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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsElon Musk said Bezos' ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott is destroying western civilization by donating billions
/?xmt=AQGzAvkFMLZiPywD7lbodpAeXP4pOnWgTIbEkss_Z8OKmAElon Musk said Bezos' ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott is destroying western civilization by donating billions to charities for women, minorities and marginalized groups, so in response she doubled her donations.
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mucifer
(23,674 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,308 posts)spooky3
(34,607 posts)WhiteTara
(29,762 posts)spooky3
(34,607 posts)ShazzieB
(16,805 posts)At least I really hope so!
IronLionZion
(45,774 posts)Last edited Thu Mar 21, 2024, 09:12 PM - Edit history (1)
WarGamer
(12,611 posts)"'Super rich ex-wives who hate their former spouse' should filed be listed among 'Reasons that Western Civilization died,'" Musk said in a now-deleted X post on March 6.
SergeStorms
(19,208 posts)deletes his own posts if they ultimately make him look like the total jackass he is?
File that under, "things that don't surprise me." What a jerk.
AllaN01Bear
(19,261 posts)BlueKota
(1,952 posts)All that hot air can't be helping the climate.
2naSalit
(87,291 posts)Disaffected
(4,601 posts)gets loonier every day.
AllaN01Bear
(19,261 posts)i get ur point though.
DENVERPOPS
(9,029 posts)"Mad Hatter" came from..........
Abolishinist
(1,361 posts)In Connecticut, mercury-induced tremors were called the Danbury shakes, after the city of Danbury, which was a leading center for hat making during the 19th century and into the early years of the 20th century.
Researchers have suggested that Boston Corbett, a hat industry worker who killed John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincolns assassin, mightve suffered from poor mental health due to mercury poisoning. Corbett, whod been employed as a hat maker since he was a young man, became a religious zealot and in 1858 castrated himself with a pair of scissors as a way to curb his libido.
He went on to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War, and after Lincoln was shot by Booth on April 14, 1865, at Fords Theatre in Washington, D.C., Corbett and his regiment, the 16th New York Cavalry, were sent to track down the gunman, who was on the lam. On April 26, the soldiers surrounded Booth in a Virginia barn; however, Corbett disobeyed orders to capture the fugitive alive and instead shot and killed him.
Corbett was cleared of blame by the military and lauded by many in the public as a hero for his role in avenging the presidents death.
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https://www.history.com/news/where-did-the-phrase-mad-as-a-hatter-come-from
DENVERPOPS
(9,029 posts)there was a chemical used by the people making hats, and the hat makers all literally pickled their brains..
soldierant
(7,047 posts)but as a child that was the only kind of thermometer i ever saw,
airplaneman
(1,249 posts)The term "mad hatter" comes from mercury poisoning, which was a common ailment among hatters in the 18th and 19th centuries. Mercury was used to treat fur during the felt-making process, and hatters who inhaled the fumes or absorbed the liquid mercury suffered from neurological effects. These effects included irrational behavior, which is why the phrase "mad hatter" came about.
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Disaffected
(4,601 posts)As kid we used to play with liquid mercury. One favourite thing was to rub it onto copper pennies - it would coat the copper with mercury leaving it bright and shiny. We used to play with the damned things carry the them around in our pockets.
The only saving grace I guess is that mercury in the liquid form is not nearly as toxic as many mercury compounds. Dimethyl mercury for one - a liquid that if in contact with the skin, for only a short while, can kill in small quantities (a drop or two).
airplaneman
(1,249 posts)It is actually the Mercury vapor that is harmful. The vapor is a bigger problem when the Mercury is heated. You can even swallow a small amount of Mercury without serious consequences. And how many people have Mercury/Silver amalgam fillings - talk about putting Mercury in your mouth. Apparently we all survived some exposure to Mercury.
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malaise
(269,781 posts)he loved apartheid South Africa - croak you sicko
AllaN01Bear
(19,261 posts)Lunabell
(6,159 posts)he's a piece of trash sticking to the sole of my shoe.
agingdem
(7,899 posts)destroy democracy and turn the US into a Hitlerian hell...
Voltaire2
(13,478 posts)But also, we cannot depend on a class that is generally not opposed to, and frequently enthusiastic about a more fascist america.
I think we are on our own here, those of us in the laboring class who recognize what is going on, it is all on us. Read up on Germany between the wars, we faced similar issues, in that now distant era.
dweller
(23,785 posts)Says what ?!?
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Lovie777
(12,534 posts)but majority of the Rwers are mentally sick in the head.
erronis
(15,647 posts)Go for it eLoon - overdose on ketamine - shoot yourself in a rocket into outer space.
ShazzieB
(16,805 posts)White privilege, male privilege, and billionaire privilege; a very potent
combination. Add to that a heaping helping of narcissism, and you have a toxic brew.
DBoon
(22,475 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,293 posts)He said he had Asperger's. Empathy is not their strong suit.
Demovictory9
(32,547 posts)Wicked Blue
(5,881 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,438 posts)Biophilic
(3,796 posts)Hopefully were changing that.
niyad
(114,385 posts)whathehell
(29,148 posts)among theists and atheists. In terms of the former, Islamofascists take a back seat to no one.
niyad
(114,385 posts)HERE, NOW. Have you somehow missed the ongoing, ever-increasing, attacks on women's rights here, so often based on that political propaganda known more familiarly as the bible?
