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Cards Against Humanity sued SpaceX yesterday, alleging that Elon Musk's firm illegally took over a plot of land on the US/Mexico border that the party-game company bought in 2017 in an attempt to stymie then-President Trump's attempt to build a wall.

"As part of CAH's 2017 holiday campaign, while Donald Trump was President, CAH created a supporter-funded campaign to take a stand against the building of a Border Wall," said the lawsuit filed in Cameron County District Court in Texas. Cards Against Humanity says it received $15 donations from 150,000 people and used part of that money to buy "a plot of vacant land in Cameron County based upon CAH's promise to 'make it as time-consuming and expensive as possible for Trump to build his wall.'"

Cards Against Humanity says it mowed the land "and maintained it in its natural state, marking the edge of the lot with a fence and a 'No Trespassing' sign." But instead of Trump taking over the land, Cards Against Humanity says the parcel was "interfered with and invaded" by Musk's space company. The lawsuit includes pictures that, according to Cards Against Humanity, show the land when it was first purchased and after SpaceX construction equipment and materials were placed on the land.

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[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 22 points 9 hours ago

what's the official cardsagainsthumanity official site, i'm want to give them money and bui a deck after that lol

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 68 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

TIL: there's a surprising number of people here that think elon musk has a right to dump shit in their neighborhood park

[–] nutsack@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

more than 0? where

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 116 points 21 hours ago

sue his ass 🔥

[–] Camzing@lemmy.world 35 points 21 hours ago

More than just a game.

[–] DeepThought42@lemmy.world 232 points 1 day ago

Here's the link to a site apparently put up by the Cards Against Humanity folks detailing their side of the story: https://elonowesyou100dollars.com/

[–] CarbonAlpine@lemmy.world 71 points 23 hours ago

Fuck him up

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 88 points 1 day ago

Oh. Oh this could be interesting 🍿

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 122 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you’re an original 2017 CAH Saves America subscriber and you want to increase the pressure on Elon, here’s a thing you can post on Twitter (the platform he wants you to call “X” for his own sexual gratification):

In 2017, I paid Cards Against Humanity to protect a pristine plot of border land from Trump’s racist wall. But then an even richer, more racist billionaire—Elon Musk—stole my land and dumped his shit all over it. @ElonMusk owes me $100. #ElonOwesMe100Bucks www.ElonOwesYou100Dollars.com

Or if you’re not a subscriber, but you still think Elon Musk is a charity-embezzling, conspiracy-peddling eugenicist manchild who trades horses for in-flight handjobs, post this:

In 2017, 150k people paid Cards Against Humanity to protect a pristine plot of border land from Trump’s racist wall. But then an even richer, more racist billionaire—@ElonMusk—stole their land and dumped his shit all over it. Fuck that! www.ElonOwesYou100Dollars.com #ElonOwesMe100Bucks

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 53 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

who trades horses for in-flight handjobs,

Lmao, I wanna know the story behind this line

[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.world 38 points 23 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 45 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Im going to interpret that headline that he requested it from the horse and not read any further.

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 20 points 21 hours ago (5 children)

"you ever had a hoof-job before"

horse takes another drag from its cigarette

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 8 hours ago

"Aren't you the Horse from Horsin' Around?"

[–] naught101@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

I'm incredibly glad that this absurd-reply kind of humour, which is a huge part of what made reddit so great, has made it to Lemmy.

Ah, I see someone else was subjected to the wild days of the bronies making their presence known in parts of the internet!

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[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 185 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Lmao, I still have my deed to the land. I'm about to be rich, friends :)

[–] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 21 points 21 hours ago

I don't recall if I still have that deed, but I do have my flag for Hawaii 2, and my royal title from the one castle. And pictures/letters from those Chinese factory workers thanking me for that day off

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Invest the $100, and you'll be a billionaire in a matter of a few hundred years!

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 47 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I know you're joking, but people really underestimate just how rich Elon Musk and other billionaires are. Say you went back to the time of Christ, 0 AD, and got a really good job. Say you were making $10,000 a day, in today's dollars. $10,000 a day, every day, no days off. What's even more amazing, say you were super good at saving. So good that you squirreled that $10,000 away every day without spending a penny. And you did that every day, for the last 2,000 some years (good for you for being immortal as well).

If you did all that, and then did it another 34 times, you would almost have as much money as Elon Musk.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

With 0% interest? Over a 2024 year period?

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 hours ago

My amortization schedule doesn't go out that far. Let's just say that the dude is rich.

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[–] Ab_intra@lemmy.world 109 points 1 day ago

Omg I love these people's humor.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 97 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This headline reads like a mad lib. Good luck CAH, I cannot wait to see how Elmo tries to act like he respects property rights while having done something like this

[–] trash@lemm.ee 53 points 1 day ago (3 children)

He only respects the right to his property.

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This headline reads like a mad lib

It also reads like a game of cards against humanity.

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[–] capital@lemmy.world 25 points 23 hours ago

Hm… I don’t know what access to the property is like but, “lease” the land to someone, move an RV onto the land, arm him, then I’ll chip in to give SpaceX a hard time every damn day until they leave.

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago

This was not on my 2024 bingo card.

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