raumdeuter: How is your Tesla boycott going so far? Talk about taking your money elsewhere? Which money?
Bought two investment penthouses in Lagos instead with some of that money. I'll post some pictures to further stoke that jealousy when the builder finishes and the Interior Designer starts their work.
Someone points out how wrong and nonsensical it is.
Twitter's Revenue Takes a Huge Hit Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, but turning the company around has been a big challenge. The New York Times recently reported that X made only $114 million in revenue in the U.S. during the second quarter of 2024, according to the documents they obtained. This is a massive drop compared to $661 million in the same quarter in 2022 before Musk took over. When we account for inflation,that’s a drop of a whopping 84% . https://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitters-revenue-collapses-84-tesla-171535190.html
You run into the phone booth to don your Captain Intellectual Dishonesty uniform, and continue to argue nonsensical things while twisting yourself in knots and repeating yourself over and over like a dementia patient until the everyone gets tired.
None of that changes the fact that ur an idiot who is always wrong because you speak out of emotion and some allegiance to your cult. Twitter is not stronger now than it was before Elon bought it.
raumdeuter: On this same thread we had several leftists jubilant and predicting that X would be bankrupt in 6months, 1yr, 2yrs max. Today no signs of that. It's actually stronger
Now what happened to all the Bluesky they claimed they were moving to?
It's seems to be a prerequisite for MAGAs to believe in alternate realities. I guess stronger can mean an 84% collapse in revenue.
You guys are so ridiculous it's comical.
Twitter's Revenue Takes a Huge Hit Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, but turning the company around has been a big challenge. The New York Times recently reported that X made only $114 million in revenue in the U.S. during the second quarter of 2024, according to the documents they obtained. This is a massive drop compared to $661 million in the same quarter in 2022 before Musk took over. When we account for inflation, that’s a drop of a whopping 84%. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitters-revenue-collapses-84-tesla-171535190.html
GloriousGbola: according to you - elon is a business genius who wound up paying more than the actual value of twitter - then in less than two years knocked the value down by over 60%? is that how you generate value?
is that how business geniuses work?
have you been following the news about musk's other work of art, the cybertruck? the apocalypse proof vehicle that cannot be driven safely in a car wash and falls apart when used for actual truck stuff?
a host of suckers in elons cult are throwing 70k a pop to beta test an expensive lemon he definitely is a genius though - for getting people to pay 70k plus for a vehicle not worth 30k
The board should have removed him from Tesla. He's cratering demand for his product. Maybe he thinks the grift from a Trump presidency will supplement that loss.
basilico: I use nairaland to bookmark some sites . In 2020 a whistleblower swore an affidavit about transporting hundreds of thousands of marked ballots from Michigan to Pennsylvania via USPS. Todate the postal service has never revealed the details .
Royal Flush: a brisk walk-through of USPS corruption of election 2020, our FOIA case regarding it, and our emergency injunction against USPS this week.
Patrick Byrne has been trying to get the USPS to tell him who paid for the trucks that moved ballots around the country during the 2020 election. They had to match the number of ballots to the number of “votes”.
Guess who got corrupt judge Emmet Sullivan to direct where the ballots went.
Norm Eisen
No doubt one of Norm’s democracy dictator groups paid for it.
Can you stop using this nonsense to post your silly conspiracy theories. You think everyone is stupid. Nairaland has one of the worst internal searches. You couldn't possibly use it to bookmark anything as you wouldn't find it again. If you wanted to bookmark something you'd print it into OneNote.
He's the Nutty Archivist. No conspiracy to nutty not be archived.
PDPGuy: I agree, aside from the DEI angle. The bad press that they’re generated over the last year or so was bound to lead to some negative consequences. But I didn’t expect them to cut 10% of the workforce in one fell swoop.
Moreover, if more airlines decide to ditch Boeing and pitch their tents with Airbus (or Embraer), more job cuts would be inevitable.
Boeing is most likely not going anywhere. Too many entrenched interests and government contracts. In 2023 37% of its revenue came from government contracts.
This mess is another thing Trump gave us. Regulation is there for a reason. And you don't see the need for it, until something catastrophic happens. Then it's too late. Illusioneffect, isn't this one of Trump's regulatory framework changes you said was good for the US. How is that working out?
