There are protests scheduled for tomorrow at several TESLA dealerships. Bring friends lunch and music and gum up the works at your local TESLA dealerships.
Somewhat unrelated, but a little bit of good news:
Elon Musk’s Toxicity Could Spell Disaster for Tesla
Staggering sales drops, swastika-daubed EVs, companies culling fleet models, and fan-forum owners selling their cars—Elon Musk's alt-right antics are seriously impacting his electric car business.
Americans want Electric Rancheros, not Muskmobiles. His businesses are cover and laundry for unimaginable sources of income; I suspect much is from selling secrets among various nations.
Putin is a prime customer for those secrets, which he now has total access to thanks to Trump. I assume Musk is selling Trump's secrets too, to give Putin more Kompromat to manipulate Trump with. Wo to Ukraine! Wo to Europe! Hail to China! Putin is doing the dirty work for Xi, by being involved in Ukraine, a destructive move, he destroys his country and upends Europe.
It costs very little to place mind-reading X-traterrestrials near military, government, and research facilities and then to sell the stolen access codes on the dark web. Social engineering with a twist. And few members of his species would betray this fun-filled game playing a trick on the humans!
It should spell disaster for Tesla, just as the selling of stocks by the people close to Musk tells us. Germany has one Tesla factory, the only one in Europe and yet, sales in January dropped 60% even without the Chancellor calling for a boycott like Poland's PM did. I think they dropped 60% in at least one Scandi country as well. How about the US. Given that MAGAs are not as a type likely to but a Tesla, we should see there be no business for them here in the USA.
Tesla is a domino and once one falls, it may knock others down. If Musk is the Billionaire flavor of the month, he can also fall out of flavor with the king.
As much as that little beastie, X, scares me in a way that children in horror films scare me, I think he was right on track when he told Trump to ""Shush" and reiterated something he has heard his father whisper at Trump's photograph deep in the night: "You are not the president" (leaving out) "I am the president."
Over at The American Prospect, Ryan Cooper had a piece yesterday suggesting the presidency is Musk's goal and comparing the situation to Stalin's takeover of Russia. Worth reading.
Thank you for tracking this. I want to suggest merch, like stickers, t-shirts, etc. Anything that can be used to spread awareness about what Elon is doing, especially to low info folks. I think what Elon is doing represents a huge opportunity to cause a rift in MAGA. Merch that says things like, "Who voted for Elon?" and then has your website.
Maybe this already exists... if so please point me in the direction
Everyone in the know is offloading Tesla stock. That says something. As a member of Moms Against Musk (MAM), I want to see him stripped of his US citizenship and tried as a traitor to the US, and then deported to South Africa where they can let him know what they think about him shutting down USAID!
One horrifying week. You've taken on a gargantuan task (but are doing it well). trump has clearly run out of gas both mentally and physically. He's happy to pass the baton to musk who's wealth he worships and who is as or more depraved and cruel than his stepping stone trump. musk fuels his mania with drugs and power driven euphoria. He becomes more deranged as his power grows. No one can sustain a manic phase forever. For democracy's sake may his inevitable crash come sooner rather than later. He is evil and I would not be sad to see him suffer the same fate as his fellow traveler, Joseph McCarthy.
Regarding "AI" replacing the federal government workforce, Musk is either 1) lying or, 2) delusional.
When people talk about "AI" they usually mean Large Language Models (LLMs). Despite their impressive output, LLMs are not intelligent and no they are not on the brink of AGI if only we just make them bigger. They are programs that use probability to spit out the next most likely few characters of text they encountered in their training set. They do not have memory, they do not reason, they have no experience of the real world (e.g., no sensory apparatus, no experience of the physical world) and the lack meta-cognition (awareness of their own "thinking" which they also do not do). How do I know this? They are not programmed to have any of this and no one knows how to program those things.
If Musk is lying that just means that they are destroying the federal workforce with no regard to the damage it will do. If he really thinks that "AI" can take over all of the human functions of the federal government, then he is completely out of touch with reality. Remember, a bunch of SpaceX rockets blew up before the first one was successfully launched. Our entire federal government is now in the hands of a guy who doesn't care how much he blows up.
I can imagine the following Oval Office conversation: "Mr President, we bombed and leveled Lebanon as requested...but we mixed up the country of Lebanon with Lebanon, New Hampshire. Oopsies!"
Nice reporting PI, although I may start reading your missives while hiding under the bed in a fetal position.
Question, tangentially related here: does Muskrat (Little X) have full secret service protections? For that matter, does E Musk? Sorry if I should know the answer easily.
It’s because the Billionaire Bros want to be Big Brother.
They want a chinese state surveillance system where “enemies of the state” cant get loans and have basic rights like travel (and gun ownership) restricted
Here’s what it’s like now in China. This is the USA tomorrow.
