cyberbullying elon musk since 2015, author of "ludicrous: the unvarnished story of tesla motors" (2019) and "elon take the wheel" (dec 2026, preorders now open), cohost of the autonocast, program director for the ride ai summit, occasional shark/frog
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Last Notes npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer how odd that our gilded age would also see a dramatic rise in racism and eugenics, what a strange coincidence npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer another day, more total vindication for the long-time Tesla haters npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer in 2016 Elon Musk said he would build a fully automated factory in Fremont, California for the upcoming Model 3 and he then spent on the order of $2 billion on production lines that didn't work, forcing Tesla to assemble cars by hand in a tent npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer You can get 25% off pre-orders of Elon Take The Wheel during the Barnes & Noble pre-order sale, now through June 26 (this Friday). npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer begun, the pedo wars have npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer my uncle runs a place in Anchorage that serves fish and chips, and he named the half portion the "Texas size" which is just an incredible troll npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer "I bought a Tesla that I'm now ten grand underwater on, and I was surprised to learn Elon Musk turns out to be a reprehensible peddler of racism and virtual revenge porn, but for some reason I'm continuing to eat and defend the company's food" is a wild story pitch npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer big thanks to @[email protected] for making my Musk-Epstein blogging workload a little lighter with this fantastic rundown of Kimbal Musk's sordid involvement with Epstein npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer big news for all the cowards out there npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer oh so now the "bunny" is "bad" to you, mister president?? we the people brought receipts 😤 npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer I left the protest at least two hours after the big march got gassed, and when I took my mask off three blocks away from the ICE building the gas was still heavy in the air. The disproportionate size of the attack is as big a story as the peaceful, vulnerable crowd. You didn't have to get close. npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed. npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer the feds gassed kids and old people in portland today npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer I'm absolutely losing it bro... I work so hard not to ever be shocked by Musk's degenerate antics, and the motherfucker is always, ALWAYS, one step ahead npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer the reason the elite are so desperate to vilify hard-working people coming to this country to build a better life for their families, unleashing wave after wave of gutter racism in the process, is to distract from the fact that their incestuous degeneracy causes most of our actual problems npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer absolutely insane to see Musk feted at Davos as the icon of a boldly "optimistic" future in 2026, as if he hadn't just spent the last year buying elections for fascists, making Nazi salutes, condemning millions in Africa to death, and building "Mechahitler," and a nonconsensual porn/CSAM generator npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Musk says Starship will "solve full reusability" this year, something he calls "a profound invention." npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer if you think this administration is mentally unwell, you should see the cognitive sewage that its political base is consuming... it's hard to look at the absolute psychosis being peddled by candace owens (larger audience than fox, cnn and msnbc combined) and not conclude that things only get crazier npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer the broad inability to leave a social media platform owned by a white supremacist and prolific manipulator of public perception really is one of the most discouraging data points right now npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Most of the Tesla shareholder proposals are like "Tesla is an incredible company, but maybe we should make sure we have some basic accountability or make sure we aren't exploiting child labor" and the board recommends against all of them npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer I'm pretty firmly in the "there are no right and wrong answers when it comes to moderation policy" camp, but there is definitely a right and wrong way of handling that responsibility and well npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer one of the most interesting aspects of this story is that there's no actual proof that SpaceX has ever been profitable npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer it's been a while since we've had some straight up short seller bashing, this is the old school playbook npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer In the week since Tesla was hit with a $329 million judgement for a wrongful death involving Autopilot, the stock is up roughly 10%. npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Tesla has had $110 million in liens filed against it in Texas alone over the last 5 years. At least two of its vendors have gone bankrupt. This behavior has been going on for a solid decade now, Tesla is simply a terrible business partner. npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer this is going to be the most hilarious elon musk disaster yet, I can feel it npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Good morning, I am in Oakland at the California Office of Administrative Hearings, where the state DMV is seeking to suspend or terminate Tesla's license to sell cars over its deceptive "Autopilot" and "Full Self-Driving" branding. npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer folks are building lists of all the Tesla robotaxi failures, and it's important to remember that we're talking about a fleet of <20 vehicles, over three days, in one the smallest and easiest geofences possible, based on coverage from 100% fanboy influencers npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer the code of silence that has kept SpaceX's image so squeaky clean is collapsing, and it turns out to be another depraved Elon chaos nightmare npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer good morning, here's a gnarly mistake from yesterday's Tesla "robotaxi" launch day: the vehicle is in a turn lane, signaling for the left, and about halfway through it bails out and decides to drive directly into an oncoming lane npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Euro NCAP downgrades Tesla's safety score over misleading "Autopilot" branding npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Austin residents reporting Teslas "robotaxi" testing in groups, often endlessly circling the same block, and even "parked in the middle of the road with their hazard lights on, forcing other drivers to go around them." They appear to not be capable of exceeding 25 mph. npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer the thing that really blows up the whole "bluesky is an echo chamber" discourse is that it pits outcomes (this place has particular biases) against structural issues (this place is run by a bad actor who systematically manipulates every aspect of it to forward his obscene agenda) npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer I'm trying to think of reasons why anyone would be wanting 2X levered TSLA exposure right now, and am mostly just coming up with exotic brain diseases npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer WSJ gets into all the gory details of the Cybertruck flop, including the fact that apparently Tesla tried to make it amphibious because Elon tweeted that it would be, and they simply had to give up and redesign the whole thing when it didn't work npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Tesla has been selling "Full Self-Driving" for more than eight years now, and is only just hiring people to start working on the problem of "what if your only non-redundant sensor is obstructed by mud, or ice, or bird shit" npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer holy shit tesla is such an unserious company, this is from an actual job listing npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Wall Street would rather read the most absurd headlines devised by man than accept that Tesla has been running a self-driving scam for eight years npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer the number one skill for avoiding Discourse Madness is the ability to hold more than one thought in your head at the same time npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer A lot of people really struggle with this, but "drug problems" are never just about using drugs. There are always broader psychological and behavioral issues that fuel and are fueled by excessive drug use, which in Musk's case are doing untold harm to individuals, society, the planet, markets, etc npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer I don't know who needs to hear this, but doing ketamine, shrooms, and ecstacy on a daily basis while wielding immense political power and a security clearance is bad on multiple levels, and saying so doesn't stigmatize reasonable uses of these drugs or get Musk off the hook for his behavior. npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer when Elon switches from "I don't need the lamestream media" to doing all of the interviews, pay attention because things must be real bad npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Tesla now accepts Cybertruck trade-ins, and the official resale loss is $35k over just 6,000 miles. npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Tesla is such a snowball of impossibly stupid scams that its scandals are now almost entirely incomprehensible to normal people. You need a Masters in Tesla Studies just to make sense of stories like this. npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Swedish rust experts examine a five year old Model 3, with exactly the kind of horrifying results you'd expect from Tesla's under-validated California engineering. npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Two years ago, almost to the moment, I found out my little brother had passed away from an opioid overdose. At the time I had only been on bsky for a few weeks, but this community quietly became an important escape from grief. I want to thank you all for your warmth, humor, passion, and support. npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Tesla sales absolutely crashing out in Europe npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer one must imagine sysiphus hydrating, remembering his meds, and generally just doing his best npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Tesla's automotive revenues are down a fat 20% year-over-year npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer got some constructive criticism for chris rufo's latest, starting with this: cry more you big wet bitch npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer wow, apparently Axios broke the story about Techcrunch being sold before Techcrunch employees were even told npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer The Danish academic pension fund has blacklisted Tesla stock from its holdings, and I can't help but wonder if @sarangnemo.bsky.social may have had something to do with this! npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer the authoritarianism is bad, but the loser energy is absolutely intolerable npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer market is crashing and my meme coin is down 85%, definitely go buy an electric car you in no way wanted npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer Tesla stock is tanking, SpaceX just blew up its second rocket in a row, the broader market is melting down... the setup for a bank run on Elon Musk's confidence bubble couldn't be better npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer nothing will ever be quite as funny to me as Cybertruck owners saying "what ever happened to basic compassion and decency, I thought we lived in a society" npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer wow, Ashlee Vance got so close to nailing what Elon Musk would accomplish in the decade since his book came out! npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer I'm not hung up on the whole "masculine energy" thing, but if I were the contrast between a humble, steadfast leader trying to defend his people from an unprovoked invasion and comfortable, cowardly blowhards trying to humiliate him into surrender would have me thinking hard about how I define it. npub1tgrrsvu0l8fknhe5cjg6mf5jlrfx02n298mfvqepqhwth6qnh7csmtfmtr e.w. niedermeyer PORTLAND: the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund holds nearly $100 million in Tesla stock. The Oregon Investment Council, which controls these investments, meets next Wednesday, March 5 at 9 am in Tigard.