Did Trump Executive Orders Further Weaken FAA Oversight?
There has been a shift in the approach to product certification, towards a collaborative approach that engages the manufacturer as a subject matter expert. The FAA has been tasked with finding greater efficiencies and, as a result, puts trust in manufacturers with established quality systems to make decisions on the parameters for approval for their products. ... Bottom line, the FAA has been ordered to back off industry and is now being investigated for backing off by the same people who issued the orders. The requirement that the FAA delegate more of its oversight responsibility to industry was imposed on the FAA years ago, but it has more recently intensified with direct orders to undo the regulatory framework developed over many decades, following learnings from deadly accidents. ... Still, the US DOT mandated that the FAA begin the process of review to reduce regulations. The FAA assigned this task to ARAC, effectively putting the question of what rules to cut and which to eliminate before creating new ones in the hands of a body that includes representatives from manufacturers and airlines.
AmazonTopaz: This map explains it better. That map has been disproved as propaganda because it fails to note that Jordan and Egypt once annexed lands and Lands gets annexed or taken during the victor in war time. It is frowned upon today but was the order of the day in past centuries. When Egypt and Jordan annexed parts of Palestine why didn't they give it independence? Of course not, because they never cared about Palestinian liberation.
I'm confused. You argued that a map was wrong because it didn't have in it something explaining the someone else stole land as well. And other people steal lands through war? Huh? What? What other maps have any of this on them? What maps of the US describe how each territory was taken, that most of it was taken from the Native Americans. When you look at google maps is there any of this writing on those maps? The truth is the map fails the basic eye test and you want to propagandize to make people feel better about something they can see is wrong. If it fails the basic eye test, it's because it's wrong. End of discussion.
War, who has more power or whose benefactor has more power and better weapons is no justification to steal land. It is similar to what happened to Africa and Nigeria. Are you arguing you thought what happened in Nigeria is right and Power makes right? That because I am stronger than you I can do what I want? Think of the everyday implications of that.
I respect your opinion, but for whatever reason you're defending the indefensible here and it shows based on this argument you made. Palestinians deserve to be treated as human beings deserving of the same rights and morality as I am. And my Christian faith, even if they're Muslims, doesn't permit me to do otherwise. I think this episode will be a stain on the US. And I'm so disappointed Biden has allowed a madman, who is trying to stay out of jail, Israel's Trump, to define the morals the US projects to the world. It makes us weaker and makes it more dangerous for Americans abroad.
And the truth if the US was in Israel's position, they wouldn't have fought this way. The US has an understanding that terrorists aren't born, they are created. How does Israel expect any peace for a generation with all the mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers and babies they have killed? And maybe that is the point.
budaatum: Are they not building homes because it is profitable and job creating? Or is there no benefit in building houses and selling homes and all the furnishing that goes in them and the jobs created building them?
Part of the problem is that Hedge funds/Private Equity firms are buying homes for investment purposes, driving up the prices. Also, I know in Mass, part of the problem some years back was that international buyers were buying homes above sale prices in cash. My brother was looking to buy a house, he went 15% over asking price and someone bought it more than that in cash.
Also during the pandemic and post pandemic a lot of building materials soared in price. I made some money trading hot rolled steel. Adding to the increase in building costs.
Trump wanted a House Member to call for a special election 6 months after Biden had been sworn in so that he could be reinstated as President. The more we learn the worse and nuttier it gets.
Boeing's been struggling for a while with safety issues. This isn't surprising. If it weren't for their government contracts it may be worse. That's the problem with lobbyists and connections, you get too comfortable.
Did you take the test? Take it so I can understand you understand the basics of how US government works. You don't seem to understand the rudimentary stuff, so why would I waste my time explaining stuff like illegality of some of Trump's appointments?
A40: Your simple minded brain skipped cost of living. There's a reason actual Americans are leaving the country and heading to South America, South East Asia (which I'm familiar with) amongst other parts of the world.
You're telling me about some McDonald's worker. You're a doofus. You think I'm waiting on EBTs and Welfare like a lot of Americans are right now.