You don’t have much time.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) employs an extensive and sophisticated system to monitor its citizens, leveraging technology, law enforcement, and political control. Here’s an overview of how this surveillance state operates and the most egregious effects on civil liberties.
How the CCP Monitors Its Citizens
1. Mass Surveillance Networks
• CCTV Cameras & Facial Recognition: China has one of the world’s largest networks of surveillance cameras, many equipped with AI-driven facial recognition.
• Skynet Project: A nationwide surveillance initiative that integrates cameras with real-time tracking and AI analysis.
2. Internet Censorship & Monitoring
• The Great Firewall: Restricts access to foreign websites and censors domestic content.
• Deep Packet Inspection: Monitors internet traffic, blocking VPNs and encrypting services.
• Automated Censorship & AI: Detects and removes politically sensitive discussions in real time.
3. Social Credit System
• Tracks individuals’ behaviors, such as financial transactions, online activity, and social interactions.
• Punishments include travel restrictions, reduced job opportunities, and public blacklisting.
4. Police & State Security Monitoring
• Phone & App Monitoring: WeChat, Alipay, and other Chinese apps are known to be monitored.
• Real-time Data Collection: Authorities collect biometric data, including DNA, voiceprints, and iris scans.
• Predictive Policing: AI-driven systems flag “suspicious” individuals before they commit any crime.
5. Control of Communication & Travel
• Mandatory Real-Name Registration: Phone numbers, internet use, and travel require real-name verification.
• AI-Powered Monitoring of Calls & Messages: Authorities can scan private messages for sensitive content.
• Exit Bans & Travel Restrictions: Dissidents and their families often face bans on leaving the country.
6. Political Indoctrination & Informant Networks
• Workplace & Neighborhood Spying: Government assigns informants to monitor individuals at workplaces, schools, and neighborhoods.
• Forced App Installs: Apps like “Study Xi, Strengthen China” require users to engage with state propaganda and may collect data.
7. Minority & Religious Group Suppression
• Xinjiang & Tibet Monitoring: Uyghurs and Tibetans are subject to extreme surveillance, including forced biometric data collection and movement tracking.
• AI-Based Ethnic Profiling: Identifies ethnic minorities for targeted surveillance and repression.
Most Egregious Effects on Civil Liberties
1. Suppression of Free Speech
• Criticism of the government, even in private messages, can lead to arrest.
• Journalists, bloggers, and activists face censorship, imprisonment, or worse.
2. Erasure of Privacy
• Every digital and physical movement is tracked, making anonymous dissent nearly impossible.
• Private conversations on WeChat and other platforms are monitored.
3. Restriction of Movement
• The Social Credit System and surveillance mechanisms can bar people from flights, trains, and even certain jobs.
• Xinjiang’s Uyghur population faces movement restrictions enforced by facial recognition.
4. Political Persecution & Mass Detentions
• Activists, dissidents, and religious practitioners (like Falun Gong and underground Christians) are jailed, “re-educated,” or disappeared.
• Uyghurs and Tibetans are placed in “re-education camps” with heavy surveillance and forced indoctrination.
5. Technology-Driven Oppression
• AI-powered predictive policing leads to arrests before a crime is even committed.
• DNA databases allow for mass identification and targeting of dissidents or ethnic minorities.
6. Forced Digital Participation
• Citizens are required to use government-approved apps that monitor activities.
• Schools and workplaces enforce “Study Xi” app usage, tracking political engagement.
7. Psychological & Social Control
• Self-censorship is widespread due to fear of state retaliation.
• Families are punished for the actions of a single member, creating fear-based compliance.
Conclusion
The CCP’s surveillance state represents one of the most advanced and oppressive monitoring systems in the world. It erodes civil liberties, destroys privacy, and enforces political conformity through fear, technology, and systematic control.
It's hard to believe that it has been less than a month since the inauguration. What Musk's long game may be is still unclear. One thing is certain, he is daily acquiring more enemies than friends. The math is not in his favor and he is intelligent enough to realize it. I anticipate him moderating and starting to mend his fences.
And I anticipate that he and Trump would like to perform (are performing) some sort of American Gotterdamerung (death of the gods) because they have matching psychopathies and can’t imagine a country without them “leading” it
There are protests scheduled for tomorrow at several TESLA dealerships. Bring friends lunch and music and gum up the works at your local TESLA dealerships.
Somewhat unrelated, but a little bit of good news:
Elon Musk’s Toxicity Could Spell Disaster for Tesla
Staggering sales drops, swastika-daubed EVs, companies culling fleet models, and fan-forum owners selling their cars—Elon Musk's alt-right antics are seriously impacting his electric car business.
