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TygrBright

(21,405 posts)
18. "Meanwhile, Elon Musk just became a trillionaire"
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 10:06 AM
Wednesday

THAT'S the (excuse me) real money shot here. Yes, racism and police violence are serious problems and this is a particularly nasty and egregious example of police overreaction and, quite probably, race-based profiling.

But the alleged offense was shoplifting a pack of diapers.

While Elon tries to imagine ways to use a trillion dollars to keep fucking over the non-human, unimportant people who aren't billionaire techbro nerds.

We are full "Tale of Two Cities" now, people.

And the MAGAts are STILL attributing everything that's wrong in their lives to everyone EXCEPT the greedy white male assholes who laugh at them and plan more ways to fuck them over.

disgustedly,
Bright

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Firing at shoplifters... lame54 Tuesday #1
There are times when there are simply no words. hamsterjill Tuesday #2
The ONLY reason to use deadly force Wednesdays Tuesday #3
WTF are we even doing?!? Snarkoleptic Tuesday #4
"They tried to run me down!" is the new "stop resisting!!" IrishAfricanAmerican Tuesday #5
Thank you Kohen Kartier Wiley wyn borkins Tuesday #6
Oh My God look at that sweet face!! littlemissmartypants Tuesday #7
I know MustLoveBeagles Tuesday #16
❤️ littlemissmartypants Tuesday #17
Adorable child, and big for 1 year. He must have been Ilsa Tuesday #12
Disgust evilhime Tuesday #8
WTAF is wrong with these "people"? MLWR Tuesday #9
So awful BlueWaveNeverEnd Tuesday #10
Goodbye to that cute little guy. Buddyzbuddy Tuesday #11
This is one of the worst things I've heard... AloeVera Tuesday #13
God this country is so fucked up. Initech Tuesday #14
I hazard to guess had his skin tone been lighter they would not have used deadly force. MLAA Tuesday #15
"Meanwhile, Elon Musk just became a trillionaire" TygrBright Wednesday #18
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