Elon spends nearly $300 million on getting Trump elected, and now Trump is using White House resources to promote his cars to help Elon boost his stock prices. Not even a speck of ethics left in the Trump White House.
But I was told in no uncertain terms by Justice Kennedy that "independent expenditures . . . . do not give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption." So you must be wrong.
Musk, who built his empire off $5 BILLION in govt subsidies thinks YOU don’t deserve government help. His rockets? Paid for by the govt. Starlink deals? Govt-funded. When it’s time to help Americans? Suddenly, we can’t afford it. Fuck this bastard. https://thetonymichaels.substack.com/p/breaking-m...
You’re leaving out CONGRESSIONAL ethics as well…oh wait…never mind. That ship left port DECADES AGO…we’re now on our own. SCOTUS has already said “Don’t bother…we have NO PLANS on holding these clowns accountable…”.
It’s been nice knowing you Democracy…see ya on the other side…
Ethics,what's ethics? So say the GOP traitors of our Democracy as they bend over backward to reward foreign racists and foreign billionaires and to give them power over all of us.
i checked into this from previous hand pictures, he definitely clips his cuticles and he has vertical lines on his nails but those are very common in people his age.
The lines on the fingernail in the image appear to be Beau's lines, which are horizontal grooves across the nail. They can occur when nail growth is temporarily interrupted due to various factors.
Possible causes of Beau's lines:
Infections
Injury to the nail
Malnutrition
Stress
I have this, it's a textbook sign of GvHD (graft-versus-host disease). When someone has a stem cell transplant (for example, to treat leukaemia), the new cells (graft) attack the cells in the existing body (host) because they don't recognise it as theirs.
Hmm, I have one line somewhat similar to this, it is basically a tiny segment of the nail's base, that doesn't generate enough of nail 'tissue'. It doesn't hurt, but can cause minor issues. With proper care (manicure) it should be invisible, unlike what we see here.
Hm, ketamine gifts.
What I was very interested in watching was some recent footage of him going down the stairs of Air Force One. That right hip (knee?) is very unstable. I'm thinking he's at high risk for falls.
I think, out of this whole tawdry episode, this thumbnail is the most important thing. Something disturbing and unhealthy, although some of it is down to misapplied tan spray. But those incipient cracks...
I’d like to see that stick in court. I’m not entirely sure Elmo isn’t paying people to vandalize his vehicles so he can suppress opposition to this administration. He named Act Blue and Indivisible among others as being behind the attacks and vandalism. Just like the X hack was Ukraine supposedly.
A yellowish discoloration of the fingernails is an indication of: jaundice, liver disease, medication effects, fungal infections and psoriasis. Longitudinal grooves occasionally occur in cases of rheumatism or liver disease, but also a normal sign of aging. (https://wikipedia.de)
lol policy aside. And government takeover aside. Remember when presidents had a sense of decorum? And they weren’t hocking merch and other goods from the peoples house? Good times.
I'm so glad someone else sees the Hugo Drax in Elon. With a dash of Goldfinger & Gustav Graves. I swear he watches Bond films and roots for the bad guy. #ThisSMERSHRebootSucks
An optimist sees this and knows that Tesla is hurting so bad he needs Dump to run a commercial. It wasn’t just bland, “Tesla’s are great!” He had the damn financing on there.
I’m morbidly curious as to how this pans out. Donald’s endorsement only appeals to certain people. Certainly most people outside the us will shun them more now and I’d hazard a guess that a lot of his followers in the us don’t have the infrastructure to support an EV car so it’s impractical.
As of February 2025, a Planetizen analysis found that the Cybertruck has a fatality rate of 14.5 per 100,000 units, which is much higher than the Ford Pinto's fatality rate . Great choice Grandpa!
You couldn’t pay me to buy a Tesla. Not only bc of Elon, but bc I think they are hideously ugly & cheap looking. And I don’t want a vehicle of mine to randomly burst into flames. Also, I’m not a fascist
I got stuck with a Tesla rental a couple of times while traveling, and let me tell you they're as bad as they look. They ride like crap, the controls are DEEPLY unintuitive, everything feels plastic and cheap. There was a time I thought they were nice but not any more.
I’ve sometimes noticed clanking and grinding noises when cycling behind them in traffic. Not what I’d expect from a car that’s a couple of years old and not something I’ve heard from any comparable car.
I once almost drove a rental Tesla. After taking too much time working out how to OPEN THE FUCKING DOORS (unintuitive, as somebody else said), we could then not figure out how to get it to start, even after consulting the manual. Asked the rental car people how to start it - they didn't know either.
How many sales pitches is it gonna take to make up for years of making fun of EVs in the eyes of MAGAs? Would be an interesting psychological experiment.
Is he trying to prove he’s out of touch with people who aren’t wealthy?? Top of the list is a car that costs more than most American families make in a year. This with his shut up about eggs should be DNC talking points about how out of touch he is and how little he cares about any who isn’t rich.
Feel comfortable heckling Cybertruck drivers but aren't sure about other Teslas? Consider branching out to the updated Model Y that was highlighted in Trump's sales pitch today!
I don’t care if you could buy a Tesla for $1000.00, I would not buy it, it’s a bad deal, especially when their stock price drops through the floor.
Sell Tesla stock while you can still get something for it.
Lowest priced Tesla starts at $42,490. Median US household income is $80,610 (monthly about 5,000). Experts recommend spending no more than 10% of your monthly take home on car payment, so 500 monthly car payment is the max you can afford on the median income. Pray for no extra expenses!
In the early 70s, the grim joke about Nixon was, “Would you buy a a used war from this man”? In 2025, the question about Musk or Trump is, “Would you buy a used Tesla from this man”? More accurately, “Would you buy a privatized, bankrupt America from either of these men”?
"What you don't see Eliot, is that selling a Tesla is like making love to a beautiful woman. You turn her on, plug her in, and reach for those batteries"
And when he was asked a question off script he seemed confused and looked to the paper for an answer. He does not seem as sharp as he was first term. Which was in itself a very low bar
I was waiting to see if he'd try to stop the press conference because it was getting close to landing, then have one of his aides whisper in his ear that they weren't in a plane.
I'm reading that in Eric Idle's voice. Which is fitting, because we're living inside a discarded-for-being-too-silly Monty Python sketch.
(I'm also reminded of the Alexei Sayle bit in "The Young Ones" where "the world's only Marxist comedian" seamlessly segues into an advert for Pot Noodle.
The end of Zelensky WH meeting- Trump-
"All right, I think we’ve seen enough. What do you think? This is going to be great television. I will say that.”
America needs a revolution.
Too many of our politicians stand with the conman and rapist, and neither voting nor legal action will return us to a gov't "for the people, by the people".
Since Elon isn't elected... does this apply? I mean, I think yes, but they would likely argue no (setting aside the fact that an unelected technokleptocrat is somehow dismantling civic life, security, health, learning, etc in the US)
I meant trump actually, he's the one doing the pitching, isn't he? But yeah, musk has most likely broken an incredible amount of laws lately. But no worries, blanket pardons for everyone!
As I understand it from the above link (click on employee), the president and vice president are not considered employees, except in parts B and C.
The link refers to part G.
So, I understand Trump is exempt.
And this is why I like it here. Ask legitimate question, get legitimate answer. I'm guessing on the other site I'd have gotten something like "DEEP STATE CONSPIRACY!"
Problem with Tesla, Elon! It's the left that are buying EVs, and President Elon sided with the right. In 2 years, when the left has the congress, President Elon is screwed.
Except James Buchanan. He won't be named by Presidential historians as the worst-performing President in history much longer.
His closet competitor will take that title very soon.
Right!? But I don't think it goes past a 5th grade level (According to off record sources in his first admin. All briefing materials had to have pictures in them.)
I know bc I've been editing automotive blogs for 3 weeks and have checked them several times to update pricing. (And feel dirty every time I have to go to that site.)
🇨🇦🇺🇦😂😂Frigging Donald Trump doing an infomercial for Elon Musk pretty much seals the deal that Tesla is Toxic wasteland!
**Elon Musk referred to Congressmen Mark Kelly as a frigging TRAITOR!
In my books-to buy a Tesla would be an act of TREASON.
See how that works Elon?
#Tesla #StockMarket #Musk
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*tap dances in front of cars*
"The RONCO presidency"
(for those of us old enough to have watched UHF teevee)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ip8gspFaH8
https://thetonymichaels.substack.com/p/breaking-m...
It’s been nice knowing you Democracy…see ya on the other side…
LOL
Trump is "upending the norms"🙄 the phrase they always use for every one of his corrupt/illegal acts.
Look who's being ordered by dear leader to buy a Tesla now.
They’re fucking laughing at us!
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/politics/opm-spokesperson-fashion-influencer-videos-invs?cid=ios_app
Possible causes of Beau's lines:
Infections
Injury to the nail
Malnutrition
Stress
Hm, ketamine gifts.
Let's focus.
What I was very interested in watching was some recent footage of him going down the stairs of Air Force One. That right hip (knee?) is very unstable. I'm thinking he's at high risk for falls.
So yeah.
It's shit.
🤔🤞
If so, who would have known it would be the golf that got him!⛳️🌞
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-will-label-violence-against-tesla-dealers-domestic-terrorism-2025-03-11/
Where are the gown ups? 🤦🏻♀️🙄
Those who could have stopped this left
He’s surrounded by idiots and freaks who are there to make money and hurt other Americans.
Literally where we are.
Sounds like good target practice for new recruits.
https://youtu.be/kV6NkOH4y08?si=vX2DGbcrzWNDEc9J
Meanwhile the president whores himself out to Musk for money.
Nothing makes sense
A good reason to go on.
People should shame Tesla owners.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Magazine_Quality_Dealer_Award
Appalling he’s doing advertising.
The president is taking orders from a billionaire to sell used cars.
but that's OK
great minds think alike
Nobody.
Eurgh.
The president of the United States is now circus barker.
Trump isn't calling the shots, Elon Musk is.
Sell Tesla stock while you can still get something for it.
(I'm also reminded of the Alexei Sayle bit in "The Young Ones" where "the world's only Marxist comedian" seamlessly segues into an advert for Pot Noodle.
In what universe, other than maga, is this guy qualified to be anything other than a garbage collector? (Sorry garbage collectors.)
"All right, I think we’ve seen enough. What do you think? This is going to be great television. I will say that.”
Too many of our politicians stand with the conman and rapist, and neither voting nor legal action will return us to a gov't "for the people, by the people".
The link refers to part G.
So, I understand Trump is exempt.
Every dead president is rolling in their graves right now
His closet competitor will take that title very soon.
I know bc I've been editing automotive blogs for 3 weeks and have checked them several times to update pricing. (And feel dirty every time I have to go to that site.)
And can you imagine a 18 yr old female driving around in one of those brutish looking cyber trucks? Poor girl
#FuckTesla🖕🐽🖕🐽🖕🐽
**Elon Musk referred to Congressmen Mark Kelly as a frigging TRAITOR!
In my books-to buy a Tesla would be an act of TREASON.
See how that works Elon?
#Tesla #StockMarket #Musk