The ongoing X and Elon Musk Transgressions Thread

[troutman]

ELON MUSK AND HIS DOGE BRO HAVE CASHED IN ON AMERICANS’ RETIREMENT SAVINGS
Antonio Gracias, a little-known private equity titan, is helping Musk and DOGE gut the government — while living high off the public hog

https://www.rollingstone.com/politic...ty-1235330658/

[Fuzz]

Haha, ok. I was baffled by how investors had allowed their Xai money to be used to buy Xitter at a vastly inflated valuation and bail Elon out of the debt he owed those investors. Now it makes sense, this guy manages the pension fund money and got pensions into Xai and made the deal happen. Not all spelled out in the article and just my making connections, but it does help explain the unexplainable in that weird deal that no rational investor would have gone along with without question.

[puffnstuff]

Rich folks using other peoples money to get more rich

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

Rich folks using other peoples money to get more rich

Ya, we should probably cut their taxes.

[The Fonz]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

If I was on death row, I would request death by firing squad.

Death by snu snu would be the ultimate way to go

[Locke]

Originally Posted by The Fonz

Death by snu snu would be the ultimate way to go

Granted, I mean...of course. Albeit however, the states that offer that as an option are few and far between.

When they offer you a blindfold and a cigarette its not usually because 'Snu Snu' is on the table.

[afc wimbledon]

nm

[troutman]

Neil Young Announces First Album With Chrome Hearts, Derides Elon Musk in New Song: Watch the Video
“If you’re a fascist, then get a Tesla,” Young sings in Talkin to the Trees single “Lets Roll Again,” an electric-vehicle anthem [pitchfork]

[puffnstuff]

https://futurism.com/maga-grok-ai

Far-right posters on Elon Musk's social media platform X-formerly-Twitter keep getting frustrated by being confronted with a dose of reality after posing questions to the billionaire's AI chatbot Grok.

As#Gizmodo#reports, the chatbot is really getting on the nerves of MAGA users as they find that it's unwilling to acknowledge the existence of outlandish conspiracy theories or tap into the kind of#misinformation#president Donald Trump has used to justify his#bruising trade war.

[Fuzz]

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:37x.../3loltwljm2k2t


Worth clicking the link for the short video. Old hero ain't ####in' around with fascists.

[puffnstuff]

Tesla has quietly killed off the accessory range extender completely without delivering a single unit of the $16,000 battery to its customers.

An email went out to Cybertruck owners last night, informing them that the company is no longer planning to offer the feature and that their deposit will be refunded in full.

If you recall, when the Cybertruck was first announced, Tesla promised a whopping 500 miles of range#thanks to its revolutionary 4680 battery cells. But Tesla#continued to run into issues developing the 4680#and failed to deliver on its range promises for the Cybertruck. Instead, it launched with a maximum range of just 340 miles (later revised to 325 miles)

https://insideevs.com/news/758916/te...ed-officially/

[Fuzz]

The range extender was always magic trick for the desperately hopeful cool-aid drinkers. They could pretend the truck was capable of what was originally promised, because this simple accessory would make it so. Tesla was never going to put a several thousand pound basically permanent battery taking up 3/4 of the bed in their truck, and no one but the thirstiest was ever going to pay real money for that stupidity.


This was always inevitable, but the lack of CT sales and potential market for it were the justification to whoever inside the company still hung on to the dumb idea. Yes, referring to Elon.

[Monahammer]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

If I was on death row, I would request death by firing squad.

#### all those complications from 'humane' injections that seem to never work properly.

I have actually never understood why this is so complicated. We have the ability to relatively easily incapacitate/ anesthetize anyone. Just knock the prisoner out and put them in a CO2 chamber. Done deal.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

I have actually never understood why this is so complicated. We have the ability to relatively easily incapacitate/ anesthetize anyone. Just knock the prisoner out and put them in a CO2 chamber. Done deal.

You think the same people that support the death penalty also want you to know that too much CO2 is bad for you? That'd kill a whole other narrative they are trying to push!

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by puffnstuff

Tesla has quietly killed off the accessory range extender completely without delivering a single unit of the $16,000 battery to its customers.

An email went out to Cybertruck owners last night, informing them that the company is no longer planning to offer the feature and that their deposit will be refunded in full.

If you recall, when the Cybertruck was first announced, Tesla promised a whopping 500 miles of range#thanks to its revolutionary 4680 battery cells. But Tesla#continued to run into issues developing the 4680#and failed to deliver on its range promises for the Cybertruck. Instead, it launched with a maximum range of just 340 miles (later revised to 325 miles)

https://insideevs.com/news/758916/te...ed-officially/

Originally Posted by Fuzz

The range extender was always magic trick for the desperately hopeful cool-aid drinkers. They could pretend the truck was capable of what was originally promised, because this simple accessory would make it so. Tesla was never going to put a several thousand pound basically permanent battery taking up 3/4 of the bed in their truck, and no one but the thirstiest was ever going to pay real money for that stupidity.


This was always inevitable, but the lack of CT sales and potential market for it were the justification to whoever inside the company still hung on to the dumb idea. Yes, referring to Elon.

Also, apparently, there are now 10,000 unsold cybertrucks in the US. That's likely more than the number that will ever be sold in the future.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:37x.../3loltwljm2k2t


Worth clicking the link for the short video. Old hero ain't ####in' around with fascists.

Only problem I have is that some idiot still had to buy that Tesla and thus enriching Musk. What does he care if you crush it with a Tank? Someone still paid for it.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Monahammer

I have actually never understood why this is so complicated. We have the ability to relatively easily incapacitate/ anesthetize anyone. Just knock the prisoner out and put them in a CO2 chamber. Done deal.

Carbon Monoxide is even better, puts you to sleep and then kills you. much less thrashing around struggling for breath

Mind you Fentanyl works pretty well, why they cant just give them a huge dose beats me

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Locke

Only problem I have is that some idiot still had to buy that Tesla and thus enriching Musk. What does he care if you crush it with a Tank? Someone still paid for it.

Sure, but someone probably bought it years ago. It's got the chrome trim so I think that's before late 2020. This was just removing it from the used pool.

[KelVarnsen]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

If I was on death row, I would request death by firing squad.

#### all those complications from 'humane' injections that seem to never work properly.

Are you sure you'd want the firing squad?
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/08/nx-s1...alty-execution

[troutman]

Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give away $200 billion via his charitable foundation by 2045 and lashed out at Elon Musk, accusing the world's richest man of "killing the world's poorest children" through huge cuts to the U.S. foreign aid budget [reuters]