Mofo. Stay on topic. Black men are leaving the Democrat plantation enmasse and that's sweeting my belle.
Don't worry about what's in my pocket. I'm living fairly comfortably. Within my means. It's fagg0t men like you that's always in other men's pockets. Compromised ass negro.
You would probably get buck broken for a check. I don't trust pocket watching clowns like you.
This is the 2nd time you've referenced homosexuality. Why is it one of the first things that comes to mind for you when talking to another guy? There seems to be an epidemic of closeted homosexuality in Nigeria.
Fam, you probably make ~200k naira a month. You should probably focus on where you'll get your next meal and rather than the US election a continent away.
Kessena is a Nigerian descendant like you. All voting Trump
Your boy, your boy, your boy. Nobody gives a fvck about you and your imaginary boys.
Pray that White Liberal women come to your rescue. Cos that is your last hope.
Something tells me though that if Hillary a white woman couldn't win and Trump won majority of the WW vote in 2020 as well I doubt that deep down they would want Kamala of all people to be the first woman president
What is this 8 black profiles now. Do the math for me, what is that out of 50 million? Lol.
Yeah, my boys. And technically when you're sitting in a meeting in Tinubu's office or hosting a fundraiser for Harris, people kinda do care about your opinions.
You know, whatever happens in the US election, you still won't be a US citizen and still wouldn't have touched foot in the US. But enjoy your cooning. I'm sure Trump appreciates you waving from your hut.
Illusioneffect: I'd end the conversation about this because it looks like I'm talking to someone retarded😂 and definitely brainwashed. When he was president, did he ever go against the constitution - he did not even try😂 Have you even asked yourself - Why would he even want to do that. How does it benefit the Republican party in the long run😂or even his family. And how dumb are you to think Trump can suspend the constitution by just saying I'm suspending the constitution😂. You think if he wants to do something illegal - the Congress can't stop it?😂😂 Be smart abeg
It's as if you only listen to right wing news. These are just the things he's said the last year. Doesn't include the illegal appointments he made, the conduct he was impeached for and many others.
Illusioneffect: I'd end the conversation about this because it looks like I'm talking to someone retarded😂 and definitely brainwashed. When he was president, did he ever go against the constitution - he did not even try😂 Have you even asked yourself - Why would he even want to do that. How does it benefit the Republican party in the long run😂or even his family. And how dumb are you to think Trump can suspend the constitution by just saying I'm suspending the constitution😂. You think if he wants to do something illegal - the Congress can't stop it?😂😂 Be smart abeg
Would you consider terminating the constitution going against the constitution? lol Being a Trumper you'll probably have some excuse. This is just the tip of the things he's said and done.
I asked you how anyone would stop the President and you write more blather. You still seem not to understand how US Government works or the checks and balances between the branches. The laws Congress writes are enforced by the President. Congress has no army or police. Same with the Supreme Court. The system works because the President does the right thing. When the PResident doesn't do the right thing, who stops him? This is getting torturous.
In fact, I'm tutoring a friend in US civics for her citizenship interview. If you can answer all these questions right, I'll continue this convo. Give it a go.
Illusioneffect: You're goddamn RIGHT! If you follow the news you'd know Trump has just been exonerated from the Jan 6th issue. You should Google Nancy Pelosi 😂
As I said you were never a Dem. You seem like a low information voter.
Illusioneffect: Cc: IjeBos post Let's leave out the tax policy. I think it was inflationary and largely helped the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. Even you know it's not true😂 middle class are the ones who benefited more under Trump. The wealthy also did
1.) Can you tell me one regulatory framework that his "Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products" modernized that helped America or the middle class or helped the economy he led.
😂😂😂 are you blind😂 it's all there. everyone even the racist Barack Obama said Trump's economy was great. When Trump left - the Biden-Kamala administration decided to slow down energy production because of the green house scam. He reduced taxes for all Americans - everyone knows that
2.) Can you name one regulation his "Massive Deregulation" changed that was meaningful to the middle class or helped America or impacted the economy he led?
Read my previous comment sir
3.) You listed what he proposed, can you tell me anything on that list that would reduce food prices or prices on housing that you seemed concerned about?
