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Miles Archer

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2. "A billionaire in free fall"...it's a perception thing, I guess.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 20, 2025, 08:56 AM

Jun 20

Musk pulled off one of the greatest heists in U.S. history, but let's talk about how he's a "billionaire in free fall."

The whole article just rubbed me the wrong way, as if I am supposed to care.

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Well, Musk DID get ONE THING OF TRUMP'S that he desperately wanted for himself. [View all] Miles Archer Jun 20 OP

Are the media "weeping"? muriel_volestrangler Jun 20 #1

"A billionaire in free fall"...it's a perception thing, I guess. Miles Archer Jun 20 #2

I got the impression it was saying he deserved it muriel_volestrangler Jun 20 #3

You may be right. Miles Archer Jun 20 #4

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