this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2025
643 points (97.9% liked)

News

27785 readers
5707 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.


Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.


If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.


The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

"While Trump cuts programs you need to live, he's turning the White House into a car dealership to advertise his unelected shadow president's failing company," said one critic.

top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 159 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 50 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Going to be a problem if they tell bears...

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago

You say problem, I say solution.

Or at least entertainment.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

Quote by a forest ranger at Yosemite National Park on why it is hard to design the perfect garbage bin to keep bears from breaking into it:

"There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists."

And the smartest cybertruck owners are way worse then the tourists.

[–] pzzzt@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Orcas against yachts, raccoons against cybertrucks!

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 100 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Blatant conflict of interest and corruption. Such a disgrace.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 week ago

It's not though.

Elon even said if there was a conflict of interest, he'd decide whether to step back or not. Since he's there and involved, it's pretty obvious there's no conflict! Logic.

[–] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Those rules apply to everyone else, EXCEPT the president and congressmen

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Joeffect@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Like really, you have this guy who is pushing fossil fuels and fracking and has an agenda against cleaner energy options... but then goes and supports this dudes company... like if trump had morals he would be breaking all of them... but clearly he doesn't and I'm sure if you followed the money it would all make sense.

[–] betternotbigger@lemmy.world 86 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is sooooo good. This is how you know it's working. This is how you vote with your dollar. Keep up the anti-consumption. Boycott the fuck out of these assholes. Life is more interesting not giving them a single cent.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 76 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

If a bunch of conservatives buy Teslas to own the libs and end up accelerating the decline of ICE vehicles that would be pretty funny.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It would definitely make this liberal cry from laughter.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 9 points 1 week ago

If it stops them from coal rolling...

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 13 points 1 week ago

Taking a loan to buy a tesla to then hide in the garage to own the libs.

[–] hansolo@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago

They do absolutely love an opportunity to be scammed of they think it's part of a culture war stand.

Maybe all the money they'll make on their Trump coin can pay for....oh, wait...

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 52 points 2 weeks ago

Corruption on full display. Aren't you tired, too?

[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Isn't this illegal, Impeach him again.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh this time they get him /s

[–] girthero@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I agree it may be futile, but whatever it takes to obstruct the damage he can do is helpful

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 45 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I am even more inspired to boycott!

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Were you in a position to buy Tesla such that your boycott matters, or is this just defacto "not buying anyways?" Either way, good.

[–] assembly@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I’m due for a new vehicle and likely would have just got a model X if Musk wasn’t Musk. So, I’m at least one lost sale. Likely going Rivian.

load more comments (3 replies)
[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Would be a shame if stuff like this happened in front of the h0use in mlnecraft.

That would be very iIIegal and wrong. Don't do stuff like that!

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

Pictures like this hearten me

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago
[–] Generic_Idiot@lemm.ee 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Damn US is an actual embarrassment right now, whichever way you lean around the world, conservative or liberal.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Right now"..? Haven't been paying attention since 2015? Or 2001? Or 1980..?!

[–] Generic_Idiot@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Fair but those years wasn’t anymore than other countries…. Now it’s a standout.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

Best politics money can buy.

[–] 108@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

How far the WH has fallen. Oval Office as a prop for fucking GoYa beans before.

[–] sepi@piefed.social 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Musk is very good at making things fucking worse through the power of extremely self-confident ignorance and stupidity

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Which only works out for those born into wealth.

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

"I think this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part."

😂 🤣

[–] MichaelHawkinSnider@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Lmfaooooo, this fucking dolt has Biden living rent free in his head. Holy shit, we are fucked.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In his wilted psyche, he thinks he's still campaigning against Biden. Hasn't realized yet that Biden is no longer a threat to him. Eventually he'll be back to full-on Obamabashing.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

At least until he forgets Obama's name and just starts referring to him as "the n----r" in televised interviews

[–] Soulg@ani.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And then his approval numbers go up because he "tells it like it is"

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Not the first time tin cans are being promoted by the white house. Looks like it's getting to be a regular event.

[–] Dirtgrain@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

"Drill, baby, drill . . ." and screw windmills--but buy a Tesla?

[–] 1ns1p1d@lemm.ee 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Trump will do absolutely anything to stay in the news. We are his narcissistic supply. The solution is to ignore him completely.

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Sadly, while we should ignore him completely, he is too dangerous to do so now that he is puppet in chief. Maybe ignore this stunt, yes. But we still need to keep an eye on him so we know how and where to push back on.

[–] thisphuckinguy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Using the son as a meat shield. What a terrible human being.

[–] TheDeadlySquid@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago

Why does this photo make me laugh so hard? Oh yeah, it’s pathetic.

[–] theonlyk@linux.community 11 points 1 week ago

Starting to thing Tesla is this governments Brawndo, as we are watching the plot from Idiocracy play out.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 week ago

How much did he charge us for this?

[–] mister_flibble@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

I see he still has his tactical toddler deployed

[–] nodiratime@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Sleazy Car Salesmen

load more comments