If you know anything about Economics, you'd know increasing energy production, reducing taxes and cutting energy costs to 50% affects every aspect of an economy thereby reducing housing costs organically. If you actually watched the video I sent first - you'd know this already
4.) Can you tell me how he plans to cut energy costs. His exact proposal.
DRILL BABY DRILL I.e. increasing energy productions. The Biden Administration reduced energy production by 23% for 'clean' energy because of climate change which is a stupid idea since that ensured China increased their own energy production thereby making climate change worse. Trump has said he'd do both. BRING BACK MANUFACTURING BACK TO AMERICANS INSTEAD OF CHINA SLAVE WORKERS 5.) Can you explain to me how tariffs on China products would decrease costs. That's not the main reason for tariffs. China is getting so rich on manufacturing and exporting to the US which is affecting American factories. There're Ghost towns everywhere in the Midwest because no factories are open in the United States. Trump has said he'd bring back those factories and increase employment opportunities for Americans
6.) Can you explain to me how deporting immigrants would reduce costs. ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS - emphasis on illegal - no countries should have illegal immigrants in any way shape or form. Undocumented people esp in cities affect the security of the country and also economy - there's no doubt about that. New York is giving free healthcare to illegal immigrants and housing them in hotels while Americans - my friends can't get a house. Veterans are homeless on the street. Who's paying for the housing of the illegals - AMERICAN TAXPAYERS! Some industries in America are now employing illegals instead of Americans because of how low the pay instead - that affects the employment of actual Americans in this country. It also drives housing prices up because 21 million adults in less than 3 years are looking for housing making housing scarce housing grows slowly if you don't know sir
Most of this is misinformation, a lack of understanding of economic policy and/or convoluted.
I already went through a lot of it in previous posts. One that stood out is Trump and oil. He actually negotiated a deal to cut oil production. Which was the start of the increase in gas prices. Oil production is actually higher now than ay time in history.
Another is the tariffs. You say you care about high prices but tariffs would be inflationary in the short term as companies would have to open up and hire to start producing those goods.
Illusioneffect: I sincerely can't take you seriously because I can't imagine how dumb you're about democracy. Before any law is passed, it always goes to Congress which consists of Democrats and Republicans! Trump can't change or remove anything or 'delete' the constitution because its not a power of the presidency😂 how tf do you not know that😂
Huh? Did you think someone could suspend the constitution by passing a law? Lol. Wtf?
The question was if Trump as President just wakes up and decides he wants to suspend the constitution illegally, who would stop him. But given this nonsensical response of yours here, you have no clue.
Illusioneffect: 😂😂 is it the same NY Times that told everyone Trump won because of Russians only to say it's not true. Stop watching clips and listen to everything he says. If you listen to the video - the NY Times have cut out important parts of the speech to fuel their agenda. I'll send the actual video to you, sir
Of course, everyone and everything is lying to get Trump. Where do you people come from?
Illusioneffect: If this was not anonymous I'll show you my Biden Harris cap in all its glory but in 2023 I decided to take the election seriously and did my research. I came to a clear decision then - TRUML
Of course you did.
You seem to have become quite radicalized since then.
Illusioneffect: You're so fckin dumb! How did Trump influence the Jan 6 riots? He never said anyone should go to the Capitol building, it's the same guy that immediately he heard of the riots there, he posted a video condemning the incident and it was immediately deleted by Twitter at that time! How would a thousand people storm a US Senate Building and nothing was done! The Police there allowed it to happen in an attempt to leverage against Trump. Anyone who says this is rigged hasn't watched the video or is just bat dumb and crazy
Illusioneffect: I don't like when he says this because it isn't presidential but he's right- Nigeria is a shithole country - a reason why some people actually like him is simply because he says what he says unlike other politicians who try to be politically correct. He said it's a shithole country because of how corrupt some African countries are - he never said Africans live in huts.
Yeah, he said Nigerians live in huts. Here's a helpful hint. You should do your research before questioning what I say. I always do mine before I speak.
Truthfully, I've read some of your past posts, they sound MAGA through and through. I don't believe you didn't vote for Trump in 2020 or 2016. You sound like someone pretending to be moderate to influence how people think.
