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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Agree with everyone above on the timing. It seems to have worked out perfectly. No real convention bounce/bump, the ear thing seems like months ago at this point, and it makes the Vance pick look even dumber. 

    Agreed here as well. 
    It's way to early to "count chickens before they hatch", of course, but I couldn't be happier with the way things have turned around.  The positive energy and hope is widespread and is building.  Not long at all ago, I had no idea I could feel this hopeful.  Now here we are!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    brianlux said:
    Agree with everyone above on the timing. It seems to have worked out perfectly. No real convention bounce/bump, the ear thing seems like months ago at this point, and it makes the Vance pick look even dumber. 

    Agreed here as well. 
    It's way to early to "count chickens before they hatch", of course, but I couldn't be happier with the way things have turned around.  The positive energy and hope is widespread and is building.  Not long at all ago, I had no idea I could feel this hopeful.  Now here we are!
    Wait until Mark Kelly is the VP on the ticket.  There's little risk whether we win or lose the election.  AZ has a D gov.  
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,055
    mrussel1 said:
    shecky said:

    musk is giving trump 45 million a month through the election. he is basically a trump shill. his opinion does not matter to most of us. 
    Musk said today he really isn't.  Trolled the Trump campaign I guess.  Maybe it's because TSLA reported earnings today and they are down 10% for today and afterhours. The missed revenue numbers and that's with **$890MM** in regulatory credits they received for the period.  Yes, that's right, Elon the South African who hates all of the takers in this country received almost a billion in regulatory credits.  
    i will bet he is totally giving 45 million a month and then denying it. it is not like anybody is going to hold him to his word or anything. 

    he has lost a lot of us as customers forever. many will never ever buy a tesla, and many will never use twitter again.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    shecky said:

    musk is giving trump 45 million a month through the election. he is basically a trump shill. his opinion does not matter to most of us. 
    Musk said today he really isn't.  Trolled the Trump campaign I guess.  Maybe it's because TSLA reported earnings today and they are down 10% for today and afterhours. The missed revenue numbers and that's with **$890MM** in regulatory credits they received for the period.  Yes, that's right, Elon the South African who hates all of the takers in this country received almost a billion in regulatory credits.  
    i will bet he is totally giving 45 million a month and then denying it. it is not like anybody is going to hold him to his word or anything. 

    he has lost a lot of us as customers forever. many will never ever buy a tesla, and many will never use twitter again.
    I'll never own a Tesla.  

    But to be fair,  I own two V8s. 
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,177
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    shecky said:

    musk is giving trump 45 million a month through the election. he is basically a trump shill. his opinion does not matter to most of us. 
    Musk said today he really isn't.  Trolled the Trump campaign I guess.  Maybe it's because TSLA reported earnings today and they are down 10% for today and afterhours. The missed revenue numbers and that's with **$890MM** in regulatory credits they received for the period.  Yes, that's right, Elon the South African who hates all of the takers in this country received almost a billion in regulatory credits.  
    i will bet he is totally giving 45 million a month and then denying it. it is not like anybody is going to hold him to his word or anything. 

    he has lost a lot of us as customers forever. many will never ever buy a tesla, and many will never use twitter again.
    I'll never own a Tesla.  

    But to be fair,  I own two V8s. 
    Yeah fuck that. I'm in the market for another V8
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
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    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    shecky said:

    musk is giving trump 45 million a month through the election. he is basically a trump shill. his opinion does not matter to most of us. 
    Musk said today he really isn't.  Trolled the Trump campaign I guess.  Maybe it's because TSLA reported earnings today and they are down 10% for today and afterhours. The missed revenue numbers and that's with **$890MM** in regulatory credits they received for the period.  Yes, that's right, Elon the South African who hates all of the takers in this country received almost a billion in regulatory credits.  
    i will bet he is totally giving 45 million a month and then denying it. it is not like anybody is going to hold him to his word or anything. 

    he has lost a lot of us as customers forever. many will never ever buy a tesla, and many will never use twitter again.
    I'll never own a Tesla.  

