@rtb29.bsky.social
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Elon Musk has been a walking SEC violation for a decade and no one cared. The entire Trump era could have been avoided if the US took white collar crime anywhere near as seriously as it does low level drug crime.
On a 2023 earnings call, Elon Musk boasted that Tesla had bagged “over 1 million” Cybertruck reservations and that “demand is off the charts.”
So why has the company still sold less than 50,000 trucks since customer deliveries began 14 months ago?
So why has the company still sold less than 50,000 trucks since customer deliveries began 14 months ago?
‘Over 1 Million’ People Wanted a Cybertruck. Where Are They?
“Demand is off the charts!” Elon Musk crowed at the end of 2023, citing more than a million reservations for Tesla's polarizing polygonic pickup—so why has it still sold less than 50,000?
wrd.cm
March 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Elon Musk has been a walking SEC violation for a decade and no one cared. The entire Trump era could have been avoided if the US took white collar crime anywhere near as seriously as it does low level drug crime.
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When Nazi officials opened their "Degenerate Art" exhibition in 1937, they labeled modern art as ideologically impure. Now, nearly 90 years later, Trump's order targeting the Smithsonian uses similar language about "improper ideology" and "divisive narratives."
When Nazi officials opened their "Degenerate Art" exhibition in 1937, they labeled modern art as ideologically impure. Now, nearly 90 years later, Trump's order targeting the Smithsonian uses similar language about "improper ideology" and "divisive narratives."
Trump orders "improper ideology" purge at Smithsonian museums
When Nazi officials opened their infamous "Degenerate Art" exhibition in 1937, they labeled modern art as culturally corrupt and ideologically impure. Now, nearly 90 years later, Donald Trump's latest...
boingboing.net
March 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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When Nazi officials opened their "Degenerate Art" exhibition in 1937, they labeled modern art as ideologically impure. Now, nearly 90 years later, Trump's order targeting the Smithsonian uses similar language about "improper ideology" and "divisive narratives."
When Nazi officials opened their "Degenerate Art" exhibition in 1937, they labeled modern art as ideologically impure. Now, nearly 90 years later, Trump's order targeting the Smithsonian uses similar language about "improper ideology" and "divisive narratives."
Well written and thought provoking
Wrote a short essay about big picture stuff and shaken faith in the system.
quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/big-pictur...
quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/big-pictur...
March 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Well written and thought provoking
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Trump just pulled Elise Stefanik’s nomination for UN Ambassador because he’s worried about her district flipping blue in a special election.
Her district voted for Trump by *20%.*
They know how deeply unpopular they have become.
Her district voted for Trump by *20%.*
They know how deeply unpopular they have become.
March 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trump just pulled Elise Stefanik’s nomination for UN Ambassador because he’s worried about her district flipping blue in a special election.
Her district voted for Trump by *20%.*
They know how deeply unpopular they have become.
Her district voted for Trump by *20%.*
They know how deeply unpopular they have become.
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Patricia Bauman died a year ago.
ActBlue is a payment processor. Almost anyone who’s given to a D candidate in the last 20 years could be mischaracterized as a “ActBlue funder.”
Listing five Jews, two of whom are long dead, as “ActBlue funders” secretly behind the Tesla protests is antisemitism.
ActBlue is a payment processor. Almost anyone who’s given to a D candidate in the last 20 years could be mischaracterized as a “ActBlue funder.”
Listing five Jews, two of whom are long dead, as “ActBlue funders” secretly behind the Tesla protests is antisemitism.
Musk is blaming "Herbert Sandler," among others, for secretly financing the protests and Tesla dealerships over the last few weeks.
Sandler died in 2019.
Sandler died in 2019.
March 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Patricia Bauman died a year ago.
ActBlue is a payment processor. Almost anyone who’s given to a D candidate in the last 20 years could be mischaracterized as a “ActBlue funder.”
Listing five Jews, two of whom are long dead, as “ActBlue funders” secretly behind the Tesla protests is antisemitism.
ActBlue is a payment processor. Almost anyone who’s given to a D candidate in the last 20 years could be mischaracterized as a “ActBlue funder.”
Listing five Jews, two of whom are long dead, as “ActBlue funders” secretly behind the Tesla protests is antisemitism.
