Brainonska511
Lifer
- Dec 10, 2005
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I'm not a fancy pants smart and rich business man. Can someone tell me if yelling and belittling your current and future customers is good or bad for business?
kage69
Lifer
- Jul 17, 2003
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Leon, do us all a favor and hop into a piping hot jacuzzi after your next ketamine binge. TIA.
I'm glad we still have examples of wealthy people who aren't evil greedy fascist assholes, though we need more. Mark Cuban comes to mind, also Warren Buffet's son, Howard Buffet, especially wrt to Ukraine. Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. The Howard G. Buffet Foundation has Ukraine's back. I think he and Zelenskyy have actually become friends. Article is a year old, but Buffet's support for Ukraine isn't going anywhere.
"Buffett told Business Insider, "There are very few people in the world that could step up" and do what Zelenskyy's done. "I think he's a pretty amazing guy," he said. As a result, Buffett's Howard G. Buffett Foundation has emerged as a stalwart ally to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion, injecting $521,779,225 into humanitarian assistance for Ukraine as of January 2024."
I'm glad we still have examples of wealthy people who aren't evil greedy fascist assholes, though we need more. Mark Cuban comes to mind, also Warren Buffet's son, Howard Buffet, especially wrt to Ukraine. Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. The Howard G. Buffet Foundation has Ukraine's back. I think he and Zelenskyy have actually become friends. Article is a year old, but Buffet's support for Ukraine isn't going anywhere.
"Buffett told Business Insider, "There are very few people in the world that could step up" and do what Zelenskyy's done. "I think he's a pretty amazing guy," he said. As a result, Buffett's Howard G. Buffett Foundation has emerged as a stalwart ally to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion, injecting $521,779,225 into humanitarian assistance for Ukraine as of January 2024."
Brainonska511
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K1052
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Even pure commercial customers are going to have second thoughts. Because who’s to say the drug addict running it won’t suddenly demand you do or stop doing something?
Brainonska511
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feralkid
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K1052
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They are also big mad about Euro rearmament. Like they basically demanded this happen as the US steps back. Putin is not going to love a new multipolar world.
K1052
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Looks like Diehl is planning production in Ukraine. Given the appetite for air defense equipment in Ukraine and Europe generally I guess they foresee a lot more business.
https://bsky.app/profile/jeff2146.bsky.social/post/3ljxshpucck2u
https://bsky.app/profile/jeff2146.bsky.social/post/3ljxshpucck2u
cytg111
Lifer
- Mar 17, 2008
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"one on one physical combat"... I mean it can work as a joke one time I guess. But this is just fucking weird. Really REALLY fucking weird. And calling the Polish FM "little man" ... Dude is OFF the rails.
Brainonska511
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For sure. Also, Putin would have one of his goons gut him like a fish on live tv before he even stepped into a ring.
Indus
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- May 11, 2002
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To rhe contrary i think he's on a ton of rails.
trenchfoot
Lifer
- Aug 5, 2000
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Being the virtual President of the United States and willing to toss $billions$ into a dumpster fire just to make a point, Elon sees that there is not much in his way toward being the owner of everything. He's even got Donald Trump looking like a pet slug he regularly stomps on to keep Trump from stealing his thunder. He believes he is The Man and this is his chance to take charge of everything by simply throwing tons of cash at anything that gets in his way.
I almost pity Trump to have to allow Elon to be the bigger morally and ethically bankrupt socially clueless tick in the room. After having experienced transformative cases of affluenza, both of them came to the realization that they didn't need to rely on the art of social graces and subterfuge to get what they wanted when the wanted it when all they had to do was swing that big stick their wealth gives them as acquiring things any other way was just a waste of their time.
trenchfoot
Lifer
- Aug 5, 2000
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Translation: "I Am The Alpha And The Omega, Fear Me, Trust Me, Respect Me, Thank Me For My Word Is Inviolate And Final. Sieg Heil!"
This arrogant peckerhead took a leap into infinity and beyond. He doesn't deserve that Tech Help Tee he's been strutting around in because that Tee should read "Tech Help Myself".
zinfamous
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these people make missiles. Maybe not a good idea for an ignorant simp that has many fat, juicy targets all over the world with his stupid fucking name stamped on them.
kage69
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Trump is apparently now trying to pressure Zelenskyy out of office, by saying no new American weapons unless he resigns.
Kinda what I was expecting when they hit the brakes on the minerals deal. Slightly more than half of the good stuff is located on occupied Ukrainian land. Any deal Zelenskyy could make over it would require the US to assist or allow the AFU to liberate those areas for Ukrainian extraction efforts. Trump had someone explain it to him after he brought it into the spotlight, typical. Daddy Putin didn't like that talk at all.
I hope Zelenskyy tells him the will of the Ukrainian people has already settled that issue. 'Presidents with my kind of approval numbers don't resign. It is, how do you say, 'Having the cards?'
At some point I hope he glances at his phone while Trump is blubbering away, then gets on it with a happy 'Emannuel! Ca va?' 'I'm sorry Donald I have to take this. Tell Leon I said allo.'
Kinda what I was expecting when they hit the brakes on the minerals deal. Slightly more than half of the good stuff is located on occupied Ukrainian land. Any deal Zelenskyy could make over it would require the US to assist or allow the AFU to liberate those areas for Ukrainian extraction efforts. Trump had someone explain it to him after he brought it into the spotlight, typical. Daddy Putin didn't like that talk at all.
I hope Zelenskyy tells him the will of the Ukrainian people has already settled that issue. 'Presidents with my kind of approval numbers don't resign. It is, how do you say, 'Having the cards?'
At some point I hope he glances at his phone while Trump is blubbering away, then gets on it with a happy 'Emannuel! Ca va?' 'I'm sorry Donald I have to take this. Tell Leon I said allo.'
Yes giving up land worked well for the Czechs in 1938.
Trump is a fucking traitor.
Trump is a fucking traitor.
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kage69
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Sorry, saw mention of it on Noelreports
Entschuldigung mein Freund
From Bild: "Since the scandalous meeting in the White House, the last doubts have been erased: US President Donald Trump sees Volodymyr Zelenskyj not as a partner, but as an obstacle."
"Trump is said to want to force the President of Ukraine to resign behind closed doors"
Behind the scenes stuff at this point, but I'm sure we're not far away from another round of Trump lunacy to help Putin's army cling to life.
Entschuldigung mein Freund
From Bild: "Since the scandalous meeting in the White House, the last doubts have been erased: US President Donald Trump sees Volodymyr Zelenskyj not as a partner, but as an obstacle."
"Trump is said to want to force the President of Ukraine to resign behind closed doors"
Behind the scenes stuff at this point, but I'm sure we're not far away from another round of Trump lunacy to help Putin's army cling to life.
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