Welp…
How? I thought a prereq was to do a certain amount of philanthropy or action at the local level first.
Is that why he’s suddenly criticizing Trump? He thinks he can split the Democratic vote?
I don’t think he’s THAT delusional. But he might be targeting the libertarian crypto fiends and techno-fascists that have gathered around the MAGA platform during the last election.
Split the Republican party bro. That’ll really own the libs.
Wow this might just turn Elon Musk into a millionaire.
I just want to remind anyone thinking that this is a good thing because it will siphon off voters from the Republican Party - Elon Musk is only doing this because Trump cut the EV mandate from the Big Bullshit Bill and didn’t appoint his guy to NASA. No matter what he says about spending or debt ceilings, he doesn’t care about any of it and was in the loop the entire time that legislation was being crafted. He’s still only in this for himself, just as he was when he gleefully threw a Nazi salute on stage thinking he just got everything he could ever want when he bought the president his office.
He can be in it for himself, and it can still be a good thing for us
As much as I fucking hate Musk, he does understand two things:
- EVs will never be the mainstream without federal and state project support
- Funneling money from the government to billionaires is the worst thing for an economy
What I find fucking mind-blowing is that this idiot is selling a shoddy EV and solar product at premium costs to other idiots, but very much aligned with Democrats on the two points above. Not only did he back the wrong horse, he straight up accidentally got on the wrong horse, and rode it threw towns away from where he was living very comfortably.
Now this fucking moron needs to invent new ways to make Tesla appealing to the “normies” because nobody is buying his bullshit stalling tactics or premium pricing for sub-par products.
I’ve got my popcorn ready, but the siphoning of votes away from Trump is just the butter on top.
- EVs will never be the mainstream without federal and state project support
in not sure about that… imo EVs would be relatively comparable if ICE vehicles and oil didn’t have massive subsidies at every stage from governments… more if negative externalities were properly accounted for
or maybe not: in australia we have a fuel excise and EV credit and they’re still pretty expensive relative to ICE
EV’s only become popular when cheaper. It’s a fact.
Not everyone lives in areas where solar installs at ean option. The offset doesn’t make sense when you go north or south of the globe where the sun don’t shine.
I know you meant internal combustion engine, but it gave me a pause because I thought you were talking about ice agents
Nazis. They’re Nazis. This is Nazis.
The only good thing of that is that the otherwise shitty FPTP system will make him and Trump go for each others throat.
It’s Musk so he’ll probably rebrand them as NaXis.
Maybe enough MAGAts will join him that it will split the vote and it will get easier to get people with basic human decency elected. That is assuming we continue to have elections.
I hope that he sloughs off enough support from the Geronocrats and Turdpublicans to give the Progressive movement a chance to become mainstream. In a battle between four armies, I think AOC would win.
An AOC/Sanders ticket is starting to make sense, aside from Bernie’s age.
Harris needs to stay away from this next race.
Newsom is a fucking snake, and I wouldn’t for him to be prez.
Whitmer and Gillibrand both just did a fast turn to fascistic and racist bullshit.
Pritzker is a billionaire, but says the right things.
If Mamdani does great shit really fast, he could be a VP pick in 2032, but he needs to prove some shit and can’t be president.
I just feel like the field is pretty limited right now. We don’t have all the good ideas at all the right times from any candidates, but we have the best ideas right now through just a few people. Voters are desperate to displace all this bullshit that is happening right now, and we just need a better crop of candidates overall. This isn’t even on the left, but the right leaning people need to get some sane fucking choices back as well.
I hope this becomes big enough to split the right-wing vote. I wish him all the success possible.
The neo-Nazi saluting bastard wants a political party? F-him and strip him of US citizenship for illegally working in the USA.
If anyone has a chance to create another party. AOC and Mamdani.
Good time to make a fourth party.
Has he filed any paperwork? Gathered any signatures?
Didn’t think so. It’s just typical Elmo Skum: hurricane force hot air scented with billionaire quantities of bovine effluvia.
Get ready for some more 12D chess from Mr. Rocket Scientist AI Expert
A white South African dude created the American Party
ffs did somebody step on a bug in 2015 and change the whole timeline?
Is there anything more American than aliens claiming to be the true Americans?
I’m thinking of doing a Ghost Dance to bring Harambe back
How many weeks before he gets bored and abandons it when things don’t immediately work, just like everything else in his useless life?
unlike rockets or cars, political party success in America is measured in dollars
He already bought himself an entire department with no oversight but got bored of it after a few months.
In 1962, Congress created the role of “special government employee,” which allows the executive branch, the legislative branch and independent federal agencies to bring on employees for specific roles on a temporary basis.
SGEs are limited to working for the government for no more than 130 days out of a 365-day period, though they can work multiple years, and they can either be paid or unpaid. NPR has reported that Musk is not being paid for his work with DOGE.
He didn’t make it to 130 days. He never mentioned that. Also, the law does not constrain this administration. He got bored when he didn’t immediately become loved and gave up like the little baby he is. Stop giving these bumbling oligarchs the benefit of the doubt and a veneer of legitimacy. You are an active part of the problem when you do.
If you’re just going to copy and paste from an NPR article, you might as well provide a link while you’re at it.
I’m sure Tesla shareholders are happy to hear he’s picked up another side project.
Don’t you remember? He’s a super genius!
