Elon's Antics

[TB]

We walked through this rally yesterday on our way from the hotel to eat supper.

Objections to DOGE lead to demonstration outside Waikiki Tesla

Demonstrators voice displeasure over federal cuts.

www.kitv.com

 

[Liquid]

Wonder what right-wingers who hate unelected bureaucrats think of this unelected bureaucrat, the one with more power and less accountability than any other in history.

No, don't tell me, I'm sure they dislike him just as much as the others.

 

[Danoff]

What can you do personally to hold Elon accountable? Here are some steps you could take (I've tried to order them somewhat in terms of how easy it is to do):

• Do not buy a Tesla
• Do not use or repost Xitter
• Do not use Starlink (or I guess T-Mobile)
• Sell your Tesla and Xitter stock
• If you live in a republican district, call your representative to complain about Elon
• Sell your Tesla vehicle
• Do not work for Tesla, Xitter, SpaceX (or any other Elon company). I do not include the Federal Government in this list because Elon benefits from you leaving that job rather than staying.
• Protest at the facilities of one of these companies

Probably there are a few other things to do as well. But I'm not sure how many people in this thread have thought about the ways that they can refuse to support him on a personal level.

On the list of things to boycott, this has to be WAY up there. Maybe not past certain things (e.g. $TRUMP coin, or anything related to Putin or Uyghur labor), but it has to be pretty far up the chain.

 

[Blitz24]

What can you do personally to hold Elon accountable? Here are some steps you could take (I've tried to order them somewhat in terms of how easy it is to do):

• Do not buy a Tesla
• Do not use or repost Xitter
• Do not use Starlink (or I guess T-Mobile)
• Sell your Tesla and Xitter stock
• If you live in a republican district, call your representative to complain about Elon
• Sell your Tesla vehicle
• Do not work for Tesla, Xitter, SpaceX (or any other Elon company). I do not include the Federal Government in this list because Elon benefits from you leaving that job rather than staying.
• Protest at the facilities of one of these companies

Probably there are a few other things to do as well. But I'm not sure how many people in this thread have thought about the ways that they can refuse to support him on a personal level.

On the list of things to boycott, this has to be WAY up there. Maybe not past certain things (e.g. $TRUMP coin, or anything related to Putin or Uyghur labor), but it has to be pretty far up the chain.

Xitter doesn't have any stock anymore since it is private.

 

[Danoff]

Xitter doesn't have any stock anymore since it is private.

Good point.

 

[Zero2Oblivion]

Lol

Also discussions that Canada will implement a 100% Tariff on all Teslas.

I do admire Ford's approach, if only the rest of the Canadian provinces would follow his example. Trump thinks trade is essential, Ford is showing him that it isn't.

 

[GBO Possum]

Ketamine story

What Ketamine Does to the Human Brain — The Atlantic

Health Excessive use of the drug can make anyone feel like they rule the world. March 05, 2025 Last month, during Elon Musk’s appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference, as he hoisted a chain saw in the air, stumbled over some of his words, and questioned whether there was really...

apple.news

 

[GBO Possum]

I've figured out a possible reason why Elon Musk's Tesla "Full Self Driving" still doesn't work after over ten years of promising "it'll be ready next year".

To make the programming more efficient, he simply removes ten or twenty percent of the lines of code. Which lines? The ones that are easiest to remove, such as the probationary lines of code.

Next time you have a spreadsheet that doesn't look quite right or is a bit slow to recalculate, you might try this Elon Musk Efficiency Trick™

 

[Blitz24]

I've figured out a possible reason why Elon Musk's Tesla "Full Self Driving" still doesn't work after over ten years of promising "it'll be ready next year".

To make the programming more efficient, he simply removes ten or twenty percent of the lines of code. Which lines? The ones that are easiest to remove, such as the probationary lines of code.

Next time you have a spreadsheet that doesn't look quite right or is a bit slow to recalculate, you might try this Elon Musk Efficiency Trick™

So he also has no idea how to code and he runs the additional risk of bricking all of it?

 

[UKMikey]

I've figured out a possible reason why Elon Musk's Tesla "Full Self Driving" still doesn't work after over ten years of promising "it'll be ready next year".

To make the programming more efficient, he simply removes ten or twenty percent of the lines of code. Which lines? The ones that are easiest to remove, such as the probationary lines of code.

Next time you have a spreadsheet that doesn't look quite right or is a bit slow to recalculate, you might try this Elon Musk Efficiency Trick™

Not sure whether you're satirising DOGE or being deadly accurate.

For the sake of future passengers and pedestrians everywhere I hope it's the former.

 

[FPV MIC]

What can you do personally to hold Elon accountable? Here are some steps you could take (I've tried to order them somewhat in terms of how easy it is to do):

• Do not buy a Tesla

Australia is (mostly) doing it's part.

Sales for the month of February were down a whopping 71.9% compared to the same month last year, selling just 1,592 units during the month compared to 5,665 the year before.

It’s the continuation of a severe drop in sales observed from the beginning of the year – over the last 8 weeks, sales have fallen 66% compared to the previous corresponding period.

Tesla sales fall more than 70% in Australia during February

With its share price down more than 30% over the past month, there doesn’t appear to be an end to the pain in sight for Tesla, with sales of the brand’s EVs...

www.proactiveinvestors.com.au

 

[Omnis]

Wonder what right-wingers who hate unelected bureaucrats think of this unelected bureaucrat, the one with more power and less accountability than any other in history.

No, don't tell me, I'm sure they dislike him just as much as the others.

The difference between the Muskrat and the Bureaucrat is that Elon wants to piss off to Mars ASAP, hahaha.

