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No surprise: FHFA Director Pulte teleworking today from Palm Beach after declaring end of remote work at Fannie/Freddie 🤡

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Maddad ☑️

Elon Musk issued an ominous message to a veteran Democrat after she was filmed suggesting that First Lady Melania Trump should be investigated and possibly deported from the United States.

“At some point, the many crimes of Maxine Waters will catch up to her.”

And so #elon threatens an 86 yr old woman..
He sounds like a violent immigrant to me...
#deportelon

Rich immigrants deporting poor immigrants....
This is where America shines..😡

the-independent.com/news/world

Rep. Maxine Waters, 86, came under fire from Musk after the video of her making threats about Melania during an anti-Department of Government Efficiency rally at the weekend in Los Angeles, California, went viral. Musk commented on the video of Waters’ late Tuesday on X writing: “At some point, the many crimes of Maxine Waters will catch up to her” In the clip, published by X account “End Wokeness” and also posted by Fox News host Sean Hannity Tuesday, Waters is heard saying: “If he wants to start looking so closely to find those who were born here and their parents were undocumented, maybe he ought to first look at Melania.” During the speech, Waters then issues an empty threat on the First Lady, declaring: “We don’t know whether or not her parents were documented. And maybe we better just take a look.” Her comments came in relation to the Trump administration’s pledge to stamp out birthright citizenship in the U.S. - a bid that has faced multiple hurdles from judiciary officials.
Despite Musk’s remarks about “crimes,” according to public records, ‘Waters has no criminal record. Melania was born in Slovenia in 1970 and moved to New York in 1996 to embark on her modeling career. While in New York, Melania met Trump at a party in 1998, and seven years later, the pair exchanged vows at Mar- a-Lago. The First Lady was initially granted U.S. entry on an "Einstein Visa," also known as an EB-1, which is traditionally reserved for highly acclaimed people in their field. According to her White House biography, she was granted U.S. citizenship in 2006 and is now the only First Lady to become a naturalized citizen. Melania’s parents were able to follow her to the U.S. on green cards that she sponsored in 2018.
Melania Trump was granted her U.S. citizenship in 2006 and is the only F\rsl‘La‘dy to become a naturalized citizen (AFP via Getty Images) Before floating the idea of investigating the First Lady, Waters is heard in the video slamming the President’s calls to rebuke birthright citizenship. “When he [Trump] talks about birthright, and he’s going to undo the fact that the Constitution allows those who are born here, even if the parents are undocumented, they have a right to stay in America,” she says. The clip was shared by Hannity on Tuesday, who titled the footage: “MAD MAXINE! Crazy California Rep Suggests First Lady Should Be Deported in Unhinged Rant.” The Saturday rally is one of several events that have occurred across the nation since Musk began actively participating in the second Trump administration.
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Chuck Darwin

Hey, it’s the team with
❤️ Susan Crawford
for Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Six days to go,
and #Elon #Musk has made it clear (yet again!) that he’s all in
– this time, he’s offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition against “activist judges”
(we bet you can guess who he means…).

Here’s the good news:

While Elon Musk’s millions are buying him ads, paid canvassers, and text messages
to try to spread his misleading messages and swing this race,
our grassroots army is hard at work to stop him.

But we’re running out of time to make a difference.

So please, chip in whatever you can:
go.crawfordforwi.com/32212

ActBlueContribute to Susan Crawford's campaign for WI Supreme Court:Show your support with a contribution.
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AJ Sadauskas

Each time a person chooses not to buy a new Tesla because of Elon, it lands a triple blow to the company.

That's because Tesla isn't a company that just profits from selling cars.

A big part of its business is also generating emission certificates by selling EVs to legacy automakers (like GM, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, etc).

Those carbon credits "offset" the fossil fuel pollution created by the petrol cars those legacy automakers sell:

"GM purchased about 44 million credits in 2023, the EPA report said, while Tesla sold about 34 million, the largest of all transactions."

reuters.com/sustainability/tes

"Tesla generated a substantial $1.79 billion from carbon credit sales last year … bringing its total earnings from such credits since 2009 to nearly $9 billion."

carboncredits.com/tesla-hits-r

So let's suppose you decide to buy a Volkswagen EV instead of a Tesla.

Tesla doesn't just miss out on the profit from that EV.

It also misses the profit from selling the carbon credits for that car to VW.

Meanwhile, VW gains the carbon certificates for that EV, meaning it needs to buy fewer offsets from Tesla for its petrol cars.

