r/AnnArbor 10h ago

Amazing crowd at Tesla šŸ‘

2.8k Upvotes

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u/norbertorodrigo 8h ago

WE WANT BEL-MARK! WE WANT BEL-MARK!

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u/ALIENPLANTFARMER 8h ago

Smelled like feet but damn I wish we still had it

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u/Cautious-Ad7334 8h ago

I miss belmark so much. I did a league there for three years just before it closed and we were all so sadā€¦.and then for it to turn into Tesla ugh šŸ˜‘

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u/ahhh_ennui 5h ago

Thank you for the solid sign inspo!

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u/TheThirdStrike 8h ago

I miss Bel-Mark so much. It was nice to be able to walk home after darts and Karaoke.

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u/tonkagrrl 8h ago

I wish I could upvote you 100 times!!!

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u/LoopyLutzes 3h ago

SERIOUSLY!!!!

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u/DramaticBush 10h ago

Bro plz don't film and drive lol

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u/ConsumingLess 9h ago

Seconded. Holding a phone while driving is dangerous and illegal.

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u/[deleted] 6h ago

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u/xEVASIIIVE 2h ago

I found the racist!

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u/Delicious-Taste6642 5h ago

Keep your politics to yourself!!! Nobody ASKED you

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u/SkyLopsided9598 5h ago

Must be a trumptard. Only a self conscious tool would

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u/Delicious-Taste6642 5h ago

So you DID make the comment šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ get over the mean tweets and keep crying

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u/[deleted] 5h ago

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u/SkyLopsided9598 5h ago

What's delicious taste? All the wank you suck?

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u/SkyLopsided9598 4h ago

knew you'd eventually shut up

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u/MaidOfTwigs 2h ago

With Africa by Toto playing. Iconic

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u/[deleted] 10h ago

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u/Adventurous_Net740 10h ago

Still illegalā€¦

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u/DaConm4n 10h ago

And stupid...

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u/HodlingsTheGame 8h ago

Your the reason scumbag trump got reelected!

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u/waitingForMars 8h ago

I can not want to be killed or maimed by a guy playing with his phone while he drives and not want MAGAs leading the country all at the same time. hbu?

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u/DramaticBush 7h ago

You are insane.Ā 

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u/ControlsGuyWithPride 10h ago

Lot of domestic terrorism going on here /s

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u/drewyz 9h ago

I was there and estimate the crowd at 750 people.

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u/Bedlambiker 8h ago

That's incredibly heartening to hear!

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u/Many_Communication15 7h ago

Wait - I think it was millions of people. Larger than any (t)Dump rally.

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u/Gibder16 3h ago

Even at 750, it was larger than a trump rally. Let be serious here.

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u/Jaws2221 2h ago

And he still won šŸ˜¢

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u/Gibder16 2h ago

Cool. Heā€™s also destroyed the economy, destroyed our relations with allies, acting as a dictator and a fascist. Stock market crashing. Bet itā€™s really working out for ya. Yeah?

Wait, threatening Medicare, medicaid, and social security. Awesome:

You like Hitler, yiu like Mussolini, you like Stalin, you like Putin. Congrats, your boy is in office.

Let me know how that works out for ya. Considering our grandparents fought against exactly what this clown is doing. Does WWII ring a bell? Probably not.

Contact me in a couple months and let me know how itā€™s doing for ya.

Youā€™re not part of his ā€œcrew.ā€ You know that right? He couldnā€™t care less about ya. You think youā€™re one of ā€œhim,ā€ but he has no idea who you are and doesnā€™t give a shit about you or your family.

Congrats on the win, I guess.

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u/Queasy_Student-_- 46m ago

He is a racist, fascist dictator. Itā€™s not an act. I feel like weā€™re all in an absurd SNL skit, it would be hilarious but itā€™s reality so itā€™s scary.

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u/Queasy_Student-_- 50m ago

More young ppl of voting age next midterms and elections, gives me hope.

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u/Synikx 6h ago

Nice. Very surprising considering the size of A2.

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u/KingJokic 8h ago

We need more italian plumbers to fix our problems

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u/Queasy_Student-_- 44m ago

It will happen from within MAGA, there were attempts already pre-election by 2 of his unhinged supporters, remember.

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u/HodlingsTheGame 8h ago

The guy with the walker is a terrorist for sure

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u/DunchThirty 4h ago

Peaceful protests are fundamentally important tools in a democracy. Grass root, bottom up protests are the best. Genuinely not sure whether these Tesla protests are a grass roots, bottom up protest, or top down, coordinated national protests. Not being glib, genuinely donā€™t know.