Illusioneffect: I think you're the deluded one😂 you actually think America - the second largest democratic country with its many laws would allow a president to suspend the constitution. How dumb can you Democrats actually get. You're literally the ones demeaning Democracy by importing voters from other countries to vote for Democrats
You don't seem to have read the recent Supreme Court decision. If Trump decided to suspend the constitution, who would stop him? Explain the mechanism of stopping him.
A40: Shut up fvck nigga. Nobody cares about any of this. Are you a zesty gay or something cos why do you think any real man is impressed or cares about this drivel.
Nobody cares about what you drive, where you schooled or where you've been. This is the internet where everyone is Elon Musk. Bottom line we do not care.
Talk to men, black men like HOF Caliber athletes like Herschel Walker who have promised to make Kamala pay at the polls. Not irrelevant plantation non entities like yourself.
Black men are going to turn out at unprecedented rates for Trump. That's all I care about.
So, I should talk to a HOF Caliber Athlete like Herschel who sounds like he had way too many concussions than to say one of my boys whose a partner at one of the top 2 global banks, or one of my boys who is a partner at one of the Top PE firms in the US, or one of my boys whose a published tenured professor who is a director of the Civil Rights clinic at a prestigious US university, or one of my boys who is an elected official. Explain to me what a dude who ran a ball and sounds like he repeatedly banged his head into a wall can tell me that they can't.
When you listen to dumb people don't be surprised when you sound dumb.
Fam, leave the argument. I'm the wrong person for your bullshit pretend game.
Illusioneffect: I've waited for this moment because I've done a lot research. I can list 3 plus 17 The $1.7 trillion dollars Tax Cut Act that became implemented in 2018. What it affected - a. Middle-Class family income increased nearly $6,000 – more than five times the gains during the entire previous administration. b. The unemployment rate reached 3.5 percent, the lowest in a half-century. c. Achieved 40 months in a row with more job openings than job-hirings. d. Created more than 1.2 million manufacturing and construction jobs. e. Put in place policies to bring back supply chains from overseas. f. Small business optimism broke a 35-year old record in 2018.
2. Signed an Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products which a. Brought innovative new technologies to market in American farming and agriculture. b. Strengthened America’s rural economy by investing over $1.3 billion through the Agriculture Department’s ReConnect Program to bring high-speed broadband infrastructure to rural America.
3. Massive Deregulation - he ended the regulatory assault on American Businesses and Workers.
Instead of 2-for-1, he eliminated 8 old regulations for every 1 new regulation adopted. a. Provided the average American household an extra $3,100 every year. b. Reduced the direct cost of regulatory compliance by $50 billion, and will reduce costs by an additional $50 billion in FY 2020 alone. c. Removed nearly 25,000 pages from the Federal Register – more than any other president. The previous administration added over 16,000 pages. d. Established the Governors’ Initiative on Regulatory Innovation to reduce outdated regulations at the state, local, and tribal levels. e. Signed an executive order to make it easier for businesses to offer retirement plans. f. Signed two executive orders to increase transparency in Federal agencies and protect Americans and their small businesses from administrative abuse. g. Modernized the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the first time in over 40 years. h. Reduced approval times for major infrastructure projects from 10 or more years down to 2 years or less.
and a lot more that I can't begin to even type
What he has proposed - It's all in the video I sent first But main points a. Deport Illegal Aliens b. No Tax on Tips, Social Security and Overtime (all this Kamala decided to copy) c. Cut energy costs into half! d. No men in women's sports e. 10% Tariffs on countries like China using slave workers outside the United States f. Bringing manufacturing even in healthcare back to the United States and a whole lot more!
1.) Can you tell me one regulatory framework that his "Executive Order on Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products" modernized that helped America or the middle class or helped the economy he led.
2.) Can you name one regulation his "Massive Deregulation" changed that was meaningful to the middle class or helped America or impacted the economy he led?
3.) You listed what he proposed, can you tell me anything on that list that would reduce food prices or prices on housing that you seemed concerned about?
4.) Can you tell me how he plans to cut energy costs. His exact proposal.
