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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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[-] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 20 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

I used to be an avid player of CAH, but I clearly remember the feeling of sitting at my last game of it one day in my 30s and feeling very much that it I personally had outgrown it forever.

I have, however, remained a fan of the company, their awesome stunts, and the real spirit behind them and this is certainly continuing to keep that fire in my heart burning. Go CAH! Fuck that guy.

[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 23 points 10 hours ago

Man... That land was pristine too... Wild horses used to roam free there in the Texas moonlight. I remember how strongly it reinforced my consumer opinion of cards against humanity - I knew that as long as they kept maintaining that parcel, I could freely buy their products. If spacex is allowed to just invade that land unchecked though, and justice isn't restored to CAH, I imagine that would impact my potential future purchasing potential by at least $1,000,000... And that's only speaking for me. I imagine at least 100,000 of you feel the same as I do, I think damages should asking for that amount and make CAH whole again considering their lost earning potential. Those unrealized profits were callously stolen by musk.

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 8 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

who knew that the attack from mars would come from earth first ?!?

[-] Frays6142@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

I mean the shits on their property so just take it and sell it.

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 day ago

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

[-] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 148 points 1 day ago

sue his ass 🔥

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 93 points 1 day ago

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 9 points 1 day ago

more than 0? where

[-] DeepThought42@lemmy.world 253 points 2 days 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/

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 204 points 2 days ago

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

[-] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 hours ago

Can't remember if I did or not but want to say I did. Is there a way to check?

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

You can go to their website and sign up to be a part of the class action suit. They'll verify your purchase, then. I can't remember exactly what they asked for, but I had to go into my email to find it.

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[-] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 130 points 2 days ago

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 56 points 2 days ago

who trades horses for in-flight handjobs,

Lmao, I wanna know the story behind this line

[-] Pieisawesome@lemmy.world 44 points 2 days ago
[-] Bahnd@lemmy.world 46 points 2 days ago

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

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Okay, now the Brony thing is going way too far.

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[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 90 points 2 days ago

Oh. Oh this could be interesting 🍿

[-] CarbonAlpine@lemmy.world 71 points 2 days ago

Fuck him up

[-] Ab_intra@lemmy.world 115 points 2 days ago

Omg I love these people's humor.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 101 points 2 days ago

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

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[-] Camzing@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago

More than just a game.

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