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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by MicroWave to c/politics
 

Summary

Elon Musk lashed out online Monday as Tesla stock plunged over 15%, wiping out its post-election rally and shedding 50% of its value since December.

Investors worried about market declines, recession fears, and Tesla's growing controversy after Musk's far-right rhetoric and mass government layoffs.

Musk falsely claimed Democratic donors funded anti-Tesla protests and linked critics to Jeffrey Epstein. He amplified conspiracy theories blaming arson attacks on Democrats.

Despite his efforts, Tesla's collapse cost Musk $23 billion in a single day.

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[–] [email protected] 198 points 1 day ago (14 children)

Lol he's so panicked he's had to order Trump to send a tweet to try to convince right wingers to buy EVs now.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 16 hours ago

This coming from the same exact person that called for a boycott of Tesla not just two years ago, is fucking rich.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Like, what in the actual fuck. How is it illegal to boycott Tesla? But it wasn't illegal when all the rednecks wanted to boycott bud-light for having a pro gay add? This clown is a fucking joke.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

Because their boycotts usually consisted of buying a lot of the stuff they were angry about and then throw it away, burn it out shoot at it. 🤣

[–] [email protected] 25 points 22 hours ago

LOL! Remember when conservatives were blocking Tesla chargers with their lifted trucks? The vast majority of conservatives who can afford EVs don't want them anyway because it doesn't make "vroom, vroom" sounds.

[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool 97 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How do you illegally boycott something? I know he’s a fucking moron but this is one of the stupidest things he’s ever said

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 53 points 1 day ago (2 children)

In Texas, if you have a contract with the state or a school district, you have to sign a contract where you agree not to "boycott israel" whatever that means. So I guess if one was to "boycott israel" while taking money from the state of Texas, that could be considered an illegal boycott.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

That feels like the government placing limits on the rights of corporations to express political views, which SCOTUS has stated is illegal (if you define speech as campaign contributions, which it does).

[–] GlendatheGayWitch 10 points 20 hours ago

Not just corporations, but also individuals with a government contract and may also apply to government/school district employees

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

So we can add "illegal" to the list of words Trump uses but doesn't know the meaning of.

[–] SulaymanF 21 points 1 day ago

In the victim of a hate crime!

That’s not what a hate crime is.

Well I hated it!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago

I'd argue that already was the case a few cort cases ago.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Is this real ? this sounds like actual schoolyard banter

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 10 points 22 hours ago

It sounds way too coherent. It's actually a decently-written blurb and has too little ALL CAPS. I think they messed up the AI that writes his tweets.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago

Unfortunately yes, our president is a moron.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I would love an explanation of how the boycott against Tesla is illegal.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"L'état, c'est moi," so anything he doesn't like is illegal.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Especially considering the Anheiser Busch (or however it's spelled) boycot over someone else's gender identity.

The ones yelling "Snowflake!!11" for a decade turned out to be crybabies. Who woulda thunk.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago

and busch had the last laugh, because they got ALCOHOLICS hooked they will never stop drinking busch beers.

[–] Theprogressivist 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right? What's he gonna do? Force us to buy Teslas with no money?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

They make great fireplaces.

[–] Furbag 32 points 1 day ago

Man who doesn't drive buys fascist car to show solidarity with worlds richest man.

[–] 800XL 6 points 20 hours ago

Holy shit I would laugh so hard if all these right-wing chucklefucks over-leveraged themselves on a Tesla, couldn't pay the monthly payments, the car got repo'ed and they lost their home in the process.

[–] PunnyName 4 points 20 hours ago (2 children)
[–] projectsquared 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Far too vague for this timeline. More specificity, please.

[–] PunnyName 3 points 14 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He's going to go a buy a Tesla tomorrow? I'm pretty sure he didn't even keep the wrapped cybertruck that was gifted to him by those manosphere podcasters a while back.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 4 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Does trump even know how to drive? I don't think I've ever seen him driving anything except a golf cart.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

i heard he never got his license. made sense if yuor being driven everywhere in a limo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

Would have loved it if someone hit him with one of these in the debates

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 2 points 19 hours ago

He's a New Yorker, too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago

He definitely doesn't drive his own golf carts

[–] Jerb322 4 points 21 hours ago

So, I wonder if he's really going to get one...he should like the new nickname they have.

[–] pzzzt 8 points 1 day ago

Too bad must people are too poor to afford one! It's much easier to NOT buy something in protest than to have to actually purchase something.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago

That's the thing alot of them genuinely hate them. I don't know if even Trump can get right wingers to start liking them?