• @Copythis
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    74 hours ago

    I yelled at my phone when I saw this.

    He said “oh wow! The whole thing is a computer!” like cars haven’t been like that for YEARS now.

    The I go on Facebook for some reason (I am in a rural area) and I am seeing people talking about buying teslas in the local community pages. These people are not people that couldn’t afford a used Mitsubishi Mirage…

  • @[email protected]
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    54 hours ago

    Well, it was Goya last time. Now, it’s Tesla. Soon, it will be Campbell’s Soup for all the soup-lines his depression will create.

    • @Jhex
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      23 hours ago

      And that only pushed me to find home recipes for the few Goya products I used to buy… Have not bought anything Goya in 4-5 years

  • @cley_faye
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    13 hours ago

    Can’t wait for /r/outoftheloop post asking “trump exposes tesla cars in the white house, what does it mean?”

  • @splonglo
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    248 hours ago

    this whole gambit was actually a 4d chess move by elon to brainwash righties into buying EVs therefore solving climate change and bringing about global communism. I never should have doubted you, sir

    • @straightjorkin
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      14 hours ago

      Next he’ll do the trick where he slams his dick into the car door

  • @Doctor_Satan
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    7610 hours ago

    How long till a President ends a speech with “smash that like and subscribe for 10% off RAID: Shadow Legends”?

    • @straightjorkin
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      24 hours ago

      This is an insult to RAID shadow legends. They’re too high quality for this conman to hock them

    • @uienia
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      209 hours ago

      He is already kind of doing it, just replace Raid Shadow Legends with Russia.

  • @[email protected]
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    269 hours ago

    So the deep south yeehaw redneck GOP are supposed to buy EVs now?
    I think some brains are about to explode…

    • @LaunchesKayaks
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      16 hours ago

      Don’t make promises you can’t keep. :(

      The French liberating me and the other non-crazy folk would be the best rn.

      • @[email protected]
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        It’s a hyperbole but the proximity of an autocrat’s palace to a Tesla showroom makes for a compelling spot for some French-style sightseeing.

        The Behind the Bastards podcast likens Washington DC to Versailles in a recent episode.

  • LiveLM
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    68 hours ago

    Man can the writers chill? They’ve been doing the most unbelievable shit these past few days

    • @ZILtoid1991
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      59 hours ago

      He still doesn’t wear a helmet, so…

    • @[email protected]
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      28 hours ago

      Rita repulsa zaps Orange Turidno. Laughs. Turdo goes Biggly.

      The Dipshit starts flailing arms around, slapping multiple children as armor.

      Power Rangers theme starts playing.

  • @[email protected]
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    3012 hours ago

    Are there laws in the US about such conflicts of interest or was is basically tradition until this point not to do shit like this?

    • @[email protected]
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      77 hours ago

      Because of ethical restraints, it is extremely rare for a senior government official, let alone a sitting president, to endorse a consumer product so explicitly. In 2017, when then-Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway told Americans to buy from Ivanka Trump’s clothing line, she received a warning from a government ethics office and promised never to do it again.

      • @[email protected]
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        13 hours ago

        Maybe there is a language barrier, but I didn’t understand if a legal framework is implied by “ethical restraints”. Can one be taken to court for violating an ethical restraint?

      • @[email protected]
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        612 hours ago

        Good point… I guess I’m still curious if there could be a way he gets taken to court for this, but probably now.

  • @[email protected]
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    2515 hours ago

    when your influence is dying due to your hubris you become desperate and pull something out like this.

  • @[email protected]
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    19021 hours ago

    Because of ethical restraints it is extremely rare for a senior government official, let alone a sitting president, to endorse a consumer product so explicitly.

    Yeah… Those were good times.

    • @[email protected]
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      3115 hours ago

      He can’t, former and current presidents aren’t allowed to

      I assume he lacks the ability as well

    • Zier
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      812 hours ago

      I will bet you the entire nation of Russia that he has no clue how to operate a vehicle other than a matchbox car. zoom zoom