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musks-toxicity-could-spell-disaster-for-tesla/
Americans want Electric Rancheros, not Muskmobiles. His businesses are cover and laundry for unimaginable sources of income; I suspect much is from selling secrets among various nations.
Putin is a prime customer for those secrets, which he now has total access to thanks to Trump. I assume Musk is selling Trump's secrets too, to give Putin more Kompromat to manipulate Trump with. Wo to Ukraine! Wo to Europe! Hail to China! Putin is doing the dirty work for Xi, by being involved in Ukraine, a destructive move, he destroys his country and upends Europe.
If it completely tanks and fails, will he care?
It costs very little to place mind-reading X-traterrestrials near military, government, and research facilities and then to sell the stolen access codes on the dark web. Social engineering with a twist. And few members of his species would betray this fun-filled game playing a trick on the humans!
It should spell disaster for Tesla, just as the selling of stocks by the people close to Musk tells us. Germany has one Tesla factory, the only one in Europe and yet, sales in January dropped 60% even without the Chancellor calling for a boycott like Poland's PM did. I think they dropped 60% in at least one Scandi country as well. How about the US. Given that MAGAs are not as a type likely to but a Tesla, we should see there be no business for them here in the USA.
Does Musk care? Tesla is such a tiny fish when your goal is world domination.
Tesla is a domino and once one falls, it may knock others down. If Musk is the Billionaire flavor of the month, he can also fall out of flavor with the king.
Not when he paid about 250 Million to buy the president.
This cannot end well.
As much as that little beastie, X, scares me in a way that children in horror films scare me, I think he was right on track when he told Trump to ""Shush" and reiterated something he has heard his father whisper at Trump's photograph deep in the night: "You are not the president" (leaving out) "I am the president."
I finally got to see Trump's face as Mini Me was calling him out. If that kid ever shows up in the Oval Office again, I will eat my hat. ;D
I love that the kid wiped his snot on the presidential furniture.
Trump will have a new desk put in now!!
Over at The American Prospect, Ryan Cooper had a piece yesterday suggesting the presidency is Musk's goal and comparing the situation to Stalin's takeover of Russia. Worth reading.
Thank you for tracking this. I want to suggest merch, like stickers, t-shirts, etc. Anything that can be used to spread awareness about what Elon is doing, especially to low info folks. I think what Elon is doing represents a huge opportunity to cause a rift in MAGA. Merch that says things like, "Who voted for Elon?" and then has your website.
Maybe this already exists... if so please point me in the direction
Everyone in the know is offloading Tesla stock. That says something. As a member of Moms Against Musk (MAM), I want to see him stripped of his US citizenship and tried as a traitor to the US, and then deported to South Africa where they can let him know what they think about him shutting down USAID!
One horrifying week. You've taken on a gargantuan task (but are doing it well). trump has clearly run out of gas both mentally and physically. He's happy to pass the baton to musk who's wealth he worships and who is as or more depraved and cruel than his stepping stone trump. musk fuels his mania with drugs and power driven euphoria. He becomes more deranged as his power grows. No one can sustain a manic phase forever. For democracy's sake may his inevitable crash come sooner rather than later. He is evil and I would not be sad to see him suffer the same fate as his fellow traveler, Joseph McCarthy.
Regarding "AI" replacing the federal government workforce, Musk is either 1) lying or, 2) delusional.
When people talk about "AI" they usually mean Large Language Models (LLMs). Despite their impressive output, LLMs are not intelligent and no they are not on the brink of AGI if only we just make them bigger. They are programs that use probability to spit out the next most likely few characters of text they encountered in their training set. They do not have memory, they do not reason, they have no experience of the real world (e.g., no sensory apparatus, no experience of the physical world) and the lack meta-cognition (awareness of their own "thinking" which they also do not do). How do I know this? They are not programmed to have any of this and no one knows how to program those things.
If Musk is lying that just means that they are destroying the federal workforce with no regard to the damage it will do. If he really thinks that "AI" can take over all of the human functions of the federal government, then he is completely out of touch with reality. Remember, a bunch of SpaceX rockets blew up before the first one was successfully launched. Our entire federal government is now in the hands of a guy who doesn't care how much he blows up.
I can imagine the following Oval Office conversation: "Mr President, we bombed and leveled Lebanon as requested...but we mixed up the country of Lebanon with Lebanon, New Hampshire. Oopsies!"
Nice reporting PI, although I may start reading your missives while hiding under the bed in a fetal position.
Load the Musk, Trump, and Vance into the next SpaceX launching from Boca Chica. Please
Question, tangentially related here: does Muskrat (Little X) have full secret service protections? For that matter, does E Musk? Sorry if I should know the answer easily.
I think I read that Musk was going to gut the Secret Service as well as the FBI.
