A court filing from Twitter revealed that Musk is under federal investigation, stemming from his attempt to buy the company. It's not clear which agency is interested in Musk, but Twitter's filing mentions the SEC and FTC in other contexts. I'm not sure the investigations will go away if he buys the company. But even if they find something that would potentially block his acquisition, I think he has pissed off so many people that they will say, "Have at it, boss, you win"
It’s been a big week in right wing media: Kanye’s buying Parler, Murdoch may re-merge Fox and News Corp, and whistleblowers are getting fired at Truth Social. Plus, Musk is under federal investigation, stemming from his attempt to buy Twitter. Also, Apple’s mixed reality headset will scan irises, Netflix’s ad-supported tier will launch November 3rd, and in Big Grocery news, Kroger has agreed to buy Albertsons. Author and historian Anne Applebaum joins to discuss the latest in Ukraine and Russia.
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