5.) Can you explain to me how tariffs on China products would decrease costs.
6.) Can you explain to me how deporting immigrants would reduce costs.
raumdeuter: Ask the bulk of Nigerian youths who live in Nigeria they will tell you Nigeria is a shithole. The lives of Dangote Otedola are not the average Nigeria. You prefer someone to massage your ego so you don't get offended rather than tell you the obvious truth. I prefer you shoot straight and tell me what you see, My ego is not fragile and I am not a snowflake that needs to be pandered to. If I am fat tell me straight don't tell me I am of okay weight, If I am failing at Maths tell me don't tell me that I am doing okay
If you tell a Northern Nigerian that they have an almajiri problem instead of facing the issue, they complain about who is telling them. You vex about Trump calling Nija a shithole but go back to your room and complain about the same shitholery in Nigeria
If you rather have your egos massaged instead of being told the obvious truth, then you will find good company in the Democratic party which is why they can tell you how to vote since you are black
Trump is the president of America, He is the number 1 man in America. He represents America for those 4yrs. He can sign treaties, he can declare wars on behalf of America.
This is the exact definition of cooning. A white man says your country is a shithole and that people will refuse to return to their huts and here you are doing backflips to defend him. He trashed who you are and you're still on your knees waiting to suck his d*ck.
You literally sold out your own country to idolize a racist white man. The kind of emotional trauma that takes to do is understated.
Or maybe you did live in a hut in Nigeria, so he speaks to your existence. It wasn't close to mine.
Illusioneffect: Trump has never changed his plan on the economy or changed his stance on immigration and it actually worked during his time.
Ok, name 3 policies Trump enacted while he was President that helped you or improved the economy. And name 1 he will enact that will bring prices down.
A40: You're a doofus. What I look like trying to prove anything to you? I don't care about your perspective on anything
You're not important in the grand scheme of things so get rekttt.
You're a professional low self esteem victim. Just understand that I've seen real racism and been to places where the percentage of black people are in decimals.
You know nothing about that. So stay in your safe little Democrat plantation or go outside, hit the pavement and engage actual black men who have decided they are leaving. Try to convince them to come back. You might get jumped but at least that beats you wasting endless manhours here
I'm not part of the 20-25% of Black men under 50 that are voting Trump
Fam, I have degrees from places you'll never enter. I enter spaces you'll never see whether it be in Nigeria or in the US. My car probably costs more than any money you've made the last 10 years. You're like dust to me and in my world. I'm sure if you ever saw me you'd be calling me Oga, begging for money or a job or both. Who the fux are you?
And yes you are not part of any group of person who will be voting. And so, your opinion is like an asshole. Everyone has them and from you they're just good for producing shit.
A lot of people seem to have forgotten how mind numbingly dumb trump is. This interview could have been a SNL skit and no one would know the difference.
raumdeuter: They don't know you nor care about you. You are a failure even your family us ashamed of how you turned out
How far long ago this post seems. Seems when insecure low IQ people lose arguments they fall back to what they have left, personal insults. And then whine when you return it in kind.
I've repeatedly warned you. I'm a type A asshole when I need to be.
raumdeuter: My point is I don't know nor care if you are a primary school dropout or have 7 PhDs from Kafanchan , If you have 25 GF in Ilobu or you are a celibate incel, If you have 200 kids in Umuahia or you do not. No one cares about your personal life
If you are to come here bragging about your looks or sexiness to people who will never see you when you can invest the energy on real world people who will care. That will be the insecure.
Your only currency here is the post you type very few care about your real life whether you are Denzel or an imp
Educate the black men in those videos and stop spewing nonsense in my mentions.
They are the ones that will determine Kamala's fate not me
Of course. You will run your mouth and say you've been places but to explain where you've been... crickets.
The truth is I just wanted to understand the perspective your opinions were based on to see if I should treat your opinions with any form of respect. I see now you have the uneducated, no experience, basically full of bullshit perspective.
I think I've exposed you enough. Off to the Bemeruca, Basilico, Raumdeuter pile you go.
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: 2026 Midterm Elections Live! by IjeBos(m): 6:48pm On Oct 14, 2024
