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[–] [email protected] 185 points 6 days ago (4 children)

This is the part where they convince you that Elon was the problem, not Trump.

[–] pelespirit 42 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He's in the final stages of Rudy Giuliani. Next will be some kind of financial meltdown.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Oh please please hold a press conference at four seasons...

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Doge means it's 3 seasons now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

3 seasons harem and tractor supply

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago
[–] akilou 10 points 6 days ago

Trump hired Elon. He's still the problem.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 6 days ago

It was known. You were just too cowardly to report on it

[–] [email protected] 52 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh look, it's the rats fleeing a sinking ship.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

More like "Elong outlived his meger usefulness and Trump booted him like he always meant to." Trump has long disliked Elonga, and as soon as Elongat showed any signs of acting independently, he was doomed. He was kicked out for the same reason McCarthy was replaced by a nobody like Johnson, the same reason a weakling like Pence was needed for VP. There's just no room on it for anybody with independent power; only the king can sail.

The ship is far from sinking, and not recognizing that we're stuck with Trump until he dies is wishful thinking.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

The ship is far from sinking, and not recognizing that we're stuck with Trump until he dies is wishful thinking.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Elon is getting the media to downplay his naziism by letting everybody know that the drugs made him do it. 30 days in rehab and BOOM those chiseled trucks will start selling again.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 6 days ago (2 children)

those chiseled trucks will start selling again

No one's buying those things ever. Maybe if dumb emerald boy managed to somehow recover his image from being a nazi the cars would sell again. But the trucks fucking suck shit on literally every metric. He produced the Homer and he's gonna tank the company with it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I live in rural Canada. It's truck country. Like, every second vehicle. No one here would have been caught dead in a cyber truck BEFORE his shenanigans. I remember showing my family the concept photos and they reacted, poorly. There is no fucking way those sales go up.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I'm 100% certain that people who actually use trucks for their intended purpose were not the target demographic -- it was rich kids who wanted a cool tech toy, while also playing dressup with the "labourer" aesthetic.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

I'm not sure why they haven't started stripping these things for parts yet. I can't imagine anyone at the company expects to move the current stock

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Elon never needed the media to downplay anything.

the media wanted Donald Trump and his band of misfits in the White House.

I'm 41, I can't remember a time when the media wasn't carrying Trumps water.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He’s not that evil, he just took too many drugs.

Well nice try whitewashing

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I guess that explains hitler

[–] LH0ezVT 6 points 6 days ago

Interestingly, Hitler was pretty much constantly high at the end of the war. But he did write his manifesto while in jail, so he was not evil because he was on drugs, he just happened to be evil and then started drugs. Might explain some of the more stupid late war decisions.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

according to a report published Friday by The New York Times

Friday??!!!!!!

The actual FUCK?!!?!!?

Why is this shit not reported DURING the election!??!

--oh right, access and $$$ Assholes.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

why has nobody talked about Elon using drugs before today?! How did we not know this?!

Uhh…

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 days ago

Anybody who's seen that kind of thing in real life already knew that he was an addict years ago.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Once again, BIG FUCKING SUPRISE

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

Shame, no overdose.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

He is a drug addled clown, so the idea that anything he does is serious is unexpected.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

Man, that "was" really got my hopes up for a minute.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It used to be serious. It still is, but it used to be, too.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

So Trump already knew he was a drug addict, and gave him the keys to our critical infrastructure.

You know once an elected official violates their oath of office, they no longer hold it...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Which is why Elon was never an official government employee and held no office.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

The White House pharmacy was a full blown drug hub during his first term. I don't think that's why different now.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago
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