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X owner Elon Musk has once again hijacked a rare coveted username from its original user.

This time, however, the takeover wasn’t for the good of X the company, it was so Musk could promote Donald Trump for president.

On Saturday, Musk appeared at Donald Trump’s rally in Butler Pennsylvania. However, earlier that day, Musk began promoting his pro-Trump Super PAC, called America PAC, using a brand new handle @America.

“Read @America to understand why I’m supporting Trump for President,” Musk’s new bio said as of approximately 1:30pm ET on Saturday, Oct. 5.

The @America handle appeared attached to a brand new account setup just this month, in October 2024. However, this rare, one-word geographic handle had already been long registered by another X user more than 14 years prior to Musk taking the handle from them, in September 2010.

According to a person familiar with the situation, X took the handle from the user much like how Musk’s social media company took the @X handle from its original registrant last year.

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[-] Breezy@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Could you imagine come November trump loses and musk just shots himself to Mars for forever. What a good day that'll be.

[-] Clent@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Four words too many on that first sentence.

At this point though, I have a sinking suspicion that Trump is going to win. I hope I'm wrong but I'm in a swing state and it feels more like 2016 than 2020 to me. America is full of ignorant people who are too prideful to realize how absolutely ignorant they are.

[-] Breezy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Naw it feels like a mix of 16 and 08. Theres so much energy around harris, but its bogged down by all the hate from trump. But im older, Obama was elected when i was in high school amd thats when i started paying attention to politics

[-] Clent@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Older than me? I've got probably a decade on you. My first (major) political awareness involves blowjobs and dress stains. I vaguely recall Iraq Part 1 and the excitement around it being televised live.

My abandoned Reddit account is older than some of the people I interact with on here.

I hope you're right. As with all the recent elections where the Democratic Party wins, it's all down to the youth vote. Also, really hopefully this one has even more extra support from the uterus carrying people amongst us than anticipated by the polls.

[-] Kalysta@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

It comes down to people in 7 states. And after seeing interviews with some swing voters, they aren’t deep thinkers.

We’re fucked and i’m currently making my escape plan.

[-] Breezy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Do you not feel the change approach? She hasnt come out and used Obama's exact phrasing, but it feels like shes going to bring some change that we desperately need.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 3 days ago

Her bringing on Tim Walz keeps that hope alive for me. Like even if she somehow disappoints me, there will be Walz who can inject some "mind your own business" socialism at the national stage. I wish he would have more faith in his own speaking abilities though.

[-] Clent@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I have no issues with her. And I think she will be a better leader than we've had in a while. Possible bette than Obama who seemed too afraid to be bold in his actions.

But the news cycles are all about Trump and I know people who still plan to vote for him and the polls are still awfully close that it could easily swing either way.

I feel like I am stuck in a political demographic where I am the outlier. It sounds like the view might be better from where you stand.

[-] match@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago

to the one place wokeism has not corrupted ... SPACE~

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