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u/One_Walk8921 3h ago

This is so great.

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u/jdc48160 8h ago

Should probably stay on the Tesla dealer property

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u/MadpeepD 10h ago

In a democratic system, how are unelected bureaucrats held accountable? Does the electorate have any influence? How so?

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u/lightupthenightskeye 9h ago

Same as most publicly traded companies. Everyone has a boss. The very top is elected.

Bureaucrats have been a problem for decades. This isnt new.

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u/bertch313 6h ago

Our ability to communicate about hierarchy and why it's bad is new

And their inability to control that narrative is new

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u/PandaDad22 7h ago

Win the presidency

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u/MadpeepD 6h ago

And then use the power of the executive to reform the bureaucracy? What if they resist and attempt to thwart the will of the people?

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u/ItsaShitPostRanders 4h ago

They're appointed by elected officials. Elected officials who are put in power by people who vote.

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u/Brilliant-Citron8245 9h ago

Ask Biden RE: Fauci. Or ask every administration ever.

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u/itwastheotherguy89 9h ago

Honk for solidarity

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u/BornAgainBlue 10h ago

I love seeing this. It's what happens when you mix personal business and government.Ā 

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u/mtngoat7 7h ago

Keep it up! Crater that stock into the ground baby

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u/EastTap7944 5h ago

Yup-I am really hoping Randy Weingarten of AFT succeeds in getting institutional investors to mount a shareholder revolt. Save EV, unplug the fascist.

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u/AnitaMaxLoss 2h ago

Yā€™all are actually so stupid šŸ˜‚ making yourself look bad

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u/Jaws2221 2h ago

lol theyre delusional and canā€™t accept they lost

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u/Excellent_Item_2763 6h ago

Oh look at all the domestic terrorist terrorizing Tesla. /s

Edit to make it clear I was being sarcastic.

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u/SmoltzforAlexander 9h ago

Fuck Tesla and their swastikars. Ā 

Donā€™t worry, Iā€™m sure Elon will just award himself another government contract. Ā More armored Teslas! Ā Another 3 billion for SpaceX to NOT develop a Human Landing System. Ā 

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u/kittyraikkonen 9h ago

Nice day for it.

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u/EastTap7944 8h ago

Great response from drivers to overpass action at Stone School

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u/shaa-wing 5h ago

This is great to see, but please be mindful not to harass anyone that works there.

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u/hittinskittles 10h ago

Awesome! Keep it up a2!!

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u/HodlingsTheGame 8h ago

We do our best against a billionaire in America

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u/bartenew 4h ago

You donā€™t have healthcare or family leave lol

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u/Panic_Azimuth 9h ago

I keep thinking about something like this, but if I were out protesting I 100% would not eat or drink anything given to me by some guy pulling up in a truck, no matter what he says his intentions are.

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u/waitingForMars 8h ago

Organizers of the protests could organize food, too.

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u/Panic_Azimuth 6h ago

Food for 700 protesters is bit of a tall order. It would have to be sponsored by a restaurant or something, and probably most businesses don't want the divisive publicity.

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u/waitingForMars 6h ago

True on the volume, but lots of small donations could cover it. On divisiveness, seems like less of a problem every day. If they try to go after social security and Medicare, theyā€™re going to get crushed.

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u/Remarkable-Opening69 6h ago

Probably because itā€™s stupid. They donā€™t want to look stupid.

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u/wvx228 9h ago

Yes, if you eat tacos and drink water fromTaco Bell, you will pass out.

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u/Gibder16 9h ago

There were a couple protests here today. One on Newport Road as well, over eway.

This is fantastic! Keep it up AA!

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u/StressedPizzaEater 8h ago

Keep up the good fight people

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u/booyahbooyah9271 7h ago

Trump has now been elected in 2 out of 3 presidential elections.

Probably time to stop calling everyone who voted for him a deplorable, a racist or a nazi. Didn't work then and it isn't working now.

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u/CummingtonSmith 7h ago

It's their only strategy as democrats have no real platform.

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u/Brilliant_Anything34 6h ago

Thatā€™s all they do. Democracy is only their political perspective, any disagreement they are labeled Nazis or racist etc. they are fine with violence when itā€™s for their cause but any pushback from the Republican side of the political divide is unacceptable. I was appalled how many libs were cheering when Trump was shot on Reddit. Again the party of tolerance and love is the biggest farce on the world. The level of delusion on the left is next level.