    But to be fair,  I own two V8s. 
    Yeah fuck that. I'm in the market for another V8
    I know it's terrible, but I love them.  And I love cars.  
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,177
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    shecky said:

    musk is giving trump 45 million a month through the election. he is basically a trump shill. his opinion does not matter to most of us. 
    Musk said today he really isn't.  Trolled the Trump campaign I guess.  Maybe it's because TSLA reported earnings today and they are down 10% for today and afterhours. The missed revenue numbers and that's with **$890MM** in regulatory credits they received for the period.  Yes, that's right, Elon the South African who hates all of the takers in this country received almost a billion in regulatory credits.  
    i will bet he is totally giving 45 million a month and then denying it. it is not like anybody is going to hold him to his word or anything. 

    he has lost a lot of us as customers forever. many will never ever buy a tesla, and many will never use twitter again.
    I'll never own a Tesla.  

    But to be fair,  I own two V8s. 
    Yeah fuck that. I'm in the market for another V8
    I know it's terrible, but I love them.  And I love cars.  
    I was looking at a new Ford Expedition but no V8s...only V6. That would probably be ok but fuck that. I'll get an F150 with a V8.
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    shecky said:

    musk is giving trump 45 million a month through the election. he is basically a trump shill. his opinion does not matter to most of us. 
    Musk said today he really isn't.  Trolled the Trump campaign I guess.  Maybe it's because TSLA reported earnings today and they are down 10% for today and afterhours. The missed revenue numbers and that's with **$890MM** in regulatory credits they received for the period.  Yes, that's right, Elon the South African who hates all of the takers in this country received almost a billion in regulatory credits.  
    i will bet he is totally giving 45 million a month and then denying it. it is not like anybody is going to hold him to his word or anything. 

    he has lost a lot of us as customers forever. many will never ever buy a tesla, and many will never use twitter again.
    I'll never own a Tesla.  

    But to be fair,  I own two V8s. 
    Yeah fuck that. I'm in the market for another V8
    I know it's terrible, but I love them.  And I love cars.  
    I was looking at a new Ford Expedition but no V8s...only V6. That would probably be ok but fuck that. I'll get an F150 with a V8.
    I have a Yukon that I love.  So easy to get moving.  Plus it shuts down four cylinders on the highway, giving it pretty good gas mileage.  Probably 22 or so when cruising.  My other V8 is a 5 liter s62 that makes close to 500bhp and 480 ft/lb of torque.  It is not efficient.  I think I'm getting ready to sell this one though.  
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,362
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    shecky said:

    musk is giving trump 45 million a month through the election. he is basically a trump shill. his opinion does not matter to most of us. 
    Musk said today he really isn't.  Trolled the Trump campaign I guess.  Maybe it's because TSLA reported earnings today and they are down 10% for today and afterhours. The missed revenue numbers and that's with **$890MM** in regulatory credits they received for the period.  Yes, that's right, Elon the South African who hates all of the takers in this country received almost a billion in regulatory credits.  
    i will bet he is totally giving 45 million a month and then denying it. it is not like anybody is going to hold him to his word or anything. 

    he has lost a lot of us as customers forever. many will never ever buy a tesla, and many will never use twitter again.
    I'll never own a Tesla.  

