Cards Against Humanity is suing SpaceX for allegedly trespassing and damaging its property in Texas. The company behind the card game is seeking $15 million in damages, according to its complaint against SpaceX, filed in a Texas state court on Thursday, but He also said “twitter.com will accept compensation.”
SpaceX has been using the “pristine vacant property” in Cameron County, Texas, without permission for about six months, the lawsuit claims. Cards Against Humanity purchased the land in 2017 as part of a stunt to “make it as slow and expensive as possible for (former President Donald) Trump to build his wall.” SpaceX has since acquired “many of the vacant lots” on the road surrounding Cards Against Humanity’s property, the complaint claims, and began building “large modern-looking buildings, changing the entire dynamic of the area” and damaging Cards Against Humanity’s land in the process.
As part of the construction process, SpaceX has cleared vegetation, compacted soil so employees and contractors could park, and installed generators to run equipment and lights. These actions, according to the complaint, have not only damaged property, but have also harmed Cards Against Humanity’s relationship with its customers.
Cards Against Humanity’s 2017 purchase of the land was a crowdfunding effort, with 150,000 supporters each pledging $15, the suit says, and is indicative of the company’s broader relationship with its customers and supporters. “Part of CAH’s method of maintaining this relationship with its supporters — and the continued trust that they will continue to fight injustice — is the use of humorous ‘pranks’ or ‘stunts’ that draw attention to particular issues or individuals who ignore the rights and problems of ordinary people for their own personal enrichment or aggrandizement,” the suit says. But SpaceX’s alleged intrusion into Cards Against Humanity’s property has damaged the company’s “most prized asset in the form of its current relationship and prospective relationship in the future” with its customers by “creating the impression that there is some partnership between CAH and SpaceX.”
Other reports suggest that Cards Against Humanity is not the only neighbor with whom SpaceX has a troubled relationship. Reuterswhich The lawsuit was first reportedspoke to residents of Boca Chica, a small, remote town that SpaceX has attempted to rebrand as Starbase, who said SpaceX workers tore down a sign and removed a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the town. One Boca Chica resident said Reuters that SpaceX offered to buy two houses from him for $340,000.
Cards Against Humanity claims SpaceX also offered to buy property in Cameron County. “Elon Musk’s SpaceX was building something space-y nearby and thought he could dump all his junk all over our beautiful land without asking,” the company wrote in a statement. website announcing their lawsuit. “After we caught him, SpaceX gave us a 12-hour ultimatum to accept a very lowball offer for less than half the value of our land. We said, ‘Fuck you, Elon Musk. We’ll see you in court.’”
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