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Montana Skeptic

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Unloved by Elon (who once tried to get me fired), disgusted at "conservatives" who turned out to be Trump cultists, hoping Democrats will get healthier, and wishing Congress would do its damned job. I write at montanaskeptic.substack.com

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CoverDrive @coverdrive12.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 Tesla Production and Inventory - Q3 Update

Tesla deliveries in Q3 were bolstered by expiring US incentives and inventory that was added during the first half of the year.
Beyond that, production has been stagnant for three years. In fact, 2025 production YTD is running 7% behind 2024.

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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 3h

A US District Court Judge has ruled that The New York Times must be given a list of Elon Musk's security clearances.

Look for more nasty attacks on the judiciary from the this gargoyle.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.com

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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 3h

As @coverdrive12 pointed out, no, by no means. He had been a DC fixture for decades. Further, Biden was elected to be normal after four years of Trump craziness. Instead, he somehow got talked into the idea that he could be the new FDR. Terrible error.

Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 5h

Friends don't let friends drive Teslas.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Woman, 24, dies after being trapped in burning Tesla

Julie Eibinder, 24, was cut off by an SUV driver while driving in North Miami Beach. The vehicles collided and Eibinder's Tesla struck a pole, causing it to erupt into flames.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 6h

She was Biden's VP, said she couldn't think of a single thing she would have done differently from him, helped cover up his dementia, & used sharp elbows kept any other potential candidates out when he finally withdrew. Plus, gov't paid surgeries for illegal immigrant transgender inmates. Please.

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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 6h

Okay, but instead of blaming the voters, Dems need to try to win over the voters. They won't do that by going even harder left. That's how they lost those voters in the first place. I appreciate you may disagree, but that's how I see it.

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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 6h

Trump got less than 50% of the vote. Had Harris not been part of the group covering up for Biden's diminished capacity, & had Biden not run again, the Dems could have found a candidate much stronger than Harris, who was inexorably tied to the Biden Administration. Dems need to acknowledge with this.

Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 22h

That was a terrible moment.

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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 22h

The power of relentless propaganda.

Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 23h

Can that happen if Hamas remains in control? Of course not.

Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 1d

No, I think she ran a poor campaign. Far better for the Democrats had Biden done as he promised and not run again so that the field would’ve been open. The Biden administration was unpopular, and new faces were needed.

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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately, she was so closely tied to the Biden administration. She did nothing to distance herself from it. She was bereft of ideas.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

The fucking hypocrisy of the Trump administration.

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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 1d

This "she's a Zionist" crap is a big turnoff to most normal voters. The normies understand who invaded whom, who is holding hostages, and who denies Israel the right to exist. The hard left progressives need to come to terms with their anti-semitism (there's plenty of that on the hard right, too).

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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly, and it's sad. I keep hoping the Democratic Party will move to the center and create a durable coalition, perhaps lining up behind a blue state governor like Shapiro, Beshear, or Polis, but the hard left wants more hard left, giving Trump oxygen and assuring future election losses.

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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 1d

ty, rr

Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 1d

Here's an illuminating discussion of the topic from the fine folks at Reason:

reason.com/podcast/2025...

Does Bari Weiss prove woke media is collapsing?

The Reason editors discuss Paramount's $150 million acquisition of The Free Press and Bari Weiss' promotion to editor-in-chief at CBS News.

reason.com

Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 1d

You're at Bluesky now. As at X, narratives prevail over critical thinking, except here they are the "progressive" narratives rather than the alt-right variety.