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Bruce Mirken<p>"Anyone that thinks the brand damage <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> has inflicted is not a real thing, spend some time speaking to car buyers in the US, Europe, and Asia. You will think differently after those discussions."<br><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-stock-slides-ahead-of-crucial-q1-earnings-report-with-sliding-sales-musks-doge-role-in-focus-150620546.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-s</span><span class="invisible">tock-slides-ahead-of-crucial-q1-earnings-report-with-sliding-sales-musks-doge-role-in-focus-150620546.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a></p>
Der Motzmichel auf Bluesky!🇺🇦🇪🇺🕊️☮️🍍❤️🤪🚀🖖🏽✌🏽🖕🏼🙈🤡<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23elonmusk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elonmusk</a> ist nicht amüsiert, wenn Mitarbeiter mitdenken im Interesse der Sicherheit im Straßenverkehr und der Kunden, die sich ein <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23swasticar" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swasticar</a> kaufen bzw. gekauft haben. Mitarbeiter mit Sciherheitsbedenken sind ein Risiko für <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23tesla" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tesla</a>. Ich hoffe, niemand erwägt mehr einen Kauf! ...<br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wn65h3zqprbyf3tqb2m7ha3k/post/3lncxvy2djc2e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wn65h3zqprbyf3tqb2m7ha3k/post/3lncxvy2djc2e</a></p>
Wokebloke for Democracy<p>The Tesla odometer hack was a really stupid way to try to rob car owners. This reveals a mentality that is tech savvy and otherwise not very smart.<br>The questions the Tesla Odometer Fraud raises is with modern computerized cars in general. How many manufacturers might be unethical enough to be perpetrating this type of fraud, more successfully avoiding detection of the hack. <br>Auto repairs are expensive- ask the insurance companies. We don't need to be robbed as well.<br><a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Hack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hack</span></a></p>
Nando161<p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/antielonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antielonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/graffiti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graffiti</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streetart</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/boycottelonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycottelonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swasticar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/swastikar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swastikar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tesla</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/antitesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitesla</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/fucktesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fucktesla</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/BoycottTesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottTesla</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politas</span></a></p>
Yora<p>While the regime is still continuing its scorched earth campaign against everyone and everything, I think we still at least manage to break that dipshit Elon Musk.</p><p>Swasticar stock is still ridiculously high, but everyone now knows that it&#39;s value is pure memestock gambling, and that the company is full of fraud and their cars actually pretty shit.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>swasticar</span></a></p>
Wokebloke for Democracy<p>If the Swasticar makers are doing this, are they also manipulating readouts to prompt Tesla owners to bring in their cars for "servicing" when there is actually nothing wrong? Tesla has opened a big can of worms here.<br>This is DOGE and Donald Trump.</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/tesla-makes-its-cars-lie-about-their-mileage-lawsuit-claims/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/t</span><span class="invisible">esla-makes-its-cars-lie-about-their-mileage-lawsuit-claims/</span></a><br><a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Xitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xitter</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/SpaceXitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceXitter</span></a></p>
Wokebloke for Democracy<p>Tesla is facing a class action suit in California for hacking its car odometers to more quickly reach the limits of Tesla's vehicle warranty.<br>These are the geniuses Leon has also employed for DOGE. They are so smart that they decide to pull a fraud that is clearly measurable (and noticeable) and easily confirmed. Maybe this will put Tesla in the ground.</p><p><a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/tesla-accused-of-inflating-odometer-numbers-to-avoid-repair-payouts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pcmag.com/news/tesla-accused-o</span><span class="invisible">f-inflating-odometer-numbers-to-avoid-repair-payouts</span></a></p><p><a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Xitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xitter</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/SpaceXitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceXitter</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/LeonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a></p>
Backhand Topspin 🟨<p>Que no sigui Tesla.<br><a href="https://gabvp.masto.host/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>"While average used car prices rose more than 2% in the last 30 days, Tesla’s used car prices decreased by 1.34% in the US.</p><p>"That’s due to oversupply, as many <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> owners are selling their vehicles to distance themselves from the Tesla brand, which is associated with CEO <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> and his increasingly divisive political views." </p><p><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/04/18/tesla-tsla-brand-damage-destroying-used-car-value/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2025/04/18/tesla-t</span><span class="invisible">sla-brand-damage-destroying-used-car-value/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a></p>
Möph<p>Was bedeutet das, wenn ein <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swasticar</span></a> inne Tiefgarage plötzlich alle Lichter und den Monitor anmacht? Ist dann die Totalüberwschung aktiv? Oder heult das Swasticar, weil es kein Internet hat?</p>
