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President Musk doesn’t care, he’s going to get what he paid for and then some. Pray he doesn’t alter the deal further.
Good. Glad it is working.
I mean, it's a great opportunity for him to become the second worst president of the US. That might not happen again. President Dittman is such a good dad.
The independent is now a gossip magazine, nice
It's been shitty for years actually
Tough shit Putin's Sock Puppet. you picked the racist bastard. and he bought your dumbass.
Reportedly is a key word here...
Good. Let's keep it up!
He is stealing my show.
The problem with this is that Trump acting on his own, or in pure MAGA mode, is even worse than him acting under Musk's influence. I mean I absolutely hate Musk and the bad name he's given EV's, but his influence on Trump is literally my only glimmer of hope that the American vehicle fleet will electrify enough--and quickly enough--to stave off the very worst version of climate catastrophe. Sadly Musk either doesn't seem to give a shit about his own company, or is too busy making the cynical play that in a subsidy-free market Tesla wins due to sheer scale, as long as tariffs keep out cheap import EVs... it wouldn't be the first time he had screwed the EV market at large in order to be the top dog in a smaller luxury niche.
But again, with immigration, Musk and Vivek are the only dissenting voices in a sea of xenophobia, even though, again, I hate the cynical anti-labor motivations behind their advocacy for H1B visas. Still, the alternative is Stephen Miller and full-on white supremacy with no exceptions for smart hard-working brown people.
It absolutely sucks that our glimmer of hope is that the billionaires who used to sound more liberal will feel some weird compulsion to act consistent with their past statements, and it's a very slim chance that this will happen anyways. But given the state of affairs, it's what we've got.
Have you been smoking, and can you share it with the rest of us?
Quite obviously, the Republicans have a coalition and the more fighting that happens within the coalition means the less legislation they can pass. That doesn't mean life will get better, but it might mean that life gets worse more slowly.
Also, I'm confused. Which of the people you mentioned do you think are not racist or xenophobic? The people who want to get rid of all immigration because foreigners are evil criminals? The people who want to keep immigration because it's a way for them to abuse their foreign laborers, who thinks that the Americans are too lazy or too stupid? It sounds like you think the former group is so bad that we should respect the latter group, and I really need whatever you're smoking.
Adrian? that you?
it wouldn’t be the first time he had screwed the EV market at large in order to be the top dog in a smaller luxury niche
Ultimately, you talked yourself out of your first point, and this is apt, at best Tesla might get a few federal vehicle purchases to go electric rather than ICE, but a trivial volume. Musk doesn't seem to be pushing anything that would broadly elevate the EV industry, and the likely problems for EVs he seems to think would net benefit Tesla anyway
But again, with immigration, Musk and Vivek are the only dissenting voices in a sea of xenophobia,
Hardly counts, the recipients of H1B aren't the ones that were ever likely to get the inhuman treatment that Stephen Miller would see dished out. They want an indentured servant class, and H1B is closest to that.