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- Twitter has vowed to sue Elon Musk. Here's what could happen in court https://www.npr.org/2022/07/11/1110916343/twitter-to-sue-elon-musk 5 comments
- What's Really Happening With Elon Musk and Those ‘Stranded’ Astronauts? https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-stranded-astronauts-nasa-spacex-boeing/ 19 comments politics
- Elon Musk thinks the population will collapse. Demographers say it's not happening https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/30/health/elon-musk-population-collapse-wellness/index.html 18 comments futurology
- Why Elon Musk welcomes a US recession: ‘Bankruptcies need to happen’ https://nypost.com/2022/05/27/elon-musk-welcomes-recession-bankruptcies-need-to-happen/ 317 comments economy
- Elon Musk welcomes recession: 'Bankruptcies need to happen' https://nypost.com/2022/05/27/elon-musk-welcomes-recession-bankruptcies-need-to-happen/ 1042 comments economy
- Elon Musk demand to be CEO when talks of Apple buying Tesla happened https://twitter.com/markgurman/status/1421134953782251525?s=21 195 comments apple
- What happens when Donald Trump gets tired of Elon Musk? https://www.newsweek.com/what-happens-when-donald-trump-gets-tired-elon-musk-1975156 39 comments politics
- Elon Musk said he had to 'save Twitter from bankruptcy.' Here's what would happen if it filed for Chapter 11. https://www.businessinsider.com/what-happens-if-twitter-files-for-bankruptcy-elon-musk-2022-12?IR=T&r=US 154 comments economy
- Elon Musk Predicts a Global Recession: ‘Bankruptcies Need to Happen’ https://slashdotted.medium.com/elon-musk-predicts-a-global-recession-bankruptcies-need-to-happen-910e6d89a238?sk=04adfd70814c5f61d756ebb58537a996 172 comments economy
- Elon Musk's Hostile Takeover: Here's How it Will Happen https://www.westernjournal.com/elon-musks-hostile-takeover-will-happen/ 657 comments technology
- Elon Musk on Twitter: SpaceX needs to demonstrate more progress with Starship, but that will hopefully happen rapidly https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1125146885944037376 186 comments spacex
- Elon Musk says rise of AI is bound to happen, encourages public to prepare for it http://www.inc.com/tess-townsend/musk-says-prepare-for-ai.html 49 comments artificial
- Elon Musk's Son Appearing to 'Shush' Trump During Oval Office Meeting Draws Hilarious Reactions: 'This Is a SNL Skit Happening in Real Time' https://www.latintimes.com/elon-musks-son-appearing-shush-trump-during-oval-office-meeting-draws-hilarious-reactions-575418 256 comments politics
- Elon Musk owning OpenAI would be a terrible idea. That doesn’t mean it won’t happen | Chris Stokel-Walker https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/12/elon-musk-owning-openai-trump-ai-sam-altman 10 comments politics
- The US government is considering a national security review of Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter acquisition, report says. If it happens, Biden could ultimately kill the deal. https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-elon-musk-twitter-deal-government-national-security-review-report-2022-10 104 comments wallstreetbets
- The US government is considering a national security review of Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter acquisition, report says. If it happens, Biden could ultimately kill the deal. https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-elon-musk-twitter-deal-government-national-security-review-report-2022-10 2648 comments politics
- The 'rude awakening' for bankruptcies Elon Musk warned about hasn't happened yet: Morning Brief https://finance.yahoo.com/news/morning-brief-bankruptcy-august-2022-100032444.html 15 comments economics
- Elon Musk and Donald Trump: What happens when a charismatic leader goes bad? http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-musk-trump-20180820-story.html 39 comments politics
- Elon Musk Thinks Sci-Fi Nightmare Scenarios About Artificial Intelligence Could Really Happen http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-mit-2014-10? 359 comments technology
- What happens to the world financial system if investors think Elon Musk may selectively default on US debt. https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/trump-says-us-might-have-less-debt-than-thought-2025-02-09/ 79 comments investing
- Elon Musk says first orbital Starship flight could happen in March https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-spacex-first-orbital-starship-flight/ 162 comments space
- It couldn't happen to a 'nicer' guy: Elon Musk In Hot Water After Tesla Employees Test Positive For Coronavirus https://www.ibtimes.com/elon-musk-hot-water-after-tesla-employees-test-positive-coronavirus-2991158 110 comments economy
- Elon Musk’s Boring Company Tunnel Under Los Angeles May Happen Sooner Than Expected http://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-tunnel-boring-company-los-angeles-893295 5 comments technology
