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1 minute ago, immamac said:

This is letting the nerd bully you with his goons behind him. No one wants to get jumped by the goons, but as soon as that happens the nerd and his goons become instantly persona non grata. This is all posturing nonsense and relying on the "guardrails" is an obvious failing tactic that will likely lead to a much larger mess than if they just said fuck off and meant it. 

I mean, they showed up with armed cops and threatened to arrest everyone. The judge specifically criticized DOGE for using force and bringing guns to unlawfully remove them. But nobody wants to get into a firefight with the fucking feds. Because they hold the monopoly on state sanctioned violence. And Elon gets to decide where and why they're deployed.

And if you'll recall back to the halcyon summer of 2020, trump LOVES to deploy unmarked, masked, and heavily armed cops to put down protests he doesn't like. What elon is doing is the kid gloves version of what historically is next to come

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1 minute ago, Captainant said:

I mean, they showed up with armed cops and threatened to arrest everyone. The judge specifically criticized DOGE for using force and bringing guns to unlawfully remove them. But nobody wants to get into a firefight with the fucking feds. Because they hold the monopoly on state sanctioned violence. And Elon gets to decide where and why they're deployed.

And if you'll recall back to the halcyon summer of 2020, trump LOVES to deploy unmarked, masked, and heavily armed cops to put down protests he doesn't like. What elon is doing is the kid gloves version of what historically is next to come

Yeah, no one got shot or jumped or physically abused violently. It is all posturing. I'm not blaming the people for backing down, I'm just saying the one time someone doesn't this moves into a totally different dimension. 

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23 minutes ago, immamac said:

Yeah, no one got shot or jumped or physically abused violently. It is all posturing. I'm not blaming the people for backing down, I'm just saying the one time someone doesn't this moves into a totally different dimension. 

It's all posturing until it isn't.

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Just now, Brian Fantana said:

It's all posturing until it isn't.

Exactly, when we move into that phase it will become obvious what people are willing to tolerate. There's a reason that nerds with enforcers don't take over schools, it's because the school class riots and makes the nerd a pariah along with the goons and forces the school to change or they just leave the school and it collapses. 

This isn't some new human phenomenon, people like to ignore benign, but not "right" things, but as soon as it turns into something outside the realm of acceptable for really anyone it is game on for mass revolt/revolution. 

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Tamoor Hussain on X: "Shout out to everyone in the replies saying this is  fine. Great job. https://t.co/wGm2nlhu7M" / X

South Florida man drives SUV into Tesla protesters, cops say
Deputies say he later told dealership workers he ‘stands with’ the company
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – A 44-year-old West Palm Beach man is facing a felony charge after sheriff’s deputies said he tried to purposely drive his SUV into a group protesting at a Tesla dealership over the weekend.

The planned protest was one of a slew across the U.S. at businesses associated with Tesla, the company led by Musk, in response to the billionaire’s work with the Trump administration in cutting federal funding and the workforce.

Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk’s electric car company are cropping up across the U.S. and overseas. Several more violent incidents include Cybertrucks being set on fire in Seattle and shots fired at a Tesla dealership in Oregon.

According to an arrest report from the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office, the attempted attack happened Saturday afternoon outside of the Tesla dealership at 5544 Okeechobee Blvd., outside of the West Palm Beach city limits.

A PBSO deputy wrote that multiple witnesses and cellphone footage showed Andrew Dutil driving his Nissan SUV onto the curb and “almost striking multiple people.”

Deputies said protesters had to “jump out of the way” to avoid being run over. No one was hurt.

The report states that Dutil got out of the vehicle and then walked into the dealership. An employee told deputies that Dutil told workers there that he “stands with Tesla” and then “walked out.”

A statement Dutil made to deputies was redacted from the arrest report.

Deputies arrested Dutil on a charge of aggravated assault with a weapon.

Online records show he remained in the PBSO Main Detention Center as of Monday and was being held without bond.

Palm Beach County court records show the next hearing on the case is scheduled for April 21.

 

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3 hours ago, immamac said:

Yeah, no one got shot or jumped or physically abused violently. It is all posturing. I'm not blaming the people for backing down, I'm just saying the one time someone doesn't this moves into a totally different dimension. 

How about we draw the fucking line at BEFORE someone gets "shot or jumped or physically abused violently"?  Waiting until they become violent is how you encourage bullies.  Then it's too fucking late.

