donald Trump‘s administration is coming under scrutiny after the world’s richest man criticized a massive bill that could add trillions to the United States’ debt. Via his X social media platform, Elon Musk blasted Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” by labeling it a “disgusting abomination.”
On Tuesday (June 3), Elon Musk took to X and aimed his critique at the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” becoming the first Trump ally to decry the bill and its well-documented flaws publicly.
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk began. “This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.”
What was curious about the South African businessman’s missive was that it was completely backed by the Republican Party members of the House, which is public knowledge. Some have pondered why Musk didn’t aim his vitriol towards those elected officials instead of painting his disdain for the budget bill with a wide brush.
Via Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the White House’s response to Musk’s jabs was succinct, and that Trump is all in on getting the bill through the Senate.
“This is one big, beautiful bill, and he’s sticking to it,” Leavitt said, responding to a reporter in the press room who asked if the president would be upset by Musk’s comments.
Musk has the support of some Republican Party officials such as Sen. Rand Paul, who wrote on X, “I want to see the tax cuts made permanent, but I also want to see the $5 trillion in new debt removed from the bill. At least 4 of us in the Senate feel this way,” which was retweeted by the Tesla founder. He also shared other supporting statements from others who feel similarly to him about the bill.
This isn’t the first time Musk, who reportedly exited DOGE and the White House last week, has railed against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, doing so in a CBS News interview last month.
“I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,” Musk said in May.
On X, the reactions to Elon Musk seemingly breaking with the Trump administration and Republican Party members of Congress were plentiful. We’ve got some listed below.
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Cory Booker is shutting down claims he was out here throwing up a Nazi salute.
MAGA Republicans and Elon Musk are losing their sh*t and doing their best to compare a moment where Cory Booker put his hand on his heart and waved goodbye to the crowd at the Democratic National Convention in California to when Musk clearly did a Nazi salute.
Through a spokesperson, Booker shut down those ridiculous claims.
“Cory Booker was obviously just waving to the crowd. Anyone who claims his wave is the same as Elon Musk‘s gesture is operating in bad faith,” Maya Krishna-Rogers, spokesperson for Booker, said to Newsweek in a statement sent via email on Sunday. “The differences between the two are obvious to anyone without an agenda.”
Musk also doubled down on his acceptance of th use of the word “retard” as an insult.
🤨 https://t.co/HP6RApoMju
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2025
MAGA Republicans going hard trying to make something out of nothing about Cory Booker waving goodbye to the crowd, comes after Musk and Steve Bannon both were both accused doing nazi salutes during events.
Musk was accused of doing a Nazi salute during Trump rally during his second inauguration following his unfortunate election win.
Elon Musk has gone full mask off Nazi. He is actively promoting Nazism. Tesla is now a hate symbol. pic.twitter.com/gO2VFS0x1B
— James Jansson (@jamesjansson) January 20, 2025
Still despite Booker’s statement and the video evidence, you can’t tell these MAGA fools a damn thing as continue to take photos of other elected officials clearly waving bye, and using them as evidence of them doing Nazi salutes in order to vindicate the alleged ketamine abuser Elon Musk.
🤨 https://t.co/E7NzAWCuJB
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2025
SMH.
You can see more stupid reactions in the gallery below.
3. Because it’s not a Nazi salute
Here’s a list of all the news networks who have not covered Cory Booker’s salute:- NYTimes- CNN- Washington Post- MSNBC- NPR- USA Today- Reuters- Axios- ABC NewsEvery single one of them wrote stories on Elon Musk’s salute.do you get it yet? pic.twitter.com/uIGJ5TfvQL— kekius tees (@kekmaximusk) June 1, 2025
6. Lol @ shaking
I’m literally shaking right now. Cory Booker is literally Hitler. I can’t wait for fake news to cover this as extensively as they did Elon when gave his heart out to everyone! pic.twitter.com/UBMwOOfWvY— Sara Rose 🇺🇸🌹 (@saras76) May 31, 2025
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Hello, @NewsHour — will you be making a post comparing Cory Booker’s apparent “fascist salute” to the “Sieg Heil?”Your post about Elon Musk making a very similar gesture amassed over 36M views.Since you assure US taxpayers that PBS is a non-partisan organization, and all. pic.twitter.com/OPcwtD1Cjv— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) June 1, 2025
9. Piers Morgan is a loser
It’s most amusing to watch all the people who branded @elonmusk a Nazi now tying themselves in tortured knots trying to explain why Cory Booker isn’t… for doing the EXACT SAME THING. Of course, neither is.. but the hypocrisy stinks. https://t.co/4ozBbrBFSe— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 1, 2025
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Billionaire playboy Elon Musk might be fighting some demons. A report claims he was using several drugs while he was advising Donald Trump.
