General Elon Musk Fukkery Thread
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7 Tesla Charging Stations Torched Near Boston
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Cybertrucks Booed At Mardi Gras Parade In New Orleans - Jalopnik
A Cybertruck Club volunteered to run their trucks in a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade on Monday night and received a less than warm welcome along the way.
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Do Elon Musk and Sean "Diddy" Combs know each other? What we know
Elon Musk called Sean "Diddy" Combs a "good friend" after he invested in X, formerly Twitter, according to a book written by New York Times journalists.
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1/21
@DKThomp
I have no idea how this affects Musk’s behavior in Washington, but the situation with Tesla is
- total unit sales declined in 2024
- meanwhile, he did his very best to alienate Democratic consumers
- then, Tesla sales in Europe fell 50%
- then, Tesla shipments in China fell 49%
[Quoted tweet]
Holy shyt, Tesla is just getting absolutely annihilated in China.
2/21
@DKThomp
Some context on seeing Tesla silver linings for Q2 here (I personally think the brand damage is going to stick in global sales but we’ll all see soon)
[Quoted tweet]
Haha, sorry. Model Y refresh. The best selling car in the world was unavailable to buy for a short time/consumers knew to wait for the new model.
Also, BYD, the fastest growing auto company in the world, and the most Tesla-like Chinese competitor had similar results: down 40% month over month in January.
Seasonality is real.
3/21
@sspencer_smb
this is part of media clickbait then creating a confirmation bias loop. noah falls for this every time because of his views on china.
context
[Quoted tweet]
this stupidity is your *alpha*.
--tesla is transitioning globally to a new Model Y.
--this transition reduces supply for a short period of time.
--next month headline: "China sales up 100% from February". $TSLA
4/21
@DKThomp
It’s your expectation then that global Q1 shipments will be up YoY?
5/21
@calebhannan
Derek you’re so much better than this.
There is a straightforward explanation for those last two points (that’s explained further if you look at auto sales writ large in January and February). Go one step further, please.
6/21
@DKThomp
Can you just tell me what the explanation is?
7/21
@shacrw_
i've read the context others provided but there's def some brand damage.
[Quoted tweet]
folks are even buying bumper stickers.
futurism obviously did an interview with a guy who sells these. 10k sold.
futurism.com/the-byte/embarr…
8/21
@barbarikon
Good. The stock should go to zero next.
9/21
@ekakoro_peter
No wonder @elonmusk wants to use his influence to buy his cars using US taxpayers money. He clearly has a lot of excess stocks. Manufacturing has yo be slashed as he will have no storage space soon.
10/21
@mikemaletic
You could look at companies doing the opposite during the prior era, e.g., Disney’s left-lean during the past few years in spite of a big base of conservative customers, or Bud Light.
Whether what Musk is doing hurts or helps depends ultimately on the quality of the product. Disney can’t keep people away no matter what they do; Bud Light, different story.
At the margins, Musk’s engagement may make a difference, but I suspect Tesla – as a product company – is good enough that they’ll do fine in the long term. (Relying on China is a risky strategy right now, for reasons that don’t necessarily have to do with the particular politics of the CEO of a given company.)
Besides, I think Musk saw, right or wrong, that continued Democratic rule was a major impediment to his plans – see, e.g., California costal commission – and that he needed to roll the dice by getting involved. He’s not a dumb guy, believe it or not.
11/21
@ChrisOldman4
A lot of prognosticators (e.g. Matt Yglesias) warned and mocked repeatedly based on the presumption that Musk would be sycophantically soft on China to ensure the Teslas sold there.
12/21
@karlbykarlsmith
I really think he is betting the farm of FSD and doesn't car what the interim sales look like.
13/21
@WhiskeySlvrBall
https://www.reuters.com/business/au...nting-ev-losses-2025-q4-profit-up-2025-02-05/
14/21
@disruptance
EV market in China has surpassed U.S. EV manufacturers
15/21
@crb0712
He’s the wealthiest man on the planet. Please stop this dumb shyt.
16/21
@emre_mayo
There is no way Tesla can compete with the Chinese firms. That's probably the real reason his sales fell in China and Europe.
I drive one, it's a great car. But if I could have bought a BYD for 30% less I would have.
17/21
@eckimjw
Don't cry.
I'm sure the richest man in the world will somehow survive.
18/21
@tyler72396666
Price wars in China though, plus it sounds anecdotally like the newest BYD vehicles are pretty good.