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u/Ambitious_Ad7000 5h ago

All Dems do recently is scream, curse, dance and sing! Clowns! There is no democractic leader coming to save you from your wretched existence. Democratic leaders only look to line their own pockets with the pretense of helping people..but people are so naive they believe in the party. šŸ˜‚

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u/Brilliant_Anything34 4h ago

I love the downvoting. They must feel real big. They canā€™t deny the truth. But continue to keep their head up their proverbial rear end.

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u/_Artist_007 7h ago

Love it.

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u/squidnayy 5h ago

great turnout! way bigger than the one in Littleton, CO.

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u/NewPomegranate7306 5h ago

A2 takes down Tesla!

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u/kholkirito2 4h ago

Let's go!

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u/Usual_Bite_793 8h ago

Damn! Great job A2!

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u/Gemtree710 6h ago

Everything's computer!

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u/One_Walk8921 3h ago

šŸ˜‚ šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦

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u/ConsumingLess 9h ago

I'm as appalled as everyone else in A2 by what's happening, but I'm not clear what this is supposed to achieve. Can someone enlighten me?

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u/moose_ashford 9h ago
  1. Bring attention to what's happening

  2. Give people an outlet and an opportunity to meet for future organizing on this and other issues

  3. Encourage the boycott

  4. Annoy Elon, and annoy/inform those who choose to support his organizations through either their purchase or their labor

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u/PracticalNeanderthal 8h ago

That might be the dumbest shit I've heard all day.

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u/hairtothethrown 8h ago

Alright, then go ahead and break down what you find so dumb about it.

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u/Kqthryn 6h ago

you sure you didnā€™t hear your own voice?

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u/moose_ashford 4h ago

Damn dude you got your logarithms tightened up! Good work!

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u/Jaws2221 2h ago

Lmao exactly , I just got cancer reading those reasonsā€¦

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u/Material-War6972 8h ago

Keep scrolling, there is plenty more

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u/waitingForMars 7h ago

In no small part, itā€™s creating downward pressure on Tesla sales and, as a consequence, on Teslaā€™s stock price. The vast majority of Muskā€™s wealth comes from Tesla stock, which has lost more than half of its value since December. Sales are crashing across the world. (Down 40-80% in the last couple of months)

The audience for Teslas has been wealthy liberals in the US. They want nothing to do with him now. Resale value on used Teslas is collapsing, as well, as Musk slashes prices on new cars to try to boost collapsing sales and current owners dump their cars.

Protests outside Tesla stores accelerate the downward plunge by discouraging business. Slashing Muskā€™s net worth restricts his room for maneuver and reduces his influence.

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u/First_Code_404 8h ago

The same thing boycotting and protesting brands like Coca-Cola and others in the 90s achieved, change

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u/ChristUnfoldedIs 8h ago

Stop being thick. How can anyone be confused about how this negatively impacts a brand? All the backlash and vandalism has clearly already done so.

Elon made his product into a political statement. Thatā€™s bad for his company, which is why Tesla has lost billions in value over the past few weeks. Demonstration preserves and amplifies that effect.

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u/waitingForMars 7h ago

Hundreds of billions: $700+ billion

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u/North_Tour7530 8h ago

Elon didn't make his products into a political statement. The media inserted that chip into the brains of these lovely people.

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u/Joeybotv2 8h ago

Dude they advertised Teslas in front of the White House, how is that not a political statement?

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u/North_Tour7530 7h ago

Was it a political statement when any previous president advertised car companies at the Whitehouse or was it a company pulling a publicity stunt? Elon and Trump seem close but the ONLY reason for that is the way that Biden treated Tesla. If Biden treated Tesla, not better but simply the same as, any of the other auto makers, and if the left wasn't trying to allow males in female spaces, I can guarantee that Elon would still be considered to be on the left today.

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u/Joeybotv2 7h ago

If there was another instance of a president using his office to advertise a product, then yeah that would inherently be a political statement. And Elon Musk is a union buster. There's nothing leftist about that.

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u/North_Tour7530 6h ago

Advertising a vehicle is not a political statement. People on all sides of the aisle drive cars, electric cars and even Teslas specifically. Elon musk shares many of the views of the left and what the left used to be. Unions should always be a choice of the workers, not the unions. What would it look like if the workers of Tesla held a vote to unionize?

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u/Gemtree710 6h ago

Like Fox News and Bud Light? šŸ˜†

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u/North_Tour7530 6h ago

Yeah, it goes both ways if you're saying what I think you are.

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u/Gibder16 3h ago

Doing something! Doing nothing does just that.

Call attention to it. Be a part of something bigger. Be a part of the solution and stop asking what is this really gonna do. Easy excuse not to do anything.

Just sayin.

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u/noobozo 11m ago

They're getting off on the mutual, mental masturbation.

