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Elon Musk accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of “feeding off the dead bodies of soldiers” and falsely claimed he is “despised” by Ukrainians, echoing Donald Trump’s rhetoric.

Musk also threatened changes to X’s Community Notes after fact-checkers refuted his claims. Trump and Musk’s remarks align with Russian propaganda, prompting European leaders to reaffirm support for Ukraine.

Observers rejected claims that Ukraine is a dictatorship, emphasizing that its wartime election suspension is both legal and justified, similar to the UK's approach during World War II.

Critics argue Musk’s stance undermines free speech and factual discourse while aiding Kremlin narratives against Ukraine.

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[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 4 points 37 minutes ago* (last edited 37 minutes ago)

I starting to genuinely wonder if we'll see Musk getting executed in my lifetime. Either by lynching/angry mob Mussolini style or an actual judicial process leading to death penalty.

[–] fartknocker@lemm.ee 2 points 30 minutes ago* (last edited 30 minutes ago)

The word "treason" used to mean something in this country . It can again.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 1 points 16 minutes ago

Opinions of Nazi scum

[–] brownrainbow@lemm.ee 2 points 47 minutes ago

Yeah. Russian bodies mostly. That's why he's so angry.

[–] KevinG691@retrolemmy.com 2 points 59 minutes ago (1 children)

Musk is a grifter that has never created anything in his life m. He has leeched off other’s creations thanks to the emerald spoon he was born with

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 minutes ago

he's often touted as a founder of Tesla, but he wasn't a founder. He bought it. Much like all the other projects he's got. He hasn't created anything in his life. He was born rich, and inherited many many millions of dollars. He's nazi scum.

[–] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 3 points 1 hour ago

Musk can suck my farts

Guys a loser who would be a hobo if he wasn't born into money.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

Somebody call a plumber!

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 24 points 11 hours ago

Is it allowed to say that I honestly can't wait to see Elon gone from this planet? What a piece of shit human being ugh

[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 11 points 10 hours ago

If you know anyone that uses twitter, try as hard as you can to take them out of there.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

What drugs is that jackass on? Gotta be some wild shit with all the insane crap he spouts anymore

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 7 points 3 hours ago

Kremlinmine

[–] uienia@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Money and power.

[–] megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 69 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (10 children)

Holy shit Zelenskyy appears to have seriously triggered them.

I wonder if he said something to the effect of “no i will not participate in your stupid fake peace process, if you want to stop supporting us, say it with your full chest to your own country where I have a higher approval rating than you.”

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 31 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

This is literally a Russian talking point! "If you care about these soldiers, you'd end the war quickly!"

In other words, give Russia the land they stole and reward them for all the men, woman and children they have murdered, tortured, raped, and stolen as well as all the destruction they caused! If you do that, Russia will do this again, and it might be your country! Please support Ukraine because I think the US will actively help Putin now...

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 3 hours ago

It's either this, or the buzzwords using"Western countries did this or that", it's the same thing tulsi said a while back on a poc right wingers channel

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 10 points 16 hours ago

It's because they are literally owned by Russia. Here's an old post of mine with reputable sources: https://lemmy.world/comment/13431373

[–] bruhssa@lemmy.world 44 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I don't want to call for anything illegal here but Elon Musk has to go somehow or some way. He's a danger to the western world. He is compromisable and a facist.

[–] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 21 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I am currently rooting for ketamine to win this battle in the war on drugs

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 1 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Can you overdose on ketamine?

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 1 points 28 minutes ago (1 children)

I've injected a fair bit (accidentally) on one occasion. Took me a while to work out who I was and what had happened, but I was fine after a bit. But TBF you can overdose on pretty much anything if you take enough.

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 38 seconds ago

even water. There's such a thing as water toxicity. It dilutes your electrolytes so much that you can die. But tbh, I think if you drank that much water, electrolytes are the least of your worries.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 3 hours ago

I heard you become anesthesized long before that. Maybe alcohol or cocaine can do it

[–] holdstrong@lemm.ee 16 points 20 hours ago

Insane how they're not even trying to "both sides" it, saying the Russians have some culpability for the war. Nope, just shamelessly supporting a Russian dictator.

elon musk should make autonomous weapons. Don't need to test, move fast and break things, will work fine:

[–] StormMission907@lemmy.world 14 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Why is anybody listening to that little Muskrat? Guy needs to be put in a rocket and shipped to Mars so we dont have to listen to his manic rantings. I feel sorry for his 12 kids .

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