    But to be fair,  I own two V8s. 
    Yeah fuck that. I'm in the market for another V8
    I know it's terrible, but I love them.  And I love cars.  
    I was looking at a new Ford Expedition but no V8s...only V6. That would probably be ok but fuck that. I'll get an F150 with a V8.
    Noooooooo!!!!!! Ford trucks use the aluminum beds that take away steelworker jobs from our fellow hardworking northern Indiana union steelworkers.
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,177
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    shecky said:

    musk is giving trump 45 million a month through the election. he is basically a trump shill. his opinion does not matter to most of us. 
    Musk said today he really isn't.  Trolled the Trump campaign I guess.  Maybe it's because TSLA reported earnings today and they are down 10% for today and afterhours. The missed revenue numbers and that's with **$890MM** in regulatory credits they received for the period.  Yes, that's right, Elon the South African who hates all of the takers in this country received almost a billion in regulatory credits.  
    i will bet he is totally giving 45 million a month and then denying it. it is not like anybody is going to hold him to his word or anything. 

    he has lost a lot of us as customers forever. many will never ever buy a tesla, and many will never use twitter again.
    I'll never own a Tesla.  

    But to be fair,  I own two V8s. 
    Yeah fuck that. I'm in the market for another V8
    I know it's terrible, but I love them.  And I love cars.  
    I was looking at a new Ford Expedition but no V8s...only V6. That would probably be ok but fuck that. I'll get an F150 with a V8.
    Noooooooo!!!!!! Ford trucks use the aluminum beds that take away steelworker jobs from our fellow hardworking northern Indiana union steelworkers.
    But that Ford transmission... 
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,588
    Ok let’s get back on message! 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • teskeinc
    teskeinc Posts: 1,784
    What a sad address to the nation. Can’t even understand him. Looks defeated and about to cry. You can really tell he didn’t want to drop out. Almost feel sorry for him.
  • ZoSoTim
    ZoSoTim Posts: 1,278
    I’ve been critical of Biden but that speech was about as good as could have been expected from him. 
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    edited July 2024
    The cross section of repubs who love musk yet seem to hate everything he seems to be about (progress), which they don’t even seem to realize, is interesting. My bro in law in Green Bay has a Tesla, and he is often called a traitor to his country (he’s a dual US/CDN citizen) by the trumpers who love musk is hilarious. 
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    The cross section of repubs who love musk yet seem to hate everything he seems to be about (progress), which they don’t even seem to realize, is interesting. My bro in law in Green Bay has a Tesla, and he is often called a traitor to his country (he’s a dual US/CDN citizen) by the trumpers who love musk is hilarious. 
    Yes, Musk the foreign born billionaire with 12 kids from 16 wives, that makes EVs funded by gov't subsidies is a favorite of Fox and the right wing.  Makes total sense. 
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,588
    teskeinc said:
    What a sad address to the nation. Can’t even understand him. Looks defeated and about to cry. You can really tell he didn’t want to drop out. Almost feel sorry for him.
    Damn what would make you happy please share what you think a sitting president that just resigned what message he should have used in this address? Please enlighten us 
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    mrussel1 said:
    shecky said:

    musk is giving trump 45 million a month through the election. he is basically a trump shill. his opinion does not matter to most of us. 
    Musk said today he really isn't.  Trolled the Trump campaign I guess.  Maybe it's because TSLA reported earnings today and they are down 10% for today and afterhours. The missed revenue numbers and that's with **$890MM** in regulatory credits they received for the period.  Yes, that's right, Elon the South African who hates all of the takers in this country received almost a billion in regulatory credits.  
    i will bet he is totally giving 45 million a month and then denying it. it is not like anybody is going to hold him to his word or anything. 

    he has lost a lot of us as customers forever. many will never ever buy a tesla, and many will never use twitter again.

    LOL -- for me, a Tesla might as well be a red baseball cap. I bought a plug-in hybrid instead; I'm having a charger installed at my house, and my only requirement for it was "not Tesla." Eff that guy.

    I'm absolutely certain that they're just getting started with the misogynistic comments about Harris. The most off-putting thing, to me, is seeing women who engage in that behavior themselves -- you know, "DEI candidate," "she was just handed the job," "has she even done anything?" I think these are the same women who, in 2016, brushed off the "Access Hollywood" tape and stories of sexual assault with "Oh, that's just how men are! Lighten up!" and wore shirts that said "I'd let T---p grab my p---y." I was raised in a time/place where that attitude was prevalent, and I just shudder thinking about what I was told to just "relax!" and laugh off.

