Elon Musk feels unappreciated. Wonder why?
Could it be that it’s not what Musk-Trump is doing for you but what they are doing to you?
CNN:
Hundreds of “Tesla Takedown” demonstrations are taking place in the United States, Canada and Europe as activists ramp up their opposition to CEO Elon Musk’s efforts to slash federal government staffing and budgets.
Since joining the Trump administration, Musk has aggressively pushed policies to reduce spending, curb regulations and downsize the workforce as the head of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, all while repeatedly misleading the public about federal spending.
More than 200 demonstrations are planned at US Tesla locations on Saturday as part of the “Tesla Takedown” movement, which called for a “global day of action” aiming for 500 protests worldwide. The campaign wants people to sell their Tesla vehicles and their shares of Tesla stock as a way to denounce Musk, the world’s richest man, whose wealth is overwhelmingly linked to his Tesla holdings.
Thousands of anti-Tesla protesters took to the streets Saturday March 29th in opposition to Elon Musk and his efforts with DOGE to eliminate humanitarian aid, close federal agencies, and fire government workers. It was the culmination of nearly two months of steady, almost daily demonstrations aimed at hurting Tesla’s sales — and ultimately Musk himself. Today was billed as a “Global Day of Action” with protests targeting hundreds of Tesla locations in the US, Canada, and Europe.
The Verge attended protests from London to Akron, Ohio to Long Beach, California.
“For a supposed genius, Elon Musk sure does a lot of stupid shit,” write Adam Parkhomenko and Sam Youngman at thealtmedia. “But nothing … is as dumb as Musk thinking he could fuck with the American people and get a pass.”
You see Elon is from South Africa. His family left when they did away with apartheid. He doesn’t understand our country or what makes it tick. When he claims on Fox News that he’s leading a “revolution,” he doesn’t understand that we take that shit pretty seriously.
He thinks he can call us parasites. He thinks he can wreck our systems. He thinks he can buy our votes. And he thinks we’re so dumb and he’s so smart that we’ll thank him for the privilege. Like we said, he doesn’t understand Americans.
It’s important for us to say here that we are opposed to violence and vandalism. Unlike Republicans, we actually are members of the law and order party, and so we are against people bombing and burning Teslas and Cybertrucks even if we think it’s funny to see them in flames on social media. But more than being hilarious, these acts of less than civil disobedience are creating a teachable moment (even if the methods should be condemned). The lesson is you can’t hurt Americans and expect them to just sit there and take it.
Hell, Londoners are not gonna take it. They have longer memories.
More satirical ads taking aim at the likes of Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been put up on London's public transport, this time labelling them the Inglorious Bad Turds 😅
Credit: Grow Up Art pic.twitter.com/qqoWzLauNH
— The London Economic (@LondonEconomic) March 28, 2025
Wisconsin tell Musk to get lost. Susan Crawford’s election is Tuesday. Send him a message he’ll hear Tuesday night.
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