Slate: Furious at Musk? Don’t Buy a Tesla

"There are myriad reasons to loathe Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, who has become a top ally of Donald Trump.

OG haters have long accused Musk of endangering road users by exaggerating the capabilities of Tesla’s navigation assistance systems, misleadingly named Autopilot and Full-Self Driving. The ranks of the angry have steadily grown, fueled by Musk’s habit of amplifying trans-bashing and antisemitism as well as his demolition of Twitter. Now, as Musk cozies up to extremists across Europe, wields the Department of Government Efficiency as a wrecking ball against the federal government, and generally acts as an unelected leader, the furor is reaching a fever pitch."

“. . . It might feel as if Musk is untouchable. But he’s not. And this growing discontent can be channeled into concrete action. If you want Musk to feel your rage, don’t buy a Tesla. And if you already own one, consider selling it.”

p.s. At 1:48 PM EST, Tesla are shares showing a about a 2/3 reversal on the daily chart, but are still down for the week:

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Weekly chart

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I am seeing flyers on bluesky calling for pickets of Tesla dealerships in America this Saturday, 15 Feb 25 at 11 AM.

Here are a couple of examples:

Alex Winter

Clara Jeffrey

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