And that's likely to be extra bad news for Elon, if he's borrowed against his Tesla shares to fund other parts of his empire: social.vivaldi.net/@ajsadauska

#Elon#ElonMusk#Trump
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Maddad ☑️

BYD, a Chinese carmaker once dismissed by Tesla’s CEO, claims to have outpaced western rivals with charging tech that’s as fast as filling petrol engines

Musk, once thought the idea that China’s BYD could compete with his company was laughable. In 2011, he smugly dismissed the Chinese carmaker .
He’s not laughing now – More pressingly, Mr Musk, like other western carmakers, has been outpaced by BYD.

We should be working together, not against each other.

#elon sux

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

Last week, the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer unveiled new charging technology that, it says, is capable of delivering 400km (249 miles) of driving range in just five minutes — as quick as filling up a petrol car. The system, released next month, will be fitted in two EVs, priced from 270,000 yuan (£29,000) — comparable to Tesla’s most affordable model in China. Yet BYD claims to quadruple Tesla’s kilometres-per-minute charging rate. Technological supremacy at a competitive price may help to explain why BYD now sells seven times as many cars in China as Tesla. A lack of fast-charging infrastructure may delay BYD’s progress in the west. But that shouldn’t diminish the scale of China’s technological advance. It was only in 2015 that Beijing launched its Made in China 2025 plan, targeting 10 strategic industries — including EVs — for rapid indigenous development. China’s approach follows a familiar playbook. Just as the US once did, China shifted from exporting raw materials to becoming a manufacturing powerhouse by protecting domestic industries, acquiring foreign technology — sometimes dubiously — and prioritising exports. Taking cues from history, Beijing has used tariffs, subsidies and state investment to dominate industries from steel and electronics to EVs.
‘When a country rapidly monopolises export markets, its industrial dominance becomes inevitable. That advantage has often hardened into a global stranglehold over key industries. With its commanding edge in EVs, China’s leadership is poised to set the rules and dictate, on its own terms, the future of the technology. It did so on the cheap: BYD reportedly received Chinese government subsidies worth about a quarter of the $15bn that Mr Musk’s Tesla obtained from US authorities. The case for electric cars is clear. They cut emissions and pollution while preserving personal mobility. But the climate crisis raises a deeper question — not just how we power vehicles, but whether our reliance on them is sustainable. Switching to EVs is vital, but so is asking: do we need fewer car journeys, not just cleaner ones? Despite its lead in EVs, China’s 30,000 miles of high-speed rail network offers a striking alternative. Meanwhile, Mr Musk’s transport visions often appear to be self-interested sleights of hand. His high-speed transportation system, Hyperloop, was never meant to be built — its true success was in derailing California’s high-speed rail project. His Boring Company is building a 68-mile underground system in Las Vegas, primarily, it seems, because regulators agreed to minimal oversight.
There’s an old joke about dictators: at least the trains run on time. Can a democracy taken over by oligarchs manage even that? China has high-speed rail; Mr Musk has a couple of miles of tunnels under Nevada. But supposed “authoritarian competence” is not the answer. Only more capable, more democratic government — the kind Mr Musk scorns — can reverse the US’s steady loss of economic, industrial, technological and governance competitiveness.
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TESLA-SCHOCK: 1,4 Milliarden Dollar verschwunden – Platzt jetzt die Tesla-Elektro-Blase?

Ein Beitrag von Werner Hoffmann . #Elon #Musk #Technokrat und #AutoKRAT Was verschweigt Elon Musk? Die britische Financial Times hat einen massiven Fehlbetrag in Teslas Geschäftszahlen entdeckt: Ganze 1,4 Milliarden US-Dollar an Investitionsausgaben für Eigentum und Ausrüstung scheinen im zweiten Halbjahr 2024 spurlos verschwunden zu sein. Eine Summe, die selbst für ein…