Bruce Mirken<p>"What would you do if your favorite burger joint fired its kitchen staff, turned into a salad bar where you can only pay with crypto, and started playing that same song (you know the one) that everyone hates on repeat? You'd probably stop going, unless you're a huge Imagine Dragons fan who happens to also love both salad and crypto. That's kind of like what's going on at <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> right now." Ouch. <br><a href="https://insideevs.com/news/756848/tesla-trade-in-250-percent/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideevs.com/news/756848/tesl</span><span class="invisible">a-trade-in-250-percent/</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a></p>
JeffreySmith 🌻🍉🇨🇦<p>The engineer whose initials are on every Tesla battery, was fired, she claims, after raising concerns about a Tesla braking system. In the race to be worst human - never count Elon Musk out. <a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/ninth-circuit-hands-win-to-ex-tesla-engineer-in-fight-over-arbitration-award/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">courthousenews.com/ninth-circu</span><span class="invisible">it-hands-win-to-ex-tesla-engineer-in-fight-over-arbitration-award/</span></a> <a href="https://mastdn.social/tags/SwastiCar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwastiCar</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> predicted that by 2025 the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Cybertruck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cybertruck</span></a> would sell about 250,000 units a year. New discounts and production cutbacks suggest the real figure could turn out to be just 10 percent of that. <br><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/04/17/tesla-tsla-cybertruck-discount-throttles-down-production-amid-crisis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2025/04/17/tesla-t</span><span class="invisible">sla-cybertruck-discount-throttles-down-production-amid-crisis/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>"In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>, which historically has accounted for about one-third of U.S. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> sales, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> registrations slumped 15% year-over-year. Non-Tesla zero-emission vehicle registrations rose 35%, according to California's New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA)."</p><p><a href="https://www.thestreet.com/automotive/surprising-sales-news-sends-tesla-stock-tumbling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestreet.com/automotive/surpr</span><span class="invisible">ising-sales-news-sends-tesla-stock-tumbling</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a></p>
ferricoxide<p><span>Something I didn't quite understand was the whole "</span><a href="https://www.motorbiscuit.com/tesla-protestors-wallpapering-evs-with-cheese/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>throw slices of cheese onto Teslas</span></a><span>" thing. I mean, sure, it will do </span><i><span>some</span></i><span> damage to the finish of a car, particularly one like the </span><a href="https://evil.social/tags/Cybercuck" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cybercuck</a><span>, but cured meats like bologna, salami and the like have even more capacity to damage (and more quickly).<br><br>Especially as we go into the hotter, sunnier months with ever-earlier sunrises, plastering Teslas with sliced food products becomes a better strategy. It's especially useful if done in the wee hours of the morning before sunup. That food product could be sitting on a </span><a href="https://evil.social/tags/Tesla" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a><span> for a few, sunny hours before its owner comes out to drive it to work.<br><br></span><a href="https://evil.social/tags/swasticar" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#swasticar</a><span><br></span><a href="https://evil.social/tags/CyberTruck" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CyberTruck</a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>"According to a credible new report, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a> Musk has reportedly shut down an internal analysis from <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> executives that showed the company’s Robotaxi plans would lose money and that it should focus on its more affordable ‘Model 2’."</p><p><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/04/16/elon-musk-shut-down-internal-tesla-analysis-that-showed-robotaxi-would-lose-money/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2025/04/16/elon-mu</span><span class="invisible">sk-shut-down-internal-tesla-analysis-that-showed-robotaxi-would-lose-money/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a></p>
AppleWoi<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@tinoeberl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tinoeberl</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://todon.nl/@RalphStark" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RalphStark</span></a></span> </p><p>Ich wäre auch enttäuscht, wenn sich der Chef der Autoklitsche meiner Neuerwerbung plötzlich als strammer GOP Vollnazi und abgewrackter Ketaminjunkie mit Käsehut offenbart.<br>Die Qualität dieser Karren ist sowieso schon immer unterirdisch, jeder der so ein <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a> jetzt noch kauft, kann eh nicht mehr klar denken.</p>
nullagent<p>See god don't like nasty.</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/teslas-first-quarter-registrations-california-fell-15-industry-data-shows-2025-04-16/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/autos-tra</span><span class="invisible">nsportation/teslas-first-quarter-registrations-california-fell-15-industry-data-shows-2025-04-16/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swasticar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tesla</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/nazicar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nazicar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ca</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/tsla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tsla</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>You can't make this stuff up:</p><p>"<a href="https://mas.to/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> protestors surrounded a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> store in California with their gas trucks in what has to be the least effective counterprotest ever.