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On 3/23/2025 at 1:57 PM, chainsaw said:

The GOP's stategy has been to flood the zone with bullshit. I guess I have less faith in the democratic establishment to do anything more than bring piss to a shitfight.

Two people to blame for the current status is Bush and Rove. They loved to spread the idea that many undocumented folks were voting. They weren't at Trump levels where Trump claims that 15m voted but they set the stage. To them it was a harmless lie to create a reaction from their side. "Give George W. $25 so he can protect the vote." They started the breeze blowing in a certain direction and ~10 years later, it turned into Hurricane Trump and now most of the GOP distrust the govt.

Except for the initial weeks post-9/11, Bush will go down in history as one of the worst Presidents in history. And honesty he has nowhere to go but up. Pretty much everyone on both sides the aisle think he's crap.

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2 hours ago, dcbc said:

TSLA stock up 27 points at the moment.  That doesn't seem manufactured or manipulated at all.  No, sir-ee.


 

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after Tesla CEO Elon Musk held an all-hands meeting with employees, arguing that investors have underestimated the potential of the firm's self-driving and humanoid robot technology. Tesla also announced it would activate its smart driving-assistance feature in China as soon as it receives regulatory approval.


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20 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

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Just one thing has changed: he realized that enthusiastically joining "Team hate all minorities" would be the key to him becoming the de facto president of the United States.  He was right.

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6 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Just one thing has changed: he realized that enthusiastically joining "Team hate all minorities" would be the key to him becoming the de facto president of the United States.  He was right.

well, that and the botched dick job. 

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1 hour ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

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I'm willing to go along with the idea that his brain broke somehow.  That might go a long way to explain his knack for being in the right place at the right time while also being an ignorant repulsive piece of shit (ie he was less of one 6 plus years ago).

Also, that photo of him is the most humanoid I think I have ever seen him.

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9 hours ago, bolverk said:

Tamoor Hussain on X: "Shout out to everyone in the replies saying this is  fine. Great job. https://t.co/wGm2nlhu7M" / X

South Florida man drives SUV into Tesla protesters, cops say
Deputies say he later told dealership workers he ‘stands with’ the company
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – A 44-year-old West Palm Beach man is facing a felony charge after sheriff’s deputies said he tried to purposely drive his SUV into a group protesting at a Tesla dealership over the weekend.

The planned protest was one of a slew across the U.S. at businesses associated with Tesla, the company led by Musk, in response to the billionaire’s work with the Trump administration in cutting federal funding and the workforce.

Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk’s electric car company are cropping up across the U.S. and overseas. Several more violent incidents include Cybertrucks being set on fire in Seattle and shots fired at a Tesla dealership in Oregon.

According to an arrest report from the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office, the attempted attack happened Saturday afternoon outside of the Tesla dealership at 5544 Okeechobee Blvd., outside of the West Palm Beach city limits.

A PBSO deputy wrote that multiple witnesses and cellphone footage showed Andrew Dutil driving his Nissan SUV onto the curb and “almost striking multiple people.”

Deputies said protesters had to “jump out of the way” to avoid being run over. No one was hurt.

The report states that Dutil got out of the vehicle and then walked into the dealership. An employee told deputies that Dutil told workers there that he “stands with Tesla” and then “walked out.”

A statement Dutil made to deputies was redacted from the arrest report.

Deputies arrested Dutil on a charge of aggravated assault with a weapon.

Online records show he remained in the PBSO Main Detention Center as of Monday and was being held without bond.

Palm Beach County court records show the next hearing on the case is scheduled for April 21.

 

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I guess they make you take your Oakleys off for your mugshot 

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Buying a Tesla has been a years-long goal for John Serrao. He was able to make it happen in December.

“They’ve come way down in price. I was like, I just got to do it someday,” Serrao said. “So my wife encouraged me, and they had a great deal.”

Up until last month, he said it’s been smooth sailing.

https://www.kxan.com/news/weird-reactions-austin-tesla-owner-talks-about-hate-hes-received-after-buying-car/

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BYD is dragging their nuts all over Leon's face: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/business/byd-tesla-china-elon-musk-nightcap/index.html

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'Tesla’s No.1 rival is practically taunting Elon Musk now'

New YorkCNN — There are three letters keeping Tesla bulls up at night: BYD.

That’s the carmaker eating everyone’s lunch in China, the world’s biggest auto market, and rapidly gaining market share around the globe (except in the United States, of course, because of longstanding trade restrictions on Chinese imports).