- Elon Musk: Was just informed that approval to launch should happen in time for a Friday launch https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1724271004044644800?s=46&t=cr_XgNJjvBkqxvXNgSDlIw 207 comments spacex
- Elon Musk Swears He'll Send Humans to Mars by 2026. If anyone can make it happen... https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/elon-musk-swears-hell-send-140700880.html 51 comments space
- This Is What Happens When the DOGE Guys Take Over | Inside the federal agencies where Elon Musk’s people have seized control, fear and uncertainty reign https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/doge-musk-federal-agencies-takeover/681744/ 5 comments politics
- Enshittification Comes to Washington: Our tech overlords have ruined the online platforms that Americans depend on. Now, as Donald Trump returns to the White House with Elon Musk in tow, expect the same to happen to our government. https://newrepublic.com/article/189701/trump-2025-enshittification-civil-service 96 comments politics
- Elon Musk's flame-throwers are a 'danger waiting to happen,' says California lawmaker http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-thursday-edition-1.4514318/elon-musk-s-flame-throwers-are-a-danger-waiting-to-happen-says-california-lawmaker-1.4514320 65 comments nottheonion
- Elon Musk says Trump presidency won't hurt Tesla — here's why: "Musk said eliminating ZEV credits, if it should ever happen, would actually improve Tesla's competitive position in the market." http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-trump-decision-on-electric-car-incentives-wont-hurt-tesla-2016-11 40 comments technology
- Elon Musk: Falcon Heavy launch will happen by end of January https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2018/01/05/elon-musk-spacex-falcon-heavy-launch/1006599001/ 68 comments space
- Putting Elon Musk and Steve Jobs on a Pedestal Misrepresents How Innovation Happens | MIT Technology Review http://www.technologyreview.com/review/539861/techs-enduring-great-man-myth/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-daily-all&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150804 618 comments technology
- Elon Musk reopened his Tesla factory in defiance of county orders. Then an outbreak happened | The oppositional CEO's libertarian mindset has severe health consequences for his exploited factory workers https://www.salon.com/2020/06/10/elon-musk-reopened-his-tesla-factory-in-defiance-of-county-orders-then-an-outbreak-happened/ 113 comments politics
- Despite Elon Musk's Tesla go private plan complicating a possible SpaceX IPO, the company's thinking has not changed: A SpaceX IPO may only happen once it's flying regularly to Mars https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/09/musk-reportedly-no-longer-considering-spacex-ipo-plans.html 37 comments spacex
- Elon Musk wanted India to cut EV import tariffs before he opens a factory there. It looks like it’s not happening—for now https://fortune.com/asia/2023/12/14/elon-musk-wanted-india-cut-ev-import-tariffs-opens-factory-not-happening-now-modi/ 131 comments india
- ‘Get Your Money Out Right Now’—Elon Musk And PayPal Mafia Lead ‘Insanity’ Backlash Against Shock Blunder That’s The ‘Best Thing’ To Ever Happen To Bitcoin And Crypto https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2022/10/09/get-your-money-out-right-now-elon-musk-leads-insanity-backlash-against-shock-paypal-blunder-thats-the-best-thing-to-ever-happen-to-bitcoin-and-crypto/ 85 comments cryptocurrency
- Elon Musk is about to learn a very expensive lesson about what happens with "free speech" platforms. Hint: Nazis. Nazis everywhere. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/elon-musk-twitters-next-owner-provides-his-definition-of-free-speech/ 9 comments technology
- Nearly a quarter of Tesla’s Model 3 reservation deposits in the U.S. have supposedly been refunded - Most of the refunds happened this April, after Elon Musk again said the mass-market car would be delayed. https://www.recode.net/2018/6/4/17414496/nearly-a-quarter-of-teslas-model-3-reservation-deposits-in-the-u-s-have-supposedly-been-refunded 223 comments technology
- SpaceX Has a Bold Timeline for Getting to Mars and Starting a Colony - Elon Musk wants to send humans to Mars, and it could happen as soon as 2024, with bold visions of refueling rockets to “planet hop” and explore the furthest reaches of the solar system. https://www.inverse.com/article/51291-spacex-here-s-the-timeline-for-getting-to-mars-and-starting-a-colony 249 comments space
- Elon Musk: Optimism, pessimism, fuck that; we're going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work. http://www.wired.com/science/space/news/2008/08/musk_qa 9 comments space
- We Don’t Need Elon Musk to Explore the Solar System — Elon Musk is right to dream of humanity’s future as a multi-planet species. However, the multigenerational, millennia-long project of space colonization will be a public-sector endeavor, or it will not happen. https://jacobinmag.com/2021/05/elon-musk-space-exploration-mars-colonization 192 comments politics