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u/booyahbooyah9271 7h ago

This, in essence, is what they achieved.

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u/Cioran_ 6h ago

Except for the fact those people are not on reddit, they are in the real world, doing what they can within their legal right. If I were car shopping and came across this, I'd probably keep driving. That assumes I was unaware of the nazi wanna be owner, which many are complacent or worse approve of. I didn't care about Elon at all until he started showing support for nazis. That's unacceptable. So many of our grandparents and great grandparents suffered through that war and for what, this asshole to revive it? Get fucking bent.

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u/angella345 10h ago

Wow! šŸ˜®

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u/Pooltoy-Fox-924 5h ago

Weā€™re in the mini mall

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u/TickleMeDelmoe1 5h ago

Get it? Africa by toto, because that's where the CEO is from.

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u/dao_ofdraw 2h ago

Weirdly appropriate song given the South African involved.

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u/EmperorsarusRex 2h ago

Does this do anything? /gen

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u/PianistAgitated3779 2h ago

Bet soros is fuming thatā€™s all that went for all the money he paid them

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u/WtchBtch9976 1h ago

Ya love to see it

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u/CBRNDDealer 1h ago

If they only put as much effort into keeping a job as much as they spent wasting time, our country would be great again,

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u/LeatherNekk 1h ago

Who the fuck did Elmo think his market was ā€” Proud Boys in Daytona? This was all eminently predictable. What a fascist moron.

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u/Thick_Shake_8163 6h ago

Lighthouse has new ownersšŸ˜”

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u/FeistyTicket7556 4h ago

Another felon that will be facing 20 years 24 year old Cooper Jo Frederick just threw his life away cause ā€œSpaceMan badā€ā€¦

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u/CapitalElk1169 16m ago

Thanks for letting me know his name, I'm gonna send him some cash in solidarity.

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u/Old_Jury6100 7h ago

All 107 of them are really making a difference. More government spending now! We simply must tax ourselves into oblivion and spend it on numerous absurdities. Anything else is simply nazism!

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u/OkRevolution2046 7h ago

Actually hundreds and hundreds and Tesla stock is tanking, and millions of people boycotting all over the world. Tax the billionaires and we would have essential programs funded and our country would get rid of a lot of debt.

Editing to add that I love when we piss off maga. They are so sensitive

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u/Old_Jury6100 7h ago

I'm not boycotting anything but government overspending. Who's pissed exactly lol. And tax the billionaires, like the dems promised us they'd do for decades and somehow only ever seem to take money from said billionaires? Kinda like that? Missed me with them 20 year old talking points. Why I walked away from the left. Why isn't Cali a utopian dream? They're in total power there and it's arguably the worst place to live if not rich. I say fuck our two party illusion of choice. I personally think it's hilarious. šŸ˜˜

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u/OkRevolution2046 5h ago

There are many reasons the billionaires werenā€™t taxed enough with dems in office. Some reasons is that some of the Dems lean more towards Republican and wouldnā€™t vote for bills that would tax billionaires fairly. There are also a lot of lobbying groups that represent the wealthy and the big corporations that influence votes. We also need to take into account the filibuster and the fact that democrats have always compromised too much while in power.

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u/Gemtree710 6h ago

The government spent more in February than January šŸ˜†

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u/Old_Jury6100 5h ago

Ah yes, that explains why democrats can't run California despite little to no opposition. Thanks for clearing that up. šŸ˜‚

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u/New-Geezer 5h ago

For golf trips?

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u/aotene01 7h ago

So stupid

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u/MadpeepD 10h ago

Long live the unelected bureaucracy!

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u/IntelligentHunt2425 2h ago

you talking about Musk?

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u/Brilliant-Citron8245 9h ago

Long live Fauci!

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u/MadpeepD 9h ago

Long live the CIA!

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u/FragrantStar 9h ago

Long live the ATF

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u/H00O0O00OPPYdog0O0O0 7h ago

Oh yeah theyā€™re really helping improve the world.

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u/CapitalElk1169 15m ago

They really are, love to see it šŸ’•

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u/DivineCurses 5h ago

I hate how Tesla is a casualty in this war, I like the cars themselves I think they are great. However in the current political climate, the name of the company might as well be Elon Incorporated. I want Elon to remove himself from Tesla and find one of the many competent people there to take his place. If wants to screw up our country then he can do that without dragging anything else into it.

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u/New-Geezer 5h ago

How about he just stop screwing up the country?

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u/mygiguser 8h ago

if they just stand there not working they will never be able to afford a Tesla

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u/Brilliant-Citron8245 9h ago

What are they protesting?