19/21
@GrayfellaNAFO
Doesn't help that everything after the S model have terrible QC and build quality.
20/21
@TheRealRitch4
The bigger issues are with SpaceX right now as that’s the engine that powers the empire
21/21
@FrankHamburg3
Minus 75% in Germany currently. Stocks gonna crater in the near future
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@DKThomp
I have no idea how this affects Musk’s behavior in Washington, but the situation with Tesla is
- total unit sales declined in 2024
- meanwhile, he did his very best to alienate Democratic consumers
- then, Tesla sales in Europe fell 50%
- then, Tesla shipments in China fell 49%
[Quoted tweet]
Holy shyt, Tesla is just getting absolutely annihilated in China.
2/21
@DKThomp
Some context on seeing Tesla silver linings for Q2 here (I personally think the brand damage is going to stick in global sales but we’ll all see soon)
[Quoted tweet]
Haha, sorry. Model Y refresh. The best selling car in the world was unavailable to buy for a short time/consumers knew to wait for the new model.
Also, BYD, the fastest growing auto company in the world, and the most Tesla-like Chinese competitor had similar results: down 40% month over month in January.
Seasonality is real.
3/21
@sspencer_smb
this is part of media clickbait then creating a confirmation bias loop. noah falls for this every time because of his views on china.
context
[Quoted tweet]
this stupidity is your *alpha*.
--tesla is transitioning globally to a new Model Y.
--this transition reduces supply for a short period of time.
--next month headline: "China sales up 100% from February". $TSLA
4/21
@DKThomp
It’s your expectation then that global Q1 shipments will be up YoY?
5/21
@calebhannan
Derek you’re so much better than this.
There is a straightforward explanation for those last two points (that’s explained further if you look at auto sales writ large in January and February). Go one step further, please.
6/21
@DKThomp
Can you just tell me what the explanation is?
7/21
@shacrw_
i've read the context others provided but there's def some brand damage.
[Quoted tweet]
folks are even buying bumper stickers.
futurism obviously did an interview with a guy who sells these. 10k sold.
futurism.com/the-byte/embarr…
8/21
@barbarikon
Good. The stock should go to zero next.
9/21
@ekakoro_peter
No wonder @elonmusk wants to use his influence to buy his cars using US taxpayers money. He clearly has a lot of excess stocks. Manufacturing has yo be slashed as he will have no storage space soon.
10/21
@mikemaletic
You could look at companies doing the opposite during the prior era, e.g., Disney’s left-lean during the past few years in spite of a big base of conservative customers, or Bud Light.
Whether what Musk is doing hurts or helps depends ultimately on the quality of the product. Disney can’t keep people away no matter what they do; Bud Light, different story.
At the margins, Musk’s engagement may make a difference, but I suspect Tesla – as a product company – is good enough that they’ll do fine in the long term. (Relying on China is a risky strategy right now, for reasons that don’t necessarily have to do with the particular politics of the CEO of a given company.)
Besides, I think Musk saw, right or wrong, that continued Democratic rule was a major impediment to his plans – see, e.g., California costal commission – and that he needed to roll the dice by getting involved. He’s not a dumb guy, believe it or not.
11/21
@ChrisOldman4
A lot of prognosticators (e.g. Matt Yglesias) warned and mocked repeatedly based on the presumption that Musk would be sycophantically soft on China to ensure the Teslas sold there.
12/21
@karlbykarlsmith
I really think he is betting the farm of FSD and doesn't car what the interim sales look like.
13/21
@WhiskeySlvrBall
https://www.reuters.com/business/au...nting-ev-losses-2025-q4-profit-up-2025-02-05/
14/21
@disruptance
EV market in China has surpassed U.S. EV manufacturers
15/21
@crb0712
He’s the wealthiest man on the planet. Please stop this dumb shyt.
16/21
@emre_mayo
There is no way Tesla can compete with the Chinese firms. That's probably the real reason his sales fell in China and Europe.
I drive one, it's a great car. But if I could have bought a BYD for 30% less I would have.
17/21
@eckimjw
Don't cry.
I'm sure the richest man in the world will somehow survive.18/21
@tyler72396666
Price wars in China though, plus it sounds anecdotally like the newest BYD vehicles are pretty good.
19/21
@GrayfellaNAFO
Doesn't help that everything after the S model have terrible QC and build quality.
