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Opinion

What do you think of George Orwell?

“Orwell was incredible. However, as an idealistic young man, even he was initially captured by communism. Until he saw it firsthand in the Spanish civil war, he didn’t realize he was fighting for the bad guys.”

— Elon Musk, 5 June 2026 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive

Opinion

What did Obama's DOJ conclude about the Ferguson shooting?

“According to Obama’s DoJ, the Ferguson shooting was unequivocally self-defense, so the Ferguson protests were – if you believe Obama’s DoJ – based on a false premise. That’s not to say that other injustices don’t occur, but this does not appear to be one of them. @CommunityNotes …”

— Elon Musk, 23 November 2022 · Post on X ↗ · In the archive