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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前

Trump turns the White House lawn into a Tesla showroom

www.nbcnews.com

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Trump turns the White House lawn into a Tesla showroom

www.nbcnews.com

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The president threw Elon Musk a lifeline with an event, livestreamed on X, where he touted the cars and said he would buy one.
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    Because of ethical restraints it is extremely rare for a senior government official, let alone a sitting president, to endorse a consumer product so explicitly.

    Yeah… Those were good times.

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      Do they not fucking remember the whole Goya thing last time. He literally shot a commercial from the presidents desk.

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        https://youtu.be/Vi_2tPJYauc

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      BRAWNDO

      THE THIRST MUTILATOR

      it’s got electrolytes

      • Zachariah@lemmy.world
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        it’s what plants crave

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    Like we needed another reason not to buy tesla

  • Doctor_Satan@lemmy.world
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    How long till a President ends a speech with “smash that like and subscribe for 10% off RAID: Shadow Legends”?

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      He is already kind of doing it, just replace Raid Shadow Legends with Russia.

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      This is an insult to RAID shadow legends. They’re too high quality for this conman to hock them

      • Victor@lemmy.world
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        Hock tuah, rite guise

    • 2lama@lemmy.world
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      RED: Shadow Maggots!

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    In parallel universes where he wasn’t born of a rich family, Trump is a car salesman. This is our universe trying to find balance.

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      A used car salesman

      • blattrules@lemmy.world
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        The kind that doesn’t know shit about any car on the lot and just tries to pressure you into buying the most expensive car because it’s the most expensive, but was secretly totaled on a flood.

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          ON a flood?

      • hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        At a buy-here-pay-here dealer that specializes in salvage title “luxury” cars.

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        Tesla is a close second at this point.

      • Zachariah@lemmy.world
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        A car used salesman

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      He hasn’t got the charisma, the financial sense, or trustworthiness to become a used car salesman.

      Yet here we are.

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        But he does have that lack of morality to at least try

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    gross

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      Gross indeed

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        Gross indubitably

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          Gross absolutely

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      deleted by creator

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        gress

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    Keep boycotting, and join protests outside Tesla showrooms. ~60% of Musk’s wealth is in Tesla shares. Tank the stock and tank his wealth and thus influence

    There are protests all across the US and starting to spring up in other countries. Here’s a list of upcoming ones + a guide to help organize one around you if none exist

    https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/teslatakedown

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      This is the easiest boycott of my life. I love it

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    It’s Goya beans all over again

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      And I’ve been boycotting Goya ever since.

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        Same. Turns out they’re not much different from store brands anyhow

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      First thing I thought of too.

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    I’m not surprised. Didn’t Donald Trump used the Oval Office once to promote some… ketchup or sauce or something, and was paid for? I mean it denigrades the station of the office, but does he really care?

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      He literally sold the Resolute Desk to Goya for ad space.

      This is after he did a Mcdonalds/Dominos ad when he had them cater the NCAA basketball champions’ dinner at the White House.

      It’s what he does.

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        Yes I think this one was the one I saw. It was… Sigh. Disappointing?

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      Goya beans

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      Don’t be surprised, each social media influencer has to make a living by promoting shitty products and scams for the affiliate money.

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    Elon with his child shield again

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      Protecting them kneecaps

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        “The thing with the terrorists is you have to take out their families, when you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families. They care about their lives, don’t kid yourself, when they say they don’t care about their lives, you have to take out their families.”

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          It really pains us, we’ll have to kill your wives and children too It’s purely business, we just cannot have them avengin’ you

          Rip Trevor moore

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            https://youtu.be/rZFxZmDNlV8

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    Snake Oil Feedback Loop achievement unlocked.

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      • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Tradeable?! What in the world…

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          I mean, they take turns sucking each other off, so…

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            Oh gosh… there was no trading when I left Hearthstone!

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              #bravenewworld

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    Seeing musk, trump and a Tesla in a single shot just makes that toxic association so much stronger. I don’t think this is going to play out like they hope.

    Plus, you know the boycott is working, talk about desperate.

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    I see Elon brought his body armor.

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      He still doesn’t wear a helmet, so…

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      Rita repulsa zaps Orange Turidno. Laughs. Turdo goes Biggly.

      The Dipshit starts flailing arms around, slapping multiple children as armor.

      Power Rangers theme starts playing.

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    Searching on Google “how to sell my tesla” or “how to sell my tesla stock” hurts their shares. Scheduling a test drive and not showing up wastes their time and resources :)

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      Well if I’m gonna schedule a test drive i may as well test the hell out of it, no?

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        Read those waivers and see how much you can get away with 😈 “oops, I lost control and scratched the shit out of the side”

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      I like the cut of your jib!

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    Are there laws in the US about such conflicts of interest or was is basically tradition until this point not to do shit like this?

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      Laws are as good as the ability and will to enforce them.

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        Good point… I guess I’m still curious if there could be a way he gets taken to court for this, but probably now.

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      Because of ethical restraints, it is extremely rare for a senior government official, let alone a sitting president, to endorse a consumer product so explicitly. In 2017, when then-Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway told Americans to buy from Ivanka Trump’s clothing line, she received a warning from a government ethics office and promised never to do it again.

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        Maybe there is a language barrier, but I didn’t understand if a legal framework is implied by “ethical restraints”. Can one be taken to court for violating an ethical restraint?

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    this whole gambit was actually a 4d chess move by elon to brainwash righties into buying EVs therefore solving climate change and bringing about global communism. I never should have doubted you, sir

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      Next he’ll do the trick where he slams his dick into the car door

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