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E.U. Prepares Major Penalties Against X

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139 points dotcoma | 2 comments | 06 Apr 25 17:47 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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JumpCrisscross ◴[06 Apr 25 18:32 UTC] No.43603727[source]▶
Baiting Musk into some 3AM rage tweets might be a smart move. It would subtly align the anti-Musk forces among Democrats and within the GOP with Europe.
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joakleaf ◴[06 Apr 25 18:41 UTC] No.43603822[source]▶
Musk is already (frequently) raging against EU — the topics include freedom of speech and immigration… and calling the foreign minister of Poland “a little man”.

There is a reason the Tesla brand is suffering in Europe.

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1. rvnx ◴[06 Apr 25 18:51 UTC] No.43603919[source]▶
and he also wants the US to withdraw from NATO, which means directly and concretely increasing the risk of war in Europe. Unpopular measure in Europe obviously.
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2. JumpCrisscross ◴[06 Apr 25 18:53 UTC] No.43603939[source]▶
> he also wants the US to withdraw from NATO, which means directly and concretely increasing the risk of war in Europe

He’s Molotov-Ribentropping Europe with his overtures to Moscow and demands for mineral rights.