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That is exactly true.
March 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
That is exactly true.
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@aoc.bsky.social: "Listen, if your representative is not doing a town hall, give me a ring... I'll say it right here, right now: if a deep red Republican district wants to have an honest conversation, even if it's with someone they disagree with, I'm willing to do that."
March 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
@aoc.bsky.social: "Listen, if your representative is not doing a town hall, give me a ring... I'll say it right here, right now: if a deep red Republican district wants to have an honest conversation, even if it's with someone they disagree with, I'm willing to do that."
Stupid. Not at all efficient. Dangerous.
Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.
www.reuters.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Stupid. Not at all efficient. Dangerous.
Very worthwhile read
March 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Very worthwhile read
Yikes
Here comes the Network State!
Right on schedule: The NS cult is pushing to create new Corporate Dystopias in the USA.
(They call them "Freedom Cities," but let's not use that Orwellian term. Theirs is a vision to kill democracy and freedom.) via @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/startu...
Right on schedule: The NS cult is pushing to create new Corporate Dystopias in the USA.
(They call them "Freedom Cities," but let's not use that Orwellian term. Theirs is a vision to kill democracy and freedom.) via @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/startu...
‘Startup Nation’ Groups Say They’re Meeting Trump Officials to Push for Deregulated ‘Freedom Cities’
The architects of projects like Próspera are drafting legislation to create US cities that would be free from federal regulations.
www.wired.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Yikes
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Musk's influence continues to be felt -- his DOGE team has now caused the imminent collapse of what should be an obviously beneficial federal communications service. (Read my latest for Forbes.)
www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusf...
www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusf...
DOGE’s Latest Casualty: The Government’s Texting Service For Urgent Reminders
Code in the agency’s web site says the service is no longer available. Sources tell Forbes most of the team that manages it have been “fired, transferred, or have resigned.”
www.forbes.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Musk's influence continues to be felt -- his DOGE team has now caused the imminent collapse of what should be an obviously beneficial federal communications service. (Read my latest for Forbes.)
www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusf...
www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusf...
Happy Black History Month!
February 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Happy Black History Month!
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The CDC has removed data on sexual orientation, gender identity, and health disparities from their website.
Pages removed include:
- Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System
- Social Vulnerability Index
- Efforts to Address Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities
Pages removed include:
- Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System
- Social Vulnerability Index
- Efforts to Address Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities
January 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The CDC has removed data on sexual orientation, gender identity, and health disparities from their website.
Pages removed include:
- Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System
- Social Vulnerability Index
- Efforts to Address Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities
Pages removed include:
- Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System
- Social Vulnerability Index
- Efforts to Address Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities
No no no no no
Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday attempting to ban federal funding or support for youth gender-affirming care.
The latest executive order applies to people under 19, categorizing 18 year olds with children.
The latest executive order applies to people under 19, categorizing 18 year olds with children.
Trump signs executive order to defund youth gender-affirming care
Major medical associations consider gender-affirming care to be lifesaving.
www.axios.com
January 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
No no no no no
😡🙄🙄🙄😡😡😡
Google announced it will change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali to the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, respectively, on Google Maps following President Trump's executive order to rename them.
Google Maps to show Gulf of America and Mount McKinley to U.S. users
The official change will come when Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is updated.
www.axios.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
😡🙄🙄🙄😡😡😡
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January 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Well the tiny bit of that press conference I caught made me horribly anxious
January 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Well the tiny bit of that press conference I caught made me horribly anxious
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The Trump administration is looking at ways to overhaul FEMA, the government's disaster management and response agency.
The move — which Trump has said could include dissolving the agency altogether — comes amid continued response efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene and the LA area wildfires.
The move — which Trump has said could include dissolving the agency altogether — comes amid continued response efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene and the LA area wildfires.
FEMA reform could increase cost burden on states
Trump and Vance have made it clear that FEMA reform is high on their agenda.
www.axios.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Trump administration is looking at ways to overhaul FEMA, the government's disaster management and response agency.
The move — which Trump has said could include dissolving the agency altogether — comes amid continued response efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene and the LA area wildfires.
The move — which Trump has said could include dissolving the agency altogether — comes amid continued response efforts in the wake of Hurricane Helene and the LA area wildfires.
