Billionaire Elon Musk sparked both backlash and mockery after he tweeted a photo of his bedside table.
While most people tend to have things like a lamp or a glass of water or a phone charger atop their respective bedside tables, Musk appeared to be trolling Twitter with a rather random menagerie of items befitting a man with questionable social skills and morals.
The photo reveals that Musk apparently sleeps with a glass of water, several caffeine-free Diet Coke cans, a revolver, and a vintage American Revolutionary war gun next to him.
You can see Musk's tweet below.
\u201cMy bedside table\u201d— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1669628906
Musk later commented on the noticeable rings left on his bedside table, saying "there is no excuse" for his decision to not use coasters for his Diet Cokes.
\u201cThere is no excuse for my lack of coasters\u201d— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1669628906
He also appeared to joke about the guns he keeps next to his bed, referring to himself as "Elon Musket."
\u201cGreetings, I\u2019m Musket, Elon Musket\u201d— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk) 1669628906
But if Musk thought he was being funny, he was sorely mistaken.
People were quick to mock Twitter's new owner, indicating his collection of bedside items amounts to little more than nonsense.
\u201cHe\u2019s like an american girl doll w his little objects it\u2019s kind of cute\u201d— helena (@helena) 1669667858
\u201cYou can see beer bottle rings from depressed bedside drinking\u201d— TERFs are not women (@TERFs are not women) 1669658719
\u201cthere has never been a more \u201cdivorce\u201d picture than this\u201d— ricky montgomery (@ricky montgomery) 1669663936
\u201cWhen creepy bedside accouterments are the goal. Awesome, bro.\u201d— George Hahn (@George Hahn) 1669669001
\u201cElon Musk posted a photo of his bedside table, but did you notice what\u2019s in the upper right corner? (Artist: Paul Leigh @Pleightx)\u201d— Mike Sington (@Mike Sington) 1669671494
\u201cHe got billions of dollars and can\u2019t afford a coaster\u201d— Akilah Hughes (@Akilah Hughes) 1669674887
Others noted that the guns on Musk's bedside table would be better placed not on his bedside table but in a safe in the interest of gun safety.
\u201cWith the colonial picture in the background, the historian in me just has to raise the fact that in 1786 cities like Boston implemented a law requiring all firearms to be stored unloaded in the home.\n\nAll jokes aside, replica gun or not\u2014 gun safety isn't a game. Grow up.\u201d— Kris Brown | President, bradyunited.org (@Kris Brown | President, bradyunited.org) 1669663677
\u201cHey @elonmusk, did you know that 4.6M children in the US live in homes with unsecured firearms, and that guns are now the leading killer of children and teens? Thankfully, it doesn't take a genius to #BeSMART \n\nhttps://t.co/5GrN5GfxEL\u201d— Shannon Watts (@Shannon Watts) 1669648052
\u201cAs a survivor and now Trauma Surgeon, I can tell you @elonmusk that the safest way to store your firearm is Unloaded and Locked.\n\nThis is critical to practicing responsible gun ownership. I suspect that if you spent a day with me in our trauma center, your views may change.\u201d— Joseph Sakran (@Joseph Sakran) 1669639745
\u201cMy daughter was killed because of gun violence. Every day across America children are killed because of irresponsible adults who do not lock up guns. Seriously,\n@elonmusk WTF is wrong with you? Is there a mental health concern? Are you now using your $44B to incite violence?\u201d— Fred Guttenberg (@Fred Guttenberg) 1669638911
The photo Musk posted is only the latest example of the antics he's engaged in since acquiring Twitter, which has been embroiled in one crisis after another in the month since he took the reins.
Later, Musk took aim at Apple, which is one of several major companies that have decided to stop advertising on the social media platorm amid concerns about Musk's penchant for silencing his critics and spreading misinformation.
Musk claimed that Apple has threatened to “withhold” Twitter from the iOS App Store for unknown reasons. He later created a poll asking whether Apple should “publish all censorship actions it has taken that affect its customers" after complaining that Apple had decided to stop advertising on Twitter.
Apple has not responded to requests for comment.
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