Judd asked recently why Musk wants data.
It’s because the Billionaire Bros want to be Big Brother.
They want a chinese state surveillance system where “enemies of the state” cant get loans and have basic rights like travel (and gun ownership) restricted
Here’s what it’s like now in China. This is the USA tomorrow.
You don’t have much time.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) employs an extensive and sophisticated system to monitor its citizens, leveraging technology, law enforcement, and political control. Here’s an overview of how this surveillance state operates and the most egregious effects on civil liberties.
How the CCP Monitors Its Citizens
1. Mass Surveillance Networks
• CCTV Cameras & Facial Recognition: China has one of the world’s largest networks of surveillance cameras, many equipped with AI-driven facial recognition.
• Skynet Project: A nationwide surveillance initiative that integrates cameras with real-time tracking and AI analysis.
2. Internet Censorship & Monitoring
• The Great Firewall: Restricts access to foreign websites and censors domestic content.
• Deep Packet Inspection: Monitors internet traffic, blocking VPNs and encrypting services.
• Automated Censorship & AI: Detects and removes politically sensitive discussions in real time.
3. Social Credit System
• Tracks individuals’ behaviors, such as financial transactions, online activity, and social interactions.
• Punishments include travel restrictions, reduced job opportunities, and public blacklisting.
4. Police & State Security Monitoring
• Phone & App Monitoring: WeChat, Alipay, and other Chinese apps are known to be monitored.
• Real-time Data Collection: Authorities collect biometric data, including DNA, voiceprints, and iris scans.
• Predictive Policing: AI-driven systems flag “suspicious” individuals before they commit any crime.
5. Control of Communication & Travel
• Mandatory Real-Name Registration: Phone numbers, internet use, and travel require real-name verification.
• AI-Powered Monitoring of Calls & Messages: Authorities can scan private messages for sensitive content.
• Exit Bans & Travel Restrictions: Dissidents and their families often face bans on leaving the country.
6. Political Indoctrination & Informant Networks
• Workplace & Neighborhood Spying: Government assigns informants to monitor individuals at workplaces, schools, and neighborhoods.
• Forced App Installs: Apps like “Study Xi, Strengthen China” require users to engage with state propaganda and may collect data.
7. Minority & Religious Group Suppression
• Xinjiang & Tibet Monitoring: Uyghurs and Tibetans are subject to extreme surveillance, including forced biometric data collection and movement tracking.
• AI-Based Ethnic Profiling: Identifies ethnic minorities for targeted surveillance and repression.
Most Egregious Effects on Civil Liberties
1. Suppression of Free Speech
• Criticism of the government, even in private messages, can lead to arrest.
• Journalists, bloggers, and activists face censorship, imprisonment, or worse.
2. Erasure of Privacy
• Every digital and physical movement is tracked, making anonymous dissent nearly impossible.
• Private conversations on WeChat and other platforms are monitored.
3. Restriction of Movement
• The Social Credit System and surveillance mechanisms can bar people from flights, trains, and even certain jobs.
• Xinjiang’s Uyghur population faces movement restrictions enforced by facial recognition.
4. Political Persecution & Mass Detentions
• Activists, dissidents, and religious practitioners (like Falun Gong and underground Christians) are jailed, “re-educated,” or disappeared.
• Uyghurs and Tibetans are placed in “re-education camps” with heavy surveillance and forced indoctrination.
5. Technology-Driven Oppression
• AI-powered predictive policing leads to arrests before a crime is even committed.
• DNA databases allow for mass identification and targeting of dissidents or ethnic minorities.
6. Forced Digital Participation
• Citizens are required to use government-approved apps that monitor activities.
• Schools and workplaces enforce “Study Xi” app usage, tracking political engagement.
7. Psychological & Social Control
• Self-censorship is widespread due to fear of state retaliation.
• Families are punished for the actions of a single member, creating fear-based compliance.
Conclusion
The CCP’s surveillance state represents one of the most advanced and oppressive monitoring systems in the world. It erodes civil liberties, destroys privacy, and enforces political conformity through fear, technology, and systematic control.
Awwwwwwwww look at little Caesar 👎🏻👎🏿👎🏽 in his camel hair coat 🧥 👶
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-doge-us-uae-6f7c0e5b43adfb4ec3c1f14a964f573c
It's hard to believe that it has been less than a month since the inauguration. What Musk's long game may be is still unclear. One thing is certain, he is daily acquiring more enemies than friends. The math is not in his favor and he is intelligent enough to realize it. I anticipate him moderating and starting to mend his fences.
And I anticipate that he and Trump would like to perform (are performing) some sort of American Gotterdamerung (death of the gods) because they have matching psychopathies and can’t imagine a country without them “leading” it
HAHAHA!
Sounds like a Republican to me.