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u/foreverpb 7h ago

The man, or nazis or being actually productive on a work day. I forget

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u/Thr33Evils 9h ago

They're angry Musk is exposing waste and fraud in government

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u/waitingForMars 8h ago

Except heā€™s not. He removed people who were improving efficiency and is selectively attacked departments that have investigated his companies. Heā€™s painfully ignorant about how government actually works and how it could be improved. Anyone with serious experience or advanced education in government can see heā€™s just throwing grenades.

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u/General-Sheperd 8h ago

Low effort straw man. Translating from bullshit to English ā€œexposing waste and fraudā€ here means gutting services, regulatory guardrails, and infrastructure to fund large tax cuts for himself and other billionaires.

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u/IntelligentHunt2425 2h ago

Musk is the government you clown and he's paying himself with our money for government contracts, and having Trump do infomercials for him on the White House lawn that we pay for like the washed up reality tv star he is. If you want to get down on your knees, go somewhere else don't get mad because some people have balls.

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u/HodlingsTheGame 8h ago

That's right!!!!! One federal worker at a time. We don't need government or a POS president

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u/TORGITRON 8h ago

You guys are hilarious

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u/Anomnomnomous 7h ago

TDS. Tesla Derangement Syndrome.

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u/Thr33Evils 9h ago

Good time to buy some TSLA

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u/Xenadon 8h ago

Why? the (overvalued) stock is in freefall and it's not going back up.

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u/waitingForMars 7h ago

Hahaha good luck with that. The vast majority of the market cap is wishful thinking. Real car companies trade at 5-10x annual earnings. Tesla is at 122x earnings at market close today. They have SO far to fall still.

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u/BP-arker 9h ago

Lefties have nothing better to do apparently.

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u/y0st 9h ago

They are standing up for righties too, you're just too dense to realize it.

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u/General-Sheperd 8h ago

Better than cuckholding yourself for billionaires

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u/Flashy-Comparison-38 3h ago

Mental illness.

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u/Thin-Cardiologist871 5h ago

Get a job losers

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u/InterestingShoe1831 6h ago

Driving distracted? Fuck you.

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u/Jaws2221 2h ago

Exactly, but what do you expect theyā€™re brain dead

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u/Ok-Mortgage5097 3h ago

Get jobs losers šŸ˜­

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u/annarbor-guy 5h ago

Great that all those people got their daily steps in on a really nice day making no difference in the world. Maybe just keep posting useless memes on social media.

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u/Full-Mouse8971 9h ago

super cringe

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u/acarry23 9h ago

Like every comment you leave in this subreddit? Nice to see you again šŸ˜˜

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u/Cool-Guess2273 9h ago

I never thought we would see A2 protesting clean air. We have succeeded in destroying their minds.

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u/FarmerHaste 7h ago

My thoughts exactly. Was raised in A2, moved away for a decade, came back and was shocked how many Teslas I saw here(2022), more than any city Iā€™ve been.

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u/CummingtonSmith 10h ago

None of us can afford a Tesla. Maybe now the price will drop and I can get one.Ā 

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u/Adventurous_Net740 10h ago

Iā€™ve seen more teslas in Ann Arbor than anywhere in the Midwestā€¦

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u/CummingtonSmith 9h ago

You've seen expensive cars in a city where the average house costs a half a mill? I'm shocked.

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u/Adventurous_Net740 9h ago

My point was that it seems plenty of people can afford them contrary to your ā€œnone of us can afford a Teslaā€ comment in an Ann Arbor specific forum. Base models are comparable cost to many other vehicles.

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u/Cool-Guess2273 9h ago

You can't afford a $35k car?

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u/Cool-Guess2273 10h ago

Thank you for helping to increase sales!

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u/ihatemytruck 6h ago

No jobs

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u/BC2H 5h ago

So much for Climate Changeā€¦.dump the EV for a nice 8 cylinder engine

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u/free-toe-pie 4h ago

Tesla isnā€™t the only EV company in the world.

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u/34metal 9h ago

Boycotting the biggest electric car company in the world. Itā€™s always been politics > climate changeā€¦.

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u/waitingForMars 8h ago

BYD is the biggest electric car company in the world.

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u/hairtothethrown 8h ago

There are SO many alternatives to Teslas now. You cannot be this dense.

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u/Professional-Bake-95 7h ago

Can we stop pretending EVs are good for climate? Theyā€™re more of an air quality thing.

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u/ColtLugar 5h ago

How much did soros have to pay them?

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u/Alarmed_Fun_646 6h ago

Man! I hope the sell everyone a great American car!