On Monday, BYD reported $107 billion in revenue for 2024 — crossing the $100 billion level for the first time and besting Tesla’s annual revenue by about $10 billion. That milestone came a week after BYD unveiled a charging system that it says will give its latest EV model 250 miles of range after plugging in for just five minutes.

Related articleThe Trump administration can’t stop shilling for Tesla

BYD’s Hong Kong-listed shares are already up more than 50% this year.

The Chinese company’s week of blowout news should amount to a rather satisfying dunk on Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who once scoffed at the idea of BYD as a competitor and who is currently a rather unpopular member of the Trump administration. (Trust us, we did polling!)

BYD’s moment in the sun comes just as Tesla is sliding into a crisis.

Tesla investors have been offloading their stock for nine straight weeks, largely because of good old-fashioned business reasons, including:

Global sales fell last year for the first time ever, and this year isn’t looking much better.

Competitors are eating into its market share, especially in China.

Tesla’s core products haven’t had significant updates in years, and a long-promised low-cost model hasn’t yet materialized.

While Tesla has been an EV pioneer, it is lagging behind Google’s Waymo in the race toward autonomous driving.

But those are hardly the only reasons.

Musk’s extracurricular gig as President Donald Trump’s hatchet man has turned the Tesla brand — once a favorite among upwardly mobile lefties — into a symbol of America’s right wing. Used Tesla prices are tanking even as interest in used EVs rises.

The White House has responded with a series of stunts — a live presidential endorsement on the South Lawn, the commerce secretary shilling for Tesla stock on Fox News, the FBI threatening vandals with terrorism charges — that all smack of desperation. (They are also so out of step with legal convention, ethics experts are struggling to wrap their heads around them.)

Tesla shares began rebounding Friday after Musk called an all-hands meeting Thursday night in which he urged staff to hold onto their stock. Retail investors have piled in, helping shares gain 5% on Friday and 12% on Monday.

But the stock remains more than 40% off its December record high, and several analysts have reined in their expectations for the year.

BYD isn’t the only Chinese competitor sapping Tesla’s market share. In Europe, Tesla sales fell 44% in February while Chinese brands broadly went up 82%, according to a report from JATO, which analyzes auto market data.

Part of that decline had to do with a gap in Tesla’s overhaul of its bestselling Model Y, JATO analyst Felipe Munoz said. But Musk’s support for a far-right German party accused of sympathizing with Nazis likely didn’t help — sales in Germany, Europe’s biggest car market, sank 75% last month.

The Cybertruck isn't selling as well as Tesla had hoped, and resale values are plummeting. 

Perhaps the biggest threat BYD poses to Tesla: It’s managed to make a variety of sleek, tech-enabled cars — both EVs and plug-in hybrids — at a fraction of the cost. The entry-level BYD EV now starts at under $10,000 in China. Tesla’s Model 3, its cheapest model, costs three times more at $32,000.

On Monday, BYD launched a new electric sedan with roughly the same specs as a Tesla Model 3 for half the price, Elektrek reported. Then new Qin L EV comes with BYD’s smart driving tech and gets over 330 miles of driving range, starting at $16,500.

Tesla is reportedly working on a smaller, cheaper version of its Model Y in an effort to regain some of the ground it has lost in China. But mass production isn’t expected to begin until 2026, according to unnamed sources cited by Reuters.

Bottom line: Musk badly underestimated BYD, which stands for “Build Your Dreams,” back in 2011, when he dismissed a Bloomberg interviewer’s question about the Chinese carmaker posing a threat to Tesla. “Have you seen their car?” he asked rhetorically.

But more than a decade later, BYD has surpassed Tesla in annual revenue and upended the global market for EVs. Tesla remains the best-selling EV maker in the US, thanks to the nation’s tariffs aimed at protecting US manufacturing. Absent those trade barriers, BYD could fast become Musk’s nightmare.

 

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Posted
39 minutes ago, C-Man said:

If I were BYD or other EVs car makers, I would start a marketing campaign about how our vehicles are not hated and experience much lower incidences of vandalism. I don't expect the US car makers though would want to antagonize Elon or Trump at the moment.

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 EV model 250 miles of range after plugging in for just five minutes.

Don’t wanna take away from the nut-dragging, but this might be a falsification.  Someone do the math for me; lotsa watts in 5 min there.

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3 minutes ago, Parliament said:

Don’t wanna take away from the nut-dragging, but this might be a falsification.  Someone do the math for me; lotsa watts in 5 min there.

Sure.  Easy-peasy.

First, you need a clock tower.....

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