</p><p>"When you need MAGA and Proud Boys to counter-protest for your brand, you know your brand is in trouble." <a href="https://electrek.co/2025/04/15/maga-tesla-store-gas-trucks-least-effective-counterprotest-ever/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2025/04/15/maga-te</span><span class="invisible">sla-store-gas-trucks-least-effective-counterprotest-ever/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> Shows How We Can Make <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> Feel the Pain</p><p>The “<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Takedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Takedown</span></a>” <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> reveal a major vulnerability of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a>.</p><p>Sunjeev Bery<br>April 13 2025, 6:00 a.m.</p><p>"On April 5, vast crowds of people took to the streets across America to oppose the policies of the Trump regime. The nationwide Hands Off protests felt like a collective decision to stop doomscrolling and start coming together against our country’s lurch toward authoritarianism. The next step is to turn the crowds, speeches, and witty signs into a powerful force with a clear and systematic plan for breaking Trump’s dark vision for our future. </p><p>"While Trump possesses the formal authority of the federal government, history is full of examples in which an angry public can bring all of that crashing down by moving from passive acceptance to active opposition. At present, the path to that decisive future may seem hard to discern. But there are already networks of resistance that have shown early signs of success, and the 'Tesla Takedown' movement stands at the top of that list. </p><p>"By protesting Tesla dealerships across the U.S., the grassroots campaign has ripped a hole in the wealth of Trump’s most supportive oligarch: Elon Musk. In doing so, the movement has demonstrated that America’s financial and corporate elites are far more vulnerable than they would have us believe. Tesla Takedown organizers have described a powerful surge of activism that combines deep opposition to both Musk and Trump with a sense of community and even joy. 'There’s this bond of being with people who share your love of democracy, decency, and the rule of law,' said retired Colby College history professor Elizabeth Leonard, who organizes Tesla Takedown protests in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WatervilleME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WatervilleME</span></a>. <br> <br>"Thanks to the Tesla Takedown movement and the broad anti-Musk revulsion that activists have channeled, Musk’s political and commercial fortunes appear to be in decline. He is still the world’s wealthiest man, but he has lost his air of invincibility and increasingly looks like a stumbling buffoon. His political intervention in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race backfired spectacularly, with a state that previously voted for Trump in 2024 by a 1 percent margin electing the Democratic Supreme Court candidate by a whopping 10 percentage points. Tesla stock has dropped some 40 percent since the start of the year, erasing $135 billion in Musk’s wealth. And following Musk’s toxic interventions in U.S. politics, Trump has reportedly said that Musk will be stepping back from his public White House role.</p><p>"Through its victories, the Tesla Takedown community has revealed a major vulnerability of the Trump regime. Many of the oligarchic elites who back Trump’s agenda get their wealth from the very public whose broad interests Trump is now attacking. Tesla, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a>, and other companies depend on the American populace for their profits, even as their owners have lent their support to Trump’s unpopular right-wing agenda, which is squeezing the material wealth and rights of the American people. When activists connect these dots through compelling campaigns, they can hold Trump’s oligarchic enablers directly accountable by draining their wealth.<br>Tesla itself is now in a downward slide that could mark the early stages of an death spiral — or at least a significant reassessment by investors who have treated Tesla as something far bigger than simply a car company. Sales continue to decline across the U.S. and Europe, with 2025 first quarter numbers showing a 13 percent drop. Meanwhile, major Chinese electric vehicle competitor BYD reported a 60 percent increase in sales during the same period.<br>In response to the anti-Tesla backlash, Musk embarked on a dubious right-wing outreach strategy that will only further alienate his original climate-conscious customer base. First, he had Trump turn the White House into a Tesla dealership. Then came the public support of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightWing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightWing</span></a> voices, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> supporters, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteSupremacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Proud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Proud</span></a> Boys, and militia groups. It seems '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a>' is no longer just a meme. </p><p>"The success of the Tesla Takedown movement opens the door to the question of what comes next. Can the movement take on more of Musk’s wealth — including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a>? Can protesters leverage their momentum to go after a wider range of targets, including the other oligarchs who have backed Trump? Will the anti-Musk community translate its ability to capture headlines into direct pressure on the political system itself? By broadening the attack on Musk’s interests and targeting more Trump-supporting oligarchs, the Tesla Takedown movement can help bring an end to Trump’s authoritarian policies."</p><p>cc: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/teslatakedown" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teslatakedown</span></a></span> </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/04/13/elon-musk-tesla-takedown-protests/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/04/13/el</span><span class="invisible">on-musk-tesla-takedown-protests/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/ezYM9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/ezYM9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Coporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FundLibrariesNotSpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FundLibrariesNotSpaceX</span></a></p>