Personally, I think the man lost his **** when his child transgingered. Something in there short-circuited. Or he's a Synth.

 

[UKMikey]

Special K is one hell of a drug.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

The difference between the Muskrat and the Bureaucrat is that Elon wants to piss off to Mars ASAP, hahaha.

Personally, I think the man lost his **** when his child transgingered. Something in there short-circuited. Or he's a Synth.

It's been a series of public embarrassments combined with his ketamine-fueled god-complex that pushed him into being a cartoon villain.

Prologue - Jeremy Clarkson lambasting the original Roadster on Top Gear (can you imagine the absolute warfare Musk would launch if this were to happen today?)
Episode 1 - Cave Diver calling Musk's offer to help Thai rescue a "publicity stunt" and saying his submarine was stupid.
Episode 2 - His deeply unpopular appearance on SNL
Episode 3 - Joe Biden conspicuously inviting everyone but Musk to an EV summit in 2021
Episode 4 - Transgender child

All of these episodes were public repudiations of his authority and/or his competence which does not square with his self-persona of Master of the Universe. Instead of any sort of introspection or self deprecation, he doubles down on Elon vs the world order - Donald Trump is the perfect tool for "burning it down."

 

[Famine]

Episode 1 - Cave Diver calling Musk's offer to help Thai rescue a "publicity stunt" and saying his submarine was stupid.

I think that was the point that the mask slipped for a significant number of people. For others it was the grandstanding promise to "solve world hunger" if someone could show him how $6bn from him would do it and then... not. And then, in fact, donating a similar amount to the "Musk Foundation" which appears to be a charity that does little-to-no charitable work.


Aaaanyway, Twixter earlier was trying to get me to click on a SpaceX launch, but now there seems to be nothing on there about it at all - even in search.

I didn't wonder why until I immediately found out why when browsing news sites before hitting the sack:

SpaceX's Starship failed launch: Florida airports halt flights

It impacted flights in Orlando, Miami and Palm Beach after debris concerns from Starship's failed launch

www.bbc.co.uk

Oops.

 

[FPV MIC]

Oops, wrong thread.

 

[GBO Possum]

TSLA stock is down almost 35% Year-to-Date

 

[Liquid]

Episode 1 - Cave Diver calling Musk's offer to help Thai rescue a "publicity stunt" and saying his submarine was stupid.

And called the guy who did rescue them a paedophile.

 

[GBO Possum]

AP article linked below:

"Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he’s not to blame for federal firings"

Summary:
Elon Musk claims he’s just the “waste detective,” not the executioner, when it comes to mass federal firings — but that doesn’t hold up. Trump gave Musk power to drive cost-cutting across agencies, Musk’s team accessed sensitive personnel data directly, and agencies carried out mass firings under intense DOGE pressure. Now that backlash is mounting, Musk blames agency incompetence, agencies blame Musk’s meddling, and Trump says Musk will “do the cutting” if agencies don’t.

Bottom line:
This is a classic plausible deniability playbook: Musk, Trump, and agencies are all pointing fingers at each other — which makes it nearly impossible to hold anyone fully accountable. The contradictions are the point — spreading blame across so many actors that no single entity stands responsible.

Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he's not to blame for federal firings

Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he's not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers as he pushes to downsize the government.

apnews.com

 

[Danoff]

AP article linked below:

"Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he’s not to blame for federal firings"

Summary:
Elon Musk claims he’s just the “waste detective,” not the executioner, when it comes to mass federal firings — but that doesn’t hold up. Trump gave Musk power to drive cost-cutting across agencies, Musk’s team accessed sensitive personnel data directly, and agencies carried out mass firings under intense DOGE pressure. Now that backlash is mounting, Musk blames agency incompetence, agencies blame Musk’s meddling, and Trump says Musk will “do the cutting” if agencies don’t.

Bottom line:
This is a classic plausible deniability playbook: Musk, Trump, and agencies are all pointing fingers at each other — which makes it nearly impossible to hold anyone fully accountable. The contradictions are the point — spreading blame across so many actors that no single entity stands responsible.

Elon Musk tells Republican lawmakers he's not to blame for federal firings

Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he's not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers as he pushes to downsize the government.

apnews.com

This is damage control mode. When they're not in damage control mode they're holding chainsaws over their heads and yelling "chainsaw!" like a toddler. Being in damage control mode is good in this case.

 

[FuriousDemon]

I mean, they all are 100% responsible, so the more they spread the **** over each other, the better.

 

[TB]

Can we just RICO all of them already?

 

[MatskiMonk]

Vive le France.

 

[TexRex]

Sad trombone.

 

[Darla Starch]

Sad trombone.

Accompanied by the world's smallest violin

 

[TexRex]

Accompanied by the world's smallest violin

Not the tardigrade playing an appropriately sized violin but a close-up of the tardigrade's little "fingers" playing a violin that's tiny even for it.

 

[UKMikey]

Not the tardigrade playing an appropriately sized violin but a close-up of the tardigrade's little "fingers" playing a violin that's tiny even for it.

We're definitely gonna need a smaller fiddle:

Bluesky

bsky.app

 

[Blitz24]

Tired: LGBTQ as a protected class.
Wired: Tesla owners as a protected class, or something.

 

[Clinton Ducks]

It’s pretty infantile to vandalise some someone’s Tesla because you don’t like Elon Musk.

 

[Imari]

It’s pretty infantile to vandalise some someone’s Tesla because you don’t like Elon Musk.

As a one off, sure.

As a concerted effort to remove the wealth and power of the man who is doing an incredible amount of damage to the US and the entire world, I'll allow it.