20/21
@TheRealRitch4
The bigger issues are with SpaceX right now as that’s the engine that powers the empire
21/21
@FrankHamburg3
Minus 75% in Germany currently. Stocks gonna crater in the near future
To post tweets in this format, more info here: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-for-posting-the-coli-megathread.984734/post-52211196
Tesla owners are getting Swasticars tagged on their houses
They are tagging Swasticar houses in Europe now
The tag "Proud Swasticar Owner" has been seen outside houses in Europe recently, shaming the Tesla owners. This one is from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Source:
DragørNyheder | Nogen mener tilsyneladende, at det er i orden at begå hærværk på kommunens arealer rundt omkring i byen, foran folks hjem | Facebook
The tag "Proud Swasticar Owner" has been seen outside houses in Europe recently, shaming the Tesla owners. This one is from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Source:
DragørNyheder | Nogen mener tilsyneladende, at det er i orden at begå hærværk på kommunens arealer rundt omkring i byen, foran folks hjem | Facebook
Tesla (TSLA) sales crash continues in Europe, with Germany down 70%
Tesla’s (TSLA) sales crash continues in Europe, with more countries reporting February numbers, including Germany, down 70%. Global sales of...
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Bill Nye becomes target of MAGA after making claims about Elon Musk on CNN
Nye said Musk’s actions at NOAA amounted to “fundamental corruption”
www.independent.co.uk
Bill Nye the "Science Guy" — formerly the host of a popular educational show for children — caught the ire of MAGA loyalists when he suggested that Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, was planning to replace weather satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with satellites operated by his Starlink service.
Musk's government gutting, backed by the Trump administration, has resulted in the termination of hundreds of workers at NOAA and the National Weather Service. The cuts resulted in protests outside NOAA's headquarters on Monday.
Nye explained why he thought Musk's cuts were a problem during an interview with CNN on Monday.
“Elon Musk and his guys were revving up — and you know, I’m an engineer, we love engineering,” Nye, a former mechanical engineer, said. “I used to work on failure effects and modes analysis for airplanes. So these guys found what they thought was the vulnerable part of the U.S. government, which is this digital services office.”
He said that Musk's team "got in there and changed all the passwords and messed everything up as fast as they could."
Bill Nye, a former mechanical engineer and science educator, accused Elon Musk of planning to replace NOAA weather-tracking satellites with his own Starlink satellites (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
"And then along that line, people — the system was not set up for it. But understand what’s going on, by firing people at NOAA," Nye said. “By dismantling this public service, you’re not serving the public. This is in nobody’s best interest.”
He then shared his suspicions about Musk's plans for Starlink satellites.
“NOAA has a lot of satellites, and that’s how these weather predictions are made,” he said. “Well, Mr. Musk has this company, Starlink, and he’s proposing that NOAA be supplanted by a private company.”
Nye chalked up Musk's cuts to NOAA as "fundamental corruption" and accused him of trying to "monopolize a government service."
“So, he found this weak part, this weakness in the U.S. government, exploited it as fast as he could, and now, it’s one thing leading to another and he’s trying to undo a public service and supplant it with one of his. And this is just good old corruption," he said. "So, sooner or later, I believe the court system will catch up with these guys. And, so, it’s just going to be, it’s just — talk about efficiency. Destroying a system that was working and then trying to replace it later is inefficient."
Musk supporters jumped on the opportunity to defend the world's richest man from Nye's allegations.
“Incoherent and creepy Bill Nye on CNN spins a wild conspiracy theory that Elon Musk is planning on personally taking over NOAA with his guys at Starlink,” one X user wrote.
Others took issue with the fact that he said wildfires in the Carolinas were being driven by climate change and were not an issue prior to the climate crisis.
“Someone should inform Nye about the Clear Pond Fire in mid-April 1976 that seared 30,000 acres in Horry County, or the Gaston Fire in April 1966 that burned nearly 8,000, both of which were larger than the ongoing blaze. Bill Nye is the perfect example of where ignorance collides with arrogance,” another user wrote.
Approximately 600 workers from NOAA and the National Weather Service have been fired by the Trump administration.
They tried to tell me the French were soft.
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How long does it have to go before the shareholders sue?
Not saying slim has cartel connects, but if he did, Elon better bring out a few more of his human shields cause that tiny kid won't do much. I'm sure his bodyguards are good and well paid, but they don't want that cartel smoke