    Anyway. I'm sad to see Joe step back, but I was reminded again tonight that it's the right thing for him to do.

    All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,588
    mrussel1 said:
    shecky said:

    musk is giving trump 45 million a month through the election. he is basically a trump shill. his opinion does not matter to most of us. 
    Musk said today he really isn't.  Trolled the Trump campaign I guess.  Maybe it's because TSLA reported earnings today and they are down 10% for today and afterhours. The missed revenue numbers and that's with **$890MM** in regulatory credits they received for the period.  Yes, that's right, Elon the South African who hates all of the takers in this country received almost a billion in regulatory credits.  
    i will bet he is totally giving 45 million a month and then denying it. it is not like anybody is going to hold him to his word or anything. 

    he has lost a lot of us as customers forever. many will never ever buy a tesla, and many will never use twitter again.

    LOL -- for me, a Tesla might as well be a red baseball cap. I bought a plug-in hybrid instead; I'm having a charger installed at my house, and my only requirement for it was "not Tesla." Eff that guy.

    I'm absolutely certain that they're just getting started with the misogynistic comments about Harris. The most off-putting thing, to me, is seeing women who engage in that behavior themselves -- you know, "DEI candidate," "she was just handed the job," "has she even done anything?" I think these are the same women who, in 2016, brushed off the "Access Hollywood" tape and stories of sexual assault with "Oh, that's just how men are! Lighten up!" and wore shirts that said "I'd let T---p grab my p---y." I was raised in a time/place where that attitude was prevalent, and I just shudder thinking about what I was told to just "relax!" and laugh off.

    Anyway. I'm sad to see Joe step back, but I was reminded again tonight that it's the right thing for him to do.

    Yep bowed out gracefully it takes more than a mere man to do that on the world stage! 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    teskeinc said:
    What a sad address to the nation. Can’t even understand him. Looks defeated and about to cry. You can really tell he didn’t want to drop out. Almost feel sorry for him.
    What an awful take. You should be embarrassed. 
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  • shecky
    shecky San Francisco Posts: 2,701
    mrussel1 said:
    shecky said:

    musk is giving trump 45 million a month through the election. he is basically a trump shill. his opinion does not matter to most of us. 
    Musk said today he really isn't.  Trolled the Trump campaign I guess.  Maybe it's because TSLA reported earnings today and they are down 10% for today and afterhours. The missed revenue numbers and that's with **$890MM** in regulatory credits they received for the period.  Yes, that's right, Elon the South African who hates all of the takers in this country received almost a billion in regulatory credits.  
    i will bet he is totally giving 45 million a month and then denying it. it is not like anybody is going to hold him to his word or anything. 

    he has lost a lot of us as customers forever. many will never ever buy a tesla, and many will never use twitter again.

    LOL -- for me, a Tesla might as well be a red baseball cap. I bought a plug-in hybrid instead; I'm having a charger installed at my house, and my only requirement for it was "not Tesla." Eff that guy.

    I'm absolutely certain that they're just getting started with the misogynistic comments about Harris. The most off-putting thing, to me, is seeing women who engage in that behavior themselves -- you know, "DEI candidate," "she was just handed the job," "has she even done anything?" I think these are the same women who, in 2016, brushed off the "Access Hollywood" tape and stories of sexual assault with "Oh, that's just how men are! Lighten up!" and wore shirts that said "I'd let T---p grab my p---y." I was raised in a time/place where that attitude was prevalent, and I just shudder thinking about what I was told to just "relax!" and laugh off.

    Anyway. I'm sad to see Joe step back, but I was reminded again tonight that it's the right thing for him to do.

    Yep bowed out gracefully it takes more than a mere man to do that on the world stage! 
    Bowed out gracefully? Ha ha! What a joke.
    Joey was ORDERED by Obama, Pelosi and Schumer to quit or get forced out by the 25th Amendment.