Current Affairs Elon Musk

[Jimishorts]

If you scroll through the photos, it really does look of very poor quality and not what you'd expect for a $50-60K vehicle

I Saw The Tesla Cybertruck Up Close. It Still Looks Horrible

After seeing the Tesla Cybertruck up close and in person, I have real worries.

insideevs.com

Looks like something the A-Team would weld together in the back of a barn.

 

[DavidH]

Skynet blert

 

[dublinbluenose]

He's broken it again

 

[Blue 1]

Elon Musk Calls Antisemitic Post on X ‘The Actual Truth’

The billionaire owner of the platform has repeatedly been criticized for promoting content attacking Jewish people at a time of rising antisemitism.

time.com

 

[Huyton Layne]

This guy can't be staying out of the CA for too much longer with his nonsense. Dog-whistles are fast becoming outright statements.

 

[Rob17896]

Who gives a .... Read a good book.

 

[Goat]

Lionsgate suspends advertising on X

Lions Gate Entertainment has suspended advertising on Elon Musk-owned X, a spokesperson for the company said on Friday.

www.reuters.com

 

[mightymoyes]

Mossad could give Israel a much needed image boost by poisoning this racist little turds coffee.

 

[Moomin]

X ad boycott gathers pace amid antisemitism storm

US firms, including Apple and Disney, are reportedly suspending ads on the Elon Musk-owned site.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Martin Alvito]

Decided to see what happens to the SpaceX test launch this morning. The audio for the launch consists of an engineer and two young corporate hacks, who clearly have no broadcasting experience, spouting scripted self-congratulatory corporate-speak. I muted the audio prior to launch, because it was that or gouge my own eardrums out. The engineer can't even hide when he starts reading sheet of paper or a teleprompter.

It says something about Musk's state of mind that he has hired someone who thought these people were a good PR look. It takes a special kind of person to sound excited about a "rapid unexpected disassembly" of the booster (translation: it blew up), then play off mission failure (seems they lost contact with the launch vehicle much later in the flight) as a tremendous success.

Let's just say I wouldn't want to take a ride on the thing.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Walken]

That other weasel russel brand was also pushing great replacement theory last year, though to be fair I'm not sure he understood what he was advocating

 

[verreauxi]

OceansGate-level safety concerns...

“Elon’s concept that SpaceX is on this mission to go to Mars as fast as possible and save humanity permeates every part of the company,” said Tom Moline, a former SpaceX senior avionics engineer who was among a group of employees fired after raising workplace complaints. “The company justifies casting aside anything that could stand in the way of accomplishing that goal, including worker safety.”

At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk’s rush to Mars

Reuters documented more than 600 workplace injuries at SpaceX. Employees say they’re paying the price for Elon Musk’s push to reach Mars at breakneck speed.

www.reuters.com

 

[LinekersLegs]

OceansGate-level safety concerns...

“Elon’s concept that SpaceX is on this mission to go to Mars as fast as possible and save humanity permeates every part of the company,” said Tom Moline, a former SpaceX senior avionics engineer who was among a group of employees fired after raising workplace complaints. “The company justifies casting aside anything that could stand in the way of accomplishing that goal, including worker safety.”

At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk’s rush to Mars

Reuters documented more than 600 workplace injuries at SpaceX. Employees say they’re paying the price for Elon Musk’s push to reach Mars at breakneck speed.

www.reuters.com

Ffs
“Musk himself at times appeared cavalier about safety on visits to SpaceX sites: Four employees said he sometimes played with a novelty flamethrower and discouraged workers from wearing safety yellow because he dislikes bright colors.”

His Tesla plants had a bad safety record too

Tesla workers were seriously hurt more than twice as often as industry average

Report detailing analysis of injury logs from factory in Fremont, California, for past several years gives troubling glimpse into company’s safety record

www.theguardian.com

 

[LostLegend]

“Elon’s concept that SpaceX is on this mission to go to Mars as fast as possible and save humanity

If he’s talking about setting the ground work for human colonies and ‘saving’ us by shipping people to Mars then he seriously has his head in the clouds this fella if he thinks anyone other than utter mental cases want to take a one way trip to a long dead desert planet to live in tiny pressurised compartments, breathing recycled air and living on freeze dried food for the rest of their lives.

No thanks, Elon.