President Elon Musk
He probably deserves his own thread at this point, discuss accordingly
People on the internet are FURIOUS at these videos of people keying Teslas. There is truly no greater sin to these people than to intentionally damage someone else's property. They would happily stack up the streets with human corpses if it meant their cars go undamaged.
Musk-suckers are extremely sensitive people. Couple months back, I was walking into a supermarket, a Cybertruck pulls up and is idling at a crosswalk (btw, completely independent of politics, the Cybertruck is the ugliest vehicle in history, holy cow these things are hideous). I look over at it, lightly laugh and shake my head at the absurdity of a fellow human being paying good money to buy one of these monsters, and before I can even get inside, the guy has rolled down his window and was screaming "what are you laughing at man, huh?!?!". You would think these Cybertruck guys would be USED to getting laughed at.
Looks like Tesla is actually considering giving Leon the boot
Not sure that saves them at this point. But would still be hilarious
Looks like Tesla is actually considering giving Leon the boot
Not sure that saves them at this point. But would still be hilarious
I don't see why not. He only owns about 13%. Their stock is going to crash (end up with valuation based on actual production) regardless as Chinese competition kills them internationally and there's plenty of competition now in the USA as well.
Looks like Tesla is actually considering giving Leon the boot
Not sure that saves them at this point. But would still be hilarious
I don't see why not. He only owns about 13%. Their stock is going to crash (end up with valuation based on actual production) regardless as Chinese competition kills them internationally and there's plenty of competition now in the USA as well.
Assla has revealed itself to be a highly glorified meme stock. Yes, Leon has absolutely obliterated their brand and he represents the reason the stock started cratering but even now it’s massively overvalued and they’re not going to be a trillion dollar company again (fucking lol that that was ever a thing) just cuz the Apartheid Autist is gone
CNN
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Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and the face of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, said Saturday that he hopes for a “zero-tariff situation” between Europe and the United States.
“At the end of the day, I hope it’s agreed that both Europe and the United States should move ideally, in my view, to a zero-tariff situation, effectively creating a free-trade zone between Europe and North America,” Musk said in a video-link interview with Matteo Salvini, Italy’s deputy prime minister and the leader of the far-right League party, during a League congress in Florence.
I thought tariffs were paying off the debt and ending income tax plus a bunch of other Tremendous things 😀
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Navarro is truly a moron. What he says here is demonstrably false.
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Navarro is truly a moron. What he says here is demonstrably false.
3:47 PM · Apr 8, 2025
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The fact that Navarro has a PhD from Harvard is further evidence that the supposedly elite institutions have gone way off track.
The fact that Navarro has a PhD from Harvard is further evidence that the supposedly elite institutions have gone way off track.
Peter Navarro Invented an Expert for His Books, Based on Himself
President Trump’s trade adviser frequently cited Ron Vara, a fictional source who was a critic of China, in his writings.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Navarro is truly a moron. What he says here is demonstrably false.
3:47 PM · Apr 8, 2025
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The link shows the Musk quote, but not what Navarro said (and I'm not even sure who Navarro is). Can someone give the details?
Navarro is the fraud economist that kushner recommended to trump for economic policy advisor during his first term. Kushner basically went to Amazon and looked at the covers of books about economic policy and selected one that sounded bold based on the description. He picked Navarro, who lives tariffs and cited a fictioonal economist to support his claims whose name was just an anagram of Navarro. Yes, it's really that stupid.
Pretty easy to google. Just a hint...it's not the lead guitarist for Jane's Addiction.
The link shows the Musk quote, but not what Navarro said (and I'm not even sure who Navarro is). Can someone give the details?
It's above the tweet by Musk from the link, basically Navarro claimed that Teslas are made with foreign components and described the cars as if they were gasoline cars in some instances.
Teslas are made with fewer foreign components than basically all other cars made in the USA (and in general EVs need fewer components)
Tesla battery cells are made by Panasonic or LG. The factories in the USA assemble them into packs.
The link shows the Musk quote, but not what Navarro said (and I'm not even sure who Navarro is). Can someone give the details?
He says Tesla gets foreign parts and assembles cars made from foreign parts.
Hes mostly right of course and Tesla acolytes are out in full force throwing their combined weight in support of Elon because... they are pathetic parasocial weirdos
Panasonic makes many/most of those batteries sold to Tesla in Nevada .
Topic was where they made it right?
No fascist dictatorship here.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/artif...
Trump-appointed officials who had taken up EPA posts told managers that DOGE was using AI to monitor communication apps and software, including Microsoft Teams, which is widely used for virtual calls and chats, said the two sources familiar with these comments. “We have been told they are looking for anti-Trump or anti-Musk language,” a third source familiar with the EPA said. Reuters could not independently confirm if the AI was being implemented.
The Trump officials said DOGE would be looking for people whose work did not align with the administration's mission, the first two sources said. “Be careful what you say, what you type and what you do,” a manager said, according to one of the sources.
No fascist dictatorship here.
Super horrible. I recommend The Prague Cemetery as an interesting look at authoritarianism and surveillance in the past. (it's fictional, but well done historical fiction.
This kind of thing does make me mad at all the liberals who have pooh pooh'd concerns about privacy and surveillance and defended things like the state actions against Wiki Leaks, Snowden, Reality Winner et al as well as the FBI threats against social media platforms.
A zealous defense of speech and against government invasions of privacy at all times could have made this harder for the Trumpy fascists.
Navarro is the fraud economist that kushner recommended to trump for economic policy advisor during his first term. Kushner basically went to Amazon and looked at the covers of books about economic policy and selected one that sounded bold based on the description. He picked Navarro, who lives tariffs and cited a fictioonal economist to support his claims whose name was just an anagram of Navarro. Yes, it's really that stupid.
This Ron Vara thing is beyond weird. When I was a toddler I had an imaginary friend. But that didn't go beyond age 4 or so, and he didn't tell me what to do.
Navarro is the fraud economist that kushner recommended to trump for economic policy advisor during his first term. Kushner basically went to Amazon and looked at the covers of books about economic policy and selected one that sounded bold based on the description. He picked Navarro, who lives tariffs and cited a fictioonal economist to support his claims whose name was just an anagram of Navarro. Yes, it's really that stupid.
But Navarro is loyal !
Being hired on merits , not like DEI garbage !
Competent employees at its best -> loyalty.