As spotted on The Daily Beast, the tech entrepreneur might have a serious drug habit. Last week, The New York Times published a shocking report stating that Elon Musk regularly abused ketamine, ecstasy, psychedelic mushrooms and more while supporting Donald Trump’s recent presidential campaign. The Times spoke to several individuals close to Musk at the time, and they all claim to have witnessed him use these substances. One insider says Musk developed issues with his bladder due to consistent use of ketamine. During a conversation with former CNN anchor Don Lemon, he revealed that he used ketamine for mental health support but made it clear he didn’t abuse it. “If you’ve used too much ketamine, you can’t really get work done, and I have a lot of work,” he explained. Another source alleged Musk would usually carry a box that contained about 20 pills, which was confirmed by a photo provided to the Times.
If these claims are indeed true then this could be the reason for his at times bizarre behavior while he campaigned for Donald Trump’s reelection. During a rally in Butler, Pa., Musk took the stage and began to jump around with very little rhythm while Donald Trump stood at the podium. Months later at the inauguration event he gave what was perceived by many to be a “Nazi-like” salute. In February, he attended the Conservative Political Action Conference wielding a chainsaw. Nevertheless, Musk remained a mainstay in President Trump’s inner circle and oversaw the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) up until this week.
On Friday (May 30), President Trump held a press conference at the White House, with Musk in attendance, confirming he would be stepping down from the role. According to CNBC, he deflected the question regarding the claims made by the Times surrounding his alleged drug abuse. Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked him about the report to which he rhetorically asked “Is that the same publication that got a Pulitzer Prize for false reporting on … Russia-gate?” Musk went on to add “I think the judge just ruled against The New York Times for their lies about the Russia-gate hoax, and that they might have to give back that prize. Let’s move on.”
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You can read The New York Times report here.
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Source: Getty Images / Stephen Miller / Katie Miller / Elon Musk
According to X, formerly Twitter, Donald Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff and known hater of immigrants, Stephen Miller, might have lost his wife to the richest immigrant on the planet.
Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, is reportedly following Elon Musk out of the White House, starting rumours that there is trouble in racist paradise, aka the Trump White House.
Three sources familiar with the matter told CNN Katie Miller, who had been working as a top adviser and spokesperson for the Department of Government Efficiency, is joining Musk in the private sector.
Like Musk, Katie Miller was employed as a special government employee since Felon 47’s unfortunate return to the White House while previously being paid by the Republican consulting firm P2 Public Affairs in an advisory capacity for private clients, including Apple, before deciding to work with DOGE.
Miller’s special government employee was set to expire on Friday, hitting the limit of 130 days of service, and according to Raw Story, has been helping Musk by setting up interviews for the Tesla chief not related to his “work” with the government.
In one of his most recent interviews, which many believe was the nail in the coffin for Trump and Musk’s MAGA bromance, Phony Stark was critical of the Orange Menace’s legislative centerpiece of his political agenda, his “big beautiful” budget bill.
Social Media Is Clowning Stephen Miller
When news of Katie Miller joining Musk hit the timelines, “throuple” began trending, with many clowning Stephen Miller, saying that he lost his wife to an immigrant.
Other posts joked about Miller being the next sucker to carry a child for the billionaire procreator. “extremely buried lede today is that Elon Musk probably seduced Stephen Miller’s wife to impregnate her with another test tube baby,” one user on X wrote.
While all of this is happening, Stephen Miller has been rage-tweeting about the fact that Trump’s “big beautiful bill” will explode the debt. He also had kind words to say about the “work” DOGE did, claiming it was just the start of things to come.
We won’t be shocked if he was typing that while grinding his white nationalist teeth.
He’s still gonna get these jokes though. We compiled the best ones in the gallery below.
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