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[-] Copythis@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago

I yelled at my phone when I saw this.

He said "oh wow! The whole thing is a computer!" like cars haven't been like that for YEARS now.

The I go on Facebook for some reason (I am in a rural area) and I am seeing people talking about buying teslas in the local community pages. These people are not people that couldn't afford a used Mitsubishi Mirage....

[-] SecularHumorist5@lemm.ee 5 points 2 hours ago

Well, it was Goya last time. Now, it's Tesla. Soon, it will be Campbell's Soup for all the soup-lines his depression will create.

[-] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

And that only pushed me to find home recipes for the few Goya products I used to buy... Have not bought anything Goya in 4-5 years

[-] cley_faye@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Can't wait for /r/outoftheloop post asking "trump exposes tesla cars in the white house, what does it mean?"

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 13 points 5 hours ago

What even is this timeline

[-] splonglo@lemmy.world 24 points 7 hours ago

this whole gambit was actually a 4d chess move by elon to brainwash righties into buying EVs therefore solving climate change and bringing about global communism. I never should have doubted you, sir

[-] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Next he'll do the trick where he slams his dick into the car door

[-] Doctor_Satan@lemmy.world 74 points 9 hours ago

How long till a President ends a speech with "smash that like and subscribe for 10% off RAID: Shadow Legends"?

[-] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

This is an insult to RAID shadow legends. They're too high quality for this conman to hock them

[-] uienia@lemmy.world 21 points 8 hours ago

He is already kind of doing it, just replace Raid Shadow Legends with Russia.

[-] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 24 points 8 hours ago

So the deep south yeehaw redneck GOP are supposed to buy EVs now?
I think some brains are about to explode...

[-] TheDeadlySquid@lemm.ee 4 points 6 hours ago

Laugh at those idiots.

[-] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 hours ago

Man can the writers chill? They've been doing the most unbelievable shit these past few days

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 15 points 9 hours ago

The entire French population: "I guess we're going on a holiday"

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Don't make promises you can't keep. :(

The French liberating me and the other non-crazy folk would be the best rn.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

It's a hyperbole but the proximity of an autocrat's palace to a Tesla showroom makes for a compelling spot for some French-style sightseeing.

The Behind the Bastards podcast likens Washington DC to Versailles in a recent episode.

[-] dan@lemmy.i.secretponi.es 32 points 11 hours ago

I see Elon brought his body armor.

[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

He still doesn't wear a helmet, so...

[-] el_bhm@lemm.ee 3 points 7 hours ago

Rita repulsa zaps Orange Turidno. Laughs. Turdo goes Biggly.

The Dipshit starts flailing arms around, slapping multiple children as armor.

Power Rangers theme starts playing.

[-] JasminIstMuede 30 points 11 hours ago

Are there laws in the US about such conflicts of interest or was is basically tradition until this point not to do shit like this?

[-] ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 hours ago

Because of ethical restraints, it is extremely rare for a senior government official, let alone a sitting president, to endorse a consumer product so explicitly. In 2017, when then-Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway told Americans to buy from Ivanka Trump’s clothing line, she received a warning from a government ethics office and promised never to do it again.

[-] JasminIstMuede 1 points 2 hours ago

Maybe there is a language barrier, but I didn't understand if a legal framework is implied by "ethical restraints". Can one be taken to court for violating an ethical restraint?

[-] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 33 points 11 hours ago

Laws are as good as the ability and will to enforce them.

[-] JasminIstMuede 6 points 11 hours ago

Good point... I guess I'm still curious if there could be a way he gets taken to court for this, but probably now.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 24 points 14 hours ago

when your influence is dying due to your hubris you become desperate and pull something out like this.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 25 points 14 hours ago
[-] Zier@fedia.io 10 points 11 hours ago

I will bet you the entire nation of Russia that he has no clue how to operate a vehicle other than a matchbox car. zoom zoom

[-] interrobang 31 points 14 hours ago

He can't, former and current presidents aren't allowed to

I assume he lacks the ability as well

[-] joenforcer@midwest.social 10 points 11 hours ago

Huh, TIL. Thanks for sharing this info.

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 182 points 20 hours ago

Because of ethical restraints it is extremely rare for a senior government official, let alone a sitting president, to endorse a consumer product so explicitly.

Yeah... Those were good times.

[-] kernelle@0d.gs 41 points 18 hours ago

BRAWNDO

THE THIRST MUTILATOR

it's got electrolytes

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[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 28 points 15 hours ago

President Musk told his employee to do a photoshoot.

This story makes no sense any other way.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 8 hours ago

He told his orange clown to dance in front of the camera

[-] spiritsong@lemmy.world 39 points 17 hours ago

I'm not surprised. Didn't Donald Trump used the Oval Office once to promote some... ketchup or sauce or something, and was paid for? I mean it denigrades the station of the office, but does he really care?

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 23 points 15 hours ago

He literally sold the Resolute Desk to Goya for ad space.

This is after he did a Mcdonalds/Dominos ad when he had them cater the NCAA basketball champions' dinner at the White House.

It's what he does.

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[-] redlemace@lemmy.world 88 points 20 hours ago

Like we needed another reason not to buy tesla

[-] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 75 points 19 hours ago

In parallel universes where he wasn't born of a rich family, Trump is a car salesman. This is our universe trying to find balance.

[-] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 22 points 17 hours ago
[-] blattrules@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago

The kind that doesn’t know shit about any car on the lot and just tries to pressure you into buying the most expensive car because it’s the most expensive, but was secretly totaled on a flood.

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[-] CouldntCareBear@sh.itjust.works 35 points 17 hours ago

Seeing musk, trump and a Tesla in a single shot just makes that toxic association so much stronger. I don't think this is going to play out like they hope.

Plus, you know the boycott is working, talk about desperate.

[-] Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 67 points 20 hours ago
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[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 39 points 18 hours ago

Elon with his child shield again

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[-] Zahille7@lemmy.world 44 points 19 hours ago

It's Goya beans all over again

[-] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 29 points 18 hours ago

And I've been boycotting Goya ever since.

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[-] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 43 points 19 hours ago

Keep boycotting, and join protests outside Tesla showrooms. ~60% of Musk’s wealth is in Tesla shares. Tank the stock and tank his wealth and thus influence

There are protests all across the US and starting to spring up in other countries. Here’s a list of upcoming ones + a guide to help organize one around you if none exist

https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/teslatakedown

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[-] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 32 points 19 hours ago

Searching on Google “how to sell my tesla” or “how to sell my tesla stock” hurts their shares. Scheduling a test drive and not showing up wastes their time and resources :)

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[-] LonstedBrowryBased@lemm.ee 15 points 17 hours ago

This man is one of the most pathetic human beings to ever walk the earth

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