I have been saying for decades that the religious whack jobs in this country worry me far more than the other abrahamic nutjobs. Sadly, even I underestimated them.
whathehell
(29,148 posts)as is done frequently here, not only begs for a response, it also comes very close to violating forum rules against bias and bigotry. I'm sorry
if you're offended, but some here who identify as Christian, by virtue of practice or upbringing, are ALSO offended when their religion is falsely, and continuously, equated with its minority Fundamentalist factions.
P.S. Given your characterization of the Bible as "political propaganda", likely in reference to the abortion issue, you need to know that the Bible says nothing about abortion.
niyad
(114,385 posts)does not stop the misogynistic, patriarchal haters from using it to justify their determined attempts to control women. Please enlighten me as to which other religions or belief systems in this country have large segments that are attempting the takeover of our entire political and secular structures and making them over in the name of an ancient book. I don't see a lot of pushback from the major denominations about what is being done in their names. If I have missed it, would you be so kind as to provide links?
You might want to read, "When God Was A Woman", by Merlin Stone, for the political reference.
whathehell
(29,148 posts)that "mysogynistic, patriarchal haters" who want to "take over our entire society" are all, or even predominantly religiously motivated?
It seems to me that some people are just fascists, no religion needed..I think some will try to use religious people for their goals, but I don't believe that their goals are religious..There are many other reasons -- Greed seems to be a big one, then there's bigotry, not to mention plain old ego and hubris.
As for the some people using the Bible "to justify a determined attempt to control women", I'd note that other people use a law book, rather than a Bible to do the same. Haven't you ever wondered how all lawyers study the same body of law, but differ so widely on the interpretations?
With that said, I can't help but suggest that there's more than one entity and one motivation behind the need for one group of people to try to control another. I think a broader look at society and a deeper look at human nature strongly suggests it.
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Hermit-The-Prog
(33,794 posts)whathehell
(29,148 posts)all, or even mostly, religiously movivated, do you?...The leaders would try to USE religion, perhaps, but most just want power..Period.
Blue Owl
(50,795 posts)Hekate
(91,325 posts)PortTack
(32,872 posts)AllaN01Bear
(19,261 posts)niyad
(114,385 posts)kimbutgar
(21,357 posts)dutch777
(3,078 posts)samsingh
(17,622 posts)he's the exact opposite.
people need to stop buying tesla's now. They are feeding a monster.
niyad
(114,385 posts)ShazzieB
(16,805 posts)I didn't really have an opinion of him either way, until he bought Twitter and started effing it up royally. That told me everything I needed to know about that scumbag.
samsingh
(17,622 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,424 posts)More and more apparent each day.
erronis
(15,647 posts)whathehell
(29,148 posts)Attilatheblond
(2,360 posts)at his own ex-wives. Yeah, the maladjusted, overpaid man baby doesn't like women.
From a reply I made to an earlier post about this jerk going off about a woman with money doing good things:
Seems ol Elon not only dislikes POC and others who are not made in his image, he seems disgruntled that wives who have had enough of their dick-ish spouses can get some of the marriage money when they become ex-wives. So he singled out Ms Scott, a wealthy woman who knows she has more than enough and works to share the wealth to work for a more just society and make life a little better for others.
Elon's upper-crust crustiness is showing again. One wonders if his snide aside in this one is really a passive/aggressive swipe at an ex-wife or two of his own who he cannot smear in public lest he be forced to part with even more money in spousal support.
whathehell
(29,148 posts)Whiney white guy sulking about his ex-wives...Poor widdle boo..I'm guessing he wasn't a joy to live with.
You know, I'm kind of "late to the party" when it comes to Musk..I think I might know less about him than many here..The fact that he's a South African and, it seems, a bigoted dick, is interesting to me...Do you know if he's ever spoken publicly about his home country or it's history of Apartheid?
ShazzieB
(16,805 posts)And he's doing his best to fill up the world with "superior" white babies.11 kids with 3 different women...so far!
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-now-father-11-154803716.html
MerryBlooms
(11,780 posts)ShazzieB
(16,805 posts)uponit7771
(90,392 posts)area51
(11,958 posts)Cha
(298,625 posts)BaronChocula
(1,679 posts)It's right on top of his dunce cap with face covering.
Bluethroughu
(5,224 posts)OverBurn
(985 posts)Joinfortmill
(14,626 posts)spanone
(136,053 posts)marble falls
(58,178 posts)struggle4progress
(118,379 posts)Silent Type
(3,207 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,934 posts)progressoid
(50,075 posts)Hassler
(3,418 posts)But you can't take the apartheid out of the racist asshole.
usonian
(10,139 posts)But they short themselves. Just drive one through a car wash.
MontanaMama
(23,382 posts)Yes he is.
LudwigPastorius
(9,375 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(146,493 posts)MacKenzie Scott is a mensch and is setting an example for other billionaires
NanaCat
(1,871 posts)Without the smarts, charisma or, outside of a few exceptions, the good looks.
not fooled
(5,817 posts)a. lazy Bond villain.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,618 posts)straight out of the movie Robocop.
obamanut2012
(26,265 posts)et tu
(1,059 posts)she is 1 in a billion when it comes to being charitable -
easy for shriveled gonads misogynist musky to try to denigrate
because he is so far away from being a genius, and even a caring human
being. poor slug~
Picaro
(1,567 posts)The man is a complete idiot.
To bad no one noticed until he became a billionaire.
IronLionZion
(45,774 posts)Using his billions for evil
Kennah
(14,403 posts)He lacks the gravitas to be a Bond Supervillain
Whatthe_Firetruck
(564 posts)... The "unworthy" (non-rich, non-male, and non-white) is the specific crime he is alleging here.