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TESLA - Ein Gewinn für Elon Musk - Deshalb kaufe ich keinen Tesla
Blog-Demokratie.de · TESLA-SCHOCK: 1,4 Milliarden Dollar verschwunden – Platzt jetzt die Tesla-Elektro-Blase? Ein Beitrag von Werner Hoffmann . Zum Vorlesen https://youtu.be/47z3_zOckM0?si=o6_--4v4PUgvUF8- Tesla-Schock https://youtu.be/47z3_zOckM0?si=o6_--4v4PUgvUF8- #Elon #Musk #Technokrat und #AutoKRAT Was verschweigt Elon Musk? Die britische Financial Times hat einen massiven Fehlbetrag in Teslas Geschäftszahlen entdeckt: Ganze 1,4 Milliarden US-Dollar an Investitionsausgaben für Eigentum und Ausrüstung scheinen im zweiten Halbjahr 2024 spurlos verschwunden zu sein. Eine Summe, die selbst für ein Weltunternehmen wie Tesla Fragen aufwirft – und Erinnerungen an frühere Finanzskandale weckt. Ein rätselhafter Unterschied Laut den von Tesla selbst veröffentlichten Daten hat das Unternehmen zwischen Juli und Dezember 2024 6,3 Milliarden Dollar in physische Güter investiert. Doch der tatsächliche Wertzuwachs in Teslas Besitz beläuft sich im gleichen Zeitraum nur auf 4,9 Milliarden Dollar. Eine Differenz von 1,4 Milliarden, für die bislang jede Erklärung fehlt. Zwar sind kleinere Abweichungen zwischen Investitionsausgaben und Bilanzwerten in der Unternehmenswelt nichts Ungewöhnliches – etwa durch Vorlaufkosten oder Projektverschiebungen. Doch dieser Unterschied ist außergewöhnlich groß und taucht ausgerechnet im vierten Quartal 2024 auf – ein Zeitraum, der bereits zuvor mit schlechten Nachrichten für Tesla Schlagzeilen machte. Börsenaufsicht eingeschaltet – Musk schweigt Die Anomalie wurde im Rahmen der bei der US-Börsenaufsicht SEC eingereichten Cashflow-Berichte entdeckt. Experten halten den plötzlichen Wertverfall für ein potenzielles Warnsignal: Unzureichende interne Kontrollen, undurchsichtige Buchungen – und möglicherweise ein tieferliegendes strukturelles Problem bei Tesla. Ein Professor der SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences zieht gar Parallelen zum Wirecard-Skandal – ein Vergleich, der Elon Musk gar nicht gefallen dürfte. Bisher gibt es keine Stellungnahme von Tesla. Auch ob der fehlende Betrag in kommenden Quartalen auftaucht oder ob hier ein handfester Bilanzskandal im Anrollen ist, bleibt ungewiss. Mehr Schulden, weniger Autos Die Enthüllung trifft Tesla in einer denkbar kritischen Phase. Der Absatz von Elektroautos ist zuletzt weltweit, besonders aber in Europa, dramatisch eingebrochen. Der Aktienkurs des Konzerns ist seit Jahresbeginn um über 40 Prozent gefallen, nachdem er kurz zuvor ein Rekordhoch erreicht hatte. Und obwohl Tesla mit 37 Milliarden US-Dollar über ein gewaltiges Vermögen verfügt, hat man sich zusätzlich 6 Milliarden Dollar Schulden aufgenommen – ein Schritt, der in der aktuellen Lage für Unverständnis sorgt. Fest steht: Investoren, Analysten und Aufsichtsbehörden werden jetzt ganz genau hinschauen. Zusätzliche Hintergrundinfos:    •   Die Financial Times hatte bereits im Fall Wirecard früh auf Ungereimtheiten hingewiesen – was dem Medium zusätzliche Glaubwürdigkeit verleiht.    •   Tesla unterliegt als börsennotiertes Unternehmen in den USA strengen Berichtspflichten nach dem Sarbanes-Oxley Act, der nach dem Enron-Skandal eingeführt wurde – Verstöße könnten also strafrechtliche Konsequenzen haben.    •   Der Einbruch der Verkaufszahlen trifft Tesla in einem zunehmend umkämpften Markt: Chinesische Hersteller wie BYD holen rasant auf, während klassische Autobauer wie VW und Hyundai ihre E-Modelle immer stärker pushen.    •   Elon Musk verkauft sich gerne als Visionär, doch seine Twitter-Aktivitäten und politische Positionierungen haben dem Unternehmen bereits mehrfach PR-Krisen eingebrockt. Möglicherweise steht Tesla am Anfang einer neuen Krise – oder aber Elon Musk zieht wie so oft ein Ass aus dem Ärmel. Doch diesmal scheint selbst der Markt misstrauisch zu werden. —— Musk und die Politik – ein kalkulierter Kurswechsel? Immer häufiger wird spekuliert, ob Elon Musk seinen politischen Einfluss nicht nur aus ideologischen Gründen sucht, sondern auch als strategischen Selbstschutz. Bereits 2023 intensivierte er seine Nähe zu republikanischen Kreisen – insbesondere zu Donald Trump und dessen Umfeld. Dabei zeigte er sich offen für eine aktivere Rolle in der Politik – etwa bei der Neugestaltung der Aufsichtsbehörden, sollten die Republikaner die US-Wahl 2024 gewinnen. Tatsächlich kursieren Berichte, wonach Musk intern Interesse bekundet haben soll, eine Schlüsselrolle im Umfeld einer möglichen Trump-Regierung zu übernehmen – etwa als eine Art “Reformer” oder “Zerschläger” von Institutionen wie der US-Verbraucherschutzbehörde (CFPB) oder der Börsenaufsicht (SEC), die Tesla regelmäßig unter die Lupe nehmen. Kritiker sehen darin den Versuch, sich potenziellen Ermittlungen und regulatorischen Hürden zu entziehen – ein gefährlicher Drahtseilakt zwischen Unternehmertum, politischem Aktivismus und Eigeninteresse. Vor allem die SEC dürfte mit Argwohn beobachten, ob Musk künftig versucht, Aufsicht durch Einfluss zu ersetzen. Was steckt wirklich dahinter? Ob es sich bei den 1,4 Milliarden Dollar um ein schlichtes Buchhaltungsproblem, eine Verzögerung in der Projektbilanzierung oder doch um ein tieferes strukturelles Defizit handelt – das bleibt offen. Doch fest steht: Investoren, Analysten und Aufsichtsbehörden werden jetzt ganz genau hinschauen. Und Elon Musk? Der hat sich längst in Stellung gebracht – in der Politik, im Medienzirkus und womöglich bald im Machtzentrum einer neuen Regierung. Ob das dem Tesla-Image hilft – oder den Anfang vom Ende markiert – ist derzeit völlig offen. —— Faktencheck: Musk & Politik    •   Nähe zu Trump: Elon Musk hat sich seit 2022 zunehmend politisch positioniert und seine frühere, eher liberale Haltung abgelegt. Auf X (ehemals Twitter), das er selbst besitzt, verbreitet er regelmäßig konservative und regierungsfeindliche Positionen. 2023 traf er sich mehrfach mit Donald Trump und hochrangigen republikanischen Parteistrategen. Insider berichteten, dass Musk in Gesprächen über die mögliche Neustrukturierung von Bundesbehörden beteiligt gewesen sein soll, falls die Republikaner 2024 wieder an die Macht kommen.    •   Politischer Einfluss durch „X“: Mit der Übernahme von Twitter hat Musk nicht nur ein Meinungsmedium kontrolliert, sondern auch aktiv genutzt, um politische Narrative zu prägen – oft im Sinne republikanischer oder libertärer Positionen. Kritiker werfen ihm vor, so eine eigene Medienmacht aufgebaut zu haben, mit der er auch wirtschaftliche und regulatorische Debatten beeinflussen will.    •   Super-PAC-Initiative: 2023 kündigte Musk an, einen sogenannten Super-PAC zu gründen, also ein politisches Aktionskomitee, das unbegrenzt Spenden einwerben darf, um konservative Kandidaten und „wirtschaftsfreundliche Reformen“ zu fördern. Ziel sei es, „den Verwaltungsstaat zu entschlacken“ – ein bekanntes republikanisches Schlagwort, das vor allem auf Institutionen wie die SEC, die FTC (Federal Trade Commission) oder die EPA (Umweltschutzbehörde) zielt.    •   Konflikte mit Behörden: Tesla und Musk stehen schon länger im Visier von US-Aufsichtsbehörden. Die SEC hatte ihn bereits 2018 zu einer Millionenstrafe verdonnert, nachdem er irreführende Tweets über einen angeblichen Börsenrückzug von Tesla veröffentlicht hatte. Auch jüngst ermittelt die National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wegen Problemen mit dem Autopiloten – einem weiteren sensiblen Tesla-Geschäftsbereich. In diesem Kontext wirkt Musks Wunsch nach politischem Einfluss nicht rein ideologisch, sondern strategisch motiviert.    •   Expertenwarnungen: Mehrere US-Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, darunter Professoren der Stanford University und der NYU, haben öffentlich davor gewarnt, dass eine Verquickung von Musks wirtschaftlicher Macht mit politischem Einfluss aufsichtsrechtliche Risiken birgt. Sollte Musk tatsächlich eine Rolle in einer deregulierten, republikanisch geführten US-Regierung übernehmen, könnte das zu einem Interessenskonflikt führen, der die Integrität von Marktregeln gefährdet.
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Maddad ☑️

The only difference on whats happening in American cities now and Soylent Green is that we are not eating people .....
Yet...
#tRump and #elon💩 are so low that I bet that at one time or another they have talked of this.....☠️

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Maddad ☑️

Tesla backer says Musk must reduce Trump work, as 46,000 Cybertrucks recalled
Dan Ives warns company is in ‘brand tornado crisis moment’ as it is removed from Vancouver auto show

It's pretty bad when your so called greatest car in the world gets kicked out of an international auto show because of safety concerns.
😂 😆 😂

#elon is a 💩 show everywhere he goes.

theguardian.com/technology/202

Tesla and Elon Musk are embroiled in a “brand tornado crisis moment” and the electric carmaker’s chief executive needs to cut back on his work for Donald Trump to stem the damage, one of the company’s biggest supporters has said. The warning came as Tesla announced a recall of 46,000 Cybertrucks in the US on Thursday to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving. On Wednesday, protesters said they were planning what they described as their biggest day of action yet against the EV maker, with 500 demonstrations expected at Tesla showrooms around the world on 29 March. It also emerged that the Vancouver International Auto Show has removed Tesla from its event hours, citing security concerns. Tesla shares have lost a third of their value over the past month because of a number of investor concerns including the impact on sales from Musk’s involvement with the Trump administration, including gutting some federal agencies through his “department of government efficiency” (Doge). Dan Ives, managing director at the US financial firm Wedbush and a self-described Tesla “core bull”, said Musk’s role leading Doge was damaging the multibillionaire’s personal reputation and the business he runs.
Musk has axed jobs and spending in his role, although a US judge ruled on Tuesday that Musk and Doge were likely to have violated the US constitution by shutting down the US Agency for International Development. Ives cited protests at Tesla showrooms, cars being vandalised and demonstrations sprouting around the world as evidence of a “massive overhang for Tesla’s stock”. He said Musk faced a “moment of truth” and needed to act. “Tesla and Musk are facing a defining chapter in their future and how Musk handles this next few months will be pivotal to the long-term growth trajectory of Tesla in our view,” he wrote. “Tesla is Musk and Musk is Tesla ... they are synonymous and attached together and cannot be separated.” Ives said Musk had to do two things to stop the crisis snowballing into a “much more black swan event”, a reference to an unforeseen event with wide-ranging consequences. Ives said Musk needed to announce formally that he was going to balance running Doge with being Tesla’s chief executive. Doing so would “dissipate” the heat around Tesla and avoid permanent brand damage, although there would still be a “scar”, he said. “Investors need to see Musk take a step back and balance his Doge and Tesla CEO roles,” He also called on Musk to set out plans and timing for the release of new, cheaper vehicles along with the rollout of fully self-driving vehicles in Austin, Texas, in June. “There is one person Tesla investors need to hear from, Musk,” Ives said.
The Vancouver Auto Show said it was removing Tesla hours before the show got under ‘way on Wednesday in western Canada, with organisers telling reporters the decision had not been made lightly. “The Vancouver Auto Show’s primary concern is the safety of attendees, exhibitors and staff. This decision will ensure all attendees can be solely focused on enjoying the many positive elements of the event.” Last year nearly 130,000 people attended the show. Organisers said they were expecting a similar turnout for this year’s lineup of 200 or so vehicles. For months, Musk has faced a backlash in Canada over his backing of Trump, which has intensified in recent weeks after the president plunged Canada into a bitter trade war and repeatedly mused about the country becoming the 51st state of the US. More than 375,000 people in Canada have signed a petition, launched in late February, to strip Musk of his Canadian citizenship. On Tuesday, the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, described recent attacks on Tesla dealerships as “domestic terrorism”. Meanwhile, Tesla Takedown, which organises protests against Tesla and Musk, announced its “day of action”, including protests at every showroom in the US and at a total of 500 sites around the world. In a post on social media the group urged protesters to “turn out in numbers to fight Elon Musk’s illegal coup”.
In an interview this week, Musk called Tesla protesters “deranged” and blamed the protests on his involvement with Doge. “They basically want to kill me because I'm stopping their fraud, and they want to hurt Tesla because we’re stopping this terrible waste and corruption in the government,” he told Fox News. Trump’s commerce secretary defended the company on Wednesday, urging Americans to buy Tesla stock. “I think, if you want to learn something on this show tonight, buy Tesla,” Howard Lutnick told Fox News. “It’s unbelievable that this guy’s stock is this cheap. It’ll never be this cheap again.” However, Tesla shares were down more than 1% on Thursday afternoon. The Tesla recall issued on Thursday was related to a part called a cant rail — a stainless- steel exterior trim panel — delaminating and detaching from the vehicle, the company said. As a remedy, Tesla will replace the rail assembly free of charge. A detached panel can become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash, according to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s notice on the recalls.
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