jongertner.bsky.social
Writing about climate, science, and technology at the New York Times Magazine; author of The Idea Factory and The Ice at the End of the World. Working on a book about NASA’s Voyager mission.
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It is fascinating to me that an entire industry whose job is mainly to evaluate risk did not understand the risks.
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Trump Admin poised to have a body count that dwarfs all 20th C dictatorial regimes.
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I think a good rule of thumb right now is that everything Elon says or tweets is untrue unless proven otherwise.
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At this rate, Tesla will struggle to hit 1M sales in 2025—a collapse from 1.81M in 2023. Activist buyers & ESG investors are rejecting Musk’s far-right antics. Meanwhile, BYD, Zeekr & Xiaomi surge ahead with better EVs. The death spiral is real. 🚨⚡ #Tesla #EV #Disruption
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I also want to emphasize: the informal tools we have at our disposal to address the threat Musk presents to this country are extremely viable. Musk's power derives almost entirely from Tesla, which is highly vulnerable to boycott, divestment, and sanctions of all kinds. We have to embrace that power
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Intelligent and unscrupulous people will say or suggest things online that they could not and would not say in person, ever. Large part of the problem.
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Probably not a coincidence that the percentage of Americans who think a human Mars mission should be a top priority almost matches this